Message of the day for June 30, 2016

Four of Wands: 

Today is a great day to let go of past hurts and open yourself up to joy. Consider it an exercise, a challenge to see past all negativity and be stress-free no matter what. The act of doing so will bring in even more joy and will free you from the heaviness of life in general--which has probably been leading to lack of sleep and health issues. Envision all your problems as a balloon, then imagine yourself letting go so the balloon floats away (destination undetermined). With it goes all which holds you down, like a heavy weight on your shoulders lifting off. You are free now to dance and make jokes, to enjoy all that you once enjoyed before life became so difficult. The slate is clean. The truth is, although people hurt us, and we do have responsibilities to tend to, we have the power and the freedom to feel joy AT ALL TIMES. Self-care is another responsibility we must tend to, and you're the only one who knows how or who cares enough to do it. Do you care about yourself enough to be stress-free for at least one day? We all need a break from reality from time to time. 

This card also typically signifies joy in a home environment--a happy move, a positive change. So perhaps you are preparing to switch locations, or redecorate where you are now. Any positive change brings more of the same, even if it's cleaning out a spare room, or adding flowers to a side table. It brings light and joy to any space. 

This can also signify being in a wedding, being invited to a wedding. Parties, celebrations, family.

Overall, this card is about positive movement forward and not letting the old drag you down anymore. 

Many blessings.

Messages for June 28, 2016

Ace of Pentacles

The seed of opportunity is in your hands and it's up to you to nurture it into something big. There are readers who feel the Ace of Pentacles signals a coming gift of cash, a will, a windfall of money, but from my own personal experience it's more like a door opening into a better future. You have an idea, a small gift, that can be transformed into something that will pay off eventually. It's really up to you. Grab onto that brilliant idea, invest that handful of cash you found in an old purse, build on that invention, and GO. Looking at the card some more, I have the urge to mention that there are lizards around the pentacle. This tells me you should be like a 'chameleon' with your idea (or your cash) and not confide any clever ideas at this time. Don't let on that you have this advantage, because there are those who will steal and use it for themselves. Transform, conceal, change your colors around those who are sneaky. Live with a lizard? You're going to have to think like them and play a similar game. It's not always wise to boast around listening ears. Be wise and be ingenious.

Have a great Tuesday!

Message of the day—June 24, 2016

Five of Pentacles: Unfortunately we're continuing on a negative pattern concerning relationships, work, life in general. The meaning of this card is that the subject is depressed by their current condition. They are so depressed in fact that they are slumped over and ready to give up. What they can't see, or refuse to see, is that there is a miraculous energy right above them. Though it may seem dark there is hope and others who are willing to help out. Reach out to your local safehome, salvation army, talk to your doctor and ask for free counseling. Read. Have a spa day. Exercise, eat more fruits--love yourself! Do anything you can to make life better. Sometimes it seems as if no one cares, but there are many out there who do. Remain positive, you just never know when things will get better. Have hope. Simple hope. One good thought, good action, good word leads to the next. Negative thinking only breeds more of the same. If the Universe wanted you to give up, it would have made it happen already. Quite the opposite, you are meant to rise up and succeed. You are meant for great things. Sometimes on the sunniest day a band of clouds will form and block out the sun, but eventually those clouds go away. Have faith that even when it's dark, the sun is out there somewhere. The light is in you, the light is everywhere. You are light, you are hope. Good days are coming. 

Peace

Messages for June 24, 2016

The Devil: You (or someone around you) have beenn trapped in a toxic addiction to drugs, alcohol, sex, overeating, overspending, or negative thought patterns, etc. and it's time to free yourself. Do not let yours or another person's addictions hold you in a cage. If it is another person, they need to work on themselves, and you need to love yourself and be happy. It is not your fault or job to fix them. You CANNOT fix an addict. It isn't possible. You must care for yourself. Step away. Free yourself from codependency. See that there is a light ahead, a better future, people who do and truly will love you in a healthy way. DO not let someone else's problems become your problems, whether it be family, marriage, work, friendships. NO ONE should expect you to sacrifice your happiness so they can sit around and get high, spend all the money, lie, cheat, drink, abuse you . . . Stop! Love yourself first and if you have to break away from entire groups of people--do it! You count; you matter. You've give enough of yourself now and deserve love. If this is your addiction, the same holds true. Step away and seek help. Do not let fear keep you from making positive steps. Look online. Start meditating. Ask God and the angels for help. You count and can be a healthy human being in this world without an addiction. It is possible.

I wish you much love and many blessings.

Message of the day—June 21, 2016

Eight of Cups: The intensity of the full moon has brought out a desire in you to move on from an emotional situation. The gravitational pull has kicked up the waves, so to speak, and it's as if you're on a tiny dingy being tossed around, but you will reach that far distant shore. In your hands is one cup—seven more are to be left behind. They are the cups of your past; of deep emotion, happiness, love, fear, distrust, sadness, grief. They all served their purpose at one time, but you can only hold that one cup and must now fill it with new experiences and new emotions—healthier, more substantial emotions. The moon pulls and draws out your insecurities, but it also pulls you on. You want to pick up all those cups again because you can't stand to leave them behind. But you have to. No one walks around carrying eight cups. In life, it's always wise to learn simplicity. Let them go and keep that one beautiful cup, a cup of hope and renewal. It will be filled with new love, new opportunities, new joy, new health, new money. You are free to go.

