Archive | October 2012

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Ace of Pentacles

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Your star is rising today. Keep doing what you’re doing, things are falling into place nicely. Behind the scenes the wheels are turning and ideas are being spun to provide more opportunities and success. Don’t put all your eggs in the same basket however. You’ll be limiting your opportunities. And the basket can’t hold your brilliant shinning light anyway!

Additional Insight:

The changes you have been making in your life are starting to be noticed by others. Don’t give up and think it’s not doing you any good. It is! In more ways than one.

You’re building a good foundation and positive reputation for handling challenges, working under pressure and being a team player. But it’s your skills as leader that are being noticed the most. Don’t go out of your way to direct others, but don’t be afraid to speak up and make suggestions either. That can do attitude is your real strength today.

Stand up straight and feel proud about the things you’ve done thus far to turn things around. They’re finally coming out and shining in the broad day light.

Don’t go haywire though and start spending your prize before you have it though. It’s not the time to start celebrating yet. The plans are in the works and you’re doing what needs to be done. You’re almost there!

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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Chariot

Oct22

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Adventure awaits. You maybe asked to do something you’ve never done before. Use your common sense and decide if this is something that would be good for you, or if you’re being set up to do something you wouldn’t normally do. Don’t allow others to manipulate you for their own means. But don’t allow your own fear to keep you from spreading your wings and flying toward an opportunity that will bring you great accolades. You’ve earned them.

Additional Insight:

You’re going places, but make sure they’re places that you want to go. Whither in personal matters or business, today’s event can lead to big things in either direction on your life path. Make sure it’s leading to a big thing that’s good for you and promotes your life for the better in the long run.

It’s not often we face a situation that has such long reaching and long range effects on our future. Don’t let your emotions get the better of you and refuse or accept an opportunity that will derail your future plans.

You maybe asked to give a talk on a subject that you have great knowledge about. Don’t let fear and self doubt keep you from accepting that invitation. You maybe asked to talk with someone who is going through a tough time and your insight and compassion might be what they need to pick themselves up and face the challenges in their life. Or you maybe asked to shed your inner morals and do something you wouldn’t otherwise do. Going ahead and allowing peer pressure to give up those morals might create a reputation that you don’t want and you won’t be able to shed. (Kids – keep your pants zipped; there’s life long consequences to giving in to your hormones, even if there isn’t a pregnancy involved!)

There’s a time and place to everything in life. And even the good things that cross your path can come with choices. Make sure you’re ready to make the right choice that promotes the vision of your future path and not the one that can destroy it.

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Monday 10/22 On The Ænigma Project

Oct20

The Ænigma Project – Mondays 9 PM EST

The Ænigma Project is a discussion group focused on the realm of the supernatural, paranormal and mysterious events that sometimes take place in our lives. Through multiple view points and experiences, we seek to enlighten our listeners and elucidate that which has become hidden beneath the many layers of misunderstanding and fear.

10/20 Our Topic: The Dibbuk Box
The Dibbuk Box. In Jewish folklore, a dybbuk is a restless, usually malicious, spirit believed to be able to haunt and even possess the living. The Dibbuk Box is a wine cabinet that achieved recognition after it was auctioned on eBay with an accompanying horror story and is the original inspiration for the 2012 film “The Possession.” You don’t want to miss this show!

AND We welcome back one of our favorite Co-Hosts!
None other than the world famous Gaz Davies from P.R.O.O.F Paranormal in Swansea, Wales! Gaz has been on the show and has talked about his upcoming TV show P.R.O.O.F that he is working on. Those of you who listened last time Gaz was on the show, know that he has an amazing voice and accent that made all the ladies swoon. He’s worth tuning in to listen to alone!

You can listen online and join in the chat room to share your perspective or ask questions for the panel to contemplate and address. If you don’t want to join the chat, you can still listen live on your pc or Smartphone on TuneIn radio! I LOVE this app!

There are may ways you can listen on the go, at home, at work or in your car. Simply go to the app that allows you to stream the show and search for Tenacity Radio, then save it as a favorite.

We always have a lot of fun! And we’d love to have you with us.

If you miss the show, you can listen on the Tenacity Radio Archives for the The Ænigma Project (look for date and topic), or visit the The Ænigma Project blog for links to iTunes and more ways you can listen to past shows.

Teaching Your Children

Oct19

Teachable Moments

Starting Out On A Spiritual Path

In today’s world of spiritual variety, people of all faiths are looking to share their beliefs and practices with their children. Even if their beliefs are Pagan Metaphysics.

As with any practice, there are levels of participation based on age. Children often go through a period of learning the basics before they participate in the central practices of the Church or Temple or Circle. This is true with children in the pagan metaphysical realm as well.

In most traditions, children are not permitted to practice magik until they reach puberty. That means being present during a circle, but not participating in the ritual of the circle. It’s not because of an age thing, it’s an energy thing.

