Flaxen Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 Lovely poem @RavenOfSummer! It’s so interesting to see the variety of decks being used for this reading. I love to read along with other people’s - so often there is a message there that is pertinent to me too.
legendaryelement Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 Saying a quick hello! I chose the Memories expansion set of the Dixit cards, but 84 is a bit unwieldy to shuffle ... so I flipped through grabbing the ones that snagged a level of attention (for positive or negative feeling) until I had a set of 44. Each day, I read the description & choose a keyword to give me the number of cards to “count through” for selection. With the Golden Girls Tarot, I shuffled the deck and it “stuck” 4 times on the fourth riffle, so afterward I laid out the entire deck in 6 piles. The 4th is the one I selected for my readings. Using “Midsummer” to count through & remove a card brought me to the Five of Wands ~ the gals facing off at the bowling alley! LOL
joy Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 3 hours ago, RavenOfSummer said: Thank you so much! @joy, please feel free to share 😊 Great thanks, here is the pic with the freshly picked strawberries. They look so goooood!
Luxa Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 Oh my goodness, they do look so good @joy 😍 my strawberry plants are still tiny, I'm hopefully for a nice harvest like that!! 🤞😄 I'm so enjoying everyone's readings so far! And yes, @Flaxen I think we can find our own messages within a group reading like this! I wanted to share with you Blodeuwedd from the Mists of Avalon oracle. It arrived on Sunday and I was just looking through it before I read your post. I'm also reading Mists of Avalon right now, and of course in a 1000 odd page book, I was reading one of the pages she was mentioned in. So I was thrilled to see you drew her! 🤩 I love her wild nature! https://ibb.co/whnDPwmwhnDPwm @CharlotteK I loved your reading today, with the two of pentacles. Maybe you control the storm? With your guardian wolf setting the boundaries for stag and oxen? 🤔 I bet you do! 😄 Though I definitely understand getting lost in the storms of temper tantrums or arguments! 😂 I hope that's ok, commenting on your reading like that? I loved it, and it touched me! And I'm commenting in solidarity from one mother to another! 💞
RavenOfSummer Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 6 hours ago, legendaryelement said: Saying a quick hello! I chose the Memories expansion set of the Dixit cards, but 84 is a bit unwieldy to shuffle ... so I flipped through grabbing the ones that snagged a level of attention (for positive or negative feeling) until I had a set of 44. Each day, I read the description & choose a keyword to give me the number of cards to “count through” for selection. With the Golden Girls Tarot, I shuffled the deck and it “stuck” 4 times on the fourth riffle, so afterward I laid out the entire deck in 6 piles. The 4th is the one I selected for my readings. Using “Midsummer” to count through & remove a card brought me to the Five of Wands ~ the gals facing off at the bowling alley! LOL That sounds like a great idea for getting to the right number of cards, @legendaryelement. Haha, I had to look up that 5 of Wands card! Such a fantastic deck 😊
RavenOfSummer Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 4 hours ago, joy said: Great thanks, here is the pic with the freshly picked strawberries. They look so goooood! Beautiful strawberries! Mmmm, they just look like summer! 🍓
RavenOfSummer Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Luxa said: I'm also reading Mists of Avalon right now, and of course in a 1000 odd page book, I was reading one of the pages she was mentioned in. I reeeeally need to read this book! It's been on my list forever! Our libraries are just opening up again so perhaps I'll go and pick it up there.
joy Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 @Luxa yeah they do look very good! I live on a rock in the sea and strawberries or aby berries do not grow here. I really miss the berries . I read the book Mists of Avalon a looong time ago. Loved it, it is so good!
Flaxen Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 @Luxa, I loved The Mists of Avalon and how amazing that you were reading about her! How are you finding the oracle?
