Another relaxing evening last night especially since I finally got my model railroad working. I figured out the wiring problem by disconnecting the wiring on the section of track that was causing issues and then running a locomotive on the track and it ran the complete oval without a hitch. Then I was able to really relax and get into reading an article from Issue 29 of Witches and Pagans magazine, a 2014 issue at that!
Then off to bed I went around 10:30pm. The only dream I remember having is one where there was some leaky plumbing in a building we were in, we being my Dad and myself, the other people were around but not visible. To deal with the leaky plumbing we had to go out into an alley about a block away. Surprisingly, we were in a city and may of the buildings we passed by were run down and unoccupied with most having no windows left and no contents inside. We had to enter an alley but had to quietly walk past some guards presumably patrolling the city. They had an alien feel to them as they were wearing uniforms and helmets with blacked out visors. A surreal dream!
Then the alarm serenade us from our slumber...
...Spirit Is and today's Pagan Tarot Energy is the "Seven of Wands: Our Witch is dressed in her white robe and is sitting on the sunny deck of her house at the patio table, with her young man standing behind her. He leans over her shoulder, pointing at something she is working on. She is figuring her budget and writing out checks to pay all the bills. A calculator is sitting next to her and she waves a magic wand over the budget she is writing. Six more wands are threatening, but she seems to have a handle on things. And having someone to help her isn't bad either. You may be facing a challenging situation. Don't worry - you have the skills, knowledge, and resources to make the right choices to resolve this. Be steadfast in your decisions and resist waffling or changing your mind. Don't try to handle it alone; there is someone you can turn to for guidance or even just reassurance."
Trust yourself and your abilities. As much you might think you do not have the wherewithal to handle your current circumstances you stop denying the truth because you do. Take a moment, take a deep breath and think back to other tough situations you've handled, perhaps even the praise you received, then give yourself a pat on the back and get on with dealing what is front of you.
You can and you will handle it!
Thank You Spirit.
Took time to relax yet again yesterday. After our weekly grocery run and experiencing the weather outside we decided to stay in the rest of the day. So I gave myself permission to relax for the remainder of the day. I think it did me well. As I completed reading an article from Sage Woman and really came into contact with and strongly felt the presence of Spirit. This spiritual connection followed me into bed and stayed with me throughout the night where I even awoke at one point and saw what I do believe was a bird passing by above the bed. Then in a dream I opened the door of my van to welcome a client and thank her for enlisting my services. I offered her a seat a surprising seating arrangement set-up outside the van--a really nice wicker chairs and a table--I at first refused to accept that this could be possible because how could I possibly carry it all in the van but then just let it be as this was a dream after all. Or was it?
Spirit Is and today's Pagan Tarot Energy is "The Chariot: Signifies both a time period in which we have felt as though our wheels were spinning, getting us nowhere; and also that such a time period is nearing its end, and we are about to begin to see our energies released for growth and movement again. The timing was not right for our success, but now that time is coming."
I look forward to the growth and movement coming my way. I love and respect myself and formally ask to be allowed to be a Spiritual Guidance Counsellor and Tarot Intuitive/Tarot Card Reader. I sincerely believe that I am ready, able and more than willing to accept the responsibilities and challenges that come with being an active and guiding member of the spiritual community thus fulfilling my purpose. I am forever thankful, grateful and humble to be bestowed/loaned such gifts as these. May I give the them the love, devotion, time, honour and respect they deserve.
Your wheels are about to touch the ground and carry you toward you long sought goals and desires. Are you ready? The time is here and that time is now!
Thank You Spirit.
Not much time to relax yesterday morning as we had to head for eye exams around 9:00am so we could get downtown in a timely manner and make our 10:00am appointments. Here I thought my eyesight was getting worse yet I walk out of there with a better prescription than I walked in with, well at least for one eye. My right eye didn't change.
We met friends for lunch at Hamburger Mary's before coming back home. Oh, since we had time to kill before lunch we walked through Nordstrom, don't think we'll be shopping at this sore any time soon...each to their own but looking at a t-shirt on the clearance rack and still seeing a price of $195.00 is a bit much. I worked briefly at a high end clothing retailer about ten years ago receiving and shipping stock and the quality of the clothing was really no better than something I could find in H&M or Old Navy for example...my opinion only though.
Once we returned home I relaxed the rest of the day although I did make dinner. I was feeling tired and sleepy so I broke up my time between typing here on the computer, reading Sage Woman, and watching TV...and finding that as I was doing all of this I was also strengthening and feeling more the connection I have with Spirit...feeling great!
Spirit Is and today's Pagan Tarot Energy is "XVII The Stars - We are finally able to see clearly where our Destiny and Karma are leading us. We see the hand of Goddess pointing our way to us and every small clue in our lives takes on a brave new significance. We will never feel alone again."
