Before we discuss anything else, in keeping with our current theme of healing and doing all the good that we can for our selves and our planet, please look at this excerpt from a recent Sarah Varcas post. (She is fabulous, truly.)
“This is the message for this Full Moon: Healing is available. It may not take the form we anticipated. It may come slower than we’d hoped, or the outcome may be different, but it’s still healing, and once received it’s incumbent upon us to take that healing out into the world and use it to fuel our everyday lives. We’re all part of a cycle. Virgo always reminds us of that fact, ‘…and we’re all part of an infinite whole’, the Sun in Pisces chips in! At this Full Moon we could do far worse than recognise those facts and commit ourselves to allowing healing to pass through us and out into the world. And as we do so, our prayer could be that the healing we receive will heal the whole just as much as it heals us. And in healing the whole, our own healing will finally be complete.”
Thanks, Corina. We absolutely appreciate the share. (And I think that Mercury Retrograde free download she offers is a winner, too. More on that soon.) We especially thank you, Sarah. Your work is amazing.
Okay, now we’ll move on to our day. It was pool class this afternoon. We’ve been having new folks drop in recently, one or two nearly every session, since the first of the year. But none of them last. Okay, that not quite true, more accurately: hardly any of them last. Tonight a pair or women (right about my age) showed up, solely on the recommendation from a care-giver for one of our special needs folks.
Wow, that was unexpected. And it was slightly startling too. But also, this was a wonderful feeling! (Especially after having such a fast, and constant, turn-over lately.)
The feedback I received, the knowledge that what I do, in the warm salt water, twice a week, is being discussed (and praised!) out in my community, just about made me cry. It was SO fabulous to hear how people respond, in such a hugely positive way, to my very own little splashy hour! Validating, in an exquisitely lovely way.
Which brings us to our daily draw. It’s a nice reminder to keep the really important elements of Life in front of us, not allowing the lesser, petty, and detrimental factors occupy our minds.
“The Hungry Ghosts ~ 14 ~
obsessions, scarcity consciousness, attachment
When the Hungry Ghosts appear on your path, they may not at first seem like Allies because they represent your constant focus on the past and the consuming desire to know the future, which rob you of your true present. But, in fact, they are here in the service of alerting you to obsessive thinking and addictions: they are masters of magnifying repetitive behaviors.
The message is for you to examine whether you are doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result. ’This time will be different’ and ‘I have control over this’ are false statements and a sign of deep denial of the truth.
Now is the time to let go of that thinking. Surrender your will, your life, your heart’s desires, and all that pains you to the Divine. Order will be restored in your world.
The Hungry Ghosts also bring understanding about the distractions of life that seduce you into forgetting what you really desire. They’re asking you to become aware that what others want and what the culture dictates will make you happy may not be what’s best for you.
Don’t get caught up in outside appearances. All that glitters may not be gold – at least not for you. Look beyond the veneer and you will find the true substance in your life. You deserve nothing less.”
This one came up direct, but it’s been helpful in the past for us to look at both sides, so it feels right to go with that now.
“Challenger:
When the Hungry Ghosts come to challenge, it’s a sign that you have succumbed to the fear of lack, which is whispering in your ear that you’ll fail. Whatever it is you’ve intended, you have stayed too long in the desiring stage. Longing and yearning have become your constant state of mind.
Are you comparing your experience with others? Do you envy their success? Do you judge yourself only on your material accomplishments? Are you afraid that there will never be enough of anything and none of your dreams will be there upon awakening in reality? Perhaps you’ve turned to compulsive eating, shopping, working, or drinking to distract yourself.
Let go of the illusion of lack, and accept things as they are: perfect, abundant, meaningful expressions of the Divine. There will never be enough for the Hungry Ghosts that challenge you, for the only experience they know is scarcity. It’s not your job to feed them. They will lose their power to haunt you.
Trust in the abundance of Spirit”
I may never get tired of this deck, and in fact, I’ve gone on to see about getting another one of hers (The Enchanted Map). I have to earn another peso or thirty, so we can also acquire the accompanying book. We totally deserve it!
Also, I can’t remember if I’ve ever shared the backs of these cards before (no doubt, I have, but you know that I almost never go back into the archives for anything, so I’m not checking now).
Click to zoom in,
there’s details here that can easily be missed.
This one has been sitting just to the left of my computer for months now. Every day I enjoy the view of it. And often I see something new that I didn’t notice before. It’s very meditative (plus timely, with the full moon), and calming. The obvious main point of interest that draws the eye being a type of Portal doesn’t hurt, either.
FLP Report:
is really from yesterday, but I forgot it, South Dakota.
Today’s Mileage:
is unrecorded. We went to a near-by shopping complex to get a quick, affordable, and deliciously organic dinner (from HERE), then walked the entire parking lot, in a big circle. Tomorrow though, I’ll make sure Daniel shares our bike ride map!
