Today is a day to focus on energy. Energy can be removed, and I am going to take the energy out of the things I don’t want in my life. No energy will go into negative thoughts about myself or others. No energy will go into actions that do not make my environment a better place. All of my energy will be focused on the places, thoughts, and beings that I want in my life. All others will be banished.
~ A Daily Book of Pagan Prayer by Megan Day
Journey inwards to uncover insights and information that will be important for your path. Then follow the guidance. You are very connected to the other worlds at this time. The wisdom and intelligence of the Earth and her magic surrounds you. Mother Earths heartbeat has cleared the cobwebs and dust from your inner vision. What you have seen in your dreams and inner vision is not imagination but guidance, particularly if it has bee coming to you repeatedly, and has the potential to become reality. Dreams come true – know it and live it.
Stay alert, as change is in the air. The energies around you are changing at this time, and although it may not always be comfortable, you are equipped with all you need to survive this shift. You are being presented with opportunities to reach spaces you’ve never encountered before, and this can make you feel on edge, but be open to the shifts occurring, because they really are the answers to your prayers. The experience of being hunted or threatened is now behind you and you are being invited to come out from your den and reveal your glory and talents. Trust in your talents in order to be the best you can be in these changing times.
Look at things from a different angle. Fly higher and see new possibilities. Eagle medicine swirls around you, encouraging you to recognize that your views or vision may be limited at this time. Is there a chance that your own desperation, needs or ego could be blocking you from seeing the potential in your current situation? If there are other people involved, you are being guided to see things from everyone’s perspective. If you are feeling the need for something to change, how can you take the higher road? Know that if you have intentions that aren’t for the highest good, it will only hold you back. Eagle medicine can help you change this. The Eagle brings the energy of healing and love directly from the heart of Father Sky and invites you to do all things from a place of love.
Take the higher road and choose the light. Remove yourself from lower-energy experiences. No matter what is happening to you or around you, you have a choice. Choose not to be pulled into dramas, bickering or energies that are just going to limit your joy. If you are surrounded by people who are hostile towards you or someone else, or you are in a negative situation, you are being invited to be the light. You are an incredible person who can really bring light. So how can you change the energy? How can you redirect the conversation to love? How can you protect yourself? How can you help the person that is being picked on? Or are you the one who is guilty of causing a drama? You will know the answers. Know also that you are being encouraged to shine the light you were born to share.
Connect with your desires. The sparks could lead to something beautiful. You are being guided by your angels to connect with powerful energy of desire at this time. If you have recently set an intention to explore your sexual side or become more sexually open, the fire of desire can burn away any old setbacks that are preventing you from expressing that part of your nature. If you are in a relationship, this can indicate a great spiritual and sexual connection.
Take time to rest and recuperate in order to continue your growth. Benefit from the information that will come directly from your heart space. You have been working hard and giving your all to your current situation and it may become draining and detrimental to your development unless you retreat and recharge your energies. So you are being guided to take a step back at this time. If you are working on bringing something together, your over-involvement could impeded the process, so retreat and breathe. If you have something to say or do that could have a larger impact on your life, spend some time in deep thought – even contemplation – before moving forward. Often when we rush in, we don’t see how destructive our actions can be. So meditate and listen to your souls wisdom before proceeding further.
Trust in your angels, guides and ancestors. If you have given your power away, claim it back. There are spiritual allies working in your favor and their miracles will unfold much more easily when you move into a state of trust. So call back your power and stop allowing external forces to divert you from the miracles you deserve. Hand over all of your concerns to your spiritual allies. When you do so, you allow them to send you intuitive guidance and messages that will allow you to correct this situation and come out on top. You have shamanic potential to move between the realms and connect with your guides in an extremely personal way.
Reading from the deck “Angels and Ancestors” Oracle Cards created by Kyle Gray
Today is a day to focus on humor. It is important to see the “light” ~ as in the light side of things. Nothing unites me with other people more than laughter, and very few things are better for my health and peace of mind. Today I banish all thoughts that make me sad and welcome only those that make me, and everyone around me, smile.
