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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 12 — Everything That Has a Beginning Comes To an End

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Can you believe it?  We are on the 12th Day of the 12 Days of Yule!   What an interesting and amazing journey it has been.  I first want to thank all of the people that participated, and I hope that this has been a rather insightful experience for you.   Understanding the workings of our unconscious is the first step to making lasting change in our lives.   Doing these simple exercises of self-reflection will get you started on a powerful New Year that you can manage in a more effective and productive way.

Today, we focus on letting go of the past.   What past?  Your past!  As 2010 draws to a close it is time for us to dump our attachments to the particular experiences of the year that have left us stuck, frustrated, and out of sorts.   I know, easier said than done!  However, perfection is not necessary – only the willingness to let things go.  Whether your issues were financial, career, or relationship oriented now is the time to let go of the past and prepare for the new.

Activity 12:

Write down the issues that you wish to let go of from the past on your Yule page.

Get out your decks.   Shuffle the cards thoroughly and ask the following question,  “How can I best let go of circumstances that I may have attachments to from the past?”   Fan out your cards in front of you, and select one card from the deck.

The card that I drew from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot is Faith.

First, I found it interesting that both of the cards from our last Beyond Tarot intensive on Beyond Worlds appeared in my spread.   The Faith card in most Tarot decks is called “The Hierophant” – it is also one of the most difficult cards because of its pseudo religious connotation.   For many it brings issues surrounding religious dogma and the abuses of religious authority.   Thankfully, I have always seen this card as a need to study or become educated about the mysteries of life and the laws that govern the physical universe.

Personally, one of the ways for me to let go of the past is for me to concentrate on my faith and my spiritual work.   I made a decision several weeks ago that I want to focus more on the connection between Tarot and Kabbalah in 2011, and my pulling this card was the universe giving its blessing.

What card did you draw?

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Faith from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot is Courtesy of Llewellyn

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 11 — Honor Thy Inner Parent With Reservation

December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Are we a culture that just does not like authority?  Or has authority got it wrong so many times that we have an innate tendency to view them negatively?   These were questions that came up for me as I was preparing for Day 11 of the 12 Days of Yule.   It appears that many views (at least from the metaphysical perspective) consider any ruling authority or ruling concept as limiting, constrictive, rigid, and dogmatic.   So, attempting to work with the content today has been a task.

Yesterday we explored our inner child and how to energize that archetype in our lives.  Today, we will explore the Inner Adult, another area in transactional analysis that needs to be healed for many people.   This is a trying concept because we tend to put the clothes of our parents on the Inner Parent.  If you had a good relationship with your parents then you will probably evoke the Wise Old Man or the Crone.   If you had a negative relationship with your parents then most likely the Synex or Dark Mother will be activated.   However, our inner parent is something inside of us – and he or she is a positive force that helps us make constructive decisions about our future.   At times the Inner Parent has to put some restrictions on the Inner Child (which often the Inner Child then acts like an Inner Spoiled Brat), but they are a pair and we have to give life to both of them.

Activity 11

Get out your deck.  Shuffle your cards thoroughly and ask the following question, “How do I best activate my Inner Parent?”  Fan the cards out and select one from the deck.

The card that I drew from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot is The Queen of Coins.

In my astrological system for Tarot, I equate the Queen of Coins with the sign of Taurus.   She is stubborn, steadfast, able to do business with a single bound, and has the discipline to be able to stay focused.  My inner child card The Chariot says to use the power of my will to push forward with all the activities I have before me, but the Queen of Coins requires me to do it in a stable and structured way.   I really like the energy of these two cards together, and am rather pleased and excited that I drew them.

What card did you draw?

The Queen of Coins from Legacy of the Divine Tarot is courtesy of Llewellyn

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 10 — Energizing Your Inner Child

December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

During the 1970’s, the initial steps of analytical psychology merging with pop culture began with the advent of transactional analysis.  The recovery movement quickly jumped on the “band wagon” addressing new concepts such as codependency and adult child issues.   The movement gave birth to noted authors such as Melody Beattie, Ernie Larsen, John Bradshaw, Alice Miller, and Pia Melody.

