There were many symbols sacred to the Celts. The number three was evident in many of their spiritual practices,
for instance, the three worlds:
The Upperworld (Sky)
The Middle World or Earth (Land)
The Lowerworld or Underworld (Sea)
The Celts determined that the rise to the Summerland was by accessing the Sky, while entrance into to the Lowerworld or Underworld was admitted through the Sea or by mounds known as Sidhe (shee). The Underworld does not refer to 'hell' as the Christian beliefs, but rather a place of rest to await and be reborn. The Celts did not believe in an all-evil entity such as the Christian devil.
Reincarnation seems to be one of the most controversial spiritual topics of our time. Hundreds of books are being published on the subject as if the Western world had only recently discovered this ancient doctrine.
Reincarnation is one of Wicca's most valuable lessons. The knowledge that this life is but one of many, that when the physical body dies we do not cease to exist but are reborn in another body answers many questions, but raises a few more.
Why? Why are we reincarnated? In common with many other religions, Wicca teaches that reincarnation is the instrument through which our souls are perfected. One lifetime isn't sufficient to attain this goal; hence, the consciousness (soul) is reborn many times,each life encompassing a different set of lessons, until perfection is achieved.
Perhaps being an "old soul" means one is a slow learner. No one can say how many lives are required before this is achieved. We are human and its easy to get caught up in our day to day dramas.
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A man could even become his own daughter by dying before she is born and then entering her body at birth. Some tribes avoid eating certain animals because they believe that the souls of their ancestors dwell in those animals.
In Wicca, we seek to strengthen our bodies, minds and souls.We certainly live full, productive earthly lives, but we try to do so while harming none, the constant One upsmanship, intimidation and looking out for number one slows this journey down.
The soul is ageless, sexless, non-physical, possessed of the divine spark of the Goddess and God.Each manifestation of the soul(i.e: Each body it inhabits on earth) is different. No two bodies or lives are the same. If this wasn't so,the soul would stagnate.The sex, race, place of birth,economic class and every other individuality of the soul is determined by its actions in past lives and the lessons necessary to the present.
As an aid in learning the lessons of each life, a phenomenon exists which has been called karma. Karma is often misunderstood.It is not a system of rewards and punishments,but a phenomenon that guides the soul toward evolving actions. Thusly, if a person performs negative actions, negative actions will be returned.Good brings good.With this in mind, there's little reason to act negatively.
Karma means action,and that's how it works. It is a tool, not a punishment. There's no way one can "wipe out"karma, and neither is every seemingly terrible event in our lives a byproduct of karma.
We learn from karma only when we are aware of it. Many look into their past lives to discover their mistakes,to uncover the problems inhibiting progress in this one. Trance and meditation techniques can help here, but true self-knowledge is the best means of accomplishing this.
What happens after death? Only the body dies. The soul lives on.Some Wiccans say that it journeys to a realm variously known as the Land of the Faerie ,the summerland, and the land of the young. This realm is neither in heaven nor the underworld. It simply is-a non-physical reality much less dense than ours. Some Wiccan traditions describe it as a land of eternal summer, with grassy fields and sweet flowing rivers, perhaps the earth before the arrival of humans. Others see it vaguely as a realm without forms, where energy swirls coexist with the greatest energies-the Goddess and God in their celestial identities.
One day you may "know", not believe, that reincarnation is as real as a plant that buds, flowers, drops its seed, withers and creates a new plant in its image. Reincarnation was probably first intuited by earlier peoples watching nature.
Until you've decided for yourself, you may wish to reflect upon and consider the doctrine of reincarnation.
~ Vienna by Klimt
"We are not human-beings having a spiritual experience,
but we are spiritual-beings having a human experience.
~ Deepak Chopra
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~ The Waiting by Klimt
Where we come from, where we go . . . beyond punishment and judgments there is acceptance and unconditional love, from where we separated us. Life never starts, never ends, just its expression does change, which makes us believe we die, or we take birth.
All the ancient peoples of the world believed in the reality of reincarnation and a majority in this world still does. Buddhists, Hindus, Druids, Celts, Britons, Gallics, Platonists, Pythagoreans, many gnostic Christians, are only some of the people that hold to this doctrine. Add the Inca and Maya civilizations, the old Egyptians, the Roman poets Vergil, Lucretius, Horatio, the Stoics, and the list is still not completed! Also the Jewish Sohar, the famous Kabbalistic book, contains references to reincarnation.
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~ Drzewo Zycia by Klimt
Three lifetimes spread for Runestones
This spread is for those who wish to experiment with the idea of reincarnation.
Before casting the Runes your space needs to be prepared.
A clear space is important to receive concise answers.
Burning sage, sweetgrass or cleansing incense will increase the vibrations.
It's a good idea to 'smudge" your Runes as well.
Light your astral candle or white, purple or blue as you read your Runes.
You can also carve Runic symbols into a candle before your reading. For this reading you might want to carve in your birthdate and astro glyph or symbol.
The `Three life times spread` furnishes a three level perspective on your passage, and is laid out in the form of the Rune of fertility,"Inguz"
1 Birth and childhood conditions
2 Your present
3 Future in this life
4 Past incarnation
5 Future incarnation
The runes are placed in the following manner
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The "three lifetimes" spread provides you with information concerning unresolved
aspects of your past. Once these elements are recognized, you can seek to modify your
present situation, thus affecting both your future in this life and your next soul cycle.
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~ Adele Bloch Bauer by Klimt
"For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd;
And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!"
~ Lord Byron |
~ Life is a Struggle-Golden Rider by Klimt
"Because I could not stop for Death --
He kindly stopped for me --
The carriage held but just ourselves,
And immortality."
~ Emily Dickinson |
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