For today I've drawn “Compass” from the
Enchanted Map Oracle by Colette Baron Reid.
When your are on a journey a compass is the tool to maintain the right
direction. Colette calls this your True North. The direction of your higher self, the divine,
your purpose in life, your heart’s desire and so forth:
“As long as you orient your compass to True
North — the direction of your higher power — you will never be lost.”
Although
we encounter many distractions on our path and we might think we've lost our way, this
isn't the case. Our higher self follows without a doubt our winding path through
the thicket and the swamps back to the meadow where it is visible again.
Every experience is a footstep further on this path. How small and rough it might
be it is our path and we never lose our way.
These
last few days have not been my best days and when I feel like that there is always
the fear of relapse, which is almost never the case. Now, while I am feeling somewhat better again, I wonder as always; how did I lose my way and every time I remind myself: this
is my way…
“Have faith and trust, for your compass, with
Spirit as True North, will ensure that you’ll never be lost — even on a
starless night when all seems dark”.
It all
comes down to trust and being in the moment, where we are able to look at our
compass and decide on our next move.
Sometimes I can get so caught up in my thoughts and emotions, they appear to be real. They convince me that yes, the sky IS falling. But if I can find that place of stillness within, I will see these ideas and feelings are as transient as the smoke from a burning stick of incense. :)
ReplyDeleteBeing in that place is the solution to everything but damn so hard to find in times of despair.
DeleteAmen sister! (((Ellen)))
DeleteLove this card. I looked back through your other posts featuring this deck. I'm not sure how I missed it, but I want this deck, for sure.
ReplyDeleteOrdered the deck and the companion book! Be here Tuesday. I need to start using my other decks on my blog to help others discover new decks. Contribute to other's addictions. :)
DeleteWell I am proud to have joined the club of enablers in his commucnity :D
DeleteBeautiful card and interpretation. I felt particularly drawn to this post for some reason. Maybe I just needed the reminder that if I'm ever feeling lost, or for the times I ask myself, "what's the point?", that I do have the tools and skills to find my way again, and that my path was never really missing in the first place. Thanks for sharing. n_n
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting :)
DeleteTo realize we are never lost was an eye opener for me too.