Recently I have felt a huge pull towards the goddess Morrigan, as well as an odd interest in her. I've had various dreams off and on that include ravens. There are always two of them and they're sitting on bloody ground, they're talking but I can't hear what they're saying. When I wake up from these dreams, I think of Morrigan. I'm not sure why I would think of her immediately, even though I know she is associated with ravens she wouldn't normally be the first deity I would think of when ravens are concerned.
Finally feeling as though I should ask if she is indeed after me, I wanted to ask straight up. First I grabbed for my runes knowing that it's very easy to get "yes" or "no" answers from them. I don't have all the runes memorized so I went to grab for my book about runes and rune magic. It was no where to be found. I took this as I shouldn't use my runes for this or maybe even at all right now.
I turned to my Druidcraft Tarot deck. I knew I could use the same concept with a tarot deck as I was going to use with the runes. You pick three cards (or runes) after shuffling (face down obviously) and lay them out similar to a 3 card "past, present, and future" reading. I turned them over one at a time. Two positive cards and one negative card means yes but there may be underlying negatives. Two negatives and one positive means no but there may be something positive out of it. Obviously three positives mean yes and three negatives mean no.
The first reading gave me all positive cards. The question was "Is Morrigan calling to me?" The cards were: the Ten of Cups (positive), the King of Pentacles (positive), and the Moon (positive).
The fact that the moon came up in this reading really floored me. The moon is usually a goddess in most beliefs so I took this as a sign of a goddess in general and since I was asking about a goddess I took it as a very positive sign.
The second reading gave me all positive cards as well. The question was "Cernunnos, would you be ok with me worshiping Morrigan?" The cards were: The Sun (positive), Queen of Wands (positive), and The Lovers (positive).
The sun is usually a god usually and I took this as meaning Cernunnos, the fact that I had the moon and the sun is a really great sign, especially given the context of the reading. Then the Lovers card. I took this as being able to worship both without fear of upsetting one or the other, working together so to speak. Obviously they are not consorts at all but I think this card is representing peace in a sense with this reading.
So where do I go now? Research and trying to actually connect with Morrigan herself to see if this is truly what she wants. I'm not used to such a subtle sign that a deity should be in my life. If you've read my previous entries about Cernunnos, you'd understand why! I want to make sure she truly is calling to me and that I actually am supposed to worship her before I dive in. I would really rather not offend any gods or goddesses.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tarot
First off, let me just state that I'm now officially a member of ADF and am extremely excited about this. I'm currently awaiting the "package" that they send out to new members so I can read up and get started with the Dedicant Path study program. I am very determined to eventually become ADF clergy after I go through all of the proper training. This is my ultimate goal, send some good luck energy my way!
Now on to what I wanted to talk to about today after some serious thought. I want to talk about Tarot.
I love tarot cards, I love doing readings, and I love receiving readings. I honestly believe that tarot cards work and can be accurate. I believe how accurate the cards are depends on the person they're attached to and the person receiving the reading. Not only does the person receiving the reading have to be very open minded, but, the person doing the reading has to fully believe in their ability to use the cards.
I fully believe myself to be extremely accurate at using tarot cards, whether for myself or my friends, anyone whom I've read for has claimed that I'm very accurate. Why is this? Because not only do I believe in my abilities with using my tarot cards but I fill my cards with my energy. While doing a reading I also pull in the energy from the person receiving the reading so the cards will be specifically for the person the reading is being done for. I'm not going to explain my technique any further because I believe everyone should have their own technique. I'm sure many tarot books would advise against or be completely opposite of the way I read cards but it feels right to me and it's what gives me the best results.
I will explain how I become so connected to my tarot cards though so maybe you, my readers, can become just as connected with your own cards.
When I get a new deck, the first thing I do is cleanse them in either sage smoke or incense smoke, the incense being what I normally leave as an offering for Cernunnos. I say something along the lines of "cleanse this deck of any previous energy" as I hold the deck in the smoke, I'll turn the deck over and make sure every part of the deck is touched by the smoke. I'll even fan out the deck and make sure every card is touched by the smoke.
After this I asked Cernunnos for help in making this deck purely my own. This is part is up to your own interpretation, if you feel comfortable asking your deity for help with this, then do so. Only do it if your deity won't become offended, etc. I knew Cernunnos wouldn't be offended by me asking him to do this for me so I asked for his help.
For reference, I did these steps with my newest deck the Druidcraft Tarot by Philip Carr-Gomm, I did similar steps with my other two tarot decks and my one oracle deck. However I feel this time, because I had added some new steps, the end result is much stronger and the cards are even more attuned to me than previous decks.
After asking for help from Cernunnos I could "hear" this male voice in my head giving me commands, so to speak, and telling me what to do. At one point it said "leave cards outside in the sun." Of course I did this and waited for another cue to take the cards back inside. Sure enough, after about an hour, I "heard" the same male voice tell me to take the cards inside now. I then had an image pop into my head that I should simply hold the deck for a while. After another extended period of time, I received an image of putting the cards under my pillow and leaving them there until I had slept on them for at least a full night.
