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Showing posts with label Tarot Cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tarot Cards. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2016

Midsummer, Summer Solstice, and a Full Moon (the Strawberry Moon)

Midsummer, Summer Solstice, and a Full Moon (the Strawberry Moon).  The Moon enters Capricorn and the Sun, Cancer.  What a beautiful, glorious and powerful day we are experiencing.  The longest day of the year, the middle of the summer for a few, the start of summer for some, some early harvests, and a Full Moon to work under and perform a little Magick!

For a few as I said previously, this is the middle of summer.  This does make sense if you think about it, that this is Midsummer for the days will now grow ever shorter until the Winter Solstice where we'll experience the longest night of the year and realistically speaking celebrate the middle of winter, Midwinter, I suppose.

For my partner and I we estimate the beginning of summer should start somewhere in early May, perhaps, the 5th or 6th of the month.  As this is the midway point between Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice.

It's a wonderfully sunny day here in New Westminster, the eight o'clock hour is mere minutes old and the sun is still shining.  Here in the condo the African Violet is in full bloom, and Peace Lily is standing tall and proud, leaves stretching mightily toward the sky.  Or in this case the big, bright southwest facing window.

Time to sit back and relax with my books, my stones and crystals, Tarot Cards, and enjoy Spirit's energy.

Namaste!

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Wednesday, March 9,2016.  Today's Gay Tarot Energy 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.

The “6 of Swords" represents any type of emotional or stormy incident in our lives that diminish as we allow ourselves to recognize, acknowledge and feel the pain associated with it.  Denying that an emotional storm erupted and took place only serves to exacerbate and deepen the wound or wounds we feel unnecessarily so.  It is painful so let the pain be real and feel it, do not hide from it.  Then serenity takes hold and our eyes, minds, hearts and spirits open allowing clarity to take hold and real solutions to emerge.

A surprise or something that's been there all along...solutions come in many shapes and sizes and from types of sources so never doubt it when a solution taps you on the shoulder and says "here I am".

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

XIX The Sun and Celebrating Ordinary Living as Something Extraordinary

We had a weird kind of day yesterday.  Well, at least for me, it felt a bit weird or maybe surreal is a better word.  We had a friend over for dinner but preceding that the day had an unreal quality to it.  It really is beyond explanation for me so I’ll just drop the subject altogether and let it be.

I slept quite well even though I had a headache most of the night and awoke with one as well.  I think I have a sinus cold or a touch of the flu.  But awaking and being with Spirit and working with Tarot is just the tonic I need to feel better and better is what I feel.  Maybe it’s also attributable to the cold weather we’re having and working in somewhat of a cold office.  But I’ll survive.

My thoughts this morning have been swirling around the image of me living in my RV outside the office where I work and how each morning I move my RV from the parking lot to the street, making sure as to park her across the street.  And each night I do the reverse, rather bizarre as I’m not sure where all of my possessions are as the RV seems quite clean, tidy, roomy and organized.  An odd thought but an interesting one all the same.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XIX The Sun: The best moments in life are rooted in the ordinary.  Contentment.  Optimism.  Ordinariness.  Satisfaction from a job well done.  Familiarity.”

What a great card to have for a “Sun”day where “healing, spirituality, success, strength, and protection” are highlights of the day.  And where the Moon has entered Pisces giving us a couple of days where “dreaming, nostalgia, intuition, and psychic impressions” run strong. Llewellyn’s 2013 Magical Almanac, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd., 2012

Ordnariness is something that is missing from many people’s lives these days as we are constantly trying to be busy and active all the time, find new and creative ways to entertain ourselves.  We never allow ourselves to simply “be” or get to know ourselves as we are constantly running away from that alone time that seems to instill fear in so many people.  We should not be scared of ourselves and if we are we need to find out why?  And why we can’t be alone and silent for too long.

And we should also learn to be satisfied from the simple successes we have and the small and menial tasks we complete.  Let’s learn to be content from the simple and ordinary things in life.  That is worth celebrating.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Blessed Mabon and XV Self-Hatred

Blessed Mabon.  Happy Fall Everyone!

We had a decent day yesterday although I was feeling quite under the weather.  We went and did a bit of shopping yesterday.  We are tired of battling the competing doors in our bedroom.  The closet door and bedroom door are too close together, poor design, and the closet door opens into the bedroom and gets in the way of us moving about the bedroom if it is open.  Then the two cabinets in the bathroom are being replaced as they are cheap and paper covered wood and the paper has worn out and they are looking less than stellar.

