Archive | January 2014

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Hermit

The Hermit

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Even a hermit must shine a light on his path to see where he’s been and where he’s going. Stop wandering around in the dark and take a moment to look at what you’ve gone through and what it has been trying to teach you. When you can see the lessons, you’re better able to turn back to the path you’re on and make the necessary course corrections.


Additional Insight:

It’s very hard to tell where you’re going when you’re not looking. Stumbling down the path with out understanding how you built the road creates the struggle you’re going through. It’s time to stop making decisions on blind faith and start looking at how you got here. Otherwise, you may be doomed to repeat the same pattern over and over.

For a moment, look back over the last year and be honest with yourself about the decisions you’ve made. Did you make them out of fear. Did you make them regardless of the warning signs. Did someone tell you what they saw you doing and their prediction came to pass because you didn’t heed their warning?

Now look back over the last 5 years. Do you see the same pattern of struggle and fear on your path? Or the same pattern of ignoring the warning signs and charging ahead without thinking things through? You’re the one who makes the choices that built the road you’re on. If you can’t see how you’re drawing the blue prints, you’re not going to be able to build a smooth and reliable road that doesn’t have pot holes, gaps or unstable bridges.

You’re the only one who can make the assessment of your choices. And you are more than capable of shining the light on your decisions and actions. The hard part is going to be doing it without fear. Don’t condemn yourself. Don’t punish yourself for making what you now know as the wrong decisions. Creating guilt is not the purpose of this exercise. Look at your path to this point with the eyes of an expert builder who is assessing the plans in order to correct the blue prints for the future.

You can make a better road. One that will provide for your journey with ease, beautiful scenery and maybe even some nice pit stops along the way to enjoy new opportunities and distractions. You create your adventure. How about creating one you’ll like looking back on and saying “I did that”.

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When I published this post I was notified that this is the 855th post on my blog. Not sure why that number stood out today, but there it is. Now if you’ve followed my blog for a little bit of time, you know that when a number stands out I like to assess it’s meaning. Which means I put it through the analysis of Shamanistic Numerology.

The Actual: 855
The Designed: 8+5+5=18
The Calculated: 1+8=9

Nine:
The number of Divinity, bringing together all forms of mind/body/spirit into one alignment.

  • This number is associated with the Universe.
  • This number is associated with the Oak Tree.
  • This number is associated with the Raven and Crow.
  • It represents the ultimate source of everything, The All, The Divine.
  • Positive Direction: When 9 is present it represents accomplishment, attaining goals or dreams, the ability to achieve influence and impact over our circumstances.
  • Negative Direction: In reverse 9 can be egotistical and arrogant. Making assumptions that everything revolves around its presence. Nothing else matters and there’s nothing else to consider if it doesn’t involve itself.

Well that certainly fits the message of today. Don’t you think?
You can order a personal reading from Spring through the Services at Spring’s Haven. We offer both in-house and email/phone/skype consultations. As a Ministerial organization, all our consultations are private and strictly confidential.


© Springwolfs HankoSpringwolf Reflections 2014 Motto:
I am at peace and live in the moment with all the prosperity and abundance I require!

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Eight of Cups

Eight of Cups

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Nurturing doesn’t mean holding on so tight that nothing can move or fly on its own. Forcing things into place will not fill your cups with abundance. The tighter your grip, the more of what you want will seep through your fingers. It’s ok to let go. If it’s meant to be what you seek will remain and bring joy.


Additional Insight:

Stop trying to “make” things happen that aren’t supposed to be in your reality. You can’t force something to your will and expect it to want to be controlled at every turn. No one wants to be manipulated or pushed into something they don’t really want.

If it was meant to be, there would be no effort in keeping it near and allowing it to bloom and grow. The more you try to force yourself down a path that isn’t meant for you, the more you miss out on when the real thing crosses in front of you.  You could focus so much on what you “want” that miss the opportunity to acquire what you really “need”.

It’s hard to live with “Let it go, if it’s meant to be it will come back to you.” But it’s harder to force yourself into believing in something only to discover it wasn’t what you needed in the first place. Sometimes we need to be alone to learn who we are and what we’re meant to do. When we focus so much energy on looking at what we think we want, we take energy away from the things that will help us move forward to what we need.

