"Important doors are opening for you right now. Walk through them."
Yemanya, Yemaya, Yemaja... However you spell her name, this is one of my favorite goddesses, and probably one of the most important messages I've received from this deck so far. Yes, I know, I've been slacking, this is kind of my kick in the butt to get back to what I was doing!
Anyway, I hope this card is right. So far, it is. The managing editor of NassauNewsLive.com sent out an e-mail earlier this week saying that he was extending editor positions to some of the people who were reporters last semester. I immediately jumped at the opportunity and e-mailed him back, saying that I would love to be an editor. Still waiting for a response, but I know that he is very busy so I'm not going to freak out (not yet, anyway.)
Wouldn't it be wonderful if this meant that there is a job waiting for me on the horizon?? Just saying. I can't afford to be broke for another semester. I'm thinking work study or that sports bar/restaurant opening near the school are probably my best bets for employment right now. Then again, not everything needs to be so cut and dry, so maybe I should pay attention to what's going on around me and not take anything for granted...
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Today's Guide - Truth (Higher Self)
Honesty * Clarity * Discipline * Intellect
Both of the guide cards that I've drawn so far have been Higher Self cards. And considering that the goddess card that I drew for today was receptivity... well, I'm sensing a theme.
The message of this card is to develop clarity and objectivity when looking at life, to "look for the truth behind appearances." Basically, stop taking things at face value and really see them for what they are.
Unfortunately, I kind of have a problem doing that sometimes.
But that's why it's a message from my guides, to remind me that it is something that I need to work on. I feel like I'm copping out with this one a little bit, because I want a little more time to really think about it... So I'm gonna come back to this if I remember.
Both of the guide cards that I've drawn so far have been Higher Self cards. And considering that the goddess card that I drew for today was receptivity... well, I'm sensing a theme.
The message of this card is to develop clarity and objectivity when looking at life, to "look for the truth behind appearances." Basically, stop taking things at face value and really see them for what they are.
Unfortunately, I kind of have a problem doing that sometimes.
But that's why it's a message from my guides, to remind me that it is something that I need to work on. I feel like I'm copping out with this one a little bit, because I want a little more time to really think about it... So I'm gonna come back to this if I remember.
Today's Goddess Guidance - Hathor (Receptivity)
"Allow yourself to receive. This will increase your intuition, energy, and ability to give to others."
Hathor has always been one of my favorite goddesses. I have a picture of her on my mirror that has been there for a couple of years now. Hathor is a goddess of love, music, beauty, the sky, the sun... Pretty much an "all-Goddess." This card is perfect for me today, because I'm back to trying to consciously be aware of what the Universe has to say, and notice the little "coincidences" (hate that word) that take place on a daily basis.
Then there's the whole thing about increasing psychic awareness, "ask and you shall receive," yadda yadda. There is also another meaning of "releasing guilt about receiving." Definitely need that advice. I don't really like asking for help or ANYTHING, even when I know the person offering is doing so because they care. I've especially been feeling this way toward my boyfriend, who, in the month that I've been home on break, has offered and given me so many things, and I almost always feel terrible. But he obviously does it because he wants to.
As with the other goddess cards that I've drawn so far, maybe more so, this doesn't need to be a one-time consideration. Maybe I'll give myself another challenge in the future to see what happens when I allow myself to be more receptive...
Hathor has always been one of my favorite goddesses. I have a picture of her on my mirror that has been there for a couple of years now. Hathor is a goddess of love, music, beauty, the sky, the sun... Pretty much an "all-Goddess." This card is perfect for me today, because I'm back to trying to consciously be aware of what the Universe has to say, and notice the little "coincidences" (hate that word) that take place on a daily basis.
Then there's the whole thing about increasing psychic awareness, "ask and you shall receive," yadda yadda. There is also another meaning of "releasing guilt about receiving." Definitely need that advice. I don't really like asking for help or ANYTHING, even when I know the person offering is doing so because they care. I've especially been feeling this way toward my boyfriend, who, in the month that I've been home on break, has offered and given me so many things, and I almost always feel terrible. But he obviously does it because he wants to.
As with the other goddess cards that I've drawn so far, maybe more so, this doesn't need to be a one-time consideration. Maybe I'll give myself another challenge in the future to see what happens when I allow myself to be more receptive...
Reiki Challenge, Day 3 - Endeavor With Your Work
This principle is kind of a big one for me, simply because I've been back and forth with whether or not I feel comfortable enough to start teaching Reiki and doing readings again.
As has seemed to be the case since starting this challenge, I had an interesting dream last night that seemed to relate to this principle. Unfortunately, I was really struggling to wake up this morning, so I didn't get a chance to write it down. But what I do remember is being in a supermarket, where a lot of my dreams have taken place recently. The dream then switched to what I believe was a computer lab, and there was some sort of demon or evil person, and I was battling him/it with Reiki. I believe Jay, a friend of mine from Twitter, was there as well, and I was asking him to help me battle the... whatever.