One of the most written about subjects in transactional analysis was the inner child.  The inner child is all of the emotional experiences that we have stored in our brain from our earliest memory.   The main question that emerged was whether or not we all had been damaged by our childhood?  There have been numerous books written about it, and the recovery movement believes that healing the inner child IS paramount for long term recovery.

The archetype of the inner child has morphed over the last 40 years, and has worn many sets of clothes.  However, its essence has remained the same.    The problem that I see with this archetype is that we have spent years attempting to heal the inner child, but little time actually letting him or her play.  I will be the first to admit I spend way too much time working (my comfort zone), and not enough time playing.   Yet, it is necessary to give life to the inner child in some form of constructive way in order to live a well-rounded life.

Activity 10:

Get out your deck of tarot cards.  Shuffle them thoroughly, and ask yourself the following question, “What is the best way for me to energize my inner child?”   Fan the cards out and draw one.

The card I drew from The Legacy of the Divine Tarot is The Chariot.

One of the easiest ways for me to energize my inner child is possibly through my work.   I like to work hard and then when that is done I like to work even harder.   Could the power of my will to push forth many of the creative projects I am working on access this energy?   In addition, The Chariot refers to harnessing two different pairs of opposites – which in this case are work and play.   A likely remedy would be infusing my work with creative play and excitement giving birth to both worlds.

What card did you pull?

The Chariot from Legacy of the Divine Tarot is courtesy of Llewellyn.

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 9 — Receiving Blessings!

December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

We are heading into the homestretch of the 12 Days of Yule! I cannot believe how fast this has gone; it seems like only yesterday that I wrote my first post.  Over the past 2 days we have focused on blessings – how we can count our blessings and how we can be a blessing to others.  Today, we will discuss how we can receive blessings.

I must admit that this is extremely difficult.   Many people do not like to feel obligated to others, and as such do not receive many of the blessings that the light bestows upon them.   It brings up tons of issues; especially our questioning the motives of other people.   In some cases, motivations need to be questioned.  However, in other cases we are preventing good intentioned people from being a blessing to us.

Let’s face it – everyone has motivations no matter how good intentioned they are.   Some of our motivations are unconscious.   They key is developing boundaries that prevents you from feeling uncomfortable with the person attempting to be a blessing.   When all else fails remember that a person’s past behavior is an indication of the way that they will behave in the future.

Activity 9:

Get out your tarot deck.  Shuffle your cards thoroughly and ask yourself the following question, “How do I best receive blessings from others?”   Fan your cards out and draw a card.

Using the Legacy of the Divine Tarot I pulled The Queen of Cups.

If you listen to my radio shows (Psychic Friends Live and Beyond Worlds) you know that this is my least favorite card in the deck.  Although beloved by many tarot readers as the compassionate, loving, nurturing, and caring Queen, I must admit that I question her motivations entirely whenever I am doing a reading that she appears.   However, the cards are directing me to integrate some of her qualities into my personality in order to allow other people to be a blessing to me.  It could reflect my need to be sensitive to other people’s desire to give or to go with the flow rather than intellectually analyzing everything.   After all, part of the circuitry of love is receiving love back from others.

What card did you draw?

The Queen of Cups from The Legacy of the Divine Tarot is courtesy of Llewellyn.

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12 Days of Yule: Day 8 — Becoming Blessings!

December 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday, we looked at the blessings in our life.   Did you realize the many ways you are blessed?  Today, we are going to look at something radically different!  How can we be agents of blessings for others?

Activity 8:

Get out your tarot deck and shuffle the cards thoroughly.   Ask the cards the following question, “how can I be a blessing to others”.   Fan out the cards and select one.

The card that I pulled from The Legacy of the Divine Tarot is the Three of Cups.

This is a very interesting card because the three of cups has to do with marriages, relationships, and celebrations.   In most decks, usually there is more than 1 person in the card implying the social factor of the 3 of cups.