More and more each day I feel more connected with myself and thus Spirit, the Universe, Nature and the world and the people around me. As I feel more connected I feel more of the energy of light, love, peace, compassion and empathy that flow through the cosmos as well as each of us and all we have to do is open ourselves up to it, accept it and recognize that it is the natural state of the universe. The more connected I am the more I understand that I am indeed on the right path and am being the opportunity of a fresh start, a fresh start that first comes with breaking out in the social media world that will be followed by more face-to-face interactions with people. I've got my work cut-out for me but do I ever look forward to it.
I visited my camper Serenity the other day to try and get a sense of whether or not I should keep or find a way to sell her and as I sat there eating my lunch I did not get any feeling that I burdening myself having her in my life or with the fact I only own her right now through a loan that I am in the process of paying back. And then here this morning as I sit here reflecting on "XVII The Stars" the idea of turning Serenity into a life size altar and images of what that will look like filled my mind. This as I was contemplating my new social media presence and soon-to-be face-to-face interaction with people that seek out my services...Serenity is my altar. And as crazy as it may be, I still feel that I should take her out of storage and simply have her parked on the street most of the time. Here in front of the condo or several blocks away where there is "free" parking. For some reason, I get the sense that my sweet little Serenity is to play a central role in my new role or renewed role of Spirit Guide, Spiritual Guidance Counsellor and Tarot Intuitive (Reader).
"XVII The Stars" is also telling us that if we open our eyes and give ourselves permission to see, the divine and wonderful world of Spirit will come to life before us where it's always been. We have to remember that for most of us we were taught to close our hearts, minds, spirits and eyes to such a world at a very young age. It's always there and always will be we just have to decide if we're reading willing, and able to not only see this world again but interact with and learn from it.
Thank You Spirit.
Last night we had my brother and a couple of friends over for dinner and we all had a wonderful time. The Porchetta was fantastic and the rice pudding was scrumptious. And I must say that I made a very decent Sangria as it was going down very easy. And after our guests left, the after dinner cleanup was for quick and easy and we were in bed shortly after 11:00pm.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “Sage of Cups: Emotional maturity. A good mediator or counsellor.”
The “Sage of Cups" today is about balance, understanding, and finding middle ground through quelling the heated emotions that might arise and finding room for and areas where compromise can bring about a peaceful, collective resolution to the dispute at hand. It's a day where we must strong and level-headed so that we stay above the fray where we are then in a better position to offer a solution rather than become part of or exacerbate the problem.
And what better way to do this than to adopt the energy of yesterday's Tarot Energy, the “2 of Coins: Tai Chi. Flexibility. “Going with the flow”. Living in tune with your environment.”
Yesterday's “2 of Coins" promoted a good balance and flow of mind, body, and spirit not only with each other but with nature too, including the world around us as in the energy and the people we come into contact with throughout the day.
Thank You Spirit.
Spent almost two hours temporarily securing the track on my model railroad with track nails in order to better assess the way the track segments connect as well as the electrical flow throughout the layout. I have a small section where I think the wires are crossed causing a short so I will go and change that right now while I remember...I'll be right back...didn't work still shorts out...drat, another reversing section to work with.
Sleep was good until I awoke half an hour or so before the alarm but I did my best to use the time to meditate and give sincere and humble thanks for the gift of life for another day...
...Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the "Man of Swords: A rational, scientific approach. A thorough investigation.”
It's a day to be rational and logical in all that we do today whether we're working alone or interacting with fellow employees or customers or a bit of each. Logic and reason can go a long way and sometimes it's even best to take our time with our words, thoughts and actions so that we think before we act thus minimizing the potential for adverse and unforeseen consequences.
Thank You Spirit.
We certainly enjoyed our night out at the movies. The "Arrival" is our type of movie. We thought it was a great nerdy, intellectual, science fiction, alien type of movie. Using science, language and symbolism to solve a crisis rather than resorting to weapons, violence and war.
I slept through the entire night and the alien ships played a role in one of my dreams, at least the shape of them...now that I think of it...I do believe the elongated oval shape with one flat side of these alien ships became cookies in my dream. Then having a fresh start and starting out reading cards and guiding people spiritually filled other parts of my sleep.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “4 of Swords: Napping Between Rehearsals. Resting and gathering strength for the next phase. A vacation or “time out”."
Give yourself permission to be lazy for a moment or two. Sit down, put your feet up, take a deep breath, exhale and let yourself really sink into that chair. Feel free to do absolutely nothing. It's not good to always be busy and going to sleep every night is not quite the same as having a lazy day and simply relaxing. Contemplate if you will but first let your mind slow down and unwind for a moment or two, let your mind wander, then focus your thoughts. But remember today is about resting and this is even hard for me to do.
