Archive | May 2015

Decoration Weekend – A Time To Remember

We Celebrate Memorial Day This Weekend!
We give our thanks and gratitude to all of
the Men and Women of the Armed Forces,
Along with all of our Animal Soldiers who serve at their side,
And each member of their families!!
We honor those who protect our Country and our Freedom
Past, Present and Future.
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.

Memorial Day

Produced by The U.S. Air Force News Agency

Thank You To ALL The Animal Vets

Thank You To ALL The Animal Vets

Decoration Day
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day.

Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thing is clear – Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he proclaimed.

The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle.
~ USMemorialDay.org

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© Springwolfs Hanko

© 2013 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Ten of Swords – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Ten of Swords Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

The day you create will all depend on your perspective. Are you open to celebration or are you gearing up for a fight. How you look at the world in each moment of the day creates energy that surrounds you and binds you to that instant of creation. Stop seeing things as half empty or dwelling on how much further there is to go. Start seeing the gifts you have in front of you, in your hands and standing beside you. Your blessings are already present in the here and now. When you focus on the abundance you already have, you attract more prosperity to the areas of your life that might be lacking.


Additional Insight:

Do you see a fallen warrior? A slain victim? Or a resting soul being lifted by the light of a candelabra? How you view the situations in your life is not only telling of current psyche, but it also represents the energy you’re creating around you.

You can create the world you want to live in by changing your perspectives and leaving the storm clouds behind. But even in the midst of a storm there is beauty to be seen and gifts to be appreciated. For a farmer, the rain brings much-needed water for the fields. For the photographer, the lightning brings astonishment to captured. For the artist the moving clouds are natures beauty moving in concert with the wind.

We may lose “things” during the storms of our life. But they’re only things. The intangible gifts are what’s most important no matter where you are or who you are. Money can sustain your life, but it can’t buy love, or family or trust or bravery. No matter what you think you’re lacking at this time in your life, if you have family and friends you are rich. If you have children you are rich beyond measure. And when you stand tall with them and face the storms together, you are brave and blessed to have such companions to weather the struggles.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Two of Pentacles

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Two of Pentacles

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

A journey tonight could be a prosperous adventure. Don’t worry about juggling tasks or being overwhelmed. Your prosperity is coming at the end of the rainbow and things are looking up. Stay focused though and keep to the business at hand. With storm clouds at your back, the worst is over and your ship will make it to port in calm waters. Hang in there. You’ll make it through.


Additional Insight:

Water is the symbol of creation, passion, and even sexuality. It is the element that all life requires to survive. It represents new dimensions and natural forces moving with the flow when calm. And struggling against the world when in storm.

If you have the opportunity to get out into the water today, you’re Mind/Body/Spirit will benefit from its soothing relaxation. You’ll be able to clear blocks and imagine (or thing through) problems and issues with a new perspective from creative energy.

If you can’t get out into a large pool of water, try taking a bubble bath and allow yourself to relax at home. Even a warm soothing shower will have its benefits to wash away anxiety and trepidation. Take some time to feel yourself in the water. Be mindful of the sensations against your skin, the warmth, the movement and the nurturing affects. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Seven of Pentacles – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Seven of Pentacles : Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Abundance can grow on trees when you nurture your passion and feed your dreams. Stop looking for the rotten apples and focus on the positives. Change your pattern of negative self talk and believe in the Magik within you. 


Additional Insight:

The more you listen to the negative recordings the more you throw the good out with the bad. It not only wastes the abundance you do have, it keeps you from attaining the dream you ultimately want, or need.

Stop taking things for granted and start appreciating all the little things that bring blessings to your life. They really do add up after a while. And you can use their positive energy to attract more of their kind to you. Even that elusive dream you think is out of reach. That thought is the only thing keeping you from achieving it.

