Ivy Rhiannon
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First Impression: So serene and peaceful with the animals and Cernunnos! I love the overall look of this card, not dark and mysterious like in other decks. A very interesting card
Description: Cernunnos is sitting in his classic lotus pose with his horned head holding a pentacle. Around him is a lush green forest and many curious animals.
Gender: Masculine
Colors: Gold, Soft Browns, Greens, Burnt Orange, White, and Black.
Senses: I smell the wet earth, and hear the wind stirring softly in the breeze. I can smell the animals nearby too and hear their gentle movement. I feel the cold pentacle in my hand and the snake coiled around my arm.
Symbols: Cernunnos, Animals, Forest, Pentacle, Medicine Bag.
Story [Intuitive]: I am walking through the forest enjoying my morning walk when I decide to step off the beaten path and venture into the woods. There has always been something magical that has drawn me to these woods, and I love hiking the trails here. I take my time, climbing many different hills and over rocks and upraised tree roots. I rest sitting on a natural bolder to catch my breath and enjoy the majestic view. Looking around however I sense I have traveled too far...I am lost. A great hawk flies down and lands on the ground a bit a ways for me letting out a shrill cry. Startled I stare at the bird wondering why it isn't afraid of me. It hops around a moment tilting his head and then flies a bit further into the trees. I get the strangest feeling he wants me to follow him, and for some crazy reason I find myself letting him lead me. He stops to look back at me before flying a bit further away.
He takes me to a clearing with many upraised roots and he lands in a tree above me. "What do you want?" I call out, beginning to wonder if this isn't my imagination. "Only to speak with you." says a very masculine but kind voice behind me. My eyes open wide and I turn around startled to see a handsome young man behind me. He smiles and his eyes look like autumn leaves. His long hair flows in the wind and he reaches out to take my hand. "Who-o are you?" I manage to stamper. "I am Cernunnos, the lord of this land." My mind seeks to challenge this statement but my heart finds no lie in his words. I stand there in awe smelling the earth so close to him, hearing my heart pound in my ears.
All around us animals begin to gather coming out of the trees, ground and their other hiding places as if to watch us. "Are you afraid?" He asks me, and his breath smells like the sea. "No." I answer truthfully, "I feel like I have known you a long, long time." He smiles at that, and his eyes laugh playfully. "You have. I am here." he reaches out slowly and touches my chest. I breathe in deeply and close my eyes. He continues, "This path you walk may be alone, but I am always here to guide you. Through the darkness you must follow you faith, and shine your inner light. Be courageous my beautiful child, seek to become the change you wish in the world, and you will give others permission to do the same."
I hear his words float away like a whisper on the wind. I open my eyes and he is gone. All that remains is a great stag who nods his head at me before trotting off through the trees.
My Experience with the hermit: I have walked many a path alone, often preferring my solitude to that of the poeple around me. The hermit walks inward away from the illusion of the world. This turning in, is a wondrous discovery for it is when we realize that the world isn't a cruel and fearful place...it is merely a reflection of our selves. Then when we open our eyes again we see the life in everything, the value of the earth, the kindness of animals, the wisdom of trees, the peace of the waters.
Astrological Reference: Zodiac - Virgo, Mutable
Cultural Reference: Cernunnos is the name of the horned god of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated in a "lotus position" and often associated with animals. Because of his frequent association with creatures, scholars often describe Cernunnos as the "Lord of the Animals" or the "Lord of Wild Things", and Miranda Green describes him as a "peaceful god of nature and fruitfulness". [source Wikipedia]
Elemental Reference: Very Earthy Card
Numerology Reference: 9 - Bringing things to completion, fruition, nearing the end, uncertainty
Keywords: Peace, Reflection, Instinct, Solitude
Possible Meanings: Finding peace within, Reflecting on your experiences, Listening to your instinctual voice, Making your own path.
Reversed: Blaming others, being too codependent, not expressing your originality, distancing yourself from your "nature".
