Happy glorious Thanksgiving Monday (here in Canada we celebrate it in October). It has been a glorious weekend filled with family, friends, exploring, turkey and pumpkin pie! We love pumpkin pie soooo much in this house that when a friend says – “I will bring a pie.” I look at them rather askance and say “1 pie for 12 people? Try 9 pies for 12 people!” My boys can happily snarfle down a pie all unto themselves – did I say we love pumpkin pie?
We have a glorious new deck that has done a lot of work this weekend for others and really wants to participate, definitely for the month of October, which I feel is exceptionally appropriate as it is called The Divine Circus, and Halloween is approaching. This is a brand new deck from Alana Fairchild (she created The Sacred Rebels that we have been using) and I love the description of these Oracle cards. “This deck is for those who find it hard to follow rules, conform, bend to authority and generally ‘do what they are told’. May your rebel heart always be bold. May your spirit always be free. May you remember to live the Divine Circus and have fun doing things the way you aren’t supposed to, whilst living your most creative and unique divine destiny.” AMEN to that I say! This deck has a bit of a “darker” feel to it which I find quite interesting as often when we think of those darker aspects of ourselves we tend to stuff them back into that spot they arose from, but by embracing them and celebrating the lessons they can show us allows our light to shine even more brightly as no part of ourselves is being left behind or shamed.
So if you are willing, let’s go on a little journey. If you want to do this with your physical body – great. If you just want to see it in your mind’s eye – great. So I invite you to close down your eyes and take a big exhale – release, release, release. Now take a large inhale, nice and slow as far as you can go, hold for a moment, then exhale with a sigh and release. Let’s do that one again, inhale deeply, deeply and when you are so filled up, pause and hold, then release with a huge sigh. Imagine you are curled up in a tight, tight little ball, you are surrounded by darkness and there is a sense of fear rising up from your ego telling you you should panic. Don’t, just breathe and as you breathe imagine that this little ball you are all curled up into is like a stupendous seed that starts very small and in the darkness. Then as slowly as you can, see your spine start to straighten as you uncurl yourself. You start to open up and your chest feels open rather than concave and into your heart pours a glorious gold divine light. This light is calling you to stand tall with your shoulders back and as you start to move into that position you can feel, sense and see that you are surrounded by light and like the small seed at the start – you have become a strong, healthy plant reaching for the light and stretching out in all directions. As you look down at your feet you see they are covered in darkness and that’s okay, your roots are safe and being nourished. Place your hands on your heart and breathe in the love and protection of the Universe. Feel it course through your body and remember that as the darkness holds the seed of new life safe, until the moment for birth is upon it, new life rises. You can embrace both the darkness and the light. Breathe the glorious light in again and as you release shake your feet and slowly open your eyes.
So have you picked?
RED COUNTESS
Deep within, you know what is true and what to do (or not do). Yet there is so much noise and distraction in the world, and even at times in our own minds, that listening for our inner wisdom can seem like trying to hear gentle birdsong in the midst of a rock concert. Even so, you are hearing an inner truth, and deep down, you know it. Can you trust that it is safe to not only hear your inner voice but act on it too?
Give your truths value. Hold your feelings and insights in high enough esteem to pay attention to them, to give yourself time to process what you think, feel and sense. Know that they’re worth acting on, even if that action just means to trust more and stop worrying.
VOICE OF AN ANGEL
You have something to say. There is a unique voice within you that wants to be expressed creatively in the world. Whether it is a conversation you need to have, a truth stated, a song to be sung or a book to be written, honour your voice. Know that it is inspired and can help not only your own spiritual growth, but support others on their path too.
If you do not allow inspiration to flow, you will feel blocked,a s though something that needs to happen naturally is not happening. It is an uncomfortable sensation that can lead to feelings of depression, self doubt, lack of confidence and eventually wear away at your self-esteem. Have trust, courage and confidence in yourself and to follow through on the gift of an idea that has been given to you. This is not a time to keep quiet, play it safe, hold yourself back, or allow others to step up and speak for you. It is your time to speak your truth, to express yourself, to have confidence in your own ideas and inspirations and in your own voice.
DIVINE DISGUISE
Some blessings are obvious – the door that opens, the person who says yes and the instant success of an idea. But not all blessings are instantly recognisable. Some blessings are so veiled that at first you might consider them to be an unwanted development. A concealed blessing is either already at work in your life or on its way. Don’t worry if you feel like things aren’t working out as they should. Soon enough, the disguise will be dropped, and the blessed unmasked in all its beauty.
Blessings are the mysterious workings of the universe, there to help us along our unique life path to live our truths and fulfil our potential. The universe has the knack of knowing just what it is we need, even when sometimes we might think we need something altogether different. This is how it can be that something we resist and reject in our lives can become the very thing we’re most grateful for later on. The real beauty of a situation isn’t obvious to you yet. But trust and have peace of mind and a realisation that the universe does really know what it’s doing. It’s in your corner, on your side, cheering you on and helping you avoid unnecessary pitfalls, even if you don’t know they exist.
So my delicious lovely I wish for you a fantabulous week of expansion and adventure. There will not be a reading for the next 2 weeks as I am heading to the UK today! (Very excited and even more impressed that I managed to squeeze everything into one suitcase!) Take care and see you soon.
Have a wonderful trip!
Thanks Sameera!