Tarot Contemplation – Page of Pentacles

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You are invigorated with the energies of a youthful, dependable and practical person.  You feel like a student willing to work hard to gain new knowledge and skills.  If there’s something you’ve been wanting to learn, today is a good day to start.  The best learning for you now is hands-on, so sign up for a class that involves creating something, or read a book that includes activities and exercises for you to do.  Also, pay attention to your body, the earth and nature.  There could be a message in the physical world for you … and you will enjoy it!

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“We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing?”

~ The Yoga Sutras

Tarot Contemplation – Four of Cups

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You are in the process of withdrawing from an emotional situation … still riding out the wake of yesterday’s energies as the Hanged Man.  Your present emotional state could be a voluntary withdrawal, like taking time out to contemplate and meditate on your emotions, or an involuntary withdrawal, such as finding yourself tired of a situation and lacking the emotional resources to proceed.  Today might be one of those days where nothing interests you.  It’s not that you’re sad; it’s more that you are not feeling much of anything.   Remember that the answers and inspiration you need to go on are available to you.  Take this opportunity to notice what it feels like to just be.  You may want to return to this emotionally stable feeling in the future.  Be sure that you do not become so absorbed in apathy that you do not see the emotional opportunities available to you.  Pay close attention to your dreams and the subtle signs around you … BUT, do not get stuck.  The point of today is seeking inspiration … the Light … to move forward tomorrow.

Tarot Contemplation – The Hanged Man

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You may feel frustrated that things aren’t moving as quickly as you’d like today.  Be patient; stop trying to force things to happen.  Take this time of waiting as an opportunity to practice being present with yourself.  You may find that when you let go of your expectations that things turn out differently, and even better, than you’d hoped.  Today is a time for patience, contemplation and sacrifice.  The greatest benefit will be had when you are able to let go.  Don’t try to control the present situation.  Try to make peace with uncertainty.  Take time to observe your environment and situation from a new perspective.  Review what has come before.  Notice the blessings that came out of hardship.  It is a good time to look at past readings and journal writings in the new light of the present.  A sacrifice may be required now in order to move forward.  Now is the time to get in touch with the spiritual aspects of yourself.

Tarot Contemplation – The Emperor

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Today, make a to-do list and get to it.  No excuses.  No distractions.  You can get a lot of meaningful work done today, but only if you take responsibility for yourself.  It’s time to think logically and rationally about your situation.  Rules, stability and structure are central to the current situation.  If you have a position of leadership, use your intellect to make the best decisions for your team.  This is a sign to increase the stability in your life.  There may be a need for you to set limits on your own behavior in order to achieve your goals.  Your father or a father figure may be relevant to the situation at hand.  Think about what fatherhood and masculinity mean to you.

Tarot Contemplation – The Empress

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It is time to create!  Your environment offers you the abundance you need to feel nurtured and comfortable so that you can manifest your vision in the world.  Inspiration is all around you.  Be sure to nourish yourself with whole foods.  Indulge all of your senses.  Connect with nature by working in a garden or deeply inhaling the scent of trees and flowers.  Connecting with creative, empowered people will enhance your creative spirit.  Today is about nurturing your creativity.  Do something that you love to do:  make art, cook a meal, beautify your home, spend time with your children, work in your garden.  Wherever you focus your loving attention today there will be healthy growth tomorrow.

Tarot Contemplation – Four of Pentacles

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You have reached a point where you feel secure with your resources, but you don’t want to chance anything.  Be cautious about your health and finances.  Remember how important your well being and long-term goals are to you.  Even if you’ve slipped into some unhealthy habit or frivolous spending lately, you’ve still made some amazing progress and built a solid foundation for success.  Today is a great day to get back on track.  Matters of security and control are paramount.

Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal US emissions: Global study finds losses will be greatest in world’s coldest places — ScienceDaily

For decades, scientists have speculated that rising global temperatures might alter the ability of soils to store carbon, potentially releasing huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and triggering runaway climate change. Yet thousands of studies worldwide have produced mixed signals on whether this storage capacity will actually decrease — or even increase — as the planet warms. It turns out scientists might have been looking in the wrong places.

Source: Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal US emissions: Global study finds losses will be greatest in world’s coldest places — ScienceDaily

What the ancient Mayans can teach us about health and healing | Ancient Origins

In a time when human beings are suffering from a host of illnesses caused by stress and modern-day living, the need for ancient wisdom has never been more important.  In fact, many people have

Source: What the ancient Mayans can teach us about health and healing | Ancient Origins

Patent US6630507 – Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants – Google Patents

Cannabinoids have been found to have antioxidant properties, unrelated to NMDA receptor antagonism. This new found property makes cannabinoids useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of wide variety of oxidation associated diseases, such as ischemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and HIV dementia. Nonpsychoactive cannabinoids, such as cannabidoil, are particularly advantageous to use because they avoid toxicity that is encountered with psychoactive cannabinoids at high doses useful in the method of the present invention. A particular disclosed class of cannabinoids useful as neuroprotective antioxidants is formula (I) wherein the R group is independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and COCH3.

Source: Patent US6630507 – Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants – Google Patents

Tarot Contemplation – Judgment

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This is a card of drastic change, release and review.  Your current phase of life is coming to an end.  Now is the time to look objectively at what has come before.  Look at the big picture of your life.  Where are you at in your life now?  What are the big lessons you’ve been learning?  What are you grateful for?  What are you tired of? In which ways did you succeed?  Where did you fail?  By taking time to check-in with yourself now, you can calm your mind and spirit.  Life cannot stay as it is.  When you are calm, your inner voice can be heard more clearly.  Change is unavoidable.  You will benefit now by being accountable for your choices and behavior.  Be honest with yourself.  So check-in, calm your spirit and notice the wise guidance of your soul.  Pay attention to the big ideas you now have.  They are not just impossible dreams!

Tarot Contemplation – Nine of Swords

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Are you being plagued by worry, anxiety and fear?  You may be having nightmares or trouble sleeping because of all the thoughts racing through your mind.  You may be feeling ill and worried about your health.  Sometimes, when we don’t deal with a situation in the light of day, it haunts us by night.  Worrying is pointless unless it drives us to do something about the troublesome situation.  Start confronting your worries and fears.  Start taking steps to solve your problems.  Talk to someone about what’s on your mind.  Write in a journal.  Start taking better care of your health.  DO something!  You are near the end of a your mental ordeal, if you begin facing it.  If you continue to ignore your doubts and fears, they will continue to haunt you.