Thank You Spirit.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016. A disturbed night of sleep. Awoke a couple of times and had a hard time getting back to sleep. Felt good upon awaking though so not such a bad sleep overall and maybe falling asleep quickly wasn't such a good thing. Was reading Sage Woman magazine in bed and started feeling quite sleepy so by 10:30 I was pretty much half asleep. Love the articles in that magazine and they always make me feel good...always a good read from cover to cover for me.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “4 of Coins: The Lighting Director. A position of power. Wanting to control how others perceive things.”
As we go out and interact with others we must always guard against trying to influence how they should think about things in life. In my quest to be a spiritual guidance counsellor and tarot intuitive I must be careful that I'm not trying to control the thoughts of others while facilitating their interaction with Spirit. It all has to be about them, not me and I must strictly remain as a guide, a human roadmap as they go about their journey in re-establishing their connection with Spirit and themselves.
Oh...time to go, catching a movie tonight..."Arrival"...
...it's now November 23rd...time to write the next entry...
...Thank You Spirit.
The Eastside Culture Crawl took up a few hours of our day yesterday. It was fun to walk through the dozens of studios that filled the 4 floors of 1000 Parker Street. Then we had some street food for lunch, a bowl of hot chilli from the Chilli Tank, $15.00 for two decent sized bowls and a slice of bread each.
Still piddling around with my model railroad, trying to do something with it each day...sleep was okay last night but not great, the new norm it seems for when I have the job to wake up for. But then my dreams were not related to the job at all but rather possibilities--spirit guide, tarot intuitive, driving around a city looking for a parking spot and eventually finding one and when I did I seemed to be in an Asian country or an Asian community of sorts.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “3 of Swords: The Wreckage. Feeling heavy-hearted after an emotional storm. Feeling hurt or betrayed.”
For all of you out there that might be feeling lonely or completely alone, I feel your pain, anxiety and even to a degree your sense of loss. Your feelings are real so feel them but please do not let them overwhelm you. Find a way, find something that you can cast your eyes and attention on that will lift you up and help you see and feel the loving presence and warmth of Spirit in your life. No, this is not to dismiss how you feel but rather help guide you beyond this temporary situation , to help you transcend it so that you can see that goes on beyond this and you have much to look forward to and be more joyful about.
Accept your feelings and the way you are feeling now but also recognize that you cannot dwell forever in this state of melancholy and emotional distress for life, your life is important and it's important that you find a way to snap out of it so-to-speak so you can move on to become whole and complete again where you wear this emotional wreck as a badge that symbolizes that you survived, challenged but becoming a better person for it.
Thank You Spirit.
Yesterday was a quiet day at home until we headed out at 5:30pm to meet my partner's co-workers for dinner (at the Cactus Club on Kingsway) and then take in a show, "Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" put on by Align Entertainment at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. It was the performance and they brought the house down, knocked it out of the park, and really wowed the audience. What a great performance!
If I feel in the mood I'll continue working on my model railroad as I did yesterday where I permanently affixed some track and finalized most of the carving for the mountain. I personally think the mountain is looking quite spectacular and it's still a piece of pink foam insulation. Gluing the track down under one section of the mountain opened a gap in the track so now I need to create another custom sized piece of track to fill this gap, easily done as I have many extra pieces of track to work with.
Spirit is and today's Tarot Energy from Crowley's Thoth is "I The Magus: "If not you, then who--and if not now, then when?" is your motto for today. Don't hesitate to take the initiative. You have a healthy self-confidence, know what you want, and can skillfully reach your goals with the necessary concentration. You master your tasks easily. Whenever a rock has to be set in motion, wherever you want to prove your abilities, today is the right day to do it. Demonstrate what you can do, stay nimble and coolly independent in discussions and negotiations. Then you will also easily win others for yourself and your cause."
I'm drawn to theses phrases this morning: "You have a healthy self-confidence, know what you want, and can skillfully reach your goals with the necessary concentration." Which then leads me to "If not you, then who--and if not now, then when?" And one thing that stuck in my mind as "Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" was coming to an end was one word that stood out from the song they were singing and that was "hesitate" and then I knew that I hesitate too much when it comes to acting on my dreams and I'm reminded of it again here this morning with this phrase: "Don't hesitate to take the initiative."
So the message and motto of today in different words is that for today of all days we should realize that we have all of the skills and talents we need to make our most cherished dreams and goals a reality.
Thank You Spirit.
Another weekend is upon us. And to help myself relax last night I whipped up a batch of Nanaimo Bars--delicious and just like Mom used to make. Then it was time to get dinner going and relax for the remainder of the evening. Going to bed felt like something I just had to do but was not really ready for as the night somehow felt incomplete. However, I slept quite well and faced head on any stress or worries that crept into my dreams and thoughts and forced them to move aside...making room for more images of work I was doing in awaking others to their authentic selves...very uplifting!
