SuDic
Inspired
by Frank Baum’s “Glinda of Oz,”
I have decided to inform the children
they may call me
“Supreme Dictator”
from now on.
***UPDATE***
I told the 7 year old about preferring to be called Supreme Dictator. He said “Supreme Dictator?!!!! I’m not gonna call you that! I’m gonna call you MOMMY that’s what I”M gonna call you!”
THE CARBON BASED LIFE FORM’S GUIDE TO DEALING WITH ANGER.
Everyone on planet Earth shares many experiences. Anger is one of these many shared experiences. No one is an exception to this unless you are a three minute old newborn. There are good ways to deal with being anger and then there are ways that end with being found guilty and court appointed anger management classes. I would love to say that I have always dealt with anger in a good way, but I would be lying. I have yelled, taken swings at people, thrown a drink in someone’s face, and I have even thrown a taco against the wall. I am glad to say, I no longer deal with anger that way, although the drink and the taco are two of very funny stories. Everyone has a Susan Lucci moment from time to time, but keep in mind, you may be found guilty by a jury of your peers…
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The Snake in the Garden|مار درباغچه
It is part of the Muslim religion to believe that “Jinn” live among humans. In Iran, many people used to report seeing Jinn but these sightings eventually stopped in the last 70-80 years. Jinn are supernatural creatures who lived thousands of years between people secretly.
They are capable of shape-shifting into animals. They look like humans but with hooves and tails. They hid themselves from humans because they were afraid of us and believed we could harm them. They are harmless unless they get indignant. The word “Jinn” means “hidden from sight.” Although normally we don’t see them, they are able to see us. Some believe that Jinn are able to time travel and that they come from different planets.
When I grew up in Iran, older generations from not only my family but many others claimed that they had seen Jinn. As a child, there were a few stories…
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Destiny|سرنوشت
One of my favorite topics of history, Iran (and the middle east in general).
I remember there was an old ruined mansion in Bushehr where people could pay a little amount to go inside. We visited the wrecked house a few times in my childhood. The story behind it was so sad but more importantly, a life lesson which was probably why they took us to the palace several times.
The story goes that the owner was a very rich merchant who was a profligate spender to show off how wealthy he was. People used to say he lit his cigars with burning bills instead of matches in front of others and when big politicians came to Bushehr from the Capital Tehran, he lit candles with bills to show how powerful and rich he was.
He used to serve tea in gold tea cups and eat in silver plates and dishes. He was never friendly with anyone and found it disgraceful to talk to…
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The Ten of Cups: My Take
6/18/18 Notes from Sacred Circle 10 of Cups:
- Appreciate what is being given.
- Tipping point of some kind.
- Shoot for the ideal.
- Harvest is right here. But there is still information to be benefited from if willing to travel the distance to get to it.
- Also harvest yet to be picked.
- FRUIT: Fruit are symbolic of fertility and ideas and plans coming to fruition (Biddy Tarot Symbolism pdf).
- LEAVES: Leaves symbolize growth and vitality (Biddy Tarot Symbolism pdf).
- RAINBOW: The rainbow is a sign of Universal protection, happiness and ideal states
of being (Biddy Tarot Symbolism pdf). - In a garden. What is garden symbolism?
GARDENS:
Gardens offer the ability to enjoy the beauty of nature in peace and
comfort. Gardens are also safe and relatively private, providing space for
retreat, relaxation and contemplation.
Gardens represent the fact that people have the power not only to
control nature, but also to improve it through nurturing and caring
for the earth. Think of a beautifully landscaped garden that is both
aesthetically pleasing and a sustainable food source.
Gardens are also living metaphors of perfection. They represent
cultivation and growth, all leading towards a natural paradise of
perfection. (Biddy Tarot Symbolism pdf)
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(In an effort to maximize my time and energy in the Biddy Tarot Certification Course, I’ve decided to start journaling (which is blogging for me) about the weekly cards from which I pull inspiration and guidance towards my monthly goals. This is not authoritative information, just my personal notes.)
This week’s card is the Ten of Cups.
When I pulled this card a month ago, when I was doing my lookahead to the weeks in the month of May, I was using my usual deck, the Sacred Circle Tarot, by Anna Franklin and Paul Mason.
I had written in my notes, “Work is done. Crop is to be enjoyed.”
Numerical symbolism
End of a cycle and simultaneous renewal. In the realms of numerology, 10 also reduces down to 1 (1+0=1). And so, can also symbolize all the things that the number “1” does. (Biddy Tarot Numerology Chart) Anthony Louis phrases 10 as being “a transition point from one cycle to another . . . a number of completion and final ending. (Tarot Plain and Simple,)”
Astrological symbolism ..which planet rules the card…
Golden dawn says mars/pisces (To me, Mars is a Fire planet, so I don’t get that, but I don’t much like Golden Dawn anyway?)
Water : cancer, scorpio, pisces
Hindu decans – pisces scorpio (no clue what that (decans) is)
(Tarot Plain and Simple, by Anthony Louis)
Elements symbolism
water
Season and direction correspondence
Astrologically, The suit of Cups corresponds with the direction of North and the season of Summer.
The pagan traditions that I am familiar with cite Water (the cups) as corresponding with the direction West and so the season of Autumn.
I’m sure there are other traditions and cultures with other correspondences, but Autumn and West is what I work with. I can’t even wrap my head around North and Summer but – astrology is an ancient science so I’m sure they are more correct than we are? Either way – everyone chooses what makes sense to them and that’s what you work with.
6/18/18 Note: Water and the Cups and the West being correlated with Summer makes more sense to me now, with Swords ruling Autumn, Wands ruling Spring, and Pentacles ruling Winter, but I still personally work with Swords /Spring, Wands/Summer, Cups/Fall, and Pentacles/Winter, as I was taught that the directions follow East/Spring, South/Summer, West/Autumn, and North/Winter.
Major Arcana card
The Wheel of Fortune, or as my deck names it, simply The Wheel.
The AnnaFranklin.webplus.net interprets their Ten of Cups as:
Key word: reward
The ten cups of this card are full with the various good things of the harvest, the culmination of all the efforts of the farming year. They represent achievements of various kinds. The fruits depicted all have various symbolic meanings and energies, and play their part in our harvest celebrations.
Divinatory Meanings:
You are now reaping the rewards of all your efforts. It is a time of great happiness within the family and you will experience the joy of true friendships. This situation has firm foundations and will be long lasting.
Reverse Meanings:
Your well ordered environment will be disrupted in an extreme fashion, perhaps by the birth of a child or by a troublesome teenager. This card heralds family quarrels and the loss of friendships.
Some Key Words:
Peace, joy, happiness, contentment, love, family life, a good reputation, honor, virtue, harmony, a happy hearth.
I am now working with the Radiant Rider-Waite deck –
in that deck, the card looks like this:
Some interesting sites:
http://newpathstarot.com/index.php/card-by-card-ten-of-cups/ (this is an AMAZING page)
http://annafranklin.webplus.net/page69.html
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