Until all the chakras are fully functional and ready to begin work, they can be adversely affected by rituals that deal with energy manipulation (magik). Think about what the physical body is going through during not only their early years of physical development, but the emotional development as well. Especially during puberty, kids are going through a wide array of changes. Both boys and girls fight and deal with hormones, physical changes and emotional pressures each and every day. Adding magik and energy rituals on top of that can be over whelming. Even parents who think their children are wise beyond their years have to face the reality that they are still children who are growing physically. Don’t push them! Allow them to be kids and grow up gradually as nature intended. Continue reading →

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Five of Wands –

Oct19

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Magik and creativity share the message to: Give yourself a break. There’s enough people getting upset over things that are out of their control. They’re not directing their frustration at you. Why do you keep taking it on and piling on top of what isn’t yours to begin with? Step out of the shadows and stop thinking everything is on your shoulders and your responsibility. You owe it to yourself.

Additional Insight:

You’re putting out so much of yourself to others and not being compensated fairly for the effort. You can choose not to do it any more, or calmly express your position in hopes others will understand how they’ve been taking advantage of you. If they don’t, you have a decision to make. Don’t make it lightly.

The worst thing people do is under-value their own self-worth. Stop listening to the nay-sayers and replaying the negative comments in your head. Those messages are not for you, they are reflections of what those doing the talking feel about themselves. Give the message back to them and let them carry their own baggage.

This weekend, put yourself first. Spend time relaxing, catch up on some sleep, go for a drive and allow yourself to have a spontaneous adventure. Set some time aside for meditation, updating your grimoire or your journal. Do something for the inner you as well as the physical you.

Don’t be afraid to say “no” if someone asks you to do something you really don’t want to do. It’s ok to say “no”. If they get upset, let them know their expectations of you are on them. You have the right to put yourself first, even if it’s only now and then.

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Shamanistic Numerology

Oct18

The Shamanistic Approach To Numbers

Earlier this year I wrote a brief overview article on the Bare Minimum Basics of Numerology. From that article several people asked for more information on the method I’m most familiar with and the meaning behind the numbers from that perspective; Shamanistic Numerology. I don’t want to re-write the information in that original article, so you might want to start there and then finish reading about the approach I have been taught and use from time to time.

I do want to restate that I am not a Numerologist, nor have I spent a great deal of time utilizing this method of insight and wisdom. There are many forms of Shamanism around the world and this is only one method in that venue. So do more research and if you like some of the approaches here, merge them with things you like in other methods and create your own version of personal Numerology. Stick with what rings true to you and follow your own instincts. Continue reading →

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Wheel of Fortune –

Oct18

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

You can’t win if you don’t take the chance to play. Things aren’t going to happen if you simply sit there and dream about them or say a prayer and expect the Divine force in your life to magikally make it appear. Get up and get moving. Put your dreams and ambitions into physical reality. Take the chance to reach for the brass ring! You might actually grab it. But you’ll never know if you don’t at least try.

Additional Insight:
Even in Christian literature there’s the phrase “God helps those who help themselves”. Don’t sit in the dark and cry or whine about how bad things are in your life. Don’t wallow in self pity and talk down to yourself. “Why is this happening to me?” – Because you’re allowing it to happen. “Why can’t I have what I want?” – You can, but sometimes what you want isn’t what you NEED. “Why do others seem to skate through life and I have to suffer?” – You don’t know what karmic issues they have been through in the past. Not in this life or the ones previous to this. They may have been in a much worse place than you are now and this lifetime is a reward for that sacrifice.

Don’t compare yourself to others and what they do or don’t do. You have enough on your plate to deal with from your own life. So stop thinking that you don’t deserve the good things in life. You do! So get up and work on making them happen. You are a perfect incarnation of the Divine energy of Creation. You do deserve to reach for your dreams. And if you don’t grab the brass ring this first go around; ok that’s fine. You learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. Now apply that to the second attempt.

You have already overcome so much on your path. Don’t let the negativity of others feed your inner thoughts and bring you down to their level. Don’t carry their baggage for them. Don’t listen to their put downs or disapproval or nay saying attitudes. If they want to live in the negative world, then walk away from them and let them live there alone. You’ll probably be giving them exactly what they want anyway. But you don’t have to live there with them.

You can do this because you are one with the Divine. The “All that is” energy of creation is on your side. Tap into it, connect with it, allow it to shine on your day and help direct you into the light of positive possibilities. “I can! Because I am one with the Divine!”

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Here we are at 13 Days Left And Counting

13, the number of magik and change. The perfect number for a coven. There are 13 lunar cycles, which coincide with the 13 cycles of the Goddess (menstrual cycles). In Matriarchal societies, 13 is the perfect good luck number. It’s the number of the Crow and Raven. There are 13 levels of ascension in ancient Egyptian death rituals. And 13 primary gods/goddesses in most pagan pantheon groups.

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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Nine of Wands

Oct17

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

In nine days you’ll be able to rest a little. Until then don’t give up! Things that are worth fighting for are also worth the energy you put into it. Don’t allow the anxiety and tension to drain your ability to focus and stick to the plan. The more you worry about the situation, the more you’ll waste both time and energy on what needs to be done. Be patient with yourself. You’re doing what you can and what needs to be done. Stop trying to be the super hero.

