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Deck: The Druid Oracles
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Date: Mon Dec 10 20:50:38 EST 2018
Today's Card
Goose
GeΜadh
Pronunciation: Giagh
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Vigilance β’ Parenthood β’ Productive power
The card shows a pair of greylag geese in the fens. Ancestor of the farmyard goose, the greylag mates for life, and was once the only goose that bred in Britain. It may have earned its name from the observation that it "lagged behind" when other species migrated, although its name is more likely to mean "gray-legged." In the foreground we see bramble and gooseberry growing, with goosegrass to the right, and Ngetal (reed) in the background. In the sky a flock of geese are flying in V formation, heading out toward the sea.
Upright Meaning This card may indicate that you are ready to take on the responsibilities of raising a family, or of committing yourself to a long-term partnership. GeΜadh brings creative and productive power. It allows you to open to this power, secure in the knowledge that your relationship or family or working partnership will provide a stable environment to act as a crucible for your creativity.
Raising children is one of the most joyful and worthwhile activities we can undertake, and the goose, with its strong attachment to its family, combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high from one continent to another, shows us that it is possible to be both grounded and spiritual in our daily lives.
Reversed Meaning Are you overly concerned about your rights, possessions or territory? You may not need to strut and hiss quite so much, and you may not need to be so possessive of your partner. Many geese mate for life, but not all humans do, and in the end staying together may not be in your best interests. If the relationship is really to last it will thrive on mutual respect and freedom, rather than jealousy and possessiveness.
The ancient Celts kept geese for their eggs rather than their flesh. They knew it was better to keep the goose alive and productive, rather than destroying its productive capacity by eating it. They kept sheep in the same wayβfor their wool and milk rather than their meat. The lesson for us is that if we want to ensure our productive power, our capacity for creativity, we must look after ourselves. To make sure the goose keeps laying the golden eggs, we must keep the goose aliveβwell fed, well rested, well exercised.
The Tradition of the GOOSE
Swarms of bees, beetles, soft music of the world, a gentle humming; wild geese, barnacle geese, shortly before All Hallows, music of the dark torrent
Irish tenth century
It is said that the Druids of old were expert at divining from the flight of birds. As well as their psychic abilities, they would also have been using their skills as keen observers of the natural world. The arrival or departure of migrating geese, for example, would have given warning of the coming of winter or summer, and because of this the goose has come to symbolize seasonal change. And if wild geese were seen flying out toward the sea, it was taken as an augury of good weather, while if they flew toward the hills, it was said that bad weather was on its way.
In the quotation above, the writer talks of the barnacle geese who arrive in Britain in October for the winter. Coming from the Arctic, their arrival shortly before Samhuinn (All Hallows) would have been a powerful sign of approaching winter. Their origin being unknown, barnacle geese were said to hatch out of barnacles attached to driftwood, out of trees, or even out of acorns. In Scotland barnacle geese were sometimes called tree geese, since legend told that they came from willows on the Orkney Islands.
Spread: Card of the Day
Date: Mon Dec 10 20:50:38 EST 2018
Today's Card
Goose
GeΜadh
Pronunciation: Giagh
keywords
Vigilance β’ Parenthood β’ Productive power
The card shows a pair of greylag geese in the fens. Ancestor of the farmyard goose, the greylag mates for life, and was once the only goose that bred in Britain. It may have earned its name from the observation that it "lagged behind" when other species migrated, although its name is more likely to mean "gray-legged." In the foreground we see bramble and gooseberry growing, with goosegrass to the right, and Ngetal (reed) in the background. In the sky a flock of geese are flying in V formation, heading out toward the sea.
Upright Meaning This card may indicate that you are ready to take on the responsibilities of raising a family, or of committing yourself to a long-term partnership. GeΜadh brings creative and productive power. It allows you to open to this power, secure in the knowledge that your relationship or family or working partnership will provide a stable environment to act as a crucible for your creativity.
Raising children is one of the most joyful and worthwhile activities we can undertake, and the goose, with its strong attachment to its family, combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high from one continent to another, shows us that it is possible to be both grounded and spiritual in our daily lives.
Reversed Meaning Are you overly concerned about your rights, possessions or territory? You may not need to strut and hiss quite so much, and you may not need to be so possessive of your partner. Many geese mate for life, but not all humans do, and in the end staying together may not be in your best interests. If the relationship is really to last it will thrive on mutual respect and freedom, rather than jealousy and possessiveness.
The ancient Celts kept geese for their eggs rather than their flesh. They knew it was better to keep the goose alive and productive, rather than destroying its productive capacity by eating it. They kept sheep in the same wayβfor their wool and milk rather than their meat. The lesson for us is that if we want to ensure our productive power, our capacity for creativity, we must look after ourselves. To make sure the goose keeps laying the golden eggs, we must keep the goose aliveβwell fed, well rested, well exercised.
The Tradition of the GOOSE
Swarms of bees, beetles, soft music of the world, a gentle humming; wild geese, barnacle geese, shortly before All Hallows, music of the dark torrent
Irish tenth century
It is said that the Druids of old were expert at divining from the flight of birds. As well as their psychic abilities, they would also have been using their skills as keen observers of the natural world. The arrival or departure of migrating geese, for example, would have given warning of the coming of winter or summer, and because of this the goose has come to symbolize seasonal change. And if wild geese were seen flying out toward the sea, it was taken as an augury of good weather, while if they flew toward the hills, it was said that bad weather was on its way.
In the quotation above, the writer talks of the barnacle geese who arrive in Britain in October for the winter. Coming from the Arctic, their arrival shortly before Samhuinn (All Hallows) would have been a powerful sign of approaching winter. Their origin being unknown, barnacle geese were said to hatch out of barnacles attached to driftwood, out of trees, or even out of acorns. In Scotland barnacle geese were sometimes called tree geese, since legend told that they came from willows on the Orkney Islands.
