Devotional
I'm going to try and document my religious devotionals and trances here. If you are not interested in Druidry, you can just skip over these posts when you see the word DEVOTIONAL.
Today was the first day in a week that I was able to get back to my devotionals. I focused on the Ancestors since I missed yesterday's Samhain ritual due to illness. I called to the family member I trusted and thanked them for their guidance. I was thinking about a particular family member (one I did not call) who always brings illness when I talk about her story. I made an internal promise not to bring her up any more. It's quite fun to tell her story since she was somewhat famous, but I feel like my life is blighted whenever I do so. This has happened too many times for me to not take notice. I think I will set her to rest and move on. I have other ancestors that are less antagonistic to me from beyond the veil.
I also gave offerings to the Cailleach Beara since we are getting closer to her time. This summer, I started a project of painting the standing stones of Europe and she has been in my dreams and thoughts ever since. A good friend also recently sent me this video which I thought was just fantastic. I love how kind and loving she is...yet she's also wily and wise...old as the hills and beautiful as a sunset. She's been a great goddess of inspiration for me lately. I've been taking the last couple of years to experiment with my artistic expression and what I've found was that I love the domestic and feminine....I love soft colors and curving lines. I love soft simple scenes and gentle creatures. My children's stories often weave in many family elements and I have fallen in love with the art of Brian Froud and Rima Staines. I fell like the Cailleach gives me the permission to be feminine, but that it doesn't have to be a weakness...in fact, it is great strength to recognize the simple things that hold us and our communities together.
Today, I pulled several runes for some internal quandaries I had been thinking about. The main rune was Dagaz - the daylight or "breakthrough" rune. It's the final rune of the futharks and symbolizes the culmination of a journey and the changes that it makes in us. You can't go back from Dagaz, you cannot recreate the past, because you yourself are a different person. You can only head forward with the wisdom you have acquired and be grateful for new opportunities.
I felt this rune deep in my bones. Things have changed with me. I feel like the last couple of years have been a crucible. I no longer have the time or patience for excuses. I no longer stop to worry about what others think of me. I know what's right for me, without need to judge or be angry with others.
This knowledge has deep consequences for me...some of them are intensely exciting...others are quite sad. Either way, I sat and accepted what the runes gave me today.
May I have the strength to manifest this wisdom.
DAGAZ
Today was the first day in a week that I was able to get back to my devotionals. I focused on the Ancestors since I missed yesterday's Samhain ritual due to illness. I called to the family member I trusted and thanked them for their guidance. I was thinking about a particular family member (one I did not call) who always brings illness when I talk about her story. I made an internal promise not to bring her up any more. It's quite fun to tell her story since she was somewhat famous, but I feel like my life is blighted whenever I do so. This has happened too many times for me to not take notice. I think I will set her to rest and move on. I have other ancestors that are less antagonistic to me from beyond the veil.
I also gave offerings to the Cailleach Beara since we are getting closer to her time. This summer, I started a project of painting the standing stones of Europe and she has been in my dreams and thoughts ever since. A good friend also recently sent me this video which I thought was just fantastic. I love how kind and loving she is...yet she's also wily and wise...old as the hills and beautiful as a sunset. She's been a great goddess of inspiration for me lately. I've been taking the last couple of years to experiment with my artistic expression and what I've found was that I love the domestic and feminine....I love soft colors and curving lines. I love soft simple scenes and gentle creatures. My children's stories often weave in many family elements and I have fallen in love with the art of Brian Froud and Rima Staines. I fell like the Cailleach gives me the permission to be feminine, but that it doesn't have to be a weakness...in fact, it is great strength to recognize the simple things that hold us and our communities together.
Today, I pulled several runes for some internal quandaries I had been thinking about. The main rune was Dagaz - the daylight or "breakthrough" rune. It's the final rune of the futharks and symbolizes the culmination of a journey and the changes that it makes in us. You can't go back from Dagaz, you cannot recreate the past, because you yourself are a different person. You can only head forward with the wisdom you have acquired and be grateful for new opportunities.
I felt this rune deep in my bones. Things have changed with me. I feel like the last couple of years have been a crucible. I no longer have the time or patience for excuses. I no longer stop to worry about what others think of me. I know what's right for me, without need to judge or be angry with others.
This knowledge has deep consequences for me...some of them are intensely exciting...others are quite sad. Either way, I sat and accepted what the runes gave me today.
May I have the strength to manifest this wisdom.
DAGAZ