Divination

ShadowScape Deck. (I own it but this
picture is not mine)

I am still new to it, but I love divination. I especially seem drawn to Tarot and Oracle cards. Now, I have only read for people a few times (and they've been family members or close friends). I've been told that I have a gift for it, but I'm unsure as to how much truth that holds. While I have been pretty right on with my readings, I have yet to memorize the meanings of the cards and such. I use my meaning booklets that come with the decks. Now, I know that a lot of people go with their own intuition on card meanings, but I like to know the meanings and then apply them to someone using my intuition, if that makes any sense. I don't know if this is right, but it's the way I do it. It's what feels right to me. I don't know many spreads either, aside from the one my teacher, Vysyn, taught me. Actually, she's to thank for pretty  much all of my knowledge of the Tarot (as well as just about everything I know). She is the one who firmly believes in me and I definitely want to live up to her expectations. So, I'm trying my best to learn more and find out more about myself as well as my decks, themselves. At this point, you're probably asking why I'm writing about any of this and what relevance it really has to anything. Well, I guess it's more of just to share my own personal experience. Perhaps by reading my story, those who are also new will find their own way as well. Though I am new, I do have the desire to teach others what I do know and pass on the knowledge that has been passed on to me. So, hope this is helpful!

Blessed Be!

The Full Moon

Note: Sorry this is a little delayed, I've been a bit busy.

The full moon occurred on August 31st. It was the second full moon in the month. This one is the one that I saw (I missed the other one). I was outside with two of my friends. They weren't out there for the reasons I was but it was nice nonetheless. Well, when I looked up at the moon, the feeling was...indescribable. It was like I was filled with this energy and I felt like I very powerful, like I could do anything I put my mind to in that moment. I sat there and closed my eyes, feeling it wash over me and move around me. It was unlike anything I've ever felt before. I believe that this was the first time I've ever truly been affected by the moon (or at least the first time I was noticeably affected). I'm not sure of the significance of that moment but it was amazing. Ever since that point, it's been like I understand more about myself and I have kept part of that feeling. I can still feel it even now. It's a strange and a wonderful feeling. I'm very new to all of this so I'm unsure of it's meaning, but I'd be happy to hear any feed back that anyone may have about my experience. 

Blessed Be!

~Harmony

PBP

Once again, I apologize. I don't think that I will be making the Pagan Blog project, as I am super busy with school and just don't have the time. I will still be using this to talk about pagan things and hope to continue with it whenever I can.

Sorry everyone!

Blessed Be!
~Harmony Moonflower

Pagan Blog Project delay

Hello everyone! I just wanted to apologize for not keeping up well with the Pagan Blog Project (PBP). I have been relatively busy lately but I'm determined to try and catch up. I hope that everyone enjoys reading them. I'll be sure to return very soon. I'm really sorry again, for not being able to stay caught up.

Blessed Be!
~Harmony

PBP - Karma

Karma is the belief that whatever type of energy you put into the universe will eventually make it's way back to you. To put simply; What goes around, comes around. 

In Wicca, Karma is put into play by the Three Fold Law, which is basically that whatever you do will come back to you three fold. Or really, Karma times three. A lot of people associate this with the negative choices that people make. Some also believe that it applies to positive choices as well. More often than not, people lean towards the bad because it is basically a punishment for whatever the offending person as done. As it is against the Wiccan rede to harm anyone or anything, those who practice negatively are believed to have triple the bad karma. 

Karma is popular in many traditions and differs as such. In general though, a lot of people believe that karma exists in one form or another. Many use the phrase I referenced earlier, "What goes around, comes around." They believe that because someone has done something terrible and got away with it, that in the end, it will eventually catch up to them and make them pay for what they had done. It's very similar to pagan beliefs although most don't realize that Karma is a pagan thing.  

Blessed Be!
~Harmony

PBP - Jack O' Lantern

When people think of Jack O'Lanterns, they think of Halloween and carving scary faces into them to spook the trick or treaters. Well, that's what I thought too before doing the research. It seems that though were/are used to ward off or fool evil spirits. Halloween, or Samhain, as it's also known, is the day that the spirits and such are free to walk among us. This goes unnoticed because there are a ton of people, adults and kids alike, dressed up for the day. So the spirits blend in with those already in costume and walk among the living. The Jack O'Lantern will keep away the spirits that are harmful or perhaps tricksters. The term Jack O'Lantern literally means "Man with a Lantern". In old days, the men would carry these things to ward off evil. More Folklore: In England, ghostly lights would appear over marshes and such. These were said to move up and down almost as though it was a man holding a lantern, and these were thought of as signals to lost souls.

Blessed Be!
~Harmony

PBP - Intuition

Intuition is like knowing something without ever being told. It's just like a gut feeling, that's how I describe it. In my opinion, I think my intuition is pretty good. Most often, I just know when something is up or how a person is feeling if I'm close to them. I'm really in tune with my friends so it's easy to tell when something goes amiss. Aside from knowing what's going on with people, it's also possible to know other things like, you have this nagging feeling something will go wrong or perhaps that something will go right. I've actually experienced this before. A few friends and I were going to go out and have fun. Well, a couple of hours before we were getting ready to go, I was hit by this terrifying feeling that if I went out that night, something terrible would happen. So I told them I was sick and didn't go. Nothing happened to them but I felt that somehow, if I had been there, something would have happened. I can't explain it and to this day, I still don't know why I felt the way I did. Everyone can feel these things, it's just a matter of really listening to it. So my advice: Go with gut. It will never steer you wrong.

Blessed Be!
~Harmony