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HELLO EVERYONE Hope you have a great week I am happy to tell you I'm continuing to grow and evolve and this blog is no exception. I have began a video blog on you tube. I am going to break up the discussion of swords into three videos the first one is the ace of swords thru the five of swords trust me when I tell you that i will get better at the whole video thing the more that I do it so please be patient with me at first. As always I hope you get as much out of it as I did doing it. please feel free to leave you comments below thanks yea its not a great video but not to bad for my first time lol
NAMASTE BLESSINGS TO YOU I will make a the next video over the next few days WOW sorry for the delay it will be worth the wait I promise. This post will be one of my longest but there is a lot to cover. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I did. I really learned a lot about the tarot while doing this. The MAJOR ARCANA “THE FOOL’S JOURNEY” OK as promised I am now ready to continue our discussion about the TAROT the next thing I would like to talk about is the fool's journey. This is the story of ones personal journey to enlightenment. Another way I look at this is the story of a person going through a lesson learning it and moving on. So think about that as you read it and I hope it gives you some insight and perspective on how you may truly accomplish that which you want in this world one lesson at a time. However before I begin I must tell you I found this information @http://wwwaeclectic.net I must say I do not 100% with everything said here but it does give me new insight on the tarot as a whole Lets us start at the beginning shall we. (0) THE FOOL With all his worldly possessions in one small pack. The fool travels he knows not where. So filled with visions and daydreams is he, that he doesn't see the cliff he is likely to fall over. At his side a small dog tries to warn him of a possible misstep (1) THE MAGICIAN Traveling on his way the first person the fool encounters is a Magician. Skillful, self confident a powerful magus with infinite as a halo floating above his head. The magician mesmerizes the fool. When asked the fool gives over his bundle pack and stick to and stick to the magician. raising his wand to heaven, pointing his finger to earth, the magician calls on all his power;magically, the cloth of the pack unfolds upon the table, revealing the contents. And to the fools eyes it is as if the magician has created the future with a word . All the possibilities are laid out, all the directions he can take, the cool airy sword of intellect and communication, the everflowing chalice of love and emotions, the fiery wand of spirituality and ambition. and the solid pentacle of work, possessions and body. with these tools The Fool can create ANYTHING make ANYTHING of his life. But, here is the question? Did the magician create the tools or were they already in the pack. Only the magician knows for sure. and on this mystery our eloquent mage refuses to say (2) THE HIGH PRIESTESS Continuing on his journey the fool comes upon a beautiful and mysterious veiled lady enthralled between two pillars. and illuminated by the moon. She is in opposite of the magician, quiet where he was loquacious. still where he was in motion. sitting while he stood shrouded in night while he was out in the bright of day.She i the High Priestess and astonishes the fool knowing everything about him “Since you know me so well , perhaps you can help me” says the fool laying out his sword chalice staff and penticale. “ The magician showed me these tools,but I’m in a quandary. There are so many thing I could do with them . I can’t decide In answer the High Priestess hands over him a pair of ancient scrolls. “These will teach you how to decide” Seating himself at her feet the fool reads by the light of her crescent moon.. The Fool finally knows enough that he can now decide what her wants, where he will go, and what he will do. Though he suspects that the High Priestess has even more secrets she could teach him lie what's behind the pomegranate curtain . He is focused and ready to be on his way. Thanking the High Priestess he heads off. but as he leaves he hears her whisper Quiet as the waters which bubble up from behind her throne, “We will meet again when you’re ready to travel the most secret path of all”. (3) THE EMPRESS having decided what shape his future will take the fool strides forward. But he is impatient to make his future a full grown reality. This is when he comes upon the Empress her hair gold as wheat, wearing a crown of stars and a white gown dotted with pomegranates. She rests back on her throne surrounded by an abundance of grain and a lush garden It is possible that she is pregnant Knelling the fool relates his story. And she, in turn smiles a motherly smile and gently gives him advice. “Like newly planted grain or a child in the womb, a new life a new love, a new creation is fragile It requires fertile soil, patience and nurturing, It needs Love and Attention. Only this will bring it to fruition” Understand at last that his future will take time to build and create, The fool thanks the empress and continues on his way (4)THE EMPEROR The fool was given options by the Magician, and he decided on one with the help of the High Priestess. He Learned who to develope it thanks to the Empress. Now he must Manage it How do I do this He approaches the great Emperor seated on the throne. the Fool amazed by the way the Emperor is Instantly eagerly obeyed in every particular, at how well his Empire is run. Respectfully he asks the Emperor how it is he does this. and the Emperor answers “Strong will and Strong Foundation.” it is all very well “ he explains to the fool “ to be dreamy, creative, instinctive, patient; but to control one must be alert and aggressive (5) THE HIEROPHANT Now ready to Lead rather than be led the Fool heads out with new purpose and direction. Having created a solid foundation on which to build his future, the Fool is struck with a sudden fear What if everything he has worked for is taken away? is stolen? or lost or destroyed or vanishes? Or what is it is just not good enough in a panic heads into a holy place where he finds the Hierophant. a wise teacher and holy man. Acolytes kneel before the man, ready to hear and pass on his teachings. the Fool tells the Hierophant hi fears, and asks how her can be free of them. “There are only two ways” says the Hierophant sagely “Either give up that which you fear to lose so it no longer holds any power over you, or consider what you will still have if your fear comes to pass after all the hierophant continues “ if you do lose all you have build, you would still keep the experiences and knowledge that you have gained up to this point wouldn’t you This surprising pragmatic advice releases the fool from his fear, and