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I'm somewhat refreshed today. I went for a walk last night after work. I didn't go far, because last time out I found evidence of bear activity pretty close to camp. The ground around here, in the woods, is soft, mossy and very comfortable. I sat under a tree for close to an hour, listening to the wind and the birds, and saw a squirrel that was surprised to see me. I buried my fingers in the moss and thought about them as "roots", buried in the ground, drawing sustenance from the earth. I felt better when I was done, and went back to my room to read.

I'm still reading Elements of Ritual by Deborah Lipp, and alot of the ideas she's presented so far are good, practical and logical. I've found that some of her concepts I use in my rituals can be enriched by a deeper awareness. It's not that she's given me many new ideas, but expanded the ones I've already had. Of course, the history of some of the myths is always interesting. I also had marigold tea last night, which I read has correspondences to prophetic dreams. I thought since I'd drawn perth, and I was in a cycle of mysteries and prophecy, I'd experiment a little. I had a dream about viral sickness of a friend and uncontrollable emotion on my part.

I was also woken at 11pm last night by a soft knock on my door (which caused me to lose the first dream I was having). I'm a light sleeper, and I wasn't sure I'd actually heard it or not, but I answered it anyway. One of the superintendents needed access to the warehouse for the night shift, so I had to get dressed and open the place for him. So, even though I fell asleep at 9:30, before the sun went down, I got to see the moon. She always give me a sense of peace, since the days when I would lay out on the grass at 2 or 3am and watch the stars.

Today's Rune:
Eihwaz- Yew
Again. I'm getting awfully familiar with this rune. It represents change, initiation and death. Odin hung from the yew in his sacrifice for the runes, and yew is sacred as an immortal tree. Perhaps there is a lesson here I'm not learning.

posted by September @ 7:12 AM