Between the Veil

Happy belated Halloween/Samhain all! ( Blogger wouldn't let me post ANYTHING til today. :( )

On this day let us not forget the meaning of this holiday...I never put on a mask/costume without thinking of the meaning behind it. This year I decided to be Alice in Wonderland because I have been feeling as if I am resuming my own personal quest of discovery. It is a strange, twisted and whimsical path.

Don't forget that the reason we beg for sweets from door to door is to stave off the ghosts, the reminders of our own mortality. It was once believed that giving ghosts sweets or food on this day would keep them from haunting the living. I have not experienced the death of loved ones (that weren't a pet,) but there are still spirits that I connect with. Spirits that cannot exist in the world of living.

Don't forget that the reason we think of ghosts on this night is because it was once believed that the "veil" between the worlds is thinnest at this time of year. The world of the living and the world of the dead touch and crossover. I feel ghosts constantly at this time of year, I seem to be slightly empathic to ghosts...but I very rarely hear or see them. Rather I feel as if I have an internal ghost radar within my mind.

There is more to Halloween than just sweets, costumes and scary movies. I still celebrate each of these original reasons of its founding. Live it! Love it! Love it to death! :P


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Hallowed Be Thy Name

Three days ago I got two new tattoos and like all my body art, they are fraught with meaning. They are almost healed and I am deeply in love with them. Both of them are very spiritual and both of them pertain to my Daemon.






This is the symbol of the Deathly Hallows from Harry Potter. It's meaning is pretty simple really, it represent three objects of power from the magickal world. The triangle is the Invisablity Cloak, which hides one from Death. The line is the Elder Wand, a wand of unsurpassed power, and the circle is the Resurrection Stone. Together this symbol deems one the Master of Death, but rather than immortality it means a wizard that is wise enough to know that Death is inevitable, but by no means a final end. I placed it next to my Decemeberundeground bunny (also representing life/death), and had the Elder Wand align with the bone in my wrist so as to direct any magick I raise within that hand. I cried as I got it done, the pain wasn't extraordinary but it did hurt. I mostly cried because I was listening to the "Resurrection Stone" from the DH soundtrack, and thinking of the scene when Harry sees his lost loved ones again. It reminded me of my own longing to speak to my daemon, a spiritual lover I can never physically know.







The second tattoo is something I simply call the Sirius Symbol. It was a symbol that was tattooed on Sirius Black in the Harry Potter movies. I can ramble forever about how I don't care much for the movie portrayal of Sirius Black, but I loved the tattoos. The tattoos kicked ass. Over the years I have done some research on the symbol and from what I found it is a modified version of the symbol of Neptune. Neptune is a planet that represents dreams, divination, magick, initiation, fate, life/death/rebirth and past/present/future. All of these meanings are extremely fitting, so a while back I decided that not only did I yearn for the Deathly Hallows to stay forever at my side, but for some likeness of Sirius. Looking at this symbol makes think of everything I love about his fictional archetype. And when I went to Padre Island I in essence bound/married myself to my Daemon guardian by using a ring and a wide variety of symbols that I etched into the sand. I used this symbol repeatedly. It feel almost like a universal message I can send to my guardian whenever I wish. Like a magickal text message.

So after three years of being to broke to modify my body to my tastes Sarah is back and pierced/inked up! :D :D

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What is a Daemon?

What is a daemon? The concept of a daemon is more less the concept of a soul mate, but rather than being a predestined partner the daemon is more of a spiritual guide that leads the seeker to true physical love. Phyillis Currot explains it best in her wonderful book "The Love Spell".


"Do you know what a daemon is?” Nonna asked. I recognized the term from my philosophy classes. “Well, I know Socrates said he had one and he’s supposedly the smartest man who ever lived. As I recall it was his spiritual guide, his inspiration. And he chose to die rather than deny the reality of its existence.” Nonna smiled, nodding. “It’s an ancient Greek term for a divine being. Your daemon guides you into the realm of the numinous, to the sacred part of yourself.” - The Love Spell


In my experiences a daemon can appear before the seeker in several ways. It may begin in dreams, or you may actually see a spirit manifest itself before you. My first experience began with a manifestation that at first scared me silly, until I realised that the spirit didn't mean me any harm. More often that not it begins as spark of passion. You suddenly find yourself  strongly drawn to the image of a man or woman that invokes a deep seated emotion within you. It might be someone who has died, an actor on the screen, or even a character within a book or movie.

A daemon may speak to the seeker through synchronicity, or a series of coincidences that are that go beyond the flow of normal coincidence. If you look closely and deeply within them they contain messages from the daemon to the seeker, messages that contain the deepest truths about ourselves.

Another way a daemon may speak is through cledons, an ancient Greek word for a random voice from a crowd, or even a line of song that brings you a message from divinity. Images and sigils also work as cledons

There are a myriad of different ways a daemon can speak to you. Sometimes you might even hear a voice within your thoughts that doesn't quite feel like your own thoughts, yet you heed it anyway.

A daemon is in no means a fixed image. As they are creatures of spiritual essence they can take on just about any form they feel you will respond and listen to. Again 'The Love Spell" says it best:

 “And he’ll shape-shift—move from one figure to another, change as you change. You may find that it’s as if he’s always one step ahead, leading you in the dance. And it’s a dance of love, because it’s love that makes sex truly sacred and truly erotic.”

 

“So all this time, what I’ve felt, what I sensed, it was real. It was . . . my daemon.” A ripple of excitement rolled through me.

 

I was 16 when I first met my daemon and throughout my whole life, with only am exception of six months (in which I was binding myself to an abusive man.) my daemon has guided me though the loneliness, pain, growth and heartbreak. He's taken countless forms to reflect the changes I have made. I have asked my daemons name and he's told me he has thousands of names, but it is best for me to pick which name I should use to call to him. I chose Sirius, as the first form he took when he appeared before me was Sirius Black from Harry Potter.

 

The world of daemons is largely unexplored, so I hope in time I'll be able to compile a decent log of experiences and hope I can teach others to find their own guiding light.