the spin LITERALLY!

i attended a group a few weeks ago and we did alternate reading methods. i was read by placing a circle of letters, numbers,and the words yes, no , and maybe in a large circle. theresa then spun until she became dizzy and fell. the number/letter where her hand landed were written down and then the interpretation was up to us. we;; lemme tell you it was a HOOT to watch but so very random it meant nothing to me, i got...................
G
MAYBE
E 
H
I
P
N
X
6
K
L
I HAD GOTTEN MY OGHAM STICLS SINCE THEN AND I DECIDED TO USE THEM TO INTERPRET THIS READING. (my Q was will i be self employeed)
THIS IS HOW THAT TURNED OUT.............THERE WERE ONLY 6 OF THE OGHAM THAT MATCHED ( the #6) AS IT'S A 20 LETTER ALPHABET
G= self, ons ideals, enlightenment, the ivy plant, associated with Pan (one of my faves!)
 GORT
H=purification, sexuality, self-sacrifice,a fairy tree, purification, cleansing, the hawthorn tree
HUATH
I=travelling between the worlds, mysteries of life/death,magical visions, divination, ancestors, the yew
 IDHO
N=transformation and changes, shapeshifting, growth, strength courage, protection, healing, creating spells.
NION
L=protection, sanctuary, creativity, the fae, protection, shapeshifting, the rowan
LUIS
E=mastering our fears, the spirit world, that which tests our courage, healing and communication, the aspen
EADHA
in case y'all dont know it would be some combined type of metaphysical enterprise. see i read tarot, i'm a certified herbalist (30 hour course + grew up on a farm!) reiki master, shamanic practitoner. with lots of different experiences, i have firewalked, done traditional sweat lodges, took egar cayce course, the michael harner way of the shaman course, workshops with ted andrews, etc etc . i'm also an artist and i do intuitive painting which is simply focusing on the person in a mediation and painting what i see. that is my delima typical gemini too many things cant decide which one to do, mayhaps i'll start a website and offer everything, gonna check on the licensing costs rules here in de asap. knowing that this is definately a positive reading and the maybe is only if i dont do what i need to to fulfil my destiny.

the universe provides

i truly love how my life plays out. for those keeping score i recently discovered ogham and got a set and a book which i was planning on studying tonight since i'm off as i was sitting on my bed i happened to glance at my bookcase and there was a book on druid magic. hmmmm i dont remember every buying a book on druids they've never really interested me (beyond playing one on wow) i've always leaned more towards shamanism. but tis not the 1st time a book has just appeared in my life. the last time it was shaman healer sage when it appeared all in a row i attended a micheal harner way of the shaman workshop, which lead to meeting ted andrews and attending a workshop with him, Pele appearing to me, and bear presenting his-self as a healing totem to me. i can't wait to see how this plays out!

it's just like i get things and then days, weeks, years later they are just what i need. i bought my bag from rebecca at pagan fest 2011 and never used it, then i connected with her at pf 2012 and became a part of her tarot group and voile the bag now holds my ogham sticks just as it was meant to, they are HOME!

i threw a spread of tarot to see about becoming self employed which is my dream and my greatest fear! lol basically if i just let go and do it i'll be successful so that's my focus now to make it happen, i bless myself with independence and prosperity!

the outcome is 2 of cups!
this week i am dedicating myself to others, a friend is starting a record label and needs $3000 before march 6 , he's asking for $4.44 , a no kill shelter in fl i have supported for years needs help so i'm sending them a donation, i'm gifting a dvd to a dear friend who needs it, mailing pre-posted envelopes to an incarcerated friend, and doing something special for a couple of folks i love (MORE on that later SECRET!lol) it feels good to help others. i'm also gonna grab a couple of childhood memories and re-open my heart to play! (like i need to! lmao)

i'm getting me some of these i need em bad! lol i already have my fisher price barn from when i was a kid, and my little golden books, as well as the black stallion books, black beauty etc etc i KNOW i shall NEVER be too old to clap and be giddy over toys! i also bought the 1st 3 seasons of scooby doo where are you cause well scooby doo ROCKS!

