'4 The Green Man', the 'Four of Stones Protection' and Extending a Helping Hand

Wednesday, November 18, 2015.  Spanish lessons are over.  Last night was the eighth and final class of level one and included a potluck.  Dinner was great and the flan I brought received rave reviews and requests for the recipe.

Now I need to put everything I learned into practice.  And I will by combining what I learned with a Spanish book picked up a few years back.  I'm quite excited to be learning a new language.  One odd thing I noticed though over the course of this eight week class is that the odd French word came out when I engaged in dialogue with other students or the instructor.

Spirit Is and yesterday's Tarot Energy is "4 The Green Man: The Green Man is generous in his bestowal of creative, fertile energy and he will move you to a new level of confident and assertive dynamism.  This is a time for both giving and receiving the natural flow of life both inwardly and outwardly.  Be prepared to find a new and thriving drive to begin projects, relationships and even new ways of living your life and fulfilling your world.  Now is the time to experience being at the apex of the cycle of life.  Enjoy it!"

Today's Tarot Energy is "Four of Stones, Protection: Many trials and tribulations surface during our lifetime, and being able to endure such times is the sign of a strong heart and healthy spirit.  Finding a personal place of emotional safety may require patience and a stoical dedication to the quest, but for those who have weathered adversity and know loss, the light of life will always burn brightly within them.  By building on a foundation of ethical beliefs, boundaries and skills, we can be assured that when the test comes we are secure in our self-knowledge and confidence.  The human ability to recognize and feel compassion for those who need help is just as important.  However the storm may tear at our own inner place of protection, we must keep the faith that the sun will rise again for all those in peril and offer fresh opportunities and spiritual rewards.  Such is the law of karma, that each act of selfless protection and mercy for those in need revitalizes the spiritual warrior with a sense of peace and divinity rarely found in common practice."

I believe that we are being reminded that in spite of all the violence going on around the world and in particular the latest attacks in Paris that we cannot turn away from seeing and helping those in need despite the risks involved.  We need to extend a helping hand regardless of the perceived threat that some of these people may pose.

I hearken it to coming upon an accident scene and not helping the victim or victims because he/she or they might be for example a murderer or murderers or someone who committed some other heinous crime.  We should not be weary of others or their intentions as it only creates unnecessary fear.  If we behave this way then we cannot get upset when someone does the same to us.

Extend a helping hand, extend your spirit and extend your heart to those in need.  Do not let fear get the better of you.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 'Two of Bows: Decision' and '3 The Green Woman'

Wednesday, September 30th, 2015.  A two hour Spanish Class last evening kept me away from my writing and my blog post.  I did not know what to expect however I had an enjoyable evening and felt like I learned a few things.  Cool, I just might be able to speak Spanish to my partner after almost eleven years of being together.

Spirit Is and yesterday's Tarot Essence was the "Two of Bows, Decision: The bow represents not just the potential energy latent within any situation, but the need to direct and manage that energy to achieve your goals.  This can mean first movement towards reinvigorating and reforming the relationship with life.  It requires the decisive will to step across a threshold and take control in a positive and proactive manner.  Sometimes this may require a reclaiming and remaking of the mental and emotional tools and energies that are required to move on in life.  By preparing to step up and through the gateway and make a choice to allow forward momentum to flow naturally, the fashioning of a new mental discipline or processes, or the reawakening of a previously effective but abandoned one, may be required.  By summoning and directing the powerful, healing energies available to you, the rough-hewn bow stave can be grasped and the process of shaping and crafting your destiny can begin.  You stand at a crucial crossroads from which you can now move forward with confidence.  Once the decision to take control of these elements and harness and direct your power is made, a new paradigm of possibilities is released.  These energies will need skilful harnessing and responsible management to reach their full and effective potential."

And today's Tarot Energy is "3 The Green Woman: Appearing at a time of rich nurturing and protection, of learning and initiation, when loving and fertile relationships, both human and universal, abound, the Green Woman mediates the sacred sovereignty of the Earth's soul and can show the path to understanding and communion with nature.  But with this blessing comes responsibility.  Remember that this glorious, magnanimous and generous spirit can live through you, radiated by the sacred breath of life and given to others who need guidance and healing.  Learn from the abundant and joyous spirit of the Earth and be at one with the world and your true self."

This phrase is the energy I'm feeling as I become one with the "Two of Bows": "The bow represents not just the potential energy latent within any situation, but the need to direct and manage that energy to achieve your goals."

And the "3 The Green Woman" is asking that we "learn from the abundant and joyous spirit of the Earth and be at one with the world and" our "true self."

It becomes easier to manage and direct energy to our goals when we are one with the world and our true selves.  So let's go ahead and get ourselves, let's make some amazing discoveries and maybe some not so great but we can deal with those too but for now let's just say "Hi" to ourselves and take it from there.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.