Ahhh, fear. I have no fear of scary movies or a walk at night, but sometimes fear can affect us in more subconscious ways. Fear of change. Fear of failure. Fear taking a leap and falling on your rump a few times. We need to remember that failure and change are key elements of growth and learning – not something to be feared constantly.
Blessings!
GRAVEYARD – Unnecessary fear
The stones they mark
The eternal resting place
Yet the spirits they are walking
And they are ready for the chase!
Today’s modern graveyards are restful places – normally highly manicured and very well set out. While they can be places of profound sadness, few are the creepy gothic places of old, yet they still hold an undercurrent of fear and seem frightening places.
Due to countless stories of haunted graveyards, the thought of walking through cemeteries evokes fear in many of us – we imagine zombies and ghosts rising from the graves and bad spirits hiding out, waiting to harm an unsuspecting living person walking by. The idea of being at a graveyard after dark, or worse, at midnight, is the stuff of dares and nightmares.
But this isn’t the way with every culture. On the Mexican Day of the Dead, whole families picnic on the graves of their loved ones who have passed. Children play upon the graves, people play music, drink wine and share food all in the “company of the dead.” Graveyard dust is used as an ingredient in protective spells, not in curses.
Pull this card and know that you fear unnecessarily. Things are not as they seem and you can overcome your obstacles. The anxieties you have, although real, should be put aside before they haunt you long term. Instead, trust that you know the correct next steps and that you will act upon them.
The Halloween Oracle by Stacey Demarco, art by Jimmy Manton
Parting the Mists 
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