Draw for October 26, 2016: Active Influence: Geirrod & Loki/Eight of Swords Rune: Gar/The Unknown Hidden Influence: Skadi/Justice Today’s draw is not particularly comforting, but some days don’t hold much comfort. You may find yourself stuck in a situation in which the only way out is unpleasant, or downright awful. Do what you must to […]
If you are new to working with bindrunes, I suggest you read the introductory bindrune post here, then return to this post to read about this specific bindrune. Even the happiest of families has ancestral baggage of some kind to deal with. As we are coming up on Samhain, the night when the veils between […]
A Story ~ Jane Hirshfield A woman tells me the story of a small wild bird, beautiful on her window sill, dead three days. How her daughter came suddenly running, “It’s moving, Mommy, he’s alive.” And when she went, it was. The emerald wing-feathers stirred, the throat seemed to beat again with pulse. Closer then, […]
Draw for October 25, 2016: Active Influence: Gerda/Page of Coins Rune: Os/The God Voice Hidden Influence: Ymir/The Fool New possibilities require careful tending to grow. Nurture them, nurture yourself. The Gods are speaking, and you need to hear Their message. Cut away non-essential activities and demands on your time; you need to pay attention to […]
The Dancer at Cruachan and Cro-Patrick ~ William Butler Yeats I, proclaiming that there is Among birds or beasts or men One that is perfect or at peace. Danced on Cruachan’s windy plain, Upon Cro-patrick sang aloud; All that could run or leap or swim Whether in wood, water or cloud, Acclaiming, proclaiming, declaiming Him.
