The 'Man of Coins' and Accepting that We Can Be All These Things Even When We Stumble

Tuesday, October 4, 2016.  Got caught up in the Vice-Presidential Debate tonight.  We've accepted the fact that we're political junkies here and that even though we're Canadians, that this 2016 Presidential Election will have worldwide repercussions depending on who wins.  So, we're watching it quite closely and hope the American people make the right choice for it's not just your country that is at stake here.

Had a decent night's sleep and awoke almost in a start with thoughts of model railroading and Tarot Readings so these kept my mind active until the alarm sounded.  Not at all bad though as I had some good ideas about both and more importantly a peek at a future Tarot Reading I'll be doing for a few people.  Associated with these thoughts was the acceptance of the fact that I'll stumble in the beginning and have clumsy and difficult Tarot Readings from time to time and this is okay.  With Spirit at the centre of all that I do all of the people I work with will be loving and supportive no matter what.

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

As I look at this card images of my dad and my brother in my mind.  And as I stumbled along this work day I gave thought to one of my co-workers who has proven himself to be everything that the “Man of Coins" is about.  And as the day progressed I wondered about myself.  Do I exhibit any of these qualities?  And I criticized myself and was doubtful if I did but then a beacon of hope and light filled my heart and spirit and I came to the conclusion that yes indeed, I am responsible, hard-working, reliable and dependable and have no reason to doubt myself.

Thank You Spirit.

'XI Justice' Lessons Learned and Karmic Justice Served

Sunday, October 2, 2016.  Wizard Oron was coming to life in my dreams last night and who is Wizard Oron?  That would be me.  Creation and manifestation of desires filled my night of sleep slowly giving way to model railroading and completing my layout and being deeply and humbly grateful and thankful for all that I have in my life and all that has come into and through my life over the years.

The cool morning and now stunning sunrise as reflected in the glass buildings around us welcome us into this beautiful new day.  The gift of life for yet another day so I can once more appreciate and show my appreciation for the amazing gift and power that life is!  Wow, what an amazing palette of colours and art that is on display.  Nature, the world, spirit...truly amazing!

Spirit is and today's Tarot Energy is "XI Justice - Considered by most to be Karmic justice rather than legal justice, this reminds us of the Rule of Three; what you put out, you get back, times three. A sense of the balance of the Universe coming back to center follows when this card comes up in a reading; the karmic lessons or debts are paid off."

"Karmic lessons or debts are paid off" is the energy of this day and must be truly appreciated, humbly accepted.  And what better way to thankful for this than to spend some time in quiet reflection and contemplation of what such a blessing and gift means to us...to have paid off our karmic debts through being open and flexible enough to learn the karmic lessons that made this happen.  This is not to be taken lightly and the best way we can give thanks for this is to "pay it forward".

Thank You Spirit.

The 'Four of Vessels' and Living Life Fully to Build Energy and Momentum

Friday, September 30, 2016.  Let's see.  Where to begin?  Sleep was feeling as long as it has been for the last week or so and much longer than the six or seven hours that I'm in bed for.  Really seem odd to me but that's how I feel when I awake.  This morning though I awoke feeling sleepy still, maybe even tired and I'm blaming this on the dreams I had...my partner in the two dreams I had just before awaking...and I knew that I was dreaming and the dreams changed once I focused on them...things are not always as they seem.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is the "Four of Vessels: The universe responds favourably to a decisive, forward momentum while boredom leaves a person in a state of inaction.  There are many reasons for feeling disenchanted or trapped in life.  The causes of the malaise and the feeling of being weathered by routine or beaten down by conflict are common, but in the end it is from ourselves that the first sparks of momentum must emanate.  Emotionally frozen or discouraged people become 'black holes' of despair, into which all light and positive energy fall, and fail to return.  However, the keys required to allow energy to flow and enlighten the individual again are almost always present, even though they may remain unseen.  But if you ask a question of the universe, the universe will answer.  It has no choice.  Nature abhors a vacuum and it will throw so many opportunities into your path that your head will spin.  All you have to do is recognize and acknowledge the proffered doorways, and step through them.  Challenge should not be feared; opportunity should be grasped and utilized to its natural limit."

My days at the job are too much routine and same old, same old for me.  My weekends are exciting and full of exciting activity because I spend more active time with Spirit, Tarot, my model railroad and last but not least my partner.  I'm more engaged in life, in living life and allowing life to live me.  But Monday through Friday, boredom is what challenges me even though some days are hectic and busy from start to finish.

