Transparent Oracle Sunday! 

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. 

10, Elemental: Sylph (East). East is the direction of Air (dignities: hot/separates and wet/adapts), and thus of fresh ideas and new beginnings, the intellect, the mental force that strives to manifest, challenges which bring opportunities for growth, spiritual guidance, and the striving for balance between the mind and the heart. Sylphs personify these concepts, and they encourage the use of imagination in an original way, they tell us to shift as needed in order to take advantage of the prevailing winds, and they tell us to fly free, filled with joy and unencumbered by life’s burdens (at least for a little while).

34, Time of Day: Midnight (North). The dignities associated with Earth are: cold/binds and dry/shapes, and the energies are stable, material, practical, and slow to change or try something new.  Earth is about security and stillness, and knowing what to expect; it is about strength, discipline, and physical manifestation of all kinds, and about enjoying the fruits of our labors.  Midnight is a time of peace and serenity and lack of effort (in a good way); we are done with the previous day, and the new day is just barely thinking about beginning.  This time of darkness is filled with secrets and mysteries, and dreams of things to come. 

I then stacked my cards and created my mandala.  What a beautiful, serene image!!  Moonlight over the woods, with the denizens of the night out to play.  The Sylphs are barely visible, hidden by the foliage of the Forest and the dark sky of Midnight, but they are there!  I have only to learn how to perceive them, and I will be able to also perceive their messages.  Sylphs remind us that those messages connected to the direction of North and the element of Earth are about well-known and tried-and-true methods, but these messages are also about creativity and fertility, and originality.  Specialties of the Sylphs.

I spent all afternoon yesterday (after a powerful Yoga class in the morning), in my much-loved garden, doing the first Spring clean-up.  LOL, I did a lot of the stuff that is not fun to do once the mosquitoes come out, like cleaning behind the cypress trees.  I cut the dead canes from the rose bushes (which are already sprouting tiny red leaves), and cleaned up around the iris patch.  Unfortunately, it’s going to snow tomorrow, so no seeds or plants are down yet, but I am crossing my fingers for next weekend.

Tonight, I met again with Rebecca, my private belly dance student.  She is preparing to enter a talent contest for Vets.  Rebecca is a vet of he Gulf War, and she is an great dancer, a pleasure to work with. 

I'm sore but happy; now back to my YTT homework!

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