The Shadow Effect of our last Mercury Retrograde phase should be gone by now. And yet, I’m dealing with communication and computer issues still. Bastard! Whatever, we have other, relatively, good news to report. Or at least, moderately interesting.
Dan and I went out on the bikes today. Rode for just under 11 miles. Nothing massive this time. But that’s when the planetary road-blocks started to appear. (Emmy also had some challenges, but she handled them like a very responsible and competent adult. We’re immensely proud.)
The second of five stops.
When we got home, with the new sprayer (replacement for broken one, which he was inside purchasing while I stood outside, took the above picture, and texted with some of my off-spring) there was water play in the hot yard. HIGHLY entertaining!
“I got it
I got it!”
Max is SO funny with the hose. Just sitting out there watching him helped everyone’s mood. A. Lot.
But then, so did our daily draw. This message is like if the Universe reached across and validated our parking stub. Stamp!
The World ~ 21
It’s the same Major Arcana equivalent as yesterday’s last one. VERY big deal. Also, it was the final card in that rotation. When we come back around to this deck, we start over, anew. So, it’s even MORE significant than if it just popped up in the middle or in a series.
What I usually think of when this card appears is in two-parts. The first is all about coming to the end of a cycle, or phase. Or, as the Osho Zen says: Completion.
The other message has to do with The World at our feet, getting exactly what we have worked so damn hard to accomplish. We’ve arrived, in other words. Assured success is another defining way of putting it.
The numbers add down to 3, which is very stable, but not permanent. As all life/death phases are, this one is temporary, but that’s the point. We know this now. As something comes to an end, another something begins. It’s just how the world is. And in our world, we can HAVE The World. At least, for a while.
Today’s Deck:
Robin Wood Tarot
Foreign License Plate Report:
Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Today’s Affirmation, from Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson:
“To Support Health And Loving The Body*
This is a comfortable and easy time of my life.
I am pleasantly surprised by how easily my body adapts.
I sleep well at night.
My body is such a good friend; we have a great time together.
I listen to my body’s messages and take appropriate action.
I take the time to learn about how my body works and what it needs nutritionally to be at optimal health.
The more I love my body, the healthier I feel.
Thank you, body, for being so healthy.
You are looking great today.
It is my joy to love you to perfect health.
I love you dearly.
I love you for holding me up.
Thank you for being so flexible and cooperative.”
*Not EXACTLY transcribed to the letter this time. But pretty damn close.
Well we do still have Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune retrograde, and possibly some others that I’m forgetting at the moment, so there are plenty of other planets to blame whenever we hit these road blocks.
Wow, The World as our last Robin Wood! And repeated! Very very nice!!!
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You have no idea how fucking grateful I am for you and your astrological self elf being here to keep us informed.
J
10:01 p.m.
8-15-12
Something really bizarre is happening when I try to comment. So I’ve gone to word so I can compose then copy and paste. Hope this works.
You saw a KY plate today and it wasn’t me. If my dad could see me he would say – “Someone could trip over that bottom lip – stop pouting.”
I want to watch Max with the hose.
I tried to connect with the card but I couldn’t do it today. I’m sure it’s just me. Bastardness happened at work tonight and I’m struggling to let it go.
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See Corina’s above comment about planets. It is going to keep being challenging, so hang on. We CAN get through this! Also, good idea about “watching” Max, I’ll see if Em or Dan can capture a video. (And then we’ll TRY to put it up!)
J
10:05 p.m.
8-15-12
Mercury has left the building here. We are, however, stuck with the weather. We found out once the machine crap was taken care of that the trees between here and our internet source have gotten sooo tall that when it rains they droop and become ‘solid’. This blocks out our internet. *sigh*
And high temps for you? I cringe to think what that will be like for you with all that humidity. Yuk. You have my sympathies in advance.
I had a dog that loved to attack the spray out of the hose. It was a game she would ask to play and she would be the awesome guard dog protecting us from the evil spray monster. Damn I miss her. She was one of a kind.
The ‘I sleep well at night’ was like a jab in the eye. I’m sitting here staring morosely at the screen over my tea mug after about maybe 3 hours of sleep. And also wondering WTF? because I can see birds but there is virtually no bird song. Normally at this time of the morning you can hardly hear yourself think for all the noise. The whole neighborhood is quiet. Creepeee…
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“…. a jab in the eye.”
That is where you need to make the change. Say the affirmations as if they are true, over and over. Never focus on the negative aspect, simply go with the positive, and then it becomes the reality.
J
10:09 p.m.
8-15-12
I’m going to keep repeating “I sleep well at night” until it works. I wake up all sore and tied up in uncomfortable positions and kinda tired. I think I’m not getting my full set of sleep stages. (Of course, doctors think that fibro patients don’t get to stage 4, which is part of the problem, but I am going to think myself into sleeping well and fully. I think I need some extra strong thinking vibes because I have some other issues that need to be beaten back.)
I love the World card! And what a wonderful place for it to appear! If I weren’t going on vacation tomorrow, I’d start looking for work big time. But I have stuff to do, places to go. So I’ll just carry the World card on vacation with me and have a damned good vacation.
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When you have a few moments poke around and look for work now. No reason why you can’t, at least, info-gather. Also, see above reply to Robin regarding acknowledging negatives vs focusing on positives.
J
10:12 p.m.
8-15-12
When Chester was young attacking the sprinklers at the park was his favorite past time. I realized he was getting old when out on our walk one morning he walked around them. He didn’t even want to get wet. =(
It does feel like a new beginning in all aspects of my life. I think I’m ready to move on, and that’s a good thing. oops wait – that made me tear up – maybe not quite ready. But better than before
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The phrase “two steps forward, one step back” isn’t still around because it’s a myth. That’s really how we heal. Making good progress, but then, some small set-backs.
So, it looks like you’re right on track!
J
10:15 p.m.
8-15-12
(I just looked this up, and it seems as though there are more discouraging definitions than I realized. Let’s go with mine, since it’s nicely hopeful, ‘kay?)
My dear radio — you had the right of it. Two steps forward and one back. It will get you there. The usual use One step forward and two back. Not so much. Two steps forward.. Two steps. At least I’m stepping.
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Whew! So glad that my tuning-in is so clear.
(At least it is for me and you, lol!)
J
10:22 p.m.
8-16-12
(I just looked this up, and it seems as though there are more discouraging definitions than I realized. Let’s go with mine, since it’s nicely hopeful, ‘kay?)
*snort*
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J
10:23 p.m.
8-16-12