Dorsan/Berg Clockwise Horoscope Spread

 Based on the clockwise house system using sidereal signs found in Jacque Dorsan's "The Clockwise House System" book. It is like the typical zodiac spread, with 12 Tarot cards in a circle with a 13th in the middle. However, the cards are read and placed in a clockwise direction instead of the typical anticlockwise direction. 

Card 1 - first house - Aries - Present self, outward appearance, personality, outlook, Ascendant

Card 2 - second house - Taurus: (placed where the 12th house normally would be) - Money, resources

Card 3 - third house - Gemini: (placed where the 11th house normally would be) - Mental activity, communication

Card 4 - fourth house - Cancer: (placed where the 10th house normally would be) - Career, MC, status, ambition, goals for career and family, higher calling

Card 5 - fifth house - Leo (placed where the 9th house normally would be, at the peak of the day) - Children, pleasure, entertainment, sex, love life, basic education, creativity 

Card 6 - sixth house - Virgo (placed where the 8th house normally would be) - Spouse, job, routine, health, illness

Card 7 - seventh house - Libra - Marriage, contracts, relationships of all kinds, negotiations, Descendant

Card 8 - eighth house - Scorpio (placed where the 6th house normally would be) - Death (more often death of the ego), transformation, inheritance, other people's money, deep connections often sexual, occult, changes

Card 9 - ninth house - Sagittarius (placed where the 5th house normally would be) - higher education, spirituality, foreign lands, long distance travel 

Card 10 - tenth house - Capricorn (placed where the 4th house normally would be) - Home life, residence, IC, old age

Card 11 - eleventh house - Aquarius (placed where the 3rd house normally would be) - Friendships, community, organizations, obstacles, desires

Card 12 - twelfth house - Pisces (placed where the 2nd house normally would be) - Losses, challenges, spirituality, reflection, isolation, end of life

Card 13 - Ophiuchus - element of ether, connecting all the elements and signs together, - healing, final short-term outcome, transformation and higher evolutionary growth

15 sign zodiac test

 

15 sign zodiac

 

Aries (April 19 – May 13)

Taurus (May 14 – June 10)

Orion – 26 Taurus - 4 Gemini (June 11-June 20)

Gemini (June 21 – July 20)

Cancer (July 21 – August 9)

Leo (August 10 – September 15)

Virgo (September 16 – October 30)

Libra (October 31 – November 22)

Scorpio (November 23-November 29)

Ophiuchus – November 30 – December 17

Sagittarius (December 18 – January 18)

Capricorn (January 19 – Feb 15)

Aquarius Feb 16 – Mar 11

Pisces March 12 – March 20

Cetus March 21 – March 28 / March 21 – April 18?

Cetus Apr 21 6 sidereal Pisces

19 Aries Menkar

Cetus March 14

 

 

 

My placements clockwise house version

 

Asc: 6 Orion/Gemini

 

Sun: 11 Ophiuchus house 7

 

Moon: 22 Pisces house 2

 

Mercury: 10 Ophiuchus house 7

 

Venus: 1 Libra house 8

 

Mars: 12 Leo house IC 10

 

Jupiter: 1 Scorpio house 7

 

Saturn: 9 Aquarius house 3 close to 4

 

Uranus: 1 Capricorn house 5

 

Neptune: 28 Sagittarius house 5

 

Pluto: 22 Libra house 7

North Node/Rahu: 7 Libra house 7 near 8^th cusp

 

South Node/Ketu: 16 Aries house 1 near 2^nd house cusp

 

1: 6 Orion

 

2: 17 Aries

 

3: Pisces/Cetus/16 Pisces

 

4: 7 Aquarius

 

5: 10 Capricorn

 

6: 22 Sagittarius

 

7: 1 Sagittarius

 

8: 5 Libra

 

9: 12 Virgo

 

10 IC: 15 Leo

 

11: 9 Cancer

 

12: 16 Gemini

 

Happy Twosday 2/22/2022

 

Comparing my Tropical, Vedic and 13 sign clockwise constellational birth charts

 

 

 

Similarities in both charts:

 

Mercury (Combust Sun) with Sun and Jupiter

 

