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Post by Lady Anastasia on Apr 26, 2007 21:54:21 GMT -5
Owl-Cailleach-oidhche: Detachment, Wisdom, Change
Cailleach-oidhche teaches us the wisdom of turning a disadvantage into an advantage.
For most birds, coming of darkness renders it impossible for them to feed, but the owl’s exceptional hearing enables it to pick out and swoop on unsuspecting prey during the night.
Twilight has been described as “owl light”, and going for a quiet walk in the woods at this shimmering time of twilight is an excellent way to develop a sensibility to the Otherworld and the inner soul of Nature.
You may feel drawn to a study of esoteric lore or clairvoyancy. Working with the owl as your ally will help you to do this.
Drawn reversed, this card may indicate that you need to be wary of withdrawing too much from the world.
An ability to be detached and discerning is an asset, unless it becomes a defense against being fully alive with all the vulnerability this entails.
Perhaps there is not such a need for secrecy and holding back.
The owl can signal a time of change, of initiation, of new beginnings.
It can portend the death of one thing, but also the birth of another.
An old Sussex saying is “When the owls whoop at night, expect a fair morrow.” Expect a bright dawn and it will surely come.
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Post by Lady Anastasia on Apr 26, 2007 22:04:19 GMT -5
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