Landon
The Star and the Five of Swords
Saturday’s Card was the Star. The Star is a fragile conduit for the hope and wisdom of the heavens to come down to earth. She recognizes the holiness of her work and gives herself to it completely. She is not the source of the new growth she makes possible: her star nourishes its own earthly reflection. Her concentration and extension form the ritual that invites the Universe to replenish itself.
Question:
Are you totally fulfilled in your present area of work?
Answer:
No. My untamed Gemini nature does not allow for much total fulfillment. Last year in my work was exhausting. I was working on several exhilarating projects at once, burning the candle at both ends and in the middle. That’s me all over the place, doing parts of many things very well but letting some things go half done because I get overwhelmed and run out of time. This year, I know, needs to be one of re-gathering and care. I think it needs to be my year to be the Star at work and to develop my capacity for focused, magnanimous humility. I know how to do what I need to do. Many people will benefit if I sustain my efforts and do it lovingly. This is not really who I want to be. I need to be it anyway.
Suggestion:
Check to see if you are doing everything possible to bring your ideas to fruition.
This is a harder question to answer. I don’t know how to define possible. I know I can’t lose balance right now because I have come too far to have to go back and start over.
Affirmation:
My creative powers of imagination and my connection to all-encompassing consciousness show me the way to realize my ideas.
Five of Swords
Sunday’s card was the Five of Swords. Want a picture of me on a bad day? Look at this card. The swords aren’t just the bars of cell; the prisoner is using them to injure himself. By grasping the blades of the swords, he is focusing on the painful element of the situation rather than the whole. He is letting himself be obscured by his problems, sinking down and abandoning basic common sense. If he has fallen to his knees beneath the swords, he needs to simply rise and grasp the handles. Use things the way they are designed to be used. If he is reaching up above himself to grab problems that are beyond his reach, he needs to turn around and do what can be done.
I need this card to remind me to avoid stay focused on the whole of the situation. I often want to see only the negative. I need to remember the power of routine in my life. I need to focus on the problems I can deal with, and do so with strength and maturity.
Question:
What do you associate with the idea of defeat?
Answer:
For me, defeat usually happens when I get overwhelmed and give up. I rarely go down fighting. I run into resistance and stop. I try to ignore the situation or wait it out. I ignore my victories because my life is not perfect. I associate defeat with shame and loneliness. It makes me feel tension in my shoulders and arms. I feel like a fraud or a failure.
Affirmation:
I accept my fear and let it go.
Saturday’s Card was the Star. The Star is a fragile conduit for the hope and wisdom of the heavens to come down to earth. She recognizes the holiness of her work and gives herself to it completely. She is not the source of the new growth she makes possible: her star nourishes its own earthly reflection. Her concentration and extension form the ritual that invites the Universe to replenish itself.
Question:
Are you totally fulfilled in your present area of work?
Answer:
No. My untamed Gemini nature does not allow for much total fulfillment. Last year in my work was exhausting. I was working on several exhilarating projects at once, burning the candle at both ends and in the middle. That’s me all over the place, doing parts of many things very well but letting some things go half done because I get overwhelmed and run out of time. This year, I know, needs to be one of re-gathering and care. I think it needs to be my year to be the Star at work and to develop my capacity for focused, magnanimous humility. I know how to do what I need to do. Many people will benefit if I sustain my efforts and do it lovingly. This is not really who I want to be. I need to be it anyway.
Suggestion:
Check to see if you are doing everything possible to bring your ideas to fruition.
This is a harder question to answer. I don’t know how to define possible. I know I can’t lose balance right now because I have come too far to have to go back and start over.
Affirmation:
My creative powers of imagination and my connection to all-encompassing consciousness show me the way to realize my ideas.
Five of Swords
Sunday’s card was the Five of Swords. Want a picture of me on a bad day? Look at this card. The swords aren’t just the bars of cell; the prisoner is using them to injure himself. By grasping the blades of the swords, he is focusing on the painful element of the situation rather than the whole. He is letting himself be obscured by his problems, sinking down and abandoning basic common sense. If he has fallen to his knees beneath the swords, he needs to simply rise and grasp the handles. Use things the way they are designed to be used. If he is reaching up above himself to grab problems that are beyond his reach, he needs to turn around and do what can be done.
I need this card to remind me to avoid stay focused on the whole of the situation. I often want to see only the negative. I need to remember the power of routine in my life. I need to focus on the problems I can deal with, and do so with strength and maturity.
Question:
What do you associate with the idea of defeat?
Answer:
For me, defeat usually happens when I get overwhelmed and give up. I rarely go down fighting. I run into resistance and stop. I try to ignore the situation or wait it out. I ignore my victories because my life is not perfect. I associate defeat with shame and loneliness. It makes me feel tension in my shoulders and arms. I feel like a fraud or a failure.
Affirmation:
I accept my fear and let it go.
