Yesterday was magnificent in spite of not using a formal ritual or a lot of preparation. My small, yet personal ritual seemed to draw the gods in as well as the ancestors and a good time was had by all. I got my cards out and while I'm still not getting a whole lot of sense from Tarot, the Animal Druid Oracles are smacking me in the face with their observations and suggestions.
Once again I drew the cards dealing with initiation, commitment and divination with a new card that warns about not letting it all go to your head. So I decided that my "year and a day" started last night. After a remarkable time with the gods and ancestors, I sat on the couch in front of my brightly lit candles to meditate upon what I had learned from the ritual, only to fall immediately asleep for about 20 minutes. In that time I had a vivid dream but the shock of waking up drove it completely from my memory.
But I still feel pretty good about it all. Not that my "year and a day" initiation will be anything formal or driven by any particular flavor of Pagan. I have books I can selectively draw from but my main source will be Nature herself. As divination was one of the suggestions from the cards, I plan on learning more about that as well, in a more structured manner than I have been using, but learning to use my intuition as well. And the Spellcasting book I got will be part of my "curriculum" too. All in all, it will be a year and a day of learning to structure my time in such a way that I am productive, but not rigid enough to stifle my creativity. Following through isn't my strong point at all so this should be an interesting year.
Happy New Year!
Once again I drew the cards dealing with initiation, commitment and divination with a new card that warns about not letting it all go to your head. So I decided that my "year and a day" started last night. After a remarkable time with the gods and ancestors, I sat on the couch in front of my brightly lit candles to meditate upon what I had learned from the ritual, only to fall immediately asleep for about 20 minutes. In that time I had a vivid dream but the shock of waking up drove it completely from my memory.
But I still feel pretty good about it all. Not that my "year and a day" initiation will be anything formal or driven by any particular flavor of Pagan. I have books I can selectively draw from but my main source will be Nature herself. As divination was one of the suggestions from the cards, I plan on learning more about that as well, in a more structured manner than I have been using, but learning to use my intuition as well. And the Spellcasting book I got will be part of my "curriculum" too. All in all, it will be a year and a day of learning to structure my time in such a way that I am productive, but not rigid enough to stifle my creativity. Following through isn't my strong point at all so this should be an interesting year.
Happy New Year!
Yesterday was just a beautiful day. It was beautiful, it felt beautiful. Settling. Able to take a deep breath all the way down to my toes. A true page-turner.
ReplyDeleteSo glad for you that your Samhain was magnificent.
Love and hugs.
Yesterday was overcast and cold, but it was still a beautiful day! I'm so glad your day was as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Hugs back atcha!
Happy to hear your Samhain was full of magic.
ReplyDeleteThanks, DM!
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