The 'Youth of Cups' and Childhood Memories

Saturday, March 19, 2016.  What a great morning to awake to.  An easy casual introduction to the morning and the rest of the day with a slow meditation with Spirit, Gaia, and Tarot.

Today's Gay Tarot Energy is the “Youth of Cups: Youthful emotions.  Daydreaming.  Shyness.”

Perhaps, it's a good day to be a bit playful and engage in some innocent and responsible youthful behaviour.  Daydreaming can be fun...let your imagination run free today where it may lead you to new insights and new ways of thinking...

...hearken back to your youth through memories of the playful times you had and the innocent view you had of life...don't be regretful though, simply soak up the joyous emotions that arise from your childhood memories...

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 'Elemental of Chalices: Undine' and Creativity at its Peak!

Saturday, January 9, 2016.  Headed towards downtown Vancouver after work yesterday so we could meet up with a friend for a pre-birthday dinner for her as she will be out of town next week.  We enjoyed great pizza, beer and conversation at Pizzeria Farina on Main Street in the Strathcona Neighbourhood of Vancouver.  We made it an early evening and were home by about 7:30pm and in bed about three hours later.

After a good night's sleep an early morning was easily welcomed and a candle was soon lit and incense smoking and the Tarot Energy of the Day revealed:

"Elemental of Chalices - Undine: In the Pagan Tarot the elementals are recognized as the purest source of energy.  The elemental for Water is the Undine.  Undines are thought by many to be the most beautiful of all Elementals.  Visually, they appear to be  a cross between a fairy and a mermaid.  Undines have a gentle shimmer to them and a slight fishy scaled look to their skin.  Etheric in nature, they exist within the water itself.  Beautiful and graceful, they often ride the waves of the ocean and lounge in rocky pools or marshlands.  The Undine represents someone experiencing a new relationship or emotion.  Everything is new and anything is possible to this person.  This person cannot see herself existing outside of her current emotional experience.  This Elemental can indicate a message, often pertaining to romance, a creative or artistic project, or an emotionally charged situation."

..."a creative or artistic project" is what stands out for me this morning.  As soon as my eyes focused on the "Elemental of Chalices" working with my spiritual garb as well as working on my model railroad came to mind.  My desire or maybe even need these days is to wear my spiritual jacket when meditating, working, and communing with Spirit and Tarot.  M Spiritual Jacket is a work in progress as is my model railroad and this card symbolizes the beautiful, rich and emotionally charge energy that comes from working on such passion and creative projects such as these.

What does the "Elemental of Chalices" represent to you?

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 'Page of Vessels, Otter' and a Sense of Fair Play

Sunday, September 20, 2015.  What a day of accomplishments we had yesterday.  We tackled our storage locker in an effort to clean it up and organize it.  We did both.  By the time we finished the locker was less than half full and we had a car full of stuff to either give to the Salvation Army or bring to a variety of antique or consignment stores.  Since I have shifted gears I also made the decision to clean up what I will now refer to as my model railroad cabinet and temporarily brought down all of my crafting and card making supplies to the storage locker which is now full.  However, my brother is going up to our home town near the end of October so I've asked him to bring my crafting and card making supplies up with him as I'm giving it all to my niece and sister.

Whew!

I feel great now that I've freed myself of a lot of stuff that has been hidden away in boxes for well over ten years.  I looked through it all, had my moments and memories and then let it go as I filled myself with the essence and energy of what all of this stuff created in terms of memories and emotions that is now a part of the fabric of my being.  I've enriched my spirit and now our stuff can find a new home and may they create new feelings and memories for others.

Then it was onto dinner and enjoying the evening which we did.  Dinner was satiating and the evening filled with model railroading.  And suddenly it was time for bed as sleep washed over us shortly before 11:00pm.

Sleep was great.  Could I have slept longer perhaps but I slept right through the night so I decided to crawl out of bed around 5:30am.  I slept in on Saturday so what the heck.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the "Page of Vessels, Otter: As a dreamer and a visionary, you weave a spell that few can resist.  Your loyalty, devotion and sense of fair play mark you out as an individual whose will is tempered by  profound understanding of the otherworld.  Loyalty, Devotion, Study, Willingness to serve, Vision and contemplation, Co-operation, Perceptiveness."

