Re: Solstice Divination
Willows

Tue Dec 22 11:22:40 1998
TopazOwl wrote,*br*: ...and may the poetry which results be shared for many years among our people.*p*Thank you for doing exactly this, Leigh*br*...sharing these words of poetry worthy of one of the few Draoi I know.*p*Blessed Solstice to you too*br*Dan*p*.............................................................*br*TopazOwl wrote,*br*:    I rose before dawn to greet the new sun this morning. As *br*: dim light softly crept over the sky, I realized I would not *br*: be able to see the sun today, as heavy clouds obscured my *br*: view. Nevertheless, I do of course know that the sun is up *br*: there, rising over the landscape as usual.*br*:*br*:      As is my usual practice, I waited for omens to appear. *br*: It was not long before I began to see soft white flakes *br*: drifting toward the still sharp greenness of the grass. I *br*: smiled, because this was something I had asked for; there is *br*: something magickal about the first real snow. I watched as *br*: the flakes increased, the wind playing through them as they *br*: danced, and I took note of a change in the quality of the *br*: dawn light through the snow. Within moments, the green world *br*: had vanished, replaced by clean, crisp whiteness. As I *br*: watched, a flock of the blackbirds of Rhiannon winged their *br*: way across my vision. Here was my omen. *br*:*br*:      I searched in my mind for teachings of Blackbird. Now, *br*: Blackbird is known by another name: Druid Dubh, the Black *br*: Druid. That there was a group of them means this message is *br*: intended for more than me, so I share it with those who will *br*: understand. My flock was heading from North to South, from *br*: Falias to Gorias. Morfesa, Great Knowledge, directs us along *br*: the path of the fiery Spear toward illumination; from this *br*: cold time and from the foundation Stone, the knowledge of *br*: our people, will come great inspiration to shed light on the *br*: ways of drai/ocht. Blackbird is also the blacksmith's bird, *br*: the master of fire, ghobadhu. He is the first of five *br*: animals encountered on the journey which culminates at the *br*: salmon of wisdom in the sacred pool, and as such, he stands *br*: at the threshhold.*br*:*br*:      The omen is clear, and is very fitting to the season. *br*: This will be a special winter for many of us. Blackbird *br*: calls to us this season to enter the Otherworld, with the *br*: strength of the Stone of Destiny beneath us and the fiery *br*: Spear of Victory in our hands, from the solidity of earth *br*: and hearth to the magick of the transformative and elusive *br*: Fire of Imbas, to find the Truth of our being. Our quest for *br*: the Salmon of Wisdom begins anew on this day. May Imbolc *br*: find us all emerging from the sacred pool with the glow of *br*: illumination radiating from our brows. May the Truth of our *br*: journey shine out for all to see upon our return, and may *br*: the poetry which results be shared for many years among our *br*: people.*br*:*br*: Blessed Solstice,*br*: The Topaz Owl*br*
Solstice Divination
TopazOwl
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Tue Dec 22 09:45:19 1998