~ A Daily Book of Pagan Prayer by Megan Day
Don’t be afraid of what they say.
Take pleasure in ignoring them.
They feed on fear and anger, which empowers them. These things must be left at the wayside. Your well-being depends on it.
Focus rather, on love, community, care and compassion for your own suffering and the suffering of others, which is very similar to your own.
The more love you grow in your heart, the more powerful YOU become.
Begin with a list of gratitude.
Name everything you are grateful for … if this is difficult to begin, be grateful for the breath, for hair, for the ability to walk and see, for a roof overhead, however that appears.
Find beauty in the little things.
These are your blessings.
Today is a day to focus on protection. I will protect my heart and mind from the negative thoughts, feelings, and actions of others. I do not immerse myself in problems. I do not worry about things I cannot control. I do not try to change people or things just because I think they should be different. Instead, I focus on the positive aspects of all people and situations.
~ A Daily Book of Pagan Prayer by Megan Day
We are all irresistible in our own ways. Enjoyment is a natural part of life. Center yourself and be confident among chaos.
Celebrate in joyful peace. Be contented with what you have. Dance, sing, love, and create without anxiety. It is time to rest and to cease driving forward for a time.
You are encouraged to find a more peaceful and connected way to live. A regular spiritual practice will transform you for the better. Connect more deeply with your own rituals of peace.
It is time for change, and it will be positive. Respect your own natural cycles. Be mindful of seasonal changes and go with the flow taking these into account in your diet and activity level.
Pleasure should be made a priority – actively seek it. Do not forget what makes you happy. Become more aware of the obstacles to your own pleasure.
Reading from the deck “Goddesses and Sirens” created by Stacey Demarco
Stop focusing and planning and be at peace in the moment. Patience is key at this time. Slow down, sit back, and watch the roses bloom and the birds feed in the meadow. This isn’t the time to forge ahead in any way. You may not be taking enough breaks, so you’re invited to be still and contemplate your good fortune, even if it means blessing the chaos in your life. Allow everything to fall away except the stillness of the moment; it’s like living within the space between breaths.
You’ve done all you can for now and it’s time to unwind and allow your story to unfold of its own accord. You’ve earned the right to rest and relax. Amazing ideas will come if you do. Remember the ancient saying “We do without doing and everything gets done.”
Too many of the details behind your current circumstances prevent you from moving forward quickly at this time. A light is being shed on what is concealed within you or your situation. This is the time to wait for more to be revealed.
Perhaps you lack clarity and the knowledge of how to proceed. It’s time to educate yourself a little more about your intention and then put that information to work for you. Dig deep to gain strength and have the courage to ask someone “in the know” to shed light on your circumstances. That person will be sent to you. Beware of moving too quickly in the dark, as you will likely trip and fall and have to start again.
You’re being given an opportunity to transform Fate into Destiny. At birth, each human being is given a unique map with myriad paths that intersect with one another. Your map of Destiny shows all the places you’re meant to visit, places where you will be challenged to evolve into the highest aspects of the Self.
Remember that you’re a spark of the Divine come to Earth to experience Itself in human form. As such, your path is unique. It’s also somewhat preordained, and Fate represents the events in your life that were meant to happen and that you can’t change. Fate is transformed into Destiny according to how you respond to your circumstances. Destiny offers you the ability to make great opportunities out of fated experience, so free will and choice are possible at certain points on your map.
Now is one of those times. You’re faced with a relationship or circumstance brought to you by Fate. How you respond will lead you into your perfect Destiny. Your Ally may assume the form of a soul mate come to heal your heart and be your companion. Perhaps your Challenger makes you face things within you that must change in order for you to express your highest good. Maybe Fate brings you and Ally in the form of a wonderful new project … or a Challenger in the form of a failed business.
No matter which form they take, all are perfect expressions of Fate inviting you into your Destiny. Pay attention as your map unfolds now. And remember that Fate makes the map, but Destiny is determined by the manner in which you engage your journey.
