Diane's Tarot - Ace of Bows, My Tarot - The 6 of Swords

Sunday, July 19th, 2015.  We had a very relaxing day yesterday.  We picked up a couple of friends and took a walk through Pacific Spirit Regional Park.  We walked through the trails for about two and a half hours and just shy of eight kilometres.

For lunch we headed over to Moderne Burger, where as always we had a great burger and a lively conversation with Peter.  Drop in for a burger and introduce yourself to Peter.  After our stomachs were filled and our hunger satiated we made a quick drive over to Banyen Books where we browsed books, magazine, trinkets, and other spiritually satisfying items that momentarily caught our minds and attention.  We parted company at the bookstore, our friends taking their leave but inviting us over for a meal, a BBQ, a couple of weeks down the road.

We slowly made our way out of the bookstore and leisurely made our way back home.  We simply relaxed before I turned my attention to calling my brother and finalizing our dinner arrangements.  The Old Spaghetti Factory was just the spot.  We had more great food and caught up with my brother as our conversation went this way and that.  My brother headed home around 9:30pm.

An overall satisfying day where great spiritual energy abounded and we spent quality time with a few of the  important people in our lives.  I relaxed as best as I could before crawling into bed.  As much as I tried not to, I let other people's opinions influence and cast doubt in my mind about my desired purchase of a camper van.  I tossed and turned for an hour or so before coming to the realisation that they have my best interest in mind but ultimately the decision is mine to make.  And as this thought carried away the stress of doubt and worry clarity filled my mind and I felt comfort with my monthly financial budget accepting that adjustments will have to be made.  Mostly in the area of frivolous spending.  My money instead of being spent on impulse and needless purchases is now going toward a long held dream of mine and something of importance to me.

Thank You Spirit.

This morning as I awoke I felt the need to draw a card of the day for Diane, no idea where this came from however, Diane this is the Tarot of the Day for you: " Ace of Bows, Spark of Life: By shaping, directing and persevering with the tool that both hunts and nurtures fire, we kindle the spark that starts the process of creation and empowerment.  This takes skill, effort, commitment and persistence, but the universe always responds with enlightenment, challenge and opportunity.  This is the nature of the human relationship with creation, and leads to a deeper awareness of the part we must play in the great scheme of things.  Harnessing the energy inherent in the bow, and the skill and endurance needed to loose the hunter's arrows accurately and efficiently, are as primal and ancient as human existence itself.  Every native tribe on Earth developed the bow as a tool, and choosing, shaping and tuning the bow stave and the arrows is a time-consuming and demanding craft that hones our skills and widens our knowledge of all materials required in this ancient art.  This also includes the habits and patterns of nature associated with the prey the hunter seeks and may infuse the archer with a new respect and reverence for the creatures that inhabit the Wildwood.  Be prepared to learn new skills, adapt to a changing environment and focus and tune your instincts to the task at hand."

Diane as you can you see, it is incumbent on you to learn, adapt, endure, commit, understand, and allow yourself to be enlightened this day.  You have it in you to learn, and adapt as well as persevere if you apply yourself and harness the natural inner core of strength that resides within you.  Focus on Spirit and allow spirit to enrich and strengthen your resolve to develop and move forward with your dreams, goals, desires and passions.  Unleash the momentum of your spirit to get you moving forward and giving you the momentum needed to get you across that finish line.

My Tarot of the Day is the “6 of Swords: Peaceful Recovery.  Serenity and the passage of time help to heal wounds.  Stormy emotions are given time to subside, allowing a plan for a solution.”

I'm choosing to harness positive energies during this time of what I'll refer to as "somewhat uncertainty" especially around the purchase of the 2005 Pleasure Way Excel TS van.  In relating my anticipated purchase of this unit some people are challenging my decision to do so, albeit respectfully and with good intentions however, I've been giving this suggestion of doubt more energy than it deserves.  In an honest analysis of my desire to move ahead with I sincerely feel, no, make that know that I can handle this purchase with a serious and focused attention on and to my finances.  I'll need to analyze every and count every penny I spend and in hindsight should have always been doing this so as I can make this purchase not only work for me but my relationship and financial contribution to it.

Negative energy really has no room in our lives for the more we focus on it the stronger it becomes.  The more energy we give to it the more time we spend fretting about it and the more we let it take over our lives.  It's tough, I know, to let negativity go or to find ways to move around or transcend it but this is what we  must do if we are to actively and purposefully live our lives.

I'm happy and content spiritually and feel that I have certain forward momentum that I must follow and allow to run its course so this is what I'm going to do.  This is what I'm doing!

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The "Four of Arrows - Rest"

Sunday, May 3rd, 2015.  Caught a glimpse of the (almost) Full Moon last night.  What a glorious sight.  Might not be awake enough to celebrate the Full Moon tonight so last night was it.  Somewhere along our travels yesterday I picked up a cold or I'm suffering from severe allergy attack.

We made our way to Pacific Spirit Regional Park late morning and spent a couple of hours hiking along various trails throughout the park.  I've lived in Vancouver for twenty-one years and this is my first visit to this wonderful park.

Then we hit Moderne Burger on Broadway for lunch.  As usual we thoroughly enjoyed our burgers, fries, cola, and vanilla malted shake.

Then we hit Room For Cream on Kingsway for our afternoon coffee and were extremely disappointed with them.  Upon further investigation of the type of coffee they are using we realized why we didn't like the coffee.  The brand is one of our least favourites.

Then it was onto home and relaxing time.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the "Four of Arrows - Rest", courtesy of the Wild Wood Tarot.

As this card implies it's time to take a moment, well more than moment to fully recharge and re-energize our lives-mind, body, and spirit.  And in this day and age taking time to slow down and engage in a whole lot of doing nothing proves to be a challenging for most of us, myself included.  I can never simply sit and do nothing.  I'm trying to relax but then I'll feel a need to do something, anything to over this self-inflicted guilt for doing nothing when something be getting done.

And rest also includes getting a good night's sleep.  How many of us can claim that we're getting enough sleep.  Very few is my guess.  Late to bed and early to arise.  Five or six hours of sleep is what I'm working on and this isn't healthy.  The only things I have going for me are living an active lifestyle and eating quite healthy.

Spiritually, I'm n the right track through Tarot, gazing at the Moon, reading "Witches and Pagans", and visiting nature.  We are a part of wonderful creation, Gaia, Mother Earth and all the energy of the cosmos.  We should do our best to live and breathe nature and the cosmos to keep this energy coursing through our veins and inhabiting every atom of our beings.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.