I played around with many of the keywords while I was shoveling through 2 feet of snow.  I stuck with the word celebration, and realized that the card was telling me to celebrate other people’s ideals, their individuality, their creativity, and attempt to nurture them on their journey.   In other words, help others celebrate their personal victories.

So today, I am celebrating you my readers!  What card did you pull?

The Three of Cups from Legacy of the Divine Tarot is courtesy of Llewellyn

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 7 — Count Your Blessings!

December 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

We all receive many blessings in our life, and many simply go unacknowledged.   I mean how many of us wake up in the morning and realize how blessed we are?  Are your bills paid?  Do you have good health?  Do you have food and shelter?  Do you have a bed to sleep in?  There are so many things that we take for granted that are truly blessings in our life.  Even our ability to go out and make a living is a blessing! These blessings are gifts from the universe, and we accept them without really acknowledging them in most cases.

Today, we focus on the blessings in our life.   How are you blessed?

Activity 7:

On your Yule paper write down all the ways that you are blessed in your life.   This can be a simple list or it can be a list that you put much thought into.   There are no rules just acknowledgement of blessings.

Now, pull out your deck.   Shuffle the cards thoroughly and ask yourself the following question, “How am I blessed in my life?”   Fan your cards out and draw a card out of your deck.

The card I drew from The Legacy of the Divine Tarot is The Wheel.

I must admit that I had to spend some time meditating on this card before writing about it.  The divinatory meaning of the Wheel usually reflects a sudden change of fortune.   Now for those that are currently going through a struggle the Wheel is a welcome relief card, but if things are currently going well in your life the Wheel can be a rather disturbing and frightening card.    In essence, there is an unpredictability that is innate within this card – just as life itself is unpredictable.

So, where exactly is the blessing in this card?  I think the blessing is that everything does change.  Life is not stagnancy – could you imagine how utterly boring that would be?  Even in our darkest moments, we are comforted in the fact that life is going to change, and that the circumstances in our life will become better.   In addition, when life is going very well for us, we can understand the blessings that change ultimately brings to move us to the next level.

What card did you pull?

The Wheel from Legacy of the Divine Tarot is courtesy of Llewellyn

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 6 — Gimme Gumption

December 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Can you believe we are already half way through the 12 Days of Yule?  Time has quickly flown, but the daily insight that many of you are sharing with me has been intense, enlightening, and challenging.   As they say in the fitness industry – no pain, no gain!  That is true with self-discovery as well.

My friend and fellow candle maker Dorothy Morrison has a candle in her Wicked Witch Mojo line called Gimme Gumption.  It is one of my favorite candles out of her line!  Why?  It breaks away the fears that are plaguing us in our lives and provides us with the courage to proceed in the future.   Recently, during my radio show, Dorothy appeared as a guest and told Jacki Smith and I that if you use Gimme Gumption with Tornado Ally and Poof, you can pretty much remove any form of addiction or self-defeating behaviors you may have in your life.

So, what is gumption?  This is what Mr. Webster has to say:

–noun Informal.

1.

initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he’ll make a success of himself.

2.

courage; spunk; guts: It takes gumption to quit a high-paying job.

3.

common sense; shrewdness.

In essence, gumption is that natural resourcefulness that we all have within us.  It is our inner magic!  We can use gumption, whenever all else fails.  All it takes is a little curiousness to figure out exactly where our gumption is.  When we combine honor and integrity with gumption – we have a recipe for success!

Activity 6:

Shuffle your deck thoroughly.   Fan the cards out in front of you and ask the cards, “What is my gumption?”  Draw your card from the deck.

The card I drew is the Ace of Coins

This did not surprise me at all.  The one thing that I know how to do well is make money.  I know business, marketing, and I know how to utilize these things to the best of my ability.   Furthermore, whenever I am funky, blue, down, or going through a crisis the area that I turn to is work.   It is my comfort zone.

What card did you pull?

The Ace of Coins from “Legacy of the Divine Tarot” is courtesy of Llewellyn

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 5 — Honor Thyself!