Venus with Rahu/North node

 

Nakshatras are the same across all systems

 

Sun (Tropical Sagittarius, Vedic Scorpio and 13 sign Ophiuchus) in Jyestha Nakshatra

Moon (Tropical Aries, Vedic Pisces) in Revati Nakshatra

 

Mercury (Tropical Sagittarius, Vedic Scorpio and 13 sign Ophiuchus) in Jyestha Nakshatra

 

Venus (Tropical Scorpio, Vedic Libra) in Swati Nakshatra

 

Mars (Leo in both) in Magha Nakshatra

 

Jupiter (Tropical Sagittarius and Vedic Scorpio) in Anuradha Nakshatra

 

Saturn (Tropical Pisces and Vedic Aquarius) in Shatabhisha Nakshatra

 

Rahu/North Node (Tropical Scorpio and Vedic Libra) in Swati Nakshatra

 

Ketu/South Node (Tropical Taurus and Vedic Aries) in Bharani Nakshatra

 

 

 

(Including Uranus, Neptune and Pluto for extra importance and insight, even if it’s not used in Vedic astrology)

 

Uranus (Tropical Capricorn and Vedic Sagittarius) Uttara Ashada Nakshatra

 

Neptune (Tropical Capricorn and Vedic Sagittarius) Uttara Ashada Nakshatra

 

Pluto (Tropical Scorpio and Vedic Scorpio) Visaka Nakshatra

 

Moon square Uranus and Neptune

 

Ketu/South Node trine Uranus and Neptune

 

 

Gemini is the Ascendant and ascendant Lord Mercury (Combust Sun) is with Sun and Jupiter

 

First House Lord Mercury is (1) Combust Sun (Communication focused on self a lot/objectivity is hard) (2) squared by Saturn in whole signs (Autism, communication issues in youth) (3) trine by Moon (support form mother and females) (4) conjunct Jupiter regarding it’s in same sign in whole signs – optimistic, love of knowledge paramount, restless mind

 

Mars is in Leo in the third house

 

First house Lord Mercury (Combust Sun) is with Sun and Jupiter

 

Third house Lord Sun is with Jupiter and Mercury (Similar to Jupiter and Mercury in third house)

 

Fourth house Lord Mercury is with Jupiter and Sun (similar to Sun and Jupiter in fourth house)

 

Fifth house Lord Venus is with Rahu/North Node

 

Lord of the Sixth house is Mars in the third

 

Lord of tenth house Jupiter in both systems is with Mercury and Sun

 

Lord of 11^th house, Mars is in Leo 3^rd house

 

Lord of 12^th house, Venus is with Rahu/North Node

 

 

Saturn is aspecting Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter similar to a Tropical square

 

Venus is aspecting Ketu (opposite)

 

Venus is trine Saturn

 

Sun, Mercury and Jupiter are trine Moon

 

Mars is aspecting Sun, Mercury and Jupiter similar to a Tropical square

 

Moon is square Uranus and Neptune (Tropical centered)

 

 

Aspects (both charts, whole sign)

 

Sun conjunct Mercury – fast thinker, loves to learn, lost in own mind, stress easily, imaginative, determined to succeed, impulsive, stubborn, thoughts about oneself more than others (mind and ego are same), loves reading and writing, not investing time into things that don’t benefit them

 

Sun conjunct Jupiter (whole sign) – spiritual, confident, open-minded, generally optimistic, helps others, not a lot of ambition, loves philosophy

 

Mercury conjunct Jupiter (whole sign) – loves to learn, travel and talk, kind, empathetic, loves teaching, not really ambitious, loves humanities

 

Moon trine Mercury – active mind, loves teaching, writing, talking, popular among friends, loves mother and family, life as a learning experience

 

Moon trine Sun – happy childhood, good parents, creative mind, hates conflict, accepting and loves harmony

 

Moon trine Jupiter (whole signs) – warm and generous, loyal, loves family and friends, looks for intelligent emotional partner

 

Saturn square Mercury (whole signs) – communication issues, reserved and shy in youth, worrier, hard-worker, timid, intelligent, fear of change, isolation, negative thinking when too stressed/many things going on

 

