From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Nauthiz: Need: Sometimes the biggest blessing is not getting what you think you want. Try to keep  a sense of perspective. The spirit can see the bigger picture that is unfolding before you and will deliver exactly what you need at the right time.  Wunjo: Joy: Appreciate the love and laughter in your life and make time to value the ordinary things that make you happy. Live fully in the present and celebrate being alive!  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: Nine of Stones - Tradition: Whenever we reach back into antiquity with sincere reverence and respect, seeking insight and wisdom, we commune directly with both the esoteric and practical memory of the human species. The myths, rituals and traditions of past tribes remain imprinted on the human psyche. Whether you believe this to be the effect of morphic resonance or the spiritual e...

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Gebo: Gift: You are being called to examine what you give to the world and how you receive blessings. A gift is being offered to you; if you accept it freely, you must become more giving in return. The cycle of exchange must not be broken.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: 12 The Mirror: Patience and prudence are the keywords here, although trust plays a large part in the process of crossing to the island where insights into our own unconscious workings may be revealed. This process differs from the journey of the Hooded Man, who makes a conscious decision to withdraw and contemplate the universe. In the Mirror, a surrender of will is required. Insights may come from dreams and meditations, but now is not the time to force the pace or drive on with a plan or desire until you have heard what your soul has to say, and your bruised and wounded spirit ...

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Wunjo: Joy: Appreciate the love and laughter in your life and make time to value the ordinary things that make you happy. Live fully in the present and appreciate being alive!  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Nine of Bows - Respect:  When nearing the heart of a sacred quest, motivation and integrity of human desires are challenged. Ancient wisdom demands the seeker be humble and forgiving. Respect for others and for the environment is required to proceed along the path to enlightenment. There is no completion without overcoming the challenge.  Thoughts:  Well...It turns out that there were layoffs at work, and I was spared, but my manager (who I adore) and all but 3 of my team mates were not. I am relieved that it wasn't worse, but still not happy with losing my team as we are close. I have decided that this is the impetus I needed to get out there and look for a new job. I am h...

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Tiwaz: Tyr- the sky god: This rune represents honor, justice, leadership and authority, analysis, rationality, knowing where one's true strengths lie. It symbolizes willingness to self-sacrifice, victory and success in any competition or in legal matters.  Hagalaz: Hail:  The rune represents the wrath of nature, destructive, uncontrolled forces, especially the weather, or within the unconscious. Attributes include tempering, testing, trial, controlled crisis, leading to completion, inner harmony.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Knight of Bows- Fox:  Determination leads you to success but sometimes at personal cost. Your life may change or enter a different path at any moment. Native wit and cleverness guide your steps toward fulfillment, as does your gift of anticipating the future.  Queen of Arrows-Swan: A state of separation may exist, bringing wit...

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Raido: Wagon or Chariot: Represents travel, both in physical terms and those of lifestyle direction. The rune predicts a journey, vacation, relocation, evolution, change of place or setting. It allows seeing a larger perspective. Seeing the right move for you to make a deciding upon it. It symbolizes personal rhythm, world rhythm and the dance of life.  Laguz: Lake: This run represents the flow of water, sea, a fertility source, the healing power of renewal, life's energy and organic growth. It symbolizes imagination and psychic matters, dreams, fantasies, mysteries, the unknown, the hidden, the deep, the underworld. It predicts success in travel or acquisition, but with the possibility of loss.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Ten of Arrows: Instruction -  Meaning: A parent passes on skills, wisdom and ancestral ways with love and tolerance. Instruction and communicat...