he is able to exit out of the sanctuary and face the worlds challenges once again. (6) THE LOVERS The fool comes to a cross-road filled with energy confidence and purpose, knowing exactly where he wants, to go and what he wants to do. But he comes to a dead stop. A flowering tree marks the path he wants to take, the one he’s been planning on taking but standing before a fruit tree marking the other path is a woman. He’s met and had relationships with women before, some far more beautiful and alluring. But she is different. Seeing her he feels as though he’s just been shot in the heart with cupids arrow, so shocking, so painful is his “recognition” of her. As he speaks with her, the feeling intensifies; like finding a missing part of himself, a part he’s been searching for a long time. Its clear she feels the same for him. They finish eachothers sentences. Think the same thoughts it is as if a Angel from above has introduced the souls to each other. though it was to follow the path of the flowering tree, and though it will cause some trouble for him to bring this woman with him, to go somewhere else entirely the fool knows he dare not leave her behind, Like the fruit tree she will fulfill him, no matter how divergent from his original intent, she is his future. He chooses her and together they go down a whole new road. The Fool is close to completing what he set out to to create long ago, back when the Magician revealed those tools to him But there are enemies now standing in his way, devous human enemies, bad circumstances even confusion in his own mind, There is no more forward momentum, he feels he is fighting just to stay where he is. Walking along the shore, watching the waves come come in, he puzzles over how to defeat these enemies and get things moving forward once again. (7) THE CHARIOT It is here comes across a Charioteer standing in his gold and silver chariot his black and white steeds at rest. “You seem a victorious warrior” The fool remarks “Tell me what is the best way to defeat an enemy “ The Charioteer nods out at the ocean. “ Have you ever been swimming in the water and been trapped by that tide that pulls you out to see? If you to swim forward head on you go nowhere. you swim forward, the tide pulls you back out and if you tire yourself out you drown. the only way to win without sapping your energy is to swim parallel with the shore and come in diagonally. So too when you are fighting in a chariot. You win by coming up alongside that which you wish to defeat” The warrior nods to his beasts “Your steeds keep the wheels turning but it is your control and direction that brings victory. Dark and Light they must be made draw in harmony under your guidance The fool impressed and inspired. He thinks he now knows how to win his own war. He thanks the warrior, but before he leave the warrior says to the fool “One more thing” he says “ No victory can be won unless you have unwavering confidence in your cause and remember this above all VICTORY IS NOT THE END IT IS THE BEGINNING (8) STRENGTH The fool victorious over his enemies is feeling arrogant, powerful passion even vengeful. There is a hot passion in him that he can barely control. It is a state that he comes across a maiden struggling with a lion, running to help he arrives in time to see her gently but firmly shut the lions mouth!! In fact the beast which seems so wild and fierce a moment ago is now completely at her command. Amazed the fool asks her “How did you do that” One hand on the lions mane, she answers “Will Power any beast no matter how big will back down before a superior will.” In that moment the maiden meets the fools eyes; though saintly and young her look is knowing and filled with great power. “Likewise” she says to him. “There are many unworthy impulses inside us. It is not wrong to have them. But it is wrong to let them control us. We are human, not beasts and we can command such energies for a higher purposes.” His rage quieted, the fool nods, enlightened and walks away knowing that it wasn't only the lion that was tames this day by a maidens pure and innocent strength. (9)THE HERMIT After a long and busy lifetime, building creating loving hating fighting compromising falling succeeding. The fool feels a profound need to retreat. In a small rustic home deep in the woods, he hides, reading cleaning organizing, resting, or just thinking. But every night at dusk he heads out traveling across the bare autumnal landscape he carries only a staff and a lantern. It is during these restless walks walks from dusk till dawn peering at and examining whatever takes his fancy, that he sees and realizes things he’s missed about himself and the world. It is as if the secret corners of his head were being slowly illuminated; corners he never knew existed. in a way he has become the fool again; as in the beginning, he goes wherever inspiration leads him . But as the fool his staff rested on his shoulder carrying unseen hi pack. The fool was like the pack whatever it was he could be was wrapped up unknown. The Hermits staff leans out before him not behind. and it carries a lantern not a pack. The Hermit is like the lantern Illuminated from within by all he is (10) THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE From out of hiding comes the fool, into the sunlight as if being pulled up from some low dark point on a wheel. It is time for a change. Staff in hand he heads back out into the world expecting nothing. But strangely things seem to happen him as the hours go by, good things. Wandering by a water wheel a woman offers him a drink from a golden chalice, and ten urges him to keep the cup, just because she likes him; as he wanders by a windmill he stops to watch a young man swinging a swords when he expresses his admiration for the weapon, the young man presses it into his hand insisting that he take it. And finally when he comes up upon a merchant sitting in a wagon right over one of the wheels, the man hands him a bag of money. “ I like giving away money” explains the merchant “and I decided just randomly that the tenth person who walks past me today would get this money. You’re the tenth”. The fool hardly thought he could be surprised, but he is. It is as if everything that he ever did in his life is being paid back to him three fold. All luck is his this day (11) Justice The fool is looking for a new path a new aspiration and inspiration for his life. Sitting uncertain at a crossroads he notices a blind wise woman listening to two brothers argue over an inheritance. They have come to her for judgement. One brother has the whole inheritance and the other has nothing. “I ask that all of it be given to me” The poor brother demands, “Not only because I have the better right to it, but because I will not be wasteful with it a he is” But the rich brother protests “It is rightfully mine and that’s all that should matter, not what I do with