The '6 of Cups, 'IX The Hermit' and a Whole Lot of Introspection and Discovering Ourselves

Saturday, June 11, 2016.  I was coming home to simply relax last night, to do nothing but then my partner called, we were invited for a drink and some food.  So I got dressed and out we went to the "hub" here in New Westminster.  The drinks, food and company were good but as is often the case the place is much too loud to hold a decent conversation but we enjoyed ourselves all the same.
Once home, we showered and relaxed the remainder of the evening, me reading "The Wizard Within" and the other practising piano.

Reading the few pages I did out of the "The Wizard Within" got me to thinking about why I want to live life out on the open road.  As in am I missing something in life?  Is this desire something that can be fulfilled if I look within myself, really look into myself and get to the know the real me?  Or have I already done that?  I have a book, "Camping British Columbia and Yukon" by Jayne Seagrove and on the front cover is a photo of a Class A motorhome and a truck with camper driving down a highway with a beautiful mountain backdrop finishing off the scene behind them.  I see myself driving down that highway, that image feels like home to me.

I've likely said this before but I feel most comfortable driving down roads and highways where nature is all around me.  I'm totally immersed in nature as the landscape changes with each kilometre driven.  No destination, no clear destination ahead, I simply need to be moving and stopping where the urge hits me.

Last night more odd dreams filled my mind as did thoughts or were they dreams of me giving notice at work that I was leaving the company and my job behind.  I was camped in a rustic campground somewhere with Serenity's awning out and over a picnic table.  Apparently it had been raining as my sister and her family were suddenly in the picture with my brother-in-law lifting up the awning to get rid the rain that was pooling in a low spot.  It was near dusk as not much light filled this scene.  In another thought/dream I was helping someone balance their chakras.  This person was lying down on a table as I help the appropriate crystals and stones in my hands as I moved from one chakra to the next.  And all the while all I felt was that I was simply known as Wizard Oron.  I also remember a brief image of me driving down the said highway in that photograph on a hot sunny day, her windows down as nature and I connected and conversed as the blacktop passed by underneath Serenity's wheels.

Spirit Is and Friday's Tarot Energy is the “6 of Cups: Happy Birthday.  Fond memories.  A gift given in friendship or love.”

Today's Tarot Energy is "IX The Hermit - Hermits have typically been considered reclusive, but the hermit does not run from society out of fear; instead, the Hermit needs seclusion in order to hear the voice of the Goddess within. We must seek out a quiet place, either physically or through meditation, in order to hear the voice within."

Seeing "IX The Hermit" drop by for a visit got me to thinking of how nice it would be to have Serenity parked nearby.  She's my little oasis in this sea of life that is often filled with chaos, turmoil, confusion, fear, and even loathing.  It's nice to have a place that shelters us from the often fractious living we call life.

Many of us often rise above this cacophony of life but on occasion we fall right back into this heap of chaotic living and become like everyone else--lost and confused, drifting through life like automatons--not really living life but rather floating through unaware of the potential that it and we have if we stop and get to know ourselves and slowing down an learning how to really enjoy our lives rather than speeding through life because we think we have so much that we need to accomplish before this particular phase of life is over.

So the Hermit's message to us today is to slow down, make time for ourselves, look within ourselves and really get to know ourselves.  We need to understand who we are so we can better live our lives and not only do so for ourselves but also for those who are important and around us.  Take a break, take a breather from life, if only for a moment.  Realize that this break and inward introspection will only make us stronger and better connected with Spirit and our true selves thus bringing out the best in us and all that we can offer.

Thank You Spirit.

Namaste.