We had dinner with my brother and some Uncles and an aunt and friends last night and it was quite a pleasant evening.  The food was excellent.

Then back home and into bed.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XV Self-Hatred.  The trap to avoid for all minorities.  Unconsciously accepting societal norms.  Low self-esteem.”

Time to see the truths in my light with Spirit by my side and as my guide.  I need to accept these truths and deal with them honestly and effectively and move on while keeping faith in myself and the good person that I am and can be.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

XVII The Star, Spirit, Faith, and Dreams

A beautiful Sunday morning we have here, the birds are singing, the Moon is fading in the sky giving way to the bright and warming Sun.  Ah, what it is to be alive.  Falling asleep with Spirit and awaking with Spirit’s presence filling my heart and soul and surrounding all that is me is a great way to start this glorious day.

The work day came and went fairly quickly yesterday.  A steady stream of people came into vote early or verify their registration on the voter’s list.  I did not have much time to idle.  This is a great job!  The walk to work was wet and an umbrella necessary however the walk home was warm and dry.  The remainder of the afternoon and evening were quiet for us, just the way we tend to like them.  Thank You Spirit.

Since I awoke again and heard the birds serenading the dawning of this beautiful day I set out to try and record hat I was hearing and it worked.  The “voice recorder” on my phone easily picked up the sounds of the morning songs and chatter of the birds filling our urban landscape with their wonderful presence.  Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XVII The Star: Spirit is Real.  Hope. Serenity.  Clarity.  Having faith in an underlying or overlying spirit.  A dream becomes real.”

This is exactly the feeling that fills me today.  This is how I awoke after a great night of sleep and the presence of Spirit dwelling within and without.  Spirit abounds and all we need to do is to be open to Spirit’s presence and Spirit will take care of the rest.  Spirit communicates in all forms and fashions and all we need to be is to be open to spirit and have faith that Spirit is with us in our daily lives to hear, feel, sense, know, understand ,and maybe even touch Spirit’s presence in our lives.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Youth of Wands and V The Priest

7:48am.  It may be a gray and rainy morning but what a beautiful day it is.  My sleep was long and peaceful, my dreams albeit unremembered thus far were quiet, serene and full of life.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Cards are the “Youth of Wands: Focusing attention on something.  Reaching for a goal from a possibly unsteady foundation." and “V The Priest: The best way to help others is to help them make their own decisions.  Wisdom.  Advice.  A promise.  A ceremony  or ritual."  These two fell away together as I was getting ready to cut the deck and make my selection.  I guess they did that for me.

I realize that my goals and dreams and my insatiable desire to go after and fulfill them as soon as I can is putting on maybe a wee bit of a wobbly foundation from which to do it but I realize that I’ll need to ask for advice and assistance at some point because I can’t do everything on my own.  Some needs that especially concern the RV best be left to the experts.

Thank You Spirit.


Blessed Be.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

8 of Coins and Much Hard Work Is Needed

I slept well and seemed ready to get out of bed somewhere between 5 and 6 however forced myself to stay in bed.  I did sleep but feel more lethargic than awake now that I am out of bed.  I had a strange dream about cleaning up a room, my room perhaps and organizing or re-organizing my closet space.  The room I was in was quite large and there was not a lot filling the room just a few boxes here and there and some other stuff I cannot really identify.  As I awoke I almost felt a sense of relief.  Time will tell what meaning in life this dream may have.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “8 of Coins: The Factory.  Skill and mastery.  Tedious, repetitive labor.  Slow and methodical progress.” 

Now that I see this card again I understand why it is making another appearance as well as why it appeared in the first place.  I need to become a master of my talents and that requires tedious repetitive labour.  I need to study and practice and work hard with every ounce of being if I am to live out my dream, to fulfill my most passionate desires of living and traveling in an RV.  RVing is my biggest and most precious passion and desire.  I can no longer lie about this.  That is the lifestyle I want live and lead and I need to work my butt off in order to do it.  No more slacking off!

Ideas are more than welcome from anyone that may have suggestions.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

5 of Wands, Odd Dreams, Hard Work and Intuition

May I be in living my RV by this time next year as in January 2014?  Where in my RV is not as important to me as merely living in my RV but hopefully it is somewhere warm.

I slept well however had a couple of odd dreams, dreams I cannot fully remember but the feeling of them remains, feelings that these dreams were rather odd and perhaps even a bit uncomfortable.  Weird. . .

