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 |   My blog--I pull a card--if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it is for you? |
I pull a card...if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it was meant for you?    How to Read the Tarot Begin by brewing a cup of tea, a nervine, lemon balm or chamomile, this is after all, your future. A reading at the dark of the moon is best, before the night creatures crawl and bad humours fill the air. Pick a circular deck, with a fairy-tale motif, and no reversals. Hold a question in your heart, shuffle the cards and place them on the table. Choose only two. Like the ancient Israelites, these are your seer stones, Urim and Thumimm, black and white, yes or no. Isn't that all you were asking?  |
I wrote the following short story as an entry to a local writing contest. The photo prompt was of a casino bingo hall.
Somnia Tarot--Page of Wands--Read those books. Write those stories. Burn your candles to the nub. Throw what's left in the river. |
| Dancing at Lammas I have always believed that healing is what happens when you move beyond suffering into myth. I think that is what happened when Sybylla showed up in my life. She appeared during the height of Covid when we were all still masked and staying home. Sybylla is a veiled mermaid that lives in the retention pond behind our condo. She communicates more infrequently with me now, as more people are around and she prefers to remain a mystery. Her communications have always been profound. Lammas is coming up on August 1st, a Harvest festival. Sybylla tells me it is her favorite holiday. It celebrates the abundance of the earth, and by extension the waters of the earth. In antediluvian times the Sibyls, particularly the African Sibyls, were the rulers of the land. And it is likely they had the force and power, and were the embodiments of the Divine Feminine. Sybylla is a devotee of Mami Wati.. Mami Wati is the Igbo goddess of water, and is often represented as a mermaid. Her feast day is June 25th, but Sybylla prefers celebrating her at Lammas. The core of Mami Wata's worship is dance, and Sybylla associates her at Lammas with the play, "Dancing at Lughnasa". Rhythm is ebb and flow, the alternating of sound and silence over time. Sybylla says on Lammas Day to listen, dance and sway until you forget yourself, until you know yourself as ebb and flow, sound and silence, power and creativity. Dark Goddess Tarot--Three of Water--Mami Wata---Dance for yourself, for your tribe, for the Divine. Author's Note: My blog has many entries concerning Sybylla. These are not to be considered a part of this entry for the Creature Feature contest. I am listing them in chronological order for any who might want to read them. "March 11, 2020"  "March 23, 2020" "March 17, 2020" "March 11, 2020" "April 7, 2020" "April 22, 2020" "May 1, 2020" "May 8, 2019" "June 7, 2020" "June 30, 2020" "July 26, 2020" "January 10, 2021" "January 16, 2022"  |
| A hand emerges from a steamy crater holding aloft a flaming torch. A ladder arises from the crater. This morning's card from the Somnia Tarot-Ace of Wands---Aces always indicate the start of new beginnings--and wands--fire and action--spiritual growth. Some weeks ago I attended a healing class, "The Jesus Codes"--a learned a new healing modality, not a bad idea to have a backpack full of healing energy tools. I also learned more about the Solfeggio frequencies. And while it is not strictly music--they are the sounds I most frequently listen to at this time. The tones were initially discovered by Guido d"Arezzo and were initially found to be prevalent in the chanting of Gregorian monks. I play the sounds first thing in the morning with my coffee--and prepare to face the day. I listen at night to help me sleep and to release the stressors of the day. Goggle Solfeggio frequencies and you will find a wealth of information. Happy listening and healing! https://youtu.be/goyZbut_KFY Pholarchos Tarot--Ace of Wands--What can you imagine? What can you become? |
| A delightful, wonderful day at a local water park celebrating my granddaughter Treasure's 14th birthday. She is tall, 6 ft,, lithe and thin with a mane of red hair. She has told her mother that she likes girls, in like the romantic way. I don't know if this is just young teenage exploration or her core identity. I do not care if she is gay or bisexual, I just want her to be brave and happy. But this is Governor DeathSentence's Florida and I worry for our state, our country, our future. But today there was sun, and water, and laughter, and family and friends, and for now peace in my little corner of paradise. It seems apparent that the McNasty downstairs neighbors are truly moving. Just in case, I sprinkled their driveway this week with Destroy Everything oil. The spell cast was to destroy all of their malevolent actions and intents against us to be reversed and returned to them. In non-ordinary reality I created a thick plexiglass wall dividing our houses and curved it so that any negative energy returns to them. May it be so. Pholarchos Tarot--6 of Wings--The children of the sun are balancing all the beauty of the earth.. The present is a gift. |
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