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Good morning!! Time for some Wednesday Wisdom….
Just a reminder, the below is based on my knowledge, experience, and interpretation; feel free to disagree and question me, we both grow that way.
Instead of letting anger and resentment poison our interaction, let’s grow together, even if that means travelling different paths
Card by card explanation
Central energy focus
The StJinx Arcana: Crown Prince of Cups:
Traditionally the Queen of Cups. Sustaining Care
The Prince brings in a sense of kind-hearted grace and, although focussed on emotions, he creates a stable support for the sometimes-tempestuous king.
Do not mistake his kindness for weakness though, in a flash he can turn and whack down his boundaries if you push him too far.
He is a protector and if you are in his heart there is almost nothing he will not do to protect you, if you are “in the wrong” so to speak, beware. While he may support you outwardly, when you get behind closed doors, he will make sure you understand the truth of the matter in no uncertain terms.
Emotional support is the main focus of the Prince, and he has a strong belief in the healing power of love.
He can also be overprotective though and relishes taking care of others, so you may need to lay some boundaries with him too 😊.
He boosts love and comfort – allow yourself the comforts of the water element.
What is supporting this process, what processes can we use to help us here?
The Faerie’s Oracle: Nelys the Alchemist: Inner transformation, irrevocable change.
Another one of the Fairy Guides, and Guardians whose job it is to directly guide us out of our stuck places and develop our special gifts and talents using our own natural magic. They help us expand our potential and transcend our self-imposed limitations and fears.
They, like all faeries, use humour, very often we don’t find it amusing, but they do. They teach us to laugh at ourselves and our over-thinking and mind-fucking.
They particularly do not have much use for the human construct of dignity, they see it as pomposity, and they will burst your arrogance bubble whenever they can.
Nelys excels in the art of alchemy, turning lead to gold. In faerie and in our “real” world, this refers to transforming the lead of primal and primitive conditioning into the gold of spiritual and practical awareness and attainment.
Often inner transformation is needed to achieve what we need in the outer world, just as sometimes things that happen in the outer world that trigger inner world transformation.
Nelys will point out the path, maybe give us a nudge, but we will have to walk it. She won’t hold your hand, she is far to busy for that!
I think of her as the “Red Pill Faerie”, once she waves her wand and shows you a different way, you can not go back. You will never see things in the same way again. This is a very good thing I promise, even if it feels painful and confusing to start with. You may need to let go of some cherished beliefs for exciting new ones – that is growth!
The Quantum Oracle – Victim Mentality: Take your power back
Today, our man is trapped in his room, tied down and kept prisoner, there is water flowing in through the image on the wall and time is running out, he has nowhere to turn and he is stuck in his bedroom by his own fear and panic. Staring at the floor in devastation.
BUT, look closer. The rope that holds him is not attached to anything, it only appears to be. Time is supported by knowledge (on a pile of books), the bed is just there, comfort is not far away. The image on the wall is peaceful, and only turns tempestuous as it enters his space. His spirit is pouring out healing and comfort, but all he sees is water crashing around him.
The water also appears to be contained, it is not flooding the room. If water was really pouring into the room the way it seems to be, the room would be flooded, but it isn’t.
Sometimes when we are in a “dark” or scary place in our lives, it is very easy to believe we are trapped and powerless. This is never the case. If our man just looked up he would see the serenity and beauty of the image, the guidance of his spirit, he would see the bed, and he would see that he is actually free to move.
As we have discussed before, darkness is just the absence of light, fear the absence of love, and evil the absence of good. So take a breath and look up. There is a way out, stop blaming everything and everyone around you for your situation, take responsibility, and take action to change it.
How can we ground this learning into our experience and move forward?
The Psychic Tarot: Truth – traditionally the Judgement card
The Truth card brings in spiritual enlightenment and clarity, and through that a new truth.
We have discussed the concept of truth in our previous discussions, so I won’t repeat it all here. Suffice to say the truth is applicable in every situation, every religion, every action. If it is not true in one, then it is not true in the others either.
