I woke up at 9am with the intent to take myself out of my comfort zone and to finally create a Video and upload it to youtube. I’ve been wanting to create videos for about a year now and haven’t followed through with it. At first I kept saying it was because I hate my voice and as much as I am not fond of the voice I have, it is indeed the only Voice I can express It took me about 5 hours to finally work up to getting my Video Cam up and on and attempting to make this video. I spent the next hour trying and stopping. Recording then stopping. I have been so blocked on this that I am beyond frustrated.  Digging Deeper I now realize that it isn’t really my Voice that I have battles with but knowing that by putting myself out into the universe and for many to see that I will experience the critique of others in a more public way.  I will not stop until I get this video completed and my voice out there and my comfort zone violated by my own accord. It’s now 11pm and I’ve really tried all day to get this post on Video but everything that I’ve worked on has not been to my standard and have deleted everything. At least I tried, right? Will try again for something different tomorrow!

So let’s get to it shall we? Today’s Inspiration comes from the Wisdom of the House of Night oracle deck. I shuffled the deck focusing on a message that was needed. A Message that can assist all who come to it and one that would bring the most growth from it. The Card that came forth is card 27 – Hope. A rather fitting card considering a lot of the experiences that many of us have been going through lately. The book says:

“When you choose the symbol of Hope, know that no matter what temporary setbacks there may be in your life now, light will return again.”

You may be going through a shitload of challenges right now. You may have people or situations that are going against what you desire, in a way that is increasingly overwhelming, leaving you feeling slightly helpless and lost in your own personal darkness. What I am being asked to express right now is for you to slow down. To embrace the challenges and to shift your awareness of them. You are focusing so much on how hard they are and how you have it so bad because of this (whatever it is) situation that you have lost sight of the simple truth. That truth is, you are currently where you have chosen to be. The experiences that you are going through, the people that are annoying you, everything that is occurring right now is something that you are choosing to allow to happen. In walks Hope.  Do you see the light? That glimmer? Choice. Everything is choice. Choice is that bright light, that shining moon out of your personal darkness.

Basically, pull your head out of your ass and know that if you want something to change, if you want to experience differently then you are going to have to CHOOSE differently. Allow Hope into your thoughts, your heart and allow it to pierce through your current situation. Once you do this you automatically shift the energy that you are bringing into reality and you start to eradicate the feelings of helplessness and struggle.  Honor exactly where you are. Don’t deny the challenges, the hurt, the pain or the perceived negative/darker aspects of your life. Don’t deny who you are when these things arise. Honor them, allow them to be your experience for as long as you need but always keep at the back of your mind that you have this light, this moon shining bright at the back of your experience and this moon holds within it, the ability to choose. It IS Choice.  In this message, Hope IS Choice.

So when you say that work is tearing you down, that someone is standing in your way from achieving something. That life seems to be kicking you while you are down. KNOW.. I mean really Know.. that all of those things while may be needed right now for some reason are choices that are able to be wiped away when you decide for that to happen. When you make up your mind that you truly wish to experience differently, Hope has entered and you are ready to take action.

There is always a way out of Darkness and sometimes that is facing your personal darkness and embracing it, allowing the light that you seek to shine and to bring balance to your life.

So take some time to look at the card. Think about what is being said here. How does this fit in with your current experience and what can you do to change the things that don’t represent where you desire to head in life?

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Removing The Emotional Clutter and Finding Inner Serenity!

Say whaaaat? Tonight I was inspired to pick up my oracle cards and shuffle to bring forth a message that will touch the hearts of many right now. It seems like a lot have been this weird kind of funk. It hasn’t been really lovely. At first I thought, okay Mercury Retrograde but then I started to go back and recall a lot of the energy before mercury retro and it’s after mercury retro and the same sort of weird warped energy has been floating around.

So the reason why you may have been feeling rather shitty or emotionally screwed is because your bodies are starting to become more active. What do I mean by this? Your Spiritual Body, Your Emotional Body, The Physical Body are all starting to move with one another, they are ‘waking up’ sotospeak.. And this is dislodging a lot of the sludge that has held them in place or held them back for so long. This means that you are getting thrown emotions, experiences, past traumas, pains, and so many other situations that arise because it is needed to be removed from your system.

You may have been asleep for the last month or so, feeling very lethargic, unmotivated and like your mind or spirit is totally checked out! That’s pretty much true. You were a bit checked out so that your body and emotions could start working through. Work was being done while you were in your zombie like state.

Tired of feeling this way? Finally waking up to the world around you and ready to take charge? Well hell yeah! Time to make shit happen, right?

Here’s the deal. It will take some work but you want to create a better life, you want to have fun, you want to experience something more… Yes?

You may be in a vulnerable state right now, feeling a little timid and not really sure what to focus on. You don’t think you have what it takes to succeed. But there is this deep wisdom inside of you that has always been there. It has always guided you and you know that when you decide to pull from that deep rooted space inside you will create amazing things. So you are asked to remember what it was like when you have had those moments of trust with the inner wisdom you naturally have. Remember those situations and know that now is the time to channel and call that Wisdom from the depths of your being to the front of your experience. Call that energy, call it out and say it loud. Ask it for it’s advice, for it’s help. Ask and you shall receive!

When you do this, be aware of what you feel, what you think, what you see and know. Write your experiences down.

The time to cleanse is now! Since we’ve all been in some sort of funk, the best way to de-funk is to throw some shit out! Get rid of the clutter, move things around, sage the house! What I did was clean my entire room, moved my bed around, moved my computer, took my huge bookshelf out, got a smaller one and now the energy feels perfect! So start to test the waters with this! Move something in your house that has been in the same position for long periods of time! If your going to spend a lot of time in your dining room, add something into that room that aligns with a project you are wanting to create. So if you are wanting to write more, put something that inspires you to write in your dining room so that the more you frequent the place, the more energy you receive to remind you to honor your calling. Make sense? Start moving things around, shifting the energy in your home and your workspace! Just like your body went through this major shift, so should your home environment. So get to work!

