Tarot Contemplation – Five of Swords

You are likely finding yourself with some mixed feelings about life in general and about a few people in particular.  Don’t ignore these, but don’t feel like you have to speak every word you’re thinking and feeling either, as you could ruin the very things that you want the most – such as close, intimate relationships with your friends and lover.  Think several times before you really let someone have it, even if they deserve it.  Pick your battles.  Someone you care about may be away for a while.  Don’t get too possessive if that’s the case.  Assume that they will be coming back to you.  The 5 can indicate conflicts, both external and internal.  Don’t escalate conflicts unnecessarily. Think before you act. Even if you have suddenly found the spiritual answers that you’e been looking for your whole life,remember that they are your answers and not everyone else’s.  You don’t need to convert anyone else to your way of thinking.  The 5 of Swords can also indicate a sudden break from spirituality that no longer works for you.  Give yourself time and space to find new answers, if that’s the case.

Daily Words of the Buddha for October 10, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for October 10, 2017 — abhinata — bent towards, inclined towards

Yadā have pātubhavanti dhammā
Ātāpino jhāyato brāhmaṇassa,
Athassa kaṅkhā vapayanti sabbā
Yato pajānāti sahetudhammaṃ.

When things become manifest
To the ardent meditating brahmin,
All one’s doubts then vanish since one understands
Each thing along with its cause.

Udāna 1.1
The Udāna and the Itivuttaka, trans. John D. Ireland

Weekly Tarot Guidance for the week of October 9 through 15, 2017

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This is a week long anticipated by many. Jupiter enters Scorpio on the 10th, to stay and work its magic in a new area of your life through November 8, 2018. On the 14th, Venus cozies up in home sign of Libra, where it is very happy. Both Jupiter and Venus have their own special Tarot Guidance available through a Patreon subscription of $5 per month. Listen to my Weekly Tarot Guidance below:

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Evocation to The Great Spirit

AHO!

Great Spirit, Almighty Healer and Creator of all things that surround us, it is with humbled hearts that we gather to offer up many thanks. So often we have taken things for granted and have not opened our eyes to the beauty that you have created. We send this prayer of thanks for the many blessings and gifts you have given. We thank you for the storms of life that give us strength to our spirit. We thank you for the rains that shower thirsty lands. We thank you for the lightning that provides the nitrates for a fertile soil. We thank you for the sacredness of the seasonal cycle, the four colors and the four corners. We thank you for the sacred circles found throughout the Universe to the bird nests among the trees. We thank you for the trees that supply us with the air to breathe. For the rushing waters flowing from the snow-capped mountains that hydrate our aging bodies, we thank you. We thank you for the calmness of the lakes and oceans in the early morning hours. We thank you for the smell of the salt air as we stand upon the shore, watching the gracefulness of the waves gently moving across the sand.

We thank you for the many miracles you have brought to your children. We thank you for the many herbs and plants that supply us with cures for our diseases and disorders. We thank you for the precious gift of life. We thank you for our Elders that teach us the importance of life and overcoming the impossible. May we give them the respect they deserve. We thank you for our children that show us the innocence and lessons we have long forgotten. May we erect an unbreakable foundation for our children to build upon. We thank you for family and friends that support us in our time of need. We thank you for the spirit that connects all living things. We thank you for the wisdom we find in our hearts. We thank you for our ancestors that continue to watch over us and give us the answers we need. We thank you for your forgiveness when we have brought dishonor to you. We thank you for your strength and your guidance as we stand against those that continue to wantonly destroy your creation.

We thank you for the early morning dew as it drips from the leaves. We thank you for Grandfather Sun as he send us warmth and light. We thank you for Grandmother Moon as she watches over us during our slumber. We thank you for Father Sky as he protects us throughout the day and night. We thank you for Mother Earth as she gives us all we need to survive. We thank you for all two-leggeds, four-leggeds, swimmers, fliers and crawlers that interact with us each day. We thank you for the beauty of the wolf, the grace of the horse, the power of the bear, and the strength of the eagle. May we take these qualities and bring back balance to an unbalanced world.

Animal Communicators Prove It’s Possible to Hear an Animal’s Thoughts | Wake Up World

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How to use meditation for internal work and magic — Magical Experiments

When most people think about meditation, the first idea that comes to mind is a person trying their best to empty their mind of any thought. And no surprise here, but the idea of doing that successfully can actually be intimidating.But while emptying your mind can be part of what meditation […]

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Tarot Contemplation – Seven of Wands

Someone or something may challenge what you believe in today.  Stand up for yourself.  There’s a good reason you feel so strongly about this issue.  Your unwavering integrity and strength will serve you well.  There are big forces at work against you — for example societal expectations, stiff competition — perhaps your own lack of faith in yourself.  By facing up to this challenge, you will refine your principles, gain courage, develop your character and be ready to achieve mastery.

Daily Words of the Buddha for October 09, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for October 09, 2017 — ābhassara — shining, radiant

Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vuṭṭhī samativijjhati,
evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ rāgo samativijjhati.

Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house,
so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind.

Dhammapada 1.13
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Children Inherit Intelligence From Their Mothers, Not Their Fathers – Gotta Do The Right Thing

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Tarot Contemplation – The World (rev.)

You’re doing a lot of staying at home, staying within your comfort zone.  You might even be agoraphobic.  You are far from finishing what you’ve started working on … it’s not complete. A person (or you might be that person) who thinks they are worldly, or pretends to be worldly, when s/he/you is/are not; someone who is fooling him/herself or others. Knowledge syntax is faulty, or just plain wrong; information given is untrustworthy.  This reversed card could also mean that something is stopping, or blocking, a person from finishing the job.  There is no movement, or ability to create movement … and so you are stagnant.

Daily Words of the Buddha for October 08, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for October 08, 2017 — nirābādha — free from sickness or distress

Asāre sāramatino
sāre cāsāradassino,
te sāraṃ nādhigacchanti,
micchāsaṅkappagocarā.

Those who mistake the unessential to be essential
and the essential to be unessential,
dwelling in wrong thoughts,
never arrive at the essential.

Dhammapada 1.11
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Tarot Contemplation – Queen of Cups

This is the most loving Queen in the tarot deck.  She indicates compassion, love and concern for ourselves and our fellow man.  Often when the court cards come up in a reading, they indicate an actual person, in this case a woman, in our lives. For the most part, when the Queen of Cups appears and is standing in for a person, she is representing a female with hair on the lighter end of the spectrum. This female energy is solidly in “your corner” and the women in your life are very supportive of you and/or that a woman will come to your aid.  This queen also reminds you to treat yourself with love and compassion. No matter who and where you are, there are things in you that are worthy of love and respect.  You are likely to be in touch with the inter-relatedness of all beings now.  The Queen of Cups can indicate marked increases in clairvoyant experiences.  Be open to the magical energy of life and feel the love flowing all around you.  A woman may be an important spiritual leader to you now.  Whether male or female yourself, consider feminine archetypes and energy now.  They will lead you into new and deeper spiritual understandings.

Daily Words of the Buddha for October 07, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for October 07, 2017 — āpādaka — bringing up, taking care of, nurturing

Atītaṃ nānusocanti,
nappajappanti nāgataṃ,
paccuppannena yāpenti,
tena vaṇṇo pasīdati.

They do not lament over the past,
they yearn not for what is to come,
they maintain themselves in the present,
thus their complexion is serene.

Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.10
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika