Enjoy The View of YOU

The three of wands. It's a lovely card.

A young person, looking like a king judging from the circlet of gold on his head, overlooks a vast yellow sea with three boats sailing on it. Mountains are dimly seen in the far distance. On the ledge where he stands are 3 wands, one of which is grasped by his right hand.

The ocean can symbolize the feminine side of life. Sailors often speak of the ocean and the ships that sail her in female terms. Water is also the symbol of emotion, and yellow, as we learned in the Sun card, indicates optimism, happiness, and enlightenment. Ships are thought of in Christian symbolism as the church, and often we hear the phrase in politics of "ships of state".

I think this card represents the sending of ones intentions, ideas, or dreams out in the world to see how viable, or "ship worthy" they are.

The young man's colorful clothing indicate his passion for life (red), his desire to heal what holds him back from his goals (green over the left shoulder and heart), and his desire for clarity (blue) in the carrying out of his wishes (his right hand holding the wand). The black and yellow sash indicate the utilization of his wisdom (black) and his optimism (yellow again) in creating a new way of being in the world at this seemingly epic moment in his life.

He's on the mountain top, the climb to get there indicative of his ability to solve problems. New problems, the mountains on the other side of the water, are in the far distance. Now, at this moment, he is free to choose what his next opportunity will be, what he wishes to create next, where he will go.

He stands master of all he sees, relaxed and ready to begin another phase of life.

We all stand here, the king or queen of all we have and are. And, no matter what is going on in our lives, our choices right now effect our future; how many mountains will stand on our path, how free we will be, or how we will live.

It's important to know that there is never just one choice to make, and there are no mistaken choices. Our inner wisdom is guiding us if we will just listen to our emotions and trust the information we get from that source. When we do, we see what is best for us and what we should avoid, and we discover that we are our own best counselors, and that we are truly free to choose what we will do and how and where our path lies.

With clarity, wisdom, and determination as our guides, and, more important than these, an alignment with life and the trust that life will support us on our way, we will live the life we're meant to live.

So, for now, stop and survey all that you are and have and have created. Enjoy the view. Congratulate yourself on how far you've come. Trust yourself and choose what comes next. All is truly well.

Love,

Kristine

HERE COMES THE SUN!

I pulled the Sun Card.

I'm having a particularly good day to day, so I'm not surprised (but still pleased) to see the sun shining in my hand. Here's why it's such a nice card to see:

The Sun itself is "Considered by most people as cosmic power." Here, from the symbol site I discovered, is a quick reference of sun symbolism. I added my own comments about their import:

Life: the sun gives life through it's heat and energy, which is represented by the straight and wavy lines radiating from it.
Power: The sun is the center of our universe, for sure, and the reason we're able to survive on this rock
Strength: Nothing is more powerful than the sun
Energy: Nothing is more powerful than the sun
Force: I'm beginning to repeat myself
Clarity: the sun represents the light, and that by which we see the light
Self : your sun sign in astrology represents the way most people see you.

We also see sunflowers in this card.
From the same website I referenced above is this description of the symbolic meaning of
the Sunflower:
"The way they move their massive heads to meet the sun make them a flower of spiritual attainment, flexibility, and opportunity. They are also symbolic of good luck, wealth and ambition. Give sunflowers away to someone who is working toward a goal and needs a big break in their lives. They are also an excellent housewarming gift as the receiver embraces new opportunities in the form of hearth and home."

Nice, huh?

Now, the white horse:
The Celtic goddess, Epona was the mother horse goddess of Earth, invoked during the equinoxes (the true Sun-Days)to ease both seasonal and spiritual transitions. An Earth goddess, she provides grounding and stability in times of great shifts. She is the caretaker of all new life.

The horse itself represents nobility, strength, and my favorite, freedom.
Buddha is said to have left this physical plane riding a white horse.

So who is The Child?
The child represents new beginnings, and the optimism of youth.

All in all, the card encourages us to hold close to what gives us strength, what fires our passions and our hearts. It urges us to nurture our secret dreams and start going for them in a big way, because our greatest power comes from our most optimistic and joyful thoughts and desires. The wall behind the child lets us know that all the blocks and resistances are behind us, and so it's time to let ourselves be the person we're meant to become.

That's the message of the Sun. It says, in short, "Whaaa HOOOOOO!, life is GOOD! Come on out into the light and SHINE!"

Much love,

Kristine

WHERE ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TAKING YOU?

Today I pulled the 5 of discs. I call this card the "dark night of the soul" card. Take a look at it and you'll see why. There's a crippled child and a barefooted, ragged woman slogging through a snow storm. They pass by a stained glass window (implying a church perhaps). The warm colors of the window hint at the warmth and comfort, both spiritual and physical, that lie within.

Let's take a deeper look at this card. First, we'll check out the symbology of the number 5. Here is a Cabalistic take on this number:

Manifestations of the Deity are expressed in five phases:
1. Source or Seed--The Ain Soph Aur or Adam Kadmon
2. Root --World of Emanation of Atziluth
3. Tree --World of Creation or Briah
4. Branch --World of Formation or Yetzirah
5. Fruit --World of Action or Assiah
These five phases form a schema of the Tree of Life.

The stained glass window has the appearance of a tree of discs, so I think this interpretation is particularly pertinent. Energetically, I see this as a card that tells us how we do (and how we can) create the life we're living.

1: The source of our creation is the way we see the life we're living: our perspective.
2: The Root is our desire to change or make more of an aspect of our life that has our attention.
3: The Tree, or creation, are the thoughts we think that imagine that change.
4: The Branch is how we go about getting what we're imagining.
5: The Fruit is the concrete result of the change we put into action through thoughts and deeds.

There is also an emphasis on feet in this card. The boy's injured foot is symbolic of not having a firm footing in one's life, perhaps feeling too limited to make anything important happen. The woman's "cold feet" are an obvious symbol of being too fearful to fully engage in life. Neither boy nor woman look at or into the window, an obvious place to look to for help.

Fear and self-limiting thoughts prevent us from utilizing the message of the Tree of Life: that we are life's source, and the creator of our personal universe. We cannot create what we want in our lives if we feel limited in ourselves, nor can we create what we want if we feel fear.

These feelings however, are temporary. We can become stronger, less fearful, and more self-trusting by guiding our thoughts towards what we want instead of focusing on what we lack; and by connecting more deeply with the earth, and with all that is solid and good in our lives.

The more we give thought to these things, the less we will find ourselves "out in the cold" and the more we well feel the warmth of well-being and fulfillment.

Much love,
Kristine