#cloud scrying

I celebrate Litha from June 20th to June 22nd, so this festival is a joyous celebration of summer which this year also falls on a weekend, meaning I’ve been able to really appreciate the time. I started with reviewing my book of shadows for litha, particularly the correspondences and seeing what called out to me this year. I made a colourful mindmap to help me!

I connect with as many of my calling correspondences in my clothes, crystals and jewellery, charms, food and meditation. Since roses particularly were calling me, I have filled my home with them, harvested and dried petals, and have consecrated them in the sunlight for use in a cleansing rose bath.

I also have taken myself out into nature. I chose to go to a riverside and bathe in the water and sunlight, lounge on the grass, scry in the clouds and walk the Earth in my bare feet. There was a stone circle fire pit there also which was ideal for meditation, and I charged some of my crystals in the sunlight too.

I’ve been watching the sunsets and meditating outside with candles and burning pine branches for cleansing and protection. If you would like to know more about my simple pine burning protection spell, then please reach out as it is simple and ideal for baby witches!

I love to use the summer solstice to consecrate magickal objects and spaces that I intend to use repeatedly. If you would like to know more about my consecration ritual, then please reach out because consecration is such a crucial and often overlooked detail of spellcasting.

Nephelomancy is a form of divination used when the sky is full of clouds. It is fairly easy to pick up on, and is pretty fun to share with others! As long as there are clouds to scry with, you can do it! (Perhaps you can take an empty sky as another symbol to interpret?).  I love spending time cloud gazing. It is relaxing, you get to be outside, and no one really questions it. It’s not something most people would see as a divination technique just by looking at you. 

Make sure you have a clear view of the sky, and you won’t hurt your neck as you look up. I like to lay on my trampoline. If you’re going to be out there for a while, consider grabbing a notebook to write down the things you see. If you can find a comfortable spot indoors near a window, that is a good option, too!

Some things to take into account while you scry and interpret are:

The speed of the clouds - This could signify how fast something will come to pass or how long a part of your life/relationship/etc. will last. 

The distance between different symbols - Where they move towards could show you what will happen after the event, or what it will lead into. 

Their departure - How they merge or dissipate may reveal the outcome or direction of the future. 

The height and/or type of cloud - If a certain cloud is at a higher altitude due to its type, it may mean that the event/situation is farther away or not as important as other symbols. 

Their texture - Are they fuzzy, blurry, and thin? Maybe they aren’t very solid yet. They could represent something that hasn’t been set in stone (really, nothing is; it may mean it isn’t a very tangible idea yet)

Their colour - they may signify where the issues at hand stand in the sense of positive, negative, neutral, etc. 

Bright white puffy clouds that remain white and don’t change could show a time of happiness, while storm clouds may reveal a bumpier road. If there are two different clouds next to each other, one fluffy and white, the other grey and darker, scry using both to discern if there are competing forces at work, or multiple pathways you can take. 

At sunset/dusk/etc. the colors change and shift, revealing a plethora of other meanings. Discover what the colors that appear to you most often may represent, and decide if they have meaning to you :) I happen to see a lot of pink and blue when I cloud scry, while my friend, living in the same area, tends to have more pull towards red and orange. 

Direction of the wind - If you’re outside and you feel a particular wind blowing one way, it could mean a little something too. Look to where it’s pushing, up in the sky, and begin scrying with the cloud you think it might be directing you towards. It could provide some information or details you are missing. 

Symbols - And of course the symbols you see are a huge part of cloud scrying. The clouds form symbols and figures for you to watch. The shapes represent a big chunk of what you’re looking at. 

It’s a wonderful day for cloud scrying here in England ☀️☁️

Cloud Scrying Energy ~Cloud Gazing Energy ~

Sun Scrying Energy ~ Sun Gazing Energy ~

Meditating with The Energy of The Sun ~

I was cloud scrying yesterday, for a message about improving my health, as I was doing some stretches and exercises.

I saw a fucking funeral, in the clouds ... I saw a bunch of people standing around as a body was going into a ditch... That DAMN SURE ain't good! 😅.... I was really like "How can I get a positive message out of this????" 🤔...

..... So I thought that I "FEEL" like I'm dying, (I won't explain the health issues here); and that has been motivation for me before. The way it motivated me was by giving me no other option than to be in power, push myself to get my muscles stronger, and not just allow my ailments to take control of ME.

So then after I got that positive spin out of it, I saw the same cloud image as something completely different. It was now a waterfall with trees around it!

...I love waterfalls. I have pictures of waterfalls all around my room. I associate waterfalls with good circulation, optimal hydration, cleansing, high energy.... good health.