Today’s Draw: Jord/Queen of Coins; Perthro; Geirrod & Loki/Eight of Swords. Jord’s influence softens the harshness of the captivity in the Eight of Swords. Remember, though, that a cage, no matter how spacious and comfortable, is still a cage. Your options are limited, and your prospects are not inspiring. In this reading, the cage may be one […]
Today’s Draw: Aegir/King of Cups; Ac; Blodughadda/Ace of Cups. Gosh, with all the Cups cards coming up recently, you’d think the Sun and Moon were both in Pisces. Oh, right. Nevermind. Today’s cards are the start and completion of the Cups cycle. We are so relieved to see Aegir, encouraging us to keep going, to do […]
Rossetti wrote this poem based on his drawing of Medusa: Aspecta Medusa (for a Drawing) Andromeda, by Perseus sav’d and wed, Hanker’d each day to see the Gorgon’s head: Till o’er a fount he held it, bade her lean, And mirror’d in the wave was safely seen That death she liv’d by. Let not thine […]
Today’s Draw: Bergelmir/Six of Swords; Raido, reversed; Loki, Angrboda & Sigyn/The Lovers. Oh, look. More emotional energies. Bergelmir’s calm, intellectual response to the threat of the flood saved the race of Frost Giants, as well as the human race. Your issues may not be quite on that level, but they are significant and need to be addressed […]
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. This week’s bindrune is for creating strong boundaries and protection. If you are heading into a difficult situation, or find yourself having to deal with undesirable people, […]
from Notes on My Father The old man moved into his night a boat all lights on the evening harbor. The island was in small spring, The sun came out suddenly struck the tiles and disappeared again. What could the old man know now of spring? He spelled it out like a child the ABCs […]
Today’s Draw: Kolga/Six of Cups; Mannaz, reversed; Mengloth/Page of Cups. Yesterday’s emotional tides have receded somewhat, but you are not done yet. Whereas Ran brought up a rush of strong emotions, Kolga brings them out gradually, thawing them out of where they have been frozen in memory. The slow reveal doesn’t necessarily make them any less […]
Today’s poem (selected at random) connects perfectly with today’s draw. Be softer with you. You are a breathing thing. A memory to someone. A home to a life. ~Nayyirah Waheed
Today’s Draw: Mengloth/Page of Cups; Isa; Ran/Queen of Cups. More water, more emotions. Ran is going to raise the emotional tides again today, so be prepared for waves of emotions sneaking up out of nowhere. Isa tells you to set strong boundaries to give yourself space for dealing with the energies so Mengloth can help you […]
Today’s poem is an evocative meditation on beauty. I hope it brings some beauty to your day as well. She Walks in Beauty She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that […]