You see, you are about to embark on a pretty awesome journey. Some of you will be working with others, creating a like minded community, some of you will be forging new relationships with people and others will be connecting via social network to support groups that align with your goals. Just know that you will be receiving individuals that align with what it is you want to do right now, into your experience and it is up to you to honor them and progress with.

There will be a lot of amazing things to do in the coming weeks but you need to take care of yourself. So find a space in your home that you can devote to you! You need to set up a sacred space so that you can just sit in and experience the flow that is YOU and Life. Create that inner sacred space as well so you can visit and re-tune with your vibes. When life gets crazy and even when it’s not, you should connect in silence as often as possible so you can check in with yourself and nourish your mind/body/spirit connection.

Start Now!

Take the necessary steps to transition well with these experiences. Honor what you go through on a daily basis and embrace your true nature. How exciting to know that you are on the cutting edge of LIFE! That you are about to experience some amazing new life opportunities! Granted, some of it may come across as something negative but through that challenging experience will be born a most uplifting and powerful belief or journey!

So let me know in the comment section, how have you been feeling lately? Have you felt that odd energy, are you on the way out of it? What plans are you making for your future experiences? What goals have you set for yourself?

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How to Overcome Haters

Okay Bitches, here it is! So I was just sitting at my computer listening to some music on Spotify, browsing the Facebook and I noticed a lot of energy going around about people being disrespectful and undermining other individuals. Basically these bastards were Hating on someone, hating on my FB peeps and you know that shit is not okay with me! Especially when I can tell it is effecting them and taking them to a place of dis-empowerment and fear. So you know what that means right? Naturally I consulted the Oracle. I asked what can we do to ward of those unwanted energies, what can we do to get rid of the shitty people in our life and how do we do it and still keep our integrity! I’m still working on my Hater-Be-Gone Magical Gem Elixir Trust me it will be made buahahaha! Anyways that is not the answer (yet muahaha).  So let’s get to it shall we? The Oracle of Shadows & Light have spoken! BOOM!

• Violet Duchess: Stifled, bored and stuck

•  Death and the Maiden: Invasion, boundaries violated, dominance.

• The Fairy of the Green World: The natural world needs you.

Well this is an interesting mix. Okay the last bit is what is interesting to me but hey can’t deny the Spirits now can ya? Well you could but what the hell for when you are asking them for insight BAHAHA! So what I am being told right now is that as much as you would like to keep the harmony and balance within your relationships you need to really contemplate what it is you are desiring in this relationship. You are getting shit from so many different people and it’s taking it’s toll. You want to keep silent at some points because you don’t want to be disrespectful and out of respect for the other individuals involved but this will only last so long. What needs to be done is for you to express yourself. When someone is hating on you you don’t need to explain to them your position. You cannot justify anything to those who want to tear you down because in their eyes they don’t have the problem, the problem is actually you. But we know the truth so when dealing with these people you need to address whether they are in your life long term or not and if these people are actually healthy relationships or not and if not what are you going to do about it. You need to create a safe exit strategy because you do not deserve to be torn down constantly.  You must know that when people are trying to bring you down, you do not need to feel stuck nor do you need to feel overwhelmed. Do not allow these people to have a hold over you.

These individuals are attracted to you because you are everything they desire to be or to have in life. You emit this energy and they can pick up on your amazing vibes and so they have to surround themselves with you. They are so close that it feels overwhelming, you feel that they are invading your space and you don’t know how to get out of this. They want to bring you down in order to raise themselves up. If you want to get rid of this dis-empowered feeling, this fear or depressive perception about yourself due to what they say then you need to create very firm boundaries. You need to define what you will and will not accept into your life. They even think they are admiring you and being a good friend or partner but they at times don’t see the damage they are doing. So turn around and face those Haters, speak your truth but again do not try and reason with them. Say what needs to be said and let it go, move on and let them go if necessary.

This is a process. The energy that they pick up on emits from you. You may not be able to control what the Haters say to you and how they try to get at you but what you can definitely control is the energy that you put out into the world.  When someone is really speaking some negative things into your ears just breathe and for a moment visualize the earth, the world that you desire to see, the situation handled exactly as you desire it would be handled. Breathe and let go of all those negative vibes they are sending your way and replace it with some powerful visualization and good vibes that you will create for yourself. Focus on the natural world around you, focus on the trees, the earth, the soil beneath your feet, the ocean, bring to your mind the serenity of the earth and its glorious images.

So remember that there is definitely a time and a place to bite your tongue and hold yourself in silence but do not feel like you MUST do this at all times and when someone is truly speaking some harsh and harmful things into your presence, know that you have the right to stand up for yourself and speak up regardless of who it is. Create very distinct boundaries for yourself and do not allow people to cross them and be sure to get out into the world and re-connect with all that you are.

So now I leave you with a fun little exercise to do to combat those Haters! My little Hater Be-Gone exercise hahaha!

Visualize yourself on a Beach, you hear the waves crashing in and flowing out..
You start hearing the chatter that your target (the hater) is speaking.. They are a few feet away from you but they are getting closer and louder. Now surround yourself with black fire. See its flames get large and sway fluidly around you. It’s cool to your touch but to all those who mean to do you harm or speak negativity into your life, when their words hit it, when they hit it they are hit with a jolt and get sent flying back. So see the words being burned by the fire and if the person continues see the fire consume them and take them away from your current space. When this is done pick up the ashes from all the negative words and throw them to the ocean.

