tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77063367372573309192024-03-28T11:26:07.829-05:00Nefer Khepri's Magickal Musings* TAROT * WICCA * SPELLS * ANGELS * SPIRIT GUIDES * GHOSTS * THE PARANORMAL * REIKI *Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-33242291310243120142012-05-31T18:32:00.001-05:002012-05-31T18:32:53.204-05:00My Blog is Moving!Although I don't quite understand all the ins and outs of it yet, I have decided to move my blog over to WordPress. I have been hearing more & more on Facebook & elsewhere that blogs published on WordPress tend to place better in search engines. I also like the format of the blog itself. It appears to me to be a bit cleaner. <br />
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It's the same content written by yours truly. The only changes are the URL and the nifty menu along the top of the screen that connects you to me on Facebook, plus there is also easy access to all of my wonderful (even if I do say so myself) Facebook groups. You can click on the links at the top of the screen and request to join any or all of them. I'll be happy to add you.<br />
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The new URL for my blog is:<br />
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http://www.magickalmusings.wordpress.com<br />
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I actually got the URL back in 2009, but then WordPress boggled my mind and I never attempted to go back until just a few days ago. They have simplified things a bit since I was last there so it didn't take me too long to get my blog looking the way I like.<br />
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I've also changed the background image. At blogger I had it set up for a background color and on top of that an image, which is a detail from one of my Soul Portraits. However, I decided to change all that so at WordPress I now have a single tiled background image and the text appears in a colored box, as do all the links.<br />
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To give credit where credit is due, the tiled image is a photo taken by my good friend, Ruth Ibbotson, copyright 2012. It's of a church door in Shelley, West Yorkshire, England. I just love all the lavender in it and the door looks inviting so I hope that when new people come to visit my blog they will feel invited to step inside to discover what's there.<br />
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Thank you for following my blog to its new home and I hope you all enjoy it and tell your friends, too.<br />
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Many Blessings,<br />
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Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.<br />
IsisRaAnpu@aol.com<br />
(if no answer in 24 hrs) IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com<br />
http://www.magickal-musings.comNefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-87541111228342188822012-03-21T11:48:00.001-05:002012-03-21T11:48:19.090-05:00The Ties that Bind<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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limiting or cutting off communication altogether.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, even if you do cut them off,
oftentimes energy remains that keeps the two of you tied together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Did you know that even after cutting off a person they can
still drain you of your energy and infiltrate your thoughts?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is because we all have cords of energy
that extend from our chakras to other people, and vice versa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These cords form when relationships form and
are made even stronger if there is any type of emotional attachment (love or
dislike).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> These cords are hollow, which allows for your energy and for the other person's energy to travel along the length of those cords. This is why some people seem to infiltrate your thoughts or dreams for no apparent reason. These cords are unhealthy because they give another person free access to your energy and they result in draining you of your own personal energy. </span></div>
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There is a safe and healthy way to sever these cords if you
are serious about moving on and leaving this stagnant and negative energy
behind you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Archangel Michael excels at
cutting “etheric” or energy cords.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
you have to do is ask him to use his Sword of Truth to severe all energy cords
between the two of you. This method is quick and painless to all parties involved. I have done it a number of times myself and I assure you that you, nor they, will feel a thing, but in the end you will feel lighter and happier.</div>
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The prayer should be worded something like this:<br />
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"Archangel Michael, I have an issue with <state name="" of="" person=""> projecting
their energy onto me. I ask you to use your Sword of Truth to severe all etheric
cords coming from them to me and to also sever all etheric cords extending from
me to them. Please sever these cords in all Space and through all Time. Thank
you, Archangel Michael. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AMEN."<br />
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The space & time reference is included just in case this is a karmic
situation. Michael can also cut karmic cords, as well.</state></state></div>
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Then, it is done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Believe it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Know it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most difficult aspect of this entire process
is walking away from it once you’ve spoken to Michael.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just know that he will take care of it and
then take those steps that will help you to move on and into a better and
brighter future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span>Many Blessings,</span></div>
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<span>Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.</span></div>
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<span>http://www.magickal-musings.com</span></div>
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<span>IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com </span></div>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-39464105867452273952012-03-19T17:14:00.004-05:002012-03-19T17:15:36.490-05:00DECK REVIEW: Today's Journey Tarot<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Today’s Journey
Tarot</b></div>
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Expanded Dimensions</div>
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Artist: Christopher Wilky</div>
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ISBN #: 978-0-7643-3905-9</div>
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$24.99 USD, paperback</div>
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“Today’s Journey Tarot” consists of artistic renderings
of aspects of everyday life of the 20<sup>th</sup> – 21<sup>st</sup>
centuries. The images are intricately
detailed and I recommend for the first few uses of the deck that you use a
magnifying glass. The images are obvious
and easy to discern, but in order to
truly appreciate all the work that went into creating this deck you will want
the ability to see the finer details in the background of the images on the
cards, but a magnifying glass is not necessary to your use of this deck. Perspective plays a large part in every card
giving the images on “Today’s Journey Tarot” a nice 3-D effect.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcI-mcVFhD0Hdi6E4hXnXtktPMp8S7MQT0nSsgI8cAb3NMvlzDhy2rxtO6PITe6u2oa7lMF4jA8m41ZeZa31Sh7ekbA2b5Xc_LjW9PQ09mnNkYn5PX6bbShZeSOhQ3j_9tcrlMD4y6gg/s1600/Today's+6+of+FIRE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcI-mcVFhD0Hdi6E4hXnXtktPMp8S7MQT0nSsgI8cAb3NMvlzDhy2rxtO6PITe6u2oa7lMF4jA8m41ZeZa31Sh7ekbA2b5Xc_LjW9PQ09mnNkYn5PX6bbShZeSOhQ3j_9tcrlMD4y6gg/s1600/Today's+6+of+FIRE.jpg" /></a>Scenes of everyday life to which we can all relate are
included. For example, featured on the box is the 9 of Air (fears,
worries, nightmares). This is a depiction of a woman seated at her kitchen
table. Her head is thrown back with a
look of worry on her face. Her check
book pen, and 9 bills rest on the table in front of her. She is clearly overwhelmed. Most of us can completely relate to how she
feels. Death, a bridge we must all cross at some point, is illustrated as a bridge (also depicted on the box lid). Another common experience most
of us have had at one time or another either in person or on TV we’ve seen a
runner proudly carrying the Olympic torch.
The 6 of Fire (victory, success) depicts this image. On the 3 of Earth, a card of creativity, we
see a man admiring the paintings in an art gallery. Once again, this is an
activity in which many of us have participated at one time or another. The artist, Christopher Wilky, included a
self-portrait of himself as the man on this card, which I thought was a very
nice personal touch. </div>
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Suits are named for the elements that they represent. Wands are Fire, Swords are Air, Cups are
Water, and Pentacles are Earth. The
court cards are renamed Child (Page), Youth (Knight), Mother (Queen), and Father
(King) to reflect the modern nuclear family.
