Oracle Card for November

For this month’s oracle card, the card literally jumped out of the box and presented itself. According to our author's constructions, the crystal cave is an indicator of TRUST.

Celtic Spirit, Tarot, Tarot CardJeanne CraneNovember 6, 2023oracle, tarot, trust, Higher Good, unknown, ritual, inner voice, energy, changeComment

Oracle Card for August

Water certainly has been on my mind these past few weeks; not only the pleasure of summer boating and swimming here in the Finger Lakes but also the flooding, the severe storms, and the general upheaval of weather.

Elements, Tarot Card, TarotJeanne CraneAugust 7, 2023element, water, oracle, feelings, emotions, magic, ritual, onenessComment

Tarot card for April

I am writing this at the spring equinox with a new moon that predicts excellent promise for positive change in our future. The card spoke to me, and I hope you will find it equally insightful.

Tarot, Tarot CardJeanne CraneApril 3, 2023tarot, oracle, ritual, major arcana, hanged man, #world tree, peace, tranquility, crystals, spring

Oracle Card for October: The Hazel

Our oracle card for October is the Hazel from a set of cards titled Portal to the Sacred Trees-A Celtic Oracle by Jane Burns. The illustrations are by Judith Bird. I have studied Celtic shamanism through Jane Burns’ programs on The Shift Network and have always loved her work.

Celtic Spirit, Celtic Wisdom, Tarot Card, TarotJeanne CraneOctober 3, 2022portal, nature, trees, healing, ritual, meditation, hazel, Celtic wisdom, truth, celtic lore, hazelwood, waterComment

Oracle Card - Crystal Cave

Two dear friends and I have been working with this deck every morning for the last few months and I wanted to share it with you. It’s been wonderfully enlightening and helpful to us as we choose our respective card and then reflect on it for the day - or throughout the day, I should say. The messages are clear and simple, yet profound concepts to walk with through a busy day.

Tarot Card, Tarot, Celtic Wisdom, Celtic SpiritJeanne CraneAugust 1, 2022oracle, tarot cards, tarot, ritual, energy, portals, nature, animal spirits, trust, manifest, intuitionComment

Summer Solstice By Many Names

Summer Solstice is a major Celtic holiday. It is also celebrated throughout Europe by many names. Those of us who take an interest in Celtic tradition know the major images: Stonehenge at sunrise, bonfires the night before, general merriment.

celtic blessing, Stone Circle, holiday, solsticeJeanne CraneJune 21, 2021angel number, energy, sun, solstice, holiday, Stone Circle, tradition, ritual, Celtic BlessingComment

The Stones Hold Our Memories

Pausing in silence and connecting to our memories through the four elements, especially stones and water is an age- old tradition. When we are still and let the voices of the stones carry us into stories, into our stories and the stories of our family, we are gifted with teachable moments and a sense of ancestral/familial support that is rich and meaningful. By extension, walking through the oldest section of a cemetery or strolling up to a park monument, gives us an opportunity to imagine the lives led by people whose names are carved in their stones- a humbling and moving experience.

Devas of Form

Mother Nature is at work. This time of year, the signs of reawakening life are all around us. Given our recent Covid experience, being outdoors and with Nature brings even more joy and awe. I usually am in Ireland or one of the other Celtic Nations in May. This year I am home being reminded of how spring flowers, bees and green grass brighten spring wherever I am. And I am truly grateful.

Winter Solstice

Winter solstice is always magical but this year December 21 will be extraordinary. Jupiter and Saturn will come together in the night sky brightly and more closely than in 800 years. Thus, it is called “The Christmas Star”. Feels to me like we are having the opportunity to birth a new country as then and a New Earth as at the birth of Christ.

celtic blessing, Celtic Wisdom, Celtic Spirit, solsticeJeanne CraneDecember 21, 2020ritual, solstice, winter, winter solstice, seasons, light

The Element of Fire

Learning to ignite or create fire was one of the earliest of skills of developing civilizations. All indigenous peoples have stories of how it was discovered.

Fire brought warm, light and the ability to cook food, forge metal and transmute the other basic elements in a way that seemed magical. Ceremonies were often built around fire.

I invite you to light a candle and spend a few minutes bringing awareness of the element of Fire into your field. Allow all its aspects to speak to you. See, feel and hear what comes to you from the flame.

Brigid, Elements, Celtic WisdomJeanne CraneOctober 12, 2020fire, tradition, sun, ritual

Transformation

We hear people describe the times we are experiencing as a chrysalis. Personal, spiritual and collective transformation share that experience of the entity shifting into a new way of being, a new form. Not all growth or change is so dramatic. Some is developmental or planned. But transformation suggests the new phase is beyond the present knowing.

celtic blessing, Celtic WisdomJeanne CraneMay 25, 2020transformation, butterfly, ritual, openness, thin placesComment

Anchoring the Light

Often, I write about the ancient sites that were built to align with the sun, or moon or stars. While modern scholars acknowledge these phenomena, many suggest they were “simply” sundials or places to celebrate the changing of the seasons and know when to plant crops. Walking these places in mindfulness, it is easy to feel that much more was going on in these ancient places or ritual. These places “worked with the light”. These places “anchored the light”. Their alignment focuses the light and drew the observer to a place where the light and energy of the sun connected to the Earth.