Windy
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Post by Windy on Feb 28, 2015 8:09:50 GMT -6
I've had this feeling for quite awhile now that The Morrigan has been trying to get in touch with me. This came to a culmination this morning when I was woken up by a crow crying "Anan" three times. My name is Anne, and I have never heard a crow call like that. Coupled with other three crow sighting, I think The Morrigan is calling out to me. Does anyone have any advice for contacting her? I have heard that she is very formal and likes thing just so. I don't want to mess it up. Anything, UPG, SPG or VPG would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Allec on Feb 28, 2015 16:23:47 GMT -6
I have never contacted An Morrigan for anything, but I believe that giving her a traditional offering in the Gaelic way (left out, not consumed) and giving a simple prayer is the best method.
What's your goal in contacting her, by the way?
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Post by Windy on Feb 28, 2015 17:18:10 GMT -6
I guess I want to see if she is indeed trying to contact me, and if how, how I can help her. Also I want to introduce myself, since I'm fairly certain Irish polytheism is the road for me. I Wil probably do that with some others as well. Just a kind of "Hello, I am here, nice to meet you," kind of thing.
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Post by aondeug on Feb 28, 2015 17:51:01 GMT -6
I'm always very nervous when it comes to the Morrígan. And rightfully so I think? Like one time I was practicing saying the names of various gods because I do want to pronounce them "right", so to speak. Everything was fine with Lugh, Manannán, Bríghid etc. There was this interesting thrill of dread when I said an Morrígan though.
My trip to go get whiskey for my first Samhain was filled with lots of crows. Lots and lots and lots of crows. Just everywhere. More so than normal. I was almost attacked by a dog. I was an idiot and I feel this was a sort of. Lesson. A trial by fire of "Look. You need to get your head in the game with this day or else." Though I am not sure if it was her. The whiskey was purchased for her though and it seems consistent with what I've read about her and what I've heard from people.
Another thing was I put down my studying of things for a while during the end of school because I was super stressed out. Due to all the school work and finals and such. I then spent a while decompressing after it ended, but I lingered far too long I suppose? I started waking up to a raven just persistently honking away each morning near the home. After a while I figured that this had been going on long enough and felt weird enough to be something other than just "birds being birds" and decided to ask about with my ogham staves. That and thinking wise I came to the conclusion that it was the Morrígan telling me to stop being a lazy, inattentive shit. You've calmed down and you're safe. Now get back to work.
So I guess what I am trying to get across is that she can be very intimidating and business like in my experience. Which isn't bad. Just kind of. Nerve wracking, you know.
Whiskey seems to be a good thing to give her in my experience. Also I give her the first bits of Irish foodstuffs I learn how to make. Like the fadge and soda bread, and those seemed to be received well?
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Post by Jace on Feb 28, 2015 23:03:10 GMT -6
Your goal in contacting her is definitely important, and is the best thing to start with when approaching the situation. Always. Confirmation/clarification is fantastic, because I feel like a lot of people decide not to get any confirmation and jump on the first bandwagon they find which isn't inherently a problem, but kind of defeats the purpose of looking for the god that may or may not be contacting you. Y'know?
Unless I have something big to ask of the Morrígna, I don't usually do a whole lot in regards to elaborate or big offerings. Milk and/or bread are my go to for these "smaller" offerings. We always have milk in the house, and especially as entities associated with cattle it's appropriate and easy. If I'm feeling extra generous, I might pull a drop or two of my own blood to add. Normally there's very little I do though.
As for advice, follow and trust your gut, pay attention to your surroundings, and take time to sift through potential responses. Be clear and concise in your purpose, do not stress yourself out over things, and do not hesitate to ask for further confirmation if you feel you need it. In my experiences, when a deity is directly reaching out to someone it's happening for a reason and there will be a variety of signs and signals sent in order to ensure they are received. Good luck!
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Post by adolphuscrowfeather on Feb 28, 2015 23:33:21 GMT -6
I'm not sure if this is bad or good... But the Morrigan, even though I only been on the path two months, has become addictive for me. She fascinates me so much and I am very attracted to her. There's something , I don't know what, that almost makes her a, well, addiction. It's gotten to the point, which is maybe bad, that I'm beginning to even ignore Brigid. Maybe the Morrigan wanted more attention (as I was kind of eh at first cause I thought she hated me) and lured me to her deep entwined embrace? I don't know, and I don't have the knowledge yet to. Heck, a few seconds ago, I asked her to give me her blood, that's freaky for me to say, and I don't know concerning or interesting or what. Even to the point now I feel the need for her constant embrace. Maybe my body is just feeling weird or I ate too much weird food.
