Tarot and Yule

OK, so everyone knows about the new tarot deck. The first reading was OK, I definitely need to read with the cards more. I know the meaning of the card, I need to work on the meaning of the card in relation to its position and the person I’m reading.

Right now, I am reading volunteers and people who ask for help. I am not getting anything specific for it. Maybe a lunch or a reading in return, but no money. I like doing it this way. While I would like to read “professionally”, I like that I am giving what seems to be accurate, helpful readings (as the people I read say they are). I don’t know if I necessarily am equating “professional” with “receiving money”. Part of me would like to think a return gift would be enough. I don’t know how that would work though since if I want to reach more people I will have to read in a shop and they will want me to make money.

In another month or so, I will look at this again to see how I feel. Maybe I will have changed my mind.

 

Alright Yule- I have Yule cards (and post cards)! I am so excited! This will be the first year I have Yule cards- not “Season Greetings” or “Happy Holidays” cards. And they aren’t the overpriced pagan Yule cards that have a paragraph in them of info about a Wiccan Yule.

You truly have no idea how happy this makes me. I can’t wait to send these out!

A New Deck!

Well, I was at Spirit Apothecary and I saw this new Tarot deck. It was absolutely gorgeous! I didn’t have the money to spend on it, but something inside me had to have it. And of course, it wasn’t just the deck, it had to be one of the ones that had a companion book!

So, I did buy the deck, what else do you expect of me? I could not leave without it. When I got home and opened it up, my heart filled. Just thinking of them now, I can feel them (from across the house). Looking at each card, I new the meaning. I could tell what the artist meant for each card to mean. I was in love with each card. I decided to read some of the meanings in the companion book and guess what- I was right. I sleep with the deck right beside me and stroke it lovingly. I cannot wait to do readings with it!

Here is the website if you want it: http://www.shadowscapes.com

If you love your House Wight, it will love you back

So I know you’re asking (well, maybe not), “What’s a House Wight?” Well, a wight is a spirit. A house wight is a spirit that lives in your house. There are land wights and THE Land Wights in Iceland, there are also barrow wights. But….. back to the house wights. There are 3 main ways a wight will become a house wight. The first is pretty obvious. If a land wight is attached or likes a tree and it is cut down, it may follow the timber to the house being built. The second is a little different. Let’s say you’re a happy land wight and then one day someone builds a house where you lived. You’re not leaving, so you stay attached to the land the house sits on until you eventually become attached to the house. The third is that the wight, being curious, goes to see what this “thing” (the house) is and decides to make it its home.

House wights can also stay with a family as they move, so you may end up with multiple wights under one roof- let’s hope they like each other!

Wights can be male, female, or asexual. They can be bigger or smaller, nice or mean, etc. Each one is unique.

Ok, now that you know what a wight is, why am I telling you about them? Well, my house wight is awesome. He is definitely male and is a trickster. When we first moved in, he liked to make noises. We were starting to think the house was haunted. Turned out, it was “just” our house wight playing jokes since he wasn’t being given the proper respect.

So, my awesome wight lives in a castle, has incense and a candle, and his own glass. So far he has had sake (Chris and I thought of it at the same time) and he really likes Absinthe. The first time he had it was when there was some left in a glass. I noticed the glass became empty overnight, but I still smelled it in the air and the thought, “YUM!” came into my head. I don’t like this type of Absinthe. Chris poured some for the wight that night and within a few days it was gone.

Since we have honoured our wight, the creaking and “stuff” happening has all but disappeared (I still hear an occasional giggle) and the house feels better. It feels almost like a home. I can’t wait to get to know the wight more, he seems like the kind of trickster I could get along with. I sincerely hope he has been able to read this!

ReConnect and ReBoot

So, I just got off the phone. I talked on the phone to my oldest friend for 2 hours after losing touch and not talking for at least a year. I hope, and think, the conversation was as beneficial for him as it was for me.

First, let me tell you about this awesome guy. Damon and I met right before I turned 14. I was starting karate and he was a high rank. I thought he was one of the most bad ass people out there and had a definite crush on him. Never mind the fact that he was around 28 at the time. You could almost say I worshiped the man. I remember him earning his black belt and then, sadly, moving away. A year or so later, I moved to Chicago. Now that I was an “adult”, I was able to have a completely different relationship. No more adoration and swooning! I saw him as a kick ass mentor, still revered but less than before. Someone to share with and listen to. As I’ve continued to grow and mature, he is still one of my closest friends. I still look up to him, but as a more mature friend that can give me insight. He is a unbelievably talented artist. The work he does is absolutely amazing. He is like a multi colored, bright aqua afroninja. He is definitely this vanilla’s Chocolate.

