Dream Time

During this time of the year our dreams become more vivid and sometimes easier to recall. Maybe they are inspired by the change of season that in turn inspires us to withdraw into deep contemplation and reflection, or something not yet fully formed in our consciousness.

Either way we know that deep magic is at work within our dream time. Our dream images shift, merge, draw apart, and then dance together again. The themes of birth, growth, death and rebirth re-playing themselves over and over again.

Dream work is as old as humankind and often a source of untapped wisdom and information. By recording our dreams, sharing our dreams, and creating our own dream dictionary, we enter a rich world of self discovery.

Based on a dream a few years ago, where an old woman was showing me a deck of Dream cards she had painted, I began creating Dream card images based on my dream imagery. The image above is one of them.

The old woman stressed how important it was for each person to make Dream cards of the images given to them in their dream walk, and that the dream images would open them to the wisdom teachings of their ancestors.

For more information on dreams go here.

“The Iroquois believed dreams were messages from the God within, and by sharing their dreams they came into contact with the sacred power, Orenda.” Orenda means “Tribal Soul on the Right Path.”

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

One very important symbol in almost nearly every culture is The Tree of Life, with its branches reaching into the sky, and the roots deep in the earth, it dwells in the three worlds, a link between, heaven, the earth and the under world.

In the Celtic tradition, trees were considered to be the ancestors of mankind, a connection to the world of the ancestors and spirits. These living entities were doorways into other worlds.

For the Celts the most sacred tree of all was the Oak tree, representing the axis mundi, the center of the world. The upper world of the tree represented the realm of the gods and goddesses, the middle world the realm of the living, and the underworld the realm of the ancestors.

Trees are believed to carry messages and blessings to the other realms, so why not select a favorite tree and give offerings for healing, love, peace, and prosperity.

The offerings may consist of  hanging prayer flags,  small strips of rice paper or colorful ribbons with Reiki symbols or prayers written on them. You can then hang these on the tree branches and your prayers will be carried on the wind out to benefit your friends, family and the world.

We have a lovely old oak tree in our back yard  and it is sanctuary and home to many small creatures so we place small gifts and offerings for the animals that live and nest in it’s branches throughout the year. Offerings usually consists of bird food, slices of fruit, bread crumbs, and nuts for the squirrels.

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Tuesday

“The light died in the low clouds. Falling snow drank in the dusk. Shrouded in silence, the branches wrapped me in their peace. When the boundaries were erased, once again the wonder: that I exist.” – Dag Hammarskjold

Sunday

The research from Dr. Masaru Emoto, says that when human thoughts are directed towards water before it is frozen, the resulting images of the water crystals will be either beautiful or ugly depending upon the kind of thoughts directed towards it.  Emoto claims this can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of water.

Masaru  Emoto has published several volumes of his work in a book titled “The Hidden Messages in Water”, which contains photographs of frozen water crystals next to “words of intent”.

Messages From Water – The power of thought on water

“Existence is vibration. When we separate something into its smallest parts, we always enter a strange world where all that exists is particles and waves. The fact that everything is in a state of vibration also means that everything is creating sound. And as sound is created, there is a master listener to receive the sound: water. Why would crystal formation be affected by music, and why completely different results would be reached depending on the spoken and written words water was exposed to. Water, so sensitive to the unique frequencies emitted by the world, essentially and efficiently mirrors the outside world. Music and spoken words are vibration; they are easily understood and interpreted by just about anyone. Sounds like the chant created by a human voice at a Buddhist funeral create a healing frequency.” – Masaru Emoto – The Hidden Messages in Water