The Rainbow Bridge Oracle: A Divination System by Lauren Raine
Here are a few of my favorite Cards - felt good to take another look at my own "Sibyll"!
THE PRIESTESS
The Priestess sits before the doorway to
the subtle realms, to the psychic and spiritual realms. She beats her
shaman's drum in invocation as she opens, or protects, the way between
the unconscious and the conscious self, which can only be accessed
through dreams, synchronicities, symbols and shamanic journeying - and
sometimes through the creative process as well. She represents serene
wisdom that comes from depth understanding, from intuition, and from
skilled access to an intuitive way of knowing.
She is a seer, an oracle, a guardian of the Mysteries that can only be
revealed when the circumstances are ripe. She embodies feminine wisdom
as she heals and teaches, qualities that you yourself possess. You are
encouraged to listen well to your inner voice by this card, and to
develop your psychic and spiritual powers. It may also be that this is a
good time to find a teacher who can assist you - she or he may have already
appeared in your life.
Reversed: You aren't listening to your inner knowing, to your intuition. By trying to "stay on the surface of things", and by refusing to acknowledge the deeper levels of your experience these days, you're causing many problems that could be avoided. Conversely, the card can mean that you may be studying or working with occult knowledge in superficial and egotistic ways, and failing to comprehend the deeper significance of what you are being offered to learn and grow from.
VISION
In this immeasurable darkness,
be the power that rounds your senses
in their magic ring,
the sense of their mysterious encounter
the sense of their mysterious encounter
Rainier Maria Rilke
Among the Lakota, long preparations were
made for the Vision Quest. Those who sought initiation fasted,
prayed, and prepared themselves to "call for vision". They then went
to a special place in the wilderness. When a young man returned with a
vision it was shared with the tribe, and sometimes examined to see if
it had prophetic or ceremonial significance for not only the individual,
but for the entire tribe.
This is a tool we have largely lost.
True visionary experience is "soul language"; like dreams and
synchronistic experiences, a vision has multiple layers of meaning, and
transcends time as we understand it. Visions, like dreams,
communicate universal and personal truths, and whether unintended or
intentionally induced in some way, can catalyze a spiritual path or a
life's work. You are encouraged to "call for vision" in your own way.
Do it in a sacred manner, and share and discuss your vision with others
of like mind.
"Remember that not getting what you want
is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."
The Dalai Lama
is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."
The Dalai Lama
"Be careful what you wish for, because
you just might get it" is an old folk saying that has much truth to
it. We have all dreamed of having great wealth, or being with the best
looking boy in school, or any number of wishes. And sometimes we do
get what we think we want, but in one of the great ironies of life, our
happiness can soon turn to misery and disappointment. Sometimes getting
what we think we want can be the worst thing that can happen to us,
because what we want is concentrated on desires that are immature,
addictive, vindictive, greedy, or even unconsciously self-destructive.
The "Law of Attraction" demonstrates
that we attract that which we focus upon, and consciously (or
unconsciously) what we concentrate upon can manifest. Loving and
generous wishes attract loving and generous results. Negativity and
pessimism just manifests more negativity and pessimism, creating a
self-fulfilling cycle. Bearing all of this in mind, now is an excellent
time to begin to manifest!
Reversed: You're not able to
manifest what you want because of either a lack of belief in yourself,
or you are too negative in your worldview.
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