The 'Man of Coins' and Working Hard but Allowing Life to Be Fluid

Sunday, July 10, 2016.  Feeling quite good after a full and satisfying night of sleep.  I'm battling a bit of a summer cold along with some allergies I think so such a night of undisturbed sleep is very welcome.

We had a quiet and peaceful day yesterday.  Our only activity composed of a brief walk along the quay, visiting Tre Galli for coffee and shopping for our weekly groceries after dinner.

This morning we're going over to visit my brother and his girl friend and have brunch with them, blueberry pancakes are on the menu.  Late afternoon/early evening we're going to have dinner with some friends as they're swapping homes with a couple of guys from Spain and would like us to be contacts here in Vancouver for them.  An uncle and nephew, I do believe and they sound a bit shy and awkward.  We'll see how this goes as they arrive near the end of the month and our friends will be out of town then.

Spirit Is and today's returning Tarot Energy is the “Man of Coins: Responsible and hard-working. Reliable. Dependable."

We must not allow such a work ethic as this to blind us to opportunities or embracing potentials that are out there that will allow us to create our own success.  We can work hard but do so while keeping our eyes open and remaining flexible enough to accept possibilities to do or doing something different.

Let's work hard, be reliable, dependable, and responsible but allow the fluidity of life to flow through us instead of being so dogmatic as to keep chance away.  And we must embrace work with passion and emotion..let's give our hard work some life, let it be alive as it should be.

Thank You Spirit.

Namaste.

The 'Page of Stones, Lynx' and Spending Thanksgiving with Family

Sunday, October 11, 2015.  We had a busy day yesterday.  A friend came by for a visit and a bite to eat.  The visit was enjoyable as usual and the food was great.  We opted for Filipino food and headed 'Cucicna Manila', a fantastic new addition to New Westminster's lacklustre restaurant options.  We have okay restaurants here mind you but we need more...

Then we hit Tre Galli at the quay for coffee with my brother, dad and his wife.  We then invited them over for an afternoon of photo viewing at our place.  We'll see them later today as we're hosting them for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Another morning of sleeping in for me.  I've been sleeping in for the past week most times past 7:00am and a few days past 7:30am.  I'm glad that I've been able to relax to the point of just sleeping and not awaking worrying about things, most of which are things not worth worry about.  I firmly believe and realistically know without a shadow of a doubt that this past week is a period of transformation for me.

My camper van Serenity is a great investment and a new home away from home, and a place of Serenity for me, for us.  She is a great option for long distance travel and a comfortable choice for quick getaways.  I'm glad she came into my life.  Now that we spent six days using the van it has given us a good idea of how to pack and what to bring.  This has also given me a realistic understanding of how I can transition to using it as a fulltime accommodation.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot Essence is the "Page of Stones, Lynx: Pay attention to the physical realm, and be aware of the effects generated by everything you do.  A strain of wildness and lack of forethought can sometimes hamper your forward passage, but careful consideration redresses the balance.  Study and scholarship, School, Apprenticeship, Starting out, Carefulness, Reflection, Meditation, Observing others."

Today should be a day that involve some meditation and communion with Spirit so that we temper any leanings of wildness that could possibly throw us off track and off course of where we wish to be going.  We need a nice healthy balance of spiritual and physical activities today so that we build a nice equilibrium in our day and realistically speaking in our lives.  A nice way I do this is to be aware of my physical and spiritual life and composition of my life.  I do my best to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle by consuming a healthy diet, having a good balance of physical activity and exercise, and spending time and communing with Spirit.

This last week was a good example of this as we spent time in beautiful natural settings that soothed and rejuvenated our spirits that encouraged and allowed us to walk about and enjoy the natural beauty of Vancouver Island.  Being on the road uplifted my Spirit and made me feel at home with myself and all that I am and believe myself to be.  The week allowed me to make new discoveries about myself and how I further support myself on the road and how the mere fact of being on the road could itself be a means of financial support.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 'IX of Cups' and Wishes Coming True?