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “5 of Wands: The Hockey Game.  The project meets resistance.  Testing one’s ideas against others.  An enjoyable struggle.  Competition in the marketplace.”  I guess I’m going to have to work super hard in order to get what I want such as life in or living my life in my RV and further making a living from my crafting business and other small business ventures.  I think I can do it albeit be a difficult struggle to do so.

I just know that this is a dream of mine that needs chasing.  My intuition is to just load all of my possessions into my RV and to take off down the road as is, with little money in the bank and an RV in a state of disrepair.  But I’m resisting this sense of just doing it in order that I can put the RV back together a bit.  I’d like the inside of the RV to be in a bit more of a liveable condition.  I only need to remove the excess wood and other supplies not needed and button a few things up here and there and she is good to go.  But then a little mechanical work will not be a bad thing either.  But this should be done otherwise I could find myself broken down just a few miles down the road. . .

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Hard Lessons Learned

Slept okay however I quickly awoke around 4:34am as thoughts about my RV, my future, and my finances haunted me.

I feel better now because Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XIII Death: Endings are beginnings.  A phase of life is over.  Allowing time to mourn.  A part of yourself has outlived its usefulness.”  


Hard financial lessons were learned this past week as I drained my once flush account in order to pay down credit card debt.  A hard lesson to learn because two years ago my account was over twice my debt and today hundreds of dollars is all I have.  Two years ago a thought crossed my mind to pay my debt from my account as I could have done so and still be left with  thousands in the bank.  I opted to keep and spend that money instead.  So here I am two years later with little money left and the same amount of debt.  A very hard lesson learned yet again.

No more.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Faith

We had what I’ll term a “busy day”.  Mid morning we met my brother, aunt, and two uncles for breakfast/brunch around 11am.  We sat at the Knight and Day Restaurant at King George Blvd and 96th in Surrey until 2pm eating, visiting, and chatting and having way too much coffee.  We made it home and relaxed until our next scheduled event between 6:30 and 7pm at Taverna Greka here in New Westminster to join 12 or 13 others for dinner and to celebrate our friends 39th birthday.  Both food and company were great.  We left this event around 9:30, maybe 10pm.  We made it to bed around 11:30pm after relaxing a bit after our long five minute walk home.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XV Self-Hatred: The trap to avoid for all minorities.  Unconsciously accepting societal norms.  Low self-esteem.” 

I must always strive to be myself and not become part of the societal flock that is blind to the fallacies of the life they/we all lead.  I must believe in myself and my desire to be a craft’s person and a totally self-employed, self-sufficient individual living my life my own way and not by or according to another person's standards or expectations.  I say this because our birthday friend showed everyone the card I made him and the card and I received rave reviews.  I have talent and I must have faith in myself and what I can and desire to do.  I’m an RVer, craft’s person, ventriloquist, spiritualist, writer and traveler.

Thank you Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A Two Tarot Card Day

Had a decent night’s sleep, did awake for a pee but fell right back to sleep again and awoke at about 6am.  Did my usual morning routine before sitting down with Tarot.

Spirit is and today is a two Tarot Card day.  Today’s two visiting Tarot Cards are the “Youth of Swords: Curiosity.  Research.  Computers, e-mail.  Immature communication.  Spying (or "hacking") and the 9 of Cups: Serendipity.  Satisfaction.  Everything is going well.”  These two cards almost seem to be in conflict however at the same time they work well together for me today.  As I am curious by nature and for the most part things are going quite well, could be better but patience as things are in a state of change right now. 


Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Comfort

May the Spirits be well.

I had a rather sleepless night last night and awoke with a few new areas/joints/bones that bother me, where I may also have a slight bit of pain.  I could have probably slept more if I simply let myself go however I was getting tired of being in bed and sleeping for a bit, then awaking, then sleeping, then awaking so getting out of bed seemed like the best option.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “3 of Cups: A Good Time.  Happy, comfortable times together.  Quiet enjoyment.  Celebration."  I can always handle this kind of energy or atmosphere in my/our home or if I go and visit someone or somewhere else. 

Thank You Spirit. 

Blessed Be.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Sleepless Night But I'm Still Happy This Morning

I had a bit of a sleepless night as I allowed my mind to wander and frivolous thoughts rule my head.  Instead of just "being" I instead focused on these thoughts and gave them power to take sleep away from me and keep me awake for a couple of hours after I simply got up to go pee.

However, Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card leaped from the deck while I was shuffling it and is the “3 of Wands: Leaving the nest.  Seeing progress.  Something or someone you have nurtured must now strike out on their own."  What could this “something” be that I may have nurtured and now needs to strike out on its own?  Or even the “someone”?  Could this “someone” be my partner?  Or me?  The “something” confuses me but I’ll do a little research and see what I can find out.

Hang on a minute while I do that, okay?

Okay, I’m back and back with a better understanding of my visitor, the “3 of Wands”.  Perhaps, my creative talents, specifically in making handcrafted greeting cards will offer me much more success, more success down the road, than what I am seeing in this moment.  Greater success awaits me.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Directing Passions

I had a decent night’s sleep but did not sleep through the night as I did the previous four or five nights but I feel well rested and awoke around 6:30am.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XI Strength: Directing your passions, rather than suppressing them, is the key. Finding healthy outlets for powerful energies."  If I truly heed this advice I will find much success and happiness in life so I will try my darndest to heed this advice and direct my passions into making cards, being Spiritual, practicing and performing ventriloquism, and traveling and writing, especially writing from a ??? perspective.

Thank You Spirit.


Blessed Be.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Love and Compassion

I had another beautiful night’s sleep again.  I don’t think I moved through the night as I was still lying on my back when I awoke and looked the clock, 6:38am.  I decided to get up but not before I moved a little and closed my eyes.  Opened my eyes again, still 6:38, then maybe when I first looked it was 6:36.  I got myself up and out of bed and the water going for mug of instant coffee and the espresso maker filled and ready to go when someone else gets out of bed and we have breakfast.

I only vaguely recall a little of my dreams last and in the one I more vividly remember, barely is where someone pointed out that I needed to wipe my mouth with my napkin and where I remember taking some time to look at the napkin and what I wiped from the corners of my mouth.  In another vague memory of a dream I feel more than remember that it was spiritual in nature, that I was amongst, for lack of a better description, heavenly beings, a very peaceful, serene, and loving environment.

Thank You Spirit and Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “Guide of Cups: Messages from the heart.  Altruism.”  I feel quite loving and caring this morning.  I was starting to feel a little different last night as I was reading the introduction of the Gnostic Bible on Google Books as this book contained information that although at times was confusing, evoked from me new thoughts and ideas that floated around in my heart and mind.  Quite interesting.  Then this morning I awake feeling full of love and caring and compassion.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

XVIII The Moon

Another good night’s sleep with active or maybe just one active dream.  What was that dream about again?  I remember being in some residence other than our own and going upstairs to use the bathroom when someone else came out of another bedroom to do the same thing.  Perhaps, my Dad?  My partner's brother?  Boston?  I cannot be sure as the hallway was dark and the person was covered by shadow.  I’m sure I was having another dream of sorts maybe even connected to what I just described but it has been filed away somewhere in my subconscious mind for now.  Was it related to me making cards or was it somehow linked to travel, my RV?  Hhhmmm. . .

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “XVIII The Moon: Sexuality pulls us into a different, non-rational world which is sometimes frightening, always creative.  A sense of mystery.  Creative ideas which gestate in the subconscious.  Sexuality or sex".  What can I make of ‘The Moon’?  Well creativity was in abundance yesterday as I was contemplating card designs from a couple of stamped images that I was working with so that fits.  A sense of mystery also was percolating in the air yesterday and even today as a dream I remember having that I can no longer describe with words but can only rather feel at the moment has for some reason mysteriously slipped into the netherworld.

I love the Moon.  Seeing the Moon in the sky especially a Full Moon is breathtaking, energizing, wisdom giving, soul lifting, and spiritually revitalizing.  


The Moon is.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Hockey Game

I slept fairly well last night but appeared to be having a lucid dream regarding a hedgehog that turned into a dog as he began to pee on the bed of either my sister or ‘C’, a friend of mine.  I suppose it would more likely be 'C' as I think he is the person who has expressed an interest i having a hedgehog for a pet.  This dream stretched on endlessly or so I thought.

Then I awoke a little after the dream and drifted in and out of sleep until sometime between 5 and 6, when I initially looked at the time on the clock I think it was 5:28 or 5:38 but I stayed in bed for a little before getting up.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card fell out of the deck while I was in the shuffling process, the “5 of Wands: Hockey Game.  The project meets resistance.  Testing one's ideas against others.  An enjoyable struggle.  Competition in the marketplace". 

