The 10 of Cups and IV The Emperor

Friday, November 7th, 2014.  Another decent night of sleep and another alarm bringing me out of my slumber.  Thank You Spirit.

We had a quiet evening at home and spent much of our time chatting and watching a couple of our favourite programs, The Rick Mercer Report and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.  Funny and Canadian to boot!

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “10 of Cups: The Ideal.  Your secret dreams.  Attainment. Unrealistic, wishful thinking.”  And the card offering further clarification is “IV The Emperor: Sometimes one must be a benevolent despot.  Organization.  Taking charge.  An authority figure.  Utilizing discipline to provide a structure for creativity.”

The realization of my ideals and the coming out of my secret dreams is only realized through organization and discipline.  I need to fully take charge of my life and move forward with my ideas, beliefs, goals, and active participation in my life.
We must take charge of our lives and understand and appreciate that we are, barring unforeseen circumstances solely responsible for our lives.  We have control over our lives if we wish to take on such authority and responsibility and have the courage to come out of the closet and pursue of secret dreams and ideals.

Thank you Spirit.

Blessed Be.

O The Fool and II The Intuitive

Thursday, November 6th, 2014.  Another night of sleep that seems longer than normal yet comfortably so.  I slept well even while awaking early and getting some morning ritual completed early, then crawling back into bed and falling back to sleep and being surprised again by the alarm.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “0 The Fool: Accepting and exploring one's sexual identity is a journey of self-discovery. Beginning a new and exciting venture.  Going beyond the limits of social convention.  A non-conformist.”  And not surprising, “II The Intuitive: To be true to oneself, one must know oneself.  Looking within for answers.  Meditation. Intuition.  Exploring that which is normally hidden.” is the card on the bottom of the deck.

When looking at these two card I see that I need to look within, truthfully so and come to an understanding of who I am and where I need to go in life, in how to move forward and fulfill my purpose.  A couple of things stand out for me and that is the significant appearance of the “crow” and the “clover” plant in my life this week.  Also, the realization that my new career and related website need to be rolled out as quickly as possible, very much before the end of the year.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

V The Priest and VIII Justice and Coming to Decisions

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014.  Sleep was fantastic last night.  I did awake briefly for a bathroom break or so I remember but the next thing I know I was just becoming consciousness when the alarm sounded.  What a nice way to awake.  The only better way to awake is to awake when I awake without the help or interruption of an alarm.  Soon this may be more than a wish a simply the way it is.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot card is “V The Priest: The best way to help others is to help them make their own decisions.  Wisdom.  Advice.  A ceremony or ritual.”, with support from “VIII Justice: Even today, gays can be the victims of “justice”.  An unfair judgment.  Being too judgemental or righteous.  Feeling restricted by others’ expectations.”

To best move ahead and away from feeling restricted by living up to or for others’ expectations is to learn to make own decisions through research and gaining as information as I can in order to the most educated decision I can.  A reminder that launching my website is solely up to me and I need to gather more information in order to make the decision to launch my new website.  As well I need to do the same when it comes to making a decision about purchasing a used but new to me van conversion.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 5 of Swords with a Hint of the Ace of Swords

Tuesday, November 4th, 2014.  We had another quiet evening last night.  We really didn’t do much not even watch TV.  I flipped through a model railroad magazine and that was about it.  Oh, I browsed a couple of sites looking at van conversions, then it was off to bed early.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “5 of Swords: The Tennis Game.  Being overly competitive.  A game which gets out of hand.  A pattern of always needing to win, or to lose.”, and as a supporting card is the “Ace of Swords: An idea.  Starting to develop a plan or strategy.”

These cards are reminders for me to keep from falling into the trap of competitive behavior as competitiveness is not always a healthy thing as winning or losing is not all life is about.  In addition, I need to be keep from always developing new ideas and instead focus my energy on existing plans and strategies and modifying them as necessary in order to move smoothly into my new career and financially independence.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

XXI The World with Support from XII The Hanged Man

Monday, November 3rd, 2014.  So much for gaining an hour of sleep; I think I lost about three between awaking early yesterday and getting to be much later than I’d hoped last night.  We had friends over for dinner and they left around 10:30 so by the time we cleaned a little bit it was after 11 by the time we crawled into bed.  Then I awoke at some point and couldn’t get back to sleep and tossed and turned for many hours until the alarm sounded.  No worries.

I’m alive for another day and the weekend was a pretty darned good one overall so all is good.  A good dinner with friends and more wonderful conversation made for a good end to the weekend.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “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.”

We often get hung on the least important aspects of life such as material possessions, worrying about keeping up with the Jones’ and trying to live to meet others expectations.  Doing this makes life more of a burden than a joyful one.  Yes, life can be difficult however many a time we can make changes that will allow us to move beyond minor inconveniences that should be of concern to us.

The “XII The Hanged Man: Living in the moment.  Being fully absorbed in the present.  Nonattachment to goals.  Seeing things from a new angle.”, is a reminder to us to live in the moment, to pay attention to the here and now and what is right front of eyes.  Goals are real, and although important we must be open-minded and flexible enough to adapt to new ways of achieving our goals or adapting our goals in ways that may change them slightly but still remain important enough for us to chase after them.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

The 3 of Cups also with a Visit from the Sage of Wands

Sunday, November 2nd, 2014.  A relatively quiet day yesterday and a bit disappointing as our new washer and dryer could not be installed yesterday.  But we survived that minor inconvenience and just moved along with other more fun activities.  I tinkered around with my model railroad.

Spirit is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “3 of Cups: A Good Time.  Happy, comfortable times together.  Quiet enjoyment. Celebration.”, with support from the “Sage of Wands: Wanting to change the world.  Changing your environment by winning others over to your viewpoint.  Critical acclaim.  Politics.”

A nice reminder to enjoy the simple things as well as the simplicity that life can offer when we are tune with ourselves and work in harmony with Spirit.  Not always easy to do but some days are just simple and filled with simplicity and worthy of quiet enjoyment and fulfilled happiness.

When we are tune with ourselves and with Spirit others are more easily inclined to be on our side “so-to-speak”.  They’re more comfortable with who we are and how we think as we communicate with them and extend ourselves through the unifying spirit of all that we are.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.

I The Magician with Support from XIX The Sun

Saturday, November 1st, 2014.  All Saints Day.

“SATURDAY   (SATURN):  Longevity,   exorcism,  endings, homes, and houses.”

“PISCES: The focus is on dreaming, nostalgia, intuition , and psychic impressions. A good
time for spiritual or philanthropic  activities.”

Yesterday was a more relaxing work day and we had a quiet evening at home.  I celebrated Samhain by simply being me for the day and doing my best to keep Spirit and my connection to the spiritual world top of mind.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is “I The Magician: To live fully, one must create a life, not merely react to it.  Creativity.   Ability.  Making something happen.”, with full support from “XIX The Sun: The best moments in life are rooted in the ordinary.  Contentment.  Optimism.  Ordinariness.  Satisfaction from a job well done.  Familiarity.”

I live and participate in life instead of sitting on the sidelines watching it go by.  I live for myself as best as I can and in so doing choose to live a simple and ordinary life.  A boring life by some standards I suppose but it’s my life and I’m living it my way, for the most part.

Since I decided to live my life more me than for others my life has improved.  My life feels full and complete.  I have no desire for material goods or material gain.  The more active I become in my life the more control I have over it and the simpler my life becomes.  All of this comes through my connection with the Divine.  I’ve done my best to eliminate want, need, and greed from my life and all the better I feel as this allows me to fully embrace my spirit.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.