Affirm: “I let go of all negative thought patterns being sent my way, I Claim my own power and call my own power back to me NOW!”

Spend a few minutes enjoying the ocean experience and then boom come back to your full body awareness.

I love doing this! I love using fire because it easily transforms. Try this out, work with it and let me know what your experiences are with it!

In closing I leave you with another great piece of bloggage! While googling haters, the hater mentality and so forth I came across this blog that caught my eye. I thought it was well worth the read:

Deciphering The ‘Hater’ Mentality.

Ciao Beauties!

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So I was on Facebook earlier and I felt the urge to ask a simple question.. ‘What do you need insight on today?” and well no takers.. Also felt the urge to ask what Oracle deck to use and a few peeps shared and of course my crazy Shay had to create “The Wild Wisdom of the Hidden Faery Realms of Avalon Dragonfae Visions of Shadows and Light!” which basically means I used each deck I asked about to produce some results. When I got to the Oracle of Dragonfae, as I was shuffling the cards flew out of my hands and on to the floor. Two cards made themselves known so I have two from that deck to be worked with. One card overseeing the entire reading.

Wild Wisdom of Faery: Silver Sisters – Time to take protection from toxic thoughts and energy.
Wisdom of the Hidden Realms: The Word Lord – Communication, praise, dishonesty.
Wisdom of Avalon: The Animal Guides of Avalon – The Dog – Loyalty, sincerity, unconditional love.
Oracle of Dragonfae: (1st – oversees) Queen Oonagh – A brilliant solution is on its way. (2nd) – The Listener – Sacred Silence.
Oracle of Visions: Relationships – Interaction with others.
Oracle of Shadows & Light: Violet Angel – Breaking Dawn.

AHH!! So If I sound all crazy and all over the place well that’s exactly how I feel right now. I’ve been hit with so much information I am going to do my best to relay it here and do it justice! The Beautiful energy ofQueen Oonagh has took on the role of overseeing this message which states that ‘A Brilliant Solution is on its way’.. But what the hell does that mean Michael?  So much energy being shared lately that it seems many people are split in two. One very introverted and deeply intoned with their inner worlds and the other very extroverted and expressing themselves all over the place without any real direction. Trying to find your place in this chaos is the challenge and the adventure! It is time to balance out those energies and to find that centered approach of Introvert/Extrovert experiences.

There are many of you who have amazing dreams and wish to accomplish things in a certain amount of time but you are not quite doing what needs to be done in order to achieve those goals of yours. Your life has been full of unnecessary chatter, some of it by your own self and some of it by the influences you choose to keep in your life. What this is saying is that in order for you to really create the results you seek you need to be still, to listen to what the world around you is saying. Be still and pay attention to what goes on in your life, the people that are prevalent in your life, the words that are used in your day to day business. Does it all align with what you are working on birthing?  Find the time to quiet the mind, to quiet the world around you so that you can actually listen to everything that is going on. Do not just listen with your ears but with your soul! Allow your spirit to feed you and to tell you what exactly is going on and what it needs, what your life is creating and where you could improve. You can receive so many answers just by allowing yourself the time to properly check in and listen.

You desire to move forward with your life and create yourself but are you truly prepared for what it takes? Getting out of your comfort zone and actually making yourself do things that you said you’d never be able to do. It’s time to face your life and to really disengage with people who don’t support where you are going. Real Bitch talk here.. Get the hell out of the way and cut the haters loose. Cut them out of your life and fill those openings up with people who are going to engage you in improving yourself and your goals. So did you hear that? Cut out the people who you use as a crutch to not move forward in your life. Cut out the influences that don’t bring about your highest and best. You may say that it is not possible because some of those individuals are family or co-workers etc.. But my thing is.. So what? You don’t have to like your entire family, you don’t have to surround yourself with them either. If it is family then don’t talk about certain things that may bring up this negative mentality, or do your best to distant as much as possible and the same goes with co-workers.  Get em out so that you can allow successful energy to move and flourish in your environment. Beautiful energies cannot thrive in a toxic environment so it’s time to do all that you can to empower yourself and weed out what you can of all this toxicity. You must realize that it’s not JUST outside influences but also your own beliefs and thought patterns you have about your life and everything around you. Take a look at how you feel about yourself, how you feel about your goals and allow it to guide you to where and what you need to be working on at this present moment so that you can clear more debris from the path in order for you to have a better fluid energy of success.

As each day passes you will make progress and you need to remember to honor yourself and those around you for even the smallest of victories. Honor where you are, honor the steps that you take and allow yourself to be quite honest with everything that occurs. When you can conduct yourself with this integrity and honesty you will attract so many amazing experiences. You may even find that someone who is respectful and down to the core, a good person will walk in to your life and befriend you because you are on the path that you are destined to create. You may even find yourself in a circle of friends who represent great vibes and have nothing but the best intentions.

Be clear about what you want because a new day is coming and it is coming faster than you may realize. Where is it that you are going? The path that you are creating is decided daily by the choices that you make. Not just the known choices but the choices in thoughts, the choices in words, the choices in body language.. It all sends this vibration out into the universe.. in which the universe puts all of these energies into a computer of sorts and spits back out into physical reality what you are asking for. Now remember, if you are asking for conflicting things you will be receiving some conflicting experiences. You may start to struggle so be very clear. If you want to move forward you need to pave that path and if that means you have to get on your hands and knees and dig a bitch out of the ground and toss em to the side because they don’t belong where you are headed.. Then so be it. You need to stand your ground and make sure you absolutely believe in yourself.  Honor your family unit, honor the people you love and work within that dynamic to produce a tight knit experience of acceptance and abundance.

