Spirit is One, a polarity of Force and Form.
During involution, the Spirit progresses by forming Bodies. The opposite polarities of these Bodies are Souls. In other words, the Soul is the Force and the Body is the Form . During involution, the Spirit passes through the Seven Planes, each Plane having a corresponding polarity of Force and Form (Soul and Body).
The Force of Creation is Love; the Form of Creation is Wisdom.
During evolution, the Soul and Body are purified to transmute back to Spirit. The Soul and Body are exposed to situations that provide the opportunity to exhibit Love and demonstrate Wisdom. The Omicron Oracle provides insight as to what qualities and behaviors would exhibit Love and Wisdom in the situation being queried, to promote spiritual growth and evolution.
With the insights provided, the querent is tasked to reflect upon the situation. The Oracle provides guidance but not answers. Spiritual growth and evolution require the querent to be an active participant, not a passive recipient.
The Omicron Oracle is a dice-based oracle based on the stages of Microcosmic Alchemy; organized into Elements, Planets, and Zodiac Signs; and influenced by the mythologies of Dionysus, Psyche, and Herakles.
When requesting a reading, you should have a specific situation in mind that you would like insight on. You do not need to tell me the situation. (You can, but I can do a reading without it.) (However, if I don’t know the situation, I am limited in the amount of interpretation I can provide.)
If you request a reading, I would appreciate feedback. Was the reading understandable and/or specific enough to provide insight? Was the insight useful?
Readings can be requested via email (hello @ druidalchemist.com), Dreamwidth, or commenting below.
***Affirmations! If your reading for Element is Earth and you would like to develop an affirmation, John Michael Greer offers several suggestion on his post Affirmations: An Introduction.
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What planets do you use in your readings?
I use the planets that are included in Splendor Solis on “the Flasks” images: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, and Moon. Saturn actually gets used twice… once representing the beginning of a cycle, and once representing the end (and that way, I can use a D8 dice).
Apologies it took me so long to respond. I just learned that I had something set up incorrectly on the webpage.
Hi there,
Saw your post over on the Ecosophia Open Post, and ya I would like to have a reading from the Omicron Oracle. I do have a situation/issue in mind. Do you need any other information from me? Just let me know.
Best,
Andrew
I do not need any other information, unless you want a more detailed interpretation. 🙂
For your Element, you received WATER, which represents the Albedo phase. At this point, you need to look at the situation objectively and determine what the real issue is. What is causing your primary emotion? (Primary emotions (for the Oracle) are fear, sadness, and anger.)
For your Planet, you received JUPITER, which represents Dissolution. You need to recognize Shame, which is the result of feeling that others are judging you. The myth associated with Jupiter is Psyche trying to collect the black waters of the Styx. The waters of the Styx can dissolve most everything; the Styx represents Hate. When Psyche tries to collect the water, her senses desert her (so her ‘physical’ body is dissolved).
For your Zodiac, you received SAGITTARIUS, which represents the virtue of Friendliness. The vices are obsequious (being too eager to please) and being churlish or contentious (difficult to work with or quarrelsome). The myth associated with Sagittarius is Herakles’ Labor of the Apples of the Hesperides. The Apples represent the Knowledge of the Unity of Spirit and Matter. By obtaining the Apples, Herakles overcomes the duality of attraction and repulsion.
Thank you very much for allowing me to do a reading for you!
Hey there.
I saw your offer to do a reading from John Michael Greer’s blog. Is there any more information you need from me to do one?
I sent your reading to your email. Please let me know if you do not receive it. Thank you!
It’s almost like I got turned inside out and you scooped out what was going on between my ears or more appropriately, I should say in my psyche.
The part on Jupiter and dissolution; I have been praying to Jupiter in my Sphere of Protection practice which I have recently resumed after drifting away from it. Lately, after feeling truly connected to my peers and family for a long period, I have been faced with images of the void and have been really hard on myself about my fear of death. I’ve placed myself in many thought exercises where I try to imagine myself (including my physical body and my ego) dissolving into nothing andI’ve been extremely scared through the whole process. I’ve also been extremely judgmental about that fear after the exercise where I cannot seem to shake it off.
Part of me says that I’m only in my early 30s so it jz natural for me to not face death with all the skill that I would like. Another part of me is just judgmental in wants me to be brave no matter what. Writing it out here after you have written it out in my reading, I think has made it more obvious that I’m trying to skip ahead in my spiritual practice and get to the “end”. It appears like it would be more helpful to focus on my spiritual state while alive: I mean we came here for a reason, right?
Thank you so much again.
Thank you for letting me know the reading was helpful!
Fear is (usually) the result of not repelling what you want to repel. It is normal to not want to die, so wanting to repel death, especially in your early 30’s, is not something you should judge yourself harshly on. (If you do want to feel a little more at peace about the process, if you haven’t read “Through the Gates of Death” by Dion Fortune, I think it might be helpful. It is out of copyright, so you can download the PDF for free on the internet.)
