Today’s card
is Cycles from the Magical Times
Empowerment Cards. “We are all becoming.
Surrender to your changes. Release your fear. Trust this powerful process.”
This last week it feels like I am in a kind of a spiritual Winter
or a standstill. I don’t feel “it” and during
this season the pressure is quite high
to feel “it”, with everybody talking about the Christmas Spirit and so on. In the depiction we see two dragons chasing each
other, which tells me there is always movement in Cycles, even when we are not
aware of it. This card resembles the Wheel of Fortune, which also teaches us
that life has its ups and downs. Nothing ever stays the same; everything always
changes. So I just have to trust this universal law and accept where I am right
now, knowing this too will pass.
But I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t want to help the universe to speed things up a little and
preferable before Christmas. Yes I do have own my time schedule to consider too,
so I pulled a rune for an assisting energy in this matter.
I pulled Jera, the rune of Cycles
and Harvest. Two divinatory systems telling
me exactly the same thing. How cool it that.
Now I understand how speeding things up can ruin my harvest of this experience.
We have to follow the rhythm of sowing, growing, weeding, harvesting and yes, also
of resting. Each activity has its own season.
This is the natural cycle of life. So it is actually not that strange to find
myself in a spiritual lull these days. Maybe the cold winter does that to a
person sometimes.
For now I will pour myself a hot cup of coffee
and try to accept what is and sit with that, without giving in to my need to fix things quickly and trying to find a
shortcut out.
I wish you all a wonderful Yule
I think society (especially the commercial side) would like us to speed things up for the holiday. But winter is traditionally a resting period, a time for inner work more than outer work. Your dragons remind me of the Yin/Yang symbol; balance requires that we slow down, even when it's not convenient. Seeing how you're just getting your pain level down and health back to normal, I think your card is trying to tell you something important! :)
ReplyDeleteDid you know I haven't even considered how managing my pain levels could effect me mentally and/or spiritually. How shortsighted we sometimes are when we take care of ourselves
DeleteThank God/dess for friends! :)
When we used to do full-tilt Christmas It finally came to me that anything I couldn't rush to take care of mattered not a whit on the 26th.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great and very wise credo for this season! :)
DeleteI love this post. There are cycles to all things. The shadowed dragon is on top of the Wheel just like we are now, in the shortened days of winter and the promise that comes with the turn of the Wheel, the white colored dragon will soon be at the zenith. Now is the time of rest and re-flection. I am baking oatmeal scotchies this morning so I am sending a cookie your way to have with your coffee.
ReplyDeleteMmm it was delicious. Now that was a miracle of Christmas indeed!!
DeleteMy intent for the coming year is to observe the turning of the wheel more closely based on the Wildwood Tarot and try to notice how this affects my mood and energy levels
Thank you so much! I was suffering from this set-back, feeling my heart breaking by seeing such shallow 'christmas-spirit' fake joy and love. You put the finger on this sore place, I can cry now. And let it be.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by Nathan. I am so glad this resonated with you and yes a good cry can bring such a relief!
DeleteBe well
Greys without hearts and archangels, Spirit is. Spirit. Just Be.
ReplyDeleteWise words! Thank you
DeleteInteresting you received the same message from two divination systems. Cycles as the year's coming to an end. Might be a good sign for significant changes in the new year. Merry Christmas & Have a wonderful new year.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays for you to my dear Cher! Yes change is always good. It keeps us focused and motivated to step into the new year!
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