So what do you want? No seriously… Think about it. What do you strive for? If you could have anything in the world, what is most important to you? What do you wish to create? Right now everything is perfect for you to do so. You need to start somewhere and by eliminating the bullshit in your life, by eliminating the toxic energy that you may swim in daily.. You will start to heal from it and start to produce some amazing results. And once you start doing this you will receive many signs along the way that support where you are going. SO again tell me.. Where is it that you are headed?

Change is coming regardless of what you may think or say. Change is now and you can get on that wave and ride it out and amazing as you come to surface.. Or you can fight against it and hit rough patches and come out looking like shit.. What do you want?

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This post is dedicated to a wonderful woman in my life! My Friend Bridget. What a wonderful Witch, healer, wife, mum etc she is. She is such a beautiful soul and has so much to offer and receive from this wonderful place. I am so blessed to have someone like her in my life. YAY!!!

Once you step upon the path of the cards, don’t be surprised when you start to notice the written meaning and what you actually see in the card to be two totally different concepts. You see, I believe the Tarot to be quite alive and so when you work with the cards, you work with your client, the question being asked, the energy around you and everything that is involved… each card will then shift it’s energy and meaning given the underlying currents it flows with. For example one day you may see the High Priestess as someone who is well versed in spiritual matters but in another reading you may see her as being a right bitch of a woman who doesn’t want to care for her children and only cares for the things that she finds suitable.

So know that when you are doing a reading for someone else and you see a card and expect it to mean something you are accustomed to it meaning but your inner guidance system is telling you differently. Go with the flow, honor what your inner guidance system is saying and know that you can find the balance between all meanings of the card.  Now lets play!!!!

So take your cards out and go through your favorites for now. Take one card and look at it. And say to yourself “One one hand this card could represent this (Insert what first comes to you) on the other hand it could represent this (insert a different perception). On a deeper standing it could mean ____ and on a lighter note it could mean ____. When I am having a good day this card can mean _____ and when I am having a challenging day this card could also mean ____. Turn the card upside down, sideways or any which way you can and see if you notice anything different about how the card looks or feels. Write down all sorts of different perceptions you have.

So what are some of your favorite tarot cards? Tell me about your experiences with this exercise in the comment section below.

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So this lovely post is dedicated to my beautiful Wife (Friend) Neola! She has been in my life (internet) for quite a long while now. She has taught me quite a lot about friendship, interacting with different energies and respecting people. So when I asked to dedicated a piece of writing to her and asked her what she would like me to speak on. So here it goes.

In this post the Three of Pentacles will speak on:

• How to communicate with Spirits through Dreams
• Past Life Memories/Recall
• Discovering Learning more about ourselves through Dreams
• Dreaming/Dreamwork/Dreams as Tools

So you see we have quite a bit to cover now don’t we. Before we go any further I would just like to say that what I provide here is what is passed through me. What the Tarot card speaks to me, what the spirits say and what I’ve experienced. I don’t claim to be the one stop source of all things Oracle but this is what has worked for me and what Spirit speaks to me so enjoy it and use it if you can.

Spirit Communication & Dreams

Communicating with Spirit requires work. It requires you to be a part of the process as well as the spirit in which you are working with and then there is this other force that needs to be considered. This underlying current of energy that need be present in order to connect the two of you together.

It would make sense for people to use their dream time to connect with spirit. The Dreamscape is the perfect place as your spirit is in full when you are in dreamtime. You have no physical limitation, your mind is not going against you when you experience ‘perceived impossible’ things in dreamland. So when you connect with spirit in the dreamscape it’s easier for the Spirit to lower their vibration to connect with you because a part of you thinks it’s not real, that it’s JUST a dream so it’s okay to play this out therefore not met with the resistance as you may if physically awake. The spirits seem to be able to connect easier as well when they enter your dreams since their energy matches easier in that frequency.

When they come to you in your dream you are asked to pay attention to what they say, pay attention to how they look, the smells you may receive. Jot those down in your awareness and enjoy the process. If you wish to speak with a loved one who has moved on to the veil then before going to sleep you are asked to remember them. Hold an item of theirs and call out to them. Place it beneath your pillow and allow the memories you have of them to come forth and smile. Smile and send good vibes. Ask them to present themselves in your dreams. Send them energy to connect with you.  And go to bed knowing that you will receive a message from them in the dreamscape and that when you awake you will remember everything that transpired.

When you are in the dream look for markers, things that stand out to you. Colors, sensations, scenarios, etc.. Remember everything that stood out to you. Sometimes the individual may not show up physically but speak to you through a symbolic nature which is then left up to you to discern. That is why I always say to pay attention to what your awareness zones in on. When you awake be sure to have a journal or notepad close by and write down everything that you can recall. You can even have a digital recorder on hand and record what you experienced. If you have a challenge believing that you are actually making the connection with spirit, you can ask them for signs in your waking life to confirm what you experienced in dreamtime. You will receive confirmation. Be aware and have fun with your dreams.

Dreams & Past Life Memories

I’ve been asked a bit about past lives and memories of them. People having very vivid dreams that seem to be so real but set in a past scenario and feels more like a memory than anything else.

Now I just want to stress here not to get caught up in past life recall or anything of that sort. They are there to experience and to utilize but not to get obsessed with. You may utilize their energy to promote your growth here and now but don’t get too involved with the fantasy about who you were in a different life that you forget who you are in this one.

