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

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Stop scratching at the little irritations around you, it’s only your frustrations at work. You’re liable to make those little things into something big that will fester and cause bigger problems. Instead look beyond the stress and see what you want for your day as if it’s already here and you’re already living it. Don’t let the stress win the day, rather allow the love and compassion for self to rule!

Additional Insight:

YOU determine what kind of day you have with each and every thought. Give into the pressure put upon you by others and you all them to control your day and perhaps even your life. Don’t sit back and allow their efforts to dictate your reactions.

Take control of your own thinking. Manage your own expectations and release others from the expectations you put upon them. You’re only setting them up to fail. You don’t like it when others set the bar for you to reach, so why do you do that to others?

Be responsible for your own thoughts and reactions. Others maybe having a bad day, but their energy shouldn’t dictate your reactions. Rise above the fray and allow yourself to love you and create the day you desire.

You can do this. Make this the day that you think of yourself with kindness and patience and all those little irritations won’t seem so important.

~~ If you’ve joined me in the yearly 2013 Motto, don’t forget to say it today. Here’s your reminder. ~~
I attract more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with!

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Tower – Inverted

Jan2

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Your roots grow deep and provide strength and stability to all that you do. Allow the fire beneath you to inspire your passion and your dreams. This blaze of energy can be tapped into at any time, from anywhere and provide you with the electricity to empower all your actions and deeds. Use it and create the year you desire from the very beginning.

Additional Insight:

How you start your year is equally important to how you start your day. Make sure you begin this new year with a clear vision of empowerment, abundance and prosperity of health, happiness and yes, even finances. How you align your energies within yourself today can and will impact the following 364 days of the year.

Ground your thoughts within your being and remember that you are not alone in this effort. Connect your energy to the divine Mother Earth and feel her energy infuse with your own to provide you with strength and an unlimited supply of physical energy to manifest that which you need.

Remember to balance that connection and infuse your energy with the creative force of the Divine Universal Consciousness. Whatever you call that force in your life, be it GreatSpirits, God, Goddess, the Thunderbeing or some other label of your choosing. This Divine energy is there for you and can be part of your day, year and your life if only you remember it’s there.

Make this year the best year of your life and empower your world through Meditation, Energy and Action and begin 2013 by Walking Your Talk ©!

Forget the resolutions that you won’t keep. Instead implement a daily (or even weekly) Motto that you can keep in your head to re-invigorate your thoughts and energies toward positive affirmations. You can share my motto for 2013:

“I attract more happiness and financial abundance than I know what to do with.
And So It Is!”

happy-new-year-2013

May 2013 Bring You All The Blessings, Love & Happiness
You So Richly Deserve!!

2013 Moon and Astronomical Event Calendar

Dec27

The Moon, Sun and Magik

Every practitioner of magik should know which days to work and which to take off. Which moon phases are best for what kind of casting and which are for rest.

Whither you call yourself a witch, mage, shaman or ceremonial magician, the moon is an integral part of magikal practices. Know what is happening in the skies around you and how those events are impacting the energy not only on Earth but upon the living things on the planet.

Understanding the astronomical events such as moon phase, lunar or solar eclipse, solstice and equinox dates and times will give a magikal practitioner more insight and understanding for their workings. It will also help when aligning your energies to those cosmic forces through your physical tools and your spiritual being.

Of course the guidelines to working with the Universal bodies are not cast in stone. And like most things in the pagan community where you are in the world, what culture you’re familiar with or drawn too will impact the correspondences between objects and energy. You may want to read about The Correspondence Of This And That for more information.

In magik, timing can be crucial to the success of a magikal practice. But even then, emergencies happen. Certainly if you have a friend in dire need of healing, you don’t need to wait until the next Waxing Moon to cast a healing spell or ritual. But when possible and for the best results here’s the Moon Phase Calendar for this year to help you plan your work.

Today we’re rolled out The Pagan’s Path ~ 2013 Moon Phase & Astronomical Calendar to assist in your planning for events during the coming year.

Merry Christmas To One & All!

