Winslow Eliot's Blog

It’s a good time to look at your roots because you might be going where you came from — and that might be a good thing or you might want to change course. It’s up to you. 

Recently I was interviewed for a delightful podcast series called “As Woo-Woo As You Want.” Celine Foster and Jeremiah Glazer are the co-hosts of the show, and they’ve interviewed a lot of interesting people over the years and covered a wide variety of metaphysical topics. In this episode, we talk about stillness, the intersection of science and all things “woo,” as well as my love for palmistry and tarot, and I also describe a powerful mediumship experience I had not too long ago. Hope you enjoy listening.

You can find the links here:

YouTube – https://youtu.be/DyBzYR5k-5E

SoundCloud – https://soundcloud.com/aswoowooasyouwant/episode-43

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JDs2ksknlXfZkEedGJmM1?si=dbad94dffeee41fd

Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-woo-woo-as-you-want/id1457111855#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F1236847462

The first day of May falls at the height of spring and is celebrated by the ancient Celtic holiday known as Beltaine. Bel is the Celtic god of light, and in the northern hemisphere it is at this time of the year that the light is strongest. The farther north you go, the longer the twilight – that murky, dim, silvery brilliance that imbues the world till late into the night.

In ancient times, when we were closely connected to the rhythm of the seasons, on the eve of Beltane, we lit bonfires to Bel to call back the sun. We jumped over the fires to purify ourselves, and we blessed our all-important animals by leading them from winter barns to summer pastures between those bonfires. Celebrations were filled with merriment – dancing, tournaments, feasting, and love-making. Flowers were abundant and even the mysterious Green Man was sometimes visible.

There are many celebrations honoring mid-spring. At the school I went to in Sussex, we left baskets anonymously on the doorstep of an elderly or unwell neighbor. Girls woke before dawn and we bathed our faces in the dew (although it was usually soft rain). We danced around a maypole, the girls wearing wreaths and garlands and the boys covered (or so it seemed) in bells. At the end of the complex, varied, joyous dancing, the maypole was colorfully braided with the ribbons we had been dancing with.

Taine means fire and Beltaine was the celebration of Light and Fire. This is the time of year when the energy of the earth and our bodies is the strongest. Fiery Aries has moved into earthy Taurus and if you’re friends with a farmer, you’ll rarely find them socializing now – there is so much work to be done.  We’re now into the summer half of the year, a time when the sun rises early and sets late, and when everything is growing hard.

There’s good reason why the Druids honored the sun above all else: the sun is our earth’s heart. It beats now, at this time of year, with the most passion. It is in love with the earth and with the people on it. Take off your hat at sunrise and sunset, as the people of the Highlands in Scotland used to do, in honor and appreciation of our marvelous Sun.

People all over the world mark the circling seasons with festivals, as they have from time immemorial, but sometimes we forget the origin of these festivals. Festivals connect us to our earthly, physical cycles of light and dark, sowing and reaping, birth and death. As a writer or any creative person, you know this intimately: you cannot create art without living and experiencing life. There’s a time to experience and a time to create.

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Fertility and Creativity

The quickening life forces of this time of year are most evident in the new-born lambs, bear cubs and kid goats, and a general sense of new birth. Listen to the birds outside your window: it seems as though they are chirping and trilling in sheer unbridled merrymaking. Beltaine epitomizes love and making love. In days long ago, if you weren’t already pregnant, this was when you and your lover would wander to the green wood and make love in a fertile, flowery bower.

But we’re not talking about young teenagers in love. We’re talking about any age, any sex, and any form of creativity: this is the time to take your heart’s work to a new level of love-making. It’s time to be passionate about what you’re doing and how you’re living.

Use this light-filled energy to grow your creation with an intensity that is unmatched the rest of the year. Wake at dawn, wash your face in morning dew, and sit outside in the early morning sunshine to write a poem. It was said that the man who washes his hands in May-dew would become particularly skillful with knots and nets. Turn that ancient skill into knotting words together or imagine your piece of writing as a beautiful silvery net to catch fish with.