December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Day 5:  Honor Thyself!

Can you believe we are already on Day 5?   The 12 Days of Yule are moving rather quickly!

I was talking to Jacki Smith (Co-Host, Psychic Friends Live) and we both were feeling rather lackadaisical – which is rather unusual for the two of us.   We both live very busy professional lives, and to have this feeling is rather odd.   During our discussion, we both realized that this time of the year is filled with a rather collective anxiety (last minute shopping, traveling anxieties, familial pressures) and being intuitive it is especially hard.  The holiday season is filled with angst, and it’s very easy to get caught up in this madness.

So with a nod to my good friend, this day is for all of us that need to honor ourselves in order to give more to those that are around us.

Day 5:

Shuffle your decks thoroughly.  Meditate on the following question, “How do I honor myself as I move forward?”  Spread your cards out and draw one.

The card I selected is – The Ace of Cups (beginnings of emotions, passions, and relationships)

The Day 5 card is rather instructive – it tells you what to do! How do we honor ourselves?  Since I selected the Ace of Cups it is revealing to me that I need to focus on redeveloping a relationship with myself!   In many ways, I am noticing a theme beginning to emerge.   The theme is about management and new creations, and often we can get caught up in the problems of the world and begin to quit taking care of ourselves.   The Ace of Cups instructs me to do more things that give me happiness and pleasure.   I think I will start with some Grand Marnier Egg Nog!

What card did you draw?

The Ace of Cups from “The Legacy of the Divine Tarot” is courtesy of Llewellyn

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 4 — Moving Forward

December 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

This is the 4th day of the 12 Days of Yule.  Over the past 3 days we have explored our dreams, our individuality, and our blocks, and I have received numerous emails about how insightful these 3 days have been for them.   Today, we begin to look towards the future.

Activity 4:

Shuffle your cards.   Ask yourself the following question,  “How do I begin to move forward after acknowledging my blocks and limitations?   Write the name of this card down on your Yule paper next to the card from yesterday.

Today, I drew the Emperor.   The Emperor reflects the need to take control and building foundations.   In essence, he is about owning your own sense of power — in this case my sense of power.  (Entertainingly, we just discussed this card on Beyond Worlds — you can listen to it in the archives.)

What card did you pull?

The Emperor from Legacy of the Divine Tarot is courtesy of Lewellyn Publications

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The 12 Days of Yule: Day 3 — The Time of Beth

December 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I hope that you have been enjoying the Days of Yule.  Already, I have gained enormous personal insight into what is going on in my life currently, and I hope you’re insight is equally as profound.

Today, we are on Day 3, which is called, “The Time of Beth”.  Now, my co-host Beth Savitt is going to love that!   The time of Beth, in paganism, is a period of realization and movement forward.  For the past several months the Sun has been decreasing in light, on solstice we had the shortest day of the year, and now we begin to see the Sun increasing in light.  This following month (of Capricorn or Beth in Celtic thought) is a time for us to begin looking towards this light.   In addition, it is a time to look towards our future.

The Time of Beth is significant to understand our inner blocks! Before we can begin to move forward and create positive change or manifest our desires we need to spend some time reflecting on what might be holding us back.   This will provide us with clarity of pitfalls that might prevent our forward movement.  As an aside, today is a great day to begin protection or healing magic.

Activity 3:

Tarot is a quick and easy way to get to the root of our issues.   Shuffle your deck thoroughly.   Ask the cards the following question, “What are the inner blocks andresistances that are holding us back?”  Spread the cards out and select one.

My card is:  The Page of Wands (Write this down with your two other cards you pulled.  For example – I have pulled The Empress, The 5 of Coins, and now the Page of Wands)

The Page of Wands normally reflects the beginning of a creative project, or some form of creative idea that is in its beginning stages.   However, when it is a blocking card it represents the spirit of restlessness and irritability.    The time of Beth is a time for me to explore what makes me restless, and use this as a catalyst to expand my life.

What card did you draw?

Page of Wands from Legacy of the Divine Tarot courtesy of Llewellyn!

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