Aces in “Today’s Journey Tarot” are called Ones. </div>
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The cards of the major arcana are each renamed with a
keyword traditionally associated with that card. The major arcana are named as follows:</div>
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Fool = Beginning, Magician = Manifestation, High Priestess
= Wisdom, Empress = Creativity, Emperor = Law, Hierophant = Tradition, Lovers =
Union, Chariot = Control, Strength = Fortitude, Hermit = Guidance, Wheel of
Fortune = Life, Justice = Karma, Hanged Man = Choice, Death = Transition,
Temperance = Discernment, Devil = Materialism, Tower = Intervention, Star =
Meditation, Moon = Intuition, Sun = Illumination, Judgment = Awareness, and
World = Completion. As with the minor
arcana, the major arcana cards are illustrated with various scenes from
everyday life.</div>
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The guide book and cards are the same size, 2 7/8 X 4 7/8”. The guide book has 96 pages. Card interpretations are accompanied by a 1 ½”
black and white image of the card. Interpretations consist of keywords, a brief
explanation of the image, and what the card would mean in a reading. Interpretations for reversals are not
included.</div>
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Colors are bright throughout the “Today’s Journey Tarot.” Major arcana cards are bordered in purple,
the color of the element of Spirit. Fire
(Wands) cards have a red border, Air (Swords) cards have a yellow border, Water
(Cups) cards have a blue border, and Earth (Pentacles) cards have a green
border. This makes immediate
identification of suits and major arcana quite easy, even for beginner readers. Depictions of scenes from a typical everyday
life also aides with interpretation and I would definitely recommend “Today’s
Journey Tarot” to beginners.</div>
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Packaged in a 5 ¼” X 3 ¼” X 2” hinged box with magnetic
closure, “Today’s Journey Tarot” is typical of Schiffer’s superior packaging of
their decks. The card stock is extremely
sturdy and covered with a laminate so the box won’t show any signs of wear or
tear for a long time to come. The compact
and sturdy packaging makes this an ideal travel deck and the additional investment
of a tarot box or bag is unnecessary. “Today’s
Journey Tarot” is a deck with mass
appeal and is easy to use, so even beginners will enjoy it and find it
useful. </div>
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Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.</div>
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http://www.magickal-musings.com</div>
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IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com </div>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-42682512496793831982012-02-16T12:11:00.000-06:002012-02-16T12:11:32.194-06:00Working with Positive Affirmations<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>This is an excellent positive affirmation you can
use every day. To be their most effective, affirmations need to be repeated
aloud 5 times. It can take up to 5 repetitions for a statement to reach your
subconscious. Also, it's best to repeat an affirmation in sets of 5 three times
a day. I suggest upon waking, then around the middle of the afternoon, then
once more at bedtime. I find that schedule works best for me, but a different schedule may work better for you. Find something that works, then stick to it. <br />
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It also helps to write out your positive affirmations on little Post-It Notes
& stick them where your eyes will find them during the day. Good spots to place them include: along the edges
of your computer monitor, on the mirror, the dashboard of your car, the
refrigerator, and so on. I have a very long history of bad knees and one
affirmation I have used that has a tremendously positive effect on my knees is:
My knees ARE healthy, whole, & pain-free. That is now the truth for about
95% of the time. <br />
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Also, it's important to remember to always state your positive affirmations in
present tense, as though they are ongoing or have already occurred. For instance, "I enjoy driving my new car" <and &="" can="" desire="" if="" make="" model="" so="" specify="" the="" you="">. For
example, another affirmation I only began to use in October & came true for me in
December is, "I give thanks for the wonderful Mediterranean cruise I am
enjoying with my family." </and></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>For Christmas my father-in-law announced his
plans to treat my daughter to such a cruise & he was nice enough to invite
my husband & I along, but we're paying our way, except for the deposit on
our cabin, which my wonderful father-in-law paid for us. HOWEVER, with this
final example I've just shared with you I point out the danger of positive
affirmations, and yes, they CAN be dangerous. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>There's the old saying, "be
careful what you wish for because you just might get it." Note my
affirmation for the cruise included that I enjoy it with my "family."
At the time I was picturing in my head only my husband & daughter. However, the
Universe heard "family" and decided that also included my IN-LAWS! HA
HA! Joke's on me, but I'm sure I'll manage to have a great time, regardless of
their constant presence!</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-75461675715570777262012-02-15T17:26:00.002-06:002012-02-15T17:27:03.598-06:00How to Magically Protect Yourself from the Negative Thoughts of Others<br />
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A lot of people ask me what
they can do to protect themselves from people whom they suspect are sending
negative thoughts their way. Here is an
excerpt from a client’s Enchantment Report from the other day. I figure many of
you may find it useful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What I recommend you do is
make a list of all the people you know are sending you negativity and also
those whom you suspect. Next to their
name write their date of birth or where they live or work – just a piece of
personal information to attach their written name to their personal energy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Get a white candle – votive or
taper, doesn’t matter. You will also
need olive oil and the following herbs (all dried & crushed or powdered):
Garlic, Rosemary, Bay Leaf.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Put about 1 teaspoon of each
herb onto a paper plate. Give the herbs
reiki (if you are reiki attuned) with the intention of cleansing and purifying
the situation. If not, just hold your
hands over the herbs & imagine that intention flowing into them. Rub the
oil onto the candle, then carefully roll the candle through the herbs so that
some stick to the candle – just enough to be sure a bit of each herb is on the
candle. You don’t have to completely coat it.
Set the candle in a safe holder.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ask for your angels &
guides to be in attendance and then read the list of names out loud and state
your intention of clearing any negative thoughts or feelings they may have sent
your way now or at any other point in Time and Space (as this may be karmic, so
that statement includes past lives).
Light the candle and ask your Higher Power to cleanse the situation and
heal it. Then place the list under the candle.
When the candle is halfway consumed re-read the list and then burn it in
the candle’s flame. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Allow the candle to burn
completely out and dispose of ALL remains, even the candle holder so be sure to use one you don't care about & that is inexpensive.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Blessings,</span><br />
<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.</span><br />
<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.magickal-musings.com</span><br />
<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com </span></div>
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First a note on reversed cards, of which there are 2, the 2 of Wand
& the 5 of Pentacles. Many readers who use reversals see them as
being “bad”, that they negate an otherwise positive interpretation. I
don’t see them that way at all. In my experience, when a card appears
in a reading reversed it is merely calling attention to itself. It’s
telling me I need to place extra emphasis on that card, and that’s it.
Now, on to this week’s energies.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption"> <br /> The message begins with the 4
of Swords ~ a card of healing, recuperation, rest, and relaxation. This
may be a time of storing up energy in reserve for something coming up
that you know will require a lot of energy. Or, it may be emphasizing
coming out of a difficult time, but letting us know that things look
brighter ahead. I can’t help but think of all the posts I’ve been
reading beginning in around early November by people who say they’re not
feeling “right,” that their energy is somewhat off-kilter. Many light
workers have been becoming sick with head colds, stomach viruses, and
the like. Many haven’t been sleeping well. This is all tied into the
Great Shift, as Archangel Michael described it to me. The Great Shift
began back in 1998 and the energies are culminating now. This is what
we’re all feeling and why it’s got us all out of sorts like the knight
here on the 4 of Swords. We’re basically feeling like we’re simply
laying around waiting for something to happen. Nothing big is going to
occur. The energies just need to settle down into our auras and
chakras, then we’ll start to feel more like ourselves, but we’ll be
ourselves at a higher and more spiritually evolved level. Everyone is
changing, some in small ways, some in large ways. The 4 of Swords is
saying this process is going to take time so the advice here is to be
good to yourselves. Treat yourselves with patience and kindness. The
same goes for others, as well because we’re all in this together.<br /> <br />
The second card is the 2 of Wands, which appears reversed, or
upside-down. So it’s screaming at me for extra attention and is saying
its energy is weighing heavily on this reading. The 2 of Wands
represents looking off into the future hoping for better times, keeping
an eye on the horizon for new opportunities, and the potential for great
growth that is just beginning. The number 2 is the number of
Partnership. We need to partner with the energy. What I’m getting from
this card is that instead of viewing the new energies coming in as
“new”, we all need to shift our emphasis into feeling that they are
really the return of an old friend. Humankind was once much more
spiritually evolved than we are now, but we somehow lost our way. This
is a common theme in the stories of all the world’s religions. When you
see the same story in more than one place – and some removed from one
another by a great deal of time and space – then you need to realize
there’s more than a grain of truth in it. Humans fell in some way and
lost grip on their higher perspective. <br /> <br /> The energy that is
permeating the earth plane now is what we once had returning to reclaim
us all. Once you realize that and open your arms to receive your old
friend with love and trust, things will suddenly get so much better.
