There is so much fun to be had in preparing for a future event that we might forget to firmly anchor that event in the now. When we go to fast we might end with failure. The message of today is; we've got to learn how to walk first before we start to run. So let's pace ourselves a little; tomorrow just has to wait until we are properly done with today.

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Hella Raven

As a post-menopausal woman, the Wise Woman is no longer bound by the cyclic demands of her body. She enjoys her freedom and independence, sets her own rules and makes her own destiny.  Like her we can develop our own point of view once we break free from old patterns or old alliances. This particular set of coins does often appear in a cast when the querant  has recently divorced and is in the process of finding his/her own values in life. By it's positive connotations this cast strengthens the resolve of the parties involved to each follow their own path. That is the beauty of truly setting each-other free; everybody wins.

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Hella Raven

So many people, so many convictions, so much wisdom. The always curious fairy beckons us to come with her; to leave our conventional ideas behind and enter the wonderful world of inspiration. There is so much to discover, why limit ourselves to what we already know? Let's go out and find something new to wonder about!

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Hella Raven

Yesterday we were cautioned not to overthink the matter. That doesn't mean we have to stop learning new things. Sometimes - and today is one of those times - it helps to keep an open mind to all opinions, to keep gathering more information, and to let that input simmer for a while before coming to a conclusion. So I see today's daily cast as supplementary on yesterday's one. Let's enjoy the process of gathering, reading and sifting through information and let's leave the decision what to do with it to another day. 

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Hella Raven

The Sun coin in the Raven Coins Oracle can represent thought processes and intellectual enlightenment in the right constellation of coins. But just like too much sun might dry out the earth and leave her parched and barren, there can be too much activity in the intellectual realm as well; 'overthinking it' is a well known expression to illustrate how the very process of thinking can be taken to such an extend that the process loses its value and prevents us from taking action. Our natural instinct is to think more when we can not solve a problem. Let's try to think less for a change. Let us give our brain a rest before we start pondering our challenges again. And in the meantime we can actually do something about them.

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Hella Raven

The work is done, the party is over. We can relax and let go of the reigns we used to manage everything. It is time to unwind and take a pause  pause so we can gather our strength and prepare for new projects.

Our inspiration and enthusiasm knows no bounds today. We want to start a new exciting project and we have a great idea that we want everybody to know about. The good thing about it that we don't need modesty in this; we really do have promising visionary ideas and although it may take some time before our ideas come to a stage of practical applicability, today could be the start of something wonderful. 

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Hella Raven

The Sun in today's cast is the life-bringing energy that our planet lives of. He provides warmth, well-being and growth. A very positive cast; the sun shines down on all our endeavors and blesses them with a strong surge of energy. Whatever we do today, our work is promised to come quick fruition!

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The Wise Woman together with the Nadir coin and the Opponent spells trouble; somebody thinks they know everything better than we do. Judgmental, competitive and maybe even a little bit vindictive, this person is trying to make us look bad and steal our thunder. Don't let them get away with it! We are wise in our own ways and we will stand our ground.

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There is a time to start a project and take aboard new responsibilities and there is a time when we are done with them. Although it can be a bit difficult to put an end to something, especially when we have put our time an energy in it, sometimes it just is the right thing to do. So let us not cling to stuff of which we know that we should let it go. 

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No longer bound by the cyclic demands of her body, the wise woman enjoys her freedom and independence. She sets her own rules and makes her own destiny.  Like her we can develop our own point of view once we break free from old patterns or old alliances. This particular set of coins does often appear in a cast when the querant  has recently divorced and is in the process of finding his/her own values in life. By it's positive connotations this cast strengthens the resolve of the parties involved to each follow their own path. That is the beauty of truly setting each-other free; everybody wins.

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Hella Raven

The Oak functions as a door, opening up into a new realm. I t is an initiation, favored by the gods. So whatever it is we are renewing in our life, we can find strengh and courage in the knowledge that our deities or spirit guides are protecting us.

This is a good day to spend with family or friends. The Honeybee speaks to us about community, about taking our place in the collective and about cooperation and good food as a result of that cooperation. So, partly inspired by the weather that is slowly shaping the spring,  I tend to think 'BBQ' . And with the Nadir on the table, pointing us to a practical and down-to-earth reading, 'BBQ' is as good an interpretation as any. So let's go out and enjoy our communities my friends!