it” The woman listens than awards half of the rich brother’ inheritance to the poor brother. The fool thinks that is fair, but neither brother is happy. the rich one hates losing half his wealth and the poor on feels he ought to have it all.”You were fair” the fool remarks after they had left. “Yes I was” she answers plainly “with only half the wealth the rich one will stop being so wasteful . And the poor one will have as much as he needs Even though they cannot see it this decision was good for both. The fool thinks on this and new insight on his own comes to mind. He realizes that he has spent his life achieving worldly physical goods while leaving his spiritual self to starve primarily because he did not want to make the sacrifices necessary to feed his spiritual self. Now he sees that this path is necessary, the only path he has not walked, one he must walk to regain his equilibrium Thanking the woman he heads out with new purpose. Its time to balance his own inner scales (12) THE HANGED MAN The fool settles beneath a tree intend on finding his spiritual self. there he stays for nine days without eating barely moving people pass by him animals clouds, the wind , the rain, the stars , the moon On the ninth day with no conscious thought of why he climbs a branch and dangles upside down like a child giving up for a moment, all that he wants, knows, or cares about. Coins fall from his pockets and he gazes down at them. seeing them not as money but only as round bits of metal. Everything suddenly changes perspective. It is as if he is hanging between the mundane world and the spiritual world able to see both. it is a dazzling moment, dreamlike yet crystal clear. connections he never understood before are made, mysteries are revealed . But timeless as this moment of clarity is he realizes that it will not last very soon he must right himself and when he does things will be different. He will have to act on what he’s learned. For now however he just hangs, weightless as if underwater observing absorbing seeing (13) DEATH having left the tree from where he hung, The fool moves carefully through a fallow field,head sill clearing from visions. The Air is cold and windy. Before him he sees rising with the sun a skeleton in black armor on a white horse he recognizes it as death. As it stops before him he humbly asks “Have I died”? He feels in fact rather empty and desolate. and the skeleton answers “Yes in a way you sacrificed your old world your old self. Both are gone DEAD” The fool reflected on that “How sad” the fool says. Death acknowledges with a nod “yes but A new sun is rising it is for you a time of transformation” As death rides away, The fool can hear the truth in those words, he too feels like a skeleton, all that he was striped away.This he understands is how all great transformations start. by striping things to the bone and building fresh upon a bare foundation. (14) TEMPERANCE Continuing on his spiritual path, the fool begins to wonder how to reconcile the opposites that he has been facing material and spiritual (which he hung between as the hanged man) , death and birth (one leading into the other on the death card) it is at this point that he comes upon a winged figure standing with one foot in a brook, the other on a rock The radiant creature pours something from one flask into another. Drawing closer the fool sees that what is being poured out of one flask is fire while water flows from the other. the two are being blended together. ‘How can you mix fire and water the fool finally whispers.’ Never pausing the Angel Answers” you must have the right vessels and the right proportions” The fool watches with wonder “ Can this be done with all opposites” he asks The Angel Replies “ fire and water man and woman thesis and antithesis can be made to harmonize. It is only a lack of will and a disbelieve in the possibility of unity that keeps the opposites opposite” And when the fool begins to understand that he is the one who is keeping the universe twain, holding life/death, material world and spiritual world separate. In him the two could merge as in the vessels that the angel uses to pour the elements one to the other all it takes is the fool realizes the right proportions the right vessel. (15) THE DEVIL The fool comes upon the foot of an enormous black mountain where reigns a creature half goat half god. At his hooves naked people linked to the gods throne engage in every indulgence imaginable; sex drugs food gold drink. The closer the the fool gets the more he feels his own earthly desires rising in him. lust passion obsession greed. “I refuse to give into you” he rors to the goat god resisting with all his might. The Creature returns a curious look. “ All i'm doing is bringing out what is already in you” The beast responses “ such feelings are nothing to to fear , nothing to be ashamed of, or even avoid” The fool gestures angrily at the chained men and women” You say that even though they are enslaved?” The Goat-god mimics the fools gesture”Take another look” The fool does so and realizes the chained collars the men and women are wearing are big enough for them to easily take off if they wish. “They can be free if they wish to be” the Goat-god says “ though you are right I am the god of your strongest desires. But you see here only those who have allowed their base beastial desires to control them” At this the Goat-god gestures to upward to the peak of the mountain. “ You do not see those who have allowed their impulses and aspirations to take them up to the top of the peak of the mountain. Inhibition can enslave as easily as excesses. They can keep you from following your passions to it’s highest heights” The fool realizes the truth in this, and that he has mistaken the Goat-god. Here he understands that it is not a creature of evil, but of great power, the lowest and the highest, both beast and god. his power is frightening and dangerous… but it is also the key to freedom and transcendence if understood and well used (16) THE TOWER As the fool leaves the throne of the Goat he comes upon a Tower fantastic and familiar. In fact, The fool himself helped build this tower back when the most important thing to him was making his mark on this world and proving himself better than other men. Inside the tower at the top arrogant ment still live convinced of their rightness Seeing the Tower again, the fool feels as if lightning has just flashed across his mind; he thought he had left that old self behind when he started t on this spiritual journey. But he realizes now that he hasn’t. He’s been seeing himself like the tower like the mere inside as alone and singular and superior, when in fact he is no such thing. So captured by the shock of this insight that he opens his mouth and releases a shout of this insight that he opens his mouth and releases a SHOUT. And to his astonishment and terror, as if the shout has taken form, a bolt actual lightning slashes down from the heaven, striking the TOWER and sending its resident leaping into the waters below. In a moment it is over. The Tower is rubble , only rocks remaining. Stunned and shaken to the core, The fool experiences grief, profound fear and disbelief. But also a strange clarity of vision, as if his inner eye has finally opened. He tore down his resistance to change and sacrifice(Hanged man), Then broke free from his fear and preconceptions of death(Death); he dissolved his belief that opposites cannot be merged(Temperance), and shattered the chains of ambition and desire(The Devil). But here, he has done what is the hardest; destroy the lies he held about himself, what is left is the bare , absolute truth. On this he can rebuild his soul (17) THE STAR On the bleak landscape where the tower stood, the fool sits empty, despairing. He hoped to find himself on this spiritual journey, but know he feel as if he has lost everything, even himself. Sitting on the cold stone he gazes up at the night sky wondering what’s left And that is when he notices nearby a beautiful girl with two urns. As he watches she knees by the pool of water illuminated with reflected starlight. She empties the urns one into the pool. She empties the urns, One in the pool. one onto thirsty ground. What are you doing? he asks her. She looks up at him her eyes twinkling like stars. “I am refilling the pool, so those who are thirsty may drink, and i am watering the earth so that come spring, the seeds will grow. And then she adds “COME DRINK”. The fool comes to kneel with her by the pool and drink. The water tastes wonderful like liquid starlight. “I can see your sad” the girl continues and ” I know why. But you must remember that you have not lost all. Knowledge, possibilities and hope you still have all of these. Like stars they can lead you to a new future” Even as she says this she began to fade away, vanishing. All that remains is agleam that was the center of her forehead. This risis up and up until it settles in the night sky as a shining star. “FOLLOW YOUR STAR” the woman’s voice seems to sing from that light “ AND HAVE HOPE” The fool takes a breath and rises. Its a dark night, a desolate land. but for the first time, he has a guiding light to show him the way as distant as it is, it heals his heart, and restore his faith (18) THE MOON Following the star the fool travels through the night. The full moon rises, illuminating for him a watery path. And he begins to feel disoriented, as if walking in his sleep. He passes under the moon. between two pillars ancient and strange. Suddenly he looks around and finds himself in another land entirely. When he was in the presence of the High Priestess. he saw hints of this dark land thru the sheer veil draped behind her throne. And later when he hung from from the tree he felt himself between the physical world and this one. Now he has passed behind the veil. Here are the mysteries he sought at least her are the dark mysteries, ones that have to do with the most primal and ancient power; powers of nature not of civilization. Its a land poets, artist, musicians and madmen know well, a terrifying alluring place, with very different rule. Wolves Howling in homage to the moon run wild across this land, hunting alongside maidens with bow and arrow; and creatures from childhood nightmares and fantasies peer from the shadows eyes glowing On the nearby shore a small boat, but it has no rudder no oar. The fool realizes he has only two choices. He can lose himself in this desolate primal land of madness and illusion, howl with the wolves, be hunted down, or he can get into the boat and trust himself to the river. The moon will be in control either way, but in the boat, his surrender to the unconscious and the natural world will at least take him somewhere. As the artist and poets and magicians know inspiration visions, genius, moon magic are the rewards of such surrender. The fool gets into the boat, and shoves off. As the water sweep him away. moon beams light his “path” and he feels the Mistress of this dark land gazing down at him with the High Priestess approving eyes. (19)THE SUN The fool wakes at dawn from his long, restless night to find that the wild river has at last come to an end quietly floating him into a serene pool. There is a walled garden around this pond dominated by roses, lilies, nodding sunflowers. Stepping ashore he watches the sun rise overhead bright and golden. The day is clear. A child’s laughter attracts his attention and he sees a little boy ride a small pony into the garden. “Come” says the little boy leaping off of the horse and running up to him. “Come See” And the child proceeds to take the fools hand and enthusiastically point out all manner of things, the busy insects in the grass the seeds and petals on the sunflowers, the way the light sparkles on the pond. He questions the fool simple and profound, like why is the sky blue. He sings songs and plays games with the fool At one point the fools stops, blinking at the sun so large and golden overhead, and he finds himself smiling wider and brighter than he has in long time. Since he started on this spiritual journey he has been tested and tried, confused and scared dismayed and amazed. But this is the first time that he has been simply and purely happy. His mind feels illuminated, his soul light and bright as a sunbeam. Like the great sun itself, this child has simple question games and songs, has helped the fool see the world and himself anew, to wonder and appreciate both. “Who are you?” the fool asks the child at last. The child smiles and seems to shine. And then grows Brighter and brighter until he turns into pure SUNLIGHT. “I’m You the voice says throughout the garden, “The New You”. And as the words fill the fool with warmth and energy he comes to realize that this garden, the sun above,the child ALL EXIST WITHIN HIM. He has just met his inner light (20) JUDGEMENT As the fool leaves the garden of the sun, he feels that he is near the end of his journey, ready to take a final step. but something is keeping him from doing this, holding him back. He gazes up, hoping to find guidance from the sun instead he sees a Fiery angel, Beautiful and terrible “You are right” The Angelic figure confirms “ you only have one last step on your journey, one final step to completion. But you cannot take that step until you lay your past to rest” The Fool is Perturbed. “Lay it to rest ? I thought I’d left it behind, all of it. “There is no way to do that” the angel observes. each step wears down the shoe just a little bit, and it shapes the next step you take, and the next and the next. Your past is always under your feet. you cannot hide from it, ru from it, or rid yourself of it. But you can call it up, and come to terms with it. Are You Willing To Do That?” The Angel hands the Fool Small trumpet. the