THE FUTURE UNFOLDS

WENT TO MY 1ST MEETING OF THE DELWARE TAROT AND METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY AND IT WAS REMARKABLE. LOVETHIS GROUP ALREADY! REBECCA IS THE LEADER AND SHE'S ONE OF THE PSYCHICS I GOT A READING FROM AT THE PAGAN FESTIVAL LAST WEEKEND. CHECK HER OUT AT WWW.BROWNTAROT.COM/ IF YOU NEED A READING SHE IS VERY GIFTED AND DEFINATELY ON A HIGHER PATH.
AS I SAID BEFORE I ORDERED MY OGHAM STICKS AND AM PATIENTLY AWAITING THEIR ARRIVAL (not checking mail daily and squirming in anticipation at all lolol) AND AS A VERIFICATION THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO USE THEM AND CAN USE THEM WE DID OTHER FORMS OF DIVINATION AT LAST NIGHTS GROUP. I SIMPLY CANT REMEMBER ALL THE "TECHNICAL" NAMES SO I'LL JUST SAY TYPES! lol I READ WITH SALT WHICH WAS QUITE INTERESTING AND DAUNTING AT 1ST. I REALLY WASNT "GETTING" IT AND I SAW HILLS ONCE I SAID THAT I BEGAN TO SEE OTHER THINGS. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOUR FEARS AND BLOCKAGES GET OUT OF YOUR WAY. I FELT QUITE A BIT OF INFO AND RELAYED IT (not sharing specifics cause it was not my info!) HOPEFULLY I WAS ON TARGET AND I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT TIME WILL TELL. I CAN SAY SOME THINGS I TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD IMMEDIATELY AND SOME I WAS CLUELESS ABOUT. THE REAING OF CANDLE WAX AND TEA LEAVES I GOT NOTHING, THE OUIJI BOARD DIDNT CONNECT FOR ME,(but as an aside i'll share a quick story my friend bobby passed away and his mom was distraught i had a dream he was in a long white hallway following his nephew mark who was five and he told me he waswatching over him *mark is a freaky bobby look-a-like doesnt resemble his dad at all* anywho the next moring i called to tell her and when i did she dropped the phone and made a "noise" her other son picked up the phone and said what the hell did you do to ma i told him and at the same time i was dreaming the family were using a ouiji board and talking to bobby who said he was with mark, gotta love spiritual confirmation. she wanted to believe but had doubts my dream gave her peace, thank you spirit for allowing me to help as always)...............THE EGG WAS FASCINATING I SO TOTALLY CONNECTED WITH THIS FORM OF DIVINATION I'M GONNA USE IT AGAIN. MIGHT BE COOL FOR A PSYCHIC BRUNCH DO A READING AND THEN HAVE BREAKFAST INGESTING WHAT SHALL COME TO PASS SOUNDS LIKE A COOL WAY TO HONOR THE INFO TO ME! ............THE INK IN WATER WAS LIKE LIQUID SMOKE IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND MORPHED FROM ONE BIT OF INFO TO THE NEXT DEFINATELY SOMETHING I CONNECTED WITH IT WAS LIKE SWIMMING IN SPIRIT...............TH SMOKE FROM FRANKENCENSE WAS AMAZING I CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S BEEN A TOOL OF SEERS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS IT TRULY DOES OPEN THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO WORLDS. ........
MY READING WAS SPINNING, BASICALLY YOU MAKE A LARGE CIRCLE OF LETTERS WITH AN OUTER RING OF NUMBERS AND A YES, NO, MAYBE MIXED IN. I CONCENTRATE ON WHAT I WANT TO KNOW (i simply asked spirit to show me what i needed toknow) THE PSYCHIC ENTERS THE CIRCLE AND SPINS UNTIL THEY GET DIZZY AND FALL DAWN YOU WRITE THE LETTER/NUMBER THEIR HAND LANDS ON. THIS ONE I SHALL SHARE IN MORE DETAIL AS IT IS MY INFO AND SOME OF Y'ALL MAY HAVE INSIGHT FOR ME...............she got a G , MAYBE, on her thrid spin she fell backwards her hand landed on E her butt landed on H and I , then she got P,N,X,6,K, and L. i was joking and said mayhaps the H and I were gonna come at me from behind! lol everyone was seeing an 8 which was when my mama died and i felt her last night several times. the rest of the reading is still shrouded in mysetry for me but i KNOW all will be revealed in time when i am ready. the absolutely wonderful thing was after the meeting i was sitting on a bench next to the circle to put my shoes on when one of her dogs i'd been petting grabbed one of it's toys and was shaking it like CRAZY lol well it ran into the circle and the toy threw 3 of the cards under my left foot...........the H, I, and K. 3 of the cards from my reading and before you say well they were together in the circle how did she miss j??? things to make you go hmmmmmm indeed! I GOT ME SOME DOGGY DIVINATION AS A BONUS! WOO HOO! FEEL FREE TO SHARE ANY INSIGHT YOU MAY GET FROM THIS ON E.
THEN WE DID TAROT READINGS FOR EACH OTHER AND EVERYONE COULD SHARE WHAT THEY SAW . I FELT CONFIDENT AND SECURE IN MY INSIGHT AND INFO SHARED...........I ASKED IF I WOULD BE SELF-EMPLOYEED WITHIN A YEAR AND IT WAS A RESOUNDING YES. THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE FOR DECADES BUT I HONESTLY SIMPLY HAVE NEVER HAD THE COURAGE , SAME REASON I DIDNT WAIT TABLES THOUGH EVERYONE SAYS I'DBE AMAZING. I HAVE "NEEDED" THE SECURITY OF A WEEK TO WEEK SET DOLLAR AMOUNT AND DIDNT TRUST MYSELF ENOUGH TO RIDE THAT WIND AND WAVE , THAT'S NOT THE CASE ANYMORE. OH I GOTTA WORK OUT THE DETAILS BUT I'M GONNA TRUST SPIRIT AND TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH. I KNOW I'M GONNA BE SCARED BUT I SHOULD KNOW I'M GONNA BE FINE. THE FOOL CARD HAS ALWAYS REPRESENTED ME IN THE TAROT AND I AM BLESSED BY SPIRIT AND PROTECTED BY MY ANCESTORS. SHE ALSO CAME UP WITH A RELATIONSHIP AND REBECCA DREW THW MARRAIGE ANGEL CARD.............THAT SCARES ME FAR MORE THAN ANY CAREER PATH. I HAVE NOT HAD GOOD LUCK NOR LASTING SUCCESS AT BEING WITH SOMEONE. AND I WAS TOLD DECADES AGO THAT MY PATH IN THIS LIFE WAS A SOLITARY ONE. THAT'S WHY MY PARENTS LEFT ME YOUNG SO I COULD BECOME WHO I NEEDED TO BE. AS A FAMILY WE WERE SO CONNECTED I WOULD NEVER HAVE STRETCHED MY WINGS AND LEFT THE NEST. LOLOL I'M SURE Y'ALL ALL KNOW A 40-SOMETHING GAY MAN WHO STILL LIVES WITH HIS MUCH ADORED MAMA!
THESE PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT TO MY PATH AND ME TO THEIRS FOR A REASON. IT FELT LIKE GOING HOME. I CAN'T WAIT TO "SEE" WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US ALL!

