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Iām always reminded of the way the Scottish say ākenā to mean āknowā when I see this rune. D'ya ken? Itās a great cultural example of this runes meaning.
Kenaz speaks about knowledge, insight and inspiration. That āah ha!ā moment that proceeds discovery or creation, a spurs it on to completion. Passionate and inspiring.
In divination, Kenaz can mean the unveiling of a truth - always look to the Runes around it to determine the context. This could be a secret, or this could be the simple pursuit of information and study.
There is an element of recklessness to this rune. Fire can be unpredictable after all. Itās both the controlled flame of the forge, and the wildfire that consumes everything in its path. If unchecked, it will destroy.
Self knowledge is also found here. Fire is transformative, and enlightening. Consider the phoenix sheding its previous life in flames and rising again from its ashes. Or even more simple, the campfire that changes the state of food as it cooks.
Literal meaning: torch, beacon. Kenaz Upright Vision, revelation, creativity, knowledge, spark, passion, transformation, enlightenment, learning. Kenaz Merkstave: Breakups, instability, lack of motivation or creativity, false hope, deflation, loss, loosing your way, breaking down, possibly illness, burn out. Bel (@wildbloodwitch) x Like this post? Why not come say hi to us on discord? Link in bio!
Six is a perfect fit, because itās also the number of birds that Romulus spotted in the sky:
Mox pastores illum in Palatio, hunc in Aventino vultures exspectare viderunt.
Subito Remus vocavit: āVidete! Sex vultures! Sex vultures advolant!ā
Iam victoriam suam celebravit, cum Romulus clamavit: āDuodecim, videte, duodecim vultures adsunt!ā
Pastores, qui haec audiverant, hunc vicisse consenserunt, illum reliquerunt, in Palatium abierunt.
ā¦ but his brother Remus spotted twelve. What was this about?
Romulus and Remus didnāt just go out for bird spotting because the day was inviting. Instead, they went in order to decide who will be the emperor of the city they were about to found. Remus saw twelve birds, and the pastors agreed that the signs had come in his favour.
Counting birds has been a practice known in ancient times already, and to this day it is one of the popular beliefs.
Counting crows is rather popular, and easy when sticking to the nursery rhyme:
One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told, eight for a wish, nine for a kiss, ten for a time of joyful bliss.
Birds often represent freedom, the soul, rebirth (especially if we look at the Phoenix), but every type of bird also has its own specific symbolism.
From the pigeon in Roman and Christian belief as a symbol of peace and deliverer of good news, to the caged Nightingale and her song, thereās plenty of stories providing different birds with different symbolism. Letās look at a few examples:
Crows usually always comes in groups, sometimes accompanied by rooks and jackdaws. These birds are often seen as symbols of death and darkness, as especially crows used to stick near to battlefields to feast on the fallen. This aspect may have been one of the reasons the crow ended up being the symbol of the Morrigan. But crows also symbolise friends/family that can be trusted blindly (as the German saying goes: a crow will not peck out the eye of another crow). Like their bigger cousin the raven, crows also symbolise intelligence, magic and the unknown.
Robins seem to have become one of Britain's trademarks: If thereās winter, thereās Robins. These cute little critters with their red chests are often symbols for endurance, rebirth, and strength. They stay here during the cold winters and somehow always seem to make it through.
Eagles are especially popular birds as national symbols, since theyāre considered strong and powerful. If youāve ever seen an eagleās claw, you may also know whyā in Mongolia, eagles are being used for hunting foxes. Their claws are strong enough to crush their skulls. They also represent wisdom linked to strength: āWhat do I have to understand to make use of my power?ā
Swans are another popular symbol. While white swans symbolise emotions, sensibility, marriage, and beauty, black swans often symbolise intuition in dreamsā but they can also be an omen of death, like any other black bird. The popular ādying swanā is a symbol of unrequited love.
Do you have any favourite bird? If so, what do you love about it?
Today we will go into detail about the dream symbol āhouseā. If you think back to the time we first talked about this symbol, you may remember that it came with a lot of information. I will try to break it down to the essentials, so you can work with the information Iāll give you.
But first we will need to talk about how to use this information.
Dream analysis may sound intimidating and somehow occult, yet it is pretty straight-forward. The way I do it is by taking the things that I dreamed about _without giving them any additional interpretation_. I just take them as they are (e. g. āblue houseā, ābroken windowā, ārainā) and look them up in my lexicon (if Iām not a 100% certain about the meaning, and even then, I might still look it up).