Fool is hesitant, but he knows this is the final decision Either go forward or stay where he is. He blows, and the trumpet’s song echoes across the sky, its vibrations seem to crack open the earth. From under the fools feet, memories rise Images of his Innocent Youth, challenges, loves losses success disillusionment and wisdom. For the first time he does not try to leave them,ignore them or forget them, but accepts them. They are, He Sees, Nothing to fear. They happen , They are gone now. He alone carries them into the present. With that understanding the memories vanish. Though they remain in his mind, they no longer have any power over him. HE IS REBORN, AND WHOLLY IN THE PRESENT MOMENT (21) THE WORLD The fool turns to take the final along his path, and he finds to his bemusement that he is right back where he started, at the edge of that very same cliff he almost stepped over when he was young and too foolish to look where he was going. But know he sees his position very differently. He thought he could separate body and mind, learn all about one, then leave it to learn about the other. But in the end It is all about Self, mind and body, past and future, the individual and the world. ALL ONE. As above so below, and all opposites are each other, including the fool and the mystic who are both doorways to the secrets of the Universe. With a knowing smile the fool takes that final step right off the cliff…...and soars. Higher and higher until the whole of the world is his to see. And there he dances surrounded by a yoni of stars, at one with the universe. Ending in a sense where he began, beginning again at the end. The world turns and the fools journey is complete well that took a lot longer than I thought it would. as Always I hope this information is helpful to you. NASASTE Blessings to yiou Sorry Guys there is WAY TO Much Work to get ready for the Fools Journey I should be ready by next week
So this week I wanted to talk a little bit about male and female Energy and My philosophy about Upside down cards.
As we go through the tarot we will find Male and female Figures on the cards. To me it is really simple Male energy is Really active lots of movement/ kinetic energy kind of like Electricity potential for lots of sparks. (think LIGHTNING). It can indicate swift sudden change. very much ALPHA male type energy. While Female Energy is more like a MAGNET. radiating a strong energy without saying or doing a thing. EMANATING this Amazing energy all around her. Nurturing/ Mothering Caregiver type energy And the next thing I want to talk about is the INFAMOUS UPSIDE DOWN CARDS. the first thing I will tell you is stay true to yourself. Don't let anyone else Especially Me tell you what to do in regards to this. There is so many books out on the tarot. There are tons of people on both sides of this argument. In the end the question is what is spirit telling you to do. I have a very unique way of looking at this subject.
If you are not comfortable reading cards upside down then don't do it. I didn’t start off reading upside down cards but eventually I started doing it. Give yourself a chance to grow into it well that's enough for today NAMASTE Blessings to you chat with you next week Hello Everyone I hope you had a great week as always. I was at meditation tonight like I am Nearly Every Tuesday Night. I have to tell you I had a great evening and I walked away with a Vision of what I want to happen next. It all became very clear to me what I need to do. Some of you know that Spirit has been encouraging me to begin teaching and for a long time I have kind of been dragging my feet to say the least. Well I saw my next class and I saw some of the people that are going to be there. I saw myself standing and teaching. I heard the words coming out of my mouth. It was all very surreal to tell you the truth. So what I would like to do is spend the next several weeks talking about the subject here in my blog getting some positive feedback from all of you before I teach it. Which if all goes well will be either late August or early September not sure exactly on a date yet. I am going to be teaching on the Tarot. Different than you might expect. the vision here is to show the different suits and the elements that they work with and the subtle bodies that they work with. let me explain THE SUIT OF SWORDS Deals with the MENTAL BODY Deals with the Element of AIR (known as a masculine element) represents the direction of the East Platonic Solid: Octahedron Swords are all about Swift and desisive VICTORY; fast change; movement; getting to the the HEART OF THE MATTER; cutting away of what is no longer needed or useful in our lives. this may or may not be a pleasent experience because sometimes this process causes pain and discomfort. In the end however it turns out for the best. it really comes down to vibration. What vibration are you sending out of your Energy field as well as what Vibration are you letting Into your energy field. Swords also deal with various forms of vibration and communication. Words ( what we say and more importantly HOW WE SAY IT) And lets not forget WHAT WE LISTEN TO(how and what others speak to us) Music ( think of how different music inspires us to do different things) And in the Times that we live in lets not forget texting and emails too. The Swords are about. Logic and Intellect and everything that comes with the MENTAL BODY. Analyzing a problem and breaking it down into bite size pieces that can be dealt with either individually or as a whole. The mental body is all about the power of Thought both positive POSITIVE and NEGATIVE. Positive thoughts generally lead to positive actions while Negative thought generally lead to negative actions. www.thewhitegodess.co.uk describes the element of Air as an element of movement, freshness,comunication and intelegence. Sound is a manifestation of this element. Air is The Power Of The Mind And the Source Of Intellect The Element of air is linked to the Octahedron.For me this is where it gets really cool because the Octahedron if one of FIVE Platonic solids that are all known to fit perfectly inside a sphere. THE SPHERE IN THIS CASE IS LOVE. all is love there is way too much proof of this fact about there I hope that we can agree that this is self evident. so this course is not only about each part of the tarot but how they fit together and work as a unit to help you manifest the world around you. What is that. I can hear you thinking outloud. But Michael there Are FIVE PLATONIC SOLIDS and only FOUR TAROT SUITS. I will save the Surprise for the end . For now lets move on to thre next suit THE SUIT OF CUPS Deals with the Emotional Body Deals with the Element of Water ( known as a feminine element) Represents the direction West Platonic Solid; Icosahedron Cups are all about Emotion. Finding the strength to choose love over fear. journeying within ourselfs and purifying ourselfs