Synchronicity is a wonderful thing don't you think! I took a phone call earlier, the first of three, in about a 15 minute slot. The phone calls went something like this:
1st call.
Caller 1: Is this a free call please?
Me: Yes, it is....
Caller: I'd love a reading, but I dont have much money.....
Me: (being understanding)
Caller: Okay, lovely. Will call back in 20 minutes....
15 mins later:
2nd call.
Caller 2: I called yesterday about a reading, I'd love one today please. Can I have your bank account details to pay you, I don't have access to the internet today to pay you?
Me: (frustrated as I already explained yesterday I do readings by internet payments and postal payments) No sorry, I don't give bank account details over the phone. Byebye..
I then go upstairs for the reading for Caller 1, and draw out two cards from the Celtic Messages deck, as I feel most drawn to this deck today. I drew:
Card 6, the Crone: Wisdom, tolerance, roots
Card 37, the Brooch: Joining, building bridges, bringing together.
mmm.
3rd call.
Caller 1 (for their reading) Hello? I never checked if this was a free phone number. Can you do me a written reading?
Me: (more frustrated now, Celtic Messge cards forgotton) No, I'm sorry. It takes so much energy to do a written reading, I think you need to call a different reader. Godlove, I'm sorry I can't read for you.
woah. Talk about building bridges, wisdom, tolerance, trust. Roots. Didn't it all fly through the windows on both sides?
I put my cards away and grumble a bit, frustrated with the calls, annoyed as I'm now half an hour behind schedule, and I need food for my dogs. I go to the market and am too frustrated to have a cup of coffee as is my normal treat, and watch the world go by. I remind myself of love and light, patience, understanding... I also remind myself of energies and mine wasn't connected to what I call source energy, the energy that links us all, the energy between us all living beings on the Earth plane to that of the spirit and the divine.
Come back, have coffee and feed dogs, put the tv on and choose a film called "The Engagement Ring". 10 minutes into it, theres a chat about family, about roots, and history....
a character says to another:-
" I'm from a vinyard.
All I know is, Without roots you die".
How profound is that. To me it is anyway, speaks volumes, and gives me food for thought. My main frustration as a reader, and someone who has readings, is that there is a lot of trust. Without it, you should not have a reading. There is no point in asking for a reading without trust. And it is a 2 sided issue, this trust. On the part of the reader and the part of the person asking for a reading. I've been wondering about tarot links to this, and to me it would be probably 2 swords, Justice and the 10 cups.
"Without roots, you die". Amazing. I've found lately films do speak to me. A phrase, an image. They are like visual tarot, messages that are so appropriate. Without roots in anything, means a withering, a dying. Whether it is in relationships, business, readings, family, education, even self progression. Without the roots, there can be nothing. And when we think about it, roots grow with the energies, the energies of which is illustrated in many tarot / oracle decks.
Without our roots, there can be nothing. Energy dissapates, withers. To build bridges, or to join together, you need a foundation, (roots); but to make a connection, you need the 5th element, spirit, the self, what I call "inspiritation".
We need to dig deep don't we to connect with our source.
love and light
Gina and Jackory
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Monday, 6 April 2009
The Devil, and Making Decisions
We live in a frail world at the moment. Most of our experiences happen because of the choices or decisions that we make.....or sometimes those that are imposed on us and which can bind us.
Okay firstly let me just point out that for important choices, it is always best to get the advice of a professional person. It is also good I think to look at pros and cons. And when I am really stuck, yes, I do all of that. I also though will ask Divine Light and Love, I ask my cards, and yes, I even ask my Grandmother, now in spirit, to help.
Decisions though are one thing. Our intent, is another. Again, our experience. I am thinking here of the Devil, in tarot. If you think Devil, and you re-align the words, you get "lived". And the opposite to "lived", is "living".
We all face the "Devil" at some point in our lives. It can represent our own shortcomings, feelings, experience, memories, someone else in our life - a decision, maybe one we feel trapped by, or a decision that is taking up our energy and vitality as we have not made our choice yet and feel "tied" by it. Sometimes it may just be a symbol for the present life path - you know, when you feel life is limiting you or maybe you just feel you are not getting any where...
With decisions come change. What changes do you want there to be? - Can you act for the good of all? Are there positive ways of looking at negative things that are binding you - if so, can you list them, meditate on them, and see whether you feel the chains are lighter now, light enough so you can lift them off, or simply give thanks for them if they are from the past, release them and move on?
When I really don't know what to do and my feelings are all over the place, I just drum. I drum until I feel released, until I get the message of where I should go. It is the drumming that cleanses my feelings and brings me a sense of well-being, and a connection with things.
You know if you don't have cards, but are seeking answers for yourself, and you are thinking of issues around your problem, have you thought about making your own set of cards? Try working with the situation by writing down words, or your thoughts, on small pieces of paper. Put them in a little pile, shuffle them up, and "draw" one of the paper pieces. What feelings do you get with the words, which do you want to put aside and keep? - Which don't you want to keep? Do they give you any ideas, suggestions, inspirations?