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is "XV The Devil. Matter overpowers mind. Desires rule. Beware of your dark side. The pursuit of materialistic or sensual pleasures may taint your ability to think clearly. Cleanse yourself of behaviours and habits that are doing you no good. When reversed: Things are unclear for you now. Don’t let yourself be intimidated and don’t judge others too harshly. Others seem uptight, set in their ways. Are you? Don’t let past issues cloud today’s progress."
"Cleanse yourself of behaviors and habits that are doing you no good" and see your life turnaround from one of struggle to one of freedom and clarity of mind, thought and purpose. Break free from the constraints of such things that may feel good but do more harm than good in terms of seeking and experiencing a better life. Some habits and behaviours are simply avoidance mechanisms we use to avoid uncomfortable circumstances and/or difficulties in our lives. Yet the best way to overcome such trying times is to face them head on and deal with them directly and forego the procrastination that has got you nowhere.
Thank You Spirit.
Cannot really remember much of any dreams I may have had but I did fall asleep thinking about the stones and crystals tucked neatly under my pillow. I do remember something about being on a schedule and having to get things moving by certain times. But the images are kind of foggy but I can definitely say that I do remember any job related thoughts or dreams until I awoke an hour or so before the alarm.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “9 of Swords: Unquiet Dreams. Stress. Worries. Mental tapes which play over and over.”
The best way to get rid of and stop "Unquiet Dreams" is to face them head-on. Don't try to avoid them or push them aside...simply face them down and force them to move aside. Unnecessary "Stress" is created by avoidable "Worries" as most of the time if not one hundred percent of the time we worry about things we cannot change or have no influence over. And now that I think about it our worries become worse because we're always focusing on them instead of other things that can and will bring about change in our lives. Focus on finding solutions or ways avoid such unnecessary stress and worry. There is always a better and brighter alternative to focus on rather than focusing on that which causes us worry. Think about and you'll know this is true.
Thank You Spirit.
Slept well until I'm guessing around 5:00am then I tossed and turned until the alarm serenaded us. Last night we had dinner out as a friend dropped by for a visit and it too late to be making dinner.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is “XV Self-Hatred: The trap to avoid for all minorities. Unconsciously accepting societal norms. Low self-esteem."
"Unconsciously accepting societal norms" can cause us a lot of heartache and pain because we try to fit into something that has been labelled normal but normal for who and who defines what is normal? We do not all have fit into neat little tidy boxes or have nice little labels affixed to our person so that people know what category we belong. We're individuals and should be treated as such. What works for me might not work for you and that should be okay. We all have our own thoughts, ideas, opinions, dreams and aspirations and we all should be respectful of one another.
Differences are not a bad thing and why do we all need to be "normal". Normal for who? A relationship is a great example of how people can get along and be different at the same time. For example, my partner is a scientist and I am not. I like all matters of spiritual things, believe in cosmic energy that connects us all, believe in the power of Spirit, believe in the guidance of Tarot, believe that people can communicate with the Spirit world and much more...my partner not so much. But we still get along and I Tarot Cards and other spiritual things all around our place. One thing we do not do is label one another and we do our best not to label others as well. We have our own likes and dislikes and do our best to take part in each other's likings...movies, art, travel, places to visit.
Let go of trying to fit into categories or finding the right label to place upon yourself. Do your best to be you and do not let other people define who you are. Define yourself and yet at the same time be flexible enough and allow that definition to evolve over time as you grow and mature and develop as a person as you journey through life and interact with the thousands of people likely to cross your path.
Thank You Spirit.
Last night got away from me. Started chatting with a friend online and then suddenly it was time for bed. Didn't even finish my thoughts here last night but I think what I wrote about the “5 of Coins" is pretty good.
And even though I went to bed feeling pretty tired I didn't sleep all that well...tossing and turning and dreaming about and actually physically smelling a terrible aroma...must have something to do with the news piece and about the smelly composting facility in Richmond. Although I do drive through this area that has a bad smell to it as of late...just near the New Westminster and Burnaby border along North Road. And then I was doing my best to direct my dreams and thoughts toward my career as Wizard Oron, interpreting Tarot for people as well as lending them my ear as well as facilitating their communication with Spirit. With all of my efforts some images related to the job crept into my mind.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is "VI The Lovers: A relationship is always a mingling of differences. A powerful relationship. Seeing both sides of an issue. Flexibility.”
"A relationship is always a mingling of differences" and "A powerful relationship" results from such mingling. Differences do not have to strain or separate the lovers and as this card suggests should create a more loving and powerful relationship for the differences help create power and strength when two people see the value and more importantly the need for and the importance of such differences. Differences challenge us to think critically and find ways to make these differences work for us and our respective relationships.