Sunday, August, 16th, 2015.  Yesterday was a calm and easygoing kind of day.  We both just allowed the day to unfold and go about the activities that grabbed our attention.  We didn't venture out of the condo until about 4:00pm and that was only a brief outing as we quickly checked out the 'New West Pride Columbia Street Party'.  We saw a few interesting things and very many colourful and happy people.  The festival was alive and had its own great energy swirling about it.  We grabbed a scoop of Gelato from the 'Tre Galli' booth before continuing our stroll along the next couple of blocks.  We ran into a couple of acquaintances along the way and then made our way back home vowing to venture out again closer to 7:00pm so we could catch Bif Naked's live performance on the street.

Upon our return home I continued putting together my study materials for learning the Tarot, Crystal Energy and Developing my Psychic Powers.  I've come up with a nice study booklet to put to use.  I'll be able to make good use of it during our travel to and stay in Florida in about a week's time.  Although, I've already discovered some additionally material that I will include in my study guide.

Bif Naked's performance started off on the rocky side as the sound crew didn't appreciate that the audience was straining to hear her talk and sing.  It took them ten or fifteen minutes to get the volume to a level where we could hear anything then the crowd settled in and bathed in her songs and banter in between each one.  She was on stage for about an hour and wowed the audience with her performance and appreciated for and dedication to celebrating Pride in New Westminster.  Thanks Bif!

We had sirloin steak burgers and Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad for dinner, a later dinner as it was approaching nine o'clock but boy was dinner ever good,  Then we showered and relaxed a short time for diving into bed.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot, courtesy of Tarot, or what I refer to as my 'Whimsical' deck is the "IX of Cups. People are generous to those in need.  Enjoy the kindness of strangers.  Stay away from shop-talk and try not to worry about finances.  When reversed: Postpone decision-making.  Weigh your options.  No one minces words now.  Beware of arrogance—try to be easy going."

Wishes fulfilled but are we all certain that we really want or need or truly desire what we're wishing for and will be responsible enough to handle it?  Or are we finding roadblocks to having our wishes fulfilled?  Perhaps, it's time for us to take our focus off of ourselves and place upon others.  Maybe we are overindulging in ourselves at the expense of others.  If we feel stuck in a rut or are finding our forward momentum waning maybe we need to take a step back and refocus our attention on other things that are important to us such as our relationships with family, friends, and loved ones or even co-workers and employers.

The "IX of Cups" today is about wish fulfillment and all it takes to happen is a little attitude adjustment our part and appreciation of and of those around us that love and support us unconditionally in all that we do and strive for.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 'Four of Stones - Protection'

Monday, May 18, 2015.  A New Moon rises, the Moon is now in Gemini and it's Monday, a long weekend for us here in Canada.  Happy Victoria Day!
We had a homey day yesterday.  We didn't get out until the afternoon as we took a stroll along the pier and enjoyed an afternoon iced coffee beverage a Tre Galli before running a couple of errands and returning home.  I made a few tweaks on my model railroad layout before committing the rest of the day working with the Wild Wood Tarot in digitizing each of the cards and recording each cards "reading points".  I'm actually still in the process of doing this.  It's great to observe the images of each of the card and then write a bit about them.  When the process is complete I will actually meditate with and on each card and then write about it.  I will do this over 78 days allowing each card I'm working with be the Tarot of the day  I likely won't start this process until later in the week as I'm a slow typist so I'm maybe only a quarter of the way through the deck in terms of typing out each cards "reading points".

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot Card, from the Wild Wood is the "Four of Stones - Protection.  The newly risen sun brings hope and renewed vitality to the vulnerable.  Shelter and protection for the weak or the spiritually wounded is the responsibility of us all."