Quote: "He who is unable to live in society or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must either be a beast or a god." ~ Aristotle
First Impression: So serene and peaceful with the animals and Cernunnos! I love the overall look of this card, not dark and mysterious like in other decks. A very interesting card
Description: Cernunnos is sitting in his classic lotus pose with his horned head holding a pentacle. Around him is a lush green forest and many curious animals.
Gender: Masculine
Colors: Gold, Soft Browns, Greens, Burnt Orange, White, and Black.
Senses: I smell the wet earth, and hear the wind stirring softly in the breeze. I can smell the animals nearby too and hear their gentle movement. I feel the cold pentacle in my hand and the snake coiled around my arm.
Symbols: Cernunnos, Animals, Forest, Pentacle, Medicine Bag.
Story [Intuitive]: I am walking through the forest enjoying my morning walk when I decide to step off the beaten path and venture into the woods. There has always been something magical that has drawn me to these woods, and I love hiking the trails here. I take my time, climbing many different hills and over rocks and upraised tree roots. I rest sitting on a natural bolder to catch my breath and enjoy the majestic view. Looking around however I sense I have traveled too far...I am lost. A great hawk flies down and lands on the ground a bit a ways for me letting out a shrill cry. Startled I stare at the bird wondering why it isn't afraid of me. It hops around a moment tilting his head and then flies a bit further into the trees. I get the strangest feeling he wants me to follow him, and for some crazy reason I find myself letting him lead me. He stops to look back at me before flying a bit further away.
He takes me to a clearing with many upraised roots and he lands in a tree above me. "What do you want?" I call out, beginning to wonder if this isn't my imagination. "Only to speak with you." says a very masculine but kind voice behind me. My eyes open wide and I turn around startled to see a handsome young man behind me. He smiles and his eyes look like autumn leaves. His long hair flows in the wind and he reaches out to take my hand. "Who-o are you?" I manage to stamper. "I am Cernunnos, the lord of this land." My mind seeks to challenge this statement but my heart finds no lie in his words. I stand there in awe smelling the earth so close to him, hearing my heart pound in my ears.
All around us animals begin to gather coming out of the trees, ground and their other hiding places as if to watch us. "Are you afraid?" He asks me, and his breath smells like the sea. "No." I answer truthfully, "I feel like I have known you a long, long time." He smiles at that, and his eyes laugh playfully. "You have. I am here." he reaches out slowly and touches my chest. I breathe in deeply and close my eyes. He continues, "This path you walk may be alone, but I am always here to guide you. Through the darkness you must follow you faith, and shine your inner light. Be courageous my beautiful child, seek to become the change you wish in the world, and you will give others permission to do the same."
I hear his words float away like a whisper on the wind. I open my eyes and he is gone. All that remains is a great stag who nods his head at me before trotting off through the trees.
My Experience with the hermit: I have walked many a path alone, often preferring my solitude to that of the poeple around me. The hermit walks inward away from the illusion of the world. This turning in, is a wondrous discovery for it is when we realize that the world isn't a cruel and fearful place...it is merely a reflection of our selves. Then when we open our eyes again we see the life in everything, the value of the earth, the kindness of animals, the wisdom of trees, the peace of the waters.
Astrological Reference: Zodiac - Virgo, Mutable
Cultural Reference: Cernunnos is the name of the horned god of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated in a "lotus position" and often associated with animals. Because of his frequent association with creatures, scholars often describe Cernunnos as the "Lord of the Animals" or the "Lord of Wild Things", and Miranda Green describes him as a "peaceful god of nature and fruitfulness". [source Wikipedia]
Elemental Reference: Very Earthy Card
Numerology Reference: 9 - Bringing things to completion, fruition, nearing the end, uncertainty
Keywords: Peace, Reflection, Instinct, Solitude
Possible Meanings: Finding peace within, Reflecting on your experiences, Listening to your instinctual voice, Making your own path.
Reversed: Blaming others, being too codependent, not expressing your originality, distancing yourself from your "nature".
Quote: "He who is unable to live in society or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must either be a beast or a god." ~ Aristotle