the Cavethe anger in forgetting who you are
- how images play
- to face the dark
- the anger in forgetting who you are
- the name of grace
- the danger of repression
- the fallout of fear
- the depths that we will go to
From another of Thalia Took’s beautiful Dream Cards, Ornythia hides behind her mask of complacency, serenity, and duty. Underneath her mask, her scowl shows her true resentment and hatred.
Ornythia, She Who Speaks to Birds
Ornythia speaks:
The wise know the mask for what it is. The wise do not wear a mask at all. Emotions haunt us all; to liberate them from haunting you, remember the mask is only a filter for the benefit of others, not yourself.
Ornythia uses her bell to chase spirits away from us, and she finds that a hateful task. Often spirits are of the helpful sort, that mean to show us what we need to see or to place what we need on our path. In fear we call on Ornythia to keep us away from all influences, good and bad. The sound of her bell hurts the spirits, and over the millennia Ornythia has pained demons and wee folk, gods and angels, and all manner of fairy creatures and saints. Centuries ago, Ornythia would weep for the damage her bell inflicted, and for herself and her curse that she had no freedom to decide, only to act as petitioners begged her to act. She cried until her tears formed a lake. But weeping did not change anything and her heart grew cold. She stands now on the lake of her tears turned to ice, frozen from the deep, cold anger that has settled in her heart to stay. The fish frozen in the lake calls to Ornythia to remember her true calling, but Ornythia can no longer hear him.
What Ornythia has forgotten is that her bell can chase spirits away or call them to her. If asked, she can ring her bell widdershins and summon for you the spirit you need most to help you right at that moment. Though it is important to remember that sometimes the universe might feel that the thing you need most right now is a sound thrashing, so Ornythia’s bell will act according to your needs, not necessarily your wants.
