“That, I think, is the power of ceremony. It marries the mundane to the sacred. The water turns to wine; the coffee to a prayer.”

― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass

The Wizard’s Reflection

Human Sacrifice

The path of the sacred is the path of conscious choice. Such choice often comes to us slowly, as we emerge from the sleeping of our time-trance until one day we awaken our will and our world is forever re-arranged. The life of choice is always awaiting us; we simply have to choose it. And all choice is a sacrifice.

Whatever we spend our life doing, whatever we give our attention to, we are making a sacrifice of our life. This is the true human sacrifice, made upon the altar of our choice. It is a blood offering, not of spilled & wasted blood, but of the blood and breath that flow through us and express our life and the choices we choose with it. To awaken to this ceremony of offering is to shrug off the meaninglessness of the cultural narrations which raised us.

Suggested Divination Meanings

What aspects of my life do I know to be sacred, and how can I better tend them?

How can I choose to bring a sacred view to this situation?

Am I aware of and receiving what is being offered to me to help further my path?

What do I need to let go of to move forward with heart?

Am I treating the sacrifices of others with gratitude, acknowledgment and reciprocation?

Am I letting others choose my perspectives for me?

Am I living on autopilot or consciously choosing each step I take on the path?

Can I find more heart by bringing more heart?

Am I limiting my choices based on world views, religious or otherwise, I was trained into holding?

How can I see this situation as a sacred moment, an opportunity for heart, Soul and choice to both guide and serve me?