Tuesday's card was drawn from the MotherPeace deck.
In the MotherPeace deck daughters replace the traditional pages. They represent youthful female energy. The girl realizing she is becoming a woman. She is full of confidence and hope for the future. As the daughter of discs she has gone to the desert to connect with mother earth and begin her training to become Priestess.
If you are a young women she is here to encourage you to follow your instincts and to not let others discourage you. Your whole life is ahead of you and anything is possible.
If you are past your youth she is here to remind you that she is still inside you. Life may have thrown you some bad turns but don't let it discourage you. It's time to reconnect with mother earth and trust again in your instincts. As a woman you inherently understand how the natural world works and know how to use this knowledge to make your dreams come true. You just have to trust in yourself.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Gyhldeptis, Wisdom from the Forest.
This weekends card was drawn using The Goddess Oracle.
Lady hanging hair" is a kindly forest spirit of the Tlingit and Haida in southeastern Alaska; they see her in the long, hanging mossy branches of the great cedars of the rain forest. She is a beneficent Goddess who protects the people of the coastal forests. A nearby whirlpool, Kaegyihl Depgeesk (“upside down place”), was proving to be very treacherous to travelers, dragging down their ships. In a bid to stop the destruction, Gyhldeptis invited the other local powers to a great feast. In her Festival House, she negotiated with the spirits of the wind, the ice, and the forest fire, and they agreed to help Gyhldeptis. Between them, they shaped the coast, turning the whirlpool into a river that would no longer be a danger to the people.
We can learn a lot from the forest. A forest contains many different parts: trees, smaller plants, animals, insects, birds and even wind, ice and fire. But as a whole a forest functions as one organism. Gyhldeptis is here to remind us that we function in much the same way. We have many parts to our lives: personal, family, spiritual, work and more. When faced with a problem we must remember to use all the different parts of ourselves to find a solution.
Lady hanging hair" is a kindly forest spirit of the Tlingit and Haida in southeastern Alaska; they see her in the long, hanging mossy branches of the great cedars of the rain forest. She is a beneficent Goddess who protects the people of the coastal forests. A nearby whirlpool, Kaegyihl Depgeesk (“upside down place”), was proving to be very treacherous to travelers, dragging down their ships. In a bid to stop the destruction, Gyhldeptis invited the other local powers to a great feast. In her Festival House, she negotiated with the spirits of the wind, the ice, and the forest fire, and they agreed to help Gyhldeptis. Between them, they shaped the coast, turning the whirlpool into a river that would no longer be a danger to the people.
We can learn a lot from the forest. A forest contains many different parts: trees, smaller plants, animals, insects, birds and even wind, ice and fire. But as a whole a forest functions as one organism. Gyhldeptis is here to remind us that we function in much the same way. We have many parts to our lives: personal, family, spiritual, work and more. When faced with a problem we must remember to use all the different parts of ourselves to find a solution.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Ixchel, Women's Creativity
Friday's card was drawn from The Goddess Oracle deck.
Ixchel is a Maya Goddess of the Yucatan peninsula on Cozumel, her sacred island. She is a goddess of the waters, the earth, the moon, and matron of weavers and artisans. She was known as Lady Rainbow, Mother Earth, Womb, and The Cave of Life. She helps assure fertility by holding the sacred womb jar upside down so that the waters of creation can be ever flowing.
She is here to remind us that women's creativity is expressed not only by birthing children but in everything we do. What do you do to show your creativity? Is it through your work, your family, your hobbies? However you do it find time for your creativity. Expressing yourself will help balance your life and relief stress.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Lady of Beasts, she's just not finished with us.
Thursdays' card:
I'll have to admit when this card came up again, I thought we can't have the same card two days in a row. So I shuffled draw a new card and there she was again! Three more times and each time Lady of Beasts. She insists that her voice be heard.
Over the centuries this Goddess Archetype has spread to many cultures, all of which share a similar identification with wild places and the animals that live therein. A form of the great mother goddess who births and cares for humanity. She is also seen reflected in Celtic faery myths. Where the boundaries between women and animals continually blur and melt into each other. In so many legends and folk-tales, a beautiful faerie woman turns into an animal and then disappears into the Netherworld.