AS ABOVE SO BELOW

the fool is me. he represents me in the tarot. i ALWAYS wind up better off no matter the tragedy and spirit always provides boom boom boom and i get where i need to be i dream of willows and wind up with a willow wand so atuned to me it makes my hair stand on end!

i ask for help in finding a book on willow and get lead to ogham instead, and the 1st link is to an etsy shop who handmakes them traditionlly in britain so those are ordered

then the tarot group i was invited to at the pagan festival is doing other forms of divination at my very 1st meeting tomorrow. PERFECTION! spirit is really showing me the path right now, or i've FINALLY opened my eyes and can see, either way it's spectacular!
so now i'm feelin the need for a staff and i could order one of those mass market soul-less ones but i'm throwing it out there that i need one, made of willow of course and i'm certain spirit will provide one!

the windhorse is calling there are journeys to take and magyk to discover!

                                                            AS ABOVE

                                                                                 SO BELOW

finding your totem

A totem is an object representing an animal or plant that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, group, lineage, or tribe, reminding them of their ancestry (or mythic past).^[1]
Totems support larger groups than the individual person. In kinship and descent, if the apical ancestor of a clan is nonhuman, it is called a totem. Normally this belief is accompanied by a totemic myth.
Although the term is of Ojibwe origin in North America, totemistic beliefs are not limited to Native Americans. Similar totem-like beliefs have been historically present in societies throughout much of the world, including Africa, Arabia, Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the Arctic polar region.
In modern times, some single individuals, not otherwise involved in the practice of a tribal religion, have chosen to adopt a personal spirit animal helper, which has special meaning to them, and may refer to this as a totem. This non-traditional usage of the term is prevalent in the New Age movement
from my experience the buffalo aka the bison is my life totem. he has always came to me in dreams and has been an obsession as far back as i can remember. when i was a toddler he came to me , of course i grew up on a cattle farm so everyone assumed i was talking about a bull. lol
he is with me still and has taught me many things over the years, endurance, how to gather the herd around me when protection is needed etc etc. i just got saw a pair of beautiful earrings with bison at a powwow i attended sunday, they were far more than i could afford so i walked away. half an hour later i was given money by a dear friend who said they wanted me to have something to remember the day by so i got my earrings.

then my roomie who was driving took a different route home and we passed by the only bison farm in de and i got to see a herd, awesome confirmation that he's with me still!

you may also have totems that come to you for long or brief periods of time. has an animal shown up unexpectedly? i was talking to a friend who does wildlife rehab on the phone a few weeks back and there was a horrible racket goin on it was a baby crow. i didnt think anything about it until i was leaving work the next morning and i heard the same noise. there was a crow sitting on the light above my car cawing at me, happened every day for a week. obviously i'm supposed to be working with and learning from crow medicine.