There is no such thing as conditional truth, however there is the concept of limited truth, or personal truth. How does that make sense?
As we grow and become more mature in our thinking, we are exposed to various things, thoughts and situations that may contradict a previously held belief that something is absolutely true, when it doesn’t appear to be so in our current or expanded experience.
This is perfectly normal, and it is a process that stops us being overwhelmed. Let me explain it this way. If you are climbing a long flight of stairs in the dark, with only a lit candle, all you can see are the few steps behind, and a few steps in front. You think you know where you are going, but do you really, you can’t see the end result.
Many people think the solution is to install an electric track light to light up the whole space, imagine that is done and you truly see your destination. Those working from fear go “yes please”!!
No! Sometimes, the whole truth will blow our minds, if someone had said to me 30 years ago, I was going to be who I am now, running two businesses, working for myself and succeeding, etc. etc. etc. I would have sat in awe and fear and it would not have happened.
Take a breath, we have spoken about this before too, look to the past, not to go back there, but to see what we can do differently. “So, how well is that working for you?” Is a question I often ask when I do readings etc. If the answer is well, not that great, time to change that.
From a law of attraction perspective, look at how well you have created a world you don’t want, imagine if you changed your focus and sent all that energy to a life you do want.
Focus on the step in front of you, taking guidance from the steps behind you and go forward trusting that you will not only be ok, but much, much better.
Numerology Guidance Cards: Intuition
Yea, I heard that groan – not that old chestnut again! Yes, here it is again, a reminder that we have all the answers we need already. And to follow our inner guidance.
The question often comes in though, but that is what I have been doing!!! Often with a frustrated tone! The answer is simple – no you haven’t otherwise you wouldn’t be here
Your intuition always brings a sense of love, and peace, and often excitement. It is also very similar to fear and how fear feels sometimes too. So how to tell the difference.
Play some games. Lol, yea I know – what! Try it. Take a deck of cards, take out 4 court cards (Kings, Queens, Jacks) and an Ace, Shuffle them and lay them face down. Take a few deep breaths, centre yourself and turn over the ace.
Guess how many robots you will get stopped at, what colour shirt someone will be wearing. When you feel brave enough, do an intuition trip. Drive out your garage and use your intuition to tell you where to turn and when, until you feel you need to stop, and see where you end up, and also what you see on your journey.
If you get it wrong, think about how you felt just before you made your choice, was your brain and logic involved? Did you second guess yourself? Pay attention to how that feels.
If you got it right, pay attention to how that feels. You can not get this wrong because either way you are making progress in distinguishing between mind focus and heart or intuition focus.
It is just practice, and each step is an experience.
It is also sometimes important to know that logic and intuition may sometimes clash, then it is up to you to decide which to follow, and see how it works out for you, then change direction if you feel you want to and see how that works.
This will help you become more confident in using your intuition, and with confidence comes more success and more life – so yay!
Summary
Let’s bring all this together then. Our central focus is on sustaining care, making sure our boundaries are clear, that we don’t overcompensate, or even undercompensate in sharing our love and support. We are also reminded that we are always supported, even when it appears we aren’t.
Love is really the answer to everything, just not the conditional love we have been brainwashed with, unconditional love. And sometimes loving someone means you need to say no – do you love someone enough to say no and guide them, only guide them, to their own experience, not an extension of yours? Even if that means them leaving your life. Or losing your job.
So what supports us here. We have Nelys the Alchemist and Victim Mentality reminding us that, even though it may seem like we are trapped and there is no way out, there is always the red pill. In other words, look at things differently, open your mind to other possibilities, even ones that may seem hard to face or impossible. Maybe you are acting out of your primitive conditioned mind, look at some “crazy” alternatives, change direction and make different choices.
Yikes that sounds scary, and it is but the truth will set you free as they say in the classics. Maybe it is a “new” truth you need. A truth outside of what you currently believe is true? Use your intuition, take some chances and see what happens.
Hope this helps – have a fab week!!
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The Desiderata
By Max Ehrmann ©1927
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.