As spirit moves through me and courses through my veins and fills every atom of my being, I must use the strength, love, light, and energy of Spirit to do my part and help those in need in whatever way or whatever form I can.  I must let the light of Spirit shine through and touch the lives of those who need to witness the spark of Spirit most.

Close your eyes and be still for a moment, allow the rays of sun fill you and penetrate your heart, allow Spirit to lift you up and give you a sense of hope that love and compassion still exist in this world and it will come to touch you too!  Have faith in Spirit...

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The Youth of Coins - Youthful Energy and Enthusiasm

Monday, May 11, 2015.  Yesterday was a quiet day at home do odd little house chores and working on my hobby...model trains, of course.  I awoke early and hit the gym-what a great way to start the day.

We took a stroll along the waterfront here in New Westminster before grabbing a couple of lattes at Tre Galli before running an errand and heading back home.  Our evening was uneventful and then it was time for bed.  Well, I actually read a few snippets out of "Science of Mind" and Witches and Pagans and learned a few things I've already put into practice...Thank You Spirit!

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot Card is the “Youth of Coins: Focusing on the physical.  Beginning a regimen.  Matters relating to nutrition and exercise."

We have youthful energy and enthusiasm on our side today.  Use it wisely as it can also be a wild and carefree energy that can lead us away from our goals and ambitions.  If you find yourself running a bit on the wild side today, take a step back and know that left unchecked this wild ride can delay the successful outcome of your wishes.  Accept being delayed if you must but don't let it happen again or you will accomplish nothing!

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 9 of Coins and Celebrating

Monday, May 4th, 2015.  Yesterday was a day of early morning shopping and home chores The curtains were changed over to summer ones that assist in keeping the apartment cooler, albeit only slightly cooler as it gets to be about ten degrees hotter in here than it is outside.

Then we took a stroll outside stopping for an afternoon iced coffee beverage at Tre Galli before heading into Pier Park and quick stop and the Army and Navy to pick up a new comforter for the bed.  We simply wanted a comforter and found one for $20.00 that do nicely.  Dinner was had, we sat relaxed, and read before hopping into bed around 10:30pm.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the “9 of Coins: Rewards.  Enjoying the fruits of your labour.  Well-deserved enjoyment”

We need to reach into our collective past and pull into our present lives the wisdom and mysteries of our ancestors so we can apply them in the here and now to enlighten ourselves and enrich the pursuit and success of our dreams and goals.  Extend your hand and spirit back through the centuries and pull the veil from your eyes so you can see and remember the knowledge that is yours and that has always been with you.  Our ancestors are looking at us with pride and smiles on their faces knowing that we are linked to the past and to them and are keeping the ancient traditions alive.

Today is a good day to step back from being our own worst critics and look at and celebrate the achievements in our lives, no matter how small they may be.  You awoke and survived the day.  Celebrate it!

Enriching our lives with the history of humanity will bring its own rewards and yet we can reach farther and higher and do even more.

Dare to dream!

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

Queen of Arrows (Swan)

Monday, April 6th, 2015.  I took a well deserved day off today otherwise I'd be heading off in that direction right about now, 7:11am.  Thank goodness I have another day to enjoy this wonderful long weekend.

Yesterday after the gym, a quick breakfast and experimenting with the camera we headed on over to IHOP in uptown New Westminster to meet my brother and uncle for an early lunch.  The food and conversation were good and quite enjoyable.  After eating, talking, and visiting for a couple of hours we all parted company and went our separate ways.  We drove on over to Save On Foods for our weekly grocery run.
We then hung around the house, where someone was laying with his camera while the other cleaned the house but it is an arrangement and separation of chores and duties that we both agree on so all is good.  We headed out for a gelato (Tre Galli) and a quick walk along the pier and over the newly completed walkway and overpass that connects the park to Columbia Street so that we can now do a circle walk instead of a back and forth--very nice.