Allow the Divine Universe to bring you what you desire without effort, without fight and without struggle. When the time is right, it will arrive. Until then, go with the flow and put your time and attention to what you need to work on in the here and now. It may not be what you want. But it probably is exactly what you need.

You can order a personal reading from Spring through the Services at Spring’s Haven. We offer both in-house and email/phone/skype consultations. As a Ministerial organization, all our consultations are private and strictly confidential.


© Springwolfs HankoSpringwolf Reflections 2014 Motto:
I am at peace and live in the moment with all the prosperity and abundance I require!

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Interfaith Prayer For Olympic Peace

Winter Olympics Begin February 6, 2014

The Winter Olympics Begin
February 6, 2014

A World Wide Event
February 1st, Saturday at 12:00pm Eastern U.S.

As concerns mount over next month’s Olympic games, Russian President Vladimir Putin is insisting he’s got things under control. Many governments are offering assistance and making plans to protect their athletes. The U.S. announced they are making emergency evacuations plans for Americans in case something does occur.

There is an overwhelming atmosphere of concern, dread and fear associated with the Olympics. This negativity adds to the growing concern of violence. We’re asking that all those interested, share in a unified world wide moment to hold the coming events in positive energy in thoughts of peace and safety.

Join us and other organizations around the world for an interfaith moment of peace on Saturday February 1st, at 12:00pm Eastern.

It doesn’t matter where you are. It doesn’t matter if you’re religious, spiritual or atheist. Everyone who would like to send positive thoughts of peace is welcome to be part of this event. You don’t need to attend a meeting, go to a special location or leave your home even. Where ever you are at this time, simply take a moment to add your thoughts and/or prayers to this world wide energy event.

For 2 minutes, close your eyes and think of Sochi, Russia. Imagine the City and the surrounding villages blanketed in peace and love. Think of all the young men and women who have worked so hard to share their talents and abilities with their fellow competitors being safe and secure. See family and friends, and people from around the world visiting Sochi for the games, making new friendships and enjoying their time cheering on their favorite competitors in the games.  See them all under a blanket of peace, compassion and love. Safe and secure from the moment they arrive, until the moment they arrive home in their own town and country.

If you desire to say a prayer during the 2 minutes, we invite you to do so. You can join in and recite this prayer we will be saying. Or you can share your own prayer to bring peace and safety to the games, the city and all the people within it.

During the Olympic games in Sochi Russia,
May all beings everywhere find peace in their souls,
May all peoples find kindness toward their fellow humans, 
May our differences subside and be replaced with compassion,
May we discover understanding and acceptance of each other,
May peace ring through our voices and actions,
May the actions of all come together in love and kindness.
May all those attending the games be held in safety,
May the all arrive and return to their homes protected and secure.
And so it is that peace and kindness reign over us all.

You can find many prayers and blessings of peace at The Chaplaincy Institute, An Interfaith Community. They have many beautiful prayers for peace at The Peace Seeds. You can choose one of theirs, create one of your own, or simply hold good thoughts for these Olympic games in your head.

We hope you’ll join us and these other cities around the world for this special 2 minutes of positive thoughts and prayers for safety and security during these Winter Olympic Games.

Washington, D.C.
Sat 12:00pm
Buenos Aires
Sat 2:00pm
Rio de Janeiro
Sat 3:00pm
London
Sat 5:00pm
Paris
Sat 6:00pm
Cairo
Sat 7:00pm
Tehran
Sat 8:30pm
Sochi
Sat 9:00pm
Kathmandu
Sat 10:45pm
Astana
Sat 11:00pm
Bangkok
Sun 12:00am
Beijing
Sun 1:00am
Tokyo
Sun 2:00am
Brisbane
Sun 3:00am
Wellington
Sun 6:00am
Pago Pago
Sun 6:00am
Honolulu
Sat 7:00am
San Francisco
Sat 9:00am
Calgary
Sat 10:00am
Guatemala City
Sat 11:00am

Please share this event with your friends, family and spiritual communities. The more positive thoughts we share at the same moment in time, the more good we can create around the games and hold everyone in safety and peace.