We’re on the threshold of a brand new horizon of a brave new world. Be
accepting of that and tell your angels and spirit guides you are willing
to move forward now and ask them to make the transition as easy on you
as possible. They will comply.<br /> <br /> The final card of this week’s
reading is the 5 of Pentacles, also coming up reversed. Traditionally,
the 5 of Pentacles represents financial hardship, the possibility of
depression, and the feeling of being left out in the cold, perhaps
ostracized by those whom you consider to be friends. Appearing in this
reading as being reversed, again, the 5 of Pentacles is asking me to pay
more attention to it. I am taking the image literally here. We see a
nun who is seated and there are two beggars next to her (a brother and
sister, perhaps?). In medieval art, as well as art of earlier periods
and other cultures, the figure who stands the tallest is the person of
authority in the composition. Bearing that in mind, we would then see
the nun as being in authority in this picture. However, she is stooped
over and looks exhausted. She represents organized religion. She is
resting her hand on her knee and isn’t trying to reach out and comfort
the beggars. She may be speaking to them, that’s not clear. What I’m
seeing here is the failure of organized religion to acknowledge this
Great Shift and to come up with any type of coping mechanisms to help
their congregations move through it and become more accepting of it. <br /> <br />
What this card is telling me is the way to acclimatize to the changes
on the horizon is not through organized religion at all, but to follow
your own inner guidance. Open yourself up to your higher guidance by
simply stating out loud that you wish to be connected more firmly to
your angels and your spirit guides. Ask them to guide you through these
trying times. They will be there for you, but you need to have faith
in their presence and in their ability to help you. You’ll see once you
open that door that things will start to feel better to you and your
life will begin to flow more smoothly. Don’t forget to ask for their
guidance during those difficult times and if you know of someone going
through their own difficulties it’s okay to ask your angels to ask their
angels to give them extra help and support. <br /> <br /> Until next time, wishing you many blessings,<br /> <br /> Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.<br /> <a href="http://www.magickal-musings.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.magickal-musings.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.contact-spirit-guides.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.contact-spirit-guides.c<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>om/</a><br /> IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com</span>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-12575299885077619072012-01-27T16:54:00.000-06:002012-01-27T16:54:00.262-06:00Deck Review: Tarot LeavesBeth Seilonen<br />
<strong>Tarot Leaves</strong><br />
2011<br />
<a href="http://www.schifferbooks.com/">http://www.schifferbooks.com</a><br />
ISBN #: 978-0-7643-3903-5<br />
USD $24.99<br />
<br />
When you think of tarot cards, what do you usually think they look like? I immediately think of the standard 2 3/4" X 4 3/4" size, rectangular, with pictures and/or symbols on each card that fills most of the front of the card, and most come with some sort of a border around the image. In terms of size, <em>Tarot Leaves</em> is much like most decks. It measures 2 7/8" X 4 1/2", which is very close to the standard size. The cards are rectangular, again, like the vast majority of decks available today. The card backs have a completely reversible image of leaves done in watercolor against a black background with a light blue border. So yes, you can read reversibles with this deck.<br />
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However, what makes this deck unique and has it standing out from all the rest are two things. First of all, there is empty or "white" space on each card,meaning that the entire surface is not covered by an image or a set of symbols. The card backgrounds range in color from a very pale translucent gray watercolor to a pale translucent blue-green on some of the cards. All cards then have a very thin border of medium gray. The title is done in white script at the bottom of each card and all cards have a 1/4" (left & right sides), 1/2" (base), & 3/8" (top) exterior white border. Secondly, symbols that helps to convey the meaning of the card are depicted in watercolor within the borders of the shape of various types of leaves, hence the name of the deck, <em>Tarot Leaves.</em><br />
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When I first viewed the deck my very first thought was, "oooh, pretty and how different!" As an artist the use of color is very important to me so I am usually a sucker for a deck that was created using bright, vivid colors. The colors here are bright, but muted watercolors. This gives the deck a lovely etheric quality, which in my opinion, really helps to facilitate connecting with your higher consciousness when doing a reading. <br />
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There are various types of leaves depicted. I'm not a leaf person, but I easily recognized maple and oak leaves. There are also a few other leaf shapes used. The card symbols are then painted within the leaves and they move along with the naturally occurring veins within the leaves themselves. This gives each image a lovely "flow" to it and also helps to convey the type of energy associated with that card. The creator, Beth Seilonen, grew up in rural Maine and her love of the woods and of nature really comes through with her lovely deck.<br />
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<em>Tarot Leaves</em> is further differentiated from the vast majority of decks with regards to the elemental associations of the suits. Beth Seilonen switched Wands with Swords. In her deck Wands are associated with thoughts, ethics, and philosophy while Swords represent actions. For some this may create a problem, but her switch does not make a great deal of difference, nor does it interfere with the use of traditional interpretations for the cards. The guidebook conveys traditional interpretations so although she does switch the suits, the interpretations are not altered. <br />
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The cards have a very nice light laminate on them. At first they stuck a bit when I tried to shuffle, but I always blame the humid environment of Houston on that. After a few shuffles they were just fine. They also shuffle easily as well. The guidebook is a card-size paperback with a good binding that will last with years of use. As always with Schiffer, this is a very high quality deck and it will last even the most active of readers a very long time. <br />
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The packaging - something at which Schiffer Publishing excels, is all self-contained. There is a sturdy cardboard laminated box with a hinged lid that is attached to the box via two ribbons as well as the laminated surface treatment. The cards and guidebook are both housed within the box and the lid has a magnetic closure. The packaging makes it very easy to take this deck with you on trips or on visits with your like-minded tarot friends. <br />
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Using this deck is very easy. My thirteen year old daughter can use it, which tells me that people new to tarot would also be able to use it so I highly recommend it to newcomers and I think they and others will find this deck to be a delight, especially those of you who love nature.<br />
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<br />Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-2955458889435347452012-01-06T20:07:00.000-06:002012-01-06T20:08:08.775-06:00Deck Review: Nature's Wisdom Oracle<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mindy Lighthipe<o:p></o:p></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ll be honest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Animal oracle decks and I don’t mix well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All readers resonate with various types of
decks and this is why there is such a vast variety in publication today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a deck (or two, or thrity-five) for
each of us interested in consulting and reading cards. In the past decks with
animals or plants just haven’t jived with me, except for Lisa Hunt’s <em>Animal’s
Divine Tarot</em>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I have now found
a second nature deck with which I resonate, <em>Nature’s Wisdom Oracle</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Right out of the box, <em>Nature’s Wisdom Oracle</em> began
providing me with clear and concise single-card answers to my questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find that for me personally I only need to
draw a single card using this deck, yet the deck can naturally be used for
multi-card readings as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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flexible cardstock with a light yet durable laminate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colors are lovely and range from pretty
muted pastels to bright and bold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The energy
of the colors used corresponds with the energy of the animal or plant
depicted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Borders are unique to each
card and consist either of a muted larger version of the image on the card or a
muted emphasis of one aspect of the image. For example, the card Sea Turtle (I
really LOVE sea turtles!), has a larger version of the sea turtle in the border
while a card like Pineapple has as its border an enlarged version of a small
detail of the pineapple image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two
cards, Honey Bee and Lady Bug, have a repeating motif of the insect along the
card’s border.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Card backs consist of the
image of a leaf and are not reversible, but this deck doesn’t offer reversed
interpretations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The paperback guidebook is the same size as the cards and
has 104 pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The introductory section
includes information on how to use the deck, a daily meditation, and the 3-card
Past, Present, Future spread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Card
interpretations are accompanied by a near-full page size black and white illustration
of the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The packaging consists of a very sturdy laminated thick
cardboard box with fitted lid measuring 3 7/8 X 5 ¼”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cards nor the box should show any signs
of wear for quite some time to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I strongly recommend this deck not only to those of you
who are animal and nature lovers, but also to anyone who is new to reading
cards or desires an oracle that gives quick, easy, and concise answers to their
questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Wishing You Many Blessings,</span></span></div>
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</span>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-629259716567303702011-12-09T17:30:00.001-06:002011-12-09T17:53:43.693-06:00DECK REVIEW: Celebration of Love Oracle Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Celebration of Love Oracle Cards </strong><br />
<strong>Eva M. Sakmar-Sullivan</strong><br />
2009<br />
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ISBN #: 978-0-7643-3183-1<br />
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The visionary art of Eva Shakmar-Sullivan apears on greeting cards, CD covers, & in a beautiful oracle deck. Dominated by images of dolphins, angels and unicorns the cards are conveyed in beautiful shades of blue and purple accented with bright colors that seem to pop off the cards (yellow, orange, white, etc ...). The Celebration of Love Oracle Cards are quite beautiful and they have a serene and peaceful energy to them. The paintings used for this deck were painted with acrylics. The colors are vibrant, yet also calming. Other creatures, such as fairies, are also present so this is a deck that will please lovers of angels, dolphins, unicorns, and fairies.<br />
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Each time I use the Celebration of Love Oracle Cards I am filled with a sense of peace. It is obvoius to me that the art was created from a place of love and with a desire to spread positive energy on to others. Anyone who enjoys helpful and uplifting messages will love this deck. If you're a lover of dolphins and/or angels, I am sure you will find this deck to be quite lovely and enjoyable to use.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">King Solomon Cards<o:p></o:p></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Itzhak
Mizrahi</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Orna
Ben-Shoshan, art & design desig</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><a href="http://kabbalahinsights.com/products/king-solomon-cards"><span style="color: blue;">ttp://kabbalahinsights.com/products/king-solomon-cards</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Self-published
version<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">USD
$46.00 Quantity & combination discounts are available<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Although
published by US Games, if you are interested in collecting decks as I am, you
will want to dish out the extra cash and treat yourself to the self-published
version of <em><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The King Solomon Cards </span></em>(available from the link above) for
several reasons. The cards come housed in a sturdy wooden box with a metal
hinged lid and metal latch (gold color for all). There is a clear sticker on
the lid with the title of the cards and this makes it look like the title is
printed directly on the wood. The base of the box has another clear sticker
that has the publishing information. The colorful label you see in the picture
slides right off the box. I am trying to keep mine in good condition so I keep
it around the box when the cards are not in use. </span><br />
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the box you will find one 3 X 5" 54-page guide book. The cards measure 3 X
4 3/4" and there are 36 cards, plus four extra cards you can use as
amulets to bring you various blessings. The base of the interior of the box is
lined with felt and the cards come wrapped in a bluish lavender silk cloth.