I am asked to give you a simple meditation to do before bed. Prepare to for your sleep. Get into your bed and relax. Get into whatever sleeping position that you sleep in and then just focus on your breath. Close your eyes. Visualize yourself falling down, feeling a swoosh of air flow through your hair, feel yourself falling and falling but you know you are safe and where you land will be perfect for you. Then you feel that you are suspended in air and you look down at your feet to notice that you are standing on black stone. You look around to notice you are in a space of darkness where all things are silent and mystical. You notice to your right a light and you follow the light. You see a stairway that leads down, and you follow the stairs twisting, spiraling down. You finally reach the bottom and notice a doorway in front of you. Over the doorway you see the words ‘Know Thyself’.. And you know that to enter you must know thyself and to enter you WILL know thyself. You know that this is your mission so you enter through the doorway and once you do you feel shifted, changed and more aware of everything that you are. You walk into a space that is dimly lit by candles and as you walk to the center of the room you notice that there are two others in the room with you. They walk closer to you. Their eyes are quite familiar but they look so different. You notice that their eyes are the same as YOUR eyes. These individuals ARE you but in different bodies, different clothing, different styles of hair, color, everything.. What do you notice about these individuals? Does one shine more than the other? Ask them who they are. Ask them where they are, from what time period did they come from. Ask them what you need to know from them. These individuals are YOU but from the past. Ask them whatever you desire and allow them to answer.

When you are ready thank them and as you walk back towards the doorway you see them retreat into the darkness becoming one with the shadow.. You walk out feeling empowered and walk back up the stairway and out into the darkness. From the darkness you are taken back to your awareness of yourself in your bed. When you come out of this, remember everything you experienced, you can write it down if you’d like but before you really fall asleep make sure you ask for these individuals to have contact IN your dreams. So when you sleep messages will pour through. Pay attention, be aware and when you awake write it out.

Past life memories from what I’ve experienced and have been told come about as a ‘knowing’ and you get this feeling that this is or was reality. Be very discerning with this and no.. My love you were not Isis or Napoleon or Cesar Just sayin’.

Dreams & Discovering/Learning about ourselves

Our dreams are really powerful on many levels. They can tell us so much about who we are if we allow them to. When you are having a bad day or having a great day you can learn more about what makes you tick and what gets you fired up as well as what inspires you through your dreams. Replay the days events before you go to bed, ask for guidance on learning more about how you acted during the day, ask for guidance on if there was a situation that you could of handled better, ask why you chose to handle it that way. Let your dreams speak to you about who you are in the current moment, how you interact with your world and why you do the things you do. Utilize the direct information as well as the symbols that you receive in your dreams to empower you.

So if you don’t know why you do a certain thing you can focus on it before you sleep, ask for the answer to be revealed to you in your dreams and then be aware of what you experience while you dream. Do this for a few days so that you can build a database of answers. Write it all out and then after three days go over everything that you’ve written and put the puzzle together.

Remember that you don’t have to do things alone or figure things out the hard way. Allow your dreams to speak to you. When you have a challenge or a roadblock consult your dreams, allow them to process the information and give you inspiration. It just takes time and awareness.

Dreams as Tools

So you can see with all that was provided above that Dreams are quite powerful. They are amazing tools to empower each and every one of us. We don’t have to go through life alone and unguided with no answers and no help. We dream each and every night so why not utilize that to our advantage. We can use our dreams to be the best humans we can be. We can use them to work through problems, to inspire us and so much more. So take the time to actively engage with your dreams and work at remembering them and honor them each night.

Have fun with them. Get together with some friends, discuss your dreams and even try to meet each other in the dream world. Play around with them and enjoy!

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed the post. If you have any questions please just comment bellow. If you liked the post please tell me in the comment section or when you utilize this or if you work with dreams tell me about your experiences! YAY!!

Michael

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So I saw this book ‘The Magic’ by Rhonda Byrne at Barnes & Noble the other day and I almost bought it! But I decided to wait. The Cover really is what drew me in. I loved it’s artwork. She brought us ‘The Secret.’ So I waited and finally I decided to get it. It’s a book on how to bring ‘Magic’ back in to your every day life by the utilization of the Power of Gratitude. So Today is Day One and here it goes:

I am truly blessed to have the Job I currently have because I love the interaction I receive with my customers. I Love the fun that I have with them, the social skills that I build, the money that I receive that allows me to purchase the things that I love.

I am so Grateful for my Spirit because I am the beautiful individual that I am manifesting it’s spiritual energy.

I am truly Blessed to have a Home because it provides shelter for me and my family, it allows me to have a sense of security and a place where I can keep warm, cool and collected.

I am Grateful for my Healthy Lifestyle because it provides the beauty and energy that I desire out of life. It fuels me and balances me, it gives me a sense of oneness and allows me to show compassion to the world.

I am beyond blessed to be able to read the Tarot and Speak to Spirit because it allows me to connect with others and share the messages that they need in order to uplift and empower them on their journey. It allows me to connect with Divinity and truly embody what I enjoy doing and that is to be of service and to help.

I am so Grateful for Mother Earth because she provides us a place to live, a place to connect and share, a place to plant our seeds and grow. She teaches me so much each and every day and I am so blessed to be here right now experiencing this moment with her.

I am Grateful for my amazing Car because it runs so perfect and gets me to the places I need to be without hesitation. It allows me to reach work at the perfect time.

I am Blessed to have the Family that I do because I have learned so much from them.

I am truly Grateful for the Friendships I have made both Physically and Online because each person has their own unique blend of energies and has taught me so much and has given me new perceptions to life. I learn so much each and every day by connecting with all of you!

I am Grateful for this website because it allows me to share with the world what I love, what I have heart for and what I am here for. To be of service to spirit, to help others help themselves and to express Joy and truth!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank YOU!!!

So let me ask you this, What are you grateful for? I want at least ten things you are grateful for listed below in the comments section and tell me why you are grateful for them! Count your Blessings today and share the love! Let me know

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Ostara: Paint a journey with new life.