W.B Yeats reworked this archetypal theme in his famous poem, "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
I'll have to admit when this card came up again, I thought we can't have the same card two days in a row. So I shuffled draw a new card and there she was again! Three more times and each time Lady of Beasts. She insists that her voice be heard.
Over the centuries this Goddess Archetype has spread to many cultures, all of which share a similar identification with wild places and the animals that live therein. A form of the great mother goddess who births and cares for humanity. She is also seen reflected in Celtic faery myths. Where the boundaries between women and animals continually blur and melt into each other. In so many legends and folk-tales, a beautiful faerie woman turns into an animal and then disappears into the Netherworld.
W.B Yeats reworked this archetypal theme in his famous poem, "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
I went out to the hazelwood,
Because a fire was in my head,
Because a fire was in my head,
Cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
And gone to blow the fire aflame.
Something rustled on the floor.
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossoms in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And vanished in the brightening air.
She is here again asking us to reflect on our relationships with both animals and the other humans we share this planet with. How do you nurture others? Is there something more you can do? Or are you over whelmed by helping others? Don't forget to take care of yourself and ask for help when you need it. Remember every living thing on this planet is part of a symbiotic relationship.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Lady of the Beasts, we are all connected.
Wednesday's card was drawn using The Goddess Oracle.
Lady of the Beasts (or Cosmic Creatrix) is a Goddess from ancient Sumer, Crete, and the Indus Valley. She is the great mother and is shown in this card pregnant and surrounded by pregnant animals. She is hear to remind us that we are all connected and dependent on each other. This includes all the animals and the rest of the planet. If any species were to stop giving birth we would all be affected. Today think of some way you can help the environment or consider volunteering at an animal shelter. Even small actions go a long way.
Lady of the Beasts (or Cosmic Creatrix) is a Goddess from ancient Sumer, Crete, and the Indus Valley. She is the great mother and is shown in this card pregnant and surrounded by pregnant animals. She is hear to remind us that we are all connected and dependent on each other. This includes all the animals and the rest of the planet. If any species were to stop giving birth we would all be affected. Today think of some way you can help the environment or consider volunteering at an animal shelter. Even small actions go a long way.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Pele, Release your passion.
Tuesday's card was drawn using The Goddess Oracle.
Pele is the Polynesian volcano Goddess. She is destructive and angry, but also a symbol of renewal and rebirth. The fiery power of Pele can not be held back, when it is time for the volcano to erupt it will erupt. She reminds us not to hold things in. You must release your anger, passion, and creativity or they will destroy you.
If you are angry with someone talk to them, clear the air. You may find it helps to grow your relationship. If not then it's time to let that person go.
Have you been feeling restless lately? Remember what it is that makes you passionate and do that today. Let your creativity flow just like Pele's lava creates new land.
Pele is the Polynesian volcano Goddess. She is destructive and angry, but also a symbol of renewal and rebirth. The fiery power of Pele can not be held back, when it is time for the volcano to erupt it will erupt. She reminds us not to hold things in. You must release your anger, passion, and creativity or they will destroy you.
If you are angry with someone talk to them, clear the air. You may find it helps to grow your relationship. If not then it's time to let that person go.
Have you been feeling restless lately? Remember what it is that makes you passionate and do that today. Let your creativity flow just like Pele's lava creates new land.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Cerridwen, Death and Rebirth
This weekend's card was drawn using The Goddess Oracle.
Cerridwen is the Welsh Triple Goddess- Maiden, Mother, Crone. She represents the phases of the moon and the phases of a woman's life. She reminds us that death is not an ending, it is just one stage in the cycle of life. Something must end before something new can begin. Take some time this weekend to reflect on your life. Are there things you no longer need? Is it time to move onto something new? If so take the necessary steps to get the process moving. Do not let your cycles stand still; stir your own cauldron.
Cerridwen is the Welsh Triple Goddess- Maiden, Mother, Crone. She represents the phases of the moon and the phases of a woman's life. She reminds us that death is not an ending, it is just one stage in the cycle of life. Something must end before something new can begin. Take some time this weekend to reflect on your life. Are there things you no longer need? Is it time to move onto something new? If so take the necessary steps to get the process moving. Do not let your cycles stand still; stir your own cauldron.
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