So, anyways, back to the point. I haven’t talked him in a long ass time. To top it off, my old phone had deleted his number. I decided last weekend to find him online. My search took me to this artistic networking type website and I created an account just to message him. Today, I got his phone call. ^_^

Talking to him made me realize a couple things that have been floating around in my head, but not being used. First, I am the most important person in my world. If I don’t put myself first above all else, then I am doomed to be unhappy. Second, time to start re-evaluating all the bullshit that I’m around. I don’t really have time for it. Third, you have to be inspired. If your life doesn’t inspire you, change it so it does.

While we were talking, I took out my cards again. I picked up my pendulum. I looked at my surroundings. I didn’t just look at them, I looked through them. I found shit in myself that had sat dormant and sleeping for a long time. I don’t want to say, “Bitches, I’m back!” because I’m not back. I am a new me. Each day I will be a new me. No matter what it is, I will continue to grow and evolve. I will say, “Bitches- I got this,” because for the first time in awhile, I do.

Waiting and Building

So, I made a promise to someone. I told her a gift for a gift and if she helped me, I would do something in return. So, my promise is hinged on a dresser. I know, weird huh? This is, the dresser is the key to being able to complete my promise.Once I have a dresser, than comes the bookcase- which I already have.

I’m getting tired and annoyed with waiting. I want to build this promise for her. At the same time, I need to wait until February 15th in order know my finances with my promotion to see if I can get my own place. It might be a little longer for my promise to be fulfilled, but I think I can do a better job at fulfilling it.

Any thoughts?

New Tarot Spread

I have had a clay pentacle for over a year that I made in a class at Spirit Apothecary (www.spiritapothecary.com) I knew that I would need it one day for something- so it sat on my desk, wrapped in foil until last week.

Using it, I have made a new tarot spread! I made it to look into a relationship, but I think it can be used for Self as well. It does not use alot of cards, and is in the shape of a pentegram.

My ability to format text to look like a diagram sucks, but here is the spread:

                        Aspiration

Positive Trait                   Negative Trait (Hinderance)

                          Inspiration

     Past Foundation    Present Foundation

What I can learn   What I should worry about    What is the Outcome

Lay the cards in this order:
Past Foundation
Present Foundation
Hinderance
Positive Trait
Aspiration
Inspiration
What I can learn
What I should worry about
What is the Outcome

Here is the meaning to the spread:
Past Foundation: What was the Querant’s previous basis for judgement
Present Foundatin: What is the Querant’s current basis for judgement
Hinderance: What negative trait is Hindering the Querant’s growth
Positive Trait: What trait is help the Querant grow
Aspiration: Where/What the Querant’s goal is
Inspiration: What or Where the motivation is coming from
What I can learn: What the Querant can do to help your own journey
What to worry about: What issues or problems may occur when interacting with the Querant
What is the Outcome: What will be ultimitely be gained from the Interaction.

Please let me know what you think about the spread. I’m hoping to be able to use it more in the future.

Astrology and Other Thoughts

Alright, I’m annoyed (again) with the idea that I’m now an Aries. Yes, I get it that the star charts slowly shift over time and that what we see above our heads does not look the same to the ancient Babylonians.
The thing is- Astrology is not a science and therefore should not be held to the same scientific standards as astronomy. The magic used when the Zodiac signs were set remains in place. I plan on maintaining my Bull nature. Besides, I’d have to change the name of my blog! O.O

So moving on. The Magnetic North Pole (not the “physical” one) is always moving around. Apparently it likes Russia, because that’s where it’s heading. It moves alot (40 ft a year), but apparently it jumped a bit when the FL airport’s radar got “knocked off” (for lack of a better term).
Now, I know I said yesterday that I’m back. My friend told me (and I agree) that it was the magnetic shift that did it. The thing is, not only am I back, I’m also “on”. It’s constant. Little hints, flashes of color, sudden random thoughts. It’s something all the time.
I absolutely love it. Between the excitement of job transition and the spiritual one, I am so happy. It is a wonderful, beautiful thing. I feel like I’m finally starting to be where I need to be.

In the beginning…

Wow, my first REAL blog. I almost feel so grown up!

So right now is a crazy, moving time. Originally, I had thought it was just life. After talking to a friend, doing a couple readings, and some introspection, I’ve decided this is my life speeding back up.

I am transitioning to a training position at work. It’s a perfect job for me.  I love teaching others.

Spiritually, I’m back! I’m feeling things, my intuition is here, and I feel like myself again- with a twist. There’s something a little different in how I see everything. It’s more organic and I feel the nudges more. The ability to create is back.

I will definitely be updating this at least every other day. I want this to be a chronicle of “me”.