But I agree with you… we are here for a reason, so I’m not trying to skip to the end, either. 🙂
Hello! I would like insight to an ongoing situation with a family member. I would like to know what action would lead to peace not merely with any ongoing external friction, but with my own thoughts and feelings towards this person. Thank you so much for any advice!
For your Element, you received AIR, which represents the Citrinitas stage. This is the stage of purification. You need to realize you can only control YOU. You need to clarify your goal.
For your Planet, you received SATURN, representing Transformation. The emotion associated with this is Forgiveness.
For your Zodiac, you received Gemini, which is associated with Herakles’ Labor of the Stymphalian Birds. The virtue associated with this is Shame, which is Fear of Dishonor. (Vices are bashfulness and shamelessness.) The Birds represent Doubt, which is fear in the mind. Herakles defeats the Birds with Wisdom (castanets gifted by Athena) and focused Will (arrows gifted by Apollo).
My interpretation is that you feel that the family member is judging you. Having Saturn as Transformation suggests that you have already processed that and that you aren’t bothered by the family member’s judgement so much as you are bother by their judging. Looking back at your Element, you need to realize you can only control you. There is nothing you can do to keep your family member from judging you. What you need to do is to forgive them for judging you and to forgive yourself by being bothered that they are judging you. The Oracle says you can do this with Wisdom and focused Will. Perhaps Wisdom can prove to yourself that their judging does not really matter. And if you keep reminding yourself of that (with a focused Will), you can let your irritation go and be at Peace.
Thank you very much for letting me do a reading for you.
Thank you so much for this reading, and for letting me know that you did receive my request! Lots to meditate on here…
To give you some feedback, I think this reading is bang-on, and more so the more I think about it. I agree that the relationship has featured transformation and that forgiveness is at the center of the solution. It’s just how to get there… I also agree that Fear of Dishonor was at the absolute center of the acrimony, which I think at this point is mostly on my side – though I have been working for years now to suppress and work through it.
It couldn’t be more true that I know they are judging, and I don’t concern myself at all about the judgement, but I am rankled that they think they have the right to do so, and have spent useless time being mad about it–enough so that I made this inquiry! I completely agree that I am the only one I have control over, and so I have to do something personally to move beyond this. I think the Doubt in question is whether or not I should offer unconditional forgiveness to someone who I believe behaved immorally during the COVID epidemic, at great cost to me personally. I have already decided that I will find a way to do so, due to this person’s close connection to my family, but I have a great deal of Doubt about it still.
But if I think about it vis-a-vis Wisdom, this person no longer threatens me or my children, and has been a helpful economic support to our family while I have been raising my littlest one. (Which bugs me too! In fact this reading truly is bang-on, as this person is also judging me for doing that, as they look down on stay-at-home moms. I don’t give a toss for their opinion but my skin crawls at having to take their money. It can’t be argued against, though, that my kids have had easier lives because the money was available.) The amicable relationship we currently have is in large part due to immense exercise of Will on my part, and I know it will take even more to get it all the way there.
“What you need to do is to forgive them for judging you and to forgive yourself by being bothered that they are judging you. The Oracle says you can do this with Wisdom and focused Will. Perhaps Wisdom can prove to yourself that their judging does not really matter. ”
I think this is entirely correct.. but… how do you convince a subconscious of this?? ^^;;; My current push is to relieve ourselves of economic dependency, so that this person can step back into their correct position in our family life. I have turned down their offer to help us buy a house (for many, many more reasons than this one, but this is part of it). We’ve completed a move to a region with vastly lower cost of living, which has brought our finances within spitting distance of the black. I’ve been steadily reducing our costs of living and am currently looking for a part-time job, which will get us over the line. It’s good to be financially independent for lots of reasons – and normalizing relations (in my head) with this relative could be the bonus.
Thank you for the opportunity to do this meditation, and move myself further along to where I want to be in this relationship 🙂
I am glad the reading was helpful for you!
How to convince the subconscious of anything? Ha! Easier said than done. Three ideas for you to consider:
1. Complete the Octagon Society lessons. They are free and available at octagonsociety.org. If you have gone through them before, go through them and rather than focusing on all 8 groups of people, just do the exercises for the person you reference in your post.
2. I find my Actions much easier to control than my Thoughts and my Emotions. I think you’ve been doing this… you mention that you two are amicable now, due to your efforts. Keep making those efforts.