The Devil is what we make him. Some religions don't even recognise him. He is also sometimes called a trickster.... as is the "Magician". The magician has his tools and, in my way of thinking, is connected with heaven and earth. He can make the most of situations and probably is the "manifest- or" within the tarot deck. And that's important. Knowing what to do is one thing, it is often doing it, the actions. We can sit in our Chariot and move forward, we can stay still, or go backward. The Devil is but one step in the Major Acana, the higher cards in tarot, the guidance cards.
The Devil is number 15. 1&5, make 6 (the lovers). 1 is the Magician, which we have already talked about, and 5 is the Hierophant (acting for the best). Interesting, isn't it. Before the Devil, we had Temperance (balance, harmony, a gentleness, or moderation).... Okay that is our pathway to the Devil. Perhaps we didn't consider temperance too much, perhaps didn't love and give thanks, or communicate properly. Perhaps we didn't make the most of things or chose our tools wisely when we made our decisions. Perhaps we just didn't love enough or appreciate what was going on, or even loved our own true self. Perhaps we didn't even listen to our own true self or our intuition... (the volcano that I can see in the Lovers card), and we just went with our feelings....
The point is that it doesn't matter. They are the "lived bits". (The Devil, backward). What happens now is what you do with the Devil. How you vacuum up (I'm thinking of the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner!)....
Okay after the Devil there is 16, the Tower. Oops. But think, you can rebuild towers; it may be expensive, there may be some cost (emotional, materially perhaps)... You can also decide not to build in it's place, but re-create. A garden, maybe.... you can garden your dreams perhaps (number 17 The Stars)
Which ever way you look at it, the Devil is a challenge, limitation, whether he is within us, or imposed on us. My favourite version though is "lived". He then becomes an opportunity.... for the Stars.
With love and light
Gina and Jackoryx
Okay firstly let me just point out that for important choices, it is always best to get the advice of a professional person. It is also good I think to look at pros and cons. And when I am really stuck, yes, I do all of that. I also though will ask Divine Light and Love, I ask my cards, and yes, I even ask my Grandmother, now in spirit, to help.
Decisions though are one thing. Our intent, is another. Again, our experience. I am thinking here of the Devil, in tarot. If you think Devil, and you re-align the words, you get "lived". And the opposite to "lived", is "living".
We all face the "Devil" at some point in our lives. It can represent our own shortcomings, feelings, experience, memories, someone else in our life - a decision, maybe one we feel trapped by, or a decision that is taking up our energy and vitality as we have not made our choice yet and feel "tied" by it. Sometimes it may just be a symbol for the present life path - you know, when you feel life is limiting you or maybe you just feel you are not getting any where...
With decisions come change. What changes do you want there to be? - Can you act for the good of all? Are there positive ways of looking at negative things that are binding you - if so, can you list them, meditate on them, and see whether you feel the chains are lighter now, light enough so you can lift them off, or simply give thanks for them if they are from the past, release them and move on?
When I really don't know what to do and my feelings are all over the place, I just drum. I drum until I feel released, until I get the message of where I should go. It is the drumming that cleanses my feelings and brings me a sense of well-being, and a connection with things.
You know if you don't have cards, but are seeking answers for yourself, and you are thinking of issues around your problem, have you thought about making your own set of cards? Try working with the situation by writing down words, or your thoughts, on small pieces of paper. Put them in a little pile, shuffle them up, and "draw" one of the paper pieces. What feelings do you get with the words, which do you want to put aside and keep? - Which don't you want to keep? Do they give you any ideas, suggestions, inspirations?
The Devil is what we make him. Some religions don't even recognise him. He is also sometimes called a trickster.... as is the "Magician". The magician has his tools and, in my way of thinking, is connected with heaven and earth. He can make the most of situations and probably is the "manifest- or" within the tarot deck. And that's important. Knowing what to do is one thing, it is often doing it, the actions. We can sit in our Chariot and move forward, we can stay still, or go backward. The Devil is but one step in the Major Acana, the higher cards in tarot, the guidance cards.
The Devil is number 15. 1&5, make 6 (the lovers). 1 is the Magician, which we have already talked about, and 5 is the Hierophant (acting for the best). Interesting, isn't it. Before the Devil, we had Temperance (balance, harmony, a gentleness, or moderation).... Okay that is our pathway to the Devil. Perhaps we didn't consider temperance too much, perhaps didn't love and give thanks, or communicate properly. Perhaps we didn't make the most of things or chose our tools wisely when we made our decisions. Perhaps we just didn't love enough or appreciate what was going on, or even loved our own true self. Perhaps we didn't even listen to our own true self or our intuition... (the volcano that I can see in the Lovers card), and we just went with our feelings....