Saturn square Sun (whole signs) – sensitive and hurt by criticism, late bloomer

 

Saturn square Jupiter – success at talents, optimistic childhood but always meeting challenges, balance between ego, optimism, pessimism, in routine a lot

 

Venus trine Saturn – loves harmony, communicate only with those who are close, shy away from many lovers

 

Rahu/North Node trine Saturn (whole sign)

 

Venus conjunct Rahu/North Node – love of money, comfort and pleasure, sexy, romantic, obsessive, interested in occult and spirituality  

 

Uranus and Neptune square Moon (whole signs) – lost in own mind, need to be stimulated, need for independence, intense emotions, stubborn, sensitive to harsh words, impulsive, imaginary world in childhood

 

Uranus and Neptune trine Ketu/South Node (whole signs)

 Moon in clockwise second house – “mother will play important role in finances” Finances go up and down.

 

Ruler of second house – Mars in IC

 

 Saturn in clockwise third house – “age slowly, works on stuff of mental nature,” delays in education and communication (autism) “losses of death will afflict them with this aspect” “accidents and delays in travel”

 

Sun in clockwise seventh house – “success depends on diplomacy” “success could give rise to conflict” “Marriage would play a role in destiny”

 

 Mercury in clockwise seventh house – desire for intelligent partners, unstable married life”

 

 Jupiter in clockwise seventh house – “possible social success through marriage/career progression”

 

Pluto in clockwise seventh house – “Unpredictable relationships”

 

Mars in clockwise IC – “Possible great achievements and leadership later in life”

 

Venus in clockwise eighth house – “Inheritances from women” “Occult interest” (Inheritance from birth mother)

 

 

Uranus and Neptune in 5^th house – “Fantasies in love life, wants to teach mysticism, spirituality and occult, creative”

 

Rahu/North Node in clockwise eighth house – inclined toward occult knowledge, sudden changes, marital disputes, arguments,

 

Ketu/South Node in clockwise second house – stress in speech

 

Sun – Spirit essence, innate gifts, willpower, authority, high ranking jobs, father, male partner, heart, success

 

Moon – mother, native’s appearance and emotions, personality, soul, etheric body

 

Mercury – Intellect, thought, reason, communication, speech,

 

Venus – Beauty, attraction, artistic forms, harmony, pleasures (theater, sex, art) influential women, female partner

 

Mars – activity, energy, aggression, courage, anger, war

 

Jupiter – Generosity, higher wisdom, gains, over-indulgence, expansion

 

Saturn – Hard work, effort, old age, discipline, improvement, limitation, slowness

 

Uranus – Electronics, technology, sudden changes, revolution, desire to help humanity, uniqueness, astrology

 

Neptune – Spiritualism, mysticism, fantasy, imagination, art, music, ocean, fraudulent practices, liquids, drugs, poisons, addictions

 

Pluto – Transformation better or worse, darkness, secrecy, power, and work toward unity

 

Rahu/North Node – Mundane prosperity, fame, greed, desire, manipulation, obsession, foreigners, confusion, politics, and occult sciences

 

Ketu/South Node – Spiritual prosperity, fantasy, non-attachment, losses, good and bad karma, confusion

 

 

 Jacque Dorsan's definitions of the houses:

First house: Physical body, energy, self, outer appearance

 

Second house: Finances and fortune, real estate

 

Third house (regular 10^th house): Intelligence, studies, intellectual pursuits, professional vocation, writings, transportation, short journeys, relatives and siblings, family surroundings

 

Fourth house (regular 9^th house): Career, professional activity, degree of authority, public life and popularity, mother and family life

 

Fifth house: love life, sex, children, childhood, pleasures, personal creations, luck, education and school

 

Sixth house: Diseases, sickness, hygiene, diet and nutrition, worries, pets and service to others, also the spouse

 

Seventh house: Alliances, groups, marriage and partnerships, lawsuits and trials, obstacles

 

Eighth house: Profound changes, death, occult, esoteric, sexual instincts, inheritances and wills, partner’s finance

 

Ninth house: father, long distance travel, foreign lands, humanitarian works, philosophy and science, religion and spiritual evolution

 