Before we delve into this post i’d like to invite you to read the post before mine and for those of you who came from there, welcome to my devious abode!

I’ve put this blog post off for the longest time! Now its due in 2 days so I best get my ass into gear. It is perfect energy for the topic though. You see we are entering Ostara which means we are entering spring time! It is time to get rid of the winter persona and put on the springtime energy.

So why don’t we discover what it means to Paint a Journey with new life. You see the cards speak clear to me tonight about what it is we need to be working on. You may have a lot of goals for yourself, you have some unfinished business that you’d like to take care of before you do anything else or you buried some things for newfound goals because you felt like certain things were unrealistic. Let’s go ask the High Priestess for some insight shall we? Don’t be rude though or else she’ll bitch slap you like you’ve never experienced before! This bitch be crazy! No seriously… She will smite you!

The High Priestess

You have all the tools in your toolbox to get where you need to be and yet you keep doddling around, so you have to ask yourself why? Is it because you have changed a lot yet you are still looking at your goal from the old you rather than this new you? Let go of your expectations on HOW you think it should play out breathe a new vibe into it. When you have something that you’d like to achieve and that is the constant in your life and you work so hard at it on a daily basis, it can get so repetitious that you get distracted by other things. NEW things that you feel you could get in to and be far happier with. But you are never happy with it because you really want to achieve your initial goal. That is why you have to actively engage in your life from different view points. Re-evaluate where you have been and where you are at this moment. Look at that big goal you wanted to achieve for yourself and write down what you’ve done so far to get closer to it. Now look at it in a different way. See everything you’ve accomplished. You see when you first decided you wanted to bring this to reality you just started with that intent and nothing else. You didn’t have all those things on your list that you can now check off. Okay so you are closer to attaining your desire! So now write out a few more action steps you can take to get you farther down the road. What is your vision? How do you wish to see things going? Start actively changing your reality, start seeing things differently and allowing them to take form. Each day play it out and send to it good vibes and allow it to manifest for you.

Well what are you waiting for? You aren’t going to get that promotion by sitting on your ass now will ya? Well…. Unless… No! Get up and get gone, time to move to your next experience. Go talk to that Fool over yonder! See what kind of nonsense he will get you to do.

The Fool

So many wonderful options at your disposal! You’ve acquired so many skill sets that will benefit you in the long run. It’s time to take what you’ve learned already and customize it. You know you want to get Bling happy. So why don’t you? Look at where it is you really desire to be and create a customized template for it. Take some time to really sit in meditation, get creative and make a collage of everything you’d like in this template. Or get a shoe box or some sort of box and start to add pictures in the box of what it is you’d like to bring about. Now is the perfect time to state your intent to the multiverse. Does what you want to produce require a certain type of look? Start to role play and put on clothing/makeup/jewelry that will put you into this persona and start playing it out. Act as if you already have it and have fun with it. Keep your inner child fed and allow yourself to enjoy the steps that you take to get to your final destination. See your current situation from the end result. Put your awareness to where you already have what it is you wish to achieve and look at the current placement and see the progress that you have made/will make.

I’m going to play dress up a little while longer but it is time for you to move on. You must not stay in the same space for too long otherwise you may get hooked into going back. But this will not be allowed amongst Fools! You carry on and if you see that dog hanging on will you be sure to give him a Scooby snack? Go see the 6 of Wands to get revved up!

The Six of Wands

You’ve been well prepared by The High Priestess and The Fool but now it’s time to put on a different suit and get down and dirty with life! You have the inner guidance system built up, you have the tools and the knowledge as to what you desire but now you must put it into action. Take everything you’ve learned thus far, take it all and place it around you. You may feel like you have this new-found passion about where you are headed but you must take it further than just basking in your perceptive glory. You must see it through. Take charge and start to act on the doorways and opportunities that are coming your way. Don’t sit still and give in to stagnation. You must learn to honor the choices that you do have. When a door opens ask yourself will it align with what you desire to achieve? Is it a step in the right direction? If so then move forward but if not allow some time to pass and decide to stay where you are for a little longer and allow a new opportunity to come forth and it will come forth. I know it may seem a tad scary at first but you have this new outlook on life remember? Out with the old, in with the new; breathe life into a deep rooted goal so that you may manifest it with excitement. Remember to celebrate the smaller victories as you go forward on your path. Don’t get too serious about life, allow yourself to enjoy it at the same time be serious enough to not lose sight of the original intention.

So dust off, get on the horse, armor up with all your knowledge and wisdom and move forward with the expectation that you will get many opportunities and you will achieve the end result. Be cautious not to let all the amazing energies that are aligning with you to get to your head. Nobody likes a snoot prick! Just sayin’ Now go talk to that 7 over there waiting to slap you something fierce… Oh I mean give you a good talking to. Yes… That’s right…

The Seven of Wands

Gosh I feel some sort of Fortune cookie chit coming on! ‘The Student has now transitioned to Master’ is all I keep hearing. This card is freaking me out ahaa but it’s a good thing. So let’s take a looksy as to what this lover is saying.

HAH oh gosh these cards have a sense of humor. ‘Sometimes you gotta put the beat down on some bitches” … I mean really? You must remember though we are dealing with wands here. Okay back to it!

When you make the conscious decision to enter a doorway, when you do take on that new opportunity that brings you closer to your main goal, you go through a rite of passage in a sense. You must keep your passion and enthusiasm for this new aspect in your life very close to you. You may be challenged by others who have been doing this longer than you and since you may be the new energy in the mix you will be tested. Keep your inspiration within your heart and let your light shine and meet these individuals head on. You are in control of what YOU do and HOW you do it so be the best at it. If you shine brighter then those who have been at it for years, well, amazing for you! Don’t allow the influence of others to taint your joy for the next step in progression. You will have to fight for what you believe in and old situations may come back to try and weigh you down. It is up to you to stand your ground and meet these head on. You know who you are, so don’t allow anyone else to define you.