And I guess I can build up some momentum on the weekends and do my best to carry it through the week so that the my energy and the energy that surrounds me is both positive and forward moving.  Right now my momentum quite slow but at least is creeping forward.  I need to find a way to burst this dam, so-to-speak, that I'm behind so I can get caught up in a mighty wave of power and energy that pushes me away from the job, my debt and my stationary life and into the free-spirited life I am seeking.

Thank You Spirit.

'XIV Temperance' and Rhythm and Flow

Saturday, September 3, 2016.  Over the past month or so I have the foresight to observe my sleep patterns and compare them to earlier this year as well as to how I remember sleeping in previous years.  This is a bit subjective however I've noticed that in the two or so weeks leading up to our vacation I was not sleeping well Sunday through Thursday but sleeping very well over the weekends.  During our stay in Mexico I slept well and awoke feeling very refreshed most each every day.  In previous years and with having different jobs my sleep from what I remember was consistent throughout the week and I slept rather well.  Of course, I likely can confirm this or not by looking back over the years of my writing to see what if anything I recorded about my sleep patterns.

This week my sleep was terrible Tuesday through Thursday nights and last night I slept very soundly barely awaking even when getting up to use the bathroom.  This current job of mine seems to be more stressing on me than previous jobs.  And I think it's because I'm at odds with my employers in how they deal with and interact with their employees.   And likely because the job no longer reflects where I want to be or what I want out of life, if it ever did before.  I took the job simply because I needed a job.

I lit a candle this morning and only had the incense out symbolically as I'm not quite ready to deal with the smoky air it creates in the house but how great it is to see a candle burning and envision the smoky incense rising into the air...

...today's Pagan Tarot Energy is "XIV Temperance - Rhythm and flow of the patterns of our lives is most important, as we struggle to balance ourselves while trying to be in several different places at once; we must allow ourselves to be where we are needed, to allow the signs to show us where to go, and not try to polarize our attentions."

"Rhythm and flow"...a continuation of the theme from yesterday, the appearance of a bear in my dream the night before.  But what strikes me most about this Tarot Energy today is that we must "allow the signs to show us where to go, and not try to polarize our attentions".  We need to take a seat and let the energy of this day, of the universe to lead the way.  We need to stop being so controlling and yield to the awesome power of the universe and where it needs to take us for this is where we truly need to go.

And oddly enough as I was relaxing and sleepiness coming on, working on my model railroad came to mind, a weekend where my hobby took front and centre stage..."Rhythm and flow" indeed!

Thank You Spirit.

Namaste.

The 'Queen of Swords' and Making More of an Effort to Truly Be Ourselves

Saturday, May 7, 2016.  A relaxing Friday evening after an exhausting week of work is exactly what I needed.  Read a little bit about model railroad electronics after recording a short bit on yesterday's Tarot then watched some TV.

Then after sleeping in this morning I awoke with a decision to make, walk down to Pier Park and work with Tarot there or work with Tarot here at home and then go to the gym.  I chose the latter and I'm glad I did.  I feel great, nothing like a good morning workout to welcome in a day that so magnificently welcomes us out of our slumber.

Spirit's time is now and today's Whimsical (Tarot) Tarot Energy is the "Queen of Swords: Let others suffer the consequences of their actions.  Be your own person and you won’t get burned.  When reversed: Heavy demands make you feel doubt.  Loyalty is admirable, but don’t dwell too much on the past.  You have a mind of your own—assert it!.  You don’t need anyone else’s approval."

"Be your own person", "you have a mind of your own--assert it" and "you don't need anyone else's approval" are our mantras not only for today but every single day of our lives!  I'm guilty of not doing enough for myself, not asserting my mind, and worrying too much about what others may think.  I've finally realized that I fear being embarrassed about identifying myself as Wizard Oron to others and what most makes me tick--Spirit, Tarot, the esoteric, nature, the netherworld, things that for now are more subjective than fact but this is all what I love so much!

I have this underlying feeling that I could survive and get by if I dropped everything now and hit the road but I fear this risk of doing this and failing.  But I need to try, I really need to try and do this and whether I succeed or fail is cannot be my focus.  I really feel the need to finally give into my wanderlust and let the chips fall where they may...hhhmmm...will I finally be able to do this?