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Hella Raven

Like the moon lighting up the dark night for us, our intuition can shed light on the murkiest of problems. Most of us are a little bit cautious to use this skill but today our intuition is in good shape. So let us see where it leads us for with this skill it is like most others; use it or lose it!

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Hella Raven

Everybody knows it, nobody likes it; with life and love comes loss and grief. Everything we started also has to end and today is one of those days that we are very aware of that fact. Let's sit with that awareness for a while; what is it we lost? And how can we take time to properly mourn that which was taken away from us so that the wound an heal in stead of fester? A quote from Raghav Gupta comes to mind: "it's not the pain that ruins us, it's the things we do to avoid the pain". Let's honor our grief or our pain so we prepare ourselves for moving forward. 

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Hella Raven

The Fairy, who is playful, artistic and creative, likes to start a new artwork any time of the week. But not today... Today she is warning us to hold our creativity in for just a little bit longer. It is not the best day to begin a creative journey, so if we have the time, let's stay our hand for another 24 hours and see what new inspiration tomorrow brings. 

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Hella Raven

Like a doorway that opens up to grant us access to a new room, the Oak provides us with a new path in life. Initiatory in nature this new path might encompass a career move, a fresh relationship or an insight that leads us towards a new spirituality. Whatever it is we are going to discover, we are up to the task. Strength and courage will be our companions on this journey.

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Hella Raven

We want to be over and done with a particular issue, and raised in a time where quick thinking and fast decisions are positively validated, we are tempted to come to a swift conclusion and act upon it. Let's not. At least not today. Whatever it is, let's give it another 24 hours of our time, considering alternative solutions and make sure we have heard all parties involved. Today is just not the best day to make a decision.

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Hella Raven

We are all part of some group or another. Even if we feel we are utterly alone we belong to the group of people that also feels lonely. In this day and age, mainly through the use of the internet, we are never without a group to join. The current cast however suggest that we are not happy with the community we belong to. So what's up with that? Do we feel ostracized and excluded or is it the opposite and are we overwhelmed by our peers or family? Let's find out where we belong and strive to get there!

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Hella Raven

Just a couple of days ago we were told by the coins to look towards our ancestors for inspiration and answers. The cast of today pairs that advice with a warning: not all that is old is worth keeping! That goes for ideas but -in this particular cast- even more for habits and routines. Remember; if we keep doing what we always did, we will keep getting the same results. So when we need a change in outcome, we need a change in input first! Let's review what we have got so far, and only keep what is helping us further. 

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Hella Raven

The Lady is not just a worldly queen, she is also the high priestess of the old religion; a spiritual leader for her people. She teaches us about the responsibility we have for our own lives, as well as for the world around us. By understanding our place in the big scheme of things we can take care of our world, not as a burden, but as a joyful act of reverence. 

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Hella Raven

There are no subjects we can think about without there having been somebody who has pondered the same question before us. Sometimes old ideas can be a hindrance, preventing us from finding our own path and stifling our creativity, but not today. Today the Crystal Skull is telling us to look into the knowledge of out ancestors and to learn from the way they handled things. This might give us some very good ideas. After all, there is no progress in reinventing the wheel, so let's not!

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Hella Raven

Again we are back on the theme of guarding our borders. The Father coin is here to help us with the task. This particular cast can sometimes be very literal in it's meaning, in which case it refers to an actual, benign father-figure in our lives that has made us feel safe and protected. In that case it might be a good idea to pay this person a visit if we can. Let us be thankful for every border that protects us and for the people that maintain them.

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Hella Raven

On our hilltop we have an overview. We see the grand picture and imagine that we know all there is to know. However, the smaller, sometimes intimate details of a given situation are lost to us. We see the forest, but not the trees. So let's not get arrogant in our delusion of all-knowing, let us come down  the hilltop and its ivory tower, and see what things are actually about up close. Only than we can truly get to know things.

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Hella Raven

Stern convictions and rigid ideas lead to arrogance and self-righteousness. What is it that keeps us on our high horse? Do we even know how arrogant we are in some fields? If we want to move forward in life and be pleasant people at the same time, than some soul-searching is definitely advised! Let's practice modesty and give a little for a change...

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Hella Raven

Everybody knows it, nobody likes it; with life and love comes death and grief. Everything we started also has to end and today is one of those days that we are very aware of that fact. Let us try to find a way to console ourselves and others. Together we will make it through. 

