Divination…The Celtic Way!
My first exposure to Divination was the study
of ancient Greece and Rome, and it wasn’t very
impressive. Political leaders and corrupt priests
and oracles often twisted the signs or issued prophesies
according to their ego desires, not out of a desire
to commune with the Divine.
True Divination, however, is the art of making
meaning out of whatever is happening around you.
It’s not about looking outside yourself for
“an answer” or direction, having someone or
something tell you what to do. Instead, Divination
is an intersection between your Self and your Source,
an opportunity to step between the worlds for a reminder
of what, deep down, your soul already knows.
The ancient Celts engaged in Nature Divination.
If you lived in old Ireland and were troubled or
needed clarity, you might set out to climb a mountain.
The first animal you saw would have a message for you.
Of course, the deer or falcon or rabbit would not likely
speak your language. In order to understand the message,
you would need to be fully present…to know yourself and
also know the natural world…the energetic qualities and
habits of the species you encountered.
We can still engage in nature divination today. Doing
so invites us to slow down, to set our egos aside and
to be open to the ways of our companions on this planet.
Alchemists and Druids and ancient magicians did not
make magic by subverting nature…they became so attuned
to natural energies that they worked with them in powerful
and profound ways. So Nature Divination might be your next
step toward making magic!
If you’d like to hear a short audio about a recent experiencew
I had with nature divination, and a poem I wrote about it,
you can listen now from here: http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WPcp2hzK
Or download it here:
http://kschneider.audioacrobat.com/download/Nature_Divination.mp3
Deep peace of the migrating geese to you,
Kimberly Schneider
The Manifestation Maven
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