Dagaz Blacker: The Spirit Smith

In the past few days, I have been invited by my mentor and by spirit to learn about a new form of divination. At least, that is to say it is new to me, but actually it derives from an ancient form of Celtic language. I feel strongly drawn to learning more about this divination, it is called Ogham. Ogham is a form of Archaic Irish that dates back possibly as far as the 1st century. Ogham is a written communication possibly based on Latin, that originally told of names and place markers, and is now used as a divination system based on the meanings of 20 different trees native to Britain. The words are written from bottom to top, starting at the left hand side of the writing. As in Latin, there are letters missing from our English alphabet.  As a divination, Ogham used much in the same way as the Elder Futhark Runes are used, though it is less commonly in use by readers. The letters are engraved on staves, or sticks, that are from each type of the 20 trees. The staves can be cast...

I have been thinking a lot today about protection from spirit today, ever since I did my daily pulls. Protection was a recurring theme as I went through my tarot cards, runes, and oracle cards. I have found that it is good to have a reminder about this every once in a while.  I use sound waves in my studio to spiritually clear it most of the time. I have two tiny bells that I ring to clear my space that usually do the trick. I often take them with me when I head out to do readings as well. Some people prefer not to have fragrance in their homes and the bells do a great job in most cases. If my studio room is feeling particularly heavy, I will burn incense of frankincense, myrrh, or rose. Frankincense and myrrh are commonly used to spiritually clear space. For me rose also has a positive effect in my space. There are plenty of other incense can be used to cleanse your space like juniper, cedar, or saddle wood, and the list goes on… If there is a need to go further, you can also use ...

It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon, well at least for my two kitties… LOL! For me its a day to catch up in the office. This post should have been out yesterday, so I hope you will forgive me for the late post :) I did think I would talk about and introduce my cats to you today. They are such a part of everything in my life, including being a medium. They are family, they are little helpers, and they are friendly little faces when days are difficult. They are sisters and have been with us for 15 years now. They are both healthy and happy.  My one cat, Checkies, in particular is very spiritual. Each time I meditate and talk with spirit, she is right there to help. It’s almost as if she loves to bathe and drink in the energy of the room. I sometimes think that she often also helps to raise the energy of the room and extend the energy of the communication with spirit. Am I the only one who experiences this with their pets? I hope not, as it is a truly amazing experience to see them interac...

I live in a large building with many units, and therefore, many people. As a medium, I am constantly surrounded by many spirits that I largely, but respectfully ignore in my day to day life. If I did not, I would never get anything done in a day. When it is important, I do pay attention. Today, I am going to tell you about the man who lived in the courtyard of my building. I call him the ghost in the red jacket. Since I moved to this building, about seven years now, there has been a man who looked to be in his late sixties or early seventies, who was always standing in the courtyard of my building. He was usually looking down at the grass. He wore a red windbreakers type jacket, blue jeans and a navy ball cap. I would see him standing there as I drove by to park in the underground parking of my building.  One day, he seem to suddenly realize that I knew he was there. He looked up at me and smiled. That night, as I was going to sleep, he popped into my room. He seemed to want to tal...

    Happy Friday! I have spent the day cleaning and organizing the house, talking with family, and now on to meditating :) To have a clean and organized home, to meditate and connect with family and spirit, and finally to enjoy a home cooked meal with my new husband; all of these things bring me joy. Simple things can bring us the most joy. Do at least one thing today that brings you joy 🙂 Live life to the fullest and be in the now.  Peace and Happiness Dagaz 💕

My search for Jane is leading me on an interesting path, a path to properly see spirit with my eyes again. Have any of you been searching to get closer to some of your guides? I’m not sure which guide Jane is? She keeps that information hidden. I have met and seen several of my other guides using my third eye. Jane, however, is ever a challenge. She assures me that I will know more when I can see her. Jane wants me to fully see her with my actual eyes, as I saw spirit when I was young. As a young child, I could not tell if someone was an actual person from this world or a spirit or a ghost. They all looked the same to me. The only way I knew they might not be of this world, was if I could see them and others told me there was no one there. Because I closed that part of myself off for so many years, I now see spirit as a grey shape and their details are filled in using my third eye. It is my understanding that spirit has decided that I am supposed to once again see spirit with my actual...

As I sit here in my studio, I am wondering what I should write about today??? Spirit is encouraging me to write about my daily pulls. It’s interesting how your daily practices can change without even really realizing it. Spirit is always working to get closer to you and to help you figure out this amazing and sometimes zany world. When many people start down a path like mine, they are always looking for rules and answers. The truth is there are no hard and fast rules. This is a journey and everyone has to find their way. Mentors, spirit, and friends can give helpful ideas and points, but the truth is you really have to find the way that works best for you and be always open to changes as they come along. My daily pulls started out a long time ago as simply one tarot card. It would give some direction for the day of course, and I never really questioned that I should change my process. Then, I finally found my wonderful set of runes. I only have one set, no other set has spoken to me si...

Ch Ch Changes… cue the song, I can hear the David Bowie version now, LOL... Everyday we all experience little changes to routine, relationships, or way of being. I don’t know about you, but this month I feel like spirit is changing so many things about my life. It feels refreshing and exciting, but at the same time I feel like I am stumbling a bit here and there. Spirit assures me this is necessary to grow and finally become the person I am supposed to be. I have always been a medium. I hear spirit, I see spirit in different ways, I feel spirit around me, and I use tarot and runes to further communicate with spirit. I can relate to you the messages spirit has to share through these methods. Now spirit is expanding my sight using scrying. I have a scrying mirror made of obsidian that spirit moved me to seek out about two years ago. I have been able to see small amounts of information using it. I am usually able to find more emotional messages in it. Now however, spirit has shown me that...