From the Tarot Lukumi, the Hanged Man; from the Diloggun Cards, Obara (six mouths):
Friday, October 4, 2024
His Own Petard
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Accepting Help
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Queen of Coins; from the Diloggun Cards, Osa (nine mouths):
But then it occurred to him that any progress he had made on his quest so far, he had made by accepting the help that had been offered to him. – Neil Gaiman
We'd all like to have a little more stability and financial security for when life pulls the rug out from under our feet. Yet some of our ideas - like playing the lottery - will be unlikely to help. Oshun is an orisha associated with love, fertility, wealthy and prosperity. She was the only female primordial spirit sent with Shango to create the world, but the other male spirits excluded her. When their attempt failed, Shango forced them to respect her, as she was essential to creating not only the world, but all the life on it. Osa (nine mouths) also warns that rigidly following our own narrow ideas is not profitable:
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
From Both Sides
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Ace of Cups; from the Diloggun Cards, Oshe (five mouths):
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Trip to Nowhere
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Five of Swords; from the Diloggun Cards, Okanran (one mouth):
The rooster is the sacrificial animal of warrior Orishas; it is killed quickly and respectfully as an offering. A symbol of one of the three poisons in the Buddhist Wheel of Life, this animal represents greed. Because the Five of Swords deals with conflict and the ego's desire to demean another, the rooster seems an appropriate image. The only way to turn this Pyrrhic victory around is to sacrifice the ego instead of a relationship. The ifa and proverb for Okanran advise: