A possible continuation in transformation.
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It’s now officially the start of the ‘ber months! Depending on where you’re reading this blog, the weather may be beginning to cool and become more clement; on the other hand, it could still be rather hot while wishing for said weather!
It seems Brighid wanted the second part of transformation-related post to happen sooner than later. Of course, change doesn’t have a specific time that it can occur in, but signs for it can be more obvious than others. Change happens all the time, whether we’re actively noticing it or not.
While I’m on my trip, I have been attempting to be mindful of how I’m spending my time. Wandering thoughts being as they are, I can be distracted when I don’t want to be. I want to focus on what is dear to me and not the equivalent of a passing cloud.
It’s been a little over a month since the Lúnasa season began, and the harvest season is in full swing. I decided to look back at the reading I did at the start of August. I believe I have more clarity as to what it meant. It may not be the full message, but I have more of an idea of what it means.
Onn marked the beginning of the reading and has links to travel and movement (either spiritual or physical). I’m in the middle of my trip, so this could apply. However, I relate it more to the spiritual aspects of it. As I mentioned, I have been trying to be more mentally mindful while being careful to be balanced with this objective. Mainly, I believe it means that I’m still in the process of finding the foundations of my spiritual journey, which leads into the more defining elements of the reading.
As mentioned previously, Beith has connections to beginnings and purification. However, its placement in the reading conveys the concept of filtering out what works and what doesn’t. I’m regularly feeling out what is relevant to my path as I learn new things and test them out. In a sense, filtering is another form of purification. An important aspect of the letter is creativity and writing, and they may be the tools through which I do the filtering.
Lastly, Dair relates back to the filtering aspect in Beith. One of the letter’s kennings means “most carved of craftmanship” (Laurie 85). To me, Brighid wants me to continue honing the parts of my path, my craftmanship, that call to me. There’s no destination in sight, but it’s merely an extension of what I have already been doing the past few years. In any regard, Her presence in the reading remains very strong.
Sometimes, there isn’t a clue-by-four meant for you, but it only indicates more vague road signs to follow.
Works Cited
Laurie, Erynn Rowan. Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom. Megalithica Books, 2015.
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