from the anger and uition strengthing our intuition and showing compassion to ourselfs our family and the world around us. Cups are all about the emotions we Express ENERGY IN MOTION what are we sharing with the world Love or fear. Im sure some will disagree with me but for me the emotional body is all about how we treat ourselfs and others. its about expressing ourselfs Who we are and what we are about in a loving compassionate way rather than a detructive angry fearfull way www.thewhitegodess.co.uk describes the element of water as healing psychic element. water is an Element of emothion;subconscous;purification;intuition; mysteries of self;compasion and family. This water Energy is contained within ourselfs. The evidence of this is we are mostly water. Within the Energy Of This Element Is The Essence Of Love THE SUITE OF WANDS Deals with the Spiritual Body Deals with the Element of Fire (known as a masculine element) represents the direction of South Platonic solid: Tetrahedron To me the Suit of wands are all about Passion and desire. what is your muse. what kicks you aout of bed every morning. It is about Inner strength and the drive to suceed. ; Conflict resolution; dealling with adversity. defending your truth. You know the the old saying MENTAL TOUGHNESS. I think they got it wrong I think it should be SPITITUAL TOUGHNESS. the ability to move foward no matter what. Digging deap past all the pain and anger to bring forward something you can use to achieve what you want in life. The other piece to this is there is always help for your guides and angels. and the people around you your never alone Wands deal with your Spiritual Body/ accepting who you truely are and what you are truely about. Who are in your core. your spririt your soul. how do intereact with the social group. are you leader, follower, comic realeif intelectual. what is your skill set that you are going to share with the world around you and how do youaccoplish that. and how do you deal with adversity. are you going to give up when it gets tough or are you going to find a way to fight through www.thewhitgodess.co.uk describes the element of Fire as a element of change;passion;creativity;motivation;will power;drive;breaking bad habits or destroying desease. Fire Is The Element Of Authority And Leadership THE SUITE OF PENTACLES Deals with Physical Body Deals with the element of Earth (known as a feminine element) represents the direction of North Platonic solid: Cube For me the suite of pentacles is all about Abundance and manifestation the end result of what your doing. Yes Abundance can mean money but the most imporatnt things we have in this life are priceless by that i mean that True Abundance can't be measure by dollars . It is measured by the qaulity of life. True Abundance is not just for you but for you to share with your freinds and family. The physical body is all about what you manifest in your life its all about what you can see smell taste hear and touch. It is about the realization that our outside world is mearly a reflection of our inside world. What you believe affects what you think. What you think affects what you say. what you say affects what you do. If you want to change what you do and how you live than you MUST change what you believe www.thewhitegodess.co.uk describes the element of earth as fertile;moist;nurturing;stabilizing and grounding. Gravity is a manifestation of this element. Earth is the element of stability foundations and of the body. earth is the relm of wisdom, knowledge strength growth and prosperity. We could not exist in this form without the earth. Our planet is simply a manifestation of this element on this plane. Each of these elements exist on the astral plane as Pure Energy. THIS EARTH ENERGY NOT ONLY EXIST WITHIN US BUT THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE AT LARGE I know I promised I would have asuprise for you. but this post is already extrs long so that will have to wait until next week I hope you enjoyed the post and we will talk more about the tarot next week NAMASTE BLESSING TO YOU MICHAEL Hello Everyone and as always I hope you have had a great week.
So as I sit here at my laptop not really sure what to write on this weeks post I can very much feel the energies beginning to rise. now this is different from a few months ago I'm curious what the comments are going to say this week. That is to say does anyone agree with me or do ya think I'm NUTTS. It doesn't matter to me one way or the other but it will be fun to read the reactions this week. Anyways I guess It might be easier if I just tell what has been happening to me and you can tell me if the same thing has been happening to you. I can really feel a difference in my hands over the last 10 days or so. It is like I can feel the energy pretty much 24/7 these days. even in my finger tips which was kind of wild at first but I have now gotten used to it somewhat. The sensation reminds me of when I first started to awaken . The first time I started to feel the energy in my hands but this time it is more profound. like I said I can feel it all the way to my fingertips. I can also feel the energy around me too particularly around my shoulders and in my heart chakra. all across my chest in fact kinda cool uh then next thing I am noticing is the headaches. the lowest point of the skull. sometimes I wake up with one and it lasts all day. A friend once told me that this was a sign of getting a download the night before. yea don't freak out we are indeed Human Computers Our DNA carries more information than the best computer known to man so. I have experimented with taking different stuff out of my diet to try to curb this headache thing with no real success. so if any of you out there have any Ideas I'm all ears. I can tell you when I'm deep in spirit. when I am living in the moment there is no pain. put when I'm upset. stressed out and angry. this is when the pain is the worst. weird uh the last thing I want to talk about is the increase in powerful dreams. I have had a few over the last few week none more powerful than last night I could tell ya the dream but that would take forever so I will not bore you with the details. I will tell you that I woke up in the middle of it. I knew I wasn't done so I went back to sleep and finished it. it was like putting a movie on pause for a moment. and than going back to watch the rest by pushing play again. It was very cool. I will tell you that it was all about me facing something in particular dealing with it and moving on. Perhaps that is why I woke up because I was fighting dealing with it. I went back into the dream and finished the job and all is well I am curious if anyone out there is having similar things happen to them Feel free to leave your comments below NAMASTE BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL MICHAEL Happy Wednesday Everyone I hop you are having a great week.
