Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Stop poking holes in everything. There are some good ideas out there and you might want to listen to a few. You’re not the only one who can come up with solutions to the problem. No idea is perfect. If you’re going to play Devils Advocate, make sure you’re also offering solutions to the problems you see with the ideas floating around the room. And make sure you give credit where it’s due!

Additional Insight:

Some people are good at being inspired and seeing beyond the problem. They can come up with unique ideas and visual solutions that you may not be able to see. But if you keep poking holes at what they have to offer, they’re going to become discouraged and unappreciated. You’ll shut them down entirely and they’ll start to feel as though they don’t want to help you at all.

It’s ok to play Devils Advocate when you’re brainstorming. But would it hurt you to say “that’s a good idea, how can we over come this issue or that problem”. You don’t have to start every sentence with “That won’t work”.

Everyone likes to feel as though they are being listened to and have a sense of value. They may not have your expertise, but through their fresh eyes of learning you may discover something you only assumed through years of doing the same thing every day. That kind of experience creates habits that keep you from looking at new things and fresh ideas. Things change. And there maybe something new that inexperienced beginner knows, that you don’t know.

Everyone in life comes into situations with varying levels of understanding. Old school might be a good thing most of the time, but new school has some innovations that can make things easier, faster, better and more relevant. Don’t dismiss anyone simply because you think you know it all. Chances are you don’t and you maybe pushing away the best idea that’s hit your desk in years!

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.

Springwolf 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.

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

It’s your own anger and frustration that are keeping you tied up and unable to get free. In order to for the bindings to loosen and fall away you must first find compassion for yourself and your situation. Take time to look for the lesson you’re refusing to learn.

Additional Insight:

The more you fight against change, the tighter you make the ropes that hold you in your current situation. Your anger over past events that can’t be changed, and current events that are frustrating and out of your control are material that have forged your bindings.

Things really aren’t as bad as you’ve created them to be in your head. Rather it’s your own refusal to let go of those things that no longer serve you in the here and now, and you anger at being pushed forward that are making everything harder than it needs to be.

You must relax, stop and take a breath. You must begin to show compassion, kindness and love for yourself. This has been a theme for the first month of this new year. Being kinder to yourself, stop being your own worst enemy, forgive yourself for the choices you’ve made in the past and love yourself for the good things you see within you.

You have the power to be who you’re meant to be in this life. And you are the perfect reflection of the Divine Spirit for the mission your soul is here to complete. All you need to do is stop fighting so hard against who you are and who your soul is trying to guide you to be.

Take time today and this weekend to clear and cleanse your energies. Get a fresh start for the rest of the year. Live up to your own potential and what YOU have come here to do. Not what others say you’re here to do, or what family members say you must do. But what your own soul and spirit know is within your heart and mind to do. Live your passion and everything else will fall into place.

Additional Reading: 

• Dealing With Trials & Grief
• Letting Go Meditation
• Balancing, Clearing, Cleansing & Protection
• Meditation, Energy & Action – Walking Your Talk ©

 
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.

Springwolf 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.

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Within each of us is a star trying to be nurtured and hatched within ourselves. You don’t have to sell your soul to make your dreams come true. You don’t have to give away all the things about yourself that make you who you are. Don’t change for others because they demand it. Change those things you don’t like about yourself and nurture the rest. Hold yourself in high esteem and respect. Be humble and compassionate to others. And you will be able to let your star streak across the sky where others can see your beauty too.

Additional Insight:

Represent the essence of Enterprise & Inaction, Inspiration & Pessimism, Distinction & Disregard.

Don’t disregard your own dreams and ambitions. No one else can live your life for you. So no one else has the right to force you down a path you don’t really want to go. Whither by force or manipulation, no one has your best interests to heart more than your inner spirit. So take some time to sit down and figure out what YOU truly want from within your own soul. You might surprise yourself.

Living a life of complete happiness means allowing your inner soul to speak and guide you down the road you choose to tread. You came here with a mission and there maybe many paths in front of you that will help you manifest that mission. Someone who has decided to be a healer can study hard and become a doctor, nurse or even a spiritual holistic healer. And even on each of those healing paths, are more roads to choose from. A surgeon specializing in neuroscience, a nurse specializing in pediatric care or a healer specializing in Reiki can all complete the mission your spirit decided to work on before you were even a glint in your mother’s eyes.

No one can know what your mission is, but you. Give yourself the respect to go within and accept the gift of knowing and understanding from your higher conscious self, your soul. Give yourself the courage to walk the path you were meant to lead, and stop taking the paths others expect you to follow. It’s your life. You should be the guide for it.

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A little Shamanistic Numerology today.
When I published this post, WordPress told me it was the 860th post and that number caught my attention. As you know if you’ve read my blog in the past, I like to analyze numbers when they shine a light on themselves. So here goes.

Five – The number of chaos and force, influences, and creation.

• This number is associated with Jupiter.
• This number is associated with the Holly Tree.
• This number is associated with the Wolf.
• It represents Chaos and Creation (out of chaos comes creation).
• Positive Direction: The number of leadership and the executive. This is the number of optimism and vision. Being able to see through the chaos and create success. Those with 5 in their life are assured of their own ability to succeed and create success even in adversity. They are adventurous and easily take risks.
• Negative Direction: 5 can sometimes be too risky and make decisions based on a whim instead of inner intuition and research. They can over simplify, or live in a perspective of what could be instead of what is. While this might be beneficial in business, it’s detrimental in relationships and family.