Thank You Spirit.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016. A mixed night of sleep and awoke well before the alarm and tossed and turned for what seemed like a few hours. I fell asleep with great thoughts and was having great spiritual dreams but then was startled awake and tossed and turned the rest of the night. But I loved the dreams I was having...sitting in my van talking with a variety of different people about Tarot and Spirit and even being "interviewed" by someone asking a million questions and wondering why I was not seeking fame and fortune. My answer was simple...people are important and what is out the window is also important...the world, nature and our intimate relationship with it.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “5 of Coins: Hard Times. Material difficulties. Lack of money. People in adversity helping each other."
"People in adversity helping each other" is a good thing and a great way to show the world that even we may be down and hard on our luck in whatever fashion it may take we can still find it in ourselves to reach out and help someone else in need. Adversity can take many forms but it's what we do when adversity strikes that can make all the difference in the world and when we can find it in ourselves to help others also in need that speaks volumes about what kind of person we truly are.
Thank You Spirit.
A sleepless night for the most part. Had a bit of a nightmare where I was unable to see. The last thing I remember from the dream was that I was looking out the window and thought a fierce storm was raging outside...a snowstorm, no maybe a sandstorm but then I thought I was having a hard time seeing because my sleep mask kept sliding down over my eyes. I kept lifting it off my head but my vision kept being impaired. That's when I discovered that I was losing my sight and yelled at my partner sitting in the den. Next thing I knew I was screaming and kicking in bed. After this I hardly slept a wink.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “Youth of Wands: Focusing attention on something. Reaching for a goal from a possibly unsteady foundation.”
"Reaching for a goal from a possibly unsteady foundation” is not necessarily a bad thing just risky is all. And I'm willing to take the chance. I really want to break away or break free from having an outside job. I want the chance to prove to myself that I can earn my own keep and manage my finances much better than I have in the past with the past being last year and buying, Serenity, my wonderful van on credit of all things. I had little to no debt but this past year I've added to my debt and will do almost anything to get rid of it right here and now. But enough of that...
...as I was saying it's not always a bad thing to reach for something from an unsure footing, sometimes you simply have to, as I'm sure many of us have experienced at times there is no other choice and no other way. And many of us have been rewarded for our unsteady and maybe unsure reach. I took risks in the past and I'd say a good seventy-five percent of the time things worked out well.
So today, I reached out and asked, begged and pleaded even with the Universe, the Great Spirit to be given another chance, to be given the opportunity to stake my claim as Spiritual Guidance Counsellor and Tarot Intuitive and see what I can make of it. I've got business cards, car door magnets, Tarot Cards, a mobile office, the willingness to meet in public, the courage to try, to do my best, and even stumble and fall once in awhile as I go out and find myself some clients. Clients willing to take a chance on me, someone who believes without a doubt in a spirit, an energy greater than ourselves, that connects us all, that permeates every atom of our being and our ability to gain wisdom and power from it to do good things here in the physical world.
If I fall down I'm going to get right back up and try again!
Thank You Spirit.
We had a fairly quiet day yesterday as I brought the car in for an oil change and to get the winter tires put on. I brought it in around 9am for my one o'clock appointment so I could get on with my day and not worry about bringing the car in later. But because of the great service they offer, Hyack Tire called me around 12:50pm to tell me that the car was ready. Imagine that my car is ready and the scheduled appointment was still ten minutes away. Fantastic.
Since we had the idea of going out for an urban walk, we headed out and did it. This tine starting at Granville Island, for an afternoon coffee and snack we then walked east along the south side of False Creek ending up at Main Street where we then headed south, taking our time as the shorter day gave way to night. Not that we were super hungry we decided to have dinner out and found ourselves at El Caminos, a Latin American inspired hole in the wall with great ambience and atmosphere and the food is pretty good too! and we beat the evening rush. Dessert was at home, Flan de Calabaza...delicious!
Spirit Is and today's Wildwood Tarot Energy is "14 Balance: You must be balanced and patient. The time is right to rest and contemplate all the facets of your existence. To continue now you must be still and calm. Finding the inner balance that will enable you to see beyond the present state is a process of trust and confidence in your own strengths. These facets may include the parts of your psyche that you would rather not deal with, but no amount of denial will rid you the need to absorb and reclaim them. Balance is absolutely necessary to free the inner self from the fears and self-doubts that keep us spiritually deaf, dumb, and blind. Once the natural state of balance is achieved, the plateau that will give you access to the higher self will be open before you."
"14 Balance is absolutely necessary to free the inner self from the fears and self-doubts that keep us spiritually deaf, dumb, and blind. Once the natural state of balance is achieved, the plateau that will give you access to the higher self will be open before you."
If I want to achieve such balance in my life I accept my fits of anger, my stubbornness, and my contrariness. For I am who I am and so what if I think society can be much better than it is. Who doesn't? So what if I want to work in a career that does not seemingly fit in with those acceptable jobs and career paths. My role is needed by people who wish to be who they are but find it difficult to fit into a labelling and judgmental society that wants everyone to fit into nice tidy boxes. My anger and stubbornness are now part of my strengths, skills, and talents and I am manifesting my present at this very moment. For I am Wizard Oron, your local Spiritual Guidance Counsellor on this road of Life and I'm also a Tarot Intuitive. So by the way, "What's Your Tarot?"