Peace.

Why good people do bad things

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I was asking the Universe a lot of questions last week about why some people get hurt and others do the hurting, and this is the response that came to me. Mind you, I don't hear Spirit or get big visions, I receive guided intuition and feel in my heart if it's right nor not. That's how I channel. It's still a learning process, but over this last year I have learned to listen and trust what comes through. What I was told was that the reason why some people hurt others, especially those they seemingly love and care about, is because they are not listening to their inner guidance, Spirit, etc. and are currently at a place where they are ego driven—which means they live off of fears, anger, base needs, wants, selfishness. It doesn't mean they're bad, it means they are in an infant stage of spiritual development and can't, and don't want to, change just yet. They could read the Bible all day, every day, but because they cling to the ego they're not going to feel how truly devastating some of their behavior is. When they hurt another person, it's a sickness. They are stuck in a dark place and can't feel because they are literally unwell in so many ways, but can't see it because they think it's normal.

Let's say you have a mother who won't allow her daughter to grow up. She won't buy her nice clothes, won't let her get her hair done, ears pierced, won't let her wear makeup or go out on any dates, and the daughter is old enough to do all of these things. The mother is being selfish, and to be honest, mean. She's stopping the girl's growth and free will because of what SHE wants, not what the daughter wants. If she steps back and directs things with a more heart-centered viewpoint, really listens to her daughter, she'll trust that all will be well by letting the girl make her own choices---something we all must do as we grow up and become adults. She's stuck in a place of fear because maybe when she was young she acted wild and got in trouble, or maybe she was never allowed to do anything and resents the fact. But still we ask, why. Why can't the mother know that she's being unreasonable? Why can't some people feel this inside of themselves? The answer is, they're not ready. Consider yourself lucky to be one of those with compassion and sensitivity. Send out light and love to those who aren't. Eventually they will develop these skills (we all do) through loss or change. But for now, they are incompetent and have no skills to understand.

Using another example, let's say you have a husband who won't let his wife go, even if she's told him that it's over and that she wants a divorce. He spies, manipulates, uses control tactics to keep her around--to the point where she could never love him again because he's violated her personal space so much and cut off her off from the world that she's now a victim. Even when she tells him how she feels, he's angry and says it's all her fault because she can't love him the way he wants. Why would he do that, knowing deep inside that it's driving her away, as opposed to making her want to come closer? The reason is he's afraid--so afraid that it's blinded him from feeling her inner turmoil and loss. He's afraid if he does try to understand her viewpoint, he'll lose a battle that he's set himself up to win--come hell or high water. And he must not lose. He'll lie, steal, spy, do anything to win. The truth is he won't win because you can't make someone love you. He has to find self-love, because when you learn how to love yourself, you can love and extend compassion to anyone and anything. Maybe when he was a child his mother left him for work. Maybe she HAD to work to pay the bills, but he took it as a personal attack. He's never gotten over that feeling of being abandoned, and now his wife has become his mother--he's angry and won't ever let it happen again. Once more, he has to learn to love himself. He has to understand that marriage and divorce can sometimes be part of the life cycle. It doesn't have to be personal, it just is. He can be whole and find happiness, but first he must let go of the toxic cycle, and move on so a healthier one can come to be. His wife will be healed, and he will be healed. They both win.

In any situation, the problem is we are all at different stages of spiritual/personal development. Some of us are beginners, some of us are experts. Send love out to all, and develop love inside of yourself, as a gift to yourself. That's where it starts. We are all conveyors of Divine Love. It starts with us, leaves us, heals us, heals each other, and comes back again. This doesn't mean you allow others to hurt you--that's actually the point: if you love yourself you won't allow others to hurt you, and you won't do the hurting.

I hope this helps. I'll try to write more as I'm inspired to do so. Thanks for reading and many blessings to you!

Peace.

Messages of the day—June 20, 2016

Nine of Wands: You have fought long and hard for something in your life and are not about to give up. It's been like riding a bucking horse, or a mechanical horse, but this time you are not to let go and fall off. Something in your gut says: no more. Not this time. The reason you are being so defiant and bullheaded is because you've seen the pattern and why you always come out on the short end of the stick with things, and whereas before you used to shrug it off and say it's okay, this time it's as if you are filled with a new fiery viewpoint, like a runner about to cross the finish line first. This is your time, and no backing down. That doesn't mean you have to be tricky or hurt others to get what you want, quite the opposite, it means you won't let them to that to YOU anymore. Something's about to be accomplished and you should be proud. Revel in the moment and hold inside yourself a quiet confidence that all will be well. Trust.