Faery Friday November 8, 2019
It’s another Faery Friday. I’ve had a very busy week and this weekend isn’t going to stop. I hope that all of you are doing well. Let’s see what the Fae have to offer us today, shall we?
For today’s card pull, I am using the Faeries’ Oracle by Brian Froud with text by Jessica Macbeth. This is a single card pull since it is an oracle deck. If you like this deck you can get it for yourself. Just click on the picture below.
What do the Fae want me to share?
Today’s card is number 57 - Luathas the Wild
Haste. Impulsiveness. Fire. Spontaneity. Balance.
Luathas the Wild is filled with fire, and fire is associated with the creative life force. This faery fires us up, gets us going, recharges our batteries and creative energies. He likes to be around when things are exciting, when there is life force blazing high and he can jump in and encourage it to burn even higher. Creation and passion are his bailiwick. “Faster! Faster! Faster!” is his motto. A waitress serving me breakfast, looked over my shoulder as she rushed past and paused on her toes as she saw Luathas. “Ohhh!” she exclaimed, balancing three full plates and two coffee pots, “He looks like a bad faery. I don’t want him in my life!” Then she took off at a near run for the people down the aisle, who were gesturing for coffee.
We have to be careful with Luathas. He doesn’t know the meaning of words like slow, stop, rest. Respite, catnap, moderation, gradual, pace, gentle, ease, peace. These are all things that humans must know in order to life creatively and constructively with him. Anything else is fatal, sooner or later - and probably sooner at that.
The fire of Luathas can be destructive as well as creative. Rage, fury, and anger are all part of the fire element as well. Fire burns as well as energizes. Think of the gentle warmth of a full and sleeping kitten, its inner fire converting milk to bone and muscle and to extravagant friskiness; or the flame of the candle, lighting the wanderer’s way home; or the anger of a hurt soul, lashing out at others, or the inferno of a forest fire, wild and overpowering.
Creating and destruction are inextricably linked. The fire that burns creates ash, which in turn acts as fertilizer for new growth. The slopes of volcanoes are highly fertile, which is why people take the risk of living and farming on them.
Think of the Phoenix, who lays her egg and then bursts into flame to incubate it. Birth, death, and rebirth are the cycle of fire.
This card says that wild creative energies are being brought to whatever passion it represents in the card layout. It often fires up the things that surround it (represented by other cards), energizing them as well. It tells us that it is important to think and act creatively, and it says that the energy to do so is available. New approaches are called for here.
Alternatively, Luathas my be telling you to go for something - now! For example, another member of our Oracle discussion groupp was at a convention and a man was demonstrating electronic devices. She was not particularly interested in them, but he and she talked about the different meters and tools for a while. She started to walk away and then she thought, “No, I’ve got to do this.” She went back and told him, “I don’t think I’ll ever forgive myself if I don’t tell you, I think I’m in love with you.” They’ve been happily married for many years now.
Sometimes it is important to take the risk of making a fool of yourself to gain something amazing and wonderful and miraculous. Sometimes, when Luathas says, “Go for it! Now!” it is important to do so. And sometimes it isn’t. If the only reason for caution is that you’re afraid of looking silly, it probably is time to go for it.
Remember, then, that you need to keep an eye on Luathas. Don’t let him have control of your schedule or the accelerator in your car. He always thinks going faster and taking chances is better, and sometimes he is even right. Use sense and stay grounded, even while he takes you off on a flight of fancy.
This is an action card. Pick up that project that you wanted to start. Let your creative juices flow out of you. Create something that you feel the need to move forward with. It about has that fire inside of you telling you, “come on let's do this!” When I see this card I feel like its time for creating something, either writing or knitting something for my loved ones. With it being Friday, maybe this is the weekend to do something creative.
Take the spark and follow your instincts. If there is something you feel that you have to say or do, just do it now. This is one of those moments to be spontaneous. Carpe Diem! It isn’t the time to sit back and relax. But make sure that you don’t over-commit to anything or that you don’t take a moment when you feel that you should. You can also get to wrapped up in everything and forget to take care of yourself too. That being said take your spark and run with it.
For me, I will be trying to work on getting things together to get more content out. I also want to work on getting the word out for doing more Astrology for others. So these are the things that I will be working to put a fire under myself. What will you be doing?
I hope that this reading has been helpful to you all. Please let me know if it has impacted you in any way. I’d love to hear from you. And check out my website here. I am doing personal Astrology, Divination, Card and Astro Dice Readings. If you would like to have one please go to my website. Thanks so much for joining me on this Faery Friday.
May your stars shine brightly upon you.