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Post by Windy on Mar 1, 2015 7:56:17 GMT -6
Thanks for all the responses! I will let you know how it goes!
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Post by seamu5 on Mar 1, 2015 15:17:31 GMT -6
I'm usually wary when any of na Morrígna decide to show up. When there's a murder of crows, shit's about to go down one way or another.
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Post by Echtrai on Mar 2, 2015 1:58:10 GMT -6
I am very wary of the goddess(es) in question and generally try to avoid her/their names so as to not draw undue attention to myself. I honor her on Samhain, and I have sought her help in the past with offerings and prayer and that all went perfectly fine, but I've also received some more negative attention/signs from her. She has helped me a lot, but that doesn't make her any less terrifying.
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Post by saintfelicity on Mar 2, 2015 4:55:05 GMT -6
^ I'm definitely the same. I love to learn about her, but I don't want to risk messing with her.
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Post by adolphuscrowfeather on Mar 7, 2015 19:56:09 GMT -6
Well, my last post honestly after processing is very iffy.
Mainly, the Morrigan is very embracing and has an interesting beauty to all of them. I randomly sang to Babd once, probably for an near hour, probably felt like it at least, it was interesting. It's really hard to explain really. Its like, a crow pecking at your liver so you notice but healing it at the same time but it doesn't hurt. Yeah, that's not rconfusing at all... Lol... My point is, they are right down confusing but interesting. And if they really wants you, trust me, she will have you, even if it means, like in my case, absorbing you into her embrace away from things, like for me Brigid.
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Post by Windy on Mar 7, 2015 22:12:14 GMT -6
well, I think it went well. I had an intense week where a lot of hard introspection happened, and I think I got her message. It was an important one, and I thanked her for it. I will welcome her help in the future, but I think my soul has belonged to Brigid from the very beginning. Though I totally understand what you mean about healing and hurting at the same time. I had a dream where a raven was taking me to various people in various places and she would peck on their heads, which would then explode in viscera, but also an amazing array of colors.... I can see why people get lost in her.... but Brigid holds the key to my heart...
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Post by brimstonne on Mar 8, 2015 0:37:30 GMT -6
(All of this is UPG and my experience with the Morrigan) Im glad you found the answers you were looking for, but since a lot of people seem to be scared of the Morrigan, I thought I would chime in. I am formally devoted to her, and eventually plan to do a blood oath to her. Shes my Queen, my World, my Everything. And theres a reason for that. My first few months in honoring her were filled with crows, stress,nightmares and dog attacks. Every time something went wrong there was a crow nearby. And finally I snapped, I told her I had had enough, I was done, and the next bad thing that happened I would find a way to banish her from my home and my life. Not exactly respectful I know, but I was at a breaking point, and that was what she wanted. She pushed me to a breaking point to find out just how much I could handle, and then she taught me how to handle it. Her way of handling things is not gentle, she is not like some of the other Gods who will help you right off the bat, who will be gentle. She is a feral Queen, and her demands are ridiculously high, but if you can meet them the feeling of doing so is amazing. For months after that first trial every night was full of dreams of her, teaching me how to handle fear, that to run from it will only make it worse and that if I can not fight it I must learn to embrace it. I have a lot of problems, agoraphobia/anxiety being the smaller ones, every time I feel panicked, every time I feel like I cant do anything, I feel a brush of wings, a bird preening through my hair,a brush of extra strength to keep going for as long as I can. And when I succeed she acts like a proud parent, she lets me know that Ive done well. When I fail, she lets me know that while I didnt make the goal this time, there will ALWAYS be other chances. Shes hell in high heels when you first meet her, she likes to break people down so that she can build them up. With me shes very VERY possessive, it took over a year to get her to realize that I would work with other deities if I chose to do so, and to get her to be okay with that. And once the relationship was formed, my doing what I needed to feel better pleased her, my screaming at her when I couldnt take it was okay, and when I kneeled with my head bowed murmuring prayers as if my life depended on it, she listened. She is a fiery passion, she is a feral wolf, she is a teacher, a guide, and has no problem kicking your ass if you call her annoying. But if you show passion for anything, she will tear your heart out and set it ablaze to show you how passion for her feels. In the end, she will try to make you stronger, and not necessarily physically, shell show you what true strength is, and Ive found that it differs from person to person. My advice to anyone who wants to honor her, be respectful at first, she loves epithets. Ive found that while physical offering are okay, devoting the act of something your passionate about goes over better. She loves prayers, especially poetic ones, and she loves when I write sappy love letters to her. I think the main thing is, she wants to find out what makes your heart beat, what makes your soul shine, show her that. Poetry goes over well, even poetry thats about you rather than her, she seems to love it when you can REALLY get in touch with yourself and find out more than you thought there was to know. Dont be afraid to be informal as long as your respectful to her, sit there and drink tea and complain about your day, just find a way to connect to her and let her connect to you.
