Do not be deceived. Be watchful and mindful of the illusions others weave around themselves, and that you may weave around yourself. Know the night. Understand the shadows. See through the darkness to the light of the truth. Pay attention to contradictions. Notice when actions and words are not in harmony. Hone your intuition and insight so that you may know the minds and hearts of those around you – and yourself – and trust in the wisdom born of that awareness.
The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by his manner, that he thinks it mere condescension in him; and that his goodness alone bestows upon you what you have no pretense to claim. ~ Chesterfield
LORD CHESTERFIELD AT RANGER’S HOUSE The 18th-century politician Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773), was the most celebrated resident of Ranger’s House. One of the foremost men of his age, he is now best known as the author of the famous Letters to his illegitimate son. Initially a reluctant resident at Ranger’s, he came to love his Blackheath home and used it as a summer retreat. Find out more about his life at Ranger’s House.
The Arrows path is straight and narrow, its target is the heart. At the heart of every Warrior is the compassion of the Chief and the legacy of leadership for the good of all people. All races of the Earth Mother depend on the Rainbow Warriors of the world to reform the Warrior Brotherhood in order to accomplish the fulfillment of the Fifth World of Peace. For this to occur we must use the teaching of the Arrow, that is, using total truth as our weapons and our protection.
Find the truth of your present situation. You can protect yourself from uncomfortable situations by using the truth as protection. It doesn’t matter what others think of you. You know the truth. When you honor that truth, you cannot be hurt by the lies of others.
Arrow also speaks of the ideas of Brotherhood. This is to say that you must armor yourself with good intent and truthfulness of those you wish to associate with. Drop those who no longer honor your path or truth. Remember: Arrow is straight and always says, “Stay on The Sacred Path.”
~ Sacred Path cards, The discovery of Self through Native teachings, by Jamie Sams
Truth speaks to us constantly, but not always in words. It may communicate through a feeling that is hard to put into words but brings an inexplicable sense of peace, trust and the knowledge that somehow everything is going to work out perfectly – even if there is little evidence of how it is all going to happen.
Listen for the truths beneath the words rather than the superficial message of the words themselves. This is especially true for the communications of those around you, the press, the newspapers and the mass media. You will begin to hear fear in the words and actions of those around you, even as they preach love. Listen deeper. Listen for truth.
You are hearing something that is not being said and what you are hearing is truthful. You may feel as though you are the only one that is really ready to hear or see it! Perhaps you have been working in a situation or loving in a relationship, where truth is constantly denied. We live in a world where truth is frequently avoided out of fear of what it might reveal. At the basis of such actions – consciously or not – is a deep sense of unhealed, toxic shame. If you or someone else, is fearful that the truth will expose rather than free and heal, then some personal healing is required. It is time for letting go of old wounds in favor of a greater sense of self-love and acceptance.
Love yourself enough to honor the truth, even if you feel you are the only one doing so. Truth keeps the energy of life flowing through a rebellious heart. Lies dampen the spirit of the sacred rebel. Even if those with less-awakened hearts fear the truth, you must not turn away from it. Don’t resent this state of affairs. Perhaps your job is to show the truth can be witnessed even when many want to hide from it. What others do is always their choice, but through your honorable deeds, done with integrity, you will be set free – no matter what the outcome.
You are a truth seeker. Never deny or try to quieten this down to make others comfortable. You are meant to be an agitator at times – even though you don’t have to confront people to do it. You don’t necessarily have to say a word, though sometimes you will. Often you will agitate in the most loving sense by unveiling truth simply through your knowings. Hold compassion for the truths you behold. Do not use them as knives to cut another or yourself with harshness, but as the clear insight that allows one to loosen the knots that bind, simply by knowing which thread to gently tug.
If you have been worn down and depressed by the lies, gossip, deceit or backstabbing going on around you, don’t fret. Get out in nature and spend some time communing with the infinite. Healing will come to you now. No matter how many times, in how many ways or by how many tongues untruth is spoken, you know what you know in your sacred, rebellious heart. That truth is your connection to the living truth of life itself. Don’t give up. Just open up to healing and know that the truth always, eventually, prevails.
Healing process :: Place your hand very lightly at the front and back of your throat and say, “I now release all vows of silence I have ever made, consciously or not. I now release all lies, deceptions and painful words, spoken or unspoken, that are affecting my ability to clearly know and speak my truth. I am held in unconditional love with protection and grace. So be it.”
You have finished your healing process. You might like to say something true just to anchor it. How about, “Within me, beyond all that rises and falls, only truth remains.”
There are a lot of people who feel they know how to run you, better than you do.
“Confusion” is someone else in the middle of your reality, attempting to alter “your truth”.
Center of the Head = Personal Command Center.
We have a thought. Someone else comes along and says, “That’s not the way you do it” or something of that nature. We “accept” this “gift” and replace our own thought with theirs.
The savior … mom, dad, teacher, minister, peers, friends, etc, requires we step out of the Center of our Head, releasing our Seniority over our Personal Command Center, so they can then put “their truth” in it.
Place fingers on each temple. Draw an imaginary line inside the head from one finger to the other. Now place one finger on the brow between the eyes, and one at the back of the head, draw imaginary line. Notice where these two lines intersect. This is your Personal Command Center, the Center of the Head.
Focus on this space, eyes closed. After a moment your mind may begin to wander and you may see your childhood friend from the 3rd grade, your mother at the amusement park when you were 17, your first husband/wife from 25 years ago … take a breath.
Own this space. Take charge of this space.
Begin to dismantle and dissolve other peoples “truths” you permitted to replace your own. Release the “gifts” you accepted from others which altered your own personal truths.
Remember, anything that is unlike “I like me” was never yours, release it.
“Let’s take a bath together, the well water is very nice. The Truth, still suspicious, tested the water and found out it really was nice. So they got naked and bathed. But suddenly, the Lie leapt out of the water and fled, wearing the clothes of the Truth.
The Truth, furious, climbed out of the well to get her clothes back. But the World, upon seeing the naked Truth, looked away, with anger and contempt. Poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared forever, hiding her shame. Since then, the Lie runs around the world, dressed as the Truth, and society is very happy…
Because the world has no desire to know the naked Truth.”
Painting: Truth Coming Out Of The Well, Jean-Léon Gérome, 1896