After all of this, I finally did my first reading, for myself. I chose the Awen spread that's listed in the book and received incredible results. I wrote down the spread and the cards that were in each position so I plan on setting it back up and taking pictures of it, which I really should have done in the first place, so I can share with you via my blog.
This was the reading I spoke of in my previous entry, I asked for guidance about Druidry and found that it is the right path for me. I also found that Cernunnos is in my future, he will always be with me and having the "Cernunnos" card show up in one of my future spots made me incredibly happy. This is how I know I'm right in what I'm doing, it was a really beautiful sign from him.
As you can see, tarot cards can be a very beautiful thing and they can be incredibly accurate. There are many people out there who do great readings but do keep in mind that while they are and can be accurate, keep a sound mind with the results. As many tarot card readers state, they are not a substitution for a doctor, a lawyer, or any other legal or medical practitioner. Both parties need to be protected and I just want to make sure people realize this.
I want to take this moment to spotlight a friend of mine who does readings and has extremely reasonable rates. She's a great person and I fully believe in her skills and abilities as an intuitive reader. She has a great site set up (which I will of course link to) and it gives information on how she does readings, how you can receive the best reading, etc. Please heed her disclaimers of course, they're there so she is protected and so the person receiving the reading is protected.
Her name is Jessica and you can find her site here.
Now on to what I wanted to talk to about today after some serious thought. I want to talk about Tarot.
I love tarot cards, I love doing readings, and I love receiving readings. I honestly believe that tarot cards work and can be accurate. I believe how accurate the cards are depends on the person they're attached to and the person receiving the reading. Not only does the person receiving the reading have to be very open minded, but, the person doing the reading has to fully believe in their ability to use the cards.
I fully believe myself to be extremely accurate at using tarot cards, whether for myself or my friends, anyone whom I've read for has claimed that I'm very accurate. Why is this? Because not only do I believe in my abilities with using my tarot cards but I fill my cards with my energy. While doing a reading I also pull in the energy from the person receiving the reading so the cards will be specifically for the person the reading is being done for. I'm not going to explain my technique any further because I believe everyone should have their own technique. I'm sure many tarot books would advise against or be completely opposite of the way I read cards but it feels right to me and it's what gives me the best results.
I will explain how I become so connected to my tarot cards though so maybe you, my readers, can become just as connected with your own cards.
When I get a new deck, the first thing I do is cleanse them in either sage smoke or incense smoke, the incense being what I normally leave as an offering for Cernunnos. I say something along the lines of "cleanse this deck of any previous energy" as I hold the deck in the smoke, I'll turn the deck over and make sure every part of the deck is touched by the smoke. I'll even fan out the deck and make sure every card is touched by the smoke.
After this I asked Cernunnos for help in making this deck purely my own. This is part is up to your own interpretation, if you feel comfortable asking your deity for help with this, then do so. Only do it if your deity won't become offended, etc. I knew Cernunnos wouldn't be offended by me asking him to do this for me so I asked for his help.
For reference, I did these steps with my newest deck the Druidcraft Tarot by Philip Carr-Gomm, I did similar steps with my other two tarot decks and my one oracle deck. However I feel this time, because I had added some new steps, the end result is much stronger and the cards are even more attuned to me than previous decks.
After asking for help from Cernunnos I could "hear" this male voice in my head giving me commands, so to speak, and telling me what to do. At one point it said "leave cards outside in the sun." Of course I did this and waited for another cue to take the cards back inside. Sure enough, after about an hour, I "heard" the same male voice tell me to take the cards inside now. I then had an image pop into my head that I should simply hold the deck for a while. After another extended period of time, I received an image of putting the cards under my pillow and leaving them there until I had slept on them for at least a full night.
After all of this, I finally did my first reading, for myself. I chose the Awen spread that's listed in the book and received incredible results. I wrote down the spread and the cards that were in each position so I plan on setting it back up and taking pictures of it, which I really should have done in the first place, so I can share with you via my blog.
This was the reading I spoke of in my previous entry, I asked for guidance about Druidry and found that it is the right path for me. I also found that Cernunnos is in my future, he will always be with me and having the "Cernunnos" card show up in one of my future spots made me incredibly happy. This is how I know I'm right in what I'm doing, it was a really beautiful sign from him.
As you can see, tarot cards can be a very beautiful thing and they can be incredibly accurate. There are many people out there who do great readings but do keep in mind that while they are and can be accurate, keep a sound mind with the results. As many tarot card readers state, they are not a substitution for a doctor, a lawyer, or any other legal or medical practitioner. Both parties need to be protected and I just want to make sure people realize this.
I want to take this moment to spotlight a friend of mine who does readings and has extremely reasonable rates. She's a great person and I fully believe in her skills and abilities as an intuitive reader. She has a great site set up (which I will of course link to) and it gives information on how she does readings, how you can receive the best reading, etc. Please heed her disclaimers of course, they're there so she is protected and so the person receiving the reading is protected.
Her name is Jessica and you can find her site here.
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