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Post by adolphuscrowfeather on Mar 8, 2015 18:04:15 GMT -6
(All of this is UPG and my experience with the Morrigan) Im glad you found the answers you were looking for, but since a lot of people seem to be scared of the Morrigan, I thought I would chime in. I am formally devoted to her, and eventually plan to do a blood oath to her. Shes my Queen, my World, my Everything. And theres a reason for that. My first few months in honoring her were filled with crows, stress,nightmares and dog attacks. Every time something went wrong there was a crow nearby. And finally I snapped, I told her I had had enough, I was done, and the next bad thing that happened I would find a way to banish her from my home and my life. Not exactly respectful I know, but I was at a breaking point, and that was what she wanted. She pushed me to a breaking point to find out just how much I could handle, and then she taught me how to handle it. Her way of handling things is not gentle, she is not like some of the other Gods who will help you right off the bat, who will be gentle. She is a feral Queen, and her demands are ridiculously high, but if you can meet them the feeling of doing so is amazing. For months after that first trial every night was full of dreams of her, teaching me how to handle fear, that to run from it will only make it worse and that if I can not fight it I must learn to embrace it. I have a lot of problems, agoraphobia/anxiety being the smaller ones, every time I feel panicked, every time I feel like I cant do anything, I feel a brush of wings, a bird preening through my hair,a brush of extra strength to keep going for as long as I can. And when I succeed she acts like a proud parent, she lets me know that Ive done well. When I fail, she lets me know that while I didnt make the goal this time, there will ALWAYS be other chances. Shes hell in high heels when you first meet her, she likes to break people down so that she can build them up. With me shes very VERY possessive, it took over a year to get her to realize that I would work with other deities if I chose to do so, and to get her to be okay with that. And once the relationship was formed, my doing what I needed to feel better pleased her, my screaming at her when I couldnt take it was okay, and when I kneeled with my head bowed murmuring prayers as if my life depended on it, she listened. She is a fiery passion, she is a feral wolf, she is a teacher, a guide, and has no problem kicking your ass if you call her annoying. But if you show passion for anything, she will tear your heart out and set it ablaze to show you how passion for her feels. In the end, she will try to make you stronger, and not necessarily physically, shell show you what true strength is, and Ive found that it differs from person to person. My advice to anyone who wants to honor her, be respectful at first, she loves epithets. Ive found that while physical offering are okay, devoting the act of something your passionate about goes over better. She loves prayers, especially poetic ones, and she loves when I write sappy love letters to her. I think the main thing is, she wants to find out what makes your heart beat, what makes your soul shine, show her that. Poetry goes over well, even poetry thats about you rather than her, she seems to love it when you can REALLY get in touch with yourself and find out more than you thought there was to know. Dont be afraid to be informal as long as your respectful to her, sit there and drink tea and complain about your day, just find a way to connect to her and let her connect to you. Oh...my... I totally agree... Holy sheet of paper... Wow. I can definitely say they are possessive, but they hasn't gotten on the nightmare page yet. Maybe when I actually begin practicing and can, those will come. I said this above, but yeah, they definitely wants Brigid out of my practice. Heck, all the Three. The one night, one, last night, I forgot my rite to all the three (gods, ancestors and other) and solely talked to them (Na Morrigan)... And holy crap, two dreams, one, me being a wolf alone fighting other wolves in a boreal forest, and two, me stuck in a house of werewolves trying not to get killed, while trying to help someone not get killed as well. I'm not really afraid of wolves or werewolves, but dang it it made me have near adrenaline all day today. I said this on Tumblr, but after I really got to the Morrigan in my two-three months in GP, I got burnt, scratched, bit, and the thing that actually led me to bleed came from my dog sleeping next to me and I quote sneezing in which made her pit bull head nearly break my nose. I can't really offer things, so that is hard, so I'm doing all I can really to please her, which I plan to poem or pray or anything. She almost has become my everything... Her actions almost make me forget school things... But if I must fail every course (it's not that bad, like one or two parts of an assignment or two,not whole assignments) for her, I'd be fine with it. My passion for her is so strong... It's unbelievable I had so much passion. She's almost made me hers in full. she might of already have. my big question is, how would a blood oath work out? Given, I will think heavily on it, but I'd like to know for future. What does it do, etc.... i pretty much have riddled they and she throughout this whole thing, but note I mean they, as I feel saying she, though that feels right, I know it isn't correct since they are a group
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Post by brimstonne on Mar 10, 2015 18:05:34 GMT -6