Tenth house (IC): Hereditary, family environment, real estate, places of residence, inheritances, home life

 

Eleventh house: Friendships, educators, unions, desires, obstacles, goals

 

Twelfth house: Isolation, loss, obscurity, hidden life, drugs, bad habits, end of life, occult, spiritual liberation, secret enemies, hospitals, labs, prisons, poverty, chronic illnesses

Blue Raven 666: Encanto and Paganism

 

Modified transcript from Blue Raven 666's YouTube video "Encanto characters as types if witches"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLCPS5cx-_I

(Blue Raven 666 means no harm nor offense against Colombian cultures, his transcript is for entertainment purposes only)

 

Blue Raven got to watch Encanto on Disney + in early January 2022 as did I. It is a wonderful movie. We liked the story, the characters, loved the music, and liked how Disney is making movies that focus on real life issues and seeing how their characters overcome them, rather than just defaulting to their usual theme of reimagined fairy tales and andromorphic animals and live-action versions of their classic movies. Encanto has themes that focus on family, high expectations, intergenerational trauma, and different perspectives, things that children all across the world could be dealing with right now or might find themselves struggling with in the future.

 

There are many different types of witches out there from those who practice witchcraft on their own, to those who are part of a coven to those who pass their skills and knowledge down to the next generation. There are a lot of different types of witches and a lot of characters in Encanto share some very specific talents that apply to some of the types that are out there. (But the characters are not witches themselves).

 

I. “The Non-Witches”

 

“First up, we have Mirabel, Augustine, and Felix. Now you’re probably wondering, what do they have to do with magic or witches, given that they have no gifts? These three characters would be referred to as “normies,” the “Non-Witches.” As a witch, Blue Raven has noticed that other witches tend to look at those who aren’t witches with just a smidge of annoyance. They feel like non-witches can’t be trusted with the knowledge of their craft, like they’ll judge or persecute them or that they aren’t really all that much help and will just be in the way. However, Mirabel, Augustine and Felix represent the best that non-witches can offer to those who are witches. I think we can all agree here that Felix is the best husband aside from Pedro. He loves and supports his wife Peppa and he doesn’t seem to dwell on the fact that she has a gift and while he doesn’t. For some witches and pagans, that kind of love and support is hard to come by and is an absolute blessing to receive. Augustine: accident-prone, but he means well. He even makes a statement to Mirabel that being surrounded by the exceptional as someone from outside of the family with no gift, it was very easy to feel unexceptional, but he helps where he can with what he has. A lot of non-witches are like that.

 

Blue Raven has read many comments from people telling him “I wish I could do all the cool stuff you can do.” And he found the same thinking about witches more skilled and experienced then he is. But non-witches are able to be helpful to witches if they at least know what’s going on. Even if they make a mistake, they’re not useless and don’t deserve to be made to feel like they are. Sometimes just having that extra set of hands to fetch supplies or like with Felix, offer that support, can make so much of a difference. Mirabel plays one of the most important roles a non-witch can provide to anyone who practices any form of witchcraft, and that is grounding. Offering a perspective of someone not worried about spells working or if they’re being hexed or if something was a sign or not. Put another way, they bring us down from the magical high and brings us back to the real world. Can it be annoying at times? Sure. But witches need to be able to put the mundane before the magical and sometimes that’s something that’s difficult to do. So having someone there that can actually see what you can’t, can be magical all on its own. So, the non-witches definitely deserve a place here.

 

 

II. “The Ceremonial Witches and Coven-Based Witches”

 

 “Abuela Alma was difficult for Blue Raven to pinpoint. She doesn’t really have a gift, but is the keeper of the miracle that was given to her at the time of Pedro’s death. The closest comparison Blue Raven was able to come up with was a combination of “Ceremonial Witches” and “Coven-based Witches.” Ceremonial witches have specific rituals that they use to call upon the spirit world. This is also referred to as ceremonial magic or high magic. When Abuela’s children and grandchildren came of age, they underwent a specific ceremony led by Abuela in order for them to receive their gifts. In the context of coven-based witches, this would technically put Abuela Alma in the role of the high priestess who leads a larger group of witches whose combined abilities produce bigger, stronger spells that hold the potential for a better outcome for the group as well as others. Better than what they’d be if they were on their own. Abuela utilizes the gifts of the Madrigal family to serve her community and while doing this, puts high expectations and a lot of pressure on the rest of the family. In the movie, the family’s strong bond and them working together to rebuild Castia at the end of the movie shows how strong the Madrigals are when they aren’t just relying on one person to do all the work, do all the healing, or maintain their image. So while it may be a bit of a stretch to officially put Abuela Alma into either category alone, the combination of both ceremonial and covenant based parallels were the closest he came up with for her as a character.

