The Blessed Sun

The Sun CHANGES EVERYTHING within its influence.

When It shines, it Changes the appearance and the FEELING of everything in its vicinity.

In the Modern Witch Tarot, take a closer look at the sunflowers.

Most are stretching towards the Sun, eager to embrace Its Light and Warmth.

Some are curious about the child astride the horse, enjoying her joie de vie….

But one sunflower…. looks away.

Is it just one step behind the others, as I sometimes (okay, all the time) am in a structured dance?

Is it just ADD and caught up looking at something else that has its attention? (Because we ADD/multidimensional people do that too)

Or is it purposely turning its back on this Sun’s warmth, out of bitterness, pain, anger, or stubborness? (I’ve done that too ….)

The Sun does not discriminate. It shines impartially on All. In this deck’s imagery, It focuses only on carrying out its calling.

It’s up to the individual to choose how they utilize Her Light.

It’s up to each of us at any given moment in time, to either soak it up or decline its warmth. Right or wrong, each of us makes the decision we need for ourselves.

Which Sunflower do you need to be today?

(Via Edu Seijas’ channel)

Thoughts welcomed.

July 2, 2023 8

Within Today’s Bank Balance

Taken from Joanne Walmsley Sacred Scribes Australia (My notes in brown italics):

ANGEL NUMBER 55

Number 55 carries the vibrations of adventure and versatility, curiosity, facing challenges, learning life lessons through experience, auspicious opportunities, idealism and activity, making positive life choices and important changes. (My note: The Fool in the Tarot, which just came up this morning as one of the energies that will be or are the staples of my financial wellbeing)

Angel Number 55 is a message from your angels (or guides, inner guidance, etc.) that it is time to let go of the ‘old’ that is no longer positively serving you, and get ready for big changes to take place in your life. Release old doubts, fears and perceived obstacles and look forward to wonderful new opportunities. (The Six of Swords that also turned up this morning as one of the staple energies that make up my financial well being. If the next paragraph turns out to mirror the Justice card I will pee my pants. Of course – I’m older – the odds of my peeing myself are very high at any given time anyway, so truthfully … that wouldn’t be any great spiritual guidance from above striking like lightning)

Angel Number 55 tells you to keep a positive attitude about the ‘new’ entering your life and keep an open mind as to the opportunities presenting to you. Keep in mind that everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance, so even though the reason/s for the changes may not be clear at this point, trust that all will fall into place for you. These changes have come about so that you can break free from old restraints and constraints and freely pursue your soul mission and life purpose as a spiritual being.

The angels ask that you cast off old shackles and constraints, be true to yourself and live your life with passion (one of the things that came up in my Fool card, actually all through all three cards, in the color red that presented in all three – “the energy that propels me”) and purpose(“the energy that propels me – propels ALL OF US).

Be prepared for huge changes when repeating Angel Number 55 appears.

Number 55 also relates to number 1 (5+5=10, 1+0=1) and Angel Number 1. (I hadn’t thought about this or even been aware of doubling the number and then seeing what that comes down to.)

My Gematria expert friend no longer has her blog on WordPress; I need to get into my email and track her down!

The fives in my bank balance were flanked by two “2”s.

January 14, 2019 1

8 Days Til Christmas: The Advent Wreath from the Lutherans in Germany

Inspired by Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth by Dorothy Morrison

Morrison’s book says the Advent Wreath “initially came from the Lutherans,” which I found to be very cool be cause that is the first church I can remember attending, as well as that is the church that I was confirmed in.

As she explains, the wreath is traditionally made of evergreen and has four candles arranged at each “side” of it. Four Sundays out from Christmas the church has someone light a candle, and one is lit each Sunday until Christmas occurs.

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Something I did NOT know, and which was not in Morrison’s book (due to space considerations), was that the candle is supposed to burn all week long, “to welcome the Light of the world” (capitalization mine). I guess they can’t really do that now (and would they even have done it in the beginning?) due to safety issues, but that is a really nice tradition to think of. One source says that the very first Advent wreath had “twenty small red candles and four large white candles” in it (Richie). A Lutheran minister had made it for the kids to count down to Christmas. The little red candles were lit on the weekdays while the big white ones were the Sunday candles. But I still can’t imagine they would just leave them burning the entire day.

In present time the German colors are usually red for the four big candles, and sometimes a fifth white one in the middle to represent the birth of Christ, though colors sometimes vary according to different traditions. North American Lutherans use violets and blues and whites.

This is supposed to be a traditional German advent wreath:

And something else that Morrison doesn’t go into detail about is the symbolism of the individual candles themselves, which I REALLY think is cool:

The first candle symbolizes hope and is called the “Prophet’s Candle.” The prophets of the Old Testament, especially Isaiah, waited in hope for the Messiah’s arrival.
The second candle represents faith and is called “Bethlehem’s Candle.” Micah had foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, which is also the birthplace of King David.
The third candle symbolizes joy and is called the “Shepherd’s Candle.” To the shepherd’s great joy, the angels announced that Jesus came for humble, unimportant people like them, too. In liturgy, the color rose signifies joy.
The fourth candle represents peace and is called the “Angel’s Candle.” The angels announced that Jesus came to bring peace–He came to bring people close to God and to each other again.
The (optional) fifth candle represents light and purity and is called “Christ’s candle.” It is placed in the middle and is lit on Christmas Day.

