Take time to energize and express yourself verbally. Get in touch with Mother Nature, ground yourself, and express your artistic abilities. Be quiet, listen, you will understand how to free yourself from the every day pressures and soothe emotional tension.
Leadership requires great insight. You are accountable for your actions. Lead with wisdom and reason. Be sure to think all things out and focus your intention before you “jump in with all fours”.
Your qualities of mothering, nurturing and giving beauty are emphasized. Now is a good time to look at your home environment, examine the ‘thorns’ and the ‘blossoms’. What can you do to improve your space, mentally and physically? You may need to Mother your own inner child at this time, tap into your inner strength, your ancient crone, the old aged one in yourself to take care of the teenager who is craving attention.
Now is the time for transformation. It is time to remove restrictions and to go beyond your normal abilities and develop your metaphysical skills. Look to past knowledge, events and lives for new understandings, ultimate realities, and wisdom. Be poetic but do not forget to laugh at the world and yourself.
It is a time of communications to transform your knowledge and combine it with universal and spiritual development to balance and counteract negative thought forms in all people.
What or who is getting under your skin? Open your eyes and get to the root of the problem. Your ability to communicate will bring you the abundance and prosperity you are seeking.
See through and above whatever situation you may find yourself in at this time. From a higher perspective, you can see hazards and obstacles that block your progress. Meanings are often camouflaged in our day-to-day routine. It is time to obtain balance and insight. Follow your heart, your genuine truth.
Reading from the deck “Shaman Wisdom Cards” created by Leita Richesson
Watch your health and re-establish your connection to the earth. Meditation is the timeless wisdom of the Sage. Communication skills are important, whether you are giving or receiving.
Within you is knowledge and power. The faith that you can accomplish all things must be nourished and protected; you must trust that which is within. The changes to be brought about through purification and healing will lead to renewal and growth. You are courageous, you are a Warrior with the power and strength of youth. You pick up the Green Shield of defense and protection or choose the Red Shield of offense and aggression, but only with love in your heart. Walk your talk.
Carefully mix your metaphysical and spiritual qualities. The relief that you feel through the blending of your ideas is like the smoking mixture the Indians use in their pipe ceremony’s. This is the time for release of stored up anger, rage, pain and stress. Do not focus too much on the self. Enjoy friendly gatherings.
Taste life, sample it’s diversity. And, when the hour comes for you to rest, enter the dream time complete with all you need to sustain yourself. You may need to spend more time in contemplation and meditation.
You must honor yourself before you can honor anything or anyone else. It is around Self that the Middle World occurs, the here and now, the world in which time works. Self is in the world but not of the world. Attain balance, then and only then will harmony be attained. ‘Self’ is the sacred space within.
It is time to spark interest in all directions, love, relationships, creativity, and abundance. Open yourself up to community and group work. Recognition for your accomplishments is assured. Be courageous and brave. You must adapt to situations and communicate your intentions.
Reading from the deck “Shaman Wisdom Cards” created by Leita Richesson
Now is a time of loving, of healing. Service to others is emphasized at this time – perhaps finding new ways to heal the planet or your own community. Of course, you won’t be able to help others unless you are healthy, so take care of yourself too!
It is time for you to examine all the evidence – see things from a different perspective. Quit blaming others, Fate, and bad luck; take responsibility for your actions. You stumbled all by yourself, now laugh and learn the lesson.
You may need to defend the principles you say you believe in … be prepared to stand up for what you say you believe. It is time to “walk your talk”. You my need to get your feelings out … cry, blow your top, bare your teeth … you’ll feel better once you let go. Turn your anger into passion for the work at hand. Get to the bottom of things, assimilate everything you need to know for healing.
Learn to bend if the need arises. Overcome mental barriers and obstructions so that you may subdue enemies without and within.
Give to the world what you have to offer. Let it flow, go with the seasons. Look around you for old souls, old friends, and old loves. Prosperity is part of your path.
Your abilities to concentrate are enhanced. The positive aspects of your personality are being amplified, encouraging optimism and trust.
This is the end of a cycle. Now is the time for transformation. Much has been ravaged. It is time to remove restrictions and to go beyond your normal abilities and develop your metaphysical skills. Look to past knowledge, events, and lives for new understandings, ultimate realities, and wisdom. Be poetic but do not forget to laugh at the world and yourself.