OK, so what does this have to do with my principle for today?
Well, I looked up what supermarkets mean in dreams. Found a lot of answers that didn't seem quite right until I found this one:
Groceries offer an endless and tempting variety of things. To dream of being in a market means you are faced with tough choices, all of which look perfect and inviting. You are shopping not just for material things, but for things that relate to your emotional or social needs. You might be concerned of making the wrong choice in spending your money/attention/energy.
So what particularly caught my attention with this meaning was the variety of things that relate to my emotional or social needs, and being concerned about making the wrong choice in spending my money, attention, and/or energy. I've been debating lately if I want to make journalism my career, completely shutting out Reiki; doing Reiki full-time; combining the two. A friend suggested doing both, doing like a holistic magazine or whatever. My main fear has been that I will choose one over the other, and not be happy with my decision. Obviously, I still have time to think about it, but I feel like I need to make a decision now so I can start preparing for what will happen when two years goes by.
But because of the latter part of my dream, where I am clearly using Reiki (I know because I called it by name), and defeating this evil being (as far as I can tell), I feel like that is a sign telling me that doing Reiki in some form (teaching or just healing) is the way to go. I think the first part, where I am tempted by all the different products in the grocery store (and I think being chased, too, but I addressed that in an earlier post) was a reference to this indecision, but by the end of the dream, it was clear what choice I should make. I don't know, maybe not.
Other than all this dream business, the rest of what I have to say about this principle relates to school and whatever job I (hopefully) get this semester. Keep working hard, keep doing my best, it will all pay off. That's all that I can hope for.
As has seemed to be the case since starting this challenge, I had an interesting dream last night that seemed to relate to this principle. Unfortunately, I was really struggling to wake up this morning, so I didn't get a chance to write it down. But what I do remember is being in a supermarket, where a lot of my dreams have taken place recently. The dream then switched to what I believe was a computer lab, and there was some sort of demon or evil person, and I was battling him/it with Reiki. I believe Jay, a friend of mine from Twitter, was there as well, and I was asking him to help me battle the... whatever.
OK, so what does this have to do with my principle for today?
Well, I looked up what supermarkets mean in dreams. Found a lot of answers that didn't seem quite right until I found this one:
Groceries offer an endless and tempting variety of things. To dream of being in a market means you are faced with tough choices, all of which look perfect and inviting. You are shopping not just for material things, but for things that relate to your emotional or social needs. You might be concerned of making the wrong choice in spending your money/attention/energy.
So what particularly caught my attention with this meaning was the variety of things that relate to my emotional or social needs, and being concerned about making the wrong choice in spending my money, attention, and/or energy. I've been debating lately if I want to make journalism my career, completely shutting out Reiki; doing Reiki full-time; combining the two. A friend suggested doing both, doing like a holistic magazine or whatever. My main fear has been that I will choose one over the other, and not be happy with my decision. Obviously, I still have time to think about it, but I feel like I need to make a decision now so I can start preparing for what will happen when two years goes by.
But because of the latter part of my dream, where I am clearly using Reiki (I know because I called it by name), and defeating this evil being (as far as I can tell), I feel like that is a sign telling me that doing Reiki in some form (teaching or just healing) is the way to go. I think the first part, where I am tempted by all the different products in the grocery store (and I think being chased, too, but I addressed that in an earlier post) was a reference to this indecision, but by the end of the dream, it was clear what choice I should make. I don't know, maybe not.
Other than all this dream business, the rest of what I have to say about this principle relates to school and whatever job I (hopefully) get this semester. Keep working hard, keep doing my best, it will all pay off. That's all that I can hope for.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Reiki Challenge, Day 2 - Let Go of Worry
My principle for today was, "Just for today, I will let go of worry."
What a loaded principle this is for me!
I am a worrier by nature. I can't help it. I tend to overanalyze things and think way too much about what could go wrong, sometimes when there is no foreseeable chink in my plans. This has been a constant struggle for me, especially when I'm at school, even though my mother would always tell me, "Worrying won't make it any better, do what you can."
So my messages while meditating and thinking about this principle were to stop worrying so much (duh) and to let the Universe take care of things. This relates perfectly to the Aine card that I pulled from the Goddess Guidance deck earlier today. I need to take that leap of faith and trust that things will work out.
Another message that I got was that I have people - "Heavenly" or celestial and earthly - that are looking out for me and trying to assuage my worries and fears. Of course, sometimes I don't hear or don't listen to what they have to say, but they are there, and they are looking out for my best interests.