(Richie)

Right from the Source’s Mouth, St. Matthews Lutheran Church, is an explanation of the Advent season itself as well as a much more poetic description of the candle meanings. Check it out if you get a chance.

When I was little, it was exciting as a child to see each additional candle get lit and then when all four were burning, we knew Christmas was near!

So, Thank You to the Lutheran branch of Christianity, for this awesome Christmas tradition!

Works Cited

Morrison, Dorothy. Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth. St. Paul, MN, Llewellyn
Publications, 2000.

Richie, Laura. “Advent Wreath & Candles: Understanding the Meaning, History &
Tradition. Crosswalk.com. 22 August 2018, https://www.crosswalk.com/special
coverage/christmas-and-advent/advent-wreath-candles-understanding-the
meaning-history-tradition.html, Accessed 17.12.2018.

December 17, 2018 1

Tarot’s Not the Only Guidance Out There

“Learning to Pray”
taken from Treasury of Prayer: Prayers of Hope and Faith

by Marjorie Holmes

You know, Lord, how well You know, the years when I didn’t pray (or didn’t think I prayed). How could I pray to someone whose very existence I doubted? How could I ask for help from a force I spurned?
Yet all the while I was hungering for You, groping to find Your hand as I stumbled in the darkness of my needs . . . “If I could pray,” I thought. “If I could only learn to pray.”
But I felt foolish when I tried; I felt phony, insincere. My doubts seemed to rise up like a mockery between us. And You knew my follies and faults all too well. My tongue was inarticulate – it winced to form the words. My own self-scorn made me impotent, dumb.
I would get up from my fumbling so called prayers with an empty heart, feeling rejected, turned away. (Was there some secret rubric others had discovered? Some key that would make the heavens open, unlock the special doors?)

I was wrong. In a while, maybe from sheer persistence, something began to happen within me. A sense of being accepted, however unworthy. (no -not merely accepted, welcome, welcomed home!) And the deep excited stirrings of trust in a power I could not see.

Then I went to the formula You gave in the Sermon on the Mount.
“Our Father who are in heaven.” How kind that seems. “Hallowed be Thy name.” The gentle beginnings of worship . . .

“Thy kingdom come” (within me). “Thy will be done” (take over my life, I”m not doing so well) “on earth as it is in heaven.” (I like this earth. I don’t know about heaven, but it must be a wonderful place.)

“Give us this day our daily bread” (just enough for today, Lord, enough time and money and strength to get through this one day) . . . “and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive” (are my trespasses blocking the road to You? and my lack of forgiveness for those who’ve hurt me?).

“Lead us not into temptation” (this I don’t understand – You couldn’t, You wouldn’t – just hang on to me when I am tempted, give me the will not to yield). “Deliver us from evil” (yes, yes, that’s what I mean – deliverance).

“For Thine is the power and the glory forever and ever.” (It is, it is, it hast to be, and the more often I admit it, express it, the more I know it’s true!)
So in this way I began to get deliverance, Lord. The deliverance I sought. From self-doubt, which was so deeply enmeshed with my doubts of You.

And to learn the fundamentals of prayer: worship, submission, acceptance, plea, and then more worship to seal it. And I began to know then as I realize now that worship itself is the key. The magic key. Prayer brings You close when we come not merely seeking help, but because we want to be with You.

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“Prayer of Praise”
by Saint Augustine

But let my soul praise Thee that it may love Thee,
And let it tell Thee Thy mercies that it may praise Thee.
Without ceasing Thy whole creation speaks Thy praise-
The spirit of every man by the words that his mouth directs to Thee,
Animals and lifeless matter by the mouth of those who look upon them.
That so our soul rises out of its mortal weariness unto Thee,
Helped upward by the things Thou hast made
And passing beyond them unto Thee who has wonderfully made them:
And there refreshment is and strength unfailing. Amen.

December 16, 2018 9

1144

If you see the angel number 1144, it means that you should start thinking positive thoughts. This will play a very important role when you begin a new adventure in your life.

This number carries with the vibrations and energies of the Body, the Mind, and the Soul, as well as your divine spirits and angels in the spiritual realm. Your angels are sending you positive signals and vibrations that will affect your life.

They can influence how you make decisions or which direction to take when it comes to your career and life in general. It is a message that your angels are working with you to align your life with your spiritual path.

The angel number 1144 is a combination of the powers of the number 1 and the number 4. Both numbers appear twice, which magnify their influence and their power in your life.

The number 1 resonates with fresh starts and new opportunities. It symbolizes ambition and determination.

Similar to number 9, the number 4 vibrates the energies of efforts and personal choices. It resonates building strong foundations and working hard to achieve goals.

