Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Nine of Swords

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Even during stress and strife there’s a silver lining. Look for the higher purpose and find the strength behind its message to endure. How you perceive your situation depends on how wounded you will allow yourself to become. You can be restricted, or you can be harmed on a deeper level. The choice is up to you.

Additional Insight:

Everyone faces trials and trauma of some sort during their life. How you allow those situations to affect you will determine how deep their hurt cuts into your being. If all you see is despair, the deeper the wounds will be. But when you can rise above and see the bigger message, the easier it is to keep the deep cuts at bay.

It’s hard to do at the moment of tragedy. Everyone deals with trauma in different ways. Some dig deep, put the emotions aside and find the strength to endure and keep moving. While others allow the emotions to overwhelm them and keep them on their knees. Unable to see past the tragedy to what can be and how things will change.

By understanding the phases of grief, we can work our way through each traumatic situation in our lives, big and small, and move forward with strength and courage. The only real constant in the Divine Universe is that things change. How they change, how quickly they change, is entirely up to you.

Stop wallowing in self pity and get off your butt and get moving again. Remember someone in the world always has it worse than you. No matter how bad you think your situation is, someone else is going through something far worse and still fighting to move forward. If they can do it, you can too! Believe in yourself. Lean on the Divine Spirit you have in your life when things get tough. Pull what energy you need from that Divine presence in your life and you’ll find the energy to get up and get moving. You can do this! You simply need to take the first step.

Further reading:
Dealing With Trials & Grief –
Going through trials and trauma are not easy for anyone. The key is to not allow the past and actions of others to control you now or your future. We can’t go back and change the things we went through. But we can learn from them and heal ourselves in the process. My motto is: “You cannot change the past. You can only change the way you allow the past to affect your present and your future.” – Click the link to read more.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Three of Pentacles

May29

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Abundance comes in threes. Feed your mind with knowledge, so you can attain wisdom. Feed your body with good food, so you can attain health. Feed your soul with love, so you can attain inner peace. When you take care of yourself, you have more abundance to share with those around you.

Additional Insight:

Many people look at others in judgment and recite the phrase “What you put out, you get back” as if that Universal Law doesn’t apply to them. How sadly mistaken they are.

How you treat yourself is equally important as how you treat others. If you go out of your way to give and help others, but you’re not helping yourself the cost can be great. You too are valuable and worth of attention, especially from yourself.

Don’t stand in front of the mirror and look down upon yourself wondering why you can’t find someone to love you, when you don’t even love yourself. If you’re looking for a compliment then give yourself one. If you want to hear “I love you”, then say it to yourself. If you want to look beautiful, then take care of yourself in a healthy positive way.

If you always put yourself last and think you must take care of everyone else first, then that’s what you’re putting out and what you will get back. Be kind to yourself. After all, you only have one you and you’re worth it.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

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

May28

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Strife rules the day, but don’t put all your cards on the table. Keep a few of your weapons secret for another time. Others are underestimating you and that will be their down fall. But only if you hold some of your strength in reserve for later, when it’s really going to matter most.

Additional Insight:

Don’t allow the battles of the day to throw you into a fighting frenzy. All you will do is deplete your own resources and give the advantage to your adversary. That’s what they want you to do. They want you to throw everything out there all at once to prove you’re unstable, not capable of controlling your emotions or actions and can’t be trusted.

You will win the day by standing up for yourself under attack, but not attacking others in return. Defense is the best offense for now. Calmly state the facts to those overseeing the battleground. Explain your position in defense of yourself and pull out a few weapons that show your expertise and ability.

But keep the big guns under wraps until you need them. Let your adversary get flustered because you didn’t take the bait and fall into their trap. Let them show the anger and uncontrollable emotions. You don’t have to do anything to help them self destruct.

Remember you can’t get in a fight you want, if you don’t step on the battlefield in the first place. Walk around it and defend yourself. You’ll be the one who wins the day with a sign of strength and clarity.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Queen of Cups – Inverted

May24

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Even through worry and stress there are things to bring you joy. If you allow the anxiety and emotions of others to rule over your day, you lose the abundance of spirit you’ve managed to keep alive within you. The material things will not bring you happiness. But the connection of friendship and compassion will carry you through the day and weekend.