Additional Insight:

Magik and creativity are in the air. Now is the time to focus on your connection to spirit and fall back on your beliefs and spiritual connections. Both physical and ethereal. Wands help us see the Divine light around us and teach us ways to use that magikal energy in our daily lives. So stop trying to be the super hero who does everything on their own and by their self. Call upon your spiritual connections for assistance. Take time to sit down, draw out your spiritual circle, go to your spiritual sanctuary through meditation and ask the Divine force in your life to help you focus your consciousness mind and align it with your super-consciousness. Ask for assistance in seeing the solution, implementing it through each physical action you make and establishing what needs to be done.

Trying to do everything on your own doesn’t make you more sufficient it merely makes you less available to those in your life who need and want to be with you. Being the super hero is a lonely job. By its very nature you can’t put your faith in others or trust others with your biggest secret. There’s no one to rely on and no one to call on for help in this world.

You are not from another planet or another realm. You are here, in the now, of this world. And you are part of a community. Why are you fighting so hard to be on the outside looking in?

The next weeks of this month are very important to pagans. We see these days as the time when the spiritual veil lifts from our physical world and we become closer to the ethereal realm. There no better time than the next few weeks to bring your inner spirit closer to that realm of Divine understanding and wisdom. Find the community that fits your ways and provides you with a plethora of new friends and friendships.

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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Nine of Cups

Oct16

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

If you need a hug, ask for one. Don’t assume others can read your mind and should simply know how you feel. Sharing a hug is an exchange of healing energy, compassion and can give someone a lift when they’re feeling down. It’s also a sign of honor and appreciation. If you have received a great gift or service, don’t be afraid to say thanks with a hug. You may make someone’s day.

Additional Insight:

Remember when you give a hug, you’re getting one back. The importance of human touch has been documented for decades, maybe even centuries. We all need some form of human contact to maintain mental health and stability. And on some level, physical health as well.

Sharing a hug with someone who seems down or is struggling with challenges in life can let them know they’re not alone. While you may not be able to solve their problems, you can give them a place to look toward for advice or even simply a person who will listen and let them blow off steam.

When someone does something really nice for you, a hug can let them know you value their gift and you’re honored by their thoughts of or for you. It may not be something you can do with everyone. Some work situations may not be appropriate or could cause issues. But you can ‘give a hug’ with words and say how much you appreciate what they have done for you.

Show others that you value their friendship and consideration. Give a hug today.

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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Fool –

Oct15

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Don’t be so serious. Have some fun and enjoy life. There’s a lot of reasons to smile and laugh. You don’t have to be the stick in the mud who can’t see through the struggle at the good things. Yes things are tough, yes you’ve been fighting hard to stay afloat. But you’ve also got some great blessings in your life that have nothing to do with money. Stop looking at what you don’t have! Start enjoying what you do have and you’ll find the smile and laughter again.

Additional Insight:

Everyone can get down from time to time. The more stress and anxiety you have on your shoulders the longer and farther down you can get. When you focus on all the negative things that have happened or might occur in the day to come, you pull more of that negative energy toward you. That makes it hard to smile and laugh at the things you used to have fun with. Nothing seems funny now, because of the weight of all the negative things that have happened.

But if you can focus on the good things, the possibilities and the potentials, you can pull more positive energy onto your path and help turn things around. You have a lot of blessings to connect with if you’ll simply take the time to look.

If you’re reading this post, you can be thankful for the resources that have provided you pc and internet connection to do that. Even if that resource is the local library. If you’re looking at this from your smart phone, you can be thankful you have the world at your fingertips and the resources to have the phone and the cell service. If you’re looking at this from a friends pc or phone; there’s nothing more valuable than that friendship.

There are many little things we take for granted everyday. Stop for a moment. Stand or sit still and look around you. What is by your side that you’re thankful to have in your life? Kids? A partner that loves you? Friends? What about the pet you give love to and get enjoyment or support from. Even fish have blessings they give to those who have them! Count your blessings. You’ll probably find you have a lot to smile about.

If you’re feeling so down that you can’t shake the feeling, consider talking to your doctor, or a local medical care center about depression. People who appear to be functioning normally through every day life can be stricken with clinical depression and not realize it. Learn more about the seriousness of depression at the National Institute of Mental Health. There is help out there for all who need it. You don’t even have to have medical insurance to get it.

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"Believe In Yourself, Even When No One Else Does."
~ Harvey McKay ~
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“Take a chance on faith. Not religion, but faith.
Not hope, but faith.
I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar.
Hope walks through the fire and Faith leaps over it.”
~ Jim Carrey ☆ 2014
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“I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. And I am one of the seven billion human being. Basically we are the same… your emotion, my emotion, your mind, my mind.., same physical. So I always look [at it] that way. We are the same.”
~ Dalai Lama 2012 ~
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"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
~ Bruce Lee 1971