Not much else happened.  Oh, we ran into and had a quick visit with an acquaintance we met through one person or another then it was time for dinner and an evening of relaxation.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the "Queen of Arrows (Swan): A state of separation may exist, bringing with it sorrow, privation, and misfortune.  You may need to break old bonds and find new rivers in which to swim if you are to move beyond this place of darkness and loss."
We must strive to be ever mindful of the words we speak along with the actions we take so as to not bring hurt or cause harm to another as this can lead to stormy emotions, sorrow, and loss.  This can simply be a word here and there but these build up over time and if we ignore the small and simple signals we receive from the person being hurt by our words it may lead to unforeseen and undesirable consequences for all parties concerned.

Let's lift each other today with loving attitudes and smiles all around.  Be honest and sincere, polite and amicable, and bite your tongue so as to stop those harmful words from ever crossing your lips.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

IX The Hermit and Sacred Awareness and Spiritual Experiences

Sunday, August 3rd, 2014.  Yesterday was a pretty darned relaxing day.  We checked out another naturist’s beach in the Surrey/White Rock area and decided it was a nice hike rather than a nice beach to relax at and soak up the Sun.  So we decided to head toward Wreck Beach via a lunch break at Fat Burger.  Then I remembered that there was a sporting event at UBC, the access point to Wreck Beach, roads and parking areas were to be blocked off and closed so Wreck Beach was out of the question.  We returned home and relaxed as best we could before heading out for a shady spot in the outdoors to get some fresh air.  But first we had ourselves each two scoops of gelato from Tre Galli.  We strolled along the quay then grabbed a shady bench and relaxed for awhile simply chatting and enjoying the river view and the people also strolling along the quay.  Soon we found ourselves home after buying a few things at Donald’s Market to make a couple of sandwiches for dinner.

Oh, after a month or so of growing a beard I decided to shave it off yesterday and boy do I miss it.  I’m growing it back.
Last night I had dreams about Tarot Cards and crystals and interacting with people regarding why I had them and what I did with them.  Nice.  I do my best to maintain sacred awareness and experience everything spiritually including sleep and the semi-conscious state I sometimes find myself in.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “IX The Hermit: To fully understand something, sometimes you must escape it.  Gaining perspective.  Solitude.  Study.”

This is about taking time out so I can hear the voice within.  The voice that is more often than not drowned out by all the external noise and distraction in our lives even those that we may think are valuable enough to pay attention to.  It’s not so much escaping as it is embracing a healthy dose of silence and solitude in our lives so we can indeed have that sacred awareness in our lives where we view life through divine eyes as the divine view life through ours.

At times we might not even need real solitude but simple sacred awareness to see the divine voice all around us.  The birds singing in our neighbourhood, a single flower growing in a crack in the sidewalk, the caress of a warm summer wind, the waves of the ocean massaging the sandy beach or the sunlight filtering through the trees in the park that seem to create an oasis for us in the middle of nature—take a moment, close your eyes and breathe.

We are all connected, it’s time to pay attention to and be more aware of this connection and power, energy, love, peace, and comfort it can bring into our lives and the world around us.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

III The Empress and Responsibility and Action Not Reaction

Sunday, July 27th, 2014.  Yesterday was all about putting our condo back together.  Back on Tuesday, July 1st I went to warm up some milk in the microwave to finish my last cup of café con leche.  I hit the “Quick Minute” and the pressed “Start” and walked a couple of steps—silence, I look back and the screen on the microwave is blank and pressing various buttons yielded no results.  I check the break.  It was fine.  I checked the receptacle and it was fine.  Uh-oh, the microwave died.

My work hours did not allow us to bring the microwave to any of the authorized Panasonic repair facilities until the weekend.  So all-in-all we’ve been without a microwave for almost a month but we managed.  And it’s not simply a microwave it also acts as our oven hood and exhaust fan as well as light over the stove.

Removing the microwave proved difficult as it was not installed according to the instructions we found online.  In fact, they further secured the microwave to the wall beyond using the support arms by screwing the microwave itself to the wall.  We fought for an hour through blood sweat, and almost tears to get it off the wall as the support mechanism itself was coming off the wall and the microwave was getting hung up on it.