Here's what you can do, find a way to turn everything bad about you into a strength that you can use to bring about positive change in your life and turn your life more into the direction you wish to go. Perhaps, a good place to start is by taking all the negative stuff people say about you or complain about what's wrong with you and turn it into something positive by looking at it through a more spiritual and objective lens. Grow from it and become a better person, the person who you want and know that you can be. It won't necessarily be easy but real living is getting back up every time you fall.
So let us rest and contemplate all the facets of our existence by being still and calm so we can achieve balance in our lives by finding, accepting, trusting and having confidence in our own strengths. This will only come from our acceptance of all that we are, the good and the bad, if we must apply such labels to ourselves.
Thank You Spirit.
Since yesterday, was Remembrance Day, we had a quiet homey day. I piddled around with my model railroad where I carved a bit more shape into the mountain as well as painted the concrete foundation of Di's Diner. We spent a short while enjoying an afternoon coffee at Old Crow Coffee where we both read and relaxed a bit. And on our way to grabbing our coffee, a pigeon came swooping down and landed almost between us. (Pigeon (Return Home) Seek security around and in the home. If storms arise, huddle with your family -- biological or otherwise) After coffee we took a short walk along the riverfront before heading over to Safeway to grab a baguette to go with our dinner. Before dinner I watched the Robocop remake to relax even more on this statutory holiday.
My dreams last night were mixed as I went to bed with the thought of why I want to be a Spiritual Guidance Counsellor and how I can best help people or bring about positive change to this world. So my dreams reflected that but then images of what changes will come to our American neighbours once Donald Trump takes office filled my mind-the bleaching of America, changes to the constitution to erode voter's rights and to control the media, and allow Donald Trump to remain in power more the one term. I also kept seeing the words "Donald Trump" and "False Prophet" flashing through my mind as the night wore on...enough of that! I live in Canada for crying out loud!
Before awaking though, I was working with many others in an effort to fill the world with more light, love, peace, compassion, and empathy and the energy we were raising was amazing to see and feel, it was like a refreshing, invigorating sunrise after days of living through dark and stormy weather.
I'm not sure if I was dreaming or that the image of today's Tarot Card came to mind upon awaking however I saw this card sometime between the time I went to bed and awoke this morning...Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is "20 The Great Bear: The only thing in life that is assured is that, if you wait long enough, it will change. How you survive that change and who you are after it is up to you. The major element in this process is judgment of yourself and others. This may relate to an assessment regarding a personal matter or situation, and could be linked to the process of forgiving. It may also relate to a group or social decision. In the process of judgment, both as an individual and on the universal level, honesty is the key. Be honest, be forgiving, be patient, but most of all, be assured change is at hand. Remember, the universe has a long memory. Nothing is ever forgotten."
"20 The Great Bear" is telling us that "In the process of judgment", "honesty is the key" where we must be both patient and forgiving in all of our relationships. If I'm honest about my personal relationship, I'm in a loving, honest and communicative relationship where we both want to build a stronger home and life together. In regards to the job, I know that I can no longer allow myself to be used as a pawn as the company continues to disrespect and disparage the employees that work there, me included. The best decision and course of action I can take is to quit the job and move into a position where I bring more light, love, peace, compassion and empathy into this world starting with myself for I must be the change I wish to see in this world and in my life. And the best way to do this is to give back all the light, love, peace, compassion, and empathy I've received and experienced in my life.
Thank You Spirit.
We decided to go out last night for a fast food dinner, a movie, and to check out a club. Since time was tight, McDonald's was on the way and our quickest option, not bad for our once a meal year at this establishment. The movie, Inferno was entertaining and worth watching, at least for us. The club was so-so, guess we've moved beyond the club scene. But it was a fun night to be out with each other.
Spirit Is and today is a three card Tarot Energy day:
Card For the Day: "XVI The Tower. If we do not relinquish the paths of baser nature; if we continue to act in ways that are not in our greatest good, the Tower tears down those things that are dangerous to us, and forces us to confront the reality before us."
Attend to This: "Four of Wands. Seven people gather together for a ritual. Our Witch is dressed entirely in white and a handsome young man stands with her dressed in black. Around them four witches hold four wands in a ritual circle and are dressed to represent the elements: Yellow for Air, Red for Fire, Blue for Water, and Green for Earth. The group's priestess stands in the background, blessing the newly married couple as they begin their life together. This card can represent marriage or any other significant milestone or ritual. Whatever the event, it is one worthy of special celebration. Surround yourself with those who can mark the occasion with the honour and joy it deserves."
