From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Ansuz: The As: Odin - This rune signifies a revealing message or insight, communication. Signals, inspiration, enthusiasm, speech, true vision, power of words and naming and receiving blessings, the taking of advice. Good health, harmony, truth, wisdom.  Everything you encounter has a message for you; learn from your environment. You are being called to acknowledge a powerful lesson, be prepared to let go of your preconceptions.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: I actually drew the totem animal of the week card first, and drew The Lynx. I then picked up the Wildwood Tarot to start shuffling for the three card draw, and a card popped out of the deck. When I turned it over, there was the Lynx again. Hmm...apparently Lynx has an important message for me this week. Here is the Wildwood meaning for Lynx - Page of Stones: Pay attention to the physical realm, and be aware of the effects gen

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Ehwaz: Horse: Do not take friendship for granted. Consider your loyalty towards those close to you, who may need your support now. Acknowledge the help of others and you will benefit from your alliance.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: Ace of Bows: Spark of Life: By shaping, directing and persevering with the tool that both hunts and nurtures fire, we kindle the spark that starts the process of creation and empowerment. This takes skill, effort, commitment and persistence, but the universe always responds with enlightenment, challenge and opportunity. Be prepared to learn new skills, adapt to a changing environment and focus and tune your instincts to the task at hand.  Heart: Seven of Bows: Clearance: All things must change and evolve, and however well prepared or carefully constructed your tools and skills, new challenges and obstacles

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Jera: Your creativity has paid off and all your plans are coming into fruition now. Your life is a hive of activity as you rush to reap the rewards of your labour. You are energized and vibrant, fully able to enjoy your success without complacency. Remember that within your harvest lies the dormant seed of the cycle to come.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: Six of Bows - Adundance: The wheel turns  and the time to enjoy the fruits and rewards of the summer season has arrived. Patience acknowledges the plentiful bounty which delivers the gifts and rewards for your efforts. Now is the time to allow this generous feeling of well-being to flow freely through and around you, and to enjoy the pleasures and sustenance the healing and revitalizing gifts can offer.  Give thanks and accept the blessings of the changes that occur in life at this time. 

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Nauthiz: Need: Sometimes the biggest blessing is not getting what you think you want. Try to keep  a sense of perspective. The spirit can see the bigger picture that is unfolding before you and will deliver exactly what you need at the right time.  Wunjo: Joy: Appreciate the love and laughter in your life and make time to value the ordinary things that make you happy. Live fully in the present and celebrate being alive!  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: Nine of Stones - Tradition: Whenever we reach back into antiquity with sincere reverence and respect, seeking insight and wisdom, we commune directly with both the esoteric and practical memory of the human species. The myths, rituals and traditions of past tribes remain imprinted on the human psyche. Whether you believe this to be the effect of morphic resonance or the spiritual echo of past lives d

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Gebo: Gift: You are being called to examine what you give to the world and how you receive blessings. A gift is being offered to you; if you accept it freely, you must become more giving in return. The cycle of exchange must not be broken.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: 3 Card Spread - Head, Heart Spirit  Head: 12 The Mirror: Patience and prudence are the keywords here, although trust plays a large part in the process of crossing to the island where insights into our own unconscious workings may be revealed. This process differs from the journey of the Hooded Man, who makes a conscious decision to withdraw and contemplate the universe. In the Mirror, a surrender of will is required. Insights may come from dreams and meditations, but now is not the time to force the pace or drive on with a plan or desire until you have heard what your soul has to say, and your bruised and wounded spirit has been

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Wunjo: Joy: Appreciate the love and laughter in your life and make time to value the ordinary things that make you happy. Live fully in the present and appreciate being alive!  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Nine of Bows - Respect:  When nearing the heart of a sacred quest, motivation and integrity of human desires are challenged. Ancient wisdom demands the seeker be humble and forgiving. Respect for others and for the environment is required to proceed along the path to enlightenment. There is no completion without overcoming the challenge.  Thoughts:  Well...It turns out that there were layoffs at work, and I was spared, but my manager (who I adore) and all but 3 of my team mates were not. I am relieved that it wasn't worse, but still not happy with losing my team as we are close. I have decided that this is the impetus I needed to get out there and look for a new job. I am hoping I can get

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Tiwaz: Tyr- the sky god: This rune represents honor, justice, leadership and authority, analysis, rationality, knowing where one's true strengths lie. It symbolizes willingness to self-sacrifice, victory and success in any competition or in legal matters.  Hagalaz: Hail:  The rune represents the wrath of nature, destructive, uncontrolled forces, especially the weather, or within the unconscious. Attributes include tempering, testing, trial, controlled crisis, leading to completion, inner harmony.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Knight of Bows- Fox:  Determination leads you to success but sometimes at personal cost. Your life may change or enter a different path at any moment. Native wit and cleverness guide your steps toward fulfillment, as does your gift of anticipating the future.  Queen of Arrows-Swan: A state of separation may exist, bringing with it sorrow, privati

