The Initiate of Chalices and Finding a Healthy Emotional Balance in Our Lives

Weird dreams last night.  Having a gathering of people, maybe for lunch, I only recognized a couple of people.  Then if I remember correctly I think I was walking around in what I'll call my Wizard Oron attire and appeared to be waiting for and then interacting with different people regarding their personality and character cards.  I was smiling and having a good time with the people in my midst.

And as the day on the job I'm in the process of leaving ticked on by my thoughts reminded me of why I desire to leave the job.  Reasons such as behaving as a bit of a hypocrite, going against my principles, supporting people who are really looking out for themselves but doing little things here and there to try to make up for important areas where they are seriously lacking such as in how to treat people and what it means to be a good employer.  But I've been changing myself and doing less of going against my principles as well as being less of a hypocrite.  Can't change my past behaviour but at least I'm changing what I'm doing in the present.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is and I am the "Initiate of Chalices: The suit of Chalices and its corresponding element, Water, is feminine and emotionally nurturing, so a woman with long flowing brown hair represents this Initiate.  She wears a blue robe with a light blue stole and two necklaces.  She holds a lovely chalice, preparing to hand it to her priestess for ritual use.  Nearby a deer and fawn watch her curiously.  This Initiate can be someone concerned with her own heart or the emotional needs of others.  She may neglect her own needs for those of others or obsess about her own feelings as well strength and support in a time of need."

An apt description of my feelings today and most days really.  I do tend to have a high level of concern for the well-being of others especially their spiritual well-being as I feel that if we are well grounded spiritually then our lives tend to be richer and easier to handle and contend with than they otherwise would be.

At the same time however, I sometimes focus too much on my own feelings thus paying less attention to how people are feeling almost to the point of ignoring their need for a little TLC.  And on occasion I must admit as much as I am embarrassed to do so that I've allowed my feelings to trump the more important emotional needs of others such as those of my partner and then regretting it later.  Only to be reminded of this by the appearance of the "6 of Swords".

We must strive to find a healthy balance between our own needs and the needs of others.  If we find that we are bit stronger emotionally than those around perhaps then we should focus more attention on them so that they can with support from us find emotional peace and contentment.  And a good way to do this is to help them strengthen their connection with Spirit so that they become more well grounded and emotionally secure in their lives.  As Spirit is where turn when we need to bring emotional peace and contentment and restore that healthy balance in the day-to-day living in our own lives.

Thank You Spirit.