I make sure to make notes of the different meanings one by one, and then (and only then!) I look at them as a group, looking for the connection between the symbols. Note that things like ābroken windowā may need to be separated into two searches (ābrokenā and āwindowā) and then combined to one image before looking at the whole group.
Now, on to the Symbolā¦
HOUSE.
The question connected to this symbol is, āWhat do I believe or fear relating to me?ā
The house, familiar or not, usually represents the dreamerās Ego/Personality. It will almost always refer to how the dreamer ābuildsā their life, and how it looks inside him.
Rooms and other areas of the house represent parts of the dreamerās personality and experiences. It is important to pay attention to the state of the rooms: How does it look? Is it tidy, empty, messy? If something in the room stands out, itās also worth looking into: Is there a big desk, a broken window, a bouquet of flowers? All of these are keywords to look up in the lexicon!
To explore the house can symbolise the beginning of self-discovery, especially if the house was familiar, but the rooms were different.
The study refers to work discipline. This doesnāt always need to be job related, but can also refer to work on relationships, friendships, etc.
The bathroom refers to the dreamerās cleanliness and intimate thoughts. It can refer to a spiritual cleansing, or to the need for the dreamer to morally purge themselves. The toilet often represents letting go of old memories, guilt, etc.
A library would represent the mind, and how the dreamer works with information. It may also stand for the dreamerās need to learn something. The books in the shelves might give you a better idea of the details.
The roof represents the mind and intellect.
The attic represents experiences from the past and old memories. Here the dreamer will often find suppressed and forgotten memories. It may also give them a hint on what kind of clutter they still hold on to.
The dining room and the living room are pretty similar; both are spaces of social conversation. Only the focus in the dining room is on food. The question here is, what does the dreamer consume, and why?
The kitchen represents the motherly side (may be different if the dreamerās dad took care of the cookingāthis is why it is necessary to always keep the context in mind), and how information is processed.
The house front represents the āsocial maskā aka āPersonaā the dreamer wears for the public.
The fundament represents, you guessed it, the fundaments of the dreamerās life. Those can be financial security, but also opinions, expectations, etc.
The corridors represent how the dreamer interacts with other people, and how the dreamer refers to them. Remember that the corridors connect rooms, and with that practically the different aspects of the dreamer.
A basement usually represents the subconscious, and experiences with which the dreamer hasnāt dealt properly. It also represents spiritual/mental depth, and sometimes even hidden qualities. If you didnāt grow up with a basement, think of other places with a similar use (e. g. conservatory).
The bedroom represents sex, but also death and birth of the dreamer.
This is only a small overview of all possible symbols. As said before, it is important to look at these things in the context of the dreamerās experiences, but also in the context of each other (after the initial sorting and defining). Things like the wallpapers, state of the house, the rooms, music playing, things or creatures in this house, are also important to form a complete picture.
Hello Ravens and welcome to #mindfulmonday, where I try to, you guessed it, get you all to take 5 minutes for some Self Care.
Today I would like to keep it simple. We are under a waning crescent moon, which represents surrender.
It brings us a chance to recuperate and rest, as well as the knowledge that itās okay to feel empty sometimes.
Take a deep breath and allow yourself to relax into the world around you, find in your heart the comfort of knowing we are all in this together and that while every struggle is unique in their own way, the collection of all of our experiences is vast and ripe with knowledge. In sharing what we know, we are better able to move forward and overcome that which weights us down.
Iām currently struggling with a deep sadness in my heart and an emptiness i find really hard to chase away.
Most of you know I had been so excited to have Shelby (the greyhound) over, and some of you know that I felt a deep connection to her in my soul since the first moment I met her. I felt in my heart she was to be my dog, and having her over only solidified that feeling.
Unfortunately it is not just my decision to make and I couldnāt keep her in the end.
It might seem like such a trivial thing to be broken over, but feelings are often like that, unexplainable and unexpected.
Iām allowing myself to feel my sadness and my emptiness, in the hopes that Iāll soon feel better.
What about you? What are you surrendering to today?
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Last month we held our first VC Q&A session of "ASK A WITCH". Today we share here with you the piece of knowledge that marked us the most and make available on our server the notes from the exchange, why don't you stop by have a read and share your thoughts with us?
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