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Raido: Wagon or Chariot: Represents travel, both in physical terms and those of lifestyle direction. The rune predicts a journey, vacation, relocation, evolution, change of place or setting. It allows seeing a larger perspective. Seeing the right move for you to make a deciding upon it. It symbolizes personal rhythm, world rhythm and the dance of life.  Laguz: Lake: This run represents the flow of water, sea, a fertility source, the healing power of renewal, life's energy and organic growth. It symbolizes imagination and psychic matters, dreams, fantasies, mysteries, the unknown, the hidden, the deep, the underworld. It predicts success in travel or acquisition, but with the possibility of loss.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Ten of Arrows: Instruction -  Meaning: A parent passes on skills, wisdom and ancestral ways with love and tolerance. Instruction and communication are re

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Gebo: Gift - This rune represents gifts, both in the sense of sacrifice and of generosity, indicating balance. All matters in relation to exchanges, including contracts, personal relationships and partnerships.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Nine of Vessels - Generosity It can be easy to forget, when we reach the pinnacle of our prowess, power and security, that life is cyclical and what we enjoy during the times of plenty are the products of previous toil and effort. Just like the wise farmer, we must manage good fortune by planting seeds for the future and by helping those facing hard times. This generosity will always come back to you thousandfold if it is gifted with selfless goodwill and a common humanity.  Thoughts:  I have some amazing things coming up this week, and I am super excited. I will check in later with details of the fun.  Blessings! Betsy

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Tiwaz: Tyr, the sky god. This rune represents honor, justice, leadership and authority, analysis, rationality, knowing where ones true strengths lie. It symbolizes willingness to self-sacrifice, victory and success in competition or legal matters.  Ehwaz: Horse. Result of action. Divine partnership. Marriage. Cooperation. Adjustment. Agreement. Contract. Move of location. Change for the better. Help from another.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Knight of Bows - Fox:  Determination leads you to success but sometimes at personal cost. Your life may change or enter a different path at any moment. Native wit and cleverness guide your steps toward fulfillment, as does your gift of anticipating the future.  Thoughts:  I am curious what is coming on the wind with all the talk of change. I have nothing planned, so that is a little unnerving.  Because of this I decided to do a 3 card spread

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Raido - Journey, Horse and Rider, Partnership. Represents travel, both in physical terms and those of lifestyle direction. The rune predicts a journey, vacation, relocation, evolution, change of place or setting. It allows seeing a larger perspective. Seeing the right move for you to make and deciding upon it. It symbolizes personal rythym, world rhythm and the dance of life.  Three of Bows - Fulfilment: Meaning: Nourishment from a spiritual source gives inner security and joy. Goals and desires are reached, making life rich with emotional scrutiny and a sense of completion. Reading Points: The archer must be at one with the bow to fully direct its potential energy, and just as the arrow passes through the bow, propelling it to its target with effortless grace, the questing heart and seeker of knowledge allows the energy to flow through him. This combination of balanced energy and intellectual focus enables

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Jumped at me: Laguz - Water, lake, water that flows; subconscious, thoughts, hidden things, sudden wealth. This is a rune of natural flow that teaches us that we must attune to natural cycles if we wish to flourish. Drink more water, eat healthy food and spend time outside to harness your own vitality. This rune represents the flow of water, sea, a fertility source, the healing power of renewal, life's energy and organic growth. It symbolizes imagination and psychic matters, dreams, fantasies, mysteries, the unknown, the hidden, the deep, the underworld. It predicts success in travel or acquisition, but with the possibility of loss.  Drawn: Ehwaz - Horse, movement, being given rest, being carried, help, easy joyful travel. Do not take friendship for granted. Consider your loyalty to those close to you, who may need your support now. Acknowledge the help of others and you will all benefit from your alliances. This rune si

Magical Monday       Rune(s) of the Week:   Tiwaz - Tyr; justice, guidance, navigation; are you headed in the right direction? Knowing where one's true strengths lie, analysis, rationality       Seven of Bows - Clearance   Meaning: A time to make decisions and choose priorities. Focus on what you really need in your life and what it is time to dispose of and cut away, especially if it is worn out and broken, or no longer meets your needs on the journey of life.      Blessings!   Betsy

Magical Monday       Rune(s) of the Week:   Mannaz - Man; self, humankind, mortality, inner self, reflection, kinship. Embracing all the strengths and weaknesses that make you fully human will help you to realise your divinity. Balance the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual qualities within and use your energy to inspire you.   Peorth - Dice Cup; Vulva; chance, luck, enjoying the game, uncertainty. Initiation, Mystery, Secrets Revealed, Hidden Wisdom, Blessing, Unexpected Gain, Luck, Divine Intervention, Ancestral Memory, Beginnings, Birth, Talents, Roots Creativity.           Card(s) draw of the Week (from the Wild Wood Tarot):    Knight of Bows - Fox:   Reading Points: Determination leads you to success but sometimes at personal cost. Your life may change or enter a different path at any moment. Native wit and cleverness guide your steps toward fulfilment, as does your gift of anticipating the future.   Tracks and Pathway