i also have specific totems for healing. mine is bear, he gives me medicine with which to help others. i did not know i had bear medicine until i was doin reiki one night on a friends nephew who had swallowed his grandmas pills and was in intensive care unconcious. they had no clue if or when he was going to wake up, being only 3 the outlook was grimm. i had lain down to send long distance healing and apparently the rythm of the fan i was using put me in a shamanic trance. the next thing i knew i was in the hospitl room and there was an enormous bear standing on it's hind legs ROARING. i was not afraid and i began to chant and felt the bears energy enveloping the child who after a few minutes woke up. i was immediately transported back to my home where i came immediately out of the trance. i thought wow that was amazing, i'll have to tell chris and looked at the clock it was in the wee hours so i went to bed. in the morning when i got up there was a message that he had woke up in the middle of the night sat bolt upright in bed and started talking to the nurse. i called chris and asked her what time he woke up, it was exactly the same time i had seen after my journey. it is a blessing and honor for spirit to use me as a vessel!

if you havent used a totem i would reccomend ted andrews animal speak as a starting point. i got my copy around 1991, it was the 1st book i ever bought that was even remotely metaphysical. i was literally driving down the road passing a store when i felt a "pull" that had never happened so i went in and the 1st thing i saw was that book, so i bought it on impulse and have used it ever since. i also had the pleasure/priviledge to attend one of ted's workshops before he passed and it was wonderful. we did a meditation to find a spirit bird and i wasnt having any luck a completely barren birdless sky surrounded me as i stood on a cliff. i was gazing around and seeing others totems ( a 1st for me) my frined deb was there and her sabertooth growled at me so i continued to look around wondering why everyone else was having luck and not me when suddenly a dragon swooped down and grabbed my shoulders and took off. i felt like i was safe and surrounded by love and magyk. no harm could come to me it was amazing! i had never worked with or even considered dragons before, and never really worked with them but i KNOW he's always with me. i found out years later that under the cherokee calander i am born under the sign of the dragon so i had my aha moment. it also explains my love of shiny things and my affinity for mermaids.

i would suggest you explore any animals you have an utter fascination with or dream about in depth, even those that frighten you can hold a key to understanding yourself and your hidden potential!
find a quite spot and relax close your eyes and ask your totem to appear be patient they may be shy at first. also make sure you ask the animal if he is your totem/guide as many creatures may simply be there out of curiosity. a true spirit helper will make itself known. and do NOT have preconceived ideas a bettle can be just as powerful an ally as a lion. so don't shun your helper out of false pride or ego. and there are no feminine or masculine totems, my friend deb is a powerful woman and has a sabertooth cat, i know men who have butterflies. both are valid for them and are equally useful. also if you've never meditated before it may take some time to become open enough so keep trying, if you fall asleep and dream the animal that shows up in the dreamscape may be a guide as well. if you have specefic questions or need any advice feel free to hit me up either in comment or on my fb.
totems can alter and enhance your life in ways you may never know and as knowledge is power being open to possibility can create whole new worlds, mayhaps you should try exploring them!

miraculous manuka honey

manuka honey from new zealand has been touted as miraculous and i admit being an open minded sceptic. howeveri'm now a believer. it's truly remarkeable on wounds (all honey is but this one works faster!) and as a cure for tummy ills it's simply amazing. my dear sweet friend juli turned me onto it and i suggest you buy some to have on hand asap a spoonful a day can work wonders for you overall , now make sure you but the ACTIVE kind and a number over 10 is good. here's a link for you to check out and be sure to lemme know your experiences too!     
http://manukahoney.com/

PROSPERITY

prosperity can mean so many things, to most it's having an abundance of money. but is it? to me it;s having enough. enough money certainly, but also love, friends, happiness, joy, faith, family.........all these things can be prosperous.
take for instance pennies most people throw them away and hate them. it used to be that you picked them up, remember "FIND A PENNY PICK IT UP AND ALL DAY YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK"  but only if it's on heads, really? does that matter. i have my own variation and i pick up ALL the change i see. when i do i say " I ACCEPT PROPERITY IN WHATEVER FORM IT COMES TO ME". i like finding pennies , when i accept them and acknowledge them i  feel blessed and that is how prosperity flows. if i keep accepting it then the universe keeps providing it. very simple actually but it escapes some folks mental grasp.
it really is a matter of trusting in spirit and being provided for, the secret is being happy with what you are blessed with and not being miserable because it's not the grandeious thing you unreasonably expect. if you have a place to stay and food on the table and your health you ARE prosperous, everything else is gravy.
i have evreything i could possibly need, i am truly blessed by spirit. am i rich, no. am i famous, no. am i set for life, no. would i like more for less, of course. but it doesnt rule me. i've found when i let go and let God it all works out.
when you become obsessed with it, prosperity turns to greed which throws the whole world out of balancemaking some live in lavish wasteful splendor and other in abject povery,

my wish is for all to live as equals and that the world be in balance and harmony there is enough for all and when we learn to help one another and live as one that is when we become truly prosperous as humans!
lets change that pic to this one!

