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How can you discover a totem? They show up in your behavior and aptitudes, in your dreams, and sometimes even in your physical relationships. Discovering ones totem is a deep process in a way. Is it always another living thing? No. It can be a type of tree, or some spirit of the wind, or fire, some spirit of the earth, even something seen in the stars, but also yes. Because in the shamans world, it is all a living thing. They made an alliance with fire. They didn’t tame it. Every totem has it’s hidden place, the unseen aspect… Seek More
Now a brief aside on nocturnal creatures then we will discuss individual beings. Nocturnal creatures represent a minority of presences in our world. The reason the night dwelling creatures are associated with fear is because they are associated with death and what do we fear more than death? The Mesoamerican name for the realm of the dead was Xibalba which translates as the place of all fear. We have our nightmares when we have the little death we call sleep. Even the Greeks associated sleep and death, and the nocturnally active creatures were those things that often seemed connected to our… Seek More
For those who may feel they have no connection with an animal guide, some clarity is in order. In the shamanic model of the world and reality, everything you have, every gift, talent, trait, was received by you as a gift from the earth mother herself. So if you are spry, you got that from a spry elder species. If you are wise or perceptive, you likewise received that from those creatures that are our elders on the planet, and I mean creatures, not necessarily animals. There are elemental spirits involved in these traditions as well. So in the process… Seek More
The title we gave this series might be a bit misleading. Night guides actually refers to animals guides, and as with everything in the subject of dark metaphysics, we will be discussing the darker side of that phenomenon. A bit of clarification, as we have had some misunderstanding here before, I don’t teach or glorify evil in any sense. I try to look at the unseen and perhaps uncomfortable side of magickal, mystical, and spiritual practice. Nature doesn’t behave in a one sided manner. It’s not all fluffy bunnies, and rainbows, and happy cows. It has those things, and it… Seek More
The star. That is Aquarius. Your impressions? Temperance pouring out the water? Yes. This is ultimately what we are all following. The mystery behind why we do all the things we do. The sky takes up almost half the space. Grace. I wonder why the females are always bare breasts. Is that a symbol of mothering? It is, yes. It probably sold more cards too. Actually, cards were rarely sold. A lot of these decks were hand crafted, back then at least, and passed around as gifts. All of these seem to be in the desert. Perhaps considered more spiritual?… Seek More
Want to see the way through? The events shown in the major arcana happen all the time, repeat all throughout history, but they are not personal. They are transcendent. The chariot. Consider this card. What are your impressions? Royalty. Taking care. Being watchful and ready. Sovereignty. Being captain of your own ship. The chariot looks more like a judge’s box that he sits on. Indeed, it is also that. This is why the tower is never really absolute disaster. Everyone is looking in the same direction. They are watching the race? Yes, and moving alongside it. They see the way… Seek More
The temperance card. Ever notice that as dramatic as life can be, everything seems to even out over time? Evening the water in the jugs. An angel pours sometimes from one jug to another. Water is the giver of life, but too much and we drown in it. Well, this card is the reason we never really drown. Temperance is about balance? Yes, and as I said earlier, all the major arcana can alter or disrupt the progress of the minor arcana. Ever find yourself deeply in love with a person, place or idea, only to have it mellow out? Ever… Seek More
The devil card. This is the card of confusion and conflict. It is not the card of evil necessarily, as any of the major arcana can reflect some facet of darkness in your life. What are your impressions of this card? Prison. Enslavement. The devil card does represent those things. In fact, there is a great deal of wisdom here, because who doesn’t suspect, sometimes, that the things they want also limits them? That your possessions get in your way of actually enjoying things? There is a saying, the devil is in the details, and people are forever fighting because supposedly… Seek More
Now the major arcana. These could be considered the power players in reality, the pervasive forces of the universe. The court cards don’t tell their own stories, and they will stay at home, so to speak, if there is no outside intervention. So shall we begin the major arcana? Perhaps one of the most obvious is death. What are your impressions of that image? It looks like he is wearing a mask. Reaping. Trampling/overbearing. #13 as well. And indeed it is. The number does matter. It’s the point in the grand cycle that the death card occupies, because history repeats… Seek More
I have a question for you, do we do anything not reflected in the tarot four minor arcana suits (Swords and Staves, Pentacles and Cups)? Each of these suits is reflected by aspects of the human mind, and all suits are reflected to perhaps different degrees in all people, perhaps at different times. The minor arcana follow a numeric progression, and do we not also experience a sense of progression in each of these processes? In your mind, and this has been established even by science, your brain forms categories. Times when I was being thoughtful, times when I was… Seek More
