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Lente equinox 2024

Lente equinox 2024


Donarsdag:  vooruitlopend op de equinox kreeg ik een droom…
Ik deed mee aan een Winti-ritueel, maar kreeg het gevoel dat ik voorzichtig moest omgaan met dit type rituelen…
Freysdag:
Voor de tweede keer gaf ik een openingsritueel tijdens
Death and Rebirth festival in het TreeHouse NDSM.
Het weder was maarts druilerig, de beschikbare ruimte was donker en koud, de energie voelde zwaar aan.
Deze keer voelde ik de behoefte om het ritueel minimalistisch te doen met eenvoudige materialen: vier kaarsen op de kwartieren, een kaars met rituele voorwerpen (mes, vajra, bokaal, schotel met brandende salie) op de centrale tafel.
Ik begon in het Noorden, stak de kaarsen op de kwartieren aan,  en liep deosil de cirkel rond om de ruimte te reinigen en afbakenen. De kaars in het Noorden deed wat moeilijk, de rest ging wel.
rekening houdend met het gegeven dat na mij vrij snel in dezelfde ruimte een heftig trancereis (door het wiel van de dood) zou komen, deed ik met de groep een aantal basis-oefeningen:
Aarden, centreren, aanroepen van bescherming van de lichtwezens uit de vier windrichtingen en tevens hemel en aarde.

Na dit ritueel was ik helemaal uitgeput, het kostte heel veel energie om in deze setting het Licht aan te roepen!

Zon-dag:
Lenteviering met eco-humanisme in de tolhuistuin, een warme open lichte ruimte!
Het ritueel werd geleid door een leerling-celebrant en deze keer  werd er gelukkig ruimte gegeven om buiten (tussen de buien door) de lente (geur, kleur, geluid) in de tuin te ervaren!
voor deze lente is mijn thema: uit winterslaap van de cocon komen, wedergeboorte.

Na dit ritueel ruimte gevonden voor  uitgebreide lunch en napraten met mijn gesprekspartner.

Thuisgekomen voelde ik geïnspireerd!


 

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Gotham bastion under attack

Gotham bastion under attack


Some members of the Guardian Angels’ vigilante group were enjoying R&R in the community center where the Sisters of Our Lady  offered some soup and bread to the needy.

A Chinese New Year Parade passed by…
After the passing of the parade, the vigilantes went to the streets..

Suddenly they  were aware of a sound of screeching and wailing…a flock of birds was attacking a small child!
“Angels Assemble”…the vigilante came to the rescue, chasing away the evil birds!

Where are these clockwork birds coming from?

Rumour on the street mentioned a gathering of birds at the temple of Electra
Investigating the temple, looking at the four Karyatids
Looking at the amber eyes, one of the kids tried to steal one..
ZAP!

Apparently some alarm was triggered…
A flute playing priestess arrived and summoned birds to chase away the intruders!
The vigilantes retreated to an office nearby…
The caretaker of the place provided them the clue to speak with ‘Mister Night S.’ the director of the current theater drama ‘the Arrival‘ 

Sneaking out of the office, meeting ‘Mister Night S.’  who apparently was the guardian of the small boy that was attacked by the birds, he was able to give more clues:
Go to the Wang Triad, they know how to fight the evil birds!

Meeting the Elder of the Wang Triad went quite well…

“The master of the evil birds hides in the cloud-castle in the sky…”


“We will summon the Dragon-energy and arrange an all-out attack against their cult-members in the city, then you can surprise their garrison|”

The Wayne corporation provided a sky-ship, the Wang Triad, lent them some of their crew ..
 
 
 
Battle ensued on the streets, the vigilantes captured a leading priestess and boarded their sky-ship while the Wang Triad fought the Thunderbird Cult…

Using the captured priestess flute, the vigilantes chased away the Thunderbird, surprised the High Priestess in the Cloud Castle and destroyed the doomsday clock!
The vigilantes escaped with their lives while the explosion went off…
 
Angels in Gotham 

Angels in Gotham 


Some refugees from the Haven met again at Gotham
Esther ‘the Strange’, Gabriella ‘the Aeronaut’, Ralph ‘ the Tinker’, Justin ‘the Clown’… a bunch of misfits that bonded because of common dreaming Paradise Lost

Words on the streets: the teenage vigilante group ‘Guardian Angels’ disappeared a month ago, what happened?
According to rumours, the vigilantes went missing during the  hunt on spooks in the woods.
Any threat that was able to destroy these vigilantes, made other gangs very nervous also!

Gathering information in the slums, they convinced  vagrant John to show them the last known ‘Guardian Angel Treehouse’.
Graffiti on the wall confirmed the location!

The house apparently had been used by squatters: broken windows and door outside, terrible amount of garbage and offal inside…
Surprise! A vintage carpet in the centre of the room, hiding a secret trapdoor!
Neutralising some hidden sigils, unlocking the trapdoor, going down a spiral staircase, entering a long corridor with warding sigils…
Discovering a savage tribe!

Gabrielle made an impressive entrance with spread wings and some firework support from the Clown: instant shock and awe, chasing the  tribe away!

Following the trail, arriving at a guarded bridge, paying the toll…

Entering a mysterious room, looking at three paintings: past-present-future!

The futuristic painting drew them into another place…

A room with several alien prison cells, containing several teenage vigilante ‘Guardian Angels’!