Allow yourself to dream. Dream big. Dream often. Let your dreams inspire you to try, to innovate, to adapt situations so they benefit your goals and aspirations. Overcome the negative recordings you’ve allowed into your head and replace them with the knowledge that you too deserve to succeed and win the day.

 

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We use the Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft, the Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti and the Steampunk Tarot by Aly Fell for our daily drawings. You can learn more about these beautiful decks on Amazon.com. Read more about the Tarot and our Tarot Meditation insights.


© Springwolfs HankoSpringwolf Reflections 2015 Motto:
In this moment I am abundant with joy, good health and prosperity in all areas of my life.

© 2015 Springwolf, D.D., Ph.D. Springwolf Reflections / Springs Haven, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Six of Wands – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Six of Wands : Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

You may need some help getting your information to the right people or through the right channels. Pay attention to the body language and hand signals; along with the words. Don’t make assumptions that you’re not speaking clearly, or that others aren’t taking time to listen. Mercury is in retrograde and communications are being impacted on all sides. Allow yourself to feel empowered in your situation. No matter how great or small. Believe in yourself and be humble as you try to explain your position throughout the week. You’ll be ok by Friday, even though this retrograde lasts until June 11, 2015..


Additional Insight:

While you’re having problems making the right connections, keep calm and patient. Be Mindful of the energy you’re sending out. Otherwise you could make things worse than they need to be.

Patience and humility will get you through this first week of the Mercury Retrograde when its influence is at it’s most influential. Don’t assume you’re speaking clearly or that everything you’re saying is plain and clear. It may not be that others aren’t listening, but rather that you’re not as clear in your communication as you think you are.

Keep in mind that when the Retrograde occurs in the house of Gemini (as it is in this phase) miscommunications will be enhanced more acutely. That’s because Gemini is the house of Communications. Calls will be dropped, connections will be lost, external noise will interfere. You might even find yourself losing your voice entirely due a sudden illness (that’s hitting me right now). Continue reading

Next On The Ænigma Project – Local Hauntings & Legends of Tennessee and Virginia

Get Your Tinfoil Hat
and Join Us Live!

The Ænigma Project – Mondays 8 PM EST
Tonights episode has been cancelled due to sickness. Both Paul and I have been coughing so badly neither of us can talk. Well I can talk; but no sound comes out!  We’ll move tonight’s show to June 8th!

The Ænigma Project LIVE talk radio! Stop by and listen awhile as our hosts talk about the realm of the supernatural, paranormal and share mysterious events that take place in our lives everyday. Learn a little, laugh a lot, be intrigued and maybe even get a little scared. We look beyond the surface of the news at what’s hidden beneath layers of misunderstandings, misconceptions and even some of the fear propagated in our society today.

Join Paul Cagle and his co-hosts Sushi and Springwolf as we share our research, knowledge, insight and humor of the spiritual and paranormal.

Be part of our Ænigmite Crew and play “Truth or Tale”, can you tell which stories are real or which are made up? And find out what the latest strange or unusual news item is being talked about for the week as we discuss the “News of the Day”.

You can join in the chat room to share your own perspective, ask questions for the hosts to contemplate and address. Or simply listen to the show LIVE!

You can now listen and chat on ANY page of Tenacity Radio at: www.tenacityradio.com. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Chariot

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - The Chariot - VII

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Expand your horizons and view the world from a larger perspective. Too much of your understanding is based on only what’s around you. Living inside the bubble warps your view as if you’re in a fog. It’s not until you rise above and clear the air that you’re going to be able to see both sides of the situation and discover what’s really going on. You don’t have to agree with both sides. But at least be open to the alternative views, because they will provide insight, understanding and an opportunity to question. The more you know, the more you’ll understand the world around you.


Additional Insight:

It’s a product of our nature to live within our community, family, or whatever that tight knit group is that you feel comfortable in. Humans are like any herding animal, we move with our pack and rarely venture outside to discover new perspectives.