I found a lot of good "worry" quotes that I would like to have written down somewhere, so that I can refer to them when necessary. I guess this is as good a place as any, since I live online, anyway.
“Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.” - Anonymous
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” - Proverb
“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” - Arthur Somers Roche
“Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith." - Paul Brunton
“If we spend our time with regrets over yesterday, and worries over what might happen tomorrow, we have no today in which to live.” - Anonymous
What a loaded principle this is for me!
I am a worrier by nature. I can't help it. I tend to overanalyze things and think way too much about what could go wrong, sometimes when there is no foreseeable chink in my plans. This has been a constant struggle for me, especially when I'm at school, even though my mother would always tell me, "Worrying won't make it any better, do what you can."
So my messages while meditating and thinking about this principle were to stop worrying so much (duh) and to let the Universe take care of things. This relates perfectly to the Aine card that I pulled from the Goddess Guidance deck earlier today. I need to take that leap of faith and trust that things will work out.
Another message that I got was that I have people - "Heavenly" or celestial and earthly - that are looking out for me and trying to assuage my worries and fears. Of course, sometimes I don't hear or don't listen to what they have to say, but they are there, and they are looking out for my best interests.
I found a lot of good "worry" quotes that I would like to have written down somewhere, so that I can refer to them when necessary. I guess this is as good a place as any, since I live online, anyway.
“Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.” - Anonymous
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” - Proverb
“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” - Arthur Somers Roche
“Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith." - Paul Brunton
“If we spend our time with regrets over yesterday, and worries over what might happen tomorrow, we have no today in which to live.” - Anonymous
Today's Guide - Judgment (Higher Self)
Precision * Rationality * Analysis * Discernment
From Sonia Choquette's "Ask Your Guides" Oracle deck, this card seems to be contradictory to the message I received from Doreen Virtue's "Goddess Guidance" Oracle deck in my previous post. This card tells me to turn to my Higher Self and use my power of reason, as opposed to letting my emotions run away from me. So which card do I listen to?
Well, I guess I can listen to both, but I have to compromise. Yes, I need to take that leap of faith, but maybe I should think logically about it first. Does that work? Obviously, taking a leap of faith means to just trust that whatever's going to happen will be for my benefit, but logic sometimes gets in the way. Listening to both messages would require me to use logic for some issues and intuition for others. I've found that it's very hard to apply both to the same situation.
It's a little past 12:30, and I already have a lot to think about for the rest of the day, and I haven't even done my principle for the Challenge yet. I can already tell that this is going to be a day for me to really sit down and reassess myself.
From Sonia Choquette's "Ask Your Guides" Oracle deck, this card seems to be contradictory to the message I received from Doreen Virtue's "Goddess Guidance" Oracle deck in my previous post. This card tells me to turn to my Higher Self and use my power of reason, as opposed to letting my emotions run away from me. So which card do I listen to?
Well, I guess I can listen to both, but I have to compromise. Yes, I need to take that leap of faith, but maybe I should think logically about it first. Does that work? Obviously, taking a leap of faith means to just trust that whatever's going to happen will be for my benefit, but logic sometimes gets in the way. Listening to both messages would require me to use logic for some issues and intuition for others. I've found that it's very hard to apply both to the same situation.
It's a little past 12:30, and I already have a lot to think about for the rest of the day, and I haven't even done my principle for the Challenge yet. I can already tell that this is going to be a day for me to really sit down and reassess myself.
Today's Goddess Guidance - Aine (Leap of Faith)
"Take a risk, and put your heart's true desire into action!"
This is the message of Aine, a Celtic goddess of healing, fertility, protection, and prosperity.
Why does this message matter for me?
I have so many goals, so many dreams, and yet I tend to abandon them because I think they are impossible to achieve. I guess I either underestimate my ability, or I just don't believe that it is meant to happen for me. And I know I need to stop thinking that way. Considering that my principle for today is, "Let go of worry," I know that the Universe is definitely trying to tell me something. As Aine's message says, it is time for me to take a risk, and have faith that the Universe will take care of the rest.
Of course, this is all easier said than done. I have been getting in my own way for too long, and it's time to stop. I need to take that leap of faith, and trust that everything else will fall into place.
This is the message of Aine, a Celtic goddess of healing, fertility, protection, and prosperity.
Why does this message matter for me?
I have so many goals, so many dreams, and yet I tend to abandon them because I think they are impossible to achieve. I guess I either underestimate my ability, or I just don't believe that it is meant to happen for me. And I know I need to stop thinking that way. Considering that my principle for today is, "Let go of worry," I know that the Universe is definitely trying to tell me something. As Aine's message says, it is time for me to take a risk, and have faith that the Universe will take care of the rest.
Of course, this is all easier said than done. I have been getting in my own way for too long, and it's time to stop. I need to take that leap of faith, and trust that everything else will fall into place.
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