And you can prepare a bountiful May basket by filling it with your favorite words, a poem you’ve written that you love, inspirational fragrance or crystals, perhaps even some delicious may-cakes. Keep it near your workspace for inspiration. Treat your writing spirit as a beloved neighbor who needs a gift of sustenance.

Basket of Flowers by Delacroix

Here are more activities to quicken the life force of your creativity: Light a candle and jump over it (symbol of the great bonfire of Beltaine – do this with attention and care). Wander to a stream or lake or the ocean and bless the water spirits. Listen and listen even more: the words you need to write are there, ready to leap from the sparkling ripples onto your pages. If you have a small garden, or even a window box, or live on the edge of the woods, keep in mind that – like Samhain in the middle of autumn – Beltane is the time of the year when the veil between this world and the invisible world is thin and can be parted. This is when you might see or sense fairies, elves, or other elemental beings – spirits who nourish your creativity even if you can’t see them. (If you want to try to see them, wait till late in the evening, then bend a rowan or willow branch into a ring and gaze through it.)

Or keep a Maibowle of fruity May wine beside your creative work space. Traditionally, a May bowl was made with fragrant woodruff flavoring sweet white wine – but you can use any fresh fruit juice and soak buttercups, dandelions, violets or other blossoms in it. Then celebrate: share the drink with the one you love – your Self.  

How to read tarot intuitively through understanding the archetypes revealed in the images. The course is designed for anyone who wants a tarot refresher or who wants to practice creating spreads to deepen their intuitive skills. Beginners welcome.

 

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I was interviewed by energy healer Kathi Pickett for the Source Healing Summit. In this video I talk about the healing power of tarot and also offer a brief meditation you can listen to and a tarot reading. 

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I was interviewed by energy healer Kathi Pickett for the Source Healing Summit. In this video I talk about the healing power of tarot and also offer a brief meditation you can listen to and a tarot reading. 

Master Class taught by Winslow Eliot

January 6 – March 24

During this extraordinary winter, why not choose to delve into a mind-expanding experience of what numbers really are: how they play in our lives, how they affect us, and how we can use them for insight, healing, guidance, and manifestation.

Numbers are the source and direction of our existence, which is where we exist in Time and Space (both of which are numbers). The Pythagoreans of Ancient Greece were early initiates into the experience and power of numbers and upon which most of the information we have today is founded, but numbers are at the core of all esoteric work, just as are colors, the four elements, and vibration, to name a few.

In this masterclass, we’ll learn how to read the energy of every number from 0-10. We’ll probe the numbers in both the major and minor arcana tarot. We’ll also explore the meaning of your personal life path number and your tarot birth cards.

The healing power of numbers in the tarot

Come on a life-changing adventure in which you’ll investigate the astonishing qualities and meaning of numbers and how you can use them personally in your life.

Every Wednesday from 2-4 pm through the winter:

January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24

Bring your tarot deck to each class. A basic knowledge of tarot is helpful, since you’ll be creating your own tarot spreads. In this way, you learn to read tarot and numbers for yourself. This class is about empowering you to develop your clairvoyance and your healing energy for yourself and for others. If this is your first time using tarot, let me know and we’ll arrange an introductory class for you so you feel comfortable right from the beginning.

Cost:

$30 / class (when available)

$110 / month

$300 / 12-week course

Upon payment in advance, you’ll be sent your Zoom link. Each class will be recorded so if you miss one you can still listen later. Because of the personal and experiential nature of these classes the number of students is very limited. Please email me asap if you would like to join us: winsloweliot@gmail.com

NEW CLASS! With Metaphysician and Master Tarot Reader Winslow Eliot

Tarot is one of the most profoundly healing metaphysical practices because it is so connected to our psyches and our psychology. Just as dreams do, the images, symbols, and archetypes of the tarot reveal what we’ve hidden from ourselves, and that often includes our innate clairvoyance and intuitive wisdom, wisdom that can heal.

Maybe you’ve always loved tarot but never studied it. Or maybe you were drawn to tarot as a teenager but you put your deck aside until now. Or maybe you’ve read the books and are familiar with the cards, but you don’t know how to put the symbols and images together into a form that will guide, clarify, enlighten, and heal you or the person you’re reading for.

