07/12/18
YOUR CARD FOR THE DAY
THE SACRIFICE
THE ESSENCE:
To sacrifice means “to make sacred.” The
sacrifice is an offering of gratitude made from the heart, a feast of love
prepared for Spirit. In olden days, sacrifices sometimes involved rituals in
which blood was offered to the gods. For example, in the Bible, Yahweh
preferred Abel’s sacrifice of one of his lambs to Cain’s offering of vegetables
and fruits. In Middle America, however, Quetzalcoatl, the Lord of the Dawn,
came to teach that Spirit preferred our songs and our prayers to the blood of
humans or animals.
THE INVITATION:
The Sacrifice asks that you offer to Spirit
that which is most precious to you. Your offering will be sanctified and
returned tenfold! You will be elevated to the altar at which you have been
praying and meet the divine at the table with the heavenly feast. You are a
welcome guest in this banquet. Your heart is the only worthy offering you can
bring. Life has been generous with you in so many ways!
THE MEDICINE:
What is the one person or thing that you feel
you cannot live without? It is time to offer it all to Spirit so that it may
unfold, as it will. Do not cling to the old form or allow your sacrifice to
weigh heavily upon you. You have sacrificed yourself and your dreams for too
long. Now is the time to rededicate yourself to your journey. When you “make
sacred,” you open the doors to infinite wealth! Do not delay.
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED
TO KNOW?
THE SORCERER
THE ESSENCE:
This is the source of dark power. The Sorcerer
represents the destructive aspect of the human psyche and the self-centered
behavior that harms others. It symbolizes the unconscious beliefs and ideas
that foster separation, conflict, and scarcity.
THE INVITATION:
When the Sorcerer enters your circle, you’re
being called to look at how your beliefs around scarcity and self-centered fear
manifest in your world. Examine the destructive part of your psyche that
misuses power or harbors feelings of resentment, vengeance, lust, greed,
bigotry, or hatred. Perhaps you’ve harmed someone because of these dark
tendencies. If so, all is not lost. You have only forgotten that all beings are
interconnected and the universe is abundant. The Sorcerer arrives to challenge
you to change your thinking. You’re given a second chance. Correct your course
and and practice not blaming others for the darkness that lives inside you.
Make peace with it and choose another way.
THE MEDICINE:
Have you been feeling out of sorts because
you’ve been faced with your own character flaws and the pain that you inflict
on others when you are out of alignment? Radical self-acceptance is called for
now. You must reconcile these darker aspects of your nature so you don’t behave
irresponsibly and cause more harm to yourself and the ones you love. It’s time
to come out of denial and accept responsibility for your words and deeds. When
you meet the energy of the Sorcerer with humility, this destructive power
transforms into grace, which you can use in service to the highest good.
Perhaps it’s time to make amends. Do it. It will set you free from the shadows
and let you step into the Light.
WHERE IS THIS GOING?
THE JAGUAR
THE ESSENCE:
The Jaguar is the protector of all life in the
Amazon, and in times of fear she brings courage and certainty. Jaguar is at the
top of the food chain and never becomes prey. With great stealth, she can track
her mark from a distance and not be seen or heard. She moves gracefully through
the jungle, relishing the abundance of the rainforest, fearless and at ease.
Jaguar knows the ways beyond death and is the master of the shadows, blending
invisibly between light and dark, night and day.
THE INVITATION:
Jaguar calls you to explore beyond the walls
that confine you, to go outside your normal routine, to push your limits and
boundaries. She is delivering an invitation from your own future to investigate
the unknown, to venture into the mystery and the dark places you have been
reluctant to explore. Toss all caution to the wind! Know that your Jaguar
instinct will serve you well.
THE MEDICINE:
What in your life needs to be released? What
have you carried around with you far too long, which is ready to be let go of
once and for all? Jaguar medicine is available to heal the fear so you can
allow it to go. It’s time to come out of the shadows and end the shadow games
that you may have unconsciously agreed to play. Call on Jaguar to unfetter you
from toxic relationships and recover your natural instinct for the right people
and situations.
:
Very old man facing a vast dark space
14th degree of Cancer (13°- 14°)
In the face of death, all life looks rather
transient and inconsequential
There is something rather beautiful about
certain old people, who have learned to look at darkness and light with a
similar level of detachment. In the face of death, all life looks rather
transient and inconsequential, and this is one of the inevitable realizations
that can dawn upon us when we more frequently bring to mind the certainty of
our imminent death. It brings calmness and clarity.
It is neither necessary nor appropriate to
dwell within a chaos of misunderstanding. This gives rise to a lack of any
specific life-purpose, and is evidence of a failure to grasp the essentials of
what it means to be in the world, with all of its darkness and light. Still,
however troublesome they may be, our current life circumstances are a gift that
enables us to find something more within ourselves, and to enlist the deeper
elements of our nature – in order to respond to, and deal with, whatever
occurs.
With certain skills and attitudes, we can
fully expect to attract everything we need and want, and to find love and
comfort, as well as meaning, whenever we ask for something specific, clearly
and with the expectation of satisfaction. The skill is to embrace, and not
deny, the murkier elements within us.
What is called the shadow part of our nature
is deemed bad, or even evil, and unwanted. Yet, in truth, these are simply
distorted expressions of energy – and are, in and of themselves, neither bad
nor good. It is our distorted perceptions of them that need to be held
responsible, and changed.
Exploring the mysteries within, we gain more
realizations and understandings; then it is helpful to look at the past with
wisdom eyes so that, by reworking our perceptions, we can find inspiration and
increased self-assurance. What was once thought of as disgraceful can be redeemed;
past hurt can be released. Absolute forgiveness is divine grace, and will heal
all distortions.
Our aspirations and expectations of the future
have no authentic limit. In essence, any self-reduction is false. In order to
delve into previously hidden areas, we need to give ourselves permission – we
need to sanction the dark areas of past experience that are so often only
accepted non-judgementally by the very old. Only then will our perception of
restrictions dissolve.
Eternal life offers the promise of the
perpetual certainty of newness. We are free to enjoy rebirth with every new
breath, and in each and every moment we can find renewal into purity and
innocence. In Sufism, the word Bismillah is used as a mantra very frequently.
It indicates that every moment is a new beginning, and we can be reborn with
each breath. In order to let go of that which prevents such rebirth, by
exposing it to the light of loving consciousness, we first need to own it
honestly, fully and without judgment. Unless we do so, we are constrained to
live a life with a much lesser degree of richness and fulfilment.