You can also Like and Share this event on Facebook.

Thank you.

© Springwolfs Hanko

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Four of Swords –

Four of SwordsAllow yourself to be loved by not being so critical of who and what you are. You are your own worst enemy and find ways to pull yourself down from the strides you’ve made. No one is perfect. And we all make mistakes. Don’t condemn yourself saying or doing something you shouldn’t have done. Instead, ask for forgiveness and change your actions to learn the lessons that will keep you from doing it again.


Additional Insight:

Swords represent Strength & Weakness, Struggle & Endurance, Animosity & Respect.

When you are overly critical of yourself, you’re allowing animosity to rule the day. It weakens your resolve to move forward with positive energy and change things in your life for the better.

Constant criticism of self impacts your perspective and hides the spiritual lessons you face as well. Whither they’re karmic or not, they are lessons you selected to review and learn in this lifetime. It’s much easier to see the lessons and understand what’s going on and why, when you can view yourself with compassion and respect.  That self love, allows you to see the paths in front of you and choose the one that overcomes the hurdles and makes your path forward a little easier.

Don’t tear yourself down for making a mistake. You’re only human. And no person on the face of this planet is perfect!  If you injured someone, then apologize and ask them for forgiveness. Try to explain why you acted or reacted the way you did, but not as a means to justify your actions. Rather try to discover the trigger that set you off and perhaps you can ask them to help you change your pattern of reaction for the future.