It’s about honesty and honour. It’s also about working for success and receiving the rewards for a job well done.

You will encounter many opportunities with the potential to change the course of your career, or elevate your status in life. With these new opportunities, you have the power to start over again and take your life to exactly where you want.

Your angels want you to focus on your dreams and ambitions. Now is the best time to start taking your dreams seriously, and to make the necessary steps to make them happen.

The angel number 1144 also wants you to know that you create your own reality. Whatever inhabits your thoughts can make themselves manifest in your life.

Now is the time to dispel any harmful, negative, dark, or unpleasant thoughts in your head. Be conscious of your thoughts and focus only on ones that can empower, inspire, encourage, and motivate you.

Envision yourself being successful and being abundantly blessed. The universe will acknowledge this and help you to make it a reality.

See yourself achieving all that you plan to achieve, and feeling a happiness that you’ve never known. This is what you’re throwing out in the universe, so this is what the universe will be throwing back at you.

The angel number 1144 wants you to know that nothing great is accomplished by being fearful or insecure. Get out of your comfort zone and prepare to amaze yourself.

The Hidden Meaning Behind Angel Number 1144

With the angel number 1144, it’s about looking for new ways to get your work done more smoothly. Look around and see what help is available to you, and don’t hesitate to call on your angels for assistance.

Listen to your instincts because your angels may be sending you help as we speak. Learn to usher in positive energies and vibrations that will help you figure out what you have to do next.

The angel number 1144 wants to remind you to keep your thoughts strong and positive. There are many new roles that you can perform and opportunities that you can try.

Thinking that you are not fit for the job, or that you will do an awful job, is not staying true to your highest ideals. You should picture yourself as being successful so that you will also manifest this in reality.

Trust in yourself more. Trust in your angels that they will send you aid when you need it.

The angel number 1144 serves as your encouragement to keep moving ahead. You are on the right path, so don’t let anything or anyone stop you

Don’t take no for an answer. Find ways to make it work and expect only the best results each time.

Keep working hard for your goals while keeping your life light and positive. This is the easiest way you can reach your spiritual awakening and spiritual enlightenment.

This is the best time to be your creative and inspired self. Your divine life purpose is aligning with your soul mission.

Congratulate yourself in advance for a job well done. This is just the beginning of a wonderful and enlightened life!

Are you ready to receive the life-changing energy that the angel number 1144 possesses? You should be, because you truly deserve it.

from : www.trustedpsychicmediums.com

December 14, 2018 0

What is the Tarot? My Take

*taken from my Certified Biddy Tarot Application

What is the Tarot? And how does the Tarot work?

Tarot is (in my opinion)a science (as yet unrecognized) that works with the energies within and around us, helping us to access information that may or may not be consciously available to us. Tarot, in this respect, is a tool we use to access information that we seek.

Opinions on where the information comes from differs from belief system to belief system, but most agree that Tarot is a tool that unlocks it.

Tarot can then be used to gather information in order to make decisions where further, more in depth information may be desired … Tarot is a tool that can be used in Self Analysis or Self Help / Self Work, or to walk one’s spiritual path.

Physically, Tarot is a deck of cards consisting of images and symbols. Humans can access the information they seek by shuffling and handling the cards … in my belief system our Higher Selves guide where each card falls in the Shuffle. They may also be guided by spirits in the non physical planes in my opinion.

In my opinion, our brains are fully capable of accessing information but most of us are handicapped and cannot access it yet without tools of some kind to trick our consciousness into stepping aside and letting our super conscious and/or subconscious take the reins. It seems to me to be very similar to Dumbo and his feather, also to a young witch using an Athame or a Wand or candles until she learns the magic is within her and she can use her mind.

The Tarot is not necessary … but it helps us at this point in our evolution. To get past the wall of our enforced societal belief systems that limit us.

Ultimately, it is a key to our subconscious, our Higher Self, the Collective Consciousness, and esoteric information gathered and held by our ancestors.

As a side note, Tarot doesn’t just pick up on higher information. It also picks up on (or rather our hands transmit the information to the cards)… the briefest thought flitting through our minds. Hence, the importance of focus and concentration while shuffling.

I learned this first when I didn’t shuffle with the correct focus for my reader and mentor. (And she said “WHAT ON EARTH WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE SHUFFLING???”)

I learned it again a few months ago when I was shuffling for a casual question while I had YouTube on in the background. WOW. The cards very accurately reflected the energy of that show that was on. And I wasn’t even paying conscious attention to it. Tarot works with the electromagnetic energy of our very thought waves, however miniscule.

*feature photo taken from www.healthfreedoms.org

December 14, 2018 3

You don’t need to teach Kids, Kids will teach you-Be prepared ! — Success Inspirers’ World

Originally posted on With Nature-By Tanusri Sen: This is the real picture captured recently. This is the effect of using TV, Mobile phones. Though there are many bad effects, I have reflected here good effect of Advanced Technology ! It is amazing, isn’t it ? I have talked with these kids of 5-6 years old.…

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