TRAITS: 2 of fire: equality, partnerships, power sharing. Working together for the greater good.
HELP/HARM: XVIII. Thought: reality, positivity and negativity. I see
this card as the candidate doing things to help and some things will
harm.
OUTCOME: reversed 11 of fire, masculine/feminine: imbalance
CLARIFIER: 12 of Air The Scribe: the record keeper, provides accurate
information. lol because of the context I am getting a strong sense of
emails....so, I'm thinking Hilary Clinton!
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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Fantastical Creatures Tarot by Hunt and Conway
Ace of Pentacles
Unexpected help. Accept help in a new venture whether it be personal, spiritual, or business related. Let go of your pride and open yourself up to those who you least expect help from.
This deck is a little different and doesn't necessarily follow the RW system of tarot.
For my last medication for my Journal Activity, I chose to do the Simple Meditation for Intuition. Before I started this meditation I expected to be guided to use my intuition some how. Perhaps try to envision what was in a box or on a table. Before I started I made sure that My kids were occupied and that I would not be interrupted. Once I sat down, I made sure that my feet were flat on the ground and my shoulders and arms were relaxed at my sides.
When the meditation started I was asked to ground myself. The grounding method I use is to envision roots from my body going through the earth to the core and back up again. I always love doing this as it makes me feel very connected to Gaia. Grounding itself is a very spiritual experience for me. It is like I am taking Gaia herself into my body.
After grounding I was asked to envision my aura. I always envision my aura as purple. I do not know why as I need to do some reasearch on it but it made me feel very happy to see the purple light surrounding my body. It was a foggy light. Not like light from a light bulb but more of a haze that was glowing. It was a soft purple, yet the light was very bright. It was not extended too far, maybe 1-2 feet. I did feel myself a bit lopsided while sitting here. I felt like my right side was heavier than my left side. I wonder if this has to do with my sciatic nerve pain and having to compensate for that pain when I am sitting down. The powerful energy I felt was definitely behind me, it was almost like it was trying to guide me somewhere by pushing me. It was an odd sensation as I usually feel the energy pulling me. Maybe I felt it was pushing me because I already knew where I needed to go, I just needed the extra push to get me going.
While this was very relaxing, I am not sure I understood how this was a meditation for intuition. I was a bit confused when it ended with no mention of intuition. I think I expected to be led through an intuitive process to help build my intuition. I did fall asleep a few times and jerked myself awake. I am not sure if this happens to a lot of people but it seems to happen to me a lot. I do not feel like I am envisioning anything during those few seconds of time that I doze off. I do not remember when I wake up. I then needed to re-ground myself and get back into the meditation. I am not sure if this means that I am not as intuitive as I thought I was or if I was too tired to do the meditation. I may try doing the meditation again and seeing if I get the same or different results.
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Friday, November 4, 2016
Messenger Oracle by Ravynne Phelan
Be a soft place for others to rest their heads. Be a motherly figure to
those who need it. Remember that being feminine does not equal
weakness. Being feminine and keeping your fire alive is a strength!
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
I decided to listen to the Achieving Alpha Relaxation video by The Magical Circle School…here is my experience.
I have been sick for the last couple weeks with a head cold, and then
bronchitis. I’m also having some sciatic pain. So my experience may not
have been as relaxing as if i were in good health. I lit my incense and
sat down in front of my computer with my legs crossed, hands relaxed in
my lap, earbuds in. Then I sat waiting…waiting…waiting. I opened my eyes
to make sure that I had pushed play—I in fact did push play. More than a
minute went by and I couldn’t help but think about if my headphones
weren’t working. So, I sat and watched the picture change colors in the
video, still waiting and wondering what I was supposed to be doing.
Finally i hear a voice. It’s faint, so I turn the volume up. I was then
led in counting backwards from 10 and repeating sentences. Such as: “My
whole body is relaxed.” and “I am so relaxed that I can not feel the
weight of my body.”
By the time I was to repeat those sentences we were at number 6 and 5. I
didn’t feel too relaxed, I don’t think I felt relaxed at all. My arms
started to feel a little weightless, but other than that I didn’t really
think I was getting to an alpha state of relaxation. I kept being
brought back to the pain in my leg, my runny nose, and pain in my
chest…hence the reason why I didn’t add a picture of me meditating!