No said you had to go at this alone. No one said you can’t ask someone else for help. No one said you had to endure the struggle and fight every moment against your self and your own self interests. And the truth is, you’re not alone! No matter where you are in the world, there is someone who will be on your side and help you innovate, adapt and overcome the self punishments that keep you down. All you have to do is open your eyes and look for the hand that’s reaching out to you. Even if that hand is coming from within your own spirit.

~~~ Let me share a little story: Continue reading

Thoughts & Prayers for Sochi Russia

Go WithinThe Energy of Prophecy

Last night and after I pulled the card this morning, I had an impression about an event and felt the need or desire to share it.

I posted this on my Facebook page:
I have a really bad feeling that something big, on a big scale big, that something truly terrible is going to happen in Sochi Russia during the Olympics. Something more than a suicide bomber type catastrophe. Sending thoughts and prayers that all our Olympians remain safe and sound.

Update 02/07 – Before the Opening Games Broadcast in U.S.
My husband walked into the kitchen and said “What if our feeling about something bad happening, has nothing to do with terrorists. But rather is related to a great catastrophe of some sort? Like one of their rushed to open hotels falling down, or a natural disaster that is made worse because of poor construction of the rushed to ready venues?” It’s an interesting perspective to think about as well. One of the hard parts with defining a global prophecy is getting to the details that can make a difference. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Moon – Inverted

The Moon - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Allow your evening ideas to step out into the light of day. You might be able to solve several issues in the process. You can achieve what you seek by listening to those inner voices that whisper to you at night. Start working on them and put energy in motion to manifest throughout the day. Put the ideas in the works today and by the time of Cancer (June 22 – July 22), they’ll be in full swing and working for you.


Additional Insight:

During the day so much is going on we rarely take time to listen to our inner instincts. Once we’re home and the world begins to become quiet, we can hear our higher consciousness share ideas and insights into the day’s challenges.

We’re also a little more relaxed and at ease with our mind. Along with feeling safe in your own energy at home, you create the perfect environment for your higher spiritual conscious mind to show you a movie or pictures as a means to communicate with you.

Don’t dismiss these inner thoughts as ridiculous notions. Especially if they address an issue you had during the day. Even in dreams our soul is trying to help us see the answers to our problems and help us learn the lessons and overcome the challenges they bring. Pay attention to them and you may solve several problems all at once.

Write down what you see, allow the images to flow in your head and shed light on a solution. Does it really take that long to type up an email to yourself? No one else knows you better than you do. No one else understands the obstacles you face and how they affect you. And no one else knows the best solutions and answers for you to solve those issues to innovate, adapt and overcome. You have the answers within yourself, through your connection to higher self and the Divine force in your life. Listen to it and allow it to help you make a better path for your life to follow. You can do this!

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One of the best ways to get in touch with your higher spiritual consciousness is through meditation. If you don’t meditate, it maybe time to start. You can achieve wonderful results from even a once a week meditation schedule. Every Wednesday night is a great time plan a few moments for yourself. And even a short 15 or 20 minute meditation is better than nothing at all.

Meditation isn’t as hard or complicated as some think. It’s merely a process of learning to relax in the midst of anxiety and stress. Check out the Students Handbook on How To Meditate on SpringsHaven.com; it’s FREE!

You can order a personal reading from Spring through the Services at Spring’s Haven. We offer both in-house and email/phone/skype consultations. As a Ministerial organization, all our consultations are private and strictly confidential.


© Springwolfs HankoSpringwolf Reflections 2014 Motto:
I am at peace and live in the moment with all the prosperity and abundance I require!

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Be Yourself

Inspiration Reflection

Simply Be Yourself ~ Springwolf 🐾 © 2007

Simply Be Yourself ~ Springwolf 🐾 © 2007

 

Yes those tests are fun and some can be rather humorous, but are they really you? Probably not. They were probably created by someone looking to have a little fun, or maybe even to advertise some product they’re trying to sell. Very few of them have any real psychological substance to them.

I can’t tell you how many emails, letters or conversations I’ve had with people who have started a sentence by saying “I took one of those online tests and it said I’m….”. Even if you’ve taken a test for fun, repeating the result more than three times starts making it a real definition of who you are from your own perspective.

Repeating a perspective three times and it becomes recorded in your memory. It turns into a belief of how you see yourself. It’s a thought you replay or if it came with an image, a picture that can pop into your head over and over and over, for years and decades to come. You believe it, so you implement its perspective or sentiment into your personality, your character and how you react and relate to the world around you.

Some people might say, well what’s wrong with that? I like being the Goddess Isis. Or the Angel Gabriel. Or akin to Mae West or the movie the Movie Alien. If it’s the characteristics used to define those characters or titles, then by all means associate yourself with compassion, strength, confidence or whatever attribute you like. It’s the energy of the character you can link yourself to, not the character them self. Who may have more baggage attached to them, than you may realize today.

Be careful when you say “I want to be just like you”, because you don’t know all the hardships and struggles someone may have gone through to become the person they are today. And you could be setting yourself up for similar tragedies without even knowing it.

You are the perfect incarnation of the Divine spirit here on Earth. No one else has your unique qualifications to live your life, learn your lessons, receive payments on karma owed to you, or repay the karma you may owe to others. You are you for a reason. Accept yourself. Approve of yourself. Be the best you, that you can be. Spend your time on being who you are and love who you are.