If we continually strengthen and maintain our connection with Spirit and the cosmic energy that is the very fabric of our being, of our existence we will always be able to display our "sense of fair play" through "loyalty, devotion" and a keen sense of what we can give and take in our relationships whether at home, in the workplace or amongst friends and family.

It all boils down to allowing our natural state of being shine through and that is our spirit.  If we walk through life as spiritual beings and extend ourselves spiritually to others we then connect with everyone we come into contact on a truly spiritual level thus allowing a naturally loving connection and interaction to occur in all our relationships.  Be guided by Spirit and let your spirit lead and guide you in all that you do.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 5 of Cups, Page of Cups and XX Judgment - Oh, boy!

Sunday, June 8th, 2014.  We had quite the peaceful and relaxing day after going out to run an errand and take care of the weekly grocery run.  We went out for our afternoon coffee and then took a stroll along the river before coming back home to do a few chores, clean and organize and then relax for pretty much the rest of the evening.  Although, I made dinner, it did not seem too much of an imposition for me to undertake and in fact was in itself quite relaxing and filled me with great joy.

I slept quite well.  Had a few vivid dreams of family and friends that kept me resting and sleeping well through the night.  Heck, I slept in until 6:30am.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “5 of Cups”.  Although, I sometimes have regrets and feel that I’ve lost years of my life through much wishful thinking, I’ve also gained insights and taken advantage of many opportunities that have come my way.  Loss and gain are sometimes one and the same if we take an in-depth look at our “loss” for many a time if we look through we will see that we have learned a valuable lesson and that there is something better waiting for us beyond our loss.  Yes some losses are significant however we must never let them bring us down into the depths of despair.

The “Youth of Cups” can help us work through and overcome our loss as he fills us with his youthful and vibrant energy and significant love.  How can we use this energy to see our way through troubled waters?

By looking at “XX Judgment” and seeing that we can get off the fence and make decisions without casting blame on ourselves or others for things that may go wrong or not work out quite the way we imagined they would.  The best way to do this is to realize that we do not always need to nor should we try to live up to or abide by others expectations of us.  Make a decision for yourself and to fulfill your own expectations and rid yourself of the self-imposed control that you give to others over your life.

Perhaps, this is the sense of “loss” we have been feeling—the disappointment or disapproval of others.  Overcome this and perhaps, you’ll feel much better about yourself and some of the decisions you have made and actions you have taken.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Life is rolling right along . . .

as it should be.  I am pretty happy these days as I am getting more and more comfortable working with my Tarot cards.  In fact, one deck in particular is proving to be an ideal fit with me.  The energy between the deck and me is utterly amazing and I have felt it so easy to see the inherent messages in the images of the cards as I do with this particular deck.  The only other deck that I somewhat understand is Aleister Crowley's Thoth deck and that is only because I have been working with it on and off for the past ten years so this new deck is pretty darned amazing in my books.

The deck I am referring to is the Gay Tarot which I received as a Christmas/Yule gift from my partner - another wonderful and thoughtful gift that he has given to me over the years.

I have though worked with the "Tarot" deck as well, this is the tiny little deck that I impulsively purchased from Chapters a while back.  But the deck does work but overall the Gay Tarot deck is by far the best deck I now own.  But each of the four decks I have now are unique and wonderful in their own way so don't get me wrong when I say that the Gay Tarot deck is so wonderful as I do like to work with each deck and it just depends on my mood as to which deck I work with on any particular day.

Back on June 19th working with the "Tarot" deck two cards revealed themselves to me:

4 of Cups
Page of Cups

On June 20th working with the Gay Tarot I randomly selected:

XVII The Star - Spirit is real.  Hope. Serenity.  Clarity.  Having faith in an underlying or overlying Spirit.  A dream becomes real.

Monday, June 21 - Happy Litha, the summer solstice is upon us.  And from the Gay Tarot I randomly selected:

Youth of Cups

Wednesday, June 23rd again from the Gay Tarot:

XII The Hanged Man

The selection of crystals I picked up the Crystal Ark are full of great positive energy and I have been allowing that energy to flow into and around me to improve my mood and rid me of the negative energy that pervades my life.  As I let go of that negative energy I feel my communication with the cosmos opening up and improving more and more each day.  Although I do sometimes fall back into the negative habits and patterns for the most part and thankfully so it is a short-lived episode.

My life and dreams are moving forward little step by little step and I am so glad and happy to see my life progressing in the direction it is supposed to as I have been made aware of by my interaction with the cosmos around me.

How wonderful it is!