Now take those biddies head on and blast the hell out of them with your shiny ass light! DO IT! Move on and go talk to the 3 of Wands will ya? It’s time to get some real juice going.

The Three of Wands

How absolutely splendid it is to have you here at the conclusion or is it just the beginning? Whatever it may be it is an honor! You’ve come so far on your journey and it is time to bask in the light of the many changes you have made. It’s time to honor all that you have worked for at this moment and illuminate the path so that all that you have worked towards will see you in the fog. You must act as a lighthouse now so that you can guide what you’ve created and called for directly back to you. Stand tall and allow the winds of change to embrace you. Allow your daily activities to inspire you to embrace what it is you’ve waited so long for. Once you’ve went through the initiation of the previous cards you will get here and you will be forever changed because of it. Now is the perfect time to blast those flares up and allow the abundance to find you!

Ostara: Paint a journey with new life!

The cards speak clearly and in order to paint your journey with new life you must honor where you have been and where it is you are going. Stop looking at something from a past point of view and start looking at it from your current moment with your current tools and actively engage in your life to produce exactly what you want. In order to give something new life in this situation you must remember to detach from the past and root in the present moment so that you can see with clarity and with the newfound skills and insight you have gained since initially creating your journey. It’s all a matter of perception. Seeing things as the current you vs. seeing things as the person you were a month ago or 2 weeks ago.

So go on now, get those seeds you’ve been hesitant about planting, re-evaluate them, give them some good loving and put them into the earth so that they may grow and you may grow with them!

What are you going to use to paint your journey with? Where are you headed?

Now please go read the next Blog in this Blog Hop Adventure!

::Note:: The Lovely Deck being used here is the Legacy of the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti!

Michael Banuelos
Modern Day Oracle

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I haven’t been hiding y’all! I have been right here doing absolutely NOTHING! And love/hating every minute of it. Okay I just lied. I haven’t been doing nothing per se… Just not exactly what I really should have been doing.

So I finished my Insanity/P90X Hybrid (a few days early) and after that I just stopped. I felt like my body was just done. I was emotionally fucked (excuse my language peeps) physically run down and spiritually sensitive.

Well last Friday I cast a spell and created a Mojo for Self-Love which was a project for a forum that I am on. I also incorporated healing work and took a list of names which I am so glad that I did. It was a great success. This is when I started to feel like I needed to slow down a bit and re-evaluate myself. I had completely forgot about the work that I did. I found myself looking at my body, mind, spirit and honoring the progress I have made, honoring where I have come and loving myself more as a person and spiritual being than I have in the past. I put off doing a couple readings that I had promised to do which is not like me. I do my best always to get them out asap! I just was really told by spirit to sit down and be still. Do nothing and truly listen. I was told to experience the stillness of life and to learn what it will be like after I reach my physical goals. I had this fear within me that if I stopped for even a second my body would return to what it was. But that’s also a lie, truly, when I dig deeper and get to the core it really is not about the physical body for me. I know I can get rid of this weight but what scared me the most was being the person I was when I was at my heaviest. I don’t ever want to be that person again and I had this little seed in the back of my head that was thinking if I did stop then every day that passes is a day that I would get closer to that negative and depressing person. Not truth at all.

I have taken up my healing path again. I pushed a lot of my passions away for a long time to focus on the physical world, To focus on my body and to get where I need to be, where I desire to be and I just needed that refreshing energy again. My passion is to be of service to Spirit, to help others help themselves and to bridge my passions for the Physical and Spiritual and bring them together. I’m learning that right now.

I’ve spent enough time as the Hermit this past week and it’s time to pull out of that and push myself back into the physical world as a spiritual being. It’s time. I’ll be working out regularly again, incorporating my Yoga Practice full force and definitely making up for the time I spent in contemplation.

I feel rejuvenated and ready to get back into the swing of things. So the message here is this. When Spirit says it’s time to take a rest then please do listen. If it’s time to rest then be still and rest and accept that it is a part of the whole process. Go with the flow baby. You’ll learn so much and be so much more prepared for the next part in your journey if you listen!

I feel good It’s time y’all. What is spirit asking of you? Are you ready to listen?

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SIZE MATTERS!

That’s right bitches! Oh gosh pull your head out will ya? I’m talking about Crystals of course you goof. Why you may ask? Well think of a candle flame. Lets say you have a Birthday Candle lit and its flame is 1/2 inch but you have another candle that’s quite a bit bigger and it’s flame is thicker and longer than your Birthday candle. Which candle would you choose to illuminate a bigger space? The Bigger Candle right? Well same thing applies to Crystals. If you need to charge a space with some big energy and the space is large you may desire to use a larger crystal. So with that being said lets get to it!

Oh Shoot! One more thing. I just have to express my deep gratitude for Hibiscus Moon for re-igniting my passion for Crystals. I’ve worked with some basics for a while but nothing like this and nothing compared to what I am learning now. So what you receive here are some things I’ve been utilizing for a while and then some things that I’ve just started to implement.

Black Tourmaline

A new favorite of mine! Black Tourmaline is absolutely amazing at transmuting energy. So if you know that your list of clients is going to be heavy and you are going to need that extra protection or just to keep your energy rooted and balanced this is the crystal to use. It really clears the space and keeps it tidy so when any (perceived) negative juju gets thrown your way (be it consciously or just from clients worries and emotional turmoil) the crystal will transmute that before it even reaches you. It can also be used to release anxiety and suffocating feelings. So now let’s get crafty!