© Springwolfs Hanko

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Moon Phase Calendar – Update

"In Harmony" by Collin Bogle

“In Harmony” by Collin Bogle

Following The Phases

I’ve received a lot of emails so far this month about my decision to end the Moon Phase Calendar provided on Pagan’sPath.com. I made the announcement that this is the last year we would be providing the yearly calendar and that seems to have stirred up a little discontent.

I’m thrilled so many of you have found the calendar helpful and useful in planning your rituals and gatherings. But thanks to technology, I can offer a replacement that’s better than the static calendar I offered.

I wrote a review of Android apps I’ve tested out for Sun & Moon Watching On Your Phone. I don’t have an Apple device so I don’t know an equivalent app for your iPhone, iPad or equivalent device. But I’m sure there are many out there who offer the same options as the ones I reviewed. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Four of Pentacles

4 of PentaclesIf you don’t take care of what you have harvested, someone else will come in and take it. Don’t be left with nothing in your pantry. A garden doesn’t grow when not tended to. Nor can it be sustained only by maintenance. The same plants will only provide so much fruit before they dry up. Don’t let fear hold you back from expanding your field and planting your seeds wisely.


Additional Insight:

Whither you’re venture is a project you’re interested in, or a business, don’t be afraid of its success. Everything needs to grow and your fear of getting bigger will not only stop the growth, it will eventually kill what you have already created.

Competitors will see your weakness and come in to take what you have built so far. Leaving you and yours with nothing. Not even the garden you have tended to for so long. Don’t become complacent and feel satisfied with what’s on the table. You will use it up and have nothing left to share with your family or friends.

Use the work of others as inspiration. They became successful because they believed in themselves and took the risks that allowed them to expand. Whither the expansion is financial, people, supplies or equipment, or all of these, it is needed to not only grow your project but to sustain it as well.

Trust in your abilities that you can handle what has already been put on your plate and more. Don’t let fear rule your lack of success. It’s time to grow and expand your dream. Many others are depending on you and it’s time for you to get out from the shadows and start allowing your dream to become what you have hoped it could be. Trust the advice of those who have been there already. They know how to make things work for you, instead of you working for “it”.

Believe in yourself, even if no one else does. But you must trust in yourself as well. Because no one else is going to follow you or stick with you if you don’t take the chance in yourself first. Stop worrying about what can go wrong, and get excited about what can go right! You might discover that what you really wanted all along is still ahead of you and you simply needed someone who cares for you, pushing you along.

You can order a personal reading from Spring through the Services at Spring’s Haven. We offer both in-house and email/phone/skype consultations. As a Ministerial organization, all our consultations are private and strictly confidential.


© Springwolfs HankoSpringwolf Reflections 2014 Motto:
I am at peace and live in the moment with all the prosperity and abundance I require!

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

If you don’t take care of what you have harvested, someone else will come in and take it. Don’t be left with nothing in your pantry. A garden doesn’t grow when not tended to. Nor can it be sustained only by maintenance. The same plants will only provide so much fruit before they dry up. Don’t let fear hold you back from expanding your field and planting your seeds wisely.

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Six of Wands

 

Six of Wands

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Celebrate your victories. You worked hard for them and you deserve to enjoy the moment. Don’t let someone else’s disappointment overshadow your success. Their negativity has no place in your accomplishments. So choose who you spend your time with very carefully.


Additional Insight:

You don’t need to rub it in someone’s face or be smug about your win. But you have put a lot of effort into achieving success and you should be allowed to celebrate the little victories.

If someone else wants to be a wet noodle, that’s their problem. Don’t let their disappointment bring you down in the process. Their negativity has no place in your world right now. So consider who you celebrate with carefully and allow the energy of your accomplishment to carry you through the weekend.

When you build on your successes, you attract more of the same into your day, weekend, and your whole world. If you allow the negativity of others to drag you down, you waste all that wonderful uplifting success and allow it to fade away without capitalizing on its support.

You can’t save everyone from themselves. You can’t learn their lessons for them. And you can’t lift someone up who refuses to be happy in their little victories, even if it means they came in 2nd. Help them see how great they did and how their hard work paid off as well. They may not have won, but they accomplished a great deal and can still be happy in their achievement. They don’t have to be a sore loser simply because they didn’t get the top spot. It wasn’t theirs to simply walk away with and they can try again next time.

You don’t have to give up your trophy in order to make someone else happy. Ask them to celebrate their accomplishment with yours. But if they refuse, allow them to stomp away. Or you should make the choice to walk away and ride the positive energy to your next success. Sometimes in letting go and letting “God”, you have to actually let go of those who want to hold you back.

So party and celebrate today and through the weekend. But remember, it’s back to work on Monday. There’s still more to do and more to accomplish. One victory is a stepping stone for the next rung on the ladder. But that next step up will be much easier with each victory that lifts you up on the wings of success. Keep climbing and eventually you’ll be flying!

You can order a personal reading from Spring through the Services at Spring’s Haven. We offer both in-house and email/phone/skype consultations. As a Ministerial organization, all our consultations are private and strictly confidential.


© Springwolfs HankoSpringwolf Reflections 2014 Motto:
I am at peace and live in the moment with all the prosperity and abundance I require!

© 2014 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.