Something I learned today: A kenning is a figure of speech in which two words are combined in order to form a poetic expression that refers to a person or a thing. For example, "whale-road" is a kenning for the sea. Kennings are most commonly found in Old Norse and Old English poetry.
Isn't that beautiful? Whale Road.
(I am putting more whale cards in my Etsy shop, if you are in the market.)
I'd like to tell you a story.
A true story.
Several years ago, I was driving in my car to Boulder, Colorado, to attend a two day dream summit. It was led by Robert Moss, an amazing dream teacher and writer of many books about using dreams as a shamanic practice.
I was feeling quite stagnant and quite uninspired in my life at that time, and was deeply hoping this dream summit might point me in a new direction. I knew that imagination creates reality so I asked my imagination to activate right at that moment.
Is there anything you want? Anything that would inspire you, fill you with joy, make you feel alive? I asked myself.
The answer: A horse. I would love to ride a horse, to be connected again with this sport/hobby that I have always deeply loved, but rarely had time or money for in my life.
Half an hour later, I am sitting in the circle of 60 or so attendees, each one a stranger to me. I turn to the lady on my left, "and what do you do?" I ask.
"I teach therapeutic riding with my horse." came the answer.
The Universe is more magical than we realize if we only give over our reality to it's playfulness.