MEtaphysical

this blog is all about my metaphysical journey which includes those things that inspire and uplift me. i found this page and i was immediately attracted to it. y'all see i made prayers flags for my 1st sweat lodge, 2 strands actually, one i gave to the fire as an offering and one hung on the lodge during the sweat i have to this day. those are more native made in the primary colors and filled with herbs. these are simple 5 x 8 messages o peace and love for owrld healing. i already cut my flags to size worked out a concept and am in the process of designing right now. you should check it out andf come join us!
http://theprayerflagproject.blogspot.com/

 i've also noticed if i pay attention spirit gives me signs and inspiration which if ignored become 2 x 4 blows to the back of my head!lol i've been thinking/feeling i should reconnect to my past studies and low and behold a friend needed some advice about menopause so i pulled out my herb book (the one i made when getting certified) i also decided that i AM the answer for my problems so i've pulled all the things i'm drawn to for some in depth research. my queen size bed has become a huge piled study desk! lol LOVIN this! i adore studying, yep yep yep big ole nerd here!
i also think confusion is ok, it keeps me guessing and questing for answers. i think life is about the journey NOT the destination! this illustrates that pretty well for me!

i'd also like to acknowledge the guides and titems both new and old who have helped and accompanied me on this journey. my life has certainly been enhanced and blessed by their contribution!

tiger

tiger has stepped up, he is with me when i need to be independent and strong. he is me i am the master of my domain. i have nothing to fear on land or in water i am master of both/ thank you my spirit cat for walking the path with me
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
this is my new mantra and tiger shall help me live this!

                                                     i can taste the future on the wind!

A WEEK OF KARMA CARDS

today is day 7 and it's been an eye opener. i love these cards and the wealth of info i;ve been given, not what i was expecting but that's the cool part if i had a clue i wouldnt need tools to help me figure it out!
so here's day 7 info, i think tommorow were gonna add an angel or flower card to the mix. gonna ask here for my guides to point me in the right direction whilst i'm in the land of lala.
planet = pluto
signs = in sagittarius
house = in the 7th house
resurrect your highest ideals diplomatically
get to the heart of the rules of relationships
do or die! you must get it out to the world and get a fair deal
wowsa that's fabulous! and here's the how......
the need for control of insights to understand balance
an obsession with the wisdom of coopertaion
a power struggle resulting from the understanding of your partner(s)
mmmmmmmmm that one sounds ominous a bit??? time will tell
ok so it just "came" to me that i'm supposed to use the heart and soul angel cards by angela mcgeer. gonna look at em now. i got them years ago and at the time i didnt "feel" it.
difficult , card 1 = eth card of now moments and time travelling
             card 2 peacock = crowned with natures secrets your inner love song, a symphony spiralling eternally and radiantly between head, heart,and soul..................
that's beautiful!

kc6

i feel so good about this reading and i hevent even looked at it yet!
planet = moon
signs = in aquarius
house = in the 6th house
defend your vision as a full time job
accept whats new and different about serving
let your feelings tell you how to use an uncoventional way and do it a little at a time
(this is brilliant the cards are definately tuned in to me , LOVE it!)
and i know the how to is just gonna happen naturally if I get out of MY way!
the nurturing of genius to experiment with service to others
feelings caused by the discoveries of what is good for us
reactions resulting from the eccentricity of your work
(this is brilliant, i feel this...........wow still got another day of my planned week but i can tell these cards as a tool have opened me and are definately gonna be a continued part of my life for a long time.

kc5

planet = south node
signs = in aries
house = the 2nd house
remember  your willpower patiently
reconsider what you think you know about what you want
now is NOT the time to do it your own way and gt what you need
to work on this i need to:
there will not be energies to meet the challenge of your beliefs
anxiety about your desires  regaurding what you value
trouble resulting from the honesty and strength of your resources
ugh i know i know i guess i better acxtually start making an effort to incorporate this info more fully into my daily life. if it wasnt important spirit wouldnt tell me!

kc4 and fire

here are todays karma cards

planet = sun

signs = in leo

house = in the 5th house

demonstrate leadership with the trust of a child

realize the creativeness of fun romance and making art

act like a leader do what you want to and do it dramatically

how to do all that is......