(All of this is UPG and my experience with the Morrigan) Im glad you found the answers you were looking for, but since a lot of people seem to be scared of the Morrigan, I thought I would chime in. I am formally devoted to her, and eventually plan to do a blood oath to her. Shes my Queen, my World, my Everything. And theres a reason for that. My first few months in honoring her were filled with crows, stress,nightmares and dog attacks. Every time something went wrong there was a crow nearby. And finally I snapped, I told her I had had enough, I was done, and the next bad thing that happened I would find a way to banish her from my home and my life. Not exactly respectful I know, but I was at a breaking point, and that was what she wanted. She pushed me to a breaking point to find out just how much I could handle, and then she taught me how to handle it. Her way of handling things is not gentle, she is not like some of the other Gods who will help you right off the bat, who will be gentle. She is a feral Queen, and her demands are ridiculously high, but if you can meet them the feeling of doing so is amazing. For months after that first trial every night was full of dreams of her, teaching me how to handle fear, that to run from it will only make it worse and that if I can not fight it I must learn to embrace it. I have a lot of problems, agoraphobia/anxiety being the smaller ones, every time I feel panicked, every time I feel like I cant do anything, I feel a brush of wings, a bird preening through my hair,a brush of extra strength to keep going for as long as I can. And when I succeed she acts like a proud parent, she lets me know that Ive done well. When I fail, she lets me know that while I didnt make the goal this time, there will ALWAYS be other chances. Shes hell in high heels when you first meet her, she likes to break people down so that she can build them up. With me shes very VERY possessive, it took over a year to get her to realize that I would work with other deities if I chose to do so, and to get her to be okay with that. And once the relationship was formed, my doing what I needed to feel better pleased her, my screaming at her when I couldnt take it was okay, and when I kneeled with my head bowed murmuring prayers as if my life depended on it, she listened. She is a fiery passion, she is a feral wolf, she is a teacher, a guide, and has no problem kicking your ass if you call her annoying. But if you show passion for anything, she will tear your heart out and set it ablaze to show you how passion for her feels. In the end, she will try to make you stronger, and not necessarily physically, shell show you what true strength is, and Ive found that it differs from person to person. My advice to anyone who wants to honor her, be respectful at first, she loves epithets. Ive found that while physical offering are okay, devoting the act of something your passionate about goes over better. She loves prayers, especially poetic ones, and she loves when I write sappy love letters to her. I think the main thing is, she wants to find out what makes your heart beat, what makes your soul shine, show her that. Poetry goes over well, even poetry thats about you rather than her, she seems to love it when you can REALLY get in touch with yourself and find out more than you thought there was to know. Dont be afraid to be informal as long as your respectful to her, sit there and drink tea and complain about your day, just find a way to connect to her and let her connect to you. Oh...my... I totally agree... Holy sheet of paper... Wow. I can definitely say they are possessive, but they hasn't gotten on the nightmare page yet. Maybe when I actually begin practicing and can, those will come. I said this above, but yeah, they definitely wants Brigid out of my practice. Heck, all the Three. The one night, one, last night, I forgot my rite to all the three (gods, ancestors and other) and solely talked to them (Na Morrigan)... And holy crap, two dreams, one, me being a wolf alone fighting other wolves in a boreal forest, and two, me stuck in a house of werewolves trying not to get killed, while trying to help someone not get killed as well. I'm not really afraid of wolves or werewolves, but dang it it made me have near adrenaline all day today. I said this on Tumblr, but after I really got to the Morrigan in my two-three months in GP, I got burnt, scratched, bit, and the thing that actually led me to bleed came from my dog sleeping next to me and I quote sneezing in which made her pit bull head nearly break my nose. I can't really offer things, so that is hard, so I'm doing all I can really to please her, which I plan to poem or pray or anything. She almost has become my everything... Her actions almost make me forget school things... But if I must fail every course (it's not that bad, like one or two parts of an assignment or two,not whole assignments) for her, I'd be fine with it. My passion for her is so strong... It's unbelievable I had so much passion. She's almost made me hers in full. she might of already have. my big question is, how would a blood oath work out? Given, I will think heavily on it, but I'd like to know for future. What does it do, etc.... i pretty much have riddled they and she throughout this whole thing, but note I mean they, as I feel saying she, though that feels right, I know it isn't correct since they are a group Well keep in mind I haven't found any basis for a blood oath in GP. For me its a personal thing on how I view blood, to me blood is the life source of your body, and I plan on dedicating my very life and life force to Them. For me it would be in about 5-6 years, on my 10th anniversary of honoring her, but it doesnt have to be a major milestone. The ritual I have planned is very personal though and Im not comfortable sharing it with others, but if you would like I could try to find some resources on it for you?
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