CharlotteK Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Luxa said: @CharlotteK I loved your reading today, with the two of pentacles. Maybe you control the storm? With your guardian wolf setting the boundaries for stag and oxen? 🤔 I bet you do! 😄 Though I definitely understand getting lost in the storms of temper tantrums or arguments! 😂 I hope that's ok, commenting on your reading like that? I loved it, and it touched me! And I'm commenting in solidarity from one mother to another! 💞 Oh it can be very hard can't it? Thank you so much for your additional.insights. I like the guardian wolf. I hadn't thought of that, but she helps me to journey to meet guides, so you could be right there! I am.hoping today isn't so stormy. Perhaps I should journey specifically for advice about the arguments. As for controlling the storm, I try at least not to add to it!
geoxena Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 The Mists of Avalon... I loved that book. A miniseries of it came out almost 20 years ago, with Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen, and Angelica Huston - they did a wonderful job! I have it downloaded on one of my computers, but it's in storage. The soundtrack features Loreena McKennit and the costumes are gorgeous. The scenes of Julianna Margulies riding horseback with her velvet cloak flowing behind her were so beautiful... mmm-mmm, I remember it made me want to travel back in time and dress like that. See it if you can!
RavenOfSummer Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 I took some pictures of the borage in our communal herb garden this morning and thought I would share one here- @Luxa especially I thought might like to see!
Luxa Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 21 hours ago, RavenOfSummer said: I reeeeally need to read this book! It's been on my list forever! Our libraries are just opening up again so perhaps I'll go and pick it up there. That's been me forever too @RavenOfSummer 😄 I'm finally getting around to it!! 18 hours ago, Flaxen said: @Luxa, I loved The Mists of Avalon and how amazing that you were reading about her! How are you finding the oracle? The images are beautiful @Flaxen and I like that it's kind of directional, with a keyword on the top, bottom and both sides. I haven't really played with it yet though, I need to finish the book first! 😄 I got it because it was on offer on Amazon UK and such s great price! I know I'll enjoy it when I'm ready to play with it though 😊 12 hours ago, geoxena said: The Mists of Avalon... I loved that book. A miniseries of it came out almost 20 years ago, with Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen, and Angelica Huston - they did a wonderful job! I have it downloaded on one of my computers, but it's in storage. The soundtrack features Loreena McKennit and the costumes are gorgeous. The scenes of Julianna Margulies riding horseback with her velvet cloak flowing behind her were so beautiful... mmm-mmm, I remember it made me want to travel back in time and dress like that. See it if you can! Oh thanks for telling me @geoxena! I love Julianna Margulies!! I'll keep an eye out for it! 5 hours ago, RavenOfSummer said: I took some pictures of the borage in our communal herb garden this morning and thought I would share one here- @Luxa especially I thought might like to see! Thank you so much @RavenOfSummer! They're such beautiful flowers, aren't they? 😍 And according to the email Susan Weed (herbalist) sent me today, they're really good for you to eat! If you can bear to pluck them! 😂 I will definitely grow them next year. Maybe it's not too late for this year! 🤔😄
geoxena Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Luxa said: And according to the email Susan Weed (herbalist) sent me today, they're really good for you to eat! Oh, I know Susun! Took some workshops with her. The herbalist I studied with was a friend of hers and we visited her farm in upstate NY. I love Susun's books and she is very responsive to emails. I sent her a suggestion for her book Menopausal Years and was delighted to discover that she added a whole chapter on my suggestion (thyroid issues) when she revised it. AND she sent me a free copy of the new version when it came out, which I didn't expect. She's very warm and funny in person and loves to sing. Gosh, that was the early- and mid-90s. I've been away from that world a long time. Unfortunately, I've pretty much forgotten most of what I learned about herbs back then. You can't go wrong writing to her; she's got amazing encyclopedic knowledge of the plant world! Sorry to derail the thread! Edited June 16, 2020 by geoxena
RavenOfSummer Posted June 17, 2020 Author Posted June 17, 2020 Just now, while I was writing up my card for today right around sunset, I saw my very first lightning bug of the season 😍 Summer!!! ❤️
