Draw for December 9, 2016: Active Influence: Mani/The Moon Rune: Perthro/Chance (reversed) Hidden Influence: Ymir/The Fool Two Major Arcana cards bring extra intensity to the day. Mani’s dreamy receptivity is the active influence, meaning that you could find yourself inspired and/or distracted today. Inspired is good; distracted, maybe not the best choice if you have […]
For the Anniversary of My Death ~ W. S. Merwin Every year without knowing it I have passed the day When the last fires will wave to me And the silence will set out Tireless traveler Like the beam of a lightless star Then I will no longer Find myself in life as in a […]
Draw for December 8, 2016: Active Influence: Thjassi/Three of Swords Rune: Ehwaz/Horse Hidden Influence: Fafnir/Four of Coins Today is going to be complicated by things not turning out as you had hoped, or expected, or even imagined. Short-sightedness, selfishness, and sheer greed throw a wrench into the mechanism. Be careful about who you choose 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. Remember that working with bindrunes, as with working with any kind of magic, does not carry guaranteed results, and may produce results quite different from what you expect. […]
I Starve My Belly for a Sublime Purpose ~Anna Swir (Świrszczyńska) Translated from Polish by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan Three days I starve my belly so that it learns to eat the sun. I say to it: Belly, I am ashamed of you. You must spiritualize yourself. You must eat the sun. The belly keeps […]
