On Europa and Ripe Peaches
~ Marsha S.

What a burning, broken universe—
incalculable, devastating,
things we can’t imagine.
We attach names familiar to us
Titan, Europa, Calypso
but they are still mighty and immeasurable, terrifying—

but don’t think of all that.
It’s too big.
It’s too sad.

Think of this:

It’s sublime and impossible that we even exist
with our
soft flesh and our wet eyes,
our music, our sins,
our jealous lovers,
our moments of bliss,
and love— god, love…
more immeasurable
more incalculable
than the universe,
than whatever it is
that the universe wonders about.

Our smallness shouldn’t humble us.
We are tiny demigods
watching the universe expand
from our lawn chairs
while we eat ripe peaches
with sticky hands and smiling mouths.

Peach by Rosemary Washington

Lessons from My Grandmother, #12
~ Salma Deera

they keep calling you a breeze
because they’re frightened of
what you might do when you
discover you are a hurricane.

The World card can be difficult to interpret when it comes up. This spread can help you better understand the World card as it usually appears in Rider-Waite-Smith style decks.

RWS 1910 Popular Deck

World Dancer Spread

Separate the deck into five piles – the Majors and each Suit. Shuffle each pile so the cards are in random order.

	4
2	5	3
	1

Card 1 corresponds to the foot that is down, and is pulled from Pentacles. This is what grounds you.Separate the deck into five piles – the Majors and each Suit. Shuffle or mix the cards in each pile so that they are in random order.

Card 2 corresponds to the staff/scroll in the right hand, and is pulled from the Swords. This is the mental energy that pulls you.

Card 3 corresponds to the scroll in the right hand, and is pulled from the Cups. This is the emotional energy that propels you.

Card 4 corresponds to the crown, and is pulled from the Wands. This is the spiritual energy that guides you.

Card 5 corresponds to the dancing figure, and is pulled from the Majors. This represents the archetypal energies to tap into to move forward.

If you are new to working with bindrunes, I suggest you read the introductory bindrune post here, then return to this post to read about this specific bindrune. Remember that working with bindrunes, as with working with any kind of magic, does not carry guaranteed results, and may produce results quite different from what you expect.

This bindrune was designed for soul healing through connection with divine energies, leading to renewal and inspiration. It could be useful for someone who is recovering from an illness of any kind, or restoring yourself after a long and difficult passage in your life. It could also work well for someone who is feeling burnt out and disconnected from their self and their life.

Chalc, Laguz, Ansuz

Chalc (left tile, purple in bindrune): Chalc represents the sacred chalice used in making offerings. Chalc also represents the soul, the container of your best self. This is the you, at present, feeling empty and in need of refilling.

Laguz (center tile, light blue in bindrune): Laguz is the rune of flow—of water, of energy, of thoughts, ideas, and emotions. The flow feels stuck, or perhaps turned off, as you are out of energy of every kind. Laguz helps restore the energy flow, so you can be healed and whole.

Ansuz (right tile, dark blue in bindrune): Ansuz brings divine healing energies and messages of encouragement. Your Gods see you depleted and exhausted, and offer you what you need to return to a balanced state of being.

Ansuz is supporting Laguz, and both are flowing into Chalc, and thus the divine energies feed the flow into your soul, restoring and renewing you.

This bindrune was done in colored pencil. I tried to draw it using fine point calligraphy markers, but the inks muddied, so this one is only in pencil.

You could put a drop of peppermint oil to raise your spirits, rose for loving energies, or rosemary for revitalizing energies. You could also use your favorite oil on it to reinforce the energy with your personal scent. You can also use a magical oil, such as a hoodoo oil or other type of specially prepared oil.

Use this bindrune—and all bindrunes—entirely at your own risk.

Everything is Going to Be All Right
~ Derek Mahon

How should I not be glad to contemplate
the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window
and a high tide reflected on the ceiling?
There will be dying, there will be dying,
but there is no need to go into that.
The poems flow from the hand unbidden
and the hidden source is the watchful heart.
The sun rises in spite of everything
and the far cities are beautiful and bright.
I lie here in a riot of sunlight
watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Everything is going to be all right.