the creation of self-confidence to create the power of love

the gaining of respect for or from taking a chance on investment gambles and other games

things brought to life or light resultinmg from the impressiveness of your creations

i must say i'm really connecting to these cards and their messages are speaking truth

the following is my today story i wanted to share about paying attention to "signs" when spirit shows them to you even where you least expect them to appear!

sometimes i procrastinate if i simply dont want to put in an effort or it seems like it'll take a long time. i was told ages ago i needed to bring fire into my life and i did sort-of , i must admit it was half hearted t best. i havent worked with fire in ages since my last fire-walk and that was fabulous but it was also when my relationship imloded and set off a long PAINFUL time in my life. i guess i just didnt wanna go there, but as it will spirit pops up and makes me notice at the most surprising times. i went to the dollar tree today for snacks and they had the cutest metal salamanders in green and yellow. i just rearranged myroom yesterday and put a candle on the right side of my desk and now the salamanders are hanging over the left side. and all of the sudden i'm writing voraciously, i guessi forgot fire=passion! lol anyway i found this article about the mythology of salamanders and i wanted to share it with y'all. interestingly enough the 1st story i saw tonight was about a new species of salamander being discovred! i shall take that as a validation!

Land-Swimmer. Delicacy. Fire. Elemental Metamorphosis. Primitive. Danger. Homecoming. Poison. The Joy of Change. Cryptic. Toxic. Sensitivity. Dark Waters. Elemental Magic.

General Description:

Salamanders are long-bodied amphibians which retain a tail throughout life, they experience one or multiple periods of metamorphosis. Their skin is generally soft and in some cases slimy, all salamandrids have toxic skin secretions, and all newts are highly poisonous. On land they wriggle rapidly in order to move, a movement which is almost exactly the same as the land. wriggling movement a fish makes in order to swim. In other words, they swim on land. All salamandrids must return to water in order to bear live young that live in water until they lose their external gills. They are cryptic creatures generally active on mild, damp nights. They tend to live in burrows or refuges under logs and leaves, and newts tend to live in dark, protective places under-water or near water.

Lessons:

Please remember that if this animal is contacting you, it will often be the best resource for teaching you what its lessons are. What I write is only intended to be a guide, it is not absolute, nor is it infallible.

- The true salamander uses a fish-like movement in order to move on land, reminiscent of its aquatic roots. This movement is described as land-swimming, and for this reason the salamander can be thought of as the land-swimmer. Salamander teaches us to radically change how we move through our lives spiritually and physically in order to negotiate how we get there. Salamander also teaches us that with better internal fluidity we can negotiate life smoothly, even if we may look a little odd to others.

- The true salamander, due to its mythological associations, is connected to the element of fire in magical workings. The salamander is a creature that in its natural habitat has very little connection to fire, yet this elemental connection persists. It is important to negotiate our balance with the elements. It is important to realise that even though we may have had, or can imagine ourselves having negative reactions with fire in real life, that our spiritual lives will be enriched if we work with this element.

- Many creatures can be thought of as primitive in origin, but there is a timeless quality to the salamander, which persists in the shadows and the dark waters, often on the periphery of our conscious. It is not a glamourised creature in many circles, yet it is unique and ancient in origin. Salamander in dreams and journeys or visualisations can teach us to pay attention to our own dark waters and primitive origins, and look for the amphibian within that negotiates boundary, embraces and delights in metamorphosis, and seeks to quietly transform who we are. Salamander teaches us to listen hard and look well.

- Salamander is a creature of the hidden. Salamander opens us up to secrets within ourselves, secrets within others, and secrets of the spirit. Salamander also teaches us that it's important to keep aspects of our life secret and to do this with a sense of subtlety that does not draw attention to ourselves.

- The salamander is at constant risk of being killed slowly through the absorption of environmental toxins when it breathes the air around it and swims in waters. It is also itself a poisonous or toxic creature that excretes poison. Salamander as a teacher can come at a time when we ourselves have a compromised health to teach us how to live with poisons around us, or to teach us how to become more 'toxic' to those who wish us harm. Some people need to learn how to fight back with brute force, but the true salamander teaches us how to fight back with venomous words, toxic actions and poisonous mannerisms.

- Salamander can teach us how to look within to find our place in the world, our home, and also to return to our birth place and the home of our ancestors. Salamander can be a very beneficial energy for people who have been adopted, who wish to trust their cell memory and ancestor's guidance in discovering their true home and heritage. Salamander can also help us find our way home in a spiritual sense.