 

III. “The Kitchen Witches”

 

Mirabel’s mother, Julieta was actually very easy for Blue Raven to pinpoint. She’s able to heal physical injuries with her cooking, ranging from something minor like a cut, to bruises, to multiple bee stings, to a severely broken arm. Julieta fits in well with the role of a “Kitchen Witch.” Kitchen witches use specific herbs and edible ingredients to make edible spells and homemade remedies for a wide variety of different ailments and purposes. This could be anything from something for like good luck and happiness, to curing minor afflictions like using honey to soothe a sore throat or ginger to help with colds, flus, or settle an upset stomach. And no, kitchen witches cannot cure severe illnesses or injuries! Please see a doctor for those!

 

IV. “The Hereditary Witches”

 

Like Abuela, Peppa is also a difficult character for Blue Raven to define. There’s not exactly a type of witch out there that brings about sudden changes in the weather according to the moon or emotions. That’s normally associated with spirits and deities. The best he could do is put Tia in in the category of a “Hereditary Witch.” Technically anyone with a gift could fall into this category, (Mainly mothers and girls, but males can be witches as well), hereditary witches have knowledge and skills that were passed down to them from previous generations and can pass down those skills and knowledge to the next generation. But as far as the weather is concerned, he’s got nothing.

 

V. “The Clairaudient Witches”

 

Dolores was another type of character that Blue Raven was able to establish a connection with, pretty immediately, and with Dolores, it’s not so much the type of witch that came to him, so much as it was her gift aligning with an ability that many types of witches have, and that would be the ability of “Clairaudience.” Dolores hears everything. She can hear a pin drop, and she can hear people talking and singing a mile away. She covers her ears to cope with the noise of cheering and cracks appearing in the casita’s walls. She can hear the rats that are in the casita’s walls. And she was able to hear Augustine whispering to Mirabel from the other side of the house. And to a certain extent, these are the types of struggles that people with clairaudience struggle with. Speaking from his own personal experience as a clairaudient person, picking up the enraged venting of a deity, the barely intelligible whispers of a disturbed spirit, or the things that go bump in the night, aren’t really things most people are able to pick up, unless they have clairaudience (or many years of practice!)

And even then, as other Encanto fans have pointed out with Dolores, we don’t always pick up on everything that could possibly be heard because we tune it out, or our abilities wane or some other reason. Encanto producers have stated that Dolores’s hearing isn’t as selective as it might seem, nor is it as selective as she would like. And it can be the same way with clairaudience. So even though he couldn’t align her with a specific type of witch, there are still some witchy abilities that give her a place on this list.

 

VI. “The Eclectic Witches”

 

Camilio uses his shape-shifting abilities to help others, as well as for fun. He’s only a teenager, so he’s going to be playful and mischievous, but he never does it with the intention of hurting anyone. He shifts into the form of a new mother in Encanto to care for that mother’s new baby while she gets some rest. He turns himself into a smaller version of Felix to try to boost Antonio’s confidence before his gift-giving ceremony. He turns himself into Mariano to tease Isabella. Even in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” he only shapeshifts into Bruno to freak out Mirabel. Nothing malicious, just taking certain aspects from the people around him and applying them to his own practice. And this roughly describes the “Eclectic Witches.” Taking certain practices, spells, rituals, protections etc. and applying them to their own unique form of witchcraft. They do have to be mindful when doing this to make sure they are not appropriating the cultures they borrowed from. If you want to apply the threefold law while you’re contemplating spells while using runestones while believing the earth and everything in it is just as live as you are, that’s great. But leave white sage out of your practiced unless you are Native American. Use more abundant plant for cleansing like pine or lavender.

