Limyran Oracle
Yesterday I made myself a set of polymer clay Limyran Oracle stones. They're a bit rough looking, but I like them. I did some readings with them, and the results were positive but a little confusing.
These readings were in response to an oracle I got from Sannion which suggested that I should look in to the Celtic Gods. My plan was to follow up on this but continue to worship the Greek Gods and I wanted to see if this was a good decision. I put the stones in a container and tried the shaking out method, but the container proved to be too deep for the stones to come out. So I switched to closing my eyes, shaking the container and grabbing a stone.
My first question was "Should I worship the Celtic Gods?"
I drew Ψ Psi. “You have this righteous judgment {Psêphos} from the Gods.”
Righteous: just, fitting, meet, fair; judgment: resolve, decree.
Literally, a psêphos (Lat. calculus) is a stone used for divination, voting, counting, and similar purposes, so this oracle refers to collective judgment rather than individual judgment. This implies that the majority of the Gods concur in this judgment, and that this judgment is appropriate, fair, and righteous, though there is no implication that the result is that desired by the querant.
My second question was "Should I worship the Norse Gods?" This was supposed to be just a control question. I hadn't had any reason to think I should worship the Norse Gods, I just happened to have some German lineage. I wasn't expecting the result that I got and I'm not sure what to make of it.
I drew Υ Upsilon. “The affair holds a noble undertaking {Huposkhesis}.”
Affair: deed, act, issue; holds: involves, implies, gives cause for, holds fast, hinders, guides, steers; noble: high-born, high-minded, excellent, notable; undertaking: engagement, promise, profession.
There is some issue to be resolved, or some deed is under consideration; it involves high-mindedness, either in commitment, deed, or professional pursuit. The oracle may tell us that the affair is admirable due to this noble element, or that the situation may guide us to seek the appropriate noble undertaking or profession. The hero’s quest. On the other hand, the oracle may mean that the situation hinders this fine undertaking. Thus you should try to understand the situation: does it demand an excellent undertaking or impede it?
My last question was "Should I worship the Greek Gods?"
I drew the Θ Theta. “You have the helping Gods {Theoi} of this path.”
Helping: propitious, defending; path: road, course, way.
The “way” may be a concrete road, a plan of action, a spiritual path, a way of life, etc. In any case, the Gods who oversee this way will help and defend you, so you may go forward with confidence; you are under divine care because you are following your destiny.
So I feel reassured that I am going about this the right way even if I'm not sure where this is all going. Am I supposed to learn something from other cultures and pantheons that I can bring back to my Greek worship? Or will I end up honoring Gods from different pantheons? It will be interesting to find out.
These readings were in response to an oracle I got from Sannion which suggested that I should look in to the Celtic Gods. My plan was to follow up on this but continue to worship the Greek Gods and I wanted to see if this was a good decision. I put the stones in a container and tried the shaking out method, but the container proved to be too deep for the stones to come out. So I switched to closing my eyes, shaking the container and grabbing a stone.
My first question was "Should I worship the Celtic Gods?"
I drew Ψ Psi. “You have this righteous judgment {Psêphos} from the Gods.”
Righteous: just, fitting, meet, fair; judgment: resolve, decree.
Literally, a psêphos (Lat. calculus) is a stone used for divination, voting, counting, and similar purposes, so this oracle refers to collective judgment rather than individual judgment. This implies that the majority of the Gods concur in this judgment, and that this judgment is appropriate, fair, and righteous, though there is no implication that the result is that desired by the querant.
My second question was "Should I worship the Norse Gods?" This was supposed to be just a control question. I hadn't had any reason to think I should worship the Norse Gods, I just happened to have some German lineage. I wasn't expecting the result that I got and I'm not sure what to make of it.
I drew Υ Upsilon. “The affair holds a noble undertaking {Huposkhesis}.”
Affair: deed, act, issue; holds: involves, implies, gives cause for, holds fast, hinders, guides, steers; noble: high-born, high-minded, excellent, notable; undertaking: engagement, promise, profession.
There is some issue to be resolved, or some deed is under consideration; it involves high-mindedness, either in commitment, deed, or professional pursuit. The oracle may tell us that the affair is admirable due to this noble element, or that the situation may guide us to seek the appropriate noble undertaking or profession. The hero’s quest. On the other hand, the oracle may mean that the situation hinders this fine undertaking. Thus you should try to understand the situation: does it demand an excellent undertaking or impede it?
My last question was "Should I worship the Greek Gods?"
I drew the Θ Theta. “You have the helping Gods {Theoi} of this path.”
Helping: propitious, defending; path: road, course, way.
The “way” may be a concrete road, a plan of action, a spiritual path, a way of life, etc. In any case, the Gods who oversee this way will help and defend you, so you may go forward with confidence; you are under divine care because you are following your destiny.
So I feel reassured that I am going about this the right way even if I'm not sure where this is all going. Am I supposed to learn something from other cultures and pantheons that I can bring back to my Greek worship? Or will I end up honoring Gods from different pantheons? It will be interesting to find out.