[stylist] believing the unbelievable

Fri Jul 31 03:20:32 UTC 2015

Hmmm, Iwonder if we could turn this into a class.
There are many purposes. Some that were covered in class were cultural,
historical, spiritual, etc. It was a 3 hour class and so is not something
to be covered in a paragraph or 2. I think the best answer is that it is to
find answers to what is needed or desired at the moment. Often when a
person is first getting into divination, the first step is to find a guide.
Some may say it is to learn how to interpret, but I believe that comes
naturally. Like what I was saying about the teacher and her students. It
was too text book and less intuition. If one has a guide, then they may be
able to help you work out what you are sensing.
It could be to answer questions, to solve problems, to communicate with
spirits or the ancestors. Another funny thing I find with the proclaimed
psychics that are strictly in it for money, is they only seem to contact
famous dead people. Never Joe Blow that was a local pig farmer in the 16th
century, only the noble king of the era.
Let me think if there are any good books that could be sources for you.
Actually, I think Atty might be better at suggesting things here. She seems
to find the accessible sources much better than I do. I know bookshare has
a selection, but otherwise it is often difficult for us to find things.
No I am not Wiccan. I am Pagan. I could be clasified as Ecclectic Wiccan
because there are some things about Wicca that I go along with, but I think
that is only because of the sources Gardner used in the first place when he
was learning. I am an inherent Witch, meaning I come from a long line of
Witches and learned much from my mother whose family came from Greece. My
father's side came from Wales and England and for some reason, I associate
with my Welsh ancestry. Hence the Cymraeg.
I could just as easily say I am Ecclectic Druid, but I stay away from that
as I feel no connection to the Neo Druids. They are too theatrical for me.
I love learning all of the traditions though and am working on, and have
been for a few of years, a project in which I bring together all of the
mythologys of the world through the Fae. Kind of a comparitive combining of
mythos.
It is as complicated as it sounds and is not a quick job.
You were saying something about the Egyptian Gods. I am going to an open
ritual in a couple of weeks that is being led by an Egyptian Hermeticist.
Sounds interesting. Mostly I think the girls will like it. I have never
related to any of that, but I like them to have exposure and they love
going to ritual.
Back to divination. If you want to learn to control it and find ways to
bring it into your life, I would suggest starting with meditation. I teach
classes on meditation and find it is the best tool of all work. Divination
included. That is how I first met my guide and how I often find
interpretations for things I am struggling with.
I am also working on a guided meditation CD, but that is also slow. It
shouldn't be though. I have the meditations and the music, for those that
will incorporate music. I just have to get off my butt and get it recorded.
Not good at the getting off the butt stuff.
Eve

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"You do not need to have vision to see the stars."

