Friday 29 July 2016

Faery Gifts

Faery Gifts




I am using The Heart of Faerie Oracle by Brian and Wendy Froud and The Faeries Oracle by Brian Froud and Jessica Macbeth.


The Gift - The Heart of Faerie Oracle



Gifts and blessings are tricky things. As are curses and poisons. We can't always tell them apart when we get them. What seems sweet can be a poison and what is poison is really a medicine that heals us. You can't tell what it is from it's wrapper, or the mask it might wear. Something about her appearance this morning brought with her a wave of deep sadness.
Perhaps it is because she reminds me of Death in the Faeries Oracle. Which is also a gift too. Or maybe my tears are the gift themselves with their own wisdom and medicine. She says

"What did it teach you?"

Pain, loss, suffering and heartache are over. You can carry the scars and wallow in self pity or you can let it be a gift.You made it through, your are still here. It made you better, not bitter. You win. 
You are through it now. Cleanse yourself in the water of wisdom. Let it heal you. 

 The Maiden - The Faeries Oracle



The Maiden is pure joy and magick. She is bright new beginnings and hopes. She is the new after the the old. The re-birth. Spring after Winter. Yet she is fragile too. She needs nurture and gentleness. Yet there is great power in her too. She knows every day is a new beginning. Every new breath a new opportunity. Change, growth, joy are only one breath away if we allow it. She says


"Be gentle with your joy."


I think she means that all hope and happiness, dreams and wishes are as fragile as a dandelion clock, and just as pervasive. The more you wish, the more hopeful you are the more hopeful you can be. Maybe she also means that we shouldn't rush or dismiss our dreams. That we should follow our joy gently. Just allow ourselves to get out of our own way, which is definitely something  need to work on!

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