Sometimes you need to draw your strength, your inspiration, your next step from somewhere out of the ordinary. Following some Pagan practices has helped me on my journey. Pagan to me is just a call back to our ancestors. Living from the land, in the truest sense of the word. Every day was a struggle between life or death. Hunger, disease, hunter, hunted. Survival of the fittest. These ancestors of ours used what was right in front of them. The plants, the earth. They gave back. They only took what they could use, no more.
Many of our religious ceremonies are seeped in traditions from a bygone era. I, having been raised in a Catholic household, see signs of Paganism in almost every ritual of the Church. In fact, Paganism was originally a term that developed among the Christian community of southern Europe during late antiquity to describe religions other than their own, Judaism, or Islam–the three Abrahamic religions.
The Pagan Federation defines Paganism as the ancestral religion of the whole of humanity. It incorporates the elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. The necessities of human life.
And so today I had a card drawn for me.
The Knight of Pentacles
This Knight enjoys the finer things in life, as seen by his elegant plume and velvet cloak. He has a clear goal, the delivery of the pentacle. He will not cut corners or look for shortcuts, but travels slowly and carefully until he reaches his destination.
This knight is the most dependable of the knights. You can count on him to do what he says and to do it well. Whatever the task at hand, he’ll work until it’s finished. He’s the handyman who can do anything. He’s the kid who works his way through school and manages to save for his house at the same time. He’s good about saving and investing carefully, but he’s not about making a quick buck or taking big risks. He is extremely organized, maybe annoyingly so. He can be a loner, preferring staying home to nightclubs or large parties. He is sometimes a little too cautious in his choices and a little too tight with his money. He can be dull and stubborn.
Pentacles relate to the element of Earth and the realm of matter and ability. They are the development of consciousness. This is the suit that shows the outcome of all your energy and what it is you are manifesting.
The Knight is a focused energy. He is the quester setting out on an adventure. The knight is very important for without him, nothing new would come about. (Tarot reading from Wiccan Moonsong)
And there you have it, my card for February 10, 2016.
Love, Light and Blessings to you, my friends.
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