This is a VERY nice packaging job and if I could package my own deck in any way
I wish, I would choose this method myself. </span><br />
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stiff so the cards are easy to shuffle, yet the laminate is good enough that
the cards will stand up to years of shuffling. Each card is numbered, 1 - 36
and the interpretations in the guide book contain the same numbers so it's
simple to find each card that appears in a reading. The photo here shows you
the color of the cloth, the guide book (lower left), the deck of cards, and the
four bonus cards (lower right). The cards have a dark blue border and the card
backs are light aqua-blue.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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artwork by Orna Ben-Shoshan, is characterized by lovely bright colors. Rendered
in the same whimsical style as her <em><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">72 Names of God</span></em> deck, the cards are
illustrated with figures in surrealistic dream-like settings and landscapes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I find the deck to have a very nice "feel" to it. It has good energy
and I was able to start using it for readings right out of the box. It did not
require cleansing or charging prior to use. Readings are concise and the
authors recommend you draw only one card for each question and that you do not
approach the deck with the same question twice in a week, which is really good
advice for any type of tarot or oracle deck. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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card interpretations are provided on four levels: Situation, Person, Advice,
and they each also have an inverted meaning in case they appear reversed in a
reading. Interpretations are short and to the point. This is a good deck for
beginners as the system itself is quite simple to grasp and the deck provides
insightful readings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a delightful set of cards and personally, I really enjoy using them, and I
hope those among you who decide to purchase this deck also enjoy them. Note
that this same deck is also published by US Games and is available on Amazon,
but it is only packaged in a typcal tarot-type cardboard box and does not
contain any of the nice extras that you get with the self-published version.
The photos for this deck review are of the self-published version, only. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">COTD:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sage of
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Sage of Cups corresponds to the Knight of Cups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a lot of water imagery on this
card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cups are ruled by the element of
Water and Water governs our emotions, healing, creativity, nurturing, and
love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The title of “Regenerator”
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For today’s draw I am focused on the man on the
right-hand side of the card who is pouring water from a vase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The manner in which the collage was done (and
folks, this deck was created way back in the day before Photoshop so all these
cards were collaged by hand with scissors & glue!) this man appears to be
much larger than the mountains and river below him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is he a god?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I don’t know, but I have always felt he represents some form of a higher
power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The water he pours appears to
land higher up in the mountain range and may actually be the source of the
river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The water represents healing
energy and the man is sending this to the earth’s waters so that the healing
energy can permeate the entire earth and affect every single living thing, for
every life-form on our planet needs water in order to survive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is coming in today simply by saying aloud or to yourself over a glass of water,
“I <state name=""> freely open myself to receive the healing energy that is
coming to the earth today.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Say this
three times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drink the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give thanks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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COTD: Fool-Child<br /> From The Voyager Tarot by James Wanless, Ph. D.<br /> <br /> <br /> Well, it’s the start of a whole new beginning for our planet, energetically speaking. After the energy began to flow on 11/11/11 it shall continue to come to the earth via the Galactic Gateway until 12/21/12, at which point the energy transference shall be complete, according to information given to me by Archangel Michael. So, <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">it stands to reason that for today, the first week-day of the new beginning that we’d receive a card about just that – setting out on a brand new journey.<br /> <br /> I really love The Voyager Tarot. This is one of my go-to decks and the one I always use for my Past Life Karmic Tarot Readings at my site. I love it because of all the collage elements. Something always sparks my intuition in each card and often the symbols I zoom in on have additional personal meaning for my clients, as well. <br /> <br /> Fool-Child is all about embarking upon a new path, taking chances, not being afraid to go where no man has gone before. Explore, try new things, don’t be afraid of what others may think of you, and discover what your true path is and where it is leading you. The energies are now in place for many who do not know their purpose to discover it. As a result, large changes may occur in your lives if you come to the realization that your current path is not the correct one. Remember to be patient with yourselves. Open up to the energies that shall continue to flow to the earth over the next year and realize that the changes will occur in their own good time, at the RIGHT time.<br /> <br /> The image that stands out to me today from this card is that of the arms in blue sleeves reaching upward at the base of the picture. For some reason this is making me think of the Beatles and when they first came to America and were shocked to be met by so many screaming fans at their plane. Most of America didn’t know them, but then they went on the Ed Sullivan Show and the rest, as they say, is history. They began a major revolution not only in music and songwriting, but also in popular culture. The hands reaching upward on this card reminds me of them and how positive their music is. This image is a reminder that if we all start reaching upward more we will absorb ever increasing amounts of the special energies around us at this time and that they will open the door to many new and wonderful opportunities. <br /> <br /> Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.<br /> Magickal-Musings.com<br /> IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com</span></div>
</span>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-7495431505145702772011-11-11T10:07:00.001-06:002011-11-11T10:11:50.783-06:00Archangel Michael on 11/11/11NOTE: This message from Michael was originally published in my Newsletter, "Magickal Musings." If you do not recieve my Newsletter and would like to, simply email me at <a href="mailto:IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com">IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com</a> (note this is a new address for me) & I'll be happy to send you a copy & place you on my mailing list. The colored lines come from my Newsletter & Blogger is not allowing me to remove them. Sorry about that.<br />
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is now at hand & I am here to be sure that you are adequately
prepared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day known to you as the
date November 11, 2011 is the day the Galactic Gateway opens to allow for a
much higher frequency of energy to reach the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Galactic Gateway opens each time humankind
is given an opportunity to advance upon the path of spiritual evolution. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: white;">Allow me
to stress that NOTHING SPECIAL NEEDS TO BE DONE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You do NOT need to pay anyone to “help” you
connect to these energies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Source/Creator/God makes these energies FREELY AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO SEEK WITH A
SINCERE HEART.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open yourself to being
receptive to the energies by following the information in this
publication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do this NOW as you are
reading.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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have stated your willingness to receive, the energy will come to you at the
proper time on your part of the planet on 11/11/11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have no fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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will be a day for healing for all the earth. I ask each of you to light a white
or green candle & dedicate it to healing your planetary home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a grand opportunity for each of you
to help heal all the damage that humankind had done to your world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Word the intention/prayer in your own way, your
own words, & call upon the Source of ALL to surround & permeate the
earth with healing energy & LOVE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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feel free to light additional candles for your own personal intentions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then look to 12/21/12 when the grand
transformation shall be complete & the earth & humanity will enter into
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COTD: 9 of Water,<br /> From “The Gaian Tarot,” by Joanna Powell Colbert<br /> <br /> Well, would you look at this! You won’t believe me, I know, but I did choose this card completely at random without looking at the deck, I swear it! Here we are finally at the pivotal date in the earth’s history: 11/11/11 and what card comes to us for today? The 9 of Water, which in other tarot decks is the same as the 9 of Cup<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">s, otherwise known as The Wish Card!<br /> <br /> I’m excited, aren’t you??? Today’s THE day and here we have the Wish Card to greet us for today. The 9 of Cups represents fulfillment, plenty, abundance, and yes, it can indicate over-indulgence at times (overeating or drinking too much are two examples). Look at the image on this card for a second. You see how the woman here is standing within a dark cave. She faces the cave's entrance and sees all the light streaming in. She opens her arms to receive this light. This is amazing because, according to Archangel Michael (you've seen his message for today here earlier this morning) this is exactly what you're supposed to do today. Open yourselves up to receive! The 9 of Cups usually indicates that there are super wonderful energies surrounding you now and that now is the time to focus on wish manifestation! <br /> <br /> How to do this ~ a simple exercise for today and today ONLY as it is 11/11/11. This is something I’m doing myself in about an hour since I’m in CST zone & so 11:11 AM for me is just under 2 hours away.<br /> <br /> Get pen & paper. Make a list of your fondest wishes. They can be big or small. The only requirement is that they be important to you. Write them down. They do not have to be in order of preference so you can list them as they occur to you. <br /> <br /> When you’re done you can get a candle if you want or some incense, that’s up to you. You can do this either at 11:11 AM/PM your time or any time today, but no later than 11:11 PM your time.