Parting the Mists

In several ways, this card always reminds me of my mother. She loved cardinals, and she now belongs to the spirit world. Legend has it that when you see a cardinal making a point of being seen, it might be the spirit of a loved one visiting you.

Mom was also someone who (like many mothers) was good at knowing what kids were good at before the kids realized it. She gave me a typewriter a full year before I began to excel in English class and joined the Journalism class – she knew I was a writer long before I did.

My point with all this is that, yes, we all have hidden talents. No one but you can unwrap them, but do listen to those sincere people around you when they point out that you are good at something. They might have noticed something you overlooked.

Blessings!

NIGHTSONG – Hidden talents

A ruby red bird singing
In the darkness full of sound
Like an unopened present
Ribbons still bound.

A bird singing at night is an unusual occurrence and those birds who are known as “singers of the darkness” are almost always considered sacred – or frightening! From the operatic nightingale to the hooting owl, hearing a bird that you cannot see weaving its magic through the night sky has captivated humans for millennia.

In the past, at Halloween time, a night that the veil between the worlds was said to be at its thinnest, these night birds were considered either omens or messengers of the gods. Depending on the culture, their voices were perceived as good luck and a positive validation or, alternatively, a warning about continuing on a certain pathway. In some mythology, the night bird was able to direct us toward discovering our talents and true purpose – a kind of guide in the darkness leading us to the dawn.

Should this beautiful but shy bird sing to you by appearing during your divination, know that you must unwrap the present of yourself. Look! Some of the gifts within you remain unopened. The time has come to step into your true potential and claim all possibilities for yourself. There is no more time to waste. No more excuses!

The Halloween Oracle by Stacey Demarco, art by Jimmy Manton