In my quest to further understand and take in the runes I am doing a number of exercises:
First of all, I am working on only two runes at a time, as per the Diana Paxson book. I alternated between the two runes daily. One day I will chant and meditate on that rune from morn thru dreamtime. The next day, I work with the other.
My partner and I will do guided meditations about the runes taken from the Gundarsson book - Teutonic Magick.
I will be making my own set of runes by burning them onto wood rounds, blooding them, and applying a natural protective coat of linseed oil.
I am also working on a Kabbalistic correspondence of the runes to their placement on paths of the Tree of Life.
And, I shall read the Havamal and various Rune Poems, making thorough notes of rune spirits and their correspondences.
In these various ways I shall increase my knowledge and understanding of the Runes.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Heart of a Scholar
I have an academic mind. It is the pursuit of knowledge that excites and thrills me. I believe that our universe and all of the information in her are like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle, we need only put them all into place. To use another hokey metaphor, all knowledge is part of a giant web. Everything is connected and leads the seeker to another point within it. There are a number of seekers within this worlds history that desire to put that last puzzle piece into place, that desire to know the whole of the interconnected web strings. I am one such person.
Often I have been driven to short periods of madness as the whole spectrum of the knowledge I long to acquire is laid out before me, painting a rather daunting picture. Still few times I am able to tap into the boundless, experiencing the indescribable. I have asked myself countless times if it would be an easier path to strive for less, and of course, the answer is yes. However, I have vowed to myself that that I will never be Content. It is my journey to strive toward Knowing.
As those who know me are aware, I am a perpetual student. I thrive in the rigorous environs of the academic world. Deadlines do not bother me, and learning many new things all at once works well for me. That is why I spent almost 7 years pursuing my undergrad degree, and graduated one semester shy of receiving almost as my majors. I would have stayed to finish my last couple of majors, but it seems there is a cap on the amount of financial aid available to one person....
As I stand now, on unfamiliar ground, terrain I have forgotten how to navigate through, I know there is information out there that I must continue to seek, but I have been curious as to where the next bend in the road will take me. I believe at this juncture, I have found that "bend," and now have a purpose and goal for this stretch of road. I have an area of study and it encompasses all of the various avenues that I have traveled down. I am thoroughly overjoyed to embark upon this quest, and more excited still to write about my travels.
On Samhain, the Witchs' New Year, I shall formally dedicate myself to this task in the year that is coming, or for as long as it shall take.
Often I have been driven to short periods of madness as the whole spectrum of the knowledge I long to acquire is laid out before me, painting a rather daunting picture. Still few times I am able to tap into the boundless, experiencing the indescribable. I have asked myself countless times if it would be an easier path to strive for less, and of course, the answer is yes. However, I have vowed to myself that that I will never be Content. It is my journey to strive toward Knowing.
As those who know me are aware, I am a perpetual student. I thrive in the rigorous environs of the academic world. Deadlines do not bother me, and learning many new things all at once works well for me. That is why I spent almost 7 years pursuing my undergrad degree, and graduated one semester shy of receiving almost as my majors. I would have stayed to finish my last couple of majors, but it seems there is a cap on the amount of financial aid available to one person....
As I stand now, on unfamiliar ground, terrain I have forgotten how to navigate through, I know there is information out there that I must continue to seek, but I have been curious as to where the next bend in the road will take me. I believe at this juncture, I have found that "bend," and now have a purpose and goal for this stretch of road. I have an area of study and it encompasses all of the various avenues that I have traveled down. I am thoroughly overjoyed to embark upon this quest, and more excited still to write about my travels.
On Samhain, the Witchs' New Year, I shall formally dedicate myself to this task in the year that is coming, or for as long as it shall take.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Indigo is the Color......
I learned a number of new things yesterday. It all started with a conversation with my Sisters. We had come together for our bi-weekly discussion group. As our conversation topics twisted and turned, we revisited the topic of my "ability" to jack up cell phones and watches just by having them close to my person. This topic of conversation has been most recently visited due to the fact that I have had 4 different phones in the space of a couple of months.
When I got home, I decided to use the internet to explore this subject. What I found is that this is not an entirely heard of phenomenon. In many ways, this is comforting, to know that I am not delusional. I now know that there are many folk that are unable to wear watches, or ruin other such electronic equipment. It turns out that this can also explain other odd occurrences in my world. People like myself are often called SLIders, which stands for Street Lamp Interference. This is because when we walk under streetlights they are often effected and turn off, which I can fully relate to. SLIders also are known to blow out the headlamps on their vehicles, which is terribly strange as it has baffled my SO for a time that our headlights keep going out. He will replace one, then another will go out..... Odd.....
An article that I happened upon said that SLIders can be Indigo Children. This was another topic that we touched upon briefly in our discussion group. I had gone to a market about a year ago with my youngest son. While wandering through, I stopped at a booth and had a casual conversation with a woman. She told me that my baby and I are Indigo People. As she was a hippy dippy sort (not a fan), I didn't really consider the information, but went on my merry way after perusing her goods. Last night, however, I remembered that and decided to research Indigo Children.
In my searches I found a checklist of 25 characteristics that indicate one is an Indigo. Each one I am, all 25. I guess this makes me an Indigo Child... but what does that even mean? According to several sources, Indigo Children are merely children whose auras are Indigo from birth. After reading many sources, I think I may have a bit of understanding about "What is and Indigo Child?"