Discovering the deep personal significance of the images and symbols in tarot, you’ll feel empowered in new and unexpected ways. We’ll cover tarot essentials, like the energy of colors, numbers, and archetypes, and you’ll learn skills that will help you to find and trust your own answers, and develop your own healing practices.

Since I approach the healing power of tarot by investigating rather than rather than offering standard explanations of what the cards mean, this master class is equally helpful for novice tarot readers, enthusiasts, and professionals.

STARTING on January 6, 2021. 4 monthly Zoom sessions on Wednesdays from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Cost: $120 

Because of the personal and experiential nature of these classes, space is very limited. Please email me at winsloweliot@gmail.com if you would like to join us.

 

There’s a wonderful healing summit in which I’ve been invited to be a part: the Source Healing Summit. My healer friends Kathi Pickett and Jo Ann Leavitt are hosting this event during this tumultuous yet awakening time. We feel we need each other’s support and the support of our healing allies to ensure peacefulness amidst chaos and change, so I hope you’ll join us.

The Source Healing Summit is designed to accelerate growth and healing on all levels, providing heartfelt guidance and insight through presentations and meditations. Each day features a new presenter—a master healer or teacher who shares their alternative healing modalities and expertise with you. They’ll help heighten your awareness of the many allies in the invisible world of energy to heal, create, and manifest.

For eight consecutive days you’ll be introduced to a new topic to incorporate into your healing and awakening practice. Here are the eight topics:

What Needs Healing? with Jo Ann LeavittAwakening the Healer Within with Kathi PickettCreating Conscious Crystal Connections with Monark CredeHow Astrology Helps Us Find the Healing Realms with Jan SewardHealing Power of Tarot with Winslow EliotThe Benefits of Sound Healing with Dan MarkoThe Mystical Nature of Our Animal Friends with Amanda HohlsteinMantra Chanting: The Method, The Magic, and The Mysticism with Bhavani Lorraine Nelson

If you’re interested, join us on November 8 through November 15. A registration fee of $20.00 includes access to all the recordings so you can listen at your convenience if you miss a night or if you want to revisit a presentation or meditation.

Here is the link to register.

All sessions begin at 7:00 p.m. (EST), featuring a discussion board where you can network with other participants. You’ll also have access to each session recording following the event.

I hope you can join us for this first-ever Source Healing Summit. See you soon! 

There’s a wonderful healing summit in which I’ve been invited to be a part: the Source Healing Summit. My healer friends Kathi Pickett and Jo Ann Leavitt are hosting this event during this tumultuous yet awakening time. We feel we need each other’s support and the support of our healing allies to ensure peacefulness amidst chaos and change, so I hope you’ll join us.

The Source Healing Summit is designed to accelerate growth and healing on all levels, providing heartfelt guidance and insight through presentations and meditations. Each day features a new presenter—a master healer or teacher who shares their alternative healing modalities and expertise with you. They’ll help heighten your awareness of the many allies in the invisible world of energy to heal, create, and manifest.

For eight consecutive days you’ll be introduced to a new topic to incorporate into your healing and awakening practice. Here are the eight topics:

What Needs Healing? with Jo Ann Leavitt
Awakening the Healer Within with Kathi Pickett
Creating Conscious Crystal Connections with Monark Crede
How Astrology Helps Us Find the Healing Realms with Jan Seward
Healing Power of Tarot with Winslow Eliot
The Benefits of Sound Healing with Dan Marko
The Mystical Nature of Our Animal Friends with Amanda Hohlstein
Mantra Chanting: The Method, The Magic, and The Mysticism with Bhavani Lorraine Nelson

If you’re interested, join us on November 8 through November 15. A registration fee of $20.00 includes access to all the recordings so you can listen at your convenience if you miss a night or if you want to revisit a presentation or meditation.

Here is the link to register.

All sessions begin at 7:00 p.m. (EST), featuring a discussion board where you can network with other participants. You’ll also have access to each session recording following the event.

I hope you can join us for this first-ever Source Healing Summit. See you soon!