- The true salamander and newt have strong connections to all aspects of elemental magic and the ability to work with multiple elements in a form of elemental metamorphosis. True salamander's presence in our lives can draw with it a need to focus on elemental magic, elemental theory, and to deliberately place ourselves outside of our comfort zone and work with elements we rarely work with. Salamander energy tends to focus more specifically on Water, Earth and Fire.

- Finally, the true salamander is one of the creatures to undergo more than one or more metamorphoses. Salamander teaches us that it is important to embrace change joyfully throughout our lives, regardless of how many life-changing events we've experienced already.

If you have True Salamander or Newt as your Totem:

People with this animal as a totem will often manifest traits similar to the animal itself. I work on the philosophy that we only have one totem, and it teaches us lessons as well as representing the core aspects of our personality. Therefore -

- People with salamander energy are generally concerned with helping others to enjoy change, and also helping others to look at the secrets in themselves and around them - and use newfound knowledge in order to grow.

There will be other ways your totem manifests, and you will recognise them with awareness and communion.

As a shadow energy:

The shadow totem is the animal we often fear irrationally, that teaches us things about ourselves that are profound and difficult to confront. Often the traits we fear most within the shadow totem, are the traits that we dislike in ourselves. We must scrutinise why this is, and learn how to work with them.

- People may fear salamander energy if they are gossips who are prone to not respecting the boundaries of other's secret knowledge and their information. In this sense, salamander energy may inspire subconscious feelings of guilt.

- People who fear salamander or newt often also fear ceremonial and elemental magic, and witchcraft. This is both due to historical associations, and the energy of the creature itself.

Contacting True Salamander / Newt:

Like all animal helpers, this animal will only appear when right and appropriate, and cannot be forced to visit you, commune with you, or share messages with you. Meditating in quiet, dark places are likely to be more successful, also consider the importance of your surrounding - places rich with water, loam, decaying logs and leaves and sources of permanent water are likely to be far more yielding than say meditating in the middle of summer out underneath the hot sun. I find that animals tend to appreciate you making the effort to understand their habitat and surroundings and try to synchronise yourself with them, rather than forcing them to synchronise with you.

Salamander tends to be cryptic and silent in visualisation, often appearing during important events but not always communicating directly with you. It's also important to distinguish between salamander and lizard if you come across them in meditation, journeying or in dreams.

KC3

planet: uranus
signs: in scorpio
house: in the 2nd house
stir up the situation by using the extrodinary power of prayer patiently
be open to new ideas about the highest and lowest aspects of what you want
invent a way to control the situation and get what you need
interesting, now lets see how to do that!
an unusual example of purification to resurrect your beliefs (gettin chills on this one)
a different way of looking at the secrets of what you value
an unexpected change resulting from the power of your resources

kc2

day 2 of my karma cards. i intend to do 7 days to bond with the deck
planets. the south node
signs.in aries
houses.in the 5th house
1.remember your willpower with the trust of a child
2.reconsider what you think you know about fun, romance and making art
3.now is not the time to do it your own way and do it dramatically
hmmmmm this work on stuff is a little scary!
1.there will not be energies to meet the challenge of the power of love
2.anxiety about your desires regaurding investment gambles and other games
3.trouble resulting from the honesty and strength of your creations.
wow diggin these and they seem to be cutting right to the chase.
i'm using karma cards and guidebook by monte farber

karma cards

i finally felt the pull of my karma cards i bought several years ago and never used. basically you center visualize your question/goal and pull a card from each of 3 decks planets, signs, then houses. there a 3 lines for the q on each card and inverted 3 lines on what action you cn take. my 1st reading 
planets: mars
signs: in capricorn
houses: in the 4th house
here is the result of my general about "me" Q.
1.energize your goals as you did in the past
2.confront the day to day reality of your home base and family
force yourself to use the most businesslike way and do what makes you feel secure
the how to do that and what to work on/with
1.the drive  for dedication to achieve what makes you feel secure
2.the confronting of focusing on support
3.action resulting from rules imposed by your home base or family
so now i'm NOT gonna tell what it means to me cause i still a ponderin it, but feel free to tell me y'alls interpretations if you will!

