Such strange and fantastic occurrences happening this weekend… revelation (in the theological sense) and the merest glimpse of a time gone by. Encouraging and dramatic results of spell work and new moon energies? Maybe… your guess is as good as mine!

Standing under a dark and partly cloudy sky last eve, I looked up to note the appearance of the stars. My eye was drawn directly to three bright stars in the shape of an elongated, right triangle. My first thought was OH! The summer triangle… wait, here? Now? The pull to the outline of them was unavoidable and trancelike. The center of the triangle was completely dark to my naked eye. Universal energy flowed in and out of me in a way I’ve only experienced, even close to that level, a few times during meditation and in the cedars. Now, this was not the summer triangle… I checked. Thanks, OldWolf... you're the best! But they say when you look in it you can see the face of divinity. Maybe it’s like that for all stars forming elongated right triangles, ha! Who knows? But I know what I experienced was certainly… ultimately divine.

That’s my fantastic happening. Now for the strange :)

Great morning of TV watching! Now that, in and of itself, is strange, lol… F1 race in Bahrain (outstanding race, btw), The Adventure of English, a series I absolutely love! Then Elizabeth I with Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. Now I’ve seen this several times and yes, there are points in it when I’ve shed a tear but… I wept through the entire thing… the whole series! WTF? Yes, it’s a superbly done period piece (I’m a bit of a stickler for that) and yes, the performances were an amazing example of acting craft, no… this is not my moon time :P I’ve had a fantastic weekend and I’m not particularly upset about anything. A bit melancholy, perhaps. That’s not unusual… I like me that way! This reaction was something else entirely. I’ve only had one clear recollection of a past life... in England 1717… and I’m not saying even remotely that that’s what this was. I don’t know what this was about. But it was something strange, to be sure… and quite liberating, as well. Yup… just strange! I actually had to lie down afterwards *shrugs* Beats the hell out of me? You’d think that the previous fantastic occurrence would have left me with more of an ability for insight, lol!

So that’s new moon at my house. Thanks for stopping over!

I hope yours was as magical but less strange… unless, of course, you’re into that kind of thing! Blessings and love… xxx ooo

To confront a person with their own shadow is to show them their own light. ~C.Jung

I had not been visited by Mother Goddess Kali in many years. This past week she comes to me full force to not just hold my hand into the darkness but full on tackle me! You should know I never do anything the easy way and honestly, I didn't see her coming. Steph, you sure called that one ;)

Here's the rub... We have to be willing to step into the darkness in order to own it, acknowledge it and begin to heal the pain, fear, shame, perceived transgressions that lurk in the shadows. She will go into the darkness with us... for us even... but at some point in the process you must surrender fully to her healing power. Only then, will she bring you back. I'm not yet at the point of surrender... but I'm close. I've wracked up enough shadow work lately to keep both she and I quite busy... pray for me as I pray to her.

Got this from my dear Niamh... I'm a cautious Jung fan so I'll share!

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

The Portait of the Counselor (INFJ)

The Counselor Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in reaching their goals, and enterprising and attentive in their interpersonal roles. Counselors focus on human potentials, think in terms of ethical values, and come easily to decisions. The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since Counselors have an unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although Counsleors tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes with their families, friends, and colleagues. This type has great depth of personality; they are themselves complicated, and can understand and deal with complex issues and people.

Counselors can be hard to get to know. They have an unusually rich inner life, but they are reserved and tend not to share their reactions except with those they trust. With their loved ones, certainly, Counselors are not reluctant to express their feelings, their face lighting up with the positive emotions, but darkening like a thunderhead with the negative. Indeed, because of their strong ability to take into themselves the feelings of others, Counselors can be hurt rather easily by those around them, which, perhaps, is one reason why they tend to be private people, mutely withdrawing from human contact. At the same time, friends who have known a Counselor for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that they are inconsistent; Counselors value their integrity a great deal, but they have intricately woven, mysterious personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.

Counselors have strong empathic abilities and can become aware of another's emotions or intentions -- good or evil -- even before that person is conscious of them. This "mind-reading" can take the form of feeling the hidden distress or illnesses of others to an extent which is difficult for other types to comprehend. Even Counselors can seldom tell how they came to penetrate others' feelings so keenly. Furthermore, the Counselor is most likely of all the types to demonstrate an ability to understand psychic phenomena and to have visions of human events, past, present, or future. What is known as ESP may well be exceptional intuitive ability-in both its forms, projection and introjection. Such supernormal intuition is found frequently in the Counselor, and can extend to people, things, and often events, taking the form of visions, episodes of foreknowledge, premonitions, auditory and visual images of things to come, as well as uncanny communications with certain individuals at a distance.

Could a girl get a break here, huh?! Blessings and love to all as you start your week... xxx ooo

Last night I had the most intense dream (I hesitate to even call it that). I thought about it quite a lot today... trying to hold the feelings I had in the dream state and doing a bit of analysis, as well. As I sit down to record it, to share it... I know that I was carried just a bit further down my path last night... and that is a most reassuring realization.

I'm in a room that is not familiar... There are no windows but there are closed doors. I don't feel trapped. I go to a refrigerator and very carefully remove bread dough, so as not to disturb the very large spider, heavy with babies, in her web on the top... No fear, I just don't want to disturb her... she's very busy.
I move to the middle of the room and find myself surrounded by many of the animals in my life that have passed on. I acknowledge each one as I give them a piece of the dough which I also eat. I feel comforted by seeing them... no tears. They are well and happy.
I walk over to a couch and lie down. A visible fog falls over me and the most intense feeling of my Mother I've ever had is head to toe inside me and on top of me at the same time. There are no words to describe what that felt like... and as I awoke I held that feeling for 15-30 seconds before it left me...crying but not sad.
There had been no thoughts/words exchanged... just that incredibly intense feeling of her. I lay there for a bit... telling her I was not afraid, I was not afraid, I was not afraid. Actually, I might've been telling myself (I was quite shaken and still crying) but I directed it to her.

Just a dream? It sure didn't feel like that as I awoke... I can't help but wonder if it's a prelude, a practice, if you will, to a more involved communication. I'm excited to think that but could never be disappointed if this is all I ever experience. It was amazing. I've waited 37 years for that!
I do have just one question.... bread dough?

Emily’s ‘interesting dilemma’ has set me to thinking…

To her query I posted this response;

“In my personal practice, on Samhain/All Hallows Eve, I honor the departed of this earth... some of whom are ancestors and some not... in my ritual the honoree does not have to have been an ancestor in blood. A spirit or soul holding special importance or influence in my heart will be attended during this turn of the wheel. Graves will be tended, pictures will be placed and table settings are laid out to include them in feast. Stories are shared with younger generations to pass on the remembrance. These souls are not kept in somber tone; rather a joyous celebration and grateful reflection of lives lived...”

The idea of communicating with spirit has been, in recent weeks, suggested to me on more than a few occasions. During the sitting with the stone seer, in conversations with friends and family, the resurfacing of old photos, in a recent tarot reading, several times during meditation and yet again in Emily’s blog. I don’t consider myself dense but I think someone’s trying to tell me something, lol!

You see… every year that I have celebrated Samhain; I remember, honor, share and feel connectedness to spirit but have never successfully communicated… What I desire most is a chat with my Mum. I don’t think I’ve ever seriously considered it a possibility before. Not that I had thought that communication with departed souls is an impossibility, quite the contrary, but I didn’t feel I was ready for or, on some level, even capable of it. This year is different... very different. I know now that not only can I reach that level but that it is being requested of me. A personal invitation has been received and accepted.

I am ready…