<br /> <br /> Face east, the direction of the rising sun. In most ancient cultures the east is the direction from which blessings flow to us because that’s where the sun has always risen and the sun brings light and life to our planet.<br /> <br /> Enter into prayer or focused thought. Direct your thought to your higher power, whomever or whatever that may be, or if you don’t have one, just address the universe, that’s fine. Anything today will work because the energies that are coming through are universal.<br /> <br /> Read off your list and also, and this is IMPORTANT: do NOT use the word “want” for your wishes, as in, “I want a new car.” Look up “want” in the dictionary. It means, “to lack.” So, when you tell the universe/God/Whomever that you want something you are really saying, “I wish to lack this in my life.” Instead, use the words, “I wish for,” or, “I desire to…” For example, “I desire to travel to England for a wonderful 2-week trip with my husband & daughter sometime in the next 2 – 3 years.”<br /> <br /> Be specific. The more specific you are with the wording of your wishes the more likely it is you will receive exactly what you ask for. List time frames, as in the example above. This way the universe knows that it has only up to 3 years to grant me my wish for that trip to England (one of my actual wishes, by the way). <br /> <br /> Once you’ve read your list, re-read it, but this time preface EVERY wish with the phrase, “Universe/God thank you for granting me my wish of <read wish="">. For example, for me one would be, “Universe/God, than you for granting me my wish of traveling to England with my husband & daughter sometime in the next 2 – 3 years.” Do this for every wish on your list. Then you’re done.<br /> <br /> If you’re using a candle for this, cleanse your candle of any unwanted energies it may have picked up in manufacturing, shipping, or sitting on the store shelf (unless you’ve made it yourself, then none of this is necessary) by rubbing from the middle out to both ends, including the wick. Imagine gray smoke leaving your candle. Your candle may get warm or it may tingle or even feel lighter in your hands than when you first picked it up.<br /> <br /> Then, focusing on your name & date of birth, place your energy into the candle by rubbing from both ends toward the middle, don’t forget to include the wick. Do this 3 times, at least, or until your candle feels “right” to you. It may again get warmer or tingle or even feel heavier because you’re placing energy into it. Light the candle prior to reading your list and place your list under the candle (be SURE the candle is in a SAFE candle holder appropriate for the size and shape of the candle you’re using!), and allow the candle to burn itself out. When it goes out if there’s any wax remaining you can bury it somewhere on your property or if you rent and have plants, you can bury it in one of your plants.<br /> <br /> Let’s all go out today and focus on making our fondest wishes come true!<br /> <br /> Wishing you the greatest and most abundant of blessings today & always,<br /> <br /> Nefer Khepri, Ph. D., R. M-T.<br /> Magickal-Musings.com<br /> IsisRaAnpu@gmail.com</read></span></div>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. 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FROM ARCHANGEL MICHAEL ~ <br />
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In order to receive the energies coming through to the earth today, simply state your intention to be open & to receive in your own words. You do not have to pray to anyone specifically. If you feel more comfortable doing so, that's up to you, but makes no difference as this energy comes directly from The Source and is therefore universal. Re<span class="text_exposed_show">member to note your clocks at 11:11 AM and 11:11 PM your own local time. In every time zone on all parts of your planet that is when the largest bursts of energy shall come forth. Many of you will feel absolutely nothing while others may be quite affected today (but in a good way, I assure you). Just remember, the most important thing is to be OPEN TO RECEIVE. The energy will come to you and unfold in its own good time, in YOUR own good time, and you will be able to embark upon your life's path knowing you are part of a better and brighter tomorrow. <br /> <br /> With All Love, Healing, & Compassion to Earth and All of Her Inhabitants,<br /> <br /> Michael."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Child of Earth (in other decks Earth corresponds to
Pentacles) is in the process of discovering the world around him so he views
everything with the wonder of a child being exposed to new things for the first
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The apple holds great fascination
for him as he breathes in its scent and feels its solidness and weight in his
hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The apple tree standing behind him
represents a firm foundation, something that is lasting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tree was there before the Child of Earth
was born and with any luck shall remain long after he has crossed over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tree is permanence and stability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rabbit is the familiar of the spring
goddess, Ostara or Eostre, and his role is as conveyor of messages between this
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Child of Earth suggests that now is a good time to
reevaluate your diet or the type of foods you eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps a move to more natural foods is
called for at this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Child of
Earth also suggests you search for that child-like wonder within you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fresh perspective is being called forth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s time to see the world through new eyes
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</span>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-30050306181939079062011-11-08T11:03:00.000-06:002011-11-08T11:03:25.082-06:00Card of the Day for Nov. 8 ~ The SunCOTD: THE SUN<br />From “The Gaian Tarot,” by Joanna Powell Colbert<br />
Self-pubished, also mass published by Llewellyn, 2011.<br />
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I take one look at this card and I think, “HAPPY!” A woman dances in a garden filled with sunflowers and other flowers of the yellow persuasion as a huge yellow sun shines behind her. Her red dress symbolizes that she's full of active energy. <br />
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The Sun is a card of the major arcana; and, as such, it embodies the universal spiritual energies of Happiness, Health, Success, and Attainment. It’s one of the most positive cards of the entire tarot deck, no matter which deck you use. I love The Sun because every time it comes up it’s telling me that no matter what may be going on, things are going to be brighter. You just have to believe.<br />
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The Sun ushers in a great deal of energy today. Today’s a great day to go out and get things done that you’ve been putting off. If there are thing around the house that have been crying out for your attention, today is a great day to set some time aside to handle those matters. <br />
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As we head ever closer to 11/11/11 I feel the cards will reflect this and we’re going to be seeing cards that have to do with new energies coming in, like The Sun, which heralds a time of success and happiness for us all. Please be sure to open yourself up to the energies that will be coming to the earth on that day. If you’re not sure how to do this, send me your email address & I’ll send you a copy of my latest newsletter.<br />
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I'm including the lyrics to one of my all-time favorite songs as it sum's up the energy of this card well & it's also set to my iPhone to wake me every morning as it immediately puts me in a postive frame of mind. You can find the video at the end of today's blog entry ~<br />
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"(Reach Up For The) Sunrise" ~ Duran Duran</div>
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"Now the time has come<br /> The music's between us<br /> Though the night seems young<br /> Is at an end<br /> Only change will bring<br /> You out of the darkness<br /> In this moment everything is born again"<br /><br />"Reach up for the sunrise<br /> Put your hands into the big sky<br /> You can touch the sunrise<br /> Feel the new day enter your life"<br /><br />"Reach up for the sunrise<br /> Put your hands into the big sky<br /> You can touch the sunrise<br /> Feel the new day enter your life"<br /><br />"Now the fireball burns<br /> We go round together<br /> As the planet turns into the light<br /> Something more than dreams to<br /> Watch out for each other<br /> Coz we know what it means to be alive"<br /><br />"Reach up for the sunrise<br /> Put your hands into the big sky<br /> You can touch the sunrise<br /> Feel the new day enter your life"<br /> </div>
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COTD: The Seeker<br /> From: The Gaian Tarot, by Joanna Powell Colbert<br /> <br /> The Seeker is known as The Fool in most tarot decks. Here The Seeker stands on the crest of a hill overlooking a lush valley. Instead of the usual little white dog there is a fox with her that seems to be guiding her footsteps. The Seeker appears to be at the start of a marvelous journey that will take her to new places and exp<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ose her to new experiences.<br /> <br /> The energy for today is very helpful in that it is motivating us to get out there, get things done, because in a bit something wonderful is going to happen and we need to get the mundane out of the way so we can fully enjoy the changes that are about to occur. Of course, I’m talking about 11/11/11 and the new energy that shall be coming to the earth on that day opening the door to the spiritual transformation that will occur on 12/21/12. The Seeker embarks upon a brand new journey not knowing where she will go & having no way to anticipate what she will experience. This applies to all of us now. All who are open to receiving the energies of 11/11/11 shall be just like The Seeker embarking upon a journey to new vistas. Who knows where it will take us, but the imagery on this card promises that it shall be a journey rich in experience. Is your bag packed?</span></div>
</span>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-1423209175027274892011-11-03T10:26:00.000-05:002011-11-03T10:26:22.606-05:00Connecting to Prosperity Angels<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Let's face it. Things are tough all over. Many more of us are now working our butts off
only to just barely have ends meet. The world economy is apparently in quite a
bit of trouble. Countries like Greece and Iceland have gone bankrupt. It's
quite scary to watch the news (then again, the news has always upset/scared
me). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I have found that the simpler a method is, the more effective and immediate
the results. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I have discovered from a variety of sources a very easy method for inviting the
Prosperity Angels into your life, and yes, they do exist. I can personally
vouch for them as they've helped me many times. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Prosperity Angels are mentioned by Karen Paolino on her blog (</span><a href="http://karenpaolino.blogspot.com/2009/04/calling-on-prosperity-angels.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">http://karenpaolino.blogspot.com/2009/04/calling-on-prosperity-angels.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">)
in a post from 2009, and I believe that Doreen Virtue also discusses them in