Move with your own rhythm, step to the music only you can hear. The path is winding and circular. You are assured that what you were experiencing as a setback is really part of an upward spiral. Perception is everything: you’re not retracing your steps or going backward, but rather around and up. You can be comforted, knowing that your path is one of success, adventure, and experience.
Keep on dancing and magic will happen. Also, it’s okay to allow someone else to take the lead at this time. Make sure to let others know that you’re open. Always remember that relationships are mirrors and will show you the past, the present, and the potential future.
All relationships have a destiny. Each is a sacred teacher with valuable lessons to share, even if it appears that the two of you are dancing in different directions. All the steps are perfect, even when you may seem to be stumbling. Destiny’s true path is seldom straight.
After your rest and relaxation …
You will be rightly inspired to move forward and take confident and assertive action to reach your goal.
Envisioning the path of the highest good with an optimistic outlook, things come together as if by magic to create the reality you seek.
You have every reason to be hopeful. Move forward, knowing that you have everything you need and more. Just remember to share the enthusiasm, believe in others, and be optimistic for them too, and your good fortune will multiply.
Reading from the deck “Wisdom of the Hidden Realms” created by Colette Baron-Reid
Coming into love for self is a challenge, for most of we have been taught that to consider self as deserving or sacred is selfish …. that we ought to think of others before self.
As the training goes, and as experience tells us, when we deplete our inner resources by constantly filling anothers cup (or others), our own cup becomes depleted.
From a state of depletion, depression occurs, anger happens, even hopelessness …..
The selfless, nurturing the selfish …. it is a form of vampirism that we all participate in, or have at one time.
The human must do what is necessary to ensure the personal, inner cup always be in a state of overflow in order to share, and fill, others cups.
This means self-care is crucial to our existence. Self-love, self-respect, self-care …. taking time with GAIA … she always replenishes us.
Spending time in prayer … not as the church teaches it … but as our Soul and Spirit call us to do.
Yesterday I spent my day drumming, singing and dancing … men played out the heartbeat, drumming in unison, women stood behind them as all sang prayers to Creator for the health, happiness and well-being of our brothers and sisters, our family.
The energy was high, my body electrified as I danced around the drummers and singers, lifting the prayers to Creator, to the very heavens and all who hear.
We shared a community meal, we spoke to each other in a soft way, we listened to each other, leaving behind the chaos of the city … of the square world … and we spent the day in sacred union, one with another, in love, care, compassion.
Release was shared, and blessings given. Two exchanged feathers and their relationship will be observed by the family (all members) for one year and at the end of this time, if everyone approves of their care for one another, they will be wed in the sacred ceremony of the Cherokee.
Observe to what you apply your attention and energy to.
Ask yourself:
Will this situation benefit from my sacred care and contribution for wellness, for happiness?
Or will the receiver use it up and demand more without care or reciprocation?
Our time and attention are the currency of our Spirit, our Soul. It is the most precious gift you can impart to this world and life within it.
Be certain you pay yourself first.
Your cup must remain full, your mind, body, spirit and soul requires that you care for self prior to assisting others … if not, your capacity to do good dwindles, and you become vulnerable to all the negative side effects of an empty cup.
Do not think that someone will come along and fill it for you.
This is our personal responsibility.
So I implore you …. practice self-love and self-care.
Helping others will be so much easier and more powerful when you have plenty to share … and remember … self-care, self-love, is a continuous, evolving process.
It is time to develop new, healthier habits.
Release the old ways … recognize the Sacred in you.
Practice forgiveness for self and others.
Begin again.
Today is a day to focus on nurturing. I can nurture the people and other beings around me that need to be nurtured. Nurturing can be physical, by helping with material needs for sustenance of growth. Or it can be emotional, showing love, attention, and respect. Today I will look for ways to nurture my friends, my family, myself, and my environment with my thoughts, my words, and my actions.
~ A Daily Book of Pagan Prayer by Megan Day
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