The tree of life is an important symbol in Celtic tradition and many other indigenous cultures. Our March oracle card, drawn from the Greenwood Tarot Pre-celtic Shamanism of the Mythic Forest is authored by Mark Ryan and Chesca Potter.
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Of course, the Celtic goddess tradition was not based on a hierarchy. However, the hierarchy of angels is part of Christianity and Hinduism. February's oracle card depicts Archangel Michael with his sword of light. Read the challenge that Archangel Michael is giving.
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See what this three-card reading says is in store for 2023.
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Today is Samhain, the highest of Celtic holidays. In Celtic tradition and pagan, Wiccan, and Druid ritual, it is the day when the veil is thinnest between worlds, when the dead are honored and when the new year is said to begin.
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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.
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Since ancient times, the owl has been a sacred animal and spirit guide in many traditions. I was first aware of Owl as an amulet and symbol from the Greek legends, notably the owl who accompanied Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. Native American, Norse, and Egyptian legends join our Celtic ancestors in honoring Owl for her wisdom.
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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.
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It has been a while since we've drawn a spirit animal card, You might think of this as just a card to ponder or meditate on for the day, or you might think of it as a spirit guide or as your particular spirit animal (totem). While I was shuffling the cards, I was thinking of the summer breezes and wishing they would bring in new vitality and insight into my next project.
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July is a great time to begin envisioning a new story for ourselves and our world. The monthly oracle draw gives guidance from the cards.
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I never tire of the stories of Avalon. The deck I choose to pull the oracle card from this month as a whole is a very rich source of information and inspiration. The particular card I drew for us is not at all specific to the Avalon story. It is, however, universal and always applicable to our lives. I used to teach interpersonal communications and human relations and so the subject has become part of me.
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Not only have we been given this card at the beginning of spring, the season of new beginnings, but our world is in a new place in so many ways, a place with new possibilities but also new dangers. The Major Arcana lays out the guides and experiences of Life’s Journey. This one does so using Welsh mythology and ancient wisdom.
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