DanielJUK Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 15 hours ago, RavenOfSummer said: I took some pictures of the borage in our communal herb garden this morning and thought I would share one here- @Luxa especially I thought might like to see! The borage is looking so cute! We have a gardening method here where you make liquid fertiliser with it! Although it's a wonderful soil conditioner as a living plant. You can use any of the green leafy plants which are high in potash like nettles, comfrey (popular and very common here) or borage and you put it in a plastic container (like a bucket) of water and leave it for ages. Be warned it absolutely stinks, it has the worst smell as it turns into liquid fertiliser and you need a lid to contain it! My Father is making nettle liquid fertiliser this year and omg the smell is like nothing else when you take the lid off. The liquid it produces is very high in nitrogen and potassium and is very strong and needs to be diluted a lot to use. It's a wonderful resource though and it's free to make! The borage flowers are so cute! ❤️ I have noticed that natural skincare brands here often use borage as a filler to bulk up moisturisers and other creams 🙂
RavenOfSummer Posted June 17, 2020 Author Posted June 17, 2020 9 hours ago, DanielJUK said: The borage is looking so cute! We have a gardening method here where you make liquid fertiliser with it! Although it's a wonderful soil conditioner as a living plant. You can use any of the green leafy plants which are high in potash like nettles, comfrey (popular and very common here) or borage and you put it in a plastic container (like a bucket) of water and leave it for ages. Be warned it absolutely stinks, it has the worst smell as it turns into liquid fertiliser and you need a lid to contain it! My Father is making nettle liquid fertiliser this year and omg the smell is like nothing else when you take the lid off. The liquid it produces is very high in nitrogen and potassium and is very strong and needs to be diluted a lot to use. It's a wonderful resource though and it's free to make! The borage flowers are so cute! ❤️ I have noticed that natural skincare brands here often use borage as a filler to bulk up moisturisers and other creams 🙂 @DanielJUK, thank you for sharing this information about borage! I had been aware of nettle fertilizer but didn't realize people use borage similarly! That is very cool. I love seeing the flowers each day- I wish I knew who in our community garden planted it so I could thank them!
RavenOfSummer Posted June 18, 2020 Author Posted June 18, 2020 I love this 💜 Only two days until the Solstice 💛🌞
joy Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 1:25 PM, RavenOfSummer said: I took some pictures of the borage in our communal herb garden this morning and thought I would share one here- @Luxa especially I thought might like to see! Thank you! The flower is so beautifully perfect, amazing how mother nature works 💜💚
Luxa Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Hey everyone, I've had a hectic couple of days, so I've just updated my post with my cards and a pic, until I get a chance to write them up. Hopefully tomorrow! 🤞 And I'll catch up on everyone else too! 😍 @geoxena that's so cool you've met Susan Weed! She's my new heroine! 😄 I read Healing Wise in a book club last year and loved it!! Now I want all her books, and I follow her on YouTube and her podcast! 😍 @DanielJUK I didn't know that about borage either! Though I knew about nettle and comfrey. Thank you! 🙏 @RavenOfSummer another beautiful poem, thank you!! 🙏💚
RavenOfSummer Posted June 19, 2020 Author Posted June 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Luxa said: Hey everyone, I've had a hectic couple of days, so I've just updated my post with my cards and a pic, until I get a chance to write them up. Hopefully tomorrow! 🤞 And I'll catch up on everyone else too! No worries Luxa- that happens. I'm glad you're still getting a chance to draw your cards!
joy Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 17 hours ago, Luxa said: Hey everyone, I've had a hectic couple of days, so I've just updated my post with my cards and a pic, until I get a chance to write them up. Hopefully tomorrow! 🤞 And I'll catch up on everyone else too! 😍 Same here, I am sometimes behind with typing it up but as long as we find the time to draw the cards and take them in, adding to the thread and upload pics can wait 😉❤️
DanielJUK Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 take your time, the sacred days are always a relaxed affair! I am a day behind but seem to catch up quite well. Will take a pic of the final spread when I have dealt all cards ❤️
RavenOfSummer Posted June 20, 2020 Author Posted June 20, 2020 The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean — the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down — who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away. I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
RavenOfSummer Posted June 20, 2020 Author Posted June 20, 2020 A very blessed Solstice to all 💛 My heart is full this evening, with just being here in this moment ❤️ Wishing you all a wonderful Midsummer day!
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