When you think of the Emperor card, what do you think about him? Many interpretations of this card include something like, "...an authority figure concerned with society, rules and laws." But what if there was more to the Emperor and more to be learned about your relationship with masculine authority? When I think of the Emperor I often think of a Father Christmas archetype. Obvious in control but full of benevolence and responsibility to guide all. Have you been a good girl or boy this year? The guided meditation is about 12 minutes long and I hope you join us on this journey. Questions for consideration: What did the Empower tell you? What story did you decide to tell him and why was it important? What did he give you and what does it symbolize? What do you need to do or let go of in order to facilitate or encourage the rich caring work that the Empower wishes to bring into your life? How may identifying with the Emperor’s energy manifest in your life and how does visualizing him as Father Christmas reconfigure what you have known about him?
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Happy Equinox & Mabon! When I think about the Equinox, the time of perfect balance and equilibrium, I think about the tarot card Lady Justice. Lady Justice is also known as Lustitia the Roman Goddess of Human justice with a lineage that includes even more ancient Goddesses who precided over fairness including Dike of Greek and Maat of Egyptian pantheons. Justice's call is to maintain equilibrium, to make things fair, to be without bias and while we might feel that this balanced state is stable, it is actually a very interdynamic process needing a lot of care and attention to maintain. So for today I have made for you a guided meditation to help you deepen your understanding and work around balance and also a little sweet, sweet divination, i.e. communication with the Divine! The meditation is about 10 minutes and I hope you can join us as you recalibrate your sense of equanimity while our very planet suspends between movements. I would LOVE to read your experience with the meditation, please write about your experience and insights in a comment below!
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Personally, I find a more helpful word for this card to be rebirth. After a period of trial and perhaps difficulty you are called to stand Judgement and Judgment is passed favorably upon you. You have passed the test. Moving into a sense of completion, you transform into a new form or vision of being. Undergoing radical alteration creates a more expansive, wise, and vibrant self. All past mistakes and accompanying attachments fall away as you start anew in a the bright light of a new day. Judgement calls us when we have really decided to move on; its the dawn after the divorce is finally filed after a long and trying marriage, the job left so we can truly find our calling. The call of Judgement is the overpowering sense of the Source giving us hope and allowing us to begin again like spring. "Come, come whomever you are, worshipers, wanderers, or lovers of leaving... Ours is not a caravan of despair...come, come again, come."-- Rumi 1. I know the Source is working in my life because... 2. Undergoing radical alteration would look and feel like... 3. I am ready to let go of the following baggage, guilt and attachments... 4. I believe that every day is a new day to begin again, tomorrow I endeavor to... |
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