So the one thing that has been going through my head off an on all day today is me utilizing the help of my guides more. It occurs to me that I have this whole other resource of information that I do not really utilize all the time. we get this crazy feeling that we always have to do everything ALL BY OURSELVES when the reality is we all have a bunch of helpers that we can ask for at any moment All I really have to go on here is my own experience so you can choose to agree with me and give it a try. or you can choose to not believe me and both are ok. You will here me say it over and over and over again " Take the best and LEAVE the rest. if the information does not resonate with you. if you do not agree with it. THAT IS OK find something that does resonate with you and use that instead. STAND IN YOUR TRUTH BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOUR ABOUT. of all the things we are here to do that on might be the most important of all. OK now that I have gotten that out of the way lets start from the begin shall we because the beginning is always a good place to start...lol The first thing that I would recommend is find a way to connect with them (your guides) you might try Prayer Now don't mis-understand me I'm not saying pray to the guides. they are not Gods that you have to bow down to. the are entities that are here to help you but they cant do that effectively if you don't ask . In my case at first I would pray to Mother Father God. but you can take your pick Oh Great Sprit. Source. HEVENLY Parents. they are all the same thing if you stop and think about it. at any rate simply asking for help will get you a response. the trick is are you going to be able to understand the response. With that in mind, a great thing to as for right away is ask them to communicate with you in a way that you will both understand and KNOW FOR CERTAIN that it is not just your Imagination. Now let me remind you that NO Response in and of itself is a response so don't get frustrated if the clouds don't part and the sun doesn't come out although miracles can and will happen for you. as this relationship grows. For me Asking for them to Communicate with me in a way that I can understand was and still is very much the key to our relationship. this is like any other relationship you have had it takes time for you to understand the reponse. MEDITATION if you want to get in touch with your guides My method of choice has to be MEDITATION. I meditate a lot . I'm not saying you have to meditate as much as me . All I'm saying is the more you meditate the easier it is to communicate to your guides and angels. at least that was the case for me. Why is that????? you might ask???? well for me the more quiet my mind is the easier it is for me to listen to Sprit. the more you listen to spirit the easier it is to Understand when Spirit is talking to you As this relationship begins to grow you will find that they can help you understand what is happening to you in your life and why. you must realize that they can help you but they can't do the work for you. It starts off like a Teacher Pupil type relationship. but for me it has grown into a close friend fellow colleague ( Very much EQAULS) type of a relationship. I will have a conversation with them while on my way to work. or when I am in meditation and pray and recently In my dreams. Trust me when I tell you they help me a lot and now that I have built a relationship with them they help me a great deal. What are there names??? I was told once that if you have a name that you use a lot through your life. your imaginary friend tat you were a kid. (which most likely a guide even then) a pet a password a online name. This is a Name that you are compelled to use over and over and over for what ever reason. I was encouraged to start with that and I did. Now I have also been told that they don't really need names. they will answer to the name that we give them. Although with my last guide I Knew Her Name Right Away. I guess my point here is the more you build this relationship with your guides the more helpful they can be. Have fun with it. Enjoy their company and always remember to show gratitude when they help you. In the end you realize that your guides becomes your friends and colleague's and they have access to lots of helpful information that we can use in our daily lives. My mom always says GET THOSE ANGELS OUT OF THE UNEPLOYMENT LINE. As always I hope this information is helpful and useful to you. NAMASTE BLESSINGS TO YOU MICHAEL HELLO EVERYONE
I have been thinking about this all day today I guess I'm supposed to blog about it because it actually can up at Meditation tonight too Its Tuesday night and I’m getting a head start on the post this week cause I will be working all day tomorrow . this way all I have to do is wake up and post this tomorrow before I leave for work. Or that is the plan…...lol I would like to talk this week a lil about NOT GIVING UP OUR PERSONAL POWER. We are all very powerful Immortal Beings of love and light here on this plane to have a Physical Experience. We dont need to ask anyone for permission to do what we love. and we do not have to worry about what other people say and think about us. We are not separate from source. In fact it is my humble opinion that our connection with source. with everything we were….everything we are….and everything we will be…...IS STRONGER NOW THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN BEFORE. The big thing to remember is TO STAND IN YOUR POWER AND DO NOT GIVE IT AWAY. I realize that in this third density world that we live in we are forever being bombarded (assaulted with) Messages that we are LESS THAN So and so Drives a better car. Lives in a bigger house. Has more education Is taller than you thinner than you better looking than you has more money than you So this somehow makes them better than you. which in turn makes you LESS THAN them Everything is a competition and if they are the winner that must make you the loser. DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF TO BUY INTO THIS. This is a lie a fabrication that we have been told for THOUSANDS of years. NEVER FORGET there is enough of ABUNDANCE to go around for EVERYONE. all we have to do is learn to Manifest it for ourselves (but that is a topic for another day) YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU WISH IN THIS LIFE. ALL YA HAVE TO DO IS LEARN HOW TO MANIFEST IT I will say it again STAND IN YOUR POWER BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. ACKNOWLEDGE YOURSELF ACCEPT YOURSELF JUST THEY WAY YOU ARE. No this is not being ARROGANT or PIG HEADED. ya don't have to be a horse's ass about it. just learn to like and accept yourself for who you are. when ya look in the mirror be happy with what looks back at you. and if your not happy then take the responsibility to change it is so that you are happy with who is looking back at you. In the end this is probably one of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself. IN FACT I am going to challenge EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO DO MY 30 DAY SELF LOVE CHALLENGE EVERY DAY for the next 30 DAYS I WANT YOU DO THIS BEFORE YOU EVEN GET OUT OF YOUR BED say these words (Your first name) ( Middle NAME) (last name) I love you I accept you I acknowledge you for your great points my favorite things about you are A____________________ B_____________________ C_____________________ I am grateful for you because I know that i would not be where I am today without you I LOVE YOU IM SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME THANK YOU (And this is perhaps the most important part) SO I SAY IT ONCE SO I SAY IT AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF TIMES Try this for a month and see if it does not COMPLETELY CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF and the world around you NAMASTE BLESSINGS TO YOU MICHAEL So here we are another week has gone by. I hope that everyone had a good week.
