An Oracle for Samhain by Bendis

Oracle - a name derived from the Latin verb ōrāre, to speak. An oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion. It may also be a revealed prediction or precognition of the future, from deities, that is spoken through another object or life-form.

Today, when you go for a reading, you sit across the table from someone who is using Tarot cards, or a crystal ball, or is perhaps reading your palms. They can speak to you for as short a time as 15 minutes up to an hour or more. You might give them information; you might not. This kind of reading is not an oracle, nor is the person being an oracle when using this method.

An Oracle is one who utters short words but does not tell you a story, does not necessarily predict and does not attempt to explain what it means. When receiving an oracle, it is up to you to take the words, the utterance, and then apply it to your life, for only you know your life.

That is why I love using my Ogham Twigs. I am responsible for my reading. No one else is telling me my future, nor telling me who I am or what is going on in my life. I pull a twig or two or three and then simple words associated with those twigs come to me (because I know the Ogham). I can then take those few words and examine how they fit with what I know to be happening or how they might answer a question.

If you do not know the Ogham, here is a quick reference guide for your use:

I do write about the Ogham and my books and handcrafted Ogham Twigs are available at my website at http://blueroebuck.com/buy_books_twigs.html and are also available as Kindle books through Amazon. One is a small little book that tells you how to create a set of Ogham Twigs and how to read them (complete with layouts). All of my books can be downloaded at very reasonable pricing. 

I suggest that for an oracle you draw no more than three twigs. You may ask a question while holding your twigs or just let the twigs talk to you about right now! Most of all have fun! 

Author’s Bio: In the Goddess community, Deanne Quarrie is known as Bendis, Fierce Huntress of the Two Spears, Priestess of the Goddess. Bendis spent the early part of her life as a student of world religion, finally finding Goddess in mid-life.  Diving headlong into what she considered life’s greatest treasure, Deanne has never looked back.  Her work as a priestess has been dedicated to the empowerment of women and helping them to learn of the ecstasy of Her dance.  She has written four books which can be purchased at http://www.lulu.com/applebranch Bendis has spent the last eleven years heavily involved on the Internet, weaving webs through continents, networking and pointing seekers far and wide, serving as moderator for many e-groups, as both peacekeeper and technical advisor for thousands of women as they grew in Goddess. Through the Apple Branch - A Dianic Tradition, Bendis has mentored many women as they studied to become priestesses themselves.  These women now share their knowledge and guide other women both in the United States and in Europe. She also teaches the Ogham through Ocean Seminary College and the Rowan Tree School. To learn more of the Ogham, visit the Blue Roebuck.

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