From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

Magickal Monday This weeks three card spread is the Build a Bridge Spread from rowantarot.blogspot.com as found on Pinterest.  1. What is your current situation? - XII The Hanged Man - Feeling trapped. Confined. Self-limiting. Uncertainty. Lack of Direction. Indecision. Needing release. Letting go. Take a chance, and make things happen.  2. What do you really want? - Queen of Swords - Quick thinker. Organized. Perceptive. Independent. Highly Intelligent.  3. What is the best strategy to get you there? - Two of Wands - Creative use of energy. Bringing together ideas. Focusing on a single objective. Working together for a common goal. Unifying forces.  This makes sense to me. I am indecisive and pretty resistant to change. I want to be a person who can make smart quick decisions. To get there I need to use what is good about both these sides of me, and combine them to reach my goals.  Thoughts:  So...several months ...

       Several years ago I had a very vivid dream. In the dream I was the daytime face of a vampire. I would take care of his business that was not possible to handle at night, and set up appointments for him, etc. The feeling of the dream was that I had been in his employment for many years, so when he came to me to tell me that we had to move to Pittsburgh it was just a given that I would move my family to continue my employment.        I was incredibly reluctant to tell my husband that we were going to have to sell the house, and relocate, so I just kept putting it off. Every time I would begin the conversation something would happen, or it would seem like the wrong time.        Suddenly it was about a week before we were going to be making the official move, and the vampire confronts me to see whether I had let my husband know what was happening, and gotten our house sold, etc. I admit that no, I haven't. The vampire loo...

Magickal Monday           I have decided to back up a little to simplify my Magickal Monday posts. I am going to take it back to a simple spread using whichever deck takes my fancy that day. I may change up spreads depending on my mood as well. Then I will share what is going on with me magickally and anything I found in the past week that makes me happy. Sound good? I hope so, because I am doing it. So, here we go...  Weekly Spread 3 Card - Head, Heart, Spirit Head - 7 of Cups: Using your imagination. Daydreaming. Living in fantasies. Take warning though, not to get lost in your own world. Don't just think, Act!  Heart - 0 The Fool: The beginning of an adventure. Potential. Taking a chance. Risk. Abandon fear and grab life by the horns.  Spirit - X Wheel of Fortune: Fortune. Chance. Unplanned events. Fate, Destiny. Good Luck. Reaching a turning point.  Well, that is a pretty promising outlook for the week. I wi...

Magical Monday 3 Card Spread -  Mind, Body, Spirit  Mind: 5 The Ancestor: You have made the leap and started a new cycle. Your instinctive spirit has felt it necessary to lead you to the gateway and a new path. You may have been reluctant or concerned at first, but whether you realize it or not a shift has occurred. You may feel wary of the unknown denizens that await you in the forest, but the ancient Ancestor within you will guide and reassure you as you relearn and greet new experiences on the path. Trust your inner voice. Listen to your own instinctive and inquisitive nature. Your own inner ancestor is strong, patient and wise. Let them lead you into the forest with new eyes and a joyful heart.  Body : Four of Arrows - Rest: Recharging after a period of stressful activity, work or emotional trauma. Allow time for the imagination to sojourn into the otherworld to renew and rejuvenate vitality. Muscles need time to repair an...

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Ansuz: The As: Odin - This rune signifies a revealing message or insight, communication. Signals, inspiration, enthusiasm, speech, true vision, power of words and naming and receiving blessings, the taking of advice. Good health, harmony, truth, wisdom.  Everything you encounter has a message for you; learn from your environment. You are being called to acknowledge a powerful lesson, be prepared to let go of your preconceptions.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: I actually drew the totem animal of the week card first, and drew The Lynx. I then picked up the Wildwood Tarot to start shuffling for the three card draw, and a card popped out of the deck. When I turned it over, there was the Lynx again. Hmm...apparently Lynx has an important message for me this week. Here is the Wildwood meaning for Lynx - Page of Stones: Pay attention to the physical realm, and be aware of the ef...

