Dagaz Blacker: The Spirit Smith

We all have days were we feel we just need to withdraw from the world for a few moments. Today is one of those days for me. Unfortunately, the universe doesn’t always allow for those opportunities. To begin my day today, I pulled the tarot card the Seven of Wands. Wands are the cards of  “Doing”. They represent the element of fire, or the energy or drive to keep moving forward. This particular card is the card of doing and finding ultimate success. As if this weren’t enough to motivate me, I then pulled the Rune Nauthiz. This is the Rune of Need. It emotes the idea that hard work will get you what you need in the end. It also represents the idea of fire and energy. So, I am obeying the universe and getting on with my work. Today part of that work includes writing this Blog…Which of course I love to do… So here we go… All of information I received in my morning pulls today made me start thinking about a time in my life when things were so busy, I barely had time to stop and smell th...

Yesterday, I did a reading with my tarot cards for myself. I always find this a little more difficult to get an accurate reading; but, yesterday spirit couldn’t have been more clear. The cards kept telling me I was out of balance and I needed to work on my prospective self. To remain positive even when things in life get difficult. The cards also suggested that I take the path of introspection and contemplation.  So I took their advice. Yesterday and today I have gotten some much needed extra rest and spent extra time in meditation. I have also made sure to eat right. I have many food allergies and foods that just simply don’t agree with me. For me all of these things are hugely important to maintain balance in my body, mind, and spirit. Even slight changes can cause me to waver on my path for balance. I’m sure many of you can often feel the same way. Today I am going on a date night with my new husband of almost four weeks. I feel refreshed from all the things I have been doing to...

Happy Day! It has been a peaceful and happy day here in my studio. Summer has definitely arrived where I live. It is 33 degree Celsius here today. I’m not a fan of the humidity that comes with it :( But, the sun is shinning its brilliant light :) I began today thinking I would write only about the Summer Solstice… Spirit has other ideas for me though… I’m not really sure where this piece is going, but I trust spirit will give a message that needs to be heard. Today I pulled a victory card from my tarot deck, the Six of Wands; and the Uruz Rune from my bag. The card made me think ‘Hip, hip, hurray!” And the rune made me think “Finally”. The Six of Wands is about being victorious in a situation or relationship. For me, I believe it is a situation that I have been trying to work out this past week. I don’t have confirmation that it is solved yet, but I trust the cards to be correct, that the answer I have been looking for is coming my way… so “Hip, hip, hurray!”. The Uruz Rune is about a ...

Cue the song S ynchronicity  by the Police…Today I pulled the Temperance card from my tarot deck, and the first thing that came into my head was this song. This song and this card are about the occurrence of meaningful coincidences that seem to have no common cause. This card is also about my guides putting people or situations in my path to help me stop from resisting change. In more simplistic terms, I need to go with the flow and move forward with my life. I have had two such conversations about this today, with two different people, at two different times. I feel like this time, the synchronicity is about my career path, that spirit is trying to tell me something. However, these two previous conversations have brought me back to thinking about the greatest occurrence of synchronicity I have experienced. It all began about 5 years ago. I had been very ill for over 4 months. I was finally starting to recover just around Christmas time. My illness prevented me from driving for a s...

Today I picked the rune Perthro to start my day. This rune speaks to me about divination, intuition, mystery and destiny. Perthro reminds me that perceived outcomes are not necessarily fixed. It is possible to change your perceived destiny. The mystery of this rune is that we may not be able to see our actual destiny until we take a certain path. We all have choice or the power of free will. Divination can help us to see the possible directions to go; but, it is also wise to then spend time listening your own inner counsel before choosing your path. Sometimes we choose the correct path, other times we do not. The universe will provide other opportunities to choose correctly as we go about living our lives. I sit here reflecting how this has played out in my life. I have headed down several career paths in this life. Most had potential… most were interesting… most were in areas that I had skill… but none of them until now were my true path. It took me many years to finally find this pat...

I believe that everyone has at least one angel as a guide. Some have more, but never less than one angel. I have been blessed in my life to be surrounded by them. Today, in preparation for my day, I pulled a tarot card. The card that came up is the Judegment Card. This card has an angel at the top of the card and it immediately pulled me back to a time when I was again a young child of about four years old and at church. I was standing singing All Things Bright and Beautiful  in Sunday School, when suddenly the sun shone brilliantly through the stained glass window and on to me. For the first time I was aware that I felt the presence of Angels around me. The colours of light all around me were so much more than just a reflection through the window. It was an awakening, an awareness of something in and around me. I now know that the Judgement Card is about awakening, or starting a brand new phase of life. Writing this blog is an awakening for me; a new phase of life. Although I have...

 Just when I am finally ready to do my first blog post, I pull the rune Isa to start the day. Hummmmm, “Now what” I ask myself??? Isa, in divination, represents a time to turn inward and seek clarity. I thought I had found clarity? I thought I had just come through a time of turning inward? Deciding to write this blog is my clarity and stepping out of an inward time. So… what to do, what to do? I get up from my desk and head for the kitchen. I spend the next hour and a half making my favourite vegan lasagna for dinner tonight. Lasagna in the fridge, ready to bake later. Okay, I say to myself… time of turning inward and seeking clarity … over… here I go! Welcome to my blog :) It’s current working title is Dagaz Blacker (that’s me): The Spirit Smith (also of personal meaning). I hope this blog will be a place for me to share my life and my experiences as a spiritual medium with you and for you to share and reflect your thoughts.  As long as I can remember, spirit has been commun...