This may be related to my card making enterprise, my study of Wicca, the RV, or even my relationship.  All four feel like they are somehow in the mix when I look at this card.  Making cards is not a struggle but I often compare my cards to others; studying Wicca and getting the RV back together and on the road are enjoyable struggles but getting the RV up to snuff has been going on for too long, and studying Wicca is just a lifelong process that will never cease but I do need to start practicing my faith now; and then my relationship is perhaps facing competition in the marketplace in some regard, don’t know how but this is just an inkling I have that is there hiding in the shadows, just out of sight.  I have no idea what this means but that's the thought I'm having.  Weird. . .

Thank You Spirit.


Blessed Be.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A Rational and Scientific Approach

I had another great night’s sleep.  Another weird dream and I’m not sure who was involved however I was trying to use a bathroom perhaps at my Mom and Dad’s old place or maybe it was on a train but the door would not latch properly and as I was struggling to lock the door a woman tried to come in claiming to have to really go.  She quite a beautiful black woman.  I eventually convinced her that I was not giving up the bathroom until I used it and she disappeared into the doorway across the hall and I successfully locked the door and did my own bathroom business.

As I was paging through “Sage Woman” magazine I was scanning through the books they recommend at the back of the magazine and one particular title caught my attention and I do not think that this is the first time I’ve been stopped and made to think about this book.  It is “The Path of a Christian Witch".  I just may need to purchase it as it makes sense to me as well to accept Jesus of Nazareth and Mary of Magdala as my God and Goddess.  A while back as  was communing with the Gods, Jesus' name parsed my lips as eventually did Mary's and I've been pondering this since then.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “Man of Swords: A rational, scientific approach.  A thorough investigation.”  I think this is for me to look at my future in this regard as I do want to have a life in an RV however I am on shay financial ground right now and am quite secure where I am however dissatisfied I may be living a stationary life right now it may be the best solution for the immediate future.  As is looking for a part-time job.  I think I could handle three days a week but no more as I am quite happy now with my crafting.  I’m in a good place, experiencing a bit of “Zen” really and I quite like it and do not want it to stop.

Thank You Spirit!


Blessed Be.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Expectations

I enjoyed most of the day by myself yesterday as my partner was busy at his workplace marking final exams.  I really enjoyed “My” time and hope to have more in the coming days, weeks, months, and years.  I really do value “aloneness” these days and perhaps a relationship is just not the right thing for at this time.  I enjoy life with my partner for the most part and we have created a beautiful and comfortable home together however something is lacking.  I need more freedom than a stationary home offers and having an RV and all of my possessions with me wherever I go is very appealing and desirable to me.  I need to do it more than I want to do it.

I even made a quick visit to my mobile house on wheels yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of just being in my RV and not even doing any type of work or organization.  I love my RV.  Oh, when I opened up her door and peered inside I was surprised again at how spacious she looks without the dinette.  My decision to create a work space is the right one.  I was fretting about that the other night and now I have been shown that it is the right thing to do.  And she is dry inside.  I could find no noticeable water leaks during my quick look around the once leaky areas of the RV.  Whew!  Of course, I still have another ‘dead’ battery to contend with.  Stupid, I say leaving the lights on like that.


Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “VIII Justice: Even today, gays can be the victims of "justice".  An unfair judgement.  Being too judgmental or righteous.  Feeling restricted by others' expectations.”   Yes, I’m still suffering from trying to live up to or meet other people’s expectations of how I should “work” or at least look for work and what I’m supposed to do in life.

I can no longer fit into this mold and need to strike out on my own.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Mish Mash of Thoughts

I slept well until around 2am where I awoke in a start and was awake as I could be.  I used the bathroom, had a drink of water and then lay in bed with my thoughts, thoughts about purchasing my RV, of how much work is needed on my RV, why I should not have purchased my RV, and on, and o these thoughts went.  Soon these thoughts became dreams and here I am again awake with regrets but hope all at the same time.  I want to fix her up but again I’m stuck with how to do all of this in secret and how to get up and say to my partner “Hey there.  I want to move into my RV and start traveling.  See ya later.”

It needs to be done.  I need to march to the beat of my own drum as does my partner.  We need this, him more than me as I’ll likely struggle to survive where he will blossom and become all that he deserves to become when I’m not in his life holding him back from his grandeur.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the ““5 of Cups: The Aftermath.  Regret over past actions.”

Thank You Spirit!


Blessed Be.