What to Look Out For: "VII The Chariot. Signifies both a time period in which we have felt as though our wheels were spinning, getting us nowhere; and also that such a time period is nearing its end, and we are about to begin to see our energies released for growth and movement again. The timing was not right for our success, but now that time is coming."
"XVI The Tower" is letting us know that the path to freedom and success from the self-imposed constraints on our lives is to reach for our highest ideals and to use the great and sometimes latent intelligence we have to move beyond the limitations of our primitive brains and instinctive and reactive nature to living life. View the world through spirit and our connection to it as well as the world around us and harness the strength and power this gives us.
The "Four of Wands" is encouraging us to celebrate our newfound knowledge and understanding that we do not have to live a life of fear and misery as many times these are the product of our own thoughts and actions. When we open our hearts, minds, and spirits to the unlimited potential of life and infinite knowledge and wisdom that dwells deep within us our minds clear and our thoughts become clear and precise allowing to us make wise decisions that lead to positive actions.
The appearance of "VII The Chariot" provides us with the means to run toward and meet our success head on and with open and loving arms. Success comes to us when we accept that yes, we, too can be successful!
Thank You Spirit.
Got caught up in watching the 2016 US Presidential Election and when the result was pretty much final...too close to call...but the writing was on the wall, we decided to force ourselves to eat even though we felt sick to our stomachs, grab a shower and then go to bed. We were in bed well before 10:00pm.
Slept well but not really, the shocking results of the election kept playing around in my head and not that we shouldn't car after all we live in Canada we cannot but hep being affected by the results of this election.
Spirit Is and yesterday's Tarot Energy was "I The Magician: To live fully, one must create a life, not merely react to it. Creativity. Ability. Making something happen.”
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is “XVIII The Moon: Sexuality pulls us into a different, non-rational world which is sometimes frightening, always creative. A sense of mystery. Creative ideas which gestate in the subconscious. Sexuality or sex.”
We must take the power back from our fears and keep it fully under our control. We must not give powers to fears that are not real but rather a product of not maintaining control of our lives, not always being responsible or accountable for what we do or the results of our actions. None of the fears should have or be given power over our lives. Realize and accept that the only way they have such power is because we give it to them.
I'm in the same boat. I often given into my fears but today is different for I have nothing to fear. The power desire, I already have just look at yesterday's Tarot Energy, "I The Magician". If we truly want something out of life, we have it in us to "create a life", our life just the way we want it. Along the way we may get sidetracked, pushed back, stumble, fall, or even give up but real living is getting back up, dusting ourselves off, and to keep trying. My life isn't done and neither is yours.
Thank You Spirit.
Yesterday was a day of enjoying the fine performance of the New Westminster Symphony and then gathering with friends after for food--porchetta, sweet potatoes, and carrots, drink--wine, beer, cranberry gingerale, and wonderful conversation. Oh, cannot forget about the homemade black rice pudding topped with coconut milk--yummy and the lemon tart with chocolate shavings was quite tasty too!
Luckily, our guests left early enough to allow us to clean up and relax a little before going to bed...got to bed at a decent time and slept very well...
...Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is a continuation from yesterday, "VI The Lovers: A relationship is always a mingling of differences. A powerful relationship. Seeing both sides of an issue. Flexibility.”
Seeing both sides of an issue" and "Flexibility” are filling my mind. Relationships should be about balance and equality where no one is superior to the other, both are on an equal footing and both voices heard and respected. Look in the mirror and see if you can see your partner in the reflection. Sit for a moment, see your partner, feel your partner, hear his or her spirit, let them permeate every atom of your being for a moment, let your energies comingle for a spell, become your partner and let them become you. Then you'll understand them better and then the two of you will communicate better and appreciate each other more and feel profound love for one another. This all happens when you take the time to hear and experience their story and their life as they do the same for you.
Thank You Spirit.
Yesterday morning I met my brother for breakfast as he was in the "neighbourhood", a few kilometres away having the oil changed in his car and winter tires put on. My partner was taking care of the morning after pile of dishes that still had to go into the dishwasher that was put to use overnight cleaning the first massive load.
After meeting my brother I returned home so we could do a quick clean up and get organized for yet another dinner we are hosting tonight. We had to do up a shopping list and head out for that in the dark rainy day...the day looked like night where we should be getting ready for bed and not a day of shopping. But then the rain lightened up a bit and the day got just a little brighter. With our afternoon coffee out of the way, our grocery run for tonight's dinner and week ahead complete we came home. By the time we got the groceries put away and relaxed a spell, it was well after 7pm. Where was dinner. Thank goodness for leftovers...quick and easy.
...sleep was a bit jumbled as I have a bit of a cold and had a hard time sleeping for the first half of the night...then I was out like that an awoke around 5:30...feeling a little nudge from Spirit that it was time for me to hop out of bed...
