The '8 of Cups' and Grieving Yet Celebrating the Past

Tuesday, January 5th, 2016. Had a hard time staying and feeling warm yesterday so after work instead of going to the gym I stayed home and hot cup of "Cold 911" Tea from David's Tea.  It warmed me up in an instant and I was feeling great for the remainder of the evening.

Today's Tarot Energy is the “8 of Cups: Farewell.  Moving on.  Leaving behind a person, a situation, or a part of yourself."

Yes, it may be time to move on and make a fresh start however there is also a good chance that all you need to do is to leave a part of yourself behind you...stop feeling sorry for yourself and stop being so darned pessimistic all of the time.  The time for that is over.  Today is a good day to finally accept that you deserve as much good fortune, however you may define it, as anyone else does.  So ask for it!

There is so much overflowing potential about you that all you now need to do is work it into your life and use it to move away from the shadows and chains of the past and step forward with wonder into the brightly lit future that beckons the "new" you.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 7 of Wands and XI Strength

Sunday, January 18, 2015.  We made plans to meet up with a friend yesterday and celebrate our friendship with an afternoon dinner followed by dinner and soon our relaxing and lazy morning disappeared and it was time to get going.  The movie of choice is "The Birdman", oops...all the times were sold out.

What to do.

We took advantage of the dry weather and went for a walk around the Kitsilano neighbourhood and stopped in for a tea at David's Tea.  We enjoyed our teas as we chatted about this, that, and the next thing before window shopping along 4th Avenue wasting tome as our dinner reservation was still an hour away--we changed it from 7 to 6 as we thought about doing something after dinner.

Dinner was good and we followed that up an hour or so later with dessert at another establishment after a quick stop at the grocer for our weekly grocery run.  Dessert was quick and delicious then it was off to home.

We dropped our friend off and then headed home.

Today we are planning another lazy day at home, not so much in that we will just sit around doing nothing but in that we have no plans or desires to go anywhere or do anything other than stay at home doing our won things.  I'll be baking a cake and some no sugar added breakfast bars for myself.  If I'm really energetic maybe I'll make the quick and easy peanut butter cookies someone is desiring.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot Card is the “7 of Wands: Fighting the wind.  A Quixotic struggle.  Winning against the odds.  Confrontation" with further guidance from “XI Strength: Directing your passions, rather than suppressing them, is the key.  Finding healthy outlets for powerful energies.”

I don't necessarily say that it's so much as winning against the odds as it is about gaining an understanding about life and our place within it and how best it is to move through living it.  The more we tap into our true selves, our true nature, the better able we are to navigate through the complexities of daily living.  Especially in dealing with our fellow human beings.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The Guide of Cups and Seeing the World as a Holy Place

Sunday, February 23rd, 2014.  Yesterday was another one of those odd kinds of days.  I was feeling crappy with my cold.  However, after I drank some tea we picked up the night before, “Cold 911” from David’s Tea I felt better even though I had to blow my nose what seemed like a hundred times or more and then it cleared up for a time and when I took my timely doses of the over the counter medication I found that works I was feeling almost 100 percent back to normal.

We were still a bit under the weather as the tiredness and aches and pains still haunted us but we had to get ready to go out into the snowy night and make our way to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts to take in the symphony.  But not before a quick bowl of Pho from Cafe Mai Mai on Granville.  Wow, that sure hit the spot.  And off to the symphony we go for a performance of “Classical Traditions”.  We heard the Barber of Seville Overture by Rossini, Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595 by Mozart, and Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op 68 Pastoral by Beethoven.  And as always a wonderful performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and special guest, Orion Weiss on piano.

This morning I am welcomed to the day by the continuing snowfall that has been with us now for the last 24 hours, no real accumulation where we are but other areas are getting upwards of 20 centimetres or 8 inches.  Spirit is strong and how much I love to commune with Spirit and reminder of that with today’ visiting Tarot Card, the “Guide of Cups: Messages from your heart.  Altruism.”

This world, this earth we get to call home is a holy place for me.  I feel connected to Gaia and the energy that she emanates and that is a part of us all.  I feel connected to the world that exists beyond human sight, a world of energy and spirit that can only be accessed when we reach out beyond our normal senses but rather with our own energy and spirit.

Close our eyes and block out the noise of daily life and reach out into the world with that part of you that deep inside and sense the world for what she really is.  Do this with family and friends too!  Reach out to everyone with that part of us that is deep down within us all and connect beyond the sense of sight, sound, or touch—reach out with your energy, with your spirit and discover a whole new world.

Be loving and compassionate, be guided by Spirit.  Close your eyes; disconnect a moment from the demands of life and meditate for a spell.  Let Spirit connect with you and guide you through the world beyond our own and then come back to this one and see it with new eyes and enjoy the experiences life has to offer.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.