Hello again readers! After the bang up first week that I had this year I had what I thought was a truly inspired idea. I recently got a new Oracle deck. The Urban Crow Oracle (which is a gorgeous deck that I whole heartedly reccommend, especially if you feel kinship with Crows and Ravens) After looking through my oracle deck and then sitting down to write and just staring at the blank page for a few hours and idea burst forth that I thought was the answer. Use my Oracle deck to help me spark my writing. I would take a contemplative written journey through the deck, pulling a card a day and writing about the topic of that card. This particular deck has one word on each card. This would be brillant I thought to myself. I get to know the Oracle deck and I can explore many different topics and have material to create content on my blog…Right? Right.
So I pulled a card the first day and had to sit with it for a few hours, I finally did write something, but as it did not end up here, I’m sure you can tell I was not thrilled with it. In fact the topic that day was perplexing to me. But I wanted to be diligent in my attempt to follow this inspriation and I pulled another card that was worse yet when it came to being obtuse. (at least where my writing was concerned.) The two cards and ideals I was presented with were “Mimicry” and “Territory”- what in the world can you do with those two?Especially as far as writing about your spiritual path and exploration.
I was flumaxed to say the least (by the way why don’t we use such beautiful words more generously in our speech today?- but I am getting off topic) and I decided that those cards weren’t very helpful, And I began to read through some of the writing I have done, that I hope one day will be a book on my practice of FrithCraft and I got inspired again and I saw the path that it should take and I saw the possiblity of what it would become and I redirected my focus.
I had one other helper along my way. My amazing husband, who “picked up a pen” (it was done on his phone but that doesn’t matter) and started writing again while on his hunting trip- something he hasn’t done since High School. I have to say here I am so excited that he is writing again and so proud of him for taking that step. Last night I got to read what he wrote and it was amazing. His author’s voice is clear, down to earth, detailed, full of mirth and so very…him. I loved every word that I read and I can’t wait to read more…so my love, if you are reading this you better get to writing, you know your wife isn’t that patient of a person; though she is definitely learning about that virtue from you.
After these experiences, I sat down on at my computer to start writing, originally intending to write about choices and working through an analysis process to help when you are in a difficult position…Again that is not what came out. However, I was happy with what did come out and it is the post before this one. It was truly, just me, and seemed less forced. Once I completed and posted it I was hit with a realization…
“Mimicry” I was trying to force myself to write in a manner that is not organic to myself; trying to be something other than what I am and trying to push myself into a box that just didn’t fit. And then there is “Territory”- I wasn’t claiming my own ground, I was instead trying to drift off into a space that wasn’t mine, instead of holding on to what was. Those cards I drew were telling me in the Trisckster way that is the nature of the crow, that this idea wasn’t right. But I needed a mirror to see it. That mirror was my husband’s writing and his down to earth, authentic voice.
Sometimes, we all need a mirror to see what is actually there in front of us. In my belief as a Frith Wytch; everyone and everything is connected and the external world is a mirror of yourself. We are all connected by Divine Energy. The things we see in others that we don’t like is usually something within ourselves that we need to work on because we don’t like it in ourselves as well. How much easier is it to have compassion for a person when you feel a relationship to them through that connection? And how much easier is it to learn when the world shows you the way? These ties, these threads that link us all together and help us to see ourselves in those that are considered the “other”; that help us breakdown the division of us vs. them- These are the threads of Frith. Weaving Frith with ourselves and others is the focus of my path and my goal is to walk in Frith with my Inner Divine Guide and with those around me.
One of the biggest parts of that is being aware and open to the lessons I can learn in everyday life from any source (yes, even frustration) It isn’t to shy away from the unpleasant things, or cover up difficult emotions or bury my head in the sand, but to face life, the world my Goddess and God head on and learn what I can and hopefully spread some of that knowledge. Even if the lesson comes from my own failure, because it isn’t a failure if you learn something.
Sometime those lessons can be tricky like this one was, seeming to challenge you, when really it is pointing you in the right direction; just as my cards warned me (much like the different members in a murder warn each other) of the pitfalls of following the path I was determined to go down. But by focusing on a sense of Frith and being in the flow of energy around me I was able to avoid those pitfalls, save myself from some impostor syndrome symptoms and come back to my keyboard sooner than I would have earlier and put my authentic, slightly twisted and crazy out for to the world come what may.
Typing this I have a sense of peace a smile on my face and I have had a good laugh with the Spirit world at my own hubris and folly.
What things in your life seem to be pointing you or directing you a certain way? Is there perhaps another perspective you can look at it from? What does this other perspective show you? Don’t be afraid to question guidance; no matter the source and look at things from all directions. But, more importantly don’t be afraid to change direction when something doesn’t feel right or isn’t working. We feel this way for a reason. Our instincts and our intuition matter and can guide us to a much more fulfilling, peaceful existence.
The Frith Wytch 