one or more of her books, but can't be 100% certain on that since I read her
books, then give them away so I have nothing to reference here on that. If you
google "prosperity angels" you can also find mention of them in many
places on the internet. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">When you are in need of money, the Prosperity Angels can help. Karen Paolino
has a prayer I'll include at the end of this article. What I shall share with
you is my personal method for contacting the Prosperity Angels. What you do is
to simply write them a letter.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I bought a $12 blank journal that has a picture of an angel on the front
& back covers, plus a tiny angel on the lower right-hand corner of each
lined page. When I have a specific need & I'm unsure as to how I'll be able
to manage it, I write the Prosperity Angels a letter. A recent example from 2
months ago goes like this:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Dear Prosperity Angels ~<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I'm having computer problems. The motherboard of my HP laptop keeps
overheating & I fear that soon my entire computer will fry. I cannot run my
business without a computer & it's important that I have my own & not
have to share considering how many hours a day I often spend working. Please
manifest for me the money I need to buy a brand new HP desktop, and if you can
swing it, I'd love one of their new models - the kind that no longer requires a
tower because everything's up in the monitor. I think that would be so cool.
Oh, and I would also like a 21" monitor, if you please. I very much
appreciate your help, Prosperity Angels. Thank you in advance for the money
that allows me to buy the new computer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Love,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Nefer Khepri.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Now, if you need a certain amount by a certain date (rent money, for
example, or to pay the bills) please be sure to note the date in your letter so
the Prosperity Angels know that they have a limited time to work on this for
you. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This is a nice, easy method, and believe me, it WORKS. So why not write the
Prosperity Angels today? Perhaps as comments to this blog entry you can all post
how the Prosperity Angels have helped you. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Here is the prayer from Karen Paolino's site:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">"<i>Angels of Prosperity and Abundantia, please help me to bring peace,
balance and an increased flow of abundance into all aspects of my life,
especially my finances. Help me to be open so I may receive whatever I need and
more. I am open and willing to receive unexpected miracles, help and ideas of
inspiration so I may experience financial freedom. Thank you for your loving
support.</i>" ~ Karen Paolino, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">May the Blessings of the Prosperity Angels Be Yours ~<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Nefer Khepri<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.schifferbooks.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.schifferbooks.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ISBN
#: 978-0-7643-3719-2<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Paperback,
8 ½” X 11”, 132 pp.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">$29.99<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In a nutshell, <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><em>Contact
Your Spirit Guides</em> provides you with all the information a person would need in
order to establish and maintain contact with their spirit guides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been channeling and working with my
spirit guides since 1980.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back then
books on metaphysical/new age subjects were not as numerous as they are today,
nor as easily available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grew up in
Waukegan, Illinois and back in 1980 there were no new age bookstores near
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amazon and ordering over the
internet did not exist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My method for
contacting my own spirit guides was slowly and painstakingly developed over a
period of approximately 3 years through the process of trial and error – mostly
error.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How I wish I had this book back
then!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life would have been so much
easier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, all within the pages of a single book is all you
need to help you contact your own spirit guides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Asandra is a respected professional medium
who shares her personal approach with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many books exist that offer a particular approach to a goal and I never
give them my endorsement unless I’ve tried the author’s approach and found it
to work for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the first such
book I can fully endorse because the method that Asandra discusses is pretty
much the same method I use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
received many emails over the years from a wide variety of people asking me if
I’ve read a certain book and asking me what I think of the author’s approach or
method.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the time I have to
suggest to the person that they use their own best judgment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just because one author’s method doesn’t work
for me, doesn’t mean it won’t work for someone else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The method outlined by Asandra is simple, it’s
direct, and I believe it has universal appeal no matter what your preconceived
notions or walk of faith may be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
will find this book to be highly useful.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In addition to the book there are 24 cards that are
attached at the back of the book on perforated card stock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They consist of simple, but colorful
geometric shapes and each has a number and a title.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interpretation can be found at the back
of the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These cards are to be used
in order to receive a message from your spirit guides through these cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, even if you are unable to establish
contact with your spirit guides right away using the method outlined here, you
can at least begin using the cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
found them to be very insightful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact, the first reading I did for myself really surprised me, but not until
three days later, as I received the exact same message from a friend who had no
idea I was seeking guidance regarding that topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her words were literally the same as the
interpretations to one of the cards in the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I doubt I shall ever forget that
experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It not only validated to me
what I’ve always known – that spirit guides often speak to us through the
mouths of others if we’re unable to directly tune into them; but, the
experience also validated the cards to me as being a viable tool for connecting
with spirit guides and receiving higher guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The book contains a set of 24 cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cards measure 4 1/8” X 5 ½”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are perforated and rectangular so be
sure to bend the cards along the perforations prior to carefully pulling them
apart or you could tear them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I did
to mine was to give them a slight trim with a paper trimmer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I trimmed off the very edge of every card,
along each side to eliminate the tiny ridges created by the perforations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I took a corner rounder (I’m a
scrapbooker so I have these tools just laying around my house, for those who
don’t, I ***highly*** recommend the Personal Trimmer and the Corner Rounder by
Creative Memories) and used it to round the corners, which really helps in
shuffling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Card images are reminiscent of
mandalas, are multi-colored, presented against a white background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The images are not near the edge of the cards
so trimming is easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t run the
risk of trimming off part of the image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
card number and title appear on each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
card back is a geometric pattern against a purple background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Asandra discusses establishing sacred space from which to
conduct your spirit guide session, methods of tuning in and focusing, but what
I really appreciated about her approach was that throughout her book she
reiterates the importance of calling upon spiritual protection first, before
attempting to establish contact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
a page at my site on how to contact spirit guides (if you google “contact
spirit guides” my page comes up as Number 1) that attracts a lot of
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been contacted by quite a
few who attempted to contact their spirit guides without first calling upon
some form of spiritual protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BIG
mistake!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They end up attracting
something that isn’t a spirit guide and then have a difficult time sending it
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you take NOTHING ELSE from
this book, do come away with this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ALWAYS invoke spiritual protection FIRST, and this is even if you are in
regular contact with your spirit guides and have a session every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cannot stress the importance of spiritual
protection enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For those of you who are interested in channeling, each
chapter concludes with a channeling session with Asandra’s spirit guides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found these sections to be quite
interesting and for many, I believe, the channeling sessions will answer a lot
of questions people have about spirituality in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>Contact Your Spirit Guides</em> is very well-written and is easy to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The information within each chapter is
presented in a clear and organized manner that makes reading the book very
fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author does suggest you read
the entire book before attempting to contact your spirit guides and this is
because important information is contained throughout the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no fast, easy, or short-hand way to
contact your spirit guides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like
anything else worth having you need to work for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One more thing – contacting spirit guides requires two
things:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>repetition and patience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You simply cannot rush the process, mainly
for two reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spirit guides were once