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <
stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Eve,
>
> Yes, it does make sense. Thanks. Do you mind me asking if you're a
> practicing Wiccan? Or some form of paganism? And if so, what specifically?
> I
> apologize if I'm using incorrect terminology; this is just what I have
> learned from books, online research and people I know who are Wiccan. But
> I'm by no means in my area of expertise here, smile. And what exactly is
> the
> point of divination? I'm use to hearing about it in text referring to
> ancient history, but not sure how or why it's practiced today. I know you
> just gave a description, but can you please elaborate? When you are less
> tired, smile.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] believing the unbelievable
>
> I read most of this via iPhone earlier and was waiting until I came home to
> respond. I do not remember all I was going to say now  and am too tired to
> reread everything. Sorry.
> I do think there was something about negativity and cleansing of stones
> that
> was in this thread. This is something that sometimes I have picked
> something
> up and felt the negative energy that had been placed there by a previous
> handler. Cleansing the energy brings it back to positivity though and I
> have
> never had luck with washing in the human way like with soap and water.
> Salt,
> sage and blessings are the best. Let the elements take away the negative
> energy and turn it into something else or redirect it to where it is
> needed.
> Remember, negativity is part of that balance we all crave. We just want it
> in the right place or form.
> Sem I think was talking about different psychic impressions and it made me
> think of a class I went to a few months back. It was a divination class
> that
> was supposed to be on "The Purpose of Divination". It was great for the
> most
> part, but there was a teacher there along with 4 or 5 of her students.
> Somehow, they started taking over from the instructor and giving
> demonstrations. It turned into a divination for profit class. This drives
> me
> nuts.
> At one point, we were doing candle scrying. Now scrying is what I primarily
> do. The instructor and her students specialize in Tarot. Both are good so
> it
> really has nothing to do with that, but I am just pointing it out as I know
> what I am doing when it comes to scrying. Morgan, the instructor, kept
> calling on her students to do readings and would literally turn her back on
> anyone else. One of the people who was working the candle was perplexed by
> what each of the students were saying about his wax. They all of course
> were
> in complete agreement and it truly sounded as if they were trying to see
> the
> Tarot in his wax. When I tried to speak up, I was rebuffed by the teacher.
> The guy who had received the reading went and sat down and was quite
> shaken.
> I followed him and asked if I could give him my reading of what I saw. He
> agreed and after I was done, his whole spirit had changed.
> Nothing that had previously been said to him made any sense what so ever.
> It was confusing and disturbing to him and he felt it was hogwash. Which
> was
> usually a good body wash and conditioner for the dry skin the hogs were
> prone to.
> Oops, I regress. Sorry.
> Well, he felt a calmness and understanding with my reading. Said it made
> sense and he felt good about it. Now it was not that I gave him a reading
> of
> unicorns and butterflys that smelled of roses. It brought out some major
> challenges he needed to overcome in life and assigned tasks. It was just
> that he was receptive to it.
>  The point is that we are all receptive to different things. I do not
> believe that Morgan is a fraud and I truly do believe that many of her
> students are also worthy psychics. They just were not right for the
> receptor
> at that time.
> Oh maybe later I will get some energy and reread things, but for now, I
> hope
> that makes sense.
> Eve
>
>  President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona President,
> National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division Committee Chair, Arizona
> Association of Guide Dog Users Affiliate Member, National Federation of the
> Blind Legislative Committee Affiliate Member, National Federation of the
> Blind Membership Committee Member, Slate & Style Editing Team
>
> "You do not need to have vision to see the stars."
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Semirhage via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > HI Atty/Brigit. Stones also have colors and vibrations. Of course you
> > know that, Atty, but I'm just saying. LOL. It would likely work in a
> > similar if slightly more sentient way. In my medical massage practice
> > my previous gemstone work, being in tune with them, helped me to be
> > able to read auras and place my hands on a person to know where
> > they're hurting. Whem my anatomy professor told me I'd be able to do
> > that I thought no way, but then I realized I could feel the energy from a
> person just  like from a stone.
> > Well never just like, but you know.
> > As for past lives...that's a whole nother can of worms. I have had
> > regressions from hypnotherapists and learned to give some, but I
> > disagree, personally, and that's just me, with someone else, a 3rd
> > party seeing a past life between 2 people or telling them about it
> > because what we can see or sense is so subjective. I tell them
> > tentatively that I sense a connection, good, or whatever, and this is
> > the impression I get but they should explore it through memory work on
> > their own because I don't believe a 3rd party can truly know another's
> > path that far back. I think it's too easy to accidentally, never
> > knowing we did it, fill in tiny holes with facts that seem/feel right
> > or logical. Or like if I see an Egyptian crown over your head assume
> > it means you were a queen or princess or even aa phairo. It could've
> > meant you wanted to be one very badly, or that you knew one very well,
> > or served one with co,mplete devotion so that your paths were
> > interlocked, or that you were close but not in a good way. You
> > could've hated this person so much that their crown was imprinted on
> > your aura even. LOL. Heck there could be loads of reasons so I don't even
> try to touch that for someone else.
> > Even with general psychic feelings about this life it's so easy to
> > fill in the holes and not even realize we're doing it. My friend went
> > through 3 guide dogs and asked psychically if she could try to go for
> > another when she never ended up vibing. I told her no. I then screwed
> > up and went on to ad that it probably wouldn't work for the same
> > reason it never worked before. I thought it was all one psychic
> > statement. I was wrong. The no part was correct, the reason was not,
> > nd I realized I'd accidentally added my logic in there and it felt so
> > natural I didn't know. It turned out the answer was no because her
> > situation, being gone all the time with her GF would not really leave
> > room for more in her life. Like she has enough right now with the
> > relationship and the 2 pets taking up her time and energy. And work with
> lot of sitting.
> > So now I'm likely to give the NO, and say perhaps this is the reason,
> > but time will show you. lOL.
> > And please don't take my sharing this as me telling you what to do or
> > not to do. Only the possible ;pitfalls of assuming we're right because
> > it feels right. It's someone else's path and for me I'd rather them get
> the answers.
> > I can facility with a regression, but it's them doing the remembering,
> > not me giving my psychic impressions.
> > Sem
> > I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
> > I get along with the voices inside of my head.
> >
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