3. And now that you clarified your goal, the next step is Synthesis. Develop an appropriate affirmation (JMG provides guidance here: https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/64539.html). My short guidance is make it present tense and make it positive. It’s not going to be true NOW, but it is what you want to be true. Something like: I forgive so-and-so and I appreciate so-and-so’s generosity. Every time you start having a negative thought about the situation or the person, start repeating that affirmation. Break the cycle of negative thoughts in your brain. Say it over and over until your brain is willing to let go of the thought. The next time the thought comes back, start saying it again.
As far as ‘unconditional forgiveness’, that is an admirable goal. Maybe just go with ‘forgiveness’ for now. Small steps can get you to where you want to go. 🙂
Thanks so much for the feedback!
Greetings! I do have a situation that I could certainly use some insight into. I have a complicated relationship with my sister in which love and impatience appear in equal measure.
Just to be sure I understand, the oracles answer is a leading toward love and wisdom, rather than an analysis of where the difficulties and weaknesses lie, correct?
I am grateful to you for offering this service, and quite happy to be a guinea pig!
Thank you,
Jen
Thank you SO MUCH for emailing me and letting me know my comments were misbehaving on my website! I’ve answered you via email… please let me know if you want me to do another reading.
Greetings –
I’ve come here via Ecosophia. I’m requesting a reading on what is happening in my relating to other people. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you,
David
For your Element, you received Water, representing the Albedo stage. You need to look at your situation objectively and determine what is causing your emotions.
For your Planet, you received Mercury, representing Distillation (Purification). You need to deal with Shame (the feeling that others are judging you), so you can feel Joy. You need to confront your fear. (And, if appropriate, plan for contingencies.) The myth associated with Mercury is after Psyche completes her tasks. Zeus commands Aphrodite to stop tormenting Psyche and instructs Hermes to bring Psyche to Olympus.
For your Zodiac, you received Cancer, representing the virtue of Courage, facing danger by choice. (The vices are foolhardiness and cowardice.) The myth associated with Cancer is Herakles’ Labor of the Lernean Hydra. The Hydra represents the negation of Joy. The Hydra lives in a marsh, part land, part water… between the conscious and subconscious. Herakles defeats the Hydra with a sword (mind, consciousness) and fire.
My interpretation is that you feel people are judging you. Since you are sensing it between the conscious and subconscious, that means they might not be overt about it, but you still feel it in your gut. You defeat the Hydra by pulling your thoughts into your consciousness. Back to your element… what is causing your emotions? Are you bothered that they are judging you? Are you bothered by their judgement (as in, do you think their judgement might be accurate)? The Oracle cannot answer that. That is something you have to figure out. But once you identify which it is, then you can figure out how best to handle the situation. (And that means what to do with you. You cannot change other people. You cannot stop them from judging. But you can decide how you are going to respond.)
Once you figure that part out, if you want me to do another reading, I am happy to. Sometimes, one reading on a situation was enough for me. Sometimes, I got one thing figured out, but then had to work on the next thing.
Greetings, thanks for offering this as a beta test. I’m happy to offer a challenging life situation for you to test the oracle on.
I am currently in a situation in life where I’m dealing with conflicting impulses in two realms, or better yet, astrological houses. I know I *need* to start exploring relationships in the 7th house – it’s important in my chart – and I am returning to dating as part of that. But when I seek a partner, I’m often trying to find one whom we can pair and cooperate with one another over shared 5th house interests. My problem: I know I overrate the importance of my 5th house interests in my life, but when I look away from them, life seems to present me with someone that can help bring that interest to life, or indicate that that partner won’t help me with my soul’s evolution enough and is best left to their own fate. Add into this that I have relationship avoidance problems that occur often even before I initiate a relationship, which tend to look like dismissing of the potential in the relationship or worse, unconsciously acting in ways that don’t even let it start.
To summarize the situation: I need to date and experience relationships, but self-doubt, avoidance issues, and perfectionistic ideals for what a partner should be are problematic. I have 5th house desires that merit expression of *some* sort, but I am confused how much emphasis I should give them. If anything, I’m considering trying to abandon my fifth house hopes in order to focus on what my Higher Self may actually want me to do.
To summarize this paragraph in a question format for your oracle: how can I better exhibit Love and Wisdom – and service to the aspect of the Divine that communicates with me – through the 7th house, the 5th house, and the interactions between them?
Thank you for your help. I’ll update you on how your oracle works.
For your Element, you received Water, representing the Albedo stage. So you’ve identified your emotions, but the task is to now identify what is causing your emotions.
For your Planet, you received the Moon, representing Conjunction. At this stage, you need to deal with Blame (which is you judging others). Typically, Blame is associated with Anger. Sometimes people feel Anger because feeling angry is easier than feeling hurt. Or, the Anger can be a result of frustration because of an obstacle. The myth associated with the Moon is Psyche reuniting with Eros.
For your Zodiac, you received Gemini, representing the virtue of Shame (fear of dishonor). (The vices are bashfulness and shamelessness) The Stymphalian Birds are in the sky, so they are fear in the mind, which is doubt. Herakles’ defeats the birds with castanets from Athena (Wisdom) and arrows from Apollo (focused Will).