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Samhuinn is traditionally the time of divination, but this period extends to fall generally, which is a season suited to introspection and reflection. The festival of Michaelmas represents the Christianized version of the autumnal equinox, and it was traditional to hold a goose feast, when the breast-bone called "Merry Thought" was examined and pulled for portents of the future. The pulling of the lucky wish-bone of the chicken is all that remains today of this custom, which may well have pre-Christian roots.
The goose feast also occurred at Christmas, and the goose signifies the renewal and purification represented by midwinter, when the sun is reborn at the solstice. Since the goose is a solar bird, laying the golden egg becomes a perfect symbol of this solar rebirth, with the mother-goose representing the Mother Goddess.
The Fierce Goose
Some of the strongest associations of the goose are with the qualities of aggression and defensiveness. The fact that the goose will vigorously defend her family and her territory, and that her loud honking gives ample warning of any visitor, has made the goose a powerful symbol of defensive power and guardianship. A great stone goose gazes watchfully from the lintel of the Iron Age cliff top temple of Roquepertuse in Provence, guarding a shrine of war-deities. At Dineault in Brittany a bronze figurine of a Celtic war-goddess has been found, complete with helmet surmounted by a goose in its characteristic threatening posture, with its neck thrust forward. And in the former Czechoslovakia, Iron Age warriors were sometimes buried with geese. Wild geese are good at flight as well as aggressionβwe still talk about a "wild goose chase" because they are notoriously difficult to capture and kill.
Erotic Power and Fidelity
The greylag, and other varieties of goose, mate for life and will fiercely defend their mate and their goslings, which, although ready to fly two months after hatching, will stay in the family for much longer. Complex courtship rituals and "triumph ceremonies" performed each time a pair meet have made the goose typify courtship, partnership, and fidelity, although its preoccupation with mating came quite inappropriately to signify loose moralsβa goose being a common term for a prostitute by Elizabethan times, and venereal disease being termed "Winchester goose." In reality the goose displays extraordinary steadfastness and devotion to one partner, but its pre-Christian depiction as a bird of creation and its related association with erotic power became distorted in the Christian period.
Although the Romans considered goose fat an aphrodisiac, the Celts used it for healing. On St. Kilda, in the North Atlantic, Britain's remotest island, it was called Gibanirtick and was greatly prized for its healing powers. With the first Christian missionary arriving only in 1705, St. Kildans retained their Druidic beliefs and practices well into the eighteenth century.
The goose with its strong attachment to its family combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high, is a powerful symbol of the union of heaven and earthβand of the way in which we can unite both our spiritual and our everyday concerns. The American poet Mary Oliver expresses beautifully the ability of the goose to unite freedom and rootedness in this excerpt from her poem Wild Geese:
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and excitingβover and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
Presented by The Druid Oracles app from The Fool's Dog.
The goose feast also occurred at Christmas, and the goose signifies the renewal and purification represented by midwinter, when the sun is reborn at the solstice. Since the goose is a solar bird, laying the golden egg becomes a perfect symbol of this solar rebirth, with the mother-goose representing the Mother Goddess.
The Fierce Goose
Some of the strongest associations of the goose are with the qualities of aggression and defensiveness. The fact that the goose will vigorously defend her family and her territory, and that her loud honking gives ample warning of any visitor, has made the goose a powerful symbol of defensive power and guardianship. A great stone goose gazes watchfully from the lintel of the Iron Age cliff top temple of Roquepertuse in Provence, guarding a shrine of war-deities. At Dineault in Brittany a bronze figurine of a Celtic war-goddess has been found, complete with helmet surmounted by a goose in its characteristic threatening posture, with its neck thrust forward. And in the former Czechoslovakia, Iron Age warriors were sometimes buried with geese. Wild geese are good at flight as well as aggressionβwe still talk about a "wild goose chase" because they are notoriously difficult to capture and kill.
Erotic Power and Fidelity
The greylag, and other varieties of goose, mate for life and will fiercely defend their mate and their goslings, which, although ready to fly two months after hatching, will stay in the family for much longer. Complex courtship rituals and "triumph ceremonies" performed each time a pair meet have made the goose typify courtship, partnership, and fidelity, although its preoccupation with mating came quite inappropriately to signify loose moralsβa goose being a common term for a prostitute by Elizabethan times, and venereal disease being termed "Winchester goose." In reality the goose displays extraordinary steadfastness and devotion to one partner, but its pre-Christian depiction as a bird of creation and its related association with erotic power became distorted in the Christian period.
Although the Romans considered goose fat an aphrodisiac, the Celts used it for healing. On St. Kilda, in the North Atlantic, Britain's remotest island, it was called Gibanirtick and was greatly prized for its healing powers. With the first Christian missionary arriving only in 1705, St. Kildans retained their Druidic beliefs and practices well into the eighteenth century.
The goose with its strong attachment to its family combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high, is a powerful symbol of the union of heaven and earthβand of the way in which we can unite both our spiritual and our everyday concerns. The American poet Mary Oliver expresses beautifully the ability of the goose to unite freedom and rootedness in this excerpt from her poem Wild Geese:
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and excitingβover and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
Presented by The Druid Oracles app from The Fool's Dog.
Forwarded from π @IntuitiveEarth β’ Live Collaborative Media β’ Intuitive Public Radio Earth β’ IPR β’β’β’ (Max (Meg Morris))
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2018-12-14 06:42
https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/1073540358909427712?s=19
https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/1073540358909427712?s=19
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Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)
Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas), a song by Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters on Spotify
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