Little gifts at the end of ritual
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It's an old wedding custom, and generally mingled a characterization of purity with a bit of sanctification.
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@Alrah said
"Over the years, I've gotten quite used to being given little gifts - usually at the end of ritual work (my own adapted), and they help and inspire my understanding. I was just wondering if anyone else shares this experience of receiving 'little gifts'?
For instance - once there was the vision of a conch shell and a rams horm appear in either hand. Another time there was a large disk with a symbol upon it. Recently (and I'm still thinking about the symbolism of this one) a white lace veil was placed upon my head (but not over my face). Suggestions as to what the last gift means would be welcome.
"I've received similar gifts over the years. Mine were all derived from Egypt. They were inspiring. They still are inspiring. I used to be very proud of such gifts but the truth is even though they were cool and inspiring, they seemed to do nothing to further my cause along the path.
You might find it interesting to create/acquire physical representations of these visions. -
@Alrah said
"What is a rich headdress?"
Didn't realize I was being that obscure. I was alluding to Libe Legis I:61, "I charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress." Maybe your dream was an invocation of Nuit.
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@Alrah said
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@Mahanta70 said
" I've received similar gifts over the years. Mine were all derived from Egypt. They were inspiring. They still are inspiring. I used to be very proud of such gifts but the truth is even though they were cool and inspiring, they seemed to do nothing to further my cause along the path. "Have you ever asked how to use them or what their significance is? I know I'm asking people about the head-dress here, but that's just becase I like a bit of a puzzle and like to share my puzzles too. I'll evenually ask the gift giver though. "
I did. I did not receive any satisfactory answers.
Just a number of "symbols" which are attributes of divinity which were nice to experience but had no real effect on my life. I am left thinking that either I have not yet been able to decipher the message sent by my HGA or through meditation and ritual, I simply stumbled into what Jung called the archetypes of the collective consciousness and they truly have zero meaning and significance( other than the beauty of the experience.)@Alrah said
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" You might find it interesting to create/acquire physical representations of these visions."Yes - I'd love to be able to play with a rams horn! No idea where to get one though.
"Maybe you could make ram horns out of paper or wood and then paint as way to have the vision made manifest in a very physical manner.
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Or you could buy a shofar at a Judaica store
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Cover your head and be humbled.
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God is God ; not He nor She.
Oh! And here I give into the temptations of the serpent:
Are you sure you have not been too proud to recognize the request?
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Their virtue lies in the experience.