Friday Tarot: The Magician
Posted by Morrighan on December 9, 2011 at 12:00 pm | Last modified: December 9, 2011 8:13 amToday’s card is The Magician.
Symbolizing flexibility, originality, creativity and communication.
The Magician is a card that shows the querent they have the necessary tools at their disposal to become excellent communicators. It shows that if they believe in themselves and their skills, they can overcome any obstacles and become what they desire. The querent can, given a boost of self-confidence and self-assurance, take charge and stand tall, becoming the master of the situations at hand.
Believe in yourself, and those around you will begin to believe in you, too.
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Posted by Morrighan on November 21, 2011 at 12:00 pm | Last modified: November 4, 2011 11:01 amTitle: Rites of Passage
Author: Christine Hall
Publisher: Capall Bann
ISBN: 186163-086-7
Pages: 146 incl. back matter
Copyright: 2000 Christine Hall
Still available, but possibly out of print?
For every book out there on the store shelves that holds the info pagans seek – not many, if any focus so well on just the rites and celebrations pagans have to mark the passage of time.
Yes, in our mundane travels we have birthday parties, baby showers, weddings; but this book finally focuses specifically on the pagan aspects. A welcome and refreshing change indeed – no sorting through a tide of “101” drivel looking for saining information!
Quote pg. 95 para. 1, 3 & 4 from the chapter on ‘Divorce’
“This is a ritual you can use if you want to cut yourself free from a relationship, if your partner doesn’t want to participate, and if you don’t like the formal or public element of a group ritual.
Explain to the tree what you are going to do, and why. Dance around the tree to raise power. Sit down under tree (or, if it is wet and muddy, lean against it’s trunk).
‘Tree, I ask you to be my witness as I release myself from YYYY and YYYY from me.’”
This book came in very handy in the past decade. Two members of Glas Celli pledged their hearts and souls in handfasting rituals (one legal, one ritual ceremony) and at the time Wren, the bride, consulted the book for ideas and in fact eventually wound up with a copy of her own. We’ve consulted the pages for other rituals as well, including saining, first blood, and the inevitable mourning rituals.
We as a grove are pleased to have this on our collective shelf.
5 of 5 Broomsticks
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Jodi Lee, aka ierne Morrighan Corvidae, is a 20+ year veteran of pagan paths. A full-time freelance editor, she is the owner/publisher of Belfire Press.
Friday Tarot: Ace of Wands
Posted by Morrighan on November 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm | Last modified: November 4, 2011 11:32 amToday’s card is the Ace of Wands.
Symbolizing creativity, confidence and courage.
The Ace of Wands shows that the beginning of an exciting adventure through creativity and personal strength has come into your life. Whether aware of it or not, the potential for some fun is on its way, through your own doing or perhaps someone will either share or gift you with what you need to get started.
This card reminds you to be brave, step out of your comfort zone, take some risks and turn onto a path that may be what you’ve always wanted, but didn’t think you should follow.
The Ace of Wands is definitely indicating it is time to use your creativity to solidify solutions to barriers in your life, things that stand in the way of your progress to happiness. Use the strength of the card to further your own personal growth.
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