Lots of great things happen this week but one thin that I want to talk about in particular. We all try to do the right thing. But we don't always feel as if we are making a difference in the world. Well this week Spirit was nice enough to show me that I am indeed having a positive impact on the world around me. Last night something happen to show me that as I make the choice to walk in HONESTY AND INTEGRITY good things happen. Last night I had a REALLY MEAN TABLE while I as at work. For those of you who do not know I am a Server for a living. I was sat a two person table in my station. It was two ladies. I recognized one of them right away. I had seen her in the restaurant before and she had a horrible reputation of always complaining and getting her food or free. Some of the things I have heard of her complaining about range from: not being greeted in a timely manner the server(girl) giving her dirty looks food being overcooked knowing the history of her complaining I was trying to do my best to keep her happy this time. I greeted her as I always great my tables with a happy attitude and a smile on my face. She immediately asked if our General Manager was in the restaurant and I kindly told her NO. I offered to get them something to drink and they declined and asked for only water. I asked them if they would like to start the evening off with an appetizer and described my favorite to her. She again declined. I than gave her a few moment to look a the menu and I came back to take their order. This is when she began to complain. " I want o get the special she said (chicken Alfredo) but than she said something very odd something I have NEVER HEARD BEFORE. considering I have been doing this job off an on for over thirty years. Basically she was accusing the restaurant of not giving people with the special order Alfredo the same alfredo sauce that the people who order off the regular menu. when I attempted to explain that both dishes are made the same she was very defensive and rude and said I KNOW THT IS NOT TRUE. Rather than sit there and argue this point I simply stated that we would be sure to get the good alfredo sauce for her. they asked for ranch dressing with their bread and I was happy to give I to them. they also wanted to be sure that they could split the bill in two and I agreed. they repeatedly asked me if they could do that and even asked ARE YOU SURE....I was determined to get through the meal without a mishap so I made sure to keep a good attitude at the table. their meals came out. I brought them each extra alfredo sauce as a courtesy. The woman seemed almost offended by this act of kindness. "YOUR NOT GOING TO CHARGE ME THAT ARE YOU???" she said. I assured her that I was not going to charge her for any extra sauce and that I just wanted o be sure that she had enough. I came and asked them if they needed if the food was tasting ok and asked them if they needed anything several times throughout the meal just to be sure that everything went well.After the meal she made a loud announcement. I Want 8 breadsticks FOR FREE and two salads TO GO FOR FREE. I took the time to explain to her that we normally charge for bread to go however I did tell her if she asked for the bread before end of the meal I would bring it to her. I further told her that I would do give her the bread at no charge for her. AGAIN even though I offered to bring it they were still upset. EVERY OTHER Restaurant does it for us. again I told them I would do it for them. so I went to the back of the restaurant to get the things they had requested. the bread was in the oven being cooked. I went out to inform the ladies of this. it was at this time that they asked for there checks and they wanted to know if they could have a military discount. The special that they had ordered was the only item on the menu that we could not use the military discount on due to the fact that there is already a discount on the item. after telling her this I went back to back of the restaurant to get the item's they had requested. on my way back to the back of the restaurant the table right next to them motioned me over. the man at the table said to me YOUR A BETTER MAN THAN ME. he ha been watching this whole thing unfold and could see how mean these two ladies where being. Not knowing if they women could hear him I attempted to acknowledge his comments with thanks and gratitude As soon as I refused to give the two women a discount and walked away from the table. They asked to speak to a manager. They began to complain about my service until they got the both of there meals for free. On the way to the back of the restaurant the manager was told that their was another couple at the front of the restaurant that wanted to speak to him. It was the couple that was sitting next to the women and they told him what a great job I had done under such hard circumstances But this is were it gets even better. the table on the other side of these women. asked for the manager and told him the same thing. apparently they were speaking in german . well it turns out the table next to them UNDERSTOOD GERMAN. They were saying all of these awful things. and that pleasing them was going to be IMPOSIBLE. something tells me that if he had spoken to them first the women would not have gotten any thing for free the end of the story is( the manager went back to the table and asked them NEVER TO COME BACK. He heard from the other two tables. One of which was NOT EVEN MINE. by that I mean another person was there server. It just goes to show that doing the right thing does pay off. these people whom I do not even know say what was going on and stood up for what was right. The fact of the matter is people do notice when you do the right thing Yes going thru that was hard. but it was great to see complete strangers come to my defense. GOD/SPIRIT/SOURCE has your back in everything that you do I want to take a moment and thank those two tables for their kindness of standing up for me. I may never see them again. May the be blessed ONE THOUSAND FOLD. They are the true hero's of this story. and the next time I see a gross injustice taking place around me may I have the strength and courage to stand up too. NAMASTE blessings to you |