There's a whole posse that I work with -- critters, land spirits, ancestors, deities. Depending on what I'm doing, some come to the fore while others sit out a particular task. The way I was taught, you need your posse (though the teacher didn't use that word for it, of course). Different spirits have different temperaments and abilities, and different deities have different areas of interest. The work together in different combinations and sometimes I don't see who I expect to, but somebody new will join me for a specific task and then head off not to be seen again for quite some time (if ever).
When I was speaking at my book release last week (this is a digression but it comes back to the point here) one person there asked if I used the ogam for "casting my circles." I explained that I don't cast circles, that I have other methods. His wife wanted to know how I managed to protect myself and I responded that my posse took care of most of that.
She said, "Oh, you're just a natural, then."
I said, "No, that means I did a hell of a lot of study and hard work, thank you."
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Date: 2007-12-29 08:49 am (UTC)When I was speaking at my book release last week (this is a digression but it comes back to the point here) one person there asked if I used the ogam for "casting my circles." I explained that I don't cast circles, that I have other methods. His wife wanted to know how I managed to protect myself and I responded that my posse took care of most of that.
She said, "Oh, you're just a natural, then."
I said, "No, that means I did a hell of a lot of study and hard work, thank you."
Some people Just Don't Get It.