 

VII. “The Animistic Witches – The Baby Witches”

 

Antonio can fall into two categories of witches, the “Animistic Witches” and the “Baby Witches. “Baby Witch” is just a term for someone who is new to the craft and trying to gain their footing. Antonio is the newest member of the Madrigal family to receive their gift. But he takes to his new gift like a fish into water. We really don’t see him struggle to get a hold of his abilities, and goes from being unsure and anxious to riding on the back of a jaguar in a matter of minutes. So Blue Raven feels less inclined to label him as a Baby Witch just because he was the most recent character to get a gift. Animism is the belief that all things from people to animals to plants to rocks, trees, bacteria, mountains, stars and beyond all have a life, a spirit, and play just as much of an important role in the life of the world that surrounds us as the people we interact with day to day. Think “Colors of the Wind” from Disney’s Pocahontas. While Antonio’s gift would focus more on the animal aspect of this belief in practice, Blue Raven could see him showing the rest of the world that surrounds him with a greater amount of respect in service to these animals.  

 

 

VIII. “The Guardian Witches – The Protector Witches”

 

Next up is Luisa and like with Peppa, her gift doesn’t really line up with a specific type of witch. No one type of witch is specifically defined as being the strongest physically or magically. However, there is a specific role that an experienced witch can fall into that can lead to the individual feeling stressed and under pressure like Luisa. These witches are the “Protector/Guardian Witches” who use their abilities to protect their loved ones from harm with a number of wards and spells. All throughout the song “Surface Pressure,” we see many examples of Luisa’s immense physical strength and how hard she pushes herself and is willing to push herself in order to protect her family, including her little sister Mirabel. While it is partially Abuela’s fault that Luisa is under so much pressure to begin with, the fact that Luisa bottles up her stress, frustrations, and her own personal needs until she finally blows up, is also something that can apply to a protector guardian type of witch. These individuals are typically the ones people turn to if they can’t find a solution on their own. They’re looked at as these incredibly strong witches who know just the right spell or protection to get the job done. If that witch’s magic fails or backfires, not only is it jarring for the person requesting the witch’s abilities, but it can also be jarring for the guardian witches themselves. Especially if what they’re being asked to do comes across as no big deal, something simple, something they do for others all the time. Just like with Luisa if they feel like their abilities can’t stand up to what comes across as a simple request, they may begin to feel powerless, and start questioning their worth if they can’t help protect the people they care about. It’s always the strong ones you gotta check up on. They could be struggling way more than you realize.

 

 

IX. “The Green Witches – Elemental Witches - The Solitary Witches”

 

Figuring Isabella out was tough for Blue Raven. At first, he wanted to place her in the category of “Green Witch” or “Hedge Witch” (A witch who works with herbs and plants for spell work, healing and remedies), but for him, that didn’t feel quite right. He was going to throw her into the hereditary witch box with Tia Peppa, but he thought there had to be a type of witch to describe her and her gift. He found a place for her under the category of “Solitary Witch.”

Solitary witches have been the subject of a lot of scrutiny and controversy within the witchy community in the past. As the name implies, solitary witches tend to work alone and keep their own personal practice to themselves. There are plenty of witches out there that think a witch is not a witch until they’ve been initiated into a coven. If you’re not a part of something bigger, then you’re not valid. This is another one of those types that could technically apply to any of the modern individuals, especially Luisa, but Isabella fits here too. As we saw in Encanto, Isabella is always under pressure to always be the picture of perfection for Abuela. She was almost engaged to a man she didn’t want to marry, and grows increasingly irritated with Mirabel for getting in the way and was most likely frustrated that Mirabel wasn’t put under the same amount of pressure as the rest of the family. However, it was when she blew up on Mirabel that her emotions allowed her to create something other than one of the beautiful perfect flowers she’d produced all her life. And this inspires her to actually explore the full extent of her gift. As a solitary witch himself, Blue Raven can say that’s exactly what it’s like. It’s fine to be a part of a coven just like it’s okay to be part of a close-knit extended family. But if in doing so, you feel heavily restricted, like you’re not reaching your full potential while at the same time, being under tremendous pressure to live up to someone else’s expectations, sometimes it’s better to break free from the box you’re being forcibly shoved into and branch off on your own. He’s not saying that covens are unhealthy and from what he’s aware, most are capable of maintaining healthy relationships and clear communication, but just like some people work better on their own rather than in a group, a witch doesn’t need to be part of a coven to live p to their full potential. Sometimes all they need is a little nudge from somebody else.  

