This past week I have had a magpie come and perch outside my window, both times I was in bed just simply staring out at the sky and tree tops. Tonight, I could not sleep as I thought about this bird coming to visit and staring at me.
Today, when my girlfriend came to visit, she talked of opening a holistic center, she knows I am "sensitive" and have studied Shamanism and Reiki. She would like to have a business that offers homeopathic help, for those who prefer this to pharmaceuticals and self-medicating with drugs and alcohol.When she asked about my studies I downplayed my self because I am no longer confident in these areas.
My husband has mentioned his interest in native american spirituality recently. He has always been against "organized religion."
Because of my sobriety, I am becoming aware. I am waking up. I am interested.
No, I'm not a witch. :-)
The Magpie as a Totem
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A much maligned bird!
Cycle of power is Winter and Summer.
Keywords:- Use your intelligence. Take every opportunity offered and know you are sensitive to the world of the occult. It is an intelligent scavenger, an opportunist - Saying you must think on your feet!!
Its distinctive black and white plumage sets it apart form its cousin the crow. It is a curious and impudent bird and has a reputation for stealing anything bright it can carry off. This of course reflects their skill of making use of whatever they can find.
This bird as your Totem can help you to use whatever occult knowledge you may have, however small, but also warns you not to expect too much too quickly from this source.
Its link with bad luck comes from an old story that is was the only bird that refused to enter the inside of Noah's Ark, preferring instead to perch on the roof.
The Scot's had a fortune telling rhyme which said:
One's for sorrow, two's mirth
Three's a wedding, four's a birth
Five's a christening, six a dearth
Seven's heaven, eight is hell
And nine's the devil his ain sel....................by Peter Limburg from 'What's in the names of birds'.
(The 'Dearth' referred to in line three is not necessarily the death of a person - but can mean the end of a relationship or a certain period in your life - Change!)
The Magpies appearance in your life often reflects opportunities for advancement around you that can be grasped by the proper and full use of your own intelligence.
The Magpie builds a strong home which is usually in some sort of thorn bush for protection. It is said that thorn bushes guard doorways to the spirit and fairy realm. The forked branches being doorways to this world. It says you may meet with the metaphysical world in an unusual manner or from an unexpected source.
Magpies have often been connected to Witchcraft. It is said they were the familiars of Witches and Magicians. Which probably adds to their bad image, as Witchcraft is often deeply misunderstood and thought to be the work of the Devil. This belief of course for anyone who has studied the subject or the 'Craft' could not be further form the truth. After all true Witches do not even believe in the devil!
The Magpies appearance in your life can teach you how to use your occult knowledge for quick effects BUT you must also be aware that every action has an equal and powerful reaction, which you may not be prepared for.
If the Magpie shows up you need to ask yourself some serious questions:
Do you have knowledge and are not using it?
Are you fully employing whatever skills you have, to gain what you most need?
Are you using your knowledge and skills appropriately?
Magpies can help you define these answers and use your occult knowledge in a responsible and effective way.
A Magpie in your life tells you to stop sitting about waiting for life to come to you. It says to go out and seize any opportunities offered even though they do not always appear to be what you are looking for at the time. Above all it tells you to listen to your inner voice and develop your intuition and mataphysical skills. But at the same time to be very aware of their cause and effect.
Now, if I only had the discipline to meditate every day......
wow
all this from a bird
i dont even know what a magpie is, but i will look it up.
how are you doing today?
i was down yesterday too, just bitchy.
i went thru that weird feeling you referred to at about 2 mo. in, thinking might as well be stoned cause i felt that way anyway. i felt tired and at times i think i felt stoned too, like an alien, sometimes my vision seemed distorted and i felt dissociated from the world. again i just think it is the stuff leaving your body, maybe it is passing thru a part that causes us to feel dopey at the time. i dont know. yesterday i had a real craving just to smoke a joint and be happy, i was such a grouch at work, everyone would ask what was wrong and i could have given them a list. none of these things were bad but just so many little irritating things. i cant find my box of shoes, where are the blankets and towels, why wont the cats get used to the new house and quit meowing, i need some sleep. and my kids i wont even get started. we are exhausted and they think it is a damn party pad, lets ask this friend over and go here and there, etc. and now parent teacher conferences. kids....gotta love em, cant kill them, well i guess you could. but i think i will keep mine.