Breaking down barriers ….
Reading from the deck “Shaman Wisdom Cards” created by Leita Richesson
This is the time for the release of stored up anger, rage, pain, and stress. Do not focus too much on the self, enjoy friendly gatherings.
Become socially aware of all around you. Express your masculine sexuality, be bold, go on a vision quest. Demand perfection, do not be content until it is right.
Keep a watchful eye open at all times. There are those who wish you didn’t see beneath the surface of their realities. Protect yourself or others will take advantage of you. You are naturally discerning and intuitive. Continue to listen and observe so you won’t miss the subtle messages. Even in the darkness you see what others cannot. Silently go after your desires and dreams. Along your way, you will encounter people who are apprehensive around you because of your psychic abilities and intuition. Stick to your truth.
Acknowledge your ability to lead and take charge in any situation. Leadership requires great insight. You are accountable for your actions. Lead with wisdom and reason. Be sure to think all things out and focus your attention before you “jump in with all fours.”
You have the courage you need for survival. At your foundation is passion that can be excited to rage.
Friendships can become close without being competitive or jealous. Unlimited possibilities will lead to growth in new areas of interest.
You are called to begin anew, to sharpen your communication skills, to get along better with all your relations. Energy increases during this time; let your ideas germinate and grow, let yourself smile at the progress.
Reading from the deck “Shaman Wisdom Cards” created by Leita Richesson
It was on top of my car, dead. I was driving down the freeway and it fell into my open window. I grabbed it and flung it to the road, leaving it behind me.
The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom.
When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy, I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. They landed with a merry jingle when the jar was almost empty. Then the tones gradually muted to a dull thud as the jar was filled. I used to squat on the floor in front of the jar to admire the copper and silver circles that glinted like a pirate’s treasure when the sun poured through the bedroom window.
When the jar was filled, Dad would sit at the kitchen table and roll the coins before taking them to the bank. Taking the coins to the bank was always a big production. Stacked neatly in a small cardboard box, the coins were placed between Dad and me on the seat of his old truck. Each and every time, as we drove to the bank, Dad would look at me hopefully. ‘Those coins are going to keep you out of the textile mill, son. You’re going to do better than me. This old mill town’s not going to hold you back.’ Also, each and every time, as he slid the box of rolled coins across the counter at the bank toward the cashier, he would grin proudly. these are for my son’s college fund. He’ll never work at the mill all his life like me.
‘We would always celebrate each deposit by stopping for an ice cream cone. I always got chocolate. Dad always got vanilla. When the clerk at the ice cream parlor handed Dad his change, he would show me the few coins nestled in his palm. When we get home, we’ll start filling the jar again.’ He always let me drop the first coins into the empty jar. As they rattled around with a brief, happy jingle, we grinned at each other. ‘You’ll get to college on pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters,’ he said. ‘But you’ll get there; I’ll see to that.
No matter how rough things got at home, Dad continued to doggedly drop his coins into the jar. Even the summer when Dad got laid off from the mill, and Mama had to serve dried beans several times a week, not a single dime was taken from the jar. To the contrary, as Dad looked across the table at me, pouring catsup over my beans to make them more palatable, he became more determined than ever to make a way out for me, when you finish college, Son, he told me, his eyes glistening, You’ll never have to eat beans again – unless you want to.
‘The years passed, and I finished college and took a job in another town. Once, while visiting my parents, I used the phone in their bedroom, and noticed that the pickle jar was gone. It had served its purpose and had been removed.
A lump rose in my throat as I stared at the spot beside the dresser where the jar had always stood. My dad was a man of few words: he never lectured me on the values of determination, perseverance, and faith. The pickle jar had taught me all these virtues far more eloquently than the most flowery of words could have done.
When I married, I told my wife Susan about the significant part the lowly pickle jar had played in my life as a boy. In my mind, it defined, more than anything else, how much my dad had loved me.
The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born, we spent the holiday with my parents. After dinner, Mom and Dad sat next to each other on the sofa, taking turns cuddling their first grandchild. Jessica began to whimper softly, and Susan took her from Dad’s arms. ‘She probably needs to be changed,’ she said, carrying the baby into my parents’ bedroom to diaper her. When Susan came back into the living room, there was a strange mist in her eyes.