people just like you and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They often
retain some of their personality they had while living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, some spirit guides, like mine, are
chatty, while others may be shy and reserved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Depending on the personality of your spirit guides, they may start communicating
immediately, or it may take quite a few attempts before you sense
anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, do not be surprised if
one or more of your spirit guides turn out to be animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s really an animal totem spirit, not
exactly the same thing as a spirit guide, but when you open yourself up for
spiritual communication and if you have one, they often do come forward with a
message or just to let you know that they are with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end, just like with any other skill,
practice makes perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if you do
not sense, feel, see, or hear anything during your sessions, please do not give
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The payoff is tremendous and is well
worth the wait.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>Contact Your Spirit Guides</em> is a wonderful contribution
by an expert in the field of mediumship who has been generous enough to share her
expertise with the general public. I do hope you take advantage of this
wonderful opportunity and purchase this book for yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may even end up purchasing a few copies
for like-minded friends, as well.</span></div>
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<strong>The Alchemy of Tarot</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Juno Lucina<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2011<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ISBN #:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>978-0-7643-3710-9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">USD $34.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Paperback, 174 pages, 8 1/2" X 11" X 1/2"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Kingdom Within Tarot </span></b></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Juno Lucina: guide book</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shannon ThornFeather: cards</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ISBN #: 978-0-7643-3711-6<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">USD: $34.99</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6" X 11 3/4" X 1 1/2" hinged box, magentic closure</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I chose to review these
two titles together because they are firstly, by the same author, and secondly,
the book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i>, is
fully illustrated with all the cards from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Kingdom Within Tarot</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Printed on glossy paper
throughout and containing full color, full sized images of all cards from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Kingdom Within Tarot</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i> is a real treat for
the senses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book not only is
gorgeous, but the feel of it is very rich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s heavy due to the glossy paper and a book lover’s delight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Alchemy of Tarot </i>is also packed with useful and helpful information
regarding Qabalah, astrology, and the connections they have to tarot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Alchemy of Tarot </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">reads like a thorough introductory course on the
subjects of tarot, qabalah, and astrology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through a discussion of archetypes, the Elements, natural cycles, and
the cosmology of the fallen savior, Juno Lucina constructs a foundation from
which the study of tarot can be taken to a deeper and more profound level by
anyone with a sincere interest in the subject matter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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arcana of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Kingdom Within Tarot </i>contain
the actual image of the planet with which each card is associated. The planet
is always depicted somewhere within the card’s imagery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The symbol of each card’s astrological
association is also included within the card’s imagery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The images of each have been very well
designed and thought out in order for the image to portray the energies of the
associated planet and astrological sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Every card has colored spheres in the upper left and lower right-hand
corners that convey in color the path associated with each card on the
Qabalahistic Tree of Life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This deck
was obviously quite an undertaking for both author and artist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Alchemy of Tarot </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">includes a thorough discussion of every card in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Kingdom Within Tarot </i>deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The categories of information about each card
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Name of card & corresponding astrological sign
and/or planet<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Qabalistic path on the restored Tree of Life</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Qabalistic letter: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the meaning & the English translation</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Elemental information, including ruling planet &
associated minor arcana card</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Key phrases for easy reference</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Key phrases for easy reference<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Qabalistic symbology<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The entire discussion of
the Qabalistic Tree of Life follows the work of Charles Stansfield Jones (pen
name: Frater Achad), who was the star pupil and initiate of Aleister
Crowley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Juno Lucina provides good
background information on his reworking of the Tree of life and discusses its
basis in Egyptian mythology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All major
arcana cards are located on their individual paths of the Tree of Life and the
coding system of the colored spheres that identifies each card’s placement on
the Tree of Life is discussed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A full
color page image of all the major arcana cards and their placement upon the
Tree of Life is included for easy reference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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the major arcana included, so the majors total 79 cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The extra card is entitled, “The Kingdom
Within All”, which represents change and infinite possibilities (see right).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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section of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They consist of Pages (the Daughter
archetype), Princes (the Son archetype), Queens (the Mother archetype), and
Kings (the Father archetype).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three
methods of interpreting court cards are provided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first this may seem daunting to read
through it all, but for any of you who have had any trouble reading court cards
prior to this book, I urge you to read this section carefully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll be very glad that you did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personally, the manner in which Juno Lucina
provides the information helped to clarity some issues for me and now I find I
no longer have any difficulty with court cards since I now use this system for
all of my tarot decks and I find it works for them all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each court card is interpreted in terms of
the level of power or ability to manifest change that it represents, its
associated zodiac sign and their energies, and finally as representing actual
individuals and the sixteen basic motivations that drive a person to take action
based upon the Meyers-Briggs personality types that is in turn based upon the
work of Carl Jung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cycle of a fallen savior archetype.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Pentacles present the story of the Oak and Holly King with Father Time as the
King, the Virgin Mary as the Queen, The Oak King as the Prince, and the Newborn
King as the Page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The suit of Wands
presents the story of Jesus Christ as the King, the goddess Eostre as Queen,
Dionysus as the Prince, and Mary Magdalene as the Page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cups are represented by the Green Man (King),
Gaia (Queen), Sir Galahad (Prince), and Faerie Puck (Page).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sword court cards consist of the Aztec
god of death, Mictlantecutli (King), Hecate (Queen), Lord of Misrule (Prince),
and Persephone (Page).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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discussed in terms of its Qabalistic associations with the Sephiroth of the
Tree of Life that corresponds to their number, so all tens are associated with
Malkuth the tenth Sephiroth upon the Tree of life, nines are associated with
Yesod the ninth Sephiroth, and so on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The stories of the characters that comprise the court cards unfolds in
the imagery of the Ace – ten and images of the characters upon the court cards
also occur within other cards of their associated suits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Astrological associations of the minor arcana
cards are also discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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astrological house including several tables of key phrases identifying planet
and sign correspondences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spreads
include the Key Spread, Triangle Spread (also in the guidebook to the deck), a
10-card Cross Spread (also in the guidebook), and an astrological-based 13-card
Kingdom Within Spread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Health questions
and health associations of signs and planets are included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Timing and the tarot is also discussed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using the tarot in order to find lost items
and regarding world events are also covered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A method is included for using this tarot deck for personal spiritual
development based upon the story of the sacrificial savior and The Fool’s
journey through the major arcana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pathworking spreads include:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Single Seed Spread, ‘Till We Have Faces Spread, Death & Resurrection
Spread, Hero’s Journey Spread, and of course <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i> naturally concludes with a Tree of Life
Spread.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i> presents the
reader with a real education in Qabalah, Astrology, ancient mythic cycles and,
of course, tarot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot </i>contains a great deal of information and once