All the world and all life is connected. Right now, this circle of life is out of balance, and every living being on this planet is aware of that. Our world is polluted and humans are ravaging every natural resource, to the point of extinction. We are paving every square inch of our land and destroying the life present there. I believe that the natural response to a planet and people in distress is, in part, the Indigo Person. As the body releases antibodies when confronted with a disease, perhaps We are those antibodies, meant to help in setting right the planet and ridd the world of its "disease." What do you think?
When I got home, I decided to use the internet to explore this subject. What I found is that this is not an entirely heard of phenomenon. In many ways, this is comforting, to know that I am not delusional. I now know that there are many folk that are unable to wear watches, or ruin other such electronic equipment. It turns out that this can also explain other odd occurrences in my world. People like myself are often called SLIders, which stands for Street Lamp Interference. This is because when we walk under streetlights they are often effected and turn off, which I can fully relate to. SLIders also are known to blow out the headlamps on their vehicles, which is terribly strange as it has baffled my SO for a time that our headlights keep going out. He will replace one, then another will go out..... Odd.....
An article that I happened upon said that SLIders can be Indigo Children. This was another topic that we touched upon briefly in our discussion group. I had gone to a market about a year ago with my youngest son. While wandering through, I stopped at a booth and had a casual conversation with a woman. She told me that my baby and I are Indigo People. As she was a hippy dippy sort (not a fan), I didn't really consider the information, but went on my merry way after perusing her goods. Last night, however, I remembered that and decided to research Indigo Children.
In my searches I found a checklist of 25 characteristics that indicate one is an Indigo. Each one I am, all 25. I guess this makes me an Indigo Child... but what does that even mean? According to several sources, Indigo Children are merely children whose auras are Indigo from birth. After reading many sources, I think I may have a bit of understanding about "What is and Indigo Child?"
All the world and all life is connected. Right now, this circle of life is out of balance, and every living being on this planet is aware of that. Our world is polluted and humans are ravaging every natural resource, to the point of extinction. We are paving every square inch of our land and destroying the life present there. I believe that the natural response to a planet and people in distress is, in part, the Indigo Person. As the body releases antibodies when confronted with a disease, perhaps We are those antibodies, meant to help in setting right the planet and ridd the world of its "disease." What do you think?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Whistler
During the last full moon ritual that I took part in, there were a couple of folks that I did not know well. One of them brought an uninvited "guest" with them. She had/has a parasitic entity attached to her, which my friend and I happened to see, independently. Later, we compared stories and found that we had seen the same thing... but that is a different part of the story I am now telling.....
In the course of dealing with this entity, my sister encountered it in between waking and sleep. It contacted her and she learned a bit about it. As a result of her encounter, I wondered if I might find out something about it myself. After all, we were all in close proximity of it.
To do this, I sat down to meditate, as I communicate with the "other world" via meditation and my dreams most often. As I meditated, I meant to make contact with it, and I think I started to. However, someone else answered my "inquiry."
A very male presence came to me, whistling. I kept hearing him whistle, all around the room that I was meditating in. It was only for a little while, and when I came out of my meditation, he was gone.
Today, however, he came back. When I got home from dropping off my wee ones, I sat down to work. Shortly after I began my day's tasks, I heard the whistling again. At first I did not equate the two incidents. In fact, I tried to ignore the whole thing. I had work to do, I did not need distractions. It wasn't until the computer in the other room started playing on the internet, unprompted (I was alone in the house), that I began to get the point. I realized then that there was someone there trying to contact me.
When I finally got the point, I told the spirit aloud that I would meditate tonight and try to figure out what message he might have for me. I hope that I am able to understand, because I certainly didn't have much luck earlier in the day. We shall see.... I may have to ask for more assistance.
In the course of dealing with this entity, my sister encountered it in between waking and sleep. It contacted her and she learned a bit about it. As a result of her encounter, I wondered if I might find out something about it myself. After all, we were all in close proximity of it.
To do this, I sat down to meditate, as I communicate with the "other world" via meditation and my dreams most often. As I meditated, I meant to make contact with it, and I think I started to. However, someone else answered my "inquiry."
A very male presence came to me, whistling. I kept hearing him whistle, all around the room that I was meditating in. It was only for a little while, and when I came out of my meditation, he was gone.
Today, however, he came back. When I got home from dropping off my wee ones, I sat down to work. Shortly after I began my day's tasks, I heard the whistling again. At first I did not equate the two incidents. In fact, I tried to ignore the whole thing. I had work to do, I did not need distractions. It wasn't until the computer in the other room started playing on the internet, unprompted (I was alone in the house), that I began to get the point. I realized then that there was someone there trying to contact me.
When I finally got the point, I told the spirit aloud that I would meditate tonight and try to figure out what message he might have for me. I hope that I am able to understand, because I certainly didn't have much luck earlier in the day. We shall see.... I may have to ask for more assistance.
The First Entry
This is to be my magickal journal. The space in which I write down my journey and studies. I have been studying magick for over 15 years. My path has taken many different turns, and met many junctions. However, here I am.
Recently, I have come to work with two very wonderful and amazing women. Until now, my studies have been mainly solitary. I have attended many different festivals, and participated in many group rituals, but my studies have been solitary. Yet, now myself and my two sisters are learning and practicing together - the Power of Three.
I am blessed, and thankful.
Recently, I have come to work with two very wonderful and amazing women. Until now, my studies have been mainly solitary. I have attended many different festivals, and participated in many group rituals, but my studies have been solitary. Yet, now myself and my two sisters are learning and practicing together - the Power of Three.
I am blessed, and thankful.
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