Magic Monday
Mar. 20th, 2023 12:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ecosophia
It's just past midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism and I'll do my best to answer it. With certain exceptions, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note: Any question received after then will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted. (I've been getting an increasing number of people trying to post after these are closed, so will have to draw a harder line than before.) If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.0 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. Also: I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says. The picture? I'm taking a momentary break from chasing down photos of my lineage. Today is the spring equinox here in the northern hemisphere, one of the holy days of the Druid calendar, and this is a photo of the spring equinox sunrise as seen from an ancient stone chamber at South Royalton, Vermont -- one of many astronomically oriented megalithic sites here in New England. The photo's courtesy of New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA), which was gracious enough to send it around yesterday morning.
Buy Me A Coffee
Ko-Fi
I've had several people ask about tipping me for answers here, and though I certainly don't require that I won't turn it down. You can use either of the links above to access my online tip jar; Buymeacoffee is good for small tips, Ko-Fi is better for larger ones. (I used to use PayPal but they developed an allergy to free speech, so I've developed an allergy to them.) If you're interested in political and economic astrology, or simply prefer to use a subscription service to support your favorite authors, you can find my Patreon page here and my SubscribeStar page here.
I've also had quite a few people over the years ask me where they should buy my books, and here's the answer. Bookshop.org is an alternative online bookstore that supports local bookstores and authors, which a certain gargantuan corporation doesn't, and I have a shop there, which you can check out here. Please consider patronizing it if you'd like to purchase any of my books online.And don't forget to look up your Pangalactic New Age Soul Signature at CosmicOom.com.
With that said, have at it!
***This Magic Monday is now closed. See you next week!***
Quan yin - Guanjin
Date: 2023-03-20 05:45 am (UTC)recently I've seen a little statue of Kwanyin/Guanyin...and there She is depicted with a dragon beneath her that she feeds a golden stream of something from a ..beaker..(missing the right word here for something one might use to pour milk from) Would you happen to know if the dragon sybolises earth powers or the Chinese emperors vor both?
Thank you!
Re: Quan yin - Guanjin
Date: 2023-03-20 05:48 am (UTC)Re: Quan yin - Guanjin
Date: 2023-03-20 02:40 pm (UTC)The Chinese dragon, actually called a loong or lung, is drastically different from the western dragon as it is associated with water rather than fire. It's strongly connected with chi, bringing good fortune, power, strength (provided you're worthy, of course). You often see the loong illustrated with a flaming pearl which represents wisdom and immortality. They are shapeshifters, shrinking down to tiny size or growing as big as the sky itself, even on occasion taking human form. While they are regarded as auspicious, if their ire should happen to be awakened, they can cause destructive floods and violent storms. (hmmm, we have been having an inordinate number of storms and floods lately, haven't we?....) Emperors often used its image for representing their power.
JLfromNH/Orange Waggish Gorgon
Re: Quan yin - Guanjin
Date: 2023-03-20 10:30 pm (UTC)