...Spirit Is and today's Gay Tarot Energy is "VI The Lovers: A relationship is always a mingling of differences. A powerful relationship. Seeing both sides of an issue. Flexibility.”
When I first looked at "VI The Lovers" I thought of my partner and myself and then “XIV Temperance" came to mind as it describes at least to me how a good ad well-balanced relationship works--"Mix things up a little. Combining separate elements to create something new. Moderation (not too much of each flavour). Flexibility.”
Each person is a separate ingredient that mixes with others to create a dish with unique flavours yet at the same time their own individuality and uniqueness offer up their own underlying flavours that can still be tasted or as we're talking about seen in the relationship...so seek balance through compromise and understanding to build and strengthen your relationship bringing it to new heights and ever closer to the Divine.
Thank You Spirit.
We hosted a dinner party last night where the conversation was lively, fun, and entertaining. The appetizers and desserts were great however the main course, a chicken meatball stew, if you will was a bit lacking in overall flavour. It did not have the body and taste that we remember from the last time we made it. We have leftovers so we're going to experiment a bit with the recipe with an addition of salt and chicken stalk. We used turkey necks to create the soup base and I think this is where the recipe failed on us.
Got to bed later than usual and awoke much earlier than usual but I'm going with the flow today. I've been up for a couple of hours now and the sun has not risen although the morning warmly welcomed me as I arose from my slumber. It's just past 7:00am and the day looks like it's still the dark of night and there are many more hours left to sleep, well maybe for some there is but I'm always up by this time.
Spirit Is and today's Pagan Tarot Energy is the "Novice of Pentacles: The suit of Pentacles and its corresponding element, Earth, is feminine and is the mother of comfort, security and a solid foundation of grounding, so a young female with long, curly dark hair represents this Novice. She wears a long brown robe and a pentacle around her neck. She intently examines an altar pentacle. Nearby is a basket of fruit. This Novice can be someone who has worked particularly hard for someone in her situation. A rest may be needed. This person should be wary, though, of resting on her laurels and stagnating."
Have a good rest however, allow this rest to fill you with fresh and new ideas where you find better ways to work smarter instead of harder. This is best achieved when we rest just long enough to rejuvenate ourselves but not to the point of becoming lethargic and lazy. Too much isn't a good thing either.
Thank You Spirit.
Awoke before the alarm and did my best to let sleep sink in again but it never came so I focused on Spirit and my important and integral connection with Spirit and nature. I dozed a little while doing this and rambling images filled my mind--talking to people about Tarot, who the next president of the United States will be--I hope my American neighbours to the south get it right...and some thoughts about the job that I quickly shooed out of my mind.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the “Man of Coins: Responsible and hard-working. Reliable. Dependable."
As soon as I saw this card I thought of my partner and how all of these traits are exhibiting both here at home and in the workplace as witnessed by myself and my partner's co-workers. Then I thought of myself and how I'm exhibiting these trait but being sorely underpaid for what I do. But I won't change my behavior for I am who I am and am filling the shoes I really want to wear now, those of me, Wizard Oron, of course.
If you consider yourself hardworking but don't you're not being paid what your worth or not succeeding as you hope to, don't change your work ethic as your success is your work ethic. Find a way to make it work for you and lift you up to where you want to be. Hard work does pay off, it just might take awhile.
Thank You Spirit.
Slept very well last night and was not ready to awake when the alarm serenaded us this morning.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is “0 The Fool: Accepting and exploring one's sexual identity is a journey of self-discovery. Beginning a new and exciting venture. Going beyond the limits of social convention. A non-conformist.”
"Beginning a new and exciting venture" because I'm/we're "A non-conformist(s)” is the message I'm receiving and the energy that I'm feeling today. Let it fill you and carry you on your new journey with eyes and hearts wide open and with a new sense of wonder and discovery. Let nature be your guide and dare to let yourself be free.
The Fool's Journey is upon us. Let's enjoy the ride and see where it takes us!
Thank You Spirit.
Had a quiet Samhain/Halloween as we always do, something to do with living in a condo tower. But we had a candle burning to honour the day.
Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is “VIII Justice: Even today, gays can be the victims of “justice”. An unfair judgment. Being too judgemental or righteous. Feeling restricted by others’ expectations.”
Am I, are we really "Feeling restricted by others’ expectations” or are we simply using this as an excuse or as a way to excuse our own self imposed restrictions on ourselves. A lot to think about but a good place to look, looking at ourselves before we blame others for the state of our lives.
During my late lunch break and on the drive back to the office I thought about this and talked through it all with myself as traffic slowly made its way along Highway 15 toward Highway #1. And the conclusion I came to is that I am no longer held back by myself or others. I declared out loud that I am free of all limitations whether self-imposed or otherwise. In fact, I declared myself free of all encumbrances including financial ones.
I am free. Free to live my life, to fulfill my purpose, to give back in appreciation of all that I've been given.
Thank You Spirit.