I was a little bit let down by the experience that I had. I was fully
anticipating falling asleep sitting here listening to the recording…as I
usually do when listening to something. I found it difficult to know
what I was supposed to be doing with my body and that was frustrating me
and adding to my discomfort. I couldn’t get relaxed enough to stop
moving around. I could see an aura but it was radiating from my left hip
because of the sciatica. It left me very distracted. I was unable to
block it out and completely focus on the task at hand. I couldn’t tell
what color the aura was, it was a mixture of reds and purples. I’m not
sure what that means as I don’t have experience with auras and haven’t
studied them. Nor have I ever seen them, so that was a new experience
for me.
I think next time I will play some music in the background. I think it
was the silence between guided readings that made me uneasy and feeling
like I had to fill the void. I also think that I will try this
meditation again in the morning (it was 10:30pm when I did this
meditation). Along with changing the time, I think I will do this while
still laying in bed. I will also try a different incense. Over all, I
think it was a good trial run. I was able to see what I would like to
change next time. I will be doing this same guided meditation two more
times to see if I can achieve alpha relaxation.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Growing up I wasn't introduced to any type of religion or god. The only
time I remember going to church was Sunday school with a friend...one
time...when I was 8. Fast forward several years and when I was 24 I was
baptized into the Christian church (Church of Christ). It was important
to my fiance and I had no idea there were different congregations, nor
did I really understand what Christianity was about.
I never really felt that it was the right path for me but I knew it was
important to my husband and I didn't feel an aversion to it, so I stayed
with it. Now, almost 12 years later, I feel that I need to follow my
path; not someone else's.
I've always felt different spiritually but I never knew what to call it.
I was recently talking with an online friend and she introduced me to
paganism and Wicca. I was intrigued! The more I read the more it felt
like home.
So, here I am. Newly on my Pagan path...out of the broom closet to my
friends and family. My husband is being as supportive as he can be. I
haven't felt complete peace in a long while...it's been so nice!
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
I felt really relaxed before this session. I drank some Sleepy Time tea
(I don not have fancy tea, yet), with cream and had a few pieces of
fruit so that I was not hungry. I made sure that I was at a comfortable
temperature, which meant putting on a sweater! I did this meditation
outside, barefoot. Little did I know that this would be perfect for this
meditation!
When the meditation started I was able to really focus on my feet and
allowing the stress flow from my neck and back down through my legs to
my feet. My feet felt like I had suddenly put cement boots on. I was
surprised to feel this because they felt so heavy. Maybe that is a sign
of how stressed out I have been lately.
When I began envisioning roots shooting from my feet into the ground I
started seeing many channels, similar to how an ant hill looks under the
surface. The roots were twisting and turning every which way but
constantly going down. I saw the splash of underground streams and
little creatures scurry out of the way. There was a point where the
roots seemed to slow down a bit, almost like they were having a more
difficult time getting through the harder layers of the earth.
Then there was a bright red-orange light, the roots plunged into the
bubbling, spewing magma. In that instant it was like watching everything
in reverse while the magma flowed up the roots. Past the critters
scurrying away, through the underground streams...which were heated
after that...and into the bottom of my feet. I felt a warmth in my feet
and I felt if creep up slowly to my ankles, and then my thighs. Once the
warmth hit my thighs I felt the heat through my hands as well. It was
not filling my core and then spilling into my arms, it was like I was
being dipped into warmth. Once the heat filled my head, I lifted my
hands above my head and put them together and like a firework the magma
shot out of my hands. The sight was beautiful, I saw sprays of magma all
around me like a firework exploding.
When I bent down to touch the ground I was the same temperature as where
I was standing. The grass around me had just been watered so I know it
was cool before starting my meditation. Yet, the area just around my
feet felt the same temperature as my hands and feet. I stood up, opened
my eyes and took my sweater off! I felt warm and relaxed. I felt one
with the earth.
I have never experienced a meditation like this before. I have done two
other meditations and neither of them had me feel like this one. I
really felt like I was completely experiencing what was being said. I
think I was able to experience this meditation this way because I have
been studying Akasha and I now have a deeper sense of how I am connected
to the Earth and universe. It was absolutely beautiful and I can not
wait to do it again!
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Monday, October 24, 2016
Today's reading.
1. Where do I need to focus my energies? 2. How do I focus my energies on that issue? 3. Outcome of focusing my energies.
1. XI Justice Balance, equality, compromise
2. IV The Emperor Order, strength
3. Two of Cups Closeness, merging
I need to focus on creating balance and equality in my home and
marriage. With that comes compromise...but not to the expense of my
beliefs. I need to create order with the children. Let them know that
it's OK that mommy and daddy believe differently. I need to be strong in
my beliefs yet also allow them to explore their father's beliefs...as
well as any others that they are interested in. This will take a lot of
work but I think over time it will create a closeness in our family that
we have never known before.
🇺🇸 president.
