tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80708934637816597122011-07-07T18:17:49.180-07:00My random thoughts on things Shamanic, Pagan, and Spiritual matters (or just my bitching on society in general).OkieTurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486633151224642465noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070893463781659712.post-55234742997482597862010-01-04T08:14:00.000-08:002010-01-04T08:15:46.519-08:00Tarot Card:&nbsp; Ace of Cups - down and dirty, this is an emotional gift from above.<br /><br />Rune:&nbsp; Wyn - A respite from chaos and an interlude of harmony; the rune of joy<br /><br />Wow, some days things just come together.&nbsp; This morning, as I was finishing breakfast and watching the news, one of the animals running through the living room drew my attention to a brilliant beam of sunlight shining through the dust kicked up by the pets being rambunctious.&nbsp; Usually, I would take this as a sign to get off my butt to vacuum and dust, but today, the motes were catching the sunlight and refracting it, causing a million (yup, I counted them) tiny rainbows to dance in the room.&nbsp; The morning had gone well enough I could stop and enjoy this spectacle for a few minutes, marveling at the gift of beauty I was given.<br /><br />Fast forward a couple of hours and I am in the Attic, doing my usual physical opening routine of lights, heat, coffee etc and the metaphysical opening of calling allies, lighting candles, burning sage and drawing the above portents.&nbsp; I have been seeing rainbows everywhere, all day, mostly metaphorically, but a few physical one.&nbsp; In the sunlight on Luna's fur, in the light coming in our south-facing front windows, even in the reflections from the cars passing on Indian River Rd.<br /><br />Rainbows are everywhere today, reminding me to dance like motes of dust in a sunbeam, to enjoy the attention of loved ones, both two- and four-legged, to embrace the miracle of today and every day.<br /><br />I surely hope this blog is not regularly this sappy, but I have to write what I am led to write, so this post is what it is.<br /><br />HUGS!<br /><br />Neal<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8070893463781659712-5523474299748259786?l=themysticalatticneal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>OkieTurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486633151224642465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070893463781659712.post-26507938801995824022010-01-02T14:28:00.000-08:002010-01-02T14:34:05.804-08:00As usual when it comes to technical things, I have come to blogging way too lat to be considered trendy and just about the time everyone and their dog joins in (see Facebook).&nbsp; My plan is to post on the days I am working at the Attic (these will include the Tarot Card and Rune drawn each day), and add other posts about classes, general thoughts and pipe dreams as I am led.<br /><br />I am open to suggestions for content and am hoping we can generate some spirited conversations&nbsp; in the comments.<br /><br />So with these admittedly generic comments (I never promised originality), on behalf of Scott, Luna and Lucky Cat and myself, I bid you all good evening!<br /><br />Tarot Card:&nbsp; Three of Wands<br /><br />Rune:&nbsp; Feoh<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8070893463781659712-2650793880199582402?l=themysticalatticneal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>OkieTurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486633151224642465noreply@blogger.com1