Additional Insight:

Perhaps you are struggling financially, or perhaps your best friend is in that position. Perhaps you are facing other challenges that turned your world upside down and the stress and anxiety is constantly overwhelming. Whither it was the loss of a paycheck, a natural disaster, the loss of a family member or even the simple changes in life like a separation or divorce, we all face challenges big and small throughout our lives. And no one person will face it the same way as the person standing next to them.

It’s not the “things” that bring joy to your day, the materialistic objects that have no feeling or emotion for us. It’s the connections we have to family and friends that carry us through hardships. Having someone to lean on, not for money; but for emotional support. Someone we can talk to and forget about our troubles. To put them aside for a while and find something to laugh at or smile about.

If you know someone who is struggling, don’t look at them with pity. They don’t need you looking down on them. They need someone to smile when they enter a room. They need to know they still have value and that someone is glad to see them when they’re around. There by the grace of the Divine go you.

Don’t let your narrow view of the lines in their face create the first reaction of conversation and ask them if anything has changed. Or put them on the spot to say “How are you” when you know they’re probably walking in despair waiting for the next shoe to drop. What do you expect them to say?

While you might want to share your fortunes with a friend, don’t brag about your trip to the amusement park. Don’t go on and on about the great dinner you had last night at the new restaurant in town. It maybe all they can do to walk to the local store because they don’t have money for gas and only have enough for a gallon of milk.

If you’re the one struggling, remember all things change. We may have to climb out of the potholes that form in our way, even when they’re no fault of our own. But when we remember that there is always someone in this world, who has it worse than we do, we can find the strength to go on. Let others look into your eyes and find the survivor.

People are still struggling all over the world, yet it seems the world has forgotten about them. It’s more important to talk about the latest movie star controversy, or the latest fashion misstep by some arrogant clothing store.

Don’t join the crowds who forget about the compassion and connection of spirit that we all need. Even if all you can share is a smile and a few moments of diversion, your kindness can provide the strength for someone to go on and face the challenges of their day.

“The Perspective of Struggle”
by Springwolf
I’m sorry if my being poor makes me unworthy to be your friend. I guess since I can’t run errands or do favors for you, I no longer have value as a friend. How sad and short sighted of you.

It’s not me who constantly talks about our plight. But you who can’t see anything other than the reality of struggle when you look at me.

To bad you can’t see beyond your own disdain and look into my eyes. If you could, you’d see the strength of a survivor!
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Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Devil – Inverted

May23

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Something is creeping up behind you and if you don’t watch for it, it’s going to get you. It’s ok to walk a path of positive energy, but that doesn’t mean you can ignore reality. You can’t wish or pray your problems away. It takes attention and action to deal with the challenges in life.

Additional Insight:

Even too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Putting your faith in the hands of the Divine and praying for a resolution is great. But you must follow that prayer up with real life action and work.

No little faery is going to pop into your living room and give you 3 wishes, or hand you a magikal wand for the night. “God helps those who help themselves” isn’t simply a Christian euphemism. It’s a realistic approach to being human and living on this planet.

If you don’t start trying, what you fear is going to come up behind you and bite you in the butt. Don’t act all surprised when it happens. Ignoring it will not make it go away.

Stop waiting for someone to save you and start working to save yourself. Aren’t you worth the effort?

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Five of Wands

May22

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

You may receive a surprise today. Be careful that it doesn’t have strings attached. You may not want to pay the price for what, on the surface, looks like a very nice gift. Consider the source and don’t be afraid of saying “no thank you”.

Additional Insight:

If you want to give a gift, then use your compassion to give it. But don’t put strings or attach restrictions to it. It’s not really a gift that way and it’s not fair to the person you claim to be helping out.

Today people have a great deal of stress and anxiety on their shoulders. You may not know exactly what they’re going through. You might listen to their story, but don’t assume they’re telling you everything there is to know. They could be embarrassed, over burdened or trying to control the emotions they feel in order to “hold it together”.

Not everyone holds the same priorities as you do. It might be more important for someone to spend that $20 gift on gas to get their child to and from school, than it is for the gallon of milk and groceries you intended it to be used for.

Not everyone likes the same things you do. There maybe a few things in that bag of groceries that they don’t like or won’t use. Don’t be offended. You made the effort and that kindness will be rewarded. If not today, then at some other time in this life or the next.

