'1 The Shaman' and '15 The Guardian

Friday, October 2nd, 2015.  Another week at the job is under my belt and not a bad it was.  I'm finding my groove at the job and it is becoming less annoying to me and I am no longer just tolerating the job, I'm actually enjoying it more often than not.  Yes, I'd like more free time to focus on my spiritual life and career but debts must be paid and until such a time comes where I feel more comfortable in taking a risk I'll leave the job and simply be a spiritual guide in the here and now.

Last night we saw our last movie at VIFF, a compilation of international short movies, all worth the evening out.  We then had a spicy yet mild meal at the Noodle Box on Hastings before heading home.  I showered and relaxed a short bit before crawling into bed and a good night's sleep.

Spirit Is and yesterday's Tarot Energy is "1 The Shaman: You may hear the beat of a drum or the song of the wind.  It may be the dancing of light on water or the midnight barking of the fox, but whatever awakens your desire to return to the wild, the Shaman in you is ready for initiation into the mysteries.  This may manifest itself in the form of a desire to study esoteric science or philosophy and apply what you learn to the world.  It may involve travel for the sake of gaining confidence and experience.  But however the desire to begin a new spiritual chapter emerges, you are now in an emotional and intellectual position to bring forth real change in your life for the benefit of everyone.  This process of focusing, mediating and applying wisdom from the otherworld to everyday reality is the true work of the Shaman."

Today's Tarot Energy is "15 The Guardian: A challenge has arrived in your life.  The situation may be very complex.  It may even have profound implications for your life and how you deal with the world.  It may manifest itself in the form of a profound inner realignment or the facing of some physical outer predicament.  Whether from the labyrinth that is the human mind or from some external source, the challenge that presents itself now must be seen for what it is: an opportunity.  If something has been hidden or repressed, if a situation has been left to decay or become unhealthy, now is the time to take control of your fears and deal with the insecurity with courage and integrity.  Always be aware that however threatening or difficult this situation is, you can only become stronger and more resilient from the experience of understanding and accepting inner darkness."

Let's look within, let's be guided by Spirit, let's be guided by all life here on Earth so that we can learn to give to ourselves so that we may give to others.  A key component of this is the ability to face and overcome our own fears, for we must understand that the most fearful thing we have is our own imaginations.  If we face challenges as opportunities then we can learn, grow, and work real magic into our lives.

Speaking of magic tomorrow, we leave on our shakedown or maiden voyage in Serenity.  I've been somewhat nonchalant about the trip and can even go so far as to say the I was nervous and fearful of the trip.  When I drove over to the storage lot to pick her (Serenity) up I was wondering to myself what the heck I was doing.  However, once I unlocked the van and put the few items away inside I was feeling quite good about it all.  The only nerves coming from driving on metro Vancouver roads but we made it back home to the condo and she is now safely parked on the street waiting for us to get started tomorrow.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

'18 The Moon on Water' and Fine Tuning My Goals

Sunday, September 27th, 2015.  We relaxed for the morning, had lunch then headed downtown to grab a coffee before meeting our friends to catch a movie and have dinner with them.  The movie is only one of the I think 375 movies being shown at this year's VIFF or Vancouver International Film Festival.  We saw a Turkish movie, 'Ivy' that turns out to be the name of the ship that 6 sailors had to remain on just outside of a port as the ship's owner went bankrupt.  I do believe they were on the ship for about two months, ran out of food and were running low on water.  Great movie.

Dinner was at a familiar place for us, La Casita at the corner of Cordova and Abbott Streets in the Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver.  The food is quite tasty and portion sizes are very generous.  Our friends were impressed, this having been their first visit.

After dinner we walked back to our earlier meeting place, the theatre, said our so longs before heading our separate ways.  A nice relatively early evening for us, as we arrived home around 9pm, giving us plenty of time to relax and enjoy the rest of our evening before slipping into bed...and I slept in this morning, crawling out of bed around 7:15am.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is "18 The Moon on Water heralds a time of inner transformation, initiation, or awareness.  This may take the form of a seemingly random situation based on the emotional or spiritual spheres, but your inner voice may have been whispering for some time and gone unheeded.  Now your soul brings into your physical world the symbolic keys to the collective human subconscious.  This may take the form of a desire to investigate or study a doctrine, philosophy or esoteric pursuit, or the wish to explore the untapped sexual energy and experience a tighter spiritual bond with a partner through honesty and the expression of your hidden desires.  From here, you can begin to wrestle with the concept that consciousness is not within you, but that you are within the consciousness of the universe."

For me this is a tie where my goals and desires have become more finely tuned and focused as I now know that although my goals remain relatively the same I also know that my focus has to be on simply lifting people up and inspiring them to see beyond the limitations of our human perspective and instead view the world through a spiritual and infinite lens where all possibilities exist.  As a continuation on yesterday's theme I also want to approach everyone through spirit from my spirit to theirs, recognizing them as real people and where their lives do matter.  There was no better example of this than our walk through 'Victory Square' as this is where a lot of what I'll refer to as society's castaways hangout, no disrespect intended.  I walked through the park unafraid with love and recognition that each of these individuals deserved to loved and recognized as human beings and that their lives mattered.  I left no room in my heart to either label or judge them.  I did my best to look at each of them sending love and respect their way as we walked by.

I'll be a bachelor for about ten days the latter half of October and during these ten days (I'll actually start now) on top of my already existing plans I'm going to immerse myself in Wiccan rituals and maybe even spells in order to grow, strengthen and find a way where I can quit my existing job and instead shift my focus into helping those left behind, the castaways of society, the forgotten ones, the discarded lives...

...discarded lives of individuals who may have wonderful things to offer us if they receive a little love, respect and acknowledgement that they are indeed human beings and that they matter...

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.