the WINDHORSE

RIDING WINDHORSES THROUGH THE DARK INTO THE LIGHT
AT HOME WITH ALL AS I TRAVEL INTO THE NIGHT
HOOFBEAT DRUMBEAT HEARTBEAT ONE AND THE SAME
RIDING BEASTS WILD AND FREE NO ONE COULD TAME
THEIR THUNDER REVERBERATING THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
CARRYING ME TO A MAGICAL MYSTICAL PLACE
THESE WONDEROUS CREATURES MADE OF WOOD AND HIDE
FLOATING ME ON WAVES MORE POWERFUL THAN THE TIDE
HEADING ME DOWN A PATH YET TO BE TREAD
IN THE UNDERWORLD RESTS MY BODY IN THE STARS I LAY MY HEAD
SO I RIDE THE WINDHORSE ON THE JOURNEY I BEGIN
FOLLOWING THE HOOFBEATS ON A ROAD WITH NO END

herbalism

i LOVE this collage, it perfectly represents the idea from the reality and how everyones perceptions are different! i'd been in florida for a couple of years and a group of us were driving back from a healing group and i said did y'all see the ad in horizons (a great magazine available online! www.horizonsmagazine.com/ ) about the herbalism course and they all said yeah i wanna take that. so there were 5 of us who signed up as a group. it just felt right.
well imagine my surprise like soooo many things when i started taking this 30 hour certification course. to me an herbalist was the magical mysterious person who know how to use plants in these metaphysical  airy fairy kinda ways...............lmao of course the reality is an herbalist uses plants to help balance or heal themselves and others. i figured out real quick i was taking a refresher course in the home remedies i grew up seeing my grandmothers use. so much for my high falluten notions!

someone watching over me

it was obviously another lifetime. i was a child my mother was taking me on a journey to see my grandmother, we traveled through thewoods and got to her village which was surrounded by water the bridge was out so we jumped rocks to get there. my grandmother sent me in the house and there was a young girl with a hood over her face who wanted me to come play. she was VERY persuasive but i was uneasy. she cajoled and tempted but i refused. then i became suspicious and grabbed her i ripped the hood off her head and screamed for my grandmother. i asked her if she knew this child. all the while she was shrieking and writhing trying to escape. my grandmother told her evil was not welcome and got this blue paint and smeared it all over her head. then she told me now i'd always recognize evil when i saw it and walked away leaving me to deal with the girl. i carried her out onto the porch and threw her off into a mudpuddle the paint began to move and change making a pattern on her head and face. she tried to come back up the steps and i told her she could NOT enter that evil was barred from my property. she began to hiss and jump around very angry, then i told her to begone and she disappeared.
i went in the house and fell asleep tierd after the battle when i awoke (in the dream) i was the current me but still in the past. i walked out into the woods and found my grandmother by a stream. she was fishing with "SPIRIT" in total bliss. i told her i was ready to go to school (meaning to learn) now and i thanked her for protecting and watching over me.

loo rye aye

i had a wonderful dream/vision  i was in ireland a woman/witch started to sing in a pub she was singing come on eileen but suddenly everyone around me was in a trance........she noticed i was "immune" and said really did you think such a silly song by a band no one heard of was NOT a spell. lolol then she began to show me the nuances of how to make any rythmic phrase a spell. VERY powerful and ya know what it's true! try it and see
iter: PATERSON, JAMES / ROWLAND, KEVIN / ADAMS, KEVIN

Poor old Jonny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio
He moved a million hearts in mono
Out mothers moved sing along, who would blame them
Now you're grown (so grown up)
So grown (so grown up) now I must say more than ever
Toora loora torra loo rye aye
And we can sing just like our fathers

Come on Eileen, Oh I swear (what he means)
At this moment, you mean everything
With you in that dress, oh my thoughts I confess
Verge on dirty
Ah come on Eileen

These people 'round here
With their beat down eyes sunk in smoke dried faces
They're resigned to what their fate is
But not us, (no never) no not us (no never)
We are far to young and clever
Come on Eileen
Toora loora toora loo rye aye
I've been on this toon forever

Come on Eileen well I swear (what he means)
Ah come on lets take off everything
That pretty red dress, oh Eileen (tell him yes)
Ah come on lets, ah come on Eileen

Come on Eileen toora ta loo rye aye
Come on Eleen toora ta loo rye aye
Torra torra ta loo rye
Oh Eileen
I said come on Eileen
Oh come on Eileen
We are far to young and clever, and things wont ever change
I said
Toora loora toora loo rye aye

Sung in backround
Come on Eileen toora ta loo rye aye
Come on Eleen toora ta loo rye aye
Torra torra ta loo rye

Come on Eileen oh I swear (what he means)
At this moment you mean everything to me
Oh to me, Oh Eileen
You mean everything

the fairy relm

had a most fabulous dream, i was a fairy wings and all. i was with a group we were rescuing some captured beings (gnomes and such) and i was flying and throwing fairy dust as we went through the forest making the plants grow and block those who might be following us. we got back to out dwelling which was in the base of a tree in an old garden surrounded by garden statues, roman, greek right down to modern frogs and such. i sprinkled them all with gold dust and brought them to life to help protect us......................
then it got really fun! i was having sex with multiple males, 3 angel statues come to life, shakespear, a soilder. best dream i've had in ages!