She handed Jessica back to Dad before taking my hand and leading me into the room. ‘Look,’ she said softly, her eyes directing me to a spot on the floor beside the dresser. To my amazement, there, as if it had never been removed, stood the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered with coins.
I walked over to the pickle jar, dug down into my pocket, and pulled out a fistful of coins. With a gamut of emotions choking me, I dropped the coins into the jar. I looked up and saw that Dad, carrying Jessica, had slipped quietly into the room. Our eyes locked, and I knew he was feeling the same emotions I felt. Neither one of us could speak. This truly touched my heart. Sometimes we are so busy adding up our troubles that we forget to count our blessings. Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life, for better or for worse.
~ Author Unknown
The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or touched – they must be felt with the heart ~ Helen Keller
I unrolled 2 scrolls, 1 next to the other. I unrolled them slowly, comparing the content of the two, looking for the slightest difference. They appeared to be the same …
The left side has red fancy script, the left blue, and the blue side was die-cut out, open letters. They were not simply side by side, there was a curved line between them, somewhat like a yin yang line.
It appeared there was more blue that red, but as I mentioned, the letters were hollowed out, so not really taking as much space, in my conscious perception. Could I have have achieved balance?
I looked up and I saw above each dwelling, a sign, about 12 x 18. It is as tho the occupants therein had been categorized.
It appears the day of separation, or the day of coming together, however one wishes to think of it, is near.
I’ve neen remined …
This is all a game.
WE choose whether we wish to stay in the game or not.
I ask kindly to these players, leave me be … I’m finished being your pawn. You’ll have to find another way to keep the game going …
Your dreams are a powerful tool for increasing self-awareness for they contain within them the unfiltered truth. Whether it be a dream or a nightmare, they are the keys to understanding your inner self – both your joys and your fears. Commune with Gaia and Great Spirit in the stillness of your slumber; learn to read and interpret your dreams. Listen to what they tell you. Pay close attention to how they make you feel. Heed what they reveal and learn who you are and who you wish to be.
You have fears both big and small. Some fear is felt for good reason; it serves to remind you to be cautious and not to take foolish and dangerous risks. Other fears you feel are but shadows that you have made real and given substance. They serve only to make you doubt yourself, to question your good judgement, to fear success, to restrict and to limit. Look within. Know your fears. Shine a light upon the, and see them for the shadows and mist they are.
As you have moved through life, you have undoubtedly experienced moments that have inspired feelings of regret, remorse, shame and guilt. You have made promises you ave not been able to keep. You have judged and blamed yourself and others. You have burdened yourself with feelings born of acts that cannot be u done, which will bind you to the past. It is time to forgive. It is time to lie down in the healing waters and let them wash away your burdens so you can move forward with Spirit cleansed.
Be patient.
Reading from the deck “Messenger Oracle” created by Ravynne Phelan
The past, or what lesson you’ve been working on ~ Pause: Take a moment to assess what is really going on at this time. You are holding on to control and not allowing many wonderful blessings to come into your life. Grant yourself an opportunity to get into the sunshine. You deserve to receive this new prospect. Resistance can create unnecessary blocks. Interference can be caused by a multitude of energies including your own attitude, other people, the weather and so on. Create the opportunity to regroup and don’t feel the need to fight what is happening – it’s a waste of energy. Find something else to do and wait until there is better flow to finish the task at hand. The willingness to try something new is all that is needed to create something wonderful.
What you are working on, or what you should know right now ~ New experiences and possibilities: Look around in nature. Notice the new beginnings, new experiences and new choices being shown you. They will only be evident to you if you take the time to look for these subtle messages. You are on the first steps along a new path. You are being offered a blank page – what are the first words you would like to write on it? Your possibilities are endless. You are in complete control of your life. This is a new beginning on your journey. Live in the present and trust in your own abilities. Plant seeds and willingly venture into new territory.
What will be coming to you in the very near future ~ Be true to your heart: In this moment, draw on the energies of harmony and union when making a choice. The current situation is best supported using intuition and not intellect. There may be difficult decisions to be made that are not necessarily about love. Consciously be aware of what interests you, what attracts your attention, what stirs your imagination and creates passion in your life. Do your best to ignore the persuasion of what others might think or say. Trust yourself and don’t allow your opinion to be swayed.
From the deck “Nature’s Whispers” created by Angela Hartfield and Josephine Wall
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