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Confidence vs Arrogance

Mar4

Confidence 2When Does Ego Become A Problem

What one person views as confidence, another person will view as arrogance. It’s a fine line that doesn’t exist on a set standard or a measuring tape or in the levels on a scale. It’s not a tangible thing that can be measured for everyone to share and compare. Because it’s based on perspective and everyone’s perception is different.

How you see yourself and your abilities will determine where that measuring stick is for you. Let’s give our stick a range of 1 to 10.

If you hold confidence in yourself, and believe in your abilities, your skill and experience than the bar for achieving arrogance will be set pretty high. Let’s put it around a level of 9 on the arrogance chart.

Consequently, if you’re someone who has self doubts in any or your abilities, skill, knowledge or experience, then your bar for achieving arrogance will be set lower. Let’s put that one at level 6 on the arrogance chart.

If you have self doubts, your always questioning your abilities, skill, knowledge or experiences and you’re unsure if you can do something successfully, then you may have serious confidence issues. Let’s put that down at level 3 on our arrogance chart. Continue reading →

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Devil – Inverted

Mar4
The Devil - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Don’t let the seething anger compromise your morals and values. Everyone feels hurt from time to time. But if you allow those wounds to change your beliefs and perspectives, you will lose the larger battle of walking your own path, your own way. Don’t let the overwhelming frustrations of others swallow you up into their fears and anxieties. Take a deep breath, go within and find your way back to your place of peace and security.

Additional Insight:

The constant barrage of challenges are not specifically directed at you, so don’t take them personally. You’re simply standing between the fear of others and the truth they don’t want to see or face. As an innocent bystander you can fight back and get caught up in the fight. Or you can duck into an alley and let the war pass by. Find an alternative route to avoid the fray that isn’t yours to wage.

Some battles are worth fighting. Some battles are worth avoiding, as they take your eyes off what’s really going on behind the scenes. Make sure you’re not being misdirected or fooled into looking away from the real treachery. That could be the entire purpose of the latest battle and the hidden agenda that lay far from the fight itself. Continue reading →

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Two of Swords

Mar3
Two of Swords

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Put your dreams in a bubble, give them energy to grow and manifest, then set them free. At some point you must let go of the “dream” and start putting action into practice. You’ve planned, you have your ducks in a row. Stop delaying and start doing! It’s not going to manifest by itself! It really is time to start putting your action behind your words.

Additional Insight:

You keep finding excuses not to move forward with your plans. Why? Look around at the support you have. Look at the concrete planning you’ve done. You know what to do and you have the facts and solid steps to back it up.

Stop letting the fear of failure keep you from putting your well formed plans into action. Get your head out of the clouds and 20,000 feet view and come down to reality where action speaks louder than words. Failure is not going to creep up behind you, unless you choose it by sitting back and letting opportunity walk on by.

The longer you wait, the more chance you have of never getting what you dream and experiencing the success you long to achieve. By waiting, you allow others to step forward and claim the whole pie, simply because they took action first. How is that going to benefit your efforts to succeed? Continue reading →

Happy March

Mar3
Fairy and the Wolf by Islanimation

Fairy and the Wolf by Islanimation

The Month For Faeries

Just a little reminder that March is the month for Magik and Faery Blessings.

Pixie, leprechaun, faerie, brownie, sprite are all terms for these supernatural beings, thought to be helpful or harmful to people.   Faerie is the most general name for such beings: a good faerie is often referred to as a godmother (faerie godmother); but they may also cause misadventures for humans.

Stories and legends of wee magikal folk can be found all around the world. One reason they have so many names and varying characteristics. Some are larger than others, some are more magikal, or come at certain times of the year. Continue reading →

Next On The Ænigma Project – Defying Gravity and Belief

Mar2

Get Your Tinfoil Hat
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The Ænigma Project – Mondays 9 PM EST

The Ænigma Project is a discussion group focused on the realm of the supernatural, paranormal and mysterious events that sometimes take place in our lives. Through multiple view points and experiences, we seek to enlighten our listeners and elucidate that which has become hidden beneath the many layers of misunderstanding and fear. The show broadcasts each Monday evening on the Tenacity Radio Network at 9pm Eastern, U.S.A.

