Blessings Darlings!
The other day I commented on a post on Facebook, recommending igneous rocks for a working. Thinking further about that, tho’, I realized that was a holdover from growing up in the Midwest, and not what I’d do myself, now that I live in the Appalachians.
I’m sure many of you would rather see more translation here, and don’t worry I’ll get some more done soon. I’m working on a new manuscript at the moment which is taking up some time, but hopefully next week I’ll get to some of the other fun untranslated bits of the Cath Maige Tuired…
So a common question in relation to upg* is how to know if the gnosis you get is good or not. A basic rule of thumb is to take the information you get and double check it, whether that’s checking it against mythology or other types of fact checking.
Blessings Darlings!
I don’t know if crows act as messengers from the Goddess who has me collared, but there are these times when … well, they can certainly be omens. So far, always omens about crap going down at work. It happened again yesterday.
Today I want to take a look at the second half of the Morrigan’s prophecy after the battle of Moytirra, which Gray does offer a translation for, but with significant sections excluded:Boí-si íarum oc taircetul deridh an betha ann beus ocus oc tairngire cech uilc nobíad ann, ocus cech teadma ocus gach díglau; conid ann rocachain an laíd-se sís:
Whenever the subject of the fairies comes up it is best to remember that they are not the twee little things of pop culture. Even among the diverse groups of fairies though some deserve more caution and respect than others. One group that was particularly feared is the slua sí, the fairy host.
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I’ve never been a believer in New Year’s resolutions, but there was a time that I halfheartedly made them only to see them go up in smoke (sometimes literally) just a few hours later. I have, on various occasions, resolved to lose weight, quit smoking, quit drinking, reduce my online time, etc. etc. I have never kept a single one.
Blessings Darlings!
About 3 times a year, the planet Mercury is said to go ‘retrograde’ – that is, from the viewpoint of someone watching it from Earth, it goes ‘backwards’ from it’s usual course. This regularly-scheduled event leads to a crapload of posts full of strum und drung among the neoPagan community. “Don’t sign any legal agreement!” “Expect all your electronics to break!” Etc.
Well.
I am currently working on an article for a new anthology through my publisher and during the process have been reflecting about the times I have felt the presence of the Gods around me. It is always hard to describe the numinous and so often after such an experience we find ourselves questioning and rationalizing away what we felt. This makes sharing these moments far more difficult, but there have also been times when the presence of the Gods created noticeable, tangible effects that were witnessed by many people and these are harder to rationalize away.