So your Zodiac says you need to resolve Doubt (which is caused by the feeling of others judging you) and your Planet says you need to resolve Blame (which is you judging others). I’m thinking that you need to focus on the Blame first and figure out if you are trying to protect yourself from potential hurt or if there is truly an obstacle in the way (other than the obstacle you are creating by having ‘perfectionist ideals’).
You are right… this is a challenging situation. So, your assignment is to go figure out either the Blame or the Doubt. Let me know when you do and I’ll do another reading and we can see where things have changed with the Oracle.
Thank you for the opportunity!
Hi there.
I’m requesting a reading on what I can expect from continuing to play field hockey next year. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
cheers
KAN
What should KAN expect from playing field hockey next year?
For Element, you received Water, which aligns with the Albedo stage. You have judged someone (either yourself or someone else) or feel that someone has judged you. (Fear/Shame is associated with others judging you, Anger/Blame is associated with you judging others, and Sadness/Guilt is associated with you judging yourself.) If you are judging, you need to forgive who you are judging. If you feel judged, you need to forgive whoever you feel is judging you.
Water aligns with the Zagreus-Dionysus myth, when Athena retrieves Zagreus’ heart from the ashes of the Titans and brings it to Zeus. Zeus makes a potion from the heart and gives it to Semele, who becomes pregnant with Zeus’ son.
For Planet, you received Saturn as Transformation. This is the stage of Forgiveness.
Saturn (as Transformation) aligns with the culmination of the Psyche/Eros myth. Eros has reunited with Psyche; Aphrodite has forgiven Psyche. This represents the end of a cycle.
For Zodiac, you received Leo, which represents the virtue of Truthfulness. (The vices are boastful (excess) and mock modesty (defect).)
Leo aligns with the Herakles’ Labor of the Nemean Lion. The Nemean Lion represents a perverted consciousness. The sense of Self sees itself as separate from the Divine. While this separation was necessary during Involution, it becomes an obstacle for evolution. Herakles defeats the Nemean Lion, replacing a perverted consciousness with a truthful consciousness, with an Awareness of Unity with the Divine.
I am not sure if this reading is describing where you ‘left off’ from playing field hockey previously (and providing guidance on what you need to do so that your next season will be more positive) or if it is letting you know what is going to happen if you play field hockey.
Either way, being Truthful will preempt (or prevent) a judgment and allow you to forgive, leading the way to happiness, joy, and peace.
I hope this is helpful and I appreciate feedback.
Howdy! I’d like a reading on a general outlook on my life, health, and finances for the next 6 months.
Query: General guidance on life, health, and finances
For your Element, you received Air, which is associated with the Citrinitas stage of Alchemy. You need to recognize that you can only control you. You should clarify your goal… what outcome do you truly want?
The myth associated with this Element is Semele, who is pregnant with Zeus’ son, asks to see Zeus in his divine glory. He unhappily obliges; her physical body is consumed by his radiance; Hermes saves the unborn child and gives him to Zeus, who sews him into his thigh. This child is later born as Dionysus.
For your Planet, you received Mars, which is associated with Calcination. Anger is an unconscious reaction to not getting something you want or getting something you didn’t want. It tends to be focused externally… you need to identify what others (people, organizations, etc.) have done that have contributed to the situation that caused your anger.
The myth associated with this Planet is Psyche collecting the golden fleece. The golden fleece comes from rams kept in a grove sacred to Ares. The golden fleece represents illumination. Psyche learns to collect the fleece while avoiding the violent rams, demonstrating a receptiveness to intuitions and insights.
For your Zodiac, you received Virgo, which is associated with the Virtue of Good Temper. (Vices are excess-irascibility (easily angered) and defect-nonchalant.)
The myth associated with this Zodiac is Herakles’ Labor of the Erymanthian Boar. The Boar represents action (as opposed to inertia). Herakles traps the Boar in snow, demonstrating moderation by cooling and controlling primal energy. (Pigs are sacred to Ares.) It is important to note that Herakles controls the Boar but does not kill the Boar. The Boar represents something to be mastered, but not purged.
My interpretation is that something will happen (or has already happened) that has caused you anger. You need to identify what others have done, so you can take appropriate action, but you are not going to change others. Focus on what you want to accomplish.
Thank you for the opportunity to practice!
Hi! I saw your post in the AODA forums and I would love a reading. Thank you for offering this. I’ll try to give thoughtful feedback as I can.
My challenging situation is how to move forward and find happiness after being completely devastated, multiple times. How do I integrate or let go of the hurt so I don’t keep weighing my own self down?
Thank you again!
I have emailed you your reading. Please let me know if you do not receive it. Thank you!