Progress with spiritual writing and The Celtic Oracle

I am trying to force myself to focus on reading the Arvon Brochure. I am not good at focusing, easily distracted. Anyway, I was told by the writing tutor at Woodbrooke I should take a formal journaling or life writing course, and I searched high and low for it, and never found it. I will have to go on another hunt for a spiritual writing course.

Coming to think of it there were many little projects which didn't take off post the long course I did last year. I never got into learning about the early friends, or more about James Naylor, and I never went back over the course materials to learn more about an 'end times' spirituality. I am not too entirely sure what my project is, though my mentor thinks that my project will be this blog. I am not sure, because it feels a lot like cheating. I just produce blogs, its like a spider producing silk.

What I did manage to do was get into using the Celtic Oracle I found at the centre, which was a shock to a few, I must admit. I was at a time in my life when I was a bit fed up of well meaning people giving me advice, and decided that I wanted to discern things for myself and the oracle seemed like an interesting way of doing this. Oracles are associated with a lot of superstition, and I feel I have to explain it is not about looking for signs of the future, or for what is 'fated.' It is meant to be about activating the 'ancient ancestral wisdom within you,' so you can make better life choices.

Has it helped me? I am not entirely sure. Some of the cards read a bit like just good advice, at times, perhaps I am not activity engaging enough with the cards, and asking probing questions of my psychology. I don't know if learning more about the Celtic mythology behind the cards would re spark my interest and get me going again? Potentially, or perhaps I need something new to spice up my little spiritual corner or the world.   

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