A crow’s call from the Southwest is a sign of unex-
pected profit.
A crow’s call from the Southeast means an enemy is
coming.
The following English verse applies to magpies seen
together:
One is for sorrow, Two is for mirth;
Three for a wedding and Four for a birth;
Five is for silver, Six is for gold;
Seven’s a secret to never be told.
And here’s a similar one for crows, from Morning
Glory’s Mississippi grandmother:
One is for sorrow and Two is for joy,
Three’s for a letter and Four for a boy.
Five is for sunshine and Six is for rain,
Seven is loss and Eight is a gain.
Nine is for friendship and Ten’s for a home,
Eleven’s for dreaming and Twelve is to roam.
And 13’s the death bird who’s always alone.Auspices for Feathers
Found on the Ground
Brown—good health.
Red—good fortune.
Orange—promise of delight.
Yellow—be wary of false friends.
Green—adventure.
Blue—love.
Purple—an exciting trip.
Black—death or bad news.
Gray—peace.
Brown & White—joy.
Black & White—trouble averted.
Black & Green—fame and fortune.
Black & Blue or White—new love.
Gray & White—a wish coming true.The Earth Oracle
—by KatlynThink of a question to which you most need an an-
swer. Try to formulate it carefully. The wording of the
question can be very important. Write it down once
you have decided what to ask. There is a reason for
everything in this meditation.
Take your question to the Oracle of Earth. Walk in
the surrounding woods alone and be aware of every
sign. There your answer lies. Each breeze or flight of a
bird can speak to you. Each cloud may contain a vi-
sion, each stone a lesson. Walk with inner guidance,
turning at will. Feel things pull you that need to be-
come your oracle. Everything has meaning if there are
ears and eyes to sense and a heart to receive it. Write
down all you experience in your journal; there may be
things that will become clear at a later time. If you find
a token, then that will be a symbol of your answer.Lesson 4. Horoscopy (Astrology)
Astrology is the art of interpreting and predicting the
influences of the heavens—the real and apparent
movements of the stars and planets. It has been prac-
ticed at least since the times of the ancient Sumerians
(2900-1800 BCE) and is found throughout the world.
Astrology assumes that the vast energies of the cos-
mos are projected upon the Earth, influencing all
things. Events occurring in the heavens are mirrored
by events on Earth, as in the prime hermetic axiom,
“As above, so below.”
The Sumerians, creators of the earliest human civi-
lization, needed to measure yearly time to keep track
of religious festivals and seasons for planting and
harvest. To do this, they invented the calendar, which
they divided into twelve months based on the cycles
of the Moon. This led them to develop a complicated
knowledge of astronomy and the invention of the
Zodiac. I have explained the Zodiac in more detail in
3.VI.6: “Months & Signs of the Zodiac,” especially in
the table of correspondences for the Zodiac.
Horoscopy is the branch of astrology specifically
related to casting and interpreting circular charts, or horo-
scopes (“view of the hour”) based on the positions of
the Planets (including the Sun and Moon) among the
Signs of the Zodiac at particular times—such as the
moment of one’s birth. In any horoscope, the subject
occupies the position in the center of the circle.There are tables called ephemerides that list the pre-
cise positions of the stars and planets for any given
date and time, and these are used by astrologers for
calculating everything in a horoscope. But how to
cast a horoscope is far too complicated for me to try
to explain here. Moreover, you can get computer pro-
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