Ritual Reflections, Tarot, Chandler is Awesome

 Despite the fact that I got the date wrong, and the full moon was Tuesday, not Wednesday, I though it went rather well. My main concern is that I spend too much time reading, checking the schedule, making sure everything is going right and in order, and I don’t spend enough time feeling, soaking in the experience. I’m always constantly thinking, worrying, planning, and it’s rare for me to just let go and experience. This is something I need to work on, both in ritual and in everyday life.

The other day I drew three tarot cards, asking what I should do to better understand or proceed on my path. First, I should explain my deck. This is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/Faeries-Oracle-Brian-Froud/dp/0743201116 I really enjoy it. I was extremely nervous when I bought it, wanting it to be just the right deck for me. I remember pulling out the cards, and when I came to the Solus card, I knew I had made the right choice. The book that accompanies the deck also has exercises to help you not only gain a better understanding with the cards, but to faery as well. And I need to do them at some point, heh…

Anyway, on Friday I drew cards 35, 36, and 64, all reversed.

Card 35 – The Faun

            Reverse meaning is: “The situation – and probably the people involved – have become bogged down in murky energy and need a breath of wild, fresh air blown through them. Organize a picnic  or go for walks in the park or the country with  any others involved, and invite the faeries to come along and help you harmonize the atmosphere….. Come back to your natural self. Be aware of the cycles of the sun and moon, the ever changing, flowing balance of Mama Nature. Live in harmony with that. Exercise appropriately. Eat well.  Clear the toxins of “civilized” living from your system. Go out and speak to Lady Moon as often as you can. Smile back at Father Sun.”

Card 36 -  Spirit Dancer

            Reverse meaning: “Self-absorbed and obsessed, the Spirit Dancer has become entangled in her own unexpressed and perhaps inexpressible fantasies, She feels angry and driven, and may be unable to express her feelings in any way except through destruction. Alternatively, this card may speak of the artist’s block. The cure for that is to just create. Even if the creation falls far short of our goals, even if it is trite or trivial, just do it. It is a matter of priming the pump until the waters of creativity, emotion, and inspiration flow freely.”

Card 64 – Gawtcha

            Reverse meaning: Stagnation rules. It may seem the situation is forever stuck, mired down in a swamp of misery boredom, and pain. So it is – and it will remain until someone, arguably the querent, voluntarily sacrifices something outgrown but tightly clung to, in order to acquire something better. Bear in mind that the only truly meaningful sacrifice is ourselves – our time, our energy, our attitudes and beliefs. Gawtcha standing on his head suggests that we can break loose from this pattern by dedicating ourselves to some service, some voluntary but meaningful sacrifice that will loosen the knots, break loose the cement around the joints, and set us free. Gawtcha would like to see us do this and save him a lot of effort. ‘Otherwise.’ Hr offers helpfully, ‘I’ll come and help you break loose just as soon as I have a moment to spare.’

And last but not least, Chandler is awesome and drew me a pagan-y portrait. I’m working on a colored version, but here’s a black and white one. If anyone would like to try their own stab at coloring it, I’m sure it would look beautiful (with Chandler’s permission of course)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/7robyn19907/316488_1865214808793_1793712039_1289359_1789186632_n.jpg

Chandler too has an awesometastic blog, found here: http://characterarcade.blogspot.com/
You should totally go comission her.

And since I’m plugging awesome blogs, take a peek at Becca’s: http://sparklywitchcup.blogspot.com/

http://prettylittlerobbers.blogspot.com/

Sooj’s blog: http://www.skinnywhitechick.com/blog.php

I’m sure there’s one or two I’m forgetting, but I suppose that’s all for now :)

As a side, unrelated note, I can’t seem to comment on anyone else’s blogs, and this is extremely frustrating. Anyone know why this is?