Collective messages, which used to be on my website, are migrating to Substack.
These are prose poems intended to be used either as creative inspiration & guidance or for entertainment purposes. They are based on a set of cards, runes, and numbers I pull intuitively every Wednesday.
They are timeless, which means they are relevant to whenever you feel drawn to them rather than to the date they are written.
I’ll post an old message from the website every Monday at 1PM and a new message every Thursday at 8 AM.
A hand appears to bear with you the burden of the crown.
It reveals something to you. Something you never thought you’d find within yourself.
The mad king lives in every creature. Dormant in some, rampant in others, he emerges with a great strength——especially this time.
But that’s only because he knows.
The mad king knows it’s time to die.
The past has passed. The future is not a sufficient escape, for it is not a place, but a concept. All that you can have, you must be here right now to have.
The mad king cannot be here right now. He must always look to a future that is radiant with his own immortal image. He must drill holes into his own progeny, who must either fill the cracks or be left like leaking vases forever.
Where does your vessel hold the pains of the past? Where does it leak towards the unfed spirits haunting your lineage?
When the hunger begins to take over, return to the waters. Remember how tears can quiet the rage of even the fiercest warriors.
Give back the memories of your grandmothers and grandfathers. Offer their burdens to the great lakes and rivers. Let them be stories, just stories.
These stories are not yours to live. Free yourself.
It’s the only way to honour them. It’s the only way to truly overcome.
For your battles are wearing you thinner each day. Someday soon you may wake up to find yourself a ghost.
One day you may find yourself buried beneath the treasures you gathered but did not make time to enjoy.
All shining treasures are but clothing for the Gods.
What is yours to have is only yours to steward, to care for every moment it is in your presence.
To release lovingly unto its next adventure.
You can hold all that is yours to hold, nothing more or less.
The strongest branches are the living ones——the ones that bend and sway.
Build a vessel with integrity, and let all things flow from there.
Number
2. Changeable. Adaptable. Diplomacy. Harmony. Union. Attachment. Partnership. Maternal. Cooperation. Attraction. Gentle. Cautious. Following.
Rune
Laguz. “Lake.” Source of all life. Primal waters. Rites of passage. Growth. Vital power. Initiation. The life cycle. Fertility. Magnetism. Seership.
Oracles
Oracle of the Radiant Sun
Mercury in Gemini: Excitement. Someone with an excitable, agile, and versatile mind. Someone in a media, teaching, or publicity role. Intense curiosity. Communication. Mental breadth as opposed to depth. Holism and generalism. Writing and speaking. Socialisation and short trips. Changing the mind, lack of commitment.
Mars in Scorpio: Revenge. Putting one’s great energy into action. Passion. Extremism. Anger. Emotional intensity. Aggressive drive. Miraculous transformation. Loyalty. Phenomenal achievements. Getting even with someone. Extreme effort needed to overcome problems.
Medicine Cards
17: Mountain Lion. Leadership. Being a target for the projections of others. Taking charge when others can’t. Leading by example. Use and abuse of power. Intention, physical strength, and grace. Staying true to convictions. Controlling one’s vulnerability. Exploring personal beliefs. Peacemaking. Knowing and living one’s truth. Responsibility and cool-headed decision making.
32: Ant. Patience. Patience and strategy. Group mind. Self-sacrifice. Knowing that what is yours will come to you. Trust in the universe. Working for the good of the whole.
Kitchen Tarot
The Kitchen Timer (The Hanged One) rx. Rest. Surrender. Time-Out.
Kitchen Timer Teachings: Hold off on making decisions; postponements & delays; second thoughts; a fork in the road; give willingly and honestly without expecting rewards; long-hidden secrets will be exposed; holding-pattern time
Arcanum 12 Affirmations: There is no need to rush. I am in the rhythm and flow of ever-changing life.
Tarot
Angel Tarot
Ten of Wands. Nanael, God Humiliating The Proud. Spiritual communication. Influences religious men, teachers, and men of law. Burdens. Responsibilities. Dead ends. Exhaustion. The harvest. The end of a cycle of spiritual development. Achievements. Overwhelm.
Knight of Wands. Hahuiah, God The Good In Himself. Protection. Prevents discovery of secret crimes. Saves exiles. Boldness. Creative experimentation. Pursuing passions, sometimes at the expense of logic. Courage. Forward movement. Acting before thinking. Taking risks.
Six of Pentacles. Aladiah, The Favourable God. Divine grace. Cures rage and pestilence. Absolves the guilty. Reciprocity. Making offerings. Receptivity and generosity. Material balance & abundance.
Queen of Wands. Elemiah, The Hidden God. Divine power. Guards against mental troubles. Magnetism. Power. Creativity. Sexual desire. Confidence. Outgoing, sociable, bold.
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