Dec25

Merry Christmas
From everyone at Springwolf Reflections & Spring’s Haven!
May you be surrounded by all the things that bring Christmas cheer today.

May the GreatSpirits shine brightly upon your path bringing happiness & joy during this holiday season!

We received a couple of “we’re annoyed” notes about our Christmas post. Asking why a pagan center is posting Merry Christmas. To those we’d answer…

Just because we’re pagan doesn’t mean we can’t respect one of the most important days observed by another religion. We’re not in competition with others. It’s not “us” against “them”. Through appreciating each other, we learn tolerance and bring about peace between all like-minded people. So honor those around you and respect their practices, you may find that they return the same act of kindness to you.

The History of Yule

Dec22

The Winter Solstice
By SpringWolf, D.D., Ph.D.

The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the beginning of Winter. In simple terms it is one of two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is overhead at the tropic of Capricorn, when the Sun is at its southern most point for those in the Northern Hemisphere.

“The earliest people on Earth knew that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. They built monuments such as Stonehenge in England and Machu Picchu in Peru to follow the sun’s yearly progress.”
Deborah Byrd

The Winter Solstice has marked the beginning of winter and provided a point in time where homes and communities needed to be prepared and ready for the barren cold months. For some it designated the official end of the harvest season. For others it marks a time of spiritual celebration. And for others it’s nothing more than an astronomical occurrence and scientific event. But to Pagans, it marks the beginning of the 12 Days of Yule and time to honor the Triple Goddess and rebirth of the God. Continue reading →

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Death – Inverted

Dec21

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

It’s the end of the year and time to make way for new beginnings. Don’t spend time trying to keep one foot in the past. You will only continue the struggles. Lift your feet and allow yourself to fall out of the negative flow of energy that’s been hovering around like a thick mist. The air is much clearer beneath the surface.

Additional Insight:

It’s only when we go within and look through our spiritual eyes that we can see clearly what’s really around us. Drop the luggage that holds all the anger, blame and accusations from the past. Release the chains that are holding you in the fog where you cannot see what’s coming at you.

You are the one creating the darkness before you. And you are the only one who can put it to rest and trust your instincts. Stop listening to the negative voices around you. The ones that feed your fear and anxiety. Trust that your connection with the Divine has you exactly where you need to be at this time and place in your life.

Spend this evening in quiet meditation, alone or as a family. Regardless of the beliefs of others; ask those who are close to you and love to do this quick exercise with you. Close your eyes, take in 3 deep cleansing breaths through your nose and exhale through your mouth. As you do, imagine the white light of positive creation to come in through your nose and collect within your heart. See it push out the negative dark smoke from your body as you exhale through your mouth. Say a brief prayer outloud for everyone in your gathering – We release the negativity, anger and hatred of the past. We forgive those who helped to take away our sense of security and safety. We let go of the fear and turn toward the positive road with clarity and excitement. We bring Divine blessings to our path, here and now. And so it is.

This is our last drawing for 2012.

Merry Solstice and Happy Holidays to one and all. May the GreatSpirits shine brightly upon your path to ease your heart and soul. You are blessed and loved.

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Priest

Dec20

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Put on a brave face today and not only will you fool others, but you’ll fool yourself into a good mood as well. Turn your day around from stress and sorrow to relief and glee. It will inspire others, and start the energy to recovery for yourself as well. Allow the healing to start with you.

Additional Insight:

How you view yourself and feel within defines the energy that surrounds you during the day. Allow yourself to be overwhelmed with sorrow and anxiety and you allow depression to fill your day. Perhaps even your life. We don’t always know why things happen the way they do, why bad things happen to good people is a mystery. But how we deal with adversity sets up the next chapter we face in life.

You are the spiritual leader on your own path through life. Allow your inner spirit to guide you through troubled times as you do through times of celebration. There is a time to mourn and heal, and time to let it go and trust that you are being guided to where you need to be. There are much bigger lessons in play today and how you face them will define the rest of your life.

Don’t allow the monsters in the shadows to win this battle. Don’t allow them to change the good person within you. Instead, close your eyes ask the Divine in your life to give you the strength to take the next steps forward to control your own destiny into the light of healing, joy and peaceful security.