You can place a Larger Black Tourmaline at the center of your reading space so that the energy that you give off is not over-powering your client and the energies that they give off are not tainting your reading and over-powering you that you do not work up to your highest and best. It also helps to keep each individual in their own space and the reader to bring the information forth without feeling disoriented.

If you are like me and don’t have a space to do Physical readings then you can do what I do. Place the Black Tourmaline in front of your reading area. I actually read at my computer since I offer readings via internet so I will place the Black Tourmaline in front of the Monitor. This one actualy acts as even more of a blessing as it can help to filter the EMF’s being thrown at you from all the techno-demons (OOPS I mean goodies).  So Rock-star Status!!!

You can place it at the four corners of your reading room, you can put it in a pocket or wear it on a necklace. Get crafty with it!

Pyrite

Now this baby is a lovely bit!  Shinetastic! So Pyrite is great for many things but lets just keep it a tad simple here. First of all a benefit for those who do on-line readings is that Pyrite also helps to filter out or act as a shield toward EMF’s entering your space. Now it can also be used to get the job done, to give you that pep in your step and help you to take on your fears and really succeed. 

You can use this while doing your internet readings to protect you from those pesky EMF thingers or…. If you have a client who is coming to you for a change and in your reading you discover that they have a big fear of change and they just cannot get over this fear. You could have them hold the Pyrite while you do the reading and allow the pyrite’s energy to help them ease a bit and it will give them the courage and that extra boost to do what they need to do. You can place the Pyrite out on the table or wherever it is you read and allow it to just be in the presence of the energy that is being exchanged. If you do distant readings you can just talk to the Pyrite (yes TALK) and ask it for assistance on behalf of your client (with their permission of course) and incorporat that with your reading. The reading will give you the tools to help your client but the Pyrite is an added boost to help transition the client into making the right decisions for them and feeling empowered even more. I don’t know about you but if I can have a tool that will benefit my clients even more then I’m open to it!

Chrysocolla

I’m so excited to post this! YES! This is a beautiful one ooh joyous crystals!! Okay enough of that. So here’s the business. Chrysocolla is associated not only with the Throat Chakra but with the Heart and Root Chakra’s as well! Freaking awesome right? I know! So can you imagine what its amazing for? It’s great for clear communication, at expressing yourself in a gentle way but with strength. It really unearths the sacred feminine within. So for this one I’d definitely say wear it close to your heart or your throat chakra. To really help you bring the divine inspiration from what you receive to your client in a safe and effective way. If you have trouble expressing certain things, this will help you to easily and gracefully move through it and say what is needed to be said in a way that will be gentle enough for the client to digest. It will help you to remain grounded but also express yourself through your heart center. This crystal really helps to keep things fluid.

Now I do suggest to wear this one! I think it makes sense to do that. But Also if you can have a few laid out on your table that would be fun as well. If your client wants to hold em while you read, you can explain to them the properties and just keep it light and fun. This can be an added benefit if the client is in a real deep mood and needs that lighter, watery energy to clear things but in a way that they wont be in shock from.

Black Obsidian

Now this is a tricky one. Before I get in to it I just want to put a little cautionary note out here. I don’t suggest working with Black Obsidian and your Tarot Reading if you are fairly new to working with your cards or even working with energy. Black Obsidian is something fierce and powerful and beautiful of course but quite potent and can have some major effects on your clients and even yourself if you do not properly handle it.

Black Obsidian is what I guess how most view the Swords cards in the Tarot. Bitches to no end but definitely receive a lot of insight and healing after all is said and done. It has the ability to take you really deep within yourself and dig out some powerful emotions, memories that stem from not just this life but others as well.  So you can see why you should be a little cautious when working with this crystal and a client.  It’s also good for deep cleansing of (our perceived) negativity as well as spirit communication. So how can you benefit from this?

When I have a client who comes to me and while a part of them wants a reading and needs that insight the other part is so skeptical and doesn’t want to hear a thing you say and is just trying to test you and you get no real work done, I’ll use Black Obsidian. What the Black Obsidian does is helps me to ground and re-focus my energies as well as to filter out the junk the client is sending my way and to give me the ability to dig even deeper past the barrier that they are putting up and into what spirit wants them to know. Yes there are other ways to do it and I’ve done so since I’ve been reading but I love the fact that I have another tool up my sleeve and working with this crystal has really helped a lot! Not just me but my clients. I’ve had them in shock wondering how I knew what I knew and how I was able to really get to the core of things even when they were focusing on something to throw me off. (Rolls Eyes.)

Rose Quartz

LOVE! You know what though, I rarely bring out the Rose Quartz when I do love readings. I usually bring it out when I do readings that concern the exact opposite.  This crystal we all know is the epitome of love, self love and divinity. It has this ease and grace energy and is a truly gentle spirit.

If you wish to add some compassion and fluid love energy to your reading space then get out some Rose Quartz! I find that this crystal tends to put most in a better mood. It helps people to relax a bit and ease their tensions. Now if you are doing a reading and there seems to be a lot of anger or tension in it you can bring out the Rose Quartz and place it on your tarot cards or at the center somewhere and ask for it’s healing energies to help transition the reading, to help bring about the highest and best for all involved.

Gosh I feel like I’ve been writing forever! Y’all can see how fun this can be and how beneficial working with Crystals and Tarot can be. Now let me know your experiences with Crystals and Tarot work! I’d love to hear from you. Comment Below let me know what you think.

Resources:

The Book of Stones by Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian
Hibiscus Moon Crystal Academy: Certified Crystal Healer Course (In Training)
Personal Experience/Meditation with the Crystals

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