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Hella Raven

Every day we are invited to form an opinion about the world. Our lives consist of an endless string of decisions and judgments. The stronger the emotions attached to an event, the stronger our response to condemn or to approve it. Today we are warned not to be to quick with sharing our thoughts about something. The issue at hand is far more complicated that we initially perceive, so it pays of to keep our first response to ourselves and dive into the matter a little bit deeper. Let's hold our tongue for a minute!

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Hella Raven

Somebody doesn't seem to tell the truth. If we are sure that it is not us who are doing the deceiving (for in that case; let's stop it and turn to honesty), we need to be on our guard for deceivers. Whenever we hear a story we do not completely believe, we need to ask ourselves who stands to benefit by the narrative that is presented. It might reveal the source and motivation of the story so we can make an informed decision if we believe it or not. And, the old saying 'if it seems to good to be true it usually is' can guide us as well!

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Hella Raven

We are a little bit shy to stand up for what we believe in. Too easily we allow others to over-rule our ideas. If we want to stay true to ourselves, let's make clear where we stand and act accordingly. Let them call us naive, there is absolutely no reason to believe that our view on the world is of less value than anybody else's. So let us speak our truth and stay true to it. 

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Hella Raven

After a gestation period we have come to the stage to let our project out in the open. It is time to allow it to come to fruition and gain independence. Like a good mother will teach her children to become self-reliant and to stand on their own two feet before she sets them out in the world, so can we let go of our project, knowing it will do well. Let us allow it to take it's own place in the world, and take a step back ourselves. 

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Hella Raven

Time to organize something! We are strong, willing and capable and we really want to get something done, so let's take the lead in this and just get it going. The project we are going to organize doesn't have to be big, it's just time to stir things up a bit, don't you think? And with the Lord on the table, we are the best person to start a party! Or anything for that matter. Let's go for it.

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Hella Raven

And again we cast the Father coin. I feel I should elaborate on the core meaning of the Father figure in the Raven Coins Oracle in order to explain his frequent present in our casts of late. The Father is a protector, existing on the threshold between worlds; he stands guard between the personal world and the professional world, between family and society, between inner and outer worlds. He is the warrior-soldier in mundane life and the warrior-shaman in our spiritual life. I believe that the war raging in Europe is the reason the Father figure comes to our casts so often. He questions our motives and aids us in our struggle to keep ourselves safe and sane. I am sure we will see more of him coming weeks. 

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Hella Raven

Somebody is infringing on our space. Not only in a physical way - which is happening on a large scale in Europe at the moment -, it goes deeper than that. This is about the subtle ways in which our thoughts about borders and the right to defend them are under siege. It is of the utmost importance to be clear about where we stand.  Once we make clear what our boundaries are, it is the one trying to cross them that is at fault; we have the right to defend our space.

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Hella Raven

Curious and creative the Fairy is always keen to explore new pastures, to paint its flowers and enjoy the sunshine. Every day is a fresh start for her; an opportunity to shed the troubles from yesterday and to enjoy the beauty of today. Let's strive for a little bit of her zest for life and explore our world as if we see it for the first time!

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Hella Raven

Like yesterday we are warned that our health needs attention. The cast yesterday was focused on physical interventions we could make to improve our overall health. This day the attention goes towards the way we think about health and the mental impact of feeling unwell. What does 'health' mean to us? What are we willing to do or to sacrifice in order to obtain the level of health we feel is necessary and realistic to aim for? How do we maximize our health even if we are struggling with chronic illnesses? We can always strive for improvement.

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Hella Raven

Our physical health requires some extra care today. This cast doesn't necessarily alert us to a major problem (although it can do so in the larger context of an entire spread with all the coins combined), but it does make us aware of a potential problem. So let's make time to have some healthy food, take our vitamins and make sure we relax enough. And let us not worry about it to much; worrying itself is bad for our health. ;)

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Hella Raven

No longer bound by the cyclic demands of her body, the wise woman enjoys her freedom and independence. She sets her own rules and makes her own destiny.  Like her we can develop our own point of view once we break free from old patterns or old alliances. This particular set of coins does often appear in a cast when the querant  has recently divorced and is in the process of finding his/her own values in life. By it's positive connotations this cast strengthens the resolve of the parties involved to each follow their own path. That is the beauty of truly setting each-other free; everybody wins.

Don't just read the future; help create it!