Things will not change by osmosis. It will take effort on your part. If you’re struggling and filled with anxiety or sorrow, take a little time to read Meditation, Energy and Action. Put your beliefs and your strengths into practice and manifest the day you want to have.

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

Dec19

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Don’t allow adversity to pull you away from those who are closest to you. It’s not their fault things have happened the way they have. So why are you taking your anger out on them? Now more than ever you should be leaning on each other and helping each other find the strength to endure, improvise, adapt and overcome!

Additional Insight:

Stress and anxiety can be overwhelming in anyone’s life. But can put extra unnecessary burdens on relationships as well. It can develop an atmosphere of “us against them” or “me against everyone else” which includes those closest to you.

The challenges in life are not created by one person inside a bubble. Everyone of us has a responsibility to the issues in our lives. We made choices, perhaps years ago, that have come into manifestation today. Thus we are equally responsible for the events that land on our path regardless of what someone has or has not done.

Don’t blame someone else who you’ve been close to for your struggles. Take on the shared responsibility and face the issues as a united front. You will find someone to lean on when you need help standing up for another day. Tomorrow you can be there for them when they need propping up.

Respect for each other will keep your love and compassion alive and working together instead of fighting within the ranks and destroying your world at every angle and every turn. It doesn’t matter if your partner is a spouse, family member or your personal relationship with the Divine in your life.

Use your energies to support and heal within, and you will find the strength to endure, the creative innovation to overcome and the wisdom to succeed. Align your energies for the united good of all and you will obtain the peace, security and happiness you deserve.

Remember to put your beliefs into practice: 5 Minute Alignment Meditation – connect to the Divine in your life for strength, insight and the creative energy to overcome any issue you face.

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

Dec18

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

It’s easy to become weary from battles and want to pull away from everything and everyone. But others depend on you and need you to persevere. You asked to be the warrior and protector; now is the time to stand up in that role and be what you’ve wanted to be. You are stronger than you think you are. So don’t give up and run away.

Additional Insight:

You have overcome so much in your life already. This struggle is difficult, but it’s not the first time you’ve faced hardship and worry. What you have learned from the past challenges in your life will serve you to get through this one. It only takes one step at a time to move forward and keep from falling back.

Don’t wait on others to push you forward. It’s not their ob to hold themselves up and you too. They are just as wore out and tired as you are. You can’t ask them to more than they have left. After all they have been on the front lines fighting the adversaries head on while you’ve been behind the scenes working away in hiding.

Now it’s time to let them step back while you take the point. You may not want to, you may think you don’t have it in you to succeed. But you do. You have more skill and knowledge than you give yourself credit for and you have the strength to carry it through. You really can do this and be the hero those around you need you to be.

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Strength

Dec17

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Find Strength in the compassion and love around you. Allow healing to begin from within. Don’t push others away and try to walk this road alone. It’s too easy to become lost and give up. It’s to easy to fall into the darkness and become consumed by despair. It’s hard to remember that you’re not the only one hurting. But try to share the compassion you receive. Others need it too.

Additional Insight:

I’m surprised by this card today, yet it’s so appropriate on so many levels. There are many who are facing trials both great and small today. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and stressed out by hardships no matter what they are. What you think is a trivial thing could be the very last straw dropped on someone’s back and they can no longer carry all the weight that built up over the last few days, months or even years.

In those times of struggle we need to be there for each other. We need to listen and share in the compassion and love around us. There’s something to be said for sharing the tears of pain and helping each other through the darkness of sorrow.

Yes some struggles are more dire than others. Some run deeper and some hit the very essence of our soul. But all deserve kindness, support and consideration. Whither it be spending an extra moment of your time to help someone in need, giving a hug to lift someone up or reassuring someone close to you that you’re there by their side to lean on, all acts of compassion can ease someone’s spirit. And it can even help ease your own.

Let them cry, let them scream, hold their hand and endure or share the release of emotion. Could be they’ll be there for you one day. Helping you to stand and not runaway into the depths of the darkness and solitude.

"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