Transparent Oracle Sunday!
15, Landscape: Desert (South). South is the direction of the midday sun
and the peak of power and illumination; this direction is associated with
passionate drive and creativity.
Desert represents an extreme environment that upon initial examination
seems to preclude life; actually this Landscape just challenges life, severely,
but if we see that challenge as a chance to test our endurance and our ability
to adapt to difficult situations, we will prosper.
67, Empathy
(Within). Within is the direction of the Self, and thus the cards associated
with this direction deal with the ways our Self connects to the world and
perceives the world, and the Self.
This direction is mostly abstract, and yet is our bridge to the Universe
around us. Empathy is about receptivity, sensitivity, and shared emotions or
experiences. This is not a
detached understanding of another, but rather it is about being able to
communicate without words, without conscious understanding, as if we ourselves
are experiencing the feelings of another being.
35,
Landscape: Forest (North). North is
the direction of Earth, and thus of the physical or physically formed or
manifested world, and of nurturing, health, finances and security, and the
wisdom associated with living simply, being well-grounded, and being in touch
with our physical body. Forest is
about the results over the long term, results which happen because of fertility
and nurturing and patience; Forest represents the manifestation of age and
wisdom and patience, connections (and results) that are not openly apparent but
rather, like roots under the ground, are all around us. Different energies can work together; a
Forest is proof of that.
I then stacked my cards and
created my mandala. This one has
no outward motion at all, and that makes perfect sense, when you consider that
the middle card is Empathy. I am
being told that this week there will be important messages all around me. They will appear in the more obvious
manifestations of Nature, those that are bursting with new life as Spring
slowly morphs toward Summer. But
there will be messages to be had within the less fecund surroundings as well,
equally as important yet less obvious unless I take a second look. I am also being told that there are
benefits to be had from successfully dealing with a challenging environment,
whether that challenge is the peak of Sun (and the lack of Water) or the peak
of Earth (so overgrown that there is no Air).
I am having a hugely busy
weekend, preparing for company next weekend. My body is sore, but I am accomplishing most of what I need
to get done. Monday will be a busy
day, too, because it is submission day for my column in PaganPages. Hopefully when I go to bed tomorrow
nigh, I will be caught up!
**crosses fingers**
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