If you’re the one receiving the gift, don’t feel you must bend your priorities to the will of others. If they are giving you something, be gracious and appreciative. But if you feel you can’t accommodate their demands, than say no. There will be other opportunities coming your way. You don’t have to sacrifice your self-worth, or morals to appease the will of others.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Sun – Inverted

May21

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

In dark times it’s easy to worrying about the dogs biting at your heels. But they’re not really there, you’re only assuming the worst. If you continue to view things with pessimism, you’ll create what you fear most. Instead, shine your light on the problem and you’ll see the solution.

Additional Insight:

When times are tough it’s easy to imagine the whole world crashing in on you and blocking out the light. But it’s important to control your fears and allow your imagination to see the light shining through the darkness.

In the light you can see all possibilities, evaluate each road and choose the best path for you in this time and space. If you try to see the road ahead through the fog of fear and trepidation, you’ll miss the twists in turns that lay in the path to the right. You’ll not see the pot holes in path before you and you may notice the smooth, clear road that lies to your right.

The path ahead is built by you, your choices and your outlook. Make the road a smooth one, filled with brightness, courage to face the challenges, acceptance that all things change, and the willingness to focus on the work that will make everything better.

Look within yourself, see the Divine light that shines from within you and allow it to escape the darkness of fear that surrounds you. Only when you allow the light to shine will you find your way.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

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

May20

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Don’t let the stress, strife and struggle break you apart. Everyone is doing everything they can to deal with the current situation. It’s not their fault, it’s not your fault so don’t keep trying to place blame where it doesn’t belong.

Additional Insight:

You’re not the only one struggling and worrying about the situation at hand. Stop acting like you are. We all handle stress and anxiety in different ways. How you handle things are especially different between a man and a woman. We don’t look at the same things in the same way, so we don’t worry in the same way either.

Simply because you can’t understand their approach to the situation doesn’t mean they’re not concerned and filled with anxiety too. The enemy isn’t the person you’re looking at, it’s the person you see in your own reflection. Focus on what you can do to relieve the stress within. Maybe it’s meditation, maybe it’s cleaning or mowing the yard. Maybe it’s pounding the street or researching solutions. What ever it is, it’s better to turn you anger into action and do something with it.

Sometimes anger can be a good thing. Constructive anger can motivate you, it can empower your energy to pull yourself out of the hole you’re in. Use it for your benefit, instead of simply letting it out in one big outburst toward those around you who don’t deserve it in the first place.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

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

May17

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Don’t spend your purse until you’re sure it’s full. The promise of finance is only that; a promise. Patience is hard right now because of the long dry spell. But you must wait until the promise has been fulfilled before you start spending your new found wealth! You might find yourself in a deeper hole that you didn’t count on.

Additional Insight:

Receiving news might brighten your day, but don’t let it turn out to be news of disaster because it’s not what you thought. Today and over the weekend, hold tight and wait to see if what’s promised is really what comes your way.

It’s understandable to want to celebrate because the end of struggles maybe over. But there’s more going on here than meets the eye. So be happy and hopeful, but don’t go shopping yet.

You’re better off remaining calm, doing some research and making plans with the new income that will carry you through the years to come. Being frugal isn’t your style, and that in part is what may have gotten you into the financial mess to begin with. If you are frugal and feel you’re where you are at no fault of your own; you know how not to count on others for your security.

Dreaming is ok. Dreams keep hope alive and help us to strive for a better future. But be cautious. What was here today, can be gone tomorrow without any plan or failover to fall back on.

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Nine of Cups

May16

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

A hug can go along way to helping you get through the challenges. It takes two of you to put up a good fight. Together you will triumph against your adversaries and find happiness. But it takes both sides to balance the work and help each other out.

Additional Insight:

The key to any successful partnership is respect. You can’t simply say the words, you must show it with actions. For action speaks louder than words.

There can’t be an approach to “that’s his job” or “she’ll do that later”. If you see something that needs to be done, do it. Balance the responsibilities means helping each other when and where you can. It means doing little things to help ease the stress of your partner, even if it’s for a day.

Only when you join forces and face the daily challenges head on as a team, will you be able to make things work. This is true of personal relationships, close friendships, business partnerships and even community groups.

Don’t be afraid to help out. If you feel you need permission, then ask. The worst someone can say is no. At least you made the effort to help. What better way to show an act of respect?

Springwolf Reflections 2013 Motto:
I attract and acquire more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

"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