Thank You Spirit.

Namaste.

The 'Seven of Pentacles' and Tweaking Our Efforts with Stronger Focus Through Meditation with Nature

Friday, April 29, 2016.  Still enjoying our vacation although Serenity is now parked in storage again.  On a selfish note, at point during our stay at the Elwha Dam RV Park I thought to myself how nice it would be to be alone right now, alone with my own thoughts only having Spirit by my side.  Oh, Edith and Eugene would likely be sitting somewhere too!

Such a thought is not a bad thing and rather more likely an indication that I and perhaps we both some alone time...to simply be the individuals that we are.  Yes, I need to go camping by myself with only Spirit and as my guide and companion...

Spirit's time is now and today's Pagan Tarot Energy is the "Seven of Pentacles: Our Witch is practicing magick on plants again!  This time she is feeling frustrated because the plant isn't growing at all.  What she doesn't see is that while she is doing something wrong, she is doing something right.  Although the potted plant isn't growing, the rosebush behind her is growing and blooming like crazy.  If you are working really hard at something and don't see results, step back and take a look at the bigger picture.  Your power and ability may very well be in great working order - you might just need a little tweaking of your practices or stronger focus."

This is what the "Seven of Pentacles" is emphasizing for me today, "If you are working really hard at something and don't see results"..."you might just need a little tweaking of your practices or stronger focus."

This is been brought home to me in another area as well, working on my Experimental Railroad.  As I'm getting closer permanently affixing the track to the layout I see how tweaking I need to do to the roadbed in order to have a smooth flowing and easy transition of track from a flat run to a grade or hill, if you will.  Lots of minor adjustments are needed to get the trains running smoothly without hesitating as they go from one piece of track to another including through switches/turnouts.

So as with my model railroad so too does my spiritual life need some fine tuning and some minor adjustments made.  And especially in the area of focus, I really do need a stronger focus on my spirit and this can happen through the simple act of meditation, meditation that can take the form of a walk or hike through nature, of finding a place to stop and let nature take control where I become a part of the natural setting I'm in.  

And now that I think about it Elwha was such a spot and perhaps why I not only had the thought but the desire to be alone.  The RV Park had what I think I called a wonderful and stunning silence...nature in all her glory...beautiful and amazing!

Thank You Spirit.

Namaste.

'VI The Lover's' and Love, Flexibility, and Compromise

Thursday, January 21, 2016.  Hhhmmm...I had really nice dreams last night but eight hours later I've forgotten what they were.  Oh...wait a second...my model railroad partnership with Eugene was floating around in my dreams somewhere and perhaps, our camper van, and Wizard Oron...oh yeah, that's me.  If I remember correctly I was wearing my Wizard Oron Jacket and handling my Tarot Decks...one at a time but I had quite a few of them in my hands.

And with that today's Tarot Energy is "VI The Lovers: A relationship is always a mingling of differences.  A powerful relationship.  Seeing both sides of an issue.  Flexibility.”

Relationships can be a lot of fun but we must learn what it means to compromise and how to find balance so that the relationship remains vibrant, loving, and successful.  As much as we need to let ourselves blend with the other so that we can bring understanding and flexibility into the relationship we must almost keep a degree of our independence as well as our individuality for this is what helped bring us to and into this relationship in the first place.

You must be aware of who you are and never lose that.  Additionally, you must not be afraid to formulate and have your own opinions either.  A strong, loving and powerful relationship will value and respect differences of opinion and encourage vibrant discussions on all matters of importance in the relationship.

Relationships are indeed all about love and flexibility however they are also about understanding and valuing our differences.  When we approach our conversations with our love for each other being top of mind.  We'll always find ways to compromise.

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.

'0 The Wanderer' and Shedding Our Old Skin and Our Old Ways

Monday, November 2, 2015.  Another early night as I crawled into bed sometime before 10:00pm and was soundly sleeping throughout the night only to be awoken an hour early before the alarm as I forgot to change the clock in the bedroom that shines on the ceiling and according to it we were sleeping in.  Oops!

And now the work day has come to an end and a theme that played itself last night is continuing this evening.  This is about relaxing, relaxing and not worrying so much about doing things, feeling compelled to have to complete my model railroad...NOW...or having to constantly be thinking about Tarot or spiritual matters...or always thinking about ways to be able to quit my job and somehow become financially independent so I live, work, and travel on the road.  All this worry and franticness at the expense of truly relaxing and enjoying my life.