Hella Raven

Sometimes we just want to run away and hide. The world seems to be too difficult, too overwhelming and we don't want to handle the stuff that is thrown our way. That sentiment is understandable but not very productive. However tempting it might seem to just withdraw ourselves in a cozy little cave (often in the form of our bed), the advise is to come out and get to our tasks. After all, it has to be done sooner or later anyways!

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Hella Raven

The Father Coin is always about balance in one way or another. A balance that is maintained by the father/shaman that is guarding the threshold. In tumultuous times like the current one, it is of vital importance to know where we stand and what we expect of the world around us. We might be safe for the moment but what happens far away for you may be close at home for me and vice-versa. We live in this world and at this time together. Only a joined effort with respect for each others boundaries can keep this world a safe place for all of us. 

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Hella Raven

The Sun is here to warm us and make our crops grow. Which hemisphere we live in doesn't matter: either the Sun is returning to our lives in anticipation of summer or the Sun is greeting us briefly in a season of coldness, either way he is showing his face and we feel the better for it. So let us use today to celebrate the simple pleasures in life; the sun on our face, the song of a bird, a glass of clean water. Don't over-complicate life, just try to enjoy it today!

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Hella Raven

Yesterday the flip-side of this coin came to the table, with today's coin, the Reaper, to complete the message. The necessity of shedding the old to make way for the new that we encountered yesterday has come to a practical finale today. Whatever it is, it has to come to an end and, if we are honest about it, that is not altogether a bad thing.  Sometimes things can drag out too long. In the ending of it there is the seed of a new beginning. So let us mourn for that what we will lose and than rejoice in that what is yet to come.

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Hella Raven

Serpents are shedding their skin, birds molt their feathers, stags shed their antlers and many mammals loose their hair once a year. In nature it is very common to renew oneself by getting rid of the old form. And so should we. By saying goodbye to the old we make room for something new. Today's cast is not so much about a literal clean up; the emphasis is on clearing the mind and freeing ourselves from old life-patterns. Let's be like the serpent and shed our old skin!

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Hella Raven

We are bombarded with information on a daily basis. Television channels, newspapers and social media are all working together to feed us with an overload of details, some of them worth listening to, some of them completely nonsensical. The big challenge for all of us is how to differentiate between the two. How are we to know what to believe and what to discard? Sometimes it helps to simply stop taking in new information and just work with the things we already know. The truth is often found in simplicity. 

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Hella Raven

We all have to divide our attention between our private time in our personal space at one hand, and our work time in a professional space at the other. By the looks of it we are doing a pretty good job! And if by any chance we feel that we have lost the balance between the personal and the professional, than today is a perfect day to start mending that. Rome wasn't build in one day, we don't have to finish our work in one day either. The time we spend resting or playing is never a waste: it is of great value to our health an well-being and thus it benefits all aspects of our life. 

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Hella Raven

Reclusive, hidden in our cave, we want to spend time with our own thoughts and ideas. In itself this is not a bad thing but today we are warned not to overdo it. If we spend to much time on our own we become the weird one, the person with the singular ideas that seems to loose touch with reality. In short, 'weird' in the old meaning of 'wise and spiritually inclined' is okay, but 'weird' in the modern meaning of 'strange and uncanny' is a label we might want to avoid! Like everything in life, it is all about balance. So let's leave our cave and let's stay in touch with reality. 

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Hella Raven

The time to gather as much information as we can and to roam the internet indefinitely in our search for more details is over. We know what we need to know, now it is up to us to actually do what we need to do. It is time to make up our mind and spring into action. Remember that not choosing is also a choice, but in that scenario we allow are agency to seep away, condemning ourselves to whatever random outcome comes of it. So let's do this, the choice is ours to make.

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Hella Raven

Yesterday we enjoyed the benefits of our social circles, but today we keep to ourselves. Like the Cat that, sitting on it's high place, looks down on the world in the realization that she is a superior being, we're good and we know it. Even the most humble and shy person in the world has moments in which they experience a certain feline smugness. Let us celebrate those moments. Let us take a moment to think about all the things we are actually good at, and for which we do not need help or input from others. We're okay on our own and we are allowed to revel in that. 

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Hella Raven

Today is about community. Whatever challenges we face or whatever job we need to get done, today is a good day to involve our neighbors, our friends or our family. We might need their help, or they might need ours. Many hands make for light work and by striking a healthy balance between our own needs as an individual and the needs of the collective we are a part of, life becomes easier for everybody. So let's enjoy our social circles today and be an active part of them.

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Hella Raven