Fitting for a card that says for you to be the leader of your own path.

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.

Springwolf 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.

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

The end of a difficult time is at hand. Those who have looked within, been honest with themselves and worked to change the things they do not like about their character or actions will triumph. Those who continue to point fingers and blame others for their trials, will continue to struggle. You are responsible for your thoughts, your voice and your deeds. Make sure you are accepting your accountability in the matters at hand, even if it means being brutally honest with yourself.

Additional Insight:

No one else is responsible for the choices you have made in life. No one controls your thoughts, what you say or your actions to put those thoughts and words into practice. If you are not honest with yourself about what you do, and constantly blame others, you will not change the path you tread.

Only you can change you. No one else can learn your lessons for you any more than you can learn lessons for them. Stop yelling at others and blaming other people for the fix you’re in now. They didn’t make the choices for you. You could have stepped up to the plate and gotten into the game long ago when your support was needed. You could have been cautious or conservative those many years ago when the material world was dangled in front of you.

You could stopped drinking, or doing the drugs before it landed you out of a job or relationship. You could have accepted the help that was offered you instead of holding onto your unrealistic pride. You could start loving yourself for who you are and what you look like and stop finding fault where there is none. You could have listened to the warnings from your friends and family about that person you said you were in love with, maybe you too would have seen the writing on the wall. 

All that self negative talk we do every day in hindsight doesn’t change the past once single bit. All it does is hold us in disrespect of ourselves and keep the blinders on from what’s really needed. And that’s to love ourselves.

When we can love self and forgive ourselves for the past mistakes, we can begin to look honestly at the choices we’ve made. We can see the mistakes and using compassion learn to understand why we made those choices at that time in our lives. We can accept those faults or failings and make the conscious choices to innovate, adapt and overcome them in the here and now. We can align our thoughts with the Divine force in our life and see the path forward from a higher view that allows us to make better choices and direct our path down the more welcoming road.

We all have the choice to change those things about our self that holds us back. But first we must be able to love the self enough to be brutally honest and look within.  You can only change yourself, but that will change how others respond to you.

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.

Springwolf 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.

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Keep the curtain closed and don’t let others see the magik that goes on under the table. Keep your secrets to yourself, they’re weapons that can be used against you. Keep your focus on your mission at hand and work on bringing it to manifestation through your own inner healing. Your wings are ready to open. Now you must give them the strength to help you soar.

Additional Insight:

As much as you want to share what’s going on, it’s best to keep your secret in the immediate family. Share with your partner (business or personal), but not with your best friends. They can unwittingly undermine your efforts.

Today is all about having the upper hand and getting the advantage in the match. Focus on your tasks and get them completed today. Don’t put them off or delay submitting your applications. Much of what you need right now, will come out of those opportunities.

The process to get things done will also generate the healing for success you need right now. Make sure you’re being mindful about the process. Don’t become jaded or discouraged in the process. You’ll create that defeatist attitude in the energy that attaches to your application and the process to approve it.

This is your time to shine and you’ll do so if you stay focused and stick to your guns. Don’t allow others to tell you it can’t be done. Don’t share your journey with those who have little faith in the world. You don’t need their negativity joining the process to succeed. Even if you want them to know what’s happening to help them not worry, it’s best if you simply keep mum!

Remain positive and encouraged. Believe in yourself even though you may feel that no one else does. Gain strength from your immediate partner and allow them to support you in the ways they can or choose to. Help them help you and together your energies will create the possibilities for the success you’ve been waiting for. Especially now, when you’re both working for the same thing.

Additional Reading:
– Being Mindful

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.

Springwolf 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.

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Pick your battles. Not every fight is worth having and not every cause is worthy or just. Part of the wisdom of being a Guardian in battle is knowing who to trust, who to listen to and who to stand up for. Even those who call you their friend, may have underlying motives to keep you on their side. Make sure you know what the real fight is, before you join in.

Additional Insight:

Bullies never tell you the truth about the wars they have started. There’s always a hidden agenda and selfish reason for their war upon the weak. Those that try to manipulate and control by fear do so because they are constantly afraid of being judged, they worry about not knowing what’s going on in every situation and being laughed at. Their fear is not your burden to carry.

No one should follow orders from a self-imposed ruler who didn’t earn their title and isn’t qualified to hold it. Even a leader who was forced into power has the choice to step up to the plate and rule with honor, or fall back on their weakness and govern from fear and ignorance.

Swords represent Strength & Weakness, Struggle & Endurance, Animosity & Respect. If the one giving you orders doesn’t use their strength in fairness to all, then question their motives. If they constantly create struggle for those they command, then question their wisdom. If they generate animosity instead of respect and a desire to work for all, then they are not worth your time or effort defending their cause.

Your allegiance is to your soul, your karma and your path. Not to the blind faith placed in someone who doesn’t deserve it. You are responsible for which choices you make in life. And that includes following orders that are unfair or wrong.

A knight is as much of a leader as the ruler of the kingdom. By their action or inaction they condone the actions of their King or Queen. Others look up to them as much, and sometimes even more than they do the person on the throne of power. Make sure your actions can be judged as fair, honorable and just. Even if that means switching sides in the battle. You are the measuring stick that’s held against your own beliefs. Do your best, try your hardest and you’ll be awarded for your efforts in Walking your Talk©.

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.

Springwolf 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.

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.

Springwolf 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.

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.

Springwolf 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.

Allow 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.

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