But staying inside our own bubble,  limits our understanding of neighboring clans, or communities that we share space with. We may not agree with their views, or understand where they’re coming from, or know enough about them out side of rumor or innuendo.

Building peace in your family or your community takes a little effort and patience to learn about the other side. You don’t have to agree, you’re not going to be converted nor should you allow your fear to segregate you from knowledge and understanding. Continue reading

A Homily: How Do You Know You’re Healed

Empowered

Empowered Healing

The Road To Recovery

Yesterday a fellow Minister asked a question that got me thinking. “How do you personally know that you have transcended a challenging or stressful situation?”

I interpret the question of transcended to mean, when do you know you have overcome the situation where real deep healing can begin and take place? What’s the point where you can forgive, let go and move on to heal yourself from within?

I think it’s different for each person. We all go through Trials, Trauma and Grief in our own way. But the healing process or phases of healing are generally the same regardless of the challenge or situation. Whatever inspires us to move through those phases can be as varied as the number of people on the planet. Real healing isn’t a moment in time, it’s a process that can take years. but it does have an end point of sorts.

I wrote an article many years ago that goes into much greater detail about this process: Dealing With Trials & Grief: Trials, Trauma & Grief (on SpringsHaven.com) in case you’re interested.

Basically the phases can be summed up as:
Shock / Acknowledgement; Denial / Acceptance; Guilt / Depression / Anger; Forgiveness; Hope / Action and Letting Go

When you’ve lived through the struggle and found yourself out the other side, that’s when the real healing begins. How long we spend in each phase of the process is up to the individual. But it can also aide or slow down the overall healing if we rush through or dwell too long in one healing phase. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Three of Cups

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Three of Cups

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Time to see your cups as half full, instead of half empty. Stop seeing the world as a flat one sided obstacle that stands in your way. You have blessings in your life that are going to waste or being taken for granted. Change your perspective and view the world from Mind, Body and Spirit. You’ll have a much better view and a fabulous weekend to boot. 


Additional Insight:

We can get so lost in the struggle that we forget what we’re doing all that work for. We allow the stress and strain to change our personality, our character and who we want to be, that even the best optimist can slowly become yet another pessimist. The world has enough of those.

Take time today and through the weekend to rediscover the whole and complete you. Sit in quiet solitude and be honest with yourself. What or who has made you jaded? Do you want to win the battles yet lose the war because you allowed the past to change you for the worse?

Take time to examine the choices you’ve made and the attitudes you’ve acquired. Replace the fear of being hurt and disappointed with forgiveness. Even if you’re only forgiving yourself for the choices you made or the negative thoughts you’ve been playing over in your head. It’s time to make the effort to show yourself compassion and love and let go of the negative worry. Continue reading

Next On The Ænigma Project – Local Hauntings & Legends of Tennessee and Virginia

Get Your Tinfoil Hat
and Join Us Live!

The Ænigma Project – Mondays 8 PM EST
Remember we’re starting an hour earlier at 8pm. And our show will only be 1 hour.

The Ænigma Project LIVE talk radio! Stop by and listen awhile as our hosts talk about the realm of the supernatural, paranormal and share mysterious events that take place in our lives everyday. Learn a little, laugh a lot, be intrigued and maybe even get a little scared. We look beyond the surface of the news at what’s hidden beneath layers of misunderstandings, misconceptions and even some of the fear propagated in our society today.

Join Paul Cagle and his co-hosts Sushi and Springwolf as we share our research, knowledge, insight and humor of the spiritual and paranormal.

Be part of our Ænigmite Crew and play “Truth or Tale”, can you tell which stories are real or which are made up? And find out what the latest strange or unusual news item is being talked about for the week as we discuss the “News of the Day”.

You can join in the chat room to share your own perspective, ask questions for the hosts to contemplate and address. Or simply listen to the show LIVE!

You can now listen and chat on ANY page of Tenacity Radio at: www.tenacityradio.com. Continue reading