Five of Wands/Four of Wands.  Okay, that is a good progression. The Five of Wands, which corresponds with Saturn (discipline, responsibility, law and order) in Leo (“I am, passionate, dramatic, egotistical) indicates a struggle caused by annoying cross-purposes.  What I like (and need to be aware of) is that the discomfort caused by this card is actually plain old irritations and trivialities. These discomforts can have good results; being tested is an opportunity to achieve victory!  I am reminded today, as I clean my oven, that we sometimes need to scour at the tough spots.  The energies associated with this card make a good scouring pad. The Four of Wands (Venus, beauty, allure, relationships, in Aries, “I want,” action oriented, assertive, enthusiastic) is about building enough to become established.  This card encourages the breaking free of bonds, and it tells me that a bit of celebration may be in order at some point today, because I have accomplished some good things.  Nice combination, eh?  Scrub, and then sit back and feel good about what I’ve accomplished.

My Thoth card is the Three of Cups reversed.  “Abundance” is the upright keyword to this one. The Three of Cups (Mercury, reason, intelligence, orderliness, communication, in Cancer, “I feel,” sensitive, tenacious, nurturing, moody) is about connections, emotional abundance, and about blessings.  My card is reversed, and perhaps it is telling me that I needed the minor “meh” of the past few days in order to appreciate my connections.  A full measure of understanding has not come to me yet, but the card is showing up.  Don’t give up now.

My Legacy card is The Fool, flavored by the Page of Coins.  Nice!! The Fool corresponds with Air (hot/separates and wet/adapts, and challenges that tend to require the use of the intellect to solve), Uranus (technology, science, radical change), Aleph (the head, youthful learning) and the Path between Chokmah (male in the electric sense, dynamic energy and the origin of vital force and polarity) and Kether (the source; limitless possibility).  The Fool is the spark that begins the idea, and his powers and energies are neither positive nor negative, but they are optimistic.  This card is about beginnings of all kinds, and my Fool maybe even is offering a literal message: head out into the sunshine and go for a walk, and expect good things to happen The Page of Pentacles (Aries, “I want,” assertive, action oriented, Taurus, “I have,” sensual, cautious, stubborn, and Gemini, “I think,” curious, sociable, dual) is down-to-earth and responsible, and the Page is a listener and a learner.  My Page, which is flavoring my Fool, is reminding me that there are exciting possibilities out there today, and I have only to open myself to receiving them in order to gain access.  The Page of Pentacles loves to learn new things and have new experiences, but he also loves to also be a catalyst for change in the physical world, change for everyone.

My 6-digit date number is 5, the number that tells of motion that may bring the discomfort involved in ending stillness, but that also gets rid of stagnation.

My horoscopes: “You may be trying to deal with things in a neat, orderly manner today, Sagittarius. Try not to get too frustrated if things don't work out exactly the way you'd like. Tension may occur when matters of the heart come up for discussion. People may get rather emotional, sending your neat, orderly plan right out the window.”

And: “Completion of a long-term goal of some kind, perhaps creative in nature, could lead to new friends and an increase in income. Your detective instincts could be operating at a high level, and so you might find yourself wanting to delve into obscure fields that involve a lot of unknown factors, such as science, ancient history or metaphysics. You could discover that you have a real talent for this!”

My Shadowscapes Insight is regarding the Three of Wands.  Excellent!!  This card encourages me to act, to attempt to manifest my dreams even if there is not a clear path before me.  It is the action taken without that clear path that actually brings the path into view.  A great card for a sunny day in Spring, filled with potential to be manifested!

One of the blogs I love to follow, “The Secret Life of the American Working Witch,” has posted a trailer for an interesting film called “Part 1: Nobody Documentary” (and I apologize if I got the exact name wrong), an audience interactive film about mysticism, madness and suicide.  I know that sounds dark, but the trailer suggests otherwise.  An awesome Pagan author, Ly De Angeles, is directly involved with this documentary, producing and directing it.  After watching a trailer of a mere four and a half minutes, I’ve been drawn to ponder an interesting concept that is mentioned within the trailer: the fact that our modern culture does not have a formal “initiation into adulthood” process.  Just this tiny discussion of the possible consequences of this lack has caused that brain tickle . . . you know, that tickle that indicates the distinct possibility of an Aha! Moment. 

We really don’t have any kind of effective process in place to test progress toward “adulthood” (however we define that state of being), or rites or formal celebrations to acknowledge the achievement of adulthood.  All I need to do is look around me as I’m driving on the Parkway between Bergen County and Cape May, and watch the people in their huge SUV’s, talking on their cell phones as they weave in and out of traffic, tossing their Burger King bags out the window and onto the side of the road, and I instantly understand the manifestation of the words “what we’ve got is a society stuck in childhood.”  Could this be one root cause of humanity’s mad dash to annihilation?

The trailer also presents the idea of the fine line between mysticism and madness, imagination and delusion (many of us have probably had at least one moment where we’ve questioned our own connection to reality or the connection to reality of those with whom we interact), and the difficulties that can arise as we struggle to determine on which side of that line we are currently existing and attempting to function.

I’ve included a link to the entire blog page, with permission from the lovely Kallan, because it is worth checking out, HERE: http://mypaganworld.blogspot.com/2013/04/for-love-of-ly-tarot-theory-and-practice.html .  The video link is toward the bottom of the post. 

I’m working on anatomy this weekend for my Yoga Teacher Training, in particular the spinal column.  What amazing bodies we have!!  They deserve to be honored, and maintained to the best of our ability.  And this might include a bit of ice cream, or sleeping late one morning.  I honored my body today by getting my work done, and then doing a bit of Yoga.  Now, for a walk on the beach so I can soak up some sun and blue sky, and some great ocean air.  Then, a glass of wine with my Dahling.

I hope your day is wonderful, too!

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