The point is that it doesn't matter. They are the "lived bits". (The Devil, backward). What happens now is what you do with the Devil. How you vacuum up (I'm thinking of the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner!)....
Okay after the Devil there is 16, the Tower. Oops. But think, you can rebuild towers; it may be expensive, there may be some cost (emotional, materially perhaps)... You can also decide not to build in it's place, but re-create. A garden, maybe.... you can garden your dreams perhaps (number 17 The Stars)
Which ever way you look at it, the Devil is a challenge, limitation, whether he is within us, or imposed on us. My favourite version though is "lived". He then becomes an opportunity.... for the Stars.
With love and light
Gina and Jackoryx
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Archaeon Tarot
I've been a member of a tarot forum for a few weeks now, and it is beginning to be a thing that I look forward too, something I start the day with. It's also been great to see others write about their cards, what they see, and to check out what I think against that. I guess for the most part, I am an intuitive reader, and when dealing out a number of cards, I like to look at how they interact, what the story is, also any patterns, colours, number links, and I have been known to re-arrange (horror of horrors!) certain cards, and sometimes to pick them up and put them into a mini deck, and read them, card by card.
Anyway to cut it short, I spotted a link today on the Archaeon Tarot, and I think I am in love. I got the most amazing goose pumps and prickly feeling just looking at the images. And to be honest, it is not a deck that I would be known to have; if you look for it on e-bay there is a warning about it containing nude images, but you know what, the nudity doesn't bother me (and I guess at times I can be a bit of a prude, so that in a way is surprising). It is also known for being a "dark"deck. ??? However to me it speaks of the land that is the veil between the physical and the non physical.
I just love this deck. Whether I will love it when it is in my hands, I don't yet know! I can't afford to order it until next week, but it is certainly on my list of cards to get. I seem to be like the Hermit at the moment, searching for new decks. I guess I'm searching for the deck that speaks to me. Maybe I have found it in this, the Archaeon tarot. I've never known a deck to give me tingles before! I did feel a certain warmth and comfort with the "Medicine Woman Deck". One of the reviews on the Medicine Woman deck said that after they opened the deck, they cradled the deck in their arms to cherish it. It certainly gives a warmth and you know what I use this deck, mostly, for my own readings, particularly when I just want a one card answer.
Maybe you can get too many decks. I seem to be collecting them as a I love the shape of my Druid deck, the circle shape. I like the warm colours and the deck is a friendly one, with images that no one can take offence with. However to me there just isn't a depth in them. Maybe I've not connected with them yet perhaps. I don't know. I wonder why this passion in me to build up my store of decks? Tarot I think is an on going pathway. True tarot. The images, the symbolism, the intuitive way of reading. I think one is forever learning tarot.
The other thing that strikes me from the Archaeon tarot, is that there is more to this world than we know. Maybe I see passion in it. Maybe I see dreams, maybe spirit. Maybe Cosmic attraction. Maybe the lower and higher self. Maybe it is going to tell me something when I get it. I get a strange, excited feeling just thinking about this deck.
Happy days.
love and light
Gina and Jackory
Anyway to cut it short, I spotted a link today on the Archaeon Tarot, and I think I am in love. I got the most amazing goose pumps and prickly feeling just looking at the images. And to be honest, it is not a deck that I would be known to have; if you look for it on e-bay there is a warning about it containing nude images, but you know what, the nudity doesn't bother me (and I guess at times I can be a bit of a prude, so that in a way is surprising). It is also known for being a "dark"deck. ??? However to me it speaks of the land that is the veil between the physical and the non physical.
I just love this deck. Whether I will love it when it is in my hands, I don't yet know! I can't afford to order it until next week, but it is certainly on my list of cards to get. I seem to be like the Hermit at the moment, searching for new decks. I guess I'm searching for the deck that speaks to me. Maybe I have found it in this, the Archaeon tarot. I've never known a deck to give me tingles before! I did feel a certain warmth and comfort with the "Medicine Woman Deck". One of the reviews on the Medicine Woman deck said that after they opened the deck, they cradled the deck in their arms to cherish it. It certainly gives a warmth and you know what I use this deck, mostly, for my own readings, particularly when I just want a one card answer.
Maybe you can get too many decks. I seem to be collecting them as a I love the shape of my Druid deck, the circle shape. I like the warm colours and the deck is a friendly one, with images that no one can take offence with. However to me there just isn't a depth in them. Maybe I've not connected with them yet perhaps. I don't know. I wonder why this passion in me to build up my store of decks? Tarot I think is an on going pathway. True tarot. The images, the symbolism, the intuitive way of reading. I think one is forever learning tarot.
The other thing that strikes me from the Archaeon tarot, is that there is more to this world than we know. Maybe I see passion in it. Maybe I see dreams, maybe spirit. Maybe Cosmic attraction. Maybe the lower and higher self. Maybe it is going to tell me something when I get it. I get a strange, excited feeling just thinking about this deck.
Happy days.
love and light
Gina and Jackory
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