While the adventurers were liberating the vigilantes, they heard ominous footsteps approaching ….

Talos is coming!

Esther prepared her sigils, Justin lit his fireworks…

The explosion halted the monster!

Escaping the monster, the adventurers escorted the vigilantes through the underground maze…
Discovering a gate, but how does it work?

Justin found a loophole in the timetravel-paradox:
‘This is a time/space gate we can walk through to our own time, there we can write a letter to ourself how to do this, then we return to this place to hide the letter here to find it now!’

It worked in a way…

‘We are back, but what happened really? Who abducted the vigilantes? Why? Who created the gate? ‘

 

Ping: Flight  to Gotham – Dreamquest

Flight  to Gotham

Flight  to Gotham


After the Authority took over the Garden,  the Rebels scattered to the four corners of Gaia

Honora the Guardian escorted Bondi to a new save haven:
Bondi remembered a friend mentioning a safe space at The Sisters of Our Lady:
‘Ask for Sister Margareth!
On the road you will see the ruins of the war rumoured to hide many artefacts of the old times but also invested by several gangs.
Beyond that are the hunting grounds of the Mohawk who are at war with the Authority’s Vigilante Corps.
Avoid the main road!’

They decided to avoid the ruins…
…cursed by fire from Heaven during the War…
At the sight of the ruins in the distance, Bondi remembered nightmares of the battles…
A road block…

Toll collectors!

Bondi and Honora tried to escape through the woods, but a couple of the  thugs followed their trail…
Confrontation at the ford: one thug down, one fleeing away to call reinforcements!

Evading the thugs, our heroes arrived at a Mohawk warcamp…

Using sign language, Honora started a palaver with the war-chief.
Apparently they had a very ill tribe-member.
Bondi offered some healing…
Looking at the patient, they discovered some bite marks
As soon as Bondi put her holy symbol on the patient’s head, he started twitching as if having a seizure, apparently a vampiric infestation!
They had to put the patient down…

The tribe was grateful for the help and were willing to listen to our heroes
Honora warned the tribe of approaching bandits…

Within an hour the tribe went packing!

Our heroes continued their journey, while they heard the sounds of a distant battle…
Did the tribe confronted the bandits or the vigilantes?

Escaping through the woods, arriving at a clearing…
They found some traces of a boy scout party that recently made camp at this place:
Scattered teenage clothing, as if just lest behind!

Almost nightfall, time to rest.
Honora decided to take watch most of the time…

A sneak attack from behind…
The attacker already tried to put its claws around Honora’s neck, but was surprised by the opponent’s martial skill!
In a smooth move Honora grabbed the monster’s arm and threw it to the ground, following up with a quick axe swing through its neck!

After neutralising the monster, our heroes investigated the mystery of the vanishing boy-scouts, wondering what happened here..
Suddenly Sister Margareth appeared!

‘Come with me quickly! I will explain later!’

…To be continued…

Ping: Escape from the Garden – Dreamquest

Escape from the Garden

Escape from the Garden


The Bard sang the myth while the refugees traveled their Exodus 

“The Administration took power over the Garden, the Rebels lost the War:
How you are fallen from heaven, O Lightbringer, son of the morning!
Hear! Azrael will  rebuild  our Republic of Heaven

Hearing the song, the traveled wondered what would lay ahead.

Random thoughts:
When they came for yours, you had the plan, the escape route already mapped…
You may never reach a promised land, like the one you tell stories about, but you’ll find a home, if you can make it one…
When things started to get bad, you knew whose side you needed to be on…
You couldn’t stay where you were, could never spread your wings there

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Malachim in Gotham

Malachim in Gotham


Gotham Malachim Voices/Images manifesting in Mythago World

We are angels, fallen into our world, wandering in unfamiliar, fragile bodies, looking for a people, places, and selves we can find comfort in.
The Nameless One perceived Its intention to create, and immediately the intentions scattered as fragments in the material time/space.
….
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.
The named is the mother of ten thousand things.
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery.
Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations.
These two spring from the same source but differ in name;
this appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gate to all mystery.
…..
Zinnig Noord: De Dode Hoek – de uitvaart – vervolg

Zinnig Noord: De Dode Hoek – de uitvaart – vervolg


Drie kernelementen van de uitvaart: beeld, tekst en muziek

  1. Welk beeld?

  2. Welke tekst?

  3. Welke muziek?

Beeld:

Terugkerend thema van de Helpers die ik vaak aanroep en/of in mijn omgeving ervaar in tijden van crisis, zijn en blijven de Malachim!
Van de Vier Aartsengelen, die in de Talmud worden genoemd, ervaar ik de meeste bescherming van Michael.

Tekst:
“To my right Michael and to my left Gabriel, in front of me Uriel and behind me Raphael”

Muziek:

Ping: Zinnig Noord: De Dode Hoek – 02 de uitvaart – Dreamquest

What to do with the Joker ?

What to do with the Joker ?


Today I added a Joker to my cartomancy deck.
I decided to draw an Angel to represent the spiritual part of the Joker, the Holy Fool who travels the lifepath.

My way of cartomancy with  the Blue (Neutral) Joker:
Whenever I would use the whole deck in a 8×7 spread, I first shuffle the Joker in the deck to become the significator in the spread.
After laying down the cards in the spread, there wil be one card left as a special comment on the spread.
To add another layer of interpretation I might choose to draw one of my  malachim cards to receive a message from the Angel of the moment.