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Ehwaz: Horse: Do not take friendship for granted. Consider your loyalty towards those close to you, who may need your support now. Acknowledge the help of others and you will benefit from your alliance.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: Ace of Bows: Spark of Life: By shaping, directing and persevering with the tool that both hunts and nurtures fire, we kindle the spark that starts the process of creation and empowerment. This takes skill, effort, commitment and persistence, but the universe always responds with enlightenment, challenge and opportunity. Be prepared to learn new skills, adapt to a changing environment and focus and tune your instincts to the task at hand.  Heart: Seven of Bows: Clearance: All things must change and evolve, and however well prepared or carefully constructed your tools and skills, new challenges...

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:   Mannaz - Man; self, humankind, mortality, inner self, reflection, kinship. Embracing all the strengths and weaknesses that make you fully human will help you to realise your divinity. Balance the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual qualities within and use your energy to inspire you.   Peorth - Dice Cup; Vulva; chance, luck, enjoying the game, uncertainty. Initiation, Mystery, Secrets Revealed, Hidden Wisdom, Blessing, Unexpected Gain, Luck, Divine Intervention, Ancestral Memory, Beginnings, Birth, Talents, Roots Creativity.           Card(s) draw of the Week (from the Wild Wood Tarot):    Knight of Bows - Fox:   Reading Points: 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 fulfilment, as doe...

Magical Monday     Rune of the Week: Wunjo - Joy, Bliss   I pulled  again, so I pulled a second rune for the week which is...     Peorth - Initiation, Mystery, Blessing, Luck, Divine Intervention, Beginnings, Talents and Creativity     Both of these speak of great things. I have some amazing plans this week, I am on vacation next week and I found out today that I got a bonus at work, so...       Card draw of the Week (from the Wild Wood Tarot):   11 The Woodward   Reading Points: Through adversity or the process of rebalancing in life, we find courage within ourselves that flows from an unknown source. Sometimes that courage has to do with facing unavoidable truth or dealing with a person or problem that no amount of physical confrontation or emotional bravery will resolve. The Woodward's strength, drawn from nature's inherent power to renew and overcome, is needed if...

Magical Monday       Rune of the Week: Wunjo - Joy, Bliss     Card draw of the Week (from the Wild Wood Tarot):   Knight of Vessels - Eel   Reading Points: With purity of intent, your destiny defined, you are able to bring wisdom and maturity to your tasks. Embarking on a quest of personal revelation, your vision leads you onward. Your deep feelings are expressed at every turn.   Magical Monday Post: Unceremonious   I am a witch who does not rely on ceremony. I rarely cast a circle. I consider my home to be sacred space as it is, so it needs no blessings. I occasionally smudge and clear negative energy, but I do not feel it necessary to go further than that.   When working I also tend to keep it simple. I am a fan of poppets and sachets, but mostly I burn a candle with some herbs. I admire witches who are ceremonial and have very solid rigid practices. I am so much a fly by the seat of your pan...

Trying something new I am going to be making Magical Mondays a new feature. I am going to use this time to talk about witchy workings, thoughts, etc.       Rune of the week: Uruz - Auroch (Bison) - Strength and proving strength (manly), Creative force, Dross (forge)       Card of the week (from The Wild Wood Tarot):   Queen of Bows: Hare     Reading Points: A companion through life, sympathetic and understanding, leading you to a deeper awareness of what is needed to bring success to your every enterprise. Wise and witty, gentle and kindly, the Queen supports you and strengthens your resolve.     Together this sounds pretty promising, eh?     Magical Monday Post: Looking for a little Chaos:   I just finished reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and it left me craving a little chaos in my life. She spoke of the Trickster, and how necessary that spirit is to keeping...

Blessed Mabon to all! This weekend we went apple picking to celebrate, and to reap the rewards. Then we went to Thornville Ohio to the Backwoods Festival. I bought soaps from my favorite soap company Elder Forest Soaps, a wooden crow for the yard, a catnip toy for Sam, a sage lavender and flower smudge stick and some home made "pepper butter".     Today I received my Mabon swap package from the lovely Holistic Knitter. I sent her a set of prayer flags. She sent me a Mabon Dreamcatcher, an apple cozy and some autumn note cards.       Welcome Fall!!