So last night I spent 90 minutes watching the 'Walking Dead' and thoroughly enjoying myself.

Wow!

How nice it was to just relax and not think about anything.

And tonight as I was getting out of my gym clothes I had this same feeling of needing to learn how to relax.  I can still enjoy my model railroad, work with Tarot and be as spiritual as I want to be and in fact may even be more spiritual through by relaxing.  And on top of all of this if I relax I'll open myself to new possibilities and opportunities and thus find a true and meaningful path and the fulfillment of my dreams, goals, and desires.

I cannot, not live and enjoy life.  I must enjoy and cherish each and every second, minute, hour, day, month and year of my life and there are days where I missed out on living and enjoying my life...no more!

I'm not giving up on anything to do this either.  I'm simply enjoying life and everything I love about life and everything that makes my life enjoyable such as Tarot, Spirit, Model Railroading, RVing, reading books (not just those related to Tarot, Spirit, model railroading and the like), crosswords, and sharing my life and love with my partner as well as with family and friends.

Spirit Is and today's Tarot Energy is "0 The Wanderer: You have come to a junction or turning point in your life.  It may be an unconscious state in which you feel the tide has turned or sense something is going to happen.  In a way it already has.  Your spirit must move on and the desire to leap into the unknown beckons.  This may mean leaving behind or giving up some baggage or burden that you have carried with you from the past.  Now is the time to be clear and not let fear of falling or sad disillusion with the universe hold you back.  Let your imagination carry you into a new set of possibilities.  It is a time to travel hopefully and open your arms to new and challenging aspects of the universe."

I release all of my guilt, anxiety, doubt, fears, and false ideas I have of myself and what I think my future should behind me as I take a leap of faith into the unknown.  I need to shed this facade I've used to cover my true self and free myself from the chains I wrapped around myself that have held me back for too long and all the pre and ill conceived ideas I've had about life, about my life and move on.  Imagination and infinite possibilities await me...it's now my turn to "travel hopefully and open" my "arms to new and challenging aspects of the universe".

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The "8 of Cups" and Being a Witch

Tuesday, May 5, 2015.  I took it easy yesterday, as easy as I could make myself take considering I have a hard time sitting still.  But I was feeling under the weather so I chose not to go to the gym.  So I read a few pages out of two issues of Witches and Pagans magazine which gave me some much needed spiritual lift and encouragement.  I felt spiritually awesome going to bed but had a bit of a nightmare where I subconsciously said that I was a "failure".  Luckily though, I had spiritual kick in the butt and was told that I cannot think that way then I quickly fell asleep.

I awoke feeling a bit lethargic and unprepared to get out of bed let alone open my eyes however that's what I did.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the “8 of Cups: Farewell.  Moving on.  Leaving behind a person, a situation, or a part of yourself"

How fitting to see the “8 of Cups" and how thankful I am to identify where I need to make changes and what I need to let go of and let slip into the past.  Pessimism, self-doubt, and revolving worries, and anxiety over things that are done and over with.  I have to move on.  Also, I need to move things in the direction I want them to go.

The first move I'm making right now is to acknowledge and declare that I'm a "witch", the second is to move away from my lackadaisical and lazy approach to Wicca, Witchcraft, Tarot, and magickal practice and take up a more focused, real, and spiritually enriched study and practice of each of them.  I believe and have faith in being a real and practising witch and wish to embrace this through living and breathing the energy, spirit, and magic of the witch.

The goddess and god I identified with more than a decade ago are Freya and Bacchus, more recently enamoured with a gypsy goddess and god as I really believe that I belong on the road travelling with no clear destination in mind only knowing that I need to drive and interact with people I meet along the way.

I still feel that way but for now I'm a model railroad building witch.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

"7 of Cups" and "XXI the World" or Action and Burden

Tuesday, April 28, 2015.  A quiet evening led to a great night's sleep that ended too early.  I really did not like hearing the alarm go off this morning.  I'm happily relaxing during the evening as I engage with the world as spiritually as I can as well as through working on my model railroad and reading my RVing magazines.  Living life and being happy about it!