Yesterday, it took us an hour and a half to install it as the support mechanism for the microwave is not enough to keep the microwave stable and in a locked position.  So I measured and measure again then we test fit the microwave with the bottom shelf of the upper cupboards we created to have more space and finally were able to secure front of the microwave to the shelf via the mounting holes on top of the microwave.  Let’s hope it works.  The fan works, the clock works but will the most important feature, the microwave itself work?  This morning is the test.

After installing the microwave, we quickly cleaned ourselves up and went out and splurged on lunch-panini’s and gelato at Tre Galli.  Then we came, cleaned up our mess and then relaxed for the rest of the day.  I puttered around mostly, doing a whole heck of a lot of nothing.  I finally settled down after dinner, read an article or two in one of my Model Railroader magazines and a few blog entries from one of my favourite blogs -- RV-Dreams.  Then it was off to bed.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Cards (from my "Whimsical" Deck) is “The Empress: Express your ideas and take calculated risks.  Getting what you want is your responsibility.  Your passions are of primary importance to you now.  News of a wedding, pregnancy, or children arrives.  When reversed: Are you feeling inferior about your intellect, education or communications skills?  Stop it!  Don’t exaggerate your fears or be reluctant to take action.  Problems with your mother and other intimate women are imminent.”

I have taken responsibility for my life and now I’m not only living life but life is living through me as well.  I’m living with sacred awareness and enjoying every second of each and every day as a truly and uniquely spiritual experience.  Life is about love, peace, and harmony and I’m doing my part to be such an oasis for all those I encounter starting with my home.  As a result I’m seeing my life progress as I want to see it progress because in addition to love and harmony I’ve surrendered, let go and let god and thus I’m experiencing the fullness and success of life.

If we pay attention and open up every atom of our beings to sacred awareness and divine presence we will see opportunities come before us and be guided by our intuition as to how best we can live our lives but the results we desire can only come about if we take action and be responsible for our lives.  We need to be proactive not reactive.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 8 of Coins and Focused Energy

Sunday, March 16, 2014.  I’m not sure what to make of yesterday.  I continued working on and finished Pagan Tarot Booklet and then became a bit lost in/with what to next.  I think the energy I felt on Friday has been interrupted.  So after a time I started to put my focus on the development of my website.  My website will have several pages each with their own separate focus however they will all fall under the “Odds n Ends Scraps & Crafts” website banner.  I have a few interests that I’d love to give an online presence and then see how each of them takes off.  I’m hoping to learn and get a good handle on website maintenance and design so that I can keep my pages fresh and alive with new content whether it be daily or weekly I want to keep my website as current as possible.

I guess each page will need to have links to my various blogs too!  As I do believe the web provider I’m with only provides space for a single blog per website.  I think I have about or will have five, six, maybe even seven blogs on the go depending on how things work out.

That was pretty much my Saturday.  Oh, we did meet friends for coffee at Tre Galli at the River Market located on the New Westminster Quay.

Thank You Spirit.

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.”

I need to spend some very well focused time and energy on making a success of myself through the further development of my hobby/home-based business through an online presence.  I need to make a success of my relationship by putting more positive and nurturing energy into it.  I need to believe in myself and my abilities with every ounce of my being.  This belief has to penetrate and permeate every atom of my being, all 50 trillion cells that make up my physical presence here on Mother Gaia, Earth.  I need to focus, and trust in myself and where Spirit is taking on this journey called life.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The "4 of Coins" and I SURRENDER

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014.  The Moon moves into Aries this morning and it is Sunday - ARIES: Good for starting things, but lacks staying power. Things occur rapidly; but quickly pass. People tend to be argumentative and assertive.  And - SUNDAY (SUN): Healing, spirituality, success, strength, and protection .