a few months ago i went to a site that helped me list moral deficits, this assisted me in processing my feelings as i have never really done this. as a child i was expected to have none, as an adult i thought they might kill me and as an addict i supressed them. now clean i know they wont kill me, dont really like the bad ones, but know they are a necessary part of life.
anyway, i typed the list and definitions and put them in my purse for future reference. yesterday on the way home feeling like i could kill everyone at my office, i pulled out the list and processed which one of these i was dealing with. it was primarily self pity. spent some time with it and moved on, i think i can face today without being nasty to my employees (who forgot bosses day). and i am a good boss i do so much for these people.) i had a meeting with my boss and am spending an hour in my new house ALONE quiet time. i will be ok, and i am still without pot in my lungs.
the everyday stress is hard to deal with, but i was getting hung on this deficit, wouldnt let it go, it was pulling me down and all these other stressors were just more pieces of s*** to put in my s*** box.
i was allowing these people to have power over me due to my reaction. just like i allowed pot to have power over me. today i will be in control of my emotions and allow no one to control me.
all this from a bird
i dont even know what a magpie is, but i will look it up.
how are you doing today?
i was down yesterday too, just bitchy.
i went thru that weird feeling you referred to at about 2 mo. in, thinking might as well be stoned cause i felt that way anyway. i felt tired and at times i think i felt stoned too, like an alien, sometimes my vision seemed distorted and i felt dissociated from the world. again i just think it is the stuff leaving your body, maybe it is passing thru a part that causes us to feel dopey at the time. i dont know. yesterday i had a real craving just to smoke a joint and be happy, i was such a grouch at work, everyone would ask what was wrong and i could have given them a list. none of these things were bad but just so many little irritating things. i cant find my box of shoes, where are the blankets and towels, why wont the cats get used to the new house and quit meowing, i need some sleep. and my kids i wont even get started. we are exhausted and they think it is a damn party pad, lets ask this friend over and go here and there, etc. and now parent teacher conferences. kids....gotta love em, cant kill them, well i guess you could. but i think i will keep mine.
a few months ago i went to a site that helped me list moral deficits, this assisted me in processing my feelings as i have never really done this. as a child i was expected to have none, as an adult i thought they might kill me and as an addict i supressed them. now clean i know they wont kill me, dont really like the bad ones, but know they are a necessary part of life.
anyway, i typed the list and definitions and put them in my purse for future reference. yesterday on the way home feeling like i could kill everyone at my office, i pulled out the list and processed which one of these i was dealing with. it was primarily self pity. spent some time with it and moved on, i think i can face today without being nasty to my employees (who forgot bosses day). and i am a good boss i do so much for these people.) i had a meeting with my boss and am spending an hour in my new house ALONE quiet time. i will be ok, and i am still without pot in my lungs.
the everyday stress is hard to deal with, but i was getting hung on this deficit, wouldnt let it go, it was pulling me down and all these other stressors were just more pieces of s*** to put in my s*** box.
i was allowing these people to have power over me due to my reaction. just like i allowed pot to have power over me. today i will be in control of my emotions and allow no one to control me.
I have always preferred the crow.
Interestingly enough, the first morning I walked out of the motel in CA there were two crows on a lamppost, cawing, before I had taken twenty steps. I thought at the time that was an omen, but still haven't figured out what it meant. Seems like there have been a lot of conflicting omens in my life lately (but they are starting to sort themselves out.) Thanks WW for reminding me to always be open to the opportunities but aware of the consequences. It's probably wise council for me at the moment. Hey, I could stand to meditate more myself!
Interestingly enough, the first morning I walked out of the motel in CA there were two crows on a lamppost, cawing, before I had taken twenty steps. I thought at the time that was an omen, but still haven't figured out what it meant. Seems like there have been a lot of conflicting omens in my life lately (but they are starting to sort themselves out.) Thanks WW for reminding me to always be open to the opportunities but aware of the consequences. It's probably wise council for me at the moment. Hey, I could stand to meditate more myself!
Please share more of your list, Jamv, if you can. I like how you became aware and worked through the s***...hope today is cheerier.