 

X. “The Clairvoyant Witches – The Fortune Tellers – The Diviners”

 

Now, Let’s Talk About Bruno!

 

Honestly, Blue Raven felt like the entire theme could have just been him and him alone, but he knows there are also other characters in Encanto that other people like that also apply to this topic. Obviously, it goes without saying that Bruno is the “Clairvoyant-Fortune Teller.” There are multiple specific types that Bruno could fall under, Ceremonial Witch, Solidary Witch, Green Witch, there’s a lot we could dive into here. But Blue Raven focuses on the fortune-telling aspect of his character, as that’s his main gift. Throughout a major portion of Encanto, Bruno is made out to be the bad guy, the black sheep of the family. Even in the song: “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” If he has a vision about someone, it’s going to be something terrible. From Camilo’s perspective, it’s almost made he’s made out to be sort of a boogeyman that actively seeks to terrify other people. Of course, now we know that Bruno never meant anyone any harm, especially his own family and if he struggled with getting himself to see the full extent of a vision because he saw something he knew people wouldn’t like, then it’s also likely that he could offer people the vision that was for a more viable solution. But you know what they say, “Don’t shoot the messenger.”

 

Now as someone who reads Tarot and tells people’s fortunes Blue Raven has often gotten the comment that his fortunes felt very vague, and more like advice then him actually telling a fortune. There is a very good reason why. As it was described to him by a more experienced Tarot reader, if you follow through with telling a person’s fortune, exactly as you see it, you’re basically carving it into stone. Now that might not sound so bad if the reading is good and has a positive outcome for the client. But if the reading involves something like literal death, that’s not something you just want to be handing all willy-nilly. For the record, yes, there is a combination of cards you can get in a Tarot reading the signifies literal physical death (Death card, The Tower, 10 Swords, more “negative cards + a specific alignment with certain situations in client’s life) It could be for the person getting the reading, it could be for a relative related to the person that’s getting the reading. Either way, telling that person word for word what the cards are telling you, in that scenario would be like handing a death sentence. Instead you give them advice on how to avoid the outcome, or better prepare for it if the death is not the client themselves.

 

And this is why Blue Raven believes Bruno gained such a bad reputation. He handed his visions off to whoever they were for, which essentially set those fortunes in stone. If he pushed himself to see more like he did with Mirabel, then he might have been able to see ways those outcomes could have been avoided. Instead of saying “your fish is going to die,” maybe he could have said, “stop dancing around with a goddamn fishbowl. You’re making him dizzy.” (The lady danced with the fishbowl in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” song.)  Instead of saying “you’ll grow a gut,” he could have said, “Stick to a healthy diet and exercise routine as you get older so it won’t catch up with you.” Instead of saying “all your hair will disappear” he could have asked if male pattern baldness ran in this man’s family and look into remedies at least slow the process. These fortunes allow room for the people getting them to either follow through with the advice and change their fate, or to keep going down the road they’re on, resulting in exactly what was seen. It can be a hard thing to do sometimes, but whenever a witch is doing any form of divination, they should always leave the space that’s needed for a person’s fate to change. Otherwise a witch could end up with the same reputation as Bruno.

 

 

 

 

 

I. “The Non-Witches”

II. “The Ceremonial Witches”

 III. “The Coven-Based Witches”

IV. “The Kitchen Witches”

V. “The Hereditary Witches”

VI. “The Clairaudient Witches”

VII. “The Eclectic Witches”

VIII. “The Animistic Witches”

IX. “The Baby Witches”

X. “The Guardian/Protector Witches”

XI. “The Green Witches”

XII. “The Elemental Witches”

 XIII. “The Solitary Witches”

XIV. 14 “The Clairvoyant Witches – The Fortune Tellers – The Diviners”