Yesterday morning I joined my brother and a couple of friends for breakfast at Cora’s in Surrey and as always I enjoyed my meal.  I had their breakfast Panini and as always it came with a generous serving of fruit.  I also had a strawberry and banana smoothie so I think I hit my daily fruit and vegetable intake quite well.  Then it was a day staying at home with only a brief outing to renew the car insurance for another year and have our mid-afternoon coffee at Tre Galli in the River Market.  Then I simply enjoyed our quiet evening at home.  I had a great night’s sleep with dreams filled with family and friends.  Although I awoke a few times I was happy to bring my dreams into my conscious and put a smile on my face.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “4 of Coins: The Lighting Director.  A position of power.  Wanting to control how others perceive things.”

I need to learn to go with the flow more as well as truly chase after my dreams.  I’m sure if it came from the blog I was reading last night however something I read hit home with me.  My dreams do fill me with fear so I how am I going to work through this fear and go out and pursue and live out my dreams.  What must I do to punch through this fear and forge ahead with my dreams?  I know deep down that I have the skills and talent to do this so why am I not doing it?

Blocked change for one.  Not only am I experiencing blocked change in the work place I’m suffering from blocked change that I’ve brought upon myself.  I need to give up control and go with the flow.  Spirit, the cosmos, the universe, the goddess and the god and even Tarot are telling how to live my dreams but I’m failing to recognize the messages they are sending my way because I’m wanting to have too much control.

I SURRENDER!

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The Man of Swords and Being Thorough

The Sun is out again providing us with great incentive to awaken from our slumber.  Not many birds are singing or conversing this morning other than the cawing of the crows but that’s not so bad either—Nature in all her glory!

Yesterday we made it out for a bike ride.  We drove to Tynehead Regional Park and rode a fairly easy 5 kilometre (about 3 miles) paved trail, our route took us uphill for a portion of it so we did get some good exercise in.  The bike ride was enjoyable and took us through forest and meadow before returning us back to our starting point.

Getting the bikes back onto the bike rack had one of my fingers and one of our bikes meet in the most inappropriate of ways.  I simply shook off or tried to shake off the sting of this painful meeting but my finger continued to hurt.  Just as I was about to get back into securing the bikes on the rack I decided to take a look at my finger.  Remember this happened in seconds, very quickly and we trying to get and secure our bikes onto the bike rack.  So when I looked at my finger I was shocked to find part of fingernail torn away, not fully off and blood seeping from the wound—OUCH!  I shouldn’t have looked…but we simply wrapped my finger is some tissues and we set out for home.  A rinse of water and antiseptic, a bandage and I was good to go.

Thank You Spirit.

We had lunch at Re-up BBQ at the River Market then took a stroll along the quay before returning to the market and having gelato at Tre Galli and then heading home.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “Man of Swords: A rational, scientific approach.  A thorough investigation.”

Or as I put it, being perceptive, looking beyond the obvious, taking a look behind the scenes, being thorough and leaving nothing to chance.  Peeling the layers off to get at the core or root of the problem, situation or circumstance, getting to the heart of the matter is most beneficial to overcoming, solving, healing or transcending the matter at hand.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

8 of Swords

Another work day is upon us but I’m okay with that.  Walking around in the mostly dry outdoors is quite nice and refreshing.  The split shifts and late starts are not my favourite but this is a temporary gig and nothing too hard to handle.

We had a quiet day yesterday as we only did our grocery shopping, went for a walk along the quay, and then coffee at Tre Galli before heading home and lazing around doing a whole lot of nothing, a perfect Sunday.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “8 of Swords: The Crowded Subway.  Restriction.  Being trapped by your own biases and prejudices.  Feeling lonely in a crowd.”  I must meditate more and allow my Spiritual self to fill my life more in order overcome such missteps as to allow my biases and prejudices to trap in ways I wish not to be trapped and more so that I rid myself of any biases and prejudices so Spirit can thrive within me.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.