I was finished reading the book cover to cover I felt as though I had been
through an intense course on tarot, astrology, and Qabalah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also found that I had a much better
understanding of astrology and Qabalah than ever before so I came away from
this book having learned some valuable new information.</span></span></div>
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Juno Lucina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The included guidebook
includes reversed card interpretations while the larger and much more expansive
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i> does not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guidebook is a compilation of just the
basic card interpretations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Qabalah and
astrology are not discussed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly,
the guidebook is designed for ease of use intended for users who wish to start
using the cards quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spreads include
the Triangle Spread, The cross Spread, and concludes with a brief summary of
yes/no questions and timing in tarot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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immediately useful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and are printed on sturdy card stock that is well laminated so they will
withstand years of shuffling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
artwork is characterized by the use of bright, vibrant colors throughout and
the cards are borderless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The minor
arcana cards are all fully illustrated and depict scenes from the lives of the
characters depicted on the court cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The card back is completely reversible and contains an image of the Tree
of Life, Sephiorth, planets, and an anthropomorphic sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interpretations of the cards are
traditional.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Users of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Kingdom of Tarot</i> deck do not need
the book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Alchemy of Tarot</i>, in
order for the deck to be useful to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I do strongly urge users of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Kingdom Within Tarot</i> to also purchase <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Alchemy of Tarot</i> because it presents a more complete and thorough analysis
of the cards and contains helpful information on the Tree of Life, Astrology,
and how this all works together with tarot as a coherent system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6" X 11 3/4" X 1 1/2" </span></span>box with magnetic hinged lid and recessed storage areas for
the deck and guidebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cards
themselves may be a bit unwieldy at first due to the amount of lamination and
their size, but after a few uses they do loosen up and become much easier to
shuffle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guide book measures
7 3/4" X 5 1/2" and contains 176 pages and places where you can write your own notes,
something I always very much appreciate in a tarot book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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outstanding contribution to the field of tarot and I found both the book and
deck to be enlightening and enjoyable. Both the book and deck have a permanent place in my collection. </span></span></div>
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"The two most powerful tools in a witch's arsenal are: the mind and candles" ~ <br />
Mena Aleman, curandera. <br />
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If you're interested in learning a tried and true method of how to perform candle magic for yourself, then by all means, read on.<br />
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As many of you know, I have been in business at my site, <a href="http://www.magickal-musings.com/">http://www.magickal-musings.com/</a> for over 10 years, since 1997, in fact. I began by offering tarot readings and expanded into performing candle magic for people around the world from all walks of life. <br />
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My knowledge of candle magic comes from a variety of sources. My paternal great-grandmother was a well known curandera (white witch & healer) in Michoacan, Mexico. I never knew her, unfortunately, but one of my aunts taught me what my great-grandmother had taught her. This part of my knowledge consists mainly of methods for cleansing a person or location of negative energy and then healing that person's energy so they are closed to further psychic attacks and demonic exorcism. <br />
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In 1981 I began to read books on Wicca and I gathered more knowledge, mainly from the books of Scott Cunningham and Silver Ravenwolf. I began practicing candle magic for myself and found that eventually, through trial and error (and believe me, there were LOTS of errors!) my candle magic began to get me positive results. <br />
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I went through a huge learning process that began in 1979 with my aunt and continued well into the mid-90s. During that time I met other magical practitioners who were kind enough to share valuable information and also their own personal methods of candle magic with me. From every source over the years I took what resonated or felt "right" to me, and worked towards combining it into the coherent system that I use today for myself and clients around the world.<br />
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<a href="http://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780875421186" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>I am often asked in email to recommend books on candle magic or I'm asked to tell someone how to do it for themselves. It's an involved topic and no one can cover it in a single email. I explain this and then I always recommend two books, that in my opinion are still to this day the best on the subject of introductory magic and Wicca in particular. I have used these books as textbooks for my 9-part Wicca 101 course that I used to teach out of my home. </div>
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<a href="http://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780875427911" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="To Ride a Silver Broomstick" border="0" class="cover" id="product_image_60" src="http://www.llewellyn.com/_theme/product_images/60/9780875427911.jpg" width="60" /></a>Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, by Scott Cunningham </div>
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To Ride a Silver Broomstick, by Silver Ravenwolf. </div>
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Both are still widely available. You can even find them in used bookstores if you enjoy a good book hunt. The cover design is new so used copies will have a different cover, but the content is the same.</div>
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Candle magic is expansive in that you can add to it by using it along with various other methods and tools. For example, were you aware that you can quite successfully combine tarot cards with candle magic? The use of particular tarot cards that contain the energies of the changes you are attempting to manifest add a tremendous amount of energy to your candle work, plus they also help you focus on your desires while you're preparing your candles and performing the spell, or what I prefer to call, enchantment. The best book I have ever come across on combining tarot cards with candle magic is by Janina Renee, <em>Tarot Spells</em>. It is also still widely available and can be found used, as well. <br />
For someone who wants to start learning how to perform candle magic for themselves and is also interested in Wicca, I highly recommend these three books far above any others.<br />
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There have been more people than ever before emailing me for information on how to perform candle magic for themselves. I have always striven to empower my clients to do things for themselves, even if that often results in less business for me. An empowered client is a happy client, and if my clients are happy, then I'm happy and I consider it a job well done. I'm not one of those practitioners who treats all this information like a big, dark, arcane secret known only to an handful of initiates. In fact, I abhor that type of behavior in others. The information is out there, but it's separated into many different sources. I have never found a book about magic that I consider to be absolutely complete. Whether that is intentional or not by the authors, I have no idea, but it has proven to me to be frustrating over the years and without a personal mentor other than my aunt, that's why it took me so many years to perfect my method of candle magic before I could begin to offer it to the public through my web site.<br />
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For the first time since 1998 I am making my method available to all who are interested. I plan to begin a candle magic course online. Participants will have access to me in email at AOL and also if you are on Facebook you will have access to a group I will be creating specifically for those who have enrolled in the course. There will be a one-time enrollment fee to cover my time and energy I'll be expending for this endeavor and I shall keep it very economical - under $50 per person. The group will be a place where questions & ideas can be shared & discussed, that will add a whole other dimension to your learning experience. If you are interested, please <a href="mailto:isisraanpu@sbcglobal.net">email me</a> so I can get a list going. Also, if you do plan on joining us and you're not on Facebook already, please establish an account for yourself so when the time comes I can add you to the group I'll be creating. Set up is easy at Facebook.com, and once you are set up there don't forget to send me a friend request. I'm on Facebook as Nefer Khepri.<br />
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Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-29528887882595410212011-09-20T13:15:00.000-05:002011-09-20T13:15:25.895-05:00BOOK REVIEW: Chicago's Haunt Detective<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdCgyryqD7dTLnQL-AlnXcPtu0SArdQhQcQPcgDptQcT3ZB4LRfv3Wa9EHIucIEgakcz1492SThUslkWaumMRS3wzb_-SeHx-mM9gw3ULtUqwiyJP3JgMRlAWzjLXKoxkoNoDuvpW6JE/s1600/Chicago%2527s+Haunt+Detective+-+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdCgyryqD7dTLnQL-AlnXcPtu0SArdQhQcQPcgDptQcT3ZB4LRfv3Wa9EHIucIEgakcz1492SThUslkWaumMRS3wzb_-SeHx-mM9gw3ULtUqwiyJP3JgMRlAWzjLXKoxkoNoDuvpW6JE/s1600/Chicago%2527s+Haunt+Detective+-+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chicago’s Haunt Detective</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Raymond Johnson</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.schifferbooks.com/">http://www.schifferbooks.com</a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ISBN #: 978-0-7643-3718-5</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PB $16.99</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you like true ghost stories AND true crime, then this is the book for you as it nicely combines both in what is a very entertaining read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author, Raymond Johnson, is a former police officer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book opens with his accounts of his own paranormal experiences that occurred in his childhood home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the recounted stories in this book are told with some humor usually inserted as parenthetical remarks that make the book sound like this is a friend telling you some cool ghost stories over a beer rