Druid Plant Moon - 15th March to 14th April

well I know Im being Transparent, but I felt like I should pull a card for the lunar month we are currently in.

So to recap the moons this year have been
Madder
Chamomile
Vervain
And now we are in Lady's Mantle moon :)

Now this is unusual as its a very gentle plant. But it could be a way remaining grounded with the surge of energy that comes with Ostara and as we start to move closer and closer to Beltane. It reminds us to be open, to be receptive and be watchful of what happens, to balance out that raging spring energy that can be overwhelming, were we forget to just be still and watch, feel and absorb.
The time over the equinoxes are my favourite times in the year, and they are so quickly gone, like a child that all too quickly becomes an adult. So Im going to treasure it. And indeed I have been by getting a few sunrises under my belt already this year :D

broken legs and pancakes

I feel really flat today, Im having a pancake day. I just feel blah.

Last night I had a very odd dream that keeps replaying on my mind. I was on a swing, and it took me a while before I got on the swing of the swing. I was going backwards when someone came and walked infront of the swing. I think it had been a game in the dream of them running across the swing as I swung forwards.
Anyways, for some reason, before I got anywhere near them they fell on the floor and broke their leg. It was a proper nasty break, as if i'd broken a pencil. I could see all inside the leg, the marrow, the vessels, the tendons and muscles.. it was quite gorey but even in the dream I had a nurse's curiousity of 'ooooh so thats what it really looks like' lol.

So, I want to probe what this dream means. Asking my newly consecrated DPO and its bag and cloth, I got the reply of Vervain (top card) and Lady's Mantle (bottom card).
Vervain keeps saying to me something about needing to break things apart. To really get a true idea of what is happening, of what something is, you need to pull it apart, smash it open and see how it works.
I keep getting the idea of eggs cracking as well, eggs are only symbols of rebirth and new life because we know inside is a new life growing - needing to be smashed open to come out.
The book mentions a joining together and a reconsiliation - about how offerings and sacrifice reconnect us to the Gods and to the Magic of the land. Maybe I need to go out and make an offering to put the broken leg back together again?

Lady's Mantle is an interesting one. I feel that its first reply is I've done well to read about this dream, to look deeper into it and find out its meaning, its healing, its potential. Dreams, like dew drops can sometimes be easy to forget about, walk through to get on with the rest of the day. I have felt this one was imporant to read about..
It could also be another message to do with the recent vibes in my life to connect deeper to the Goddess, the subconscious, the Moon etc.

By the Gods these plants are good!

I also desperately want to do a PDR reading over my experiment so far! But that'll also wait till later. Hopefully I'll have some get-go today to organise myself!

end of tuesday's card

So I've drawn a card to reflect how I am at the moment - apres la wobble, after good chats with fabulous friends (who I love, thank you!) and just in general.
I got Lady's Mantle

Now this a tough card, because the imagery on the card itself isn't great. You have the plant, with the perfect dew drop in the plant, and then a Sheila Na Gig.
OK so maybe we have LOTS of imagery really lol.

The book suggests meanings of connecting deeper with the Goddess, the more intuitive and emotional aspects of our beings. Well I've definitely done that. I have looked into the bubble and found truth and hopefully a bit of wisdom. I also have sore eyes lol.

What I do think though is that Lady's Mantle may be offering a way forward. Rather than looking for ways of feeling underwhelmed with myself, look for small things that make me feel better about myself and what I have in my life. Its so easy to look in the mirror of the Dewdrop and see negativity. Sometimes we need to be kinder to ourselves and see the good - because that is also true!

Well thats my thought, and I am keeping to it. Its a very nourishing thought for me at the moment.

Base card was Heather so perhaps tomorrow I'll be able to make better use of my improving mood post-processing hurhurhur;)