Join creator of the show, Paul Cagle and his co-hosts Sushi and Springwolf as we share our research, knowledge, insight and humor. Be part of the Ænigmite Crew and play along with us during our weekly “Truth or Tale” game. You can also add your opinion or thoughts as we wrap up another fun on air evening with the strange or paranormal news of the day. Continue reading →

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Six of Swords

Feb28
Six of Swords

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Be careful you’re not looking at those in your life today with rose-colored glasses. You must decide if the thorns of the past and the negativity that went with it is worth holding onto. If not, then stop repeating the patterns and let go of the old ways. Yes it’s scary to move forward into the unknown. Yes you may do it alone. But in Six months time, you will be able to look back on the shadows of the past and feel blessed that you made the right changes.

Additional Insight:

We stress over the struggles we go through every day and make the comment that we want things to change. Yet we continue to repeat the patterns in our life that keep us going down the same rough road.

Sure it’s easy to look back and see where you passed opportunities for change, but it’s not so easy when you’re in the here and now to see them coming. But that’s because you’re so busy trying to fool yourself and see what you “want” instead of what you “need”.

Continue reading →

Another Inspiration Reflection

Feb27
Self Reflection

What you don’t like about someone else,
Look In A Mirror.

Do You Practice What You Preach?

Today I found a FB Share on my feed that annoyed me. It was an image from an extended family member that attacked people in general who are not Christian and don’t believe in Christ as they do. It made me wonder if some people really understand what it means to Walk the path you Talk. Do you understand how to put into practice what you claim to preach? Or even why do they think they have the corner market on morality, intelligence, being a good person or living a respectable good or positive life?

Now I don’t mean all Christians are like this. I know quite a few who are accepting and loving of all people. They are what I would call true Christians. They practice their faith in every moment of their life without judgement. While others are only “Sunday Christians” or Christian when it suits them. They don’t think about the implications of their actions or words, or FB shares and it doesn’t represent what they would say is a “Good Christian”. They simply push a button and move on.

Reverend Troy Mendez is the Dean of the Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix Arizona and he said something on Anderson Cooper 360 this week that impressed me:  “we believe we are to seek and serve Christ in all people.” You can watch his interview on AC360:Mendez.  I highly recommend it for everyone. It’s a beautiful example of what I would call a real Christian. In the interview Rev. Mendez was talking about the Bill in Arizona that allows businesses to discriminate based on their Freedom of Religion. But his comments apply to life in general and in every situation we may face, not simply for this controversial bill. Continue reading →

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

Feb27
Six of Wands: Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

You don’t have to stand on your own. There are many supports that can help you balance your weight and carry the load. You may need to release some of that “I don’t need help” pride and lean on someone for a few weeks while you heal. But don’t look at this as a weakness on your part. Look at it as an opportunity you’re giving to someone else to learn the lessons of compassion, understanding and friendship.

Additional Insight:

Being hurt, whither it’s emotional or physical, is part of life. We all go through it and we all feel weak in the knees when it happens. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about nor is there anything to feel guilty or ashamed of. It happens.

We are judged more for how we deal with the hurt and heal through the injury. Do you accept the compassion and concern from others? Do you wallow in self-pity? Are you afraid to admit someone else was right and your rose-colored glasses were too dark to see the truth? Continue reading →

What’s Your Wolf Name

Feb26

A Moment Of Fun

It’s been a stressful day! This evening I decided to let off some built up energy with a little creativity. I saw a post on FB for finding your Wolf name and thought hmm..I don’t like the words they creator used for such a name. They were fearful, vicious and all the things western cultures have stereotyped wolves to be.

Wolves are regal, mystical and mysterious. They’re spiritual guides, teachers and show us the way into ourselves. Yeah they can often times be a bit randy. That’s because they know how to have a little fun and balance out the seriousness of life. So I decided to create my own Name Game to honor my namesake. This is my version of “What’s Your Wolf Name”. I hope you like it.

What's Your Wolf Name?

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

Feb26
7 of Pentacles: Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Work on your skills and practice your art. Even the best experts need to practice and evolve with new ideas and perspectives. Don’t assume you know it all. Arrogance will limit your audience and eventually cause your craft to become obsolete. Make sure you’re reading, learning and educating yourself on the new techniques so you can make sure that you stay relevant and productive.

Additional Insight:

No one knows it all or has the corner market on everything. It would take an awfully big corner to do that. All things in life grow and evolve. Even if you’re considered to be an expert, even your knowledge can be expanded with new ideas or recent discoveries.

Make sure you haven’t become to arrogant to listen to those new ideas, no matter who they come from. Someone younger than you may not have all your knowledge or experience. But they may have a new perspective of looking at things that inspired a new way of doing something more easily or more effective.

We must challenge each other and push the edges of our box to expand our thoughts and understandings. Whither we agree or disagree, we always have the opportunity to learn and support each other. Continue reading →