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the “7 of Cups: The Bookstore.  Choosing between different approaches.  Contemplating choices when you should be acting" which is augmented by “XXI The World: Life can be a heavy burden or a joyful one, it is mostly up to you.  Transcending your circumstances by changing them or accepting what can’t be changed.”

I'm trying my best to act more rather than contemplate however it seems that I'm taking as action as I thought I was.  And you know what? It's true.  I have a spiritual life to enrich and use to inspire others; a website to work on; and a model railroad to grow.  But then again what constitutes action?  Or am I missing the area where this action is needed most?

The only other thought or thoughts crossing my mind are whether or not to buy a camper van or van conversion and get rid of the RV or keep the RV and work with what I have?  The RV is more personalized to suit my needs now and has little or no market value but then she needs much more work before taking her on the road.  A van conversion will be newer, smaller, easier to drive but then the space is small, cramped and quite limited...hhhmmm!

Action another Tarot encouraging us to act.  Life requires action and in order to act we must understand what we want, why we're after it and what will we do once we get it.  And if this were not enough we're being reminded that burden will always be a part of life however we don't have to let them bring us down or be a weight on our lives.  Change again takes action.  As well, if we cannot change things we still need to act to accommodate living with something that cannot be changed.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The Ace of Wands and "X The Wheel of Life"

Friday, April 24th, 2015.  I slept surprisingly well and do not even remember if I awoke last night.  I did awake about fifteen or twenty minutes before the alarm but even that seems an insignificant blip in my overall sleep.  I think the quiet and relaxing evenings at home are becoming more conducive to a good night's sleep as is becoming more in tune with and focused on where I need to be in life.  Plus I'm not fussing so much about my model railroad either as it is a hobby after all and should be more fun than stressful and it was becoming a bit stressful.  Not any more, model railroading is fun for me again!

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the “Ace of Wands: A creative inspiration. The beginning of a project or venture” with much guidance coming from “X The Wheel of Life: If life on the rim makes you dizzy, move to the centre. Awareness of the cycles of life. Equanimity. A change in fortunes. Guidance from your future or past self.”

If you find yourself struggling in pursuing your creative inspirations or getting them off the ground to actually become the beginning of a project or venture perhaps, you need to take a step back or find a quick exit out of and from the rat race we often find ourselves in when we finally come up for air or stop for a moment and discover that where we are is not where we want to be.  Life must be experienced not simply lived.  Dreams whether at night or during the day can often be filled with the answers we need to finally make real and positive change in our lives.  A passage in a book or magazine or maybe a newspaper headline or line from a movie or a TV show might grab our attention or give us enough of a jolt to realize that we are being guided this way or that from the energy of our past or the energy yet to be.  Become aware and get onto to experiencing life, it's the only life you have.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 8 of Coins and the 5 of Wands

Saturday, April 4th, 2015. Time to take in the Full Moon and do some magick.

We had another quiet day at home, doing almost a whole lot of nothing but not really.  I made a quick drive to a retail store to check out a camera.  It'll be quite the investment as not only do I need a camera, I also need a camera bag, tripod, filters, a flash, a memory card and likely a whole slew of other things that I don't even know I need yet.  So I'm taking my time with this purchase as it's going to take a good chunk of change out of the wallet.

I also piddle around with my model railroad, mostly mental work however I did cut and carve a bit of foam.  I can't do much as I'm in limbo until I get a good camera that can take larger format photos, a minimum of 1MB.

I also worked with Tarot for a good part of the morning and as well as throughout the day as I left the cards out to remind me of their presence as I went about my day.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today's visiting Tarot is the “8 of Coins: The Factory.  Skill and mastery.  Tedious, repetitive labour.  Slow and methodical progress" with further re-enforcement coming from the “5 of Wands: The Hockey Game.  The project meets resistance.  Testing one’s ideas against others.  An enjoyable struggle.  Competition in the marketplace."

The energy needed to further as well as to master our skills and creativity is within us, within our minds and right at our fingertips all we need to do is ask, to recognize and acknowledge where it comes from for it is always within us, if only we dare to harness this divine gift of spirit and energy.  Work is still needed as we need to train our minds, our muscles, our arms, legs, eyes, and fingertips so we develop the skills and dexterity needed to bring our creativity to life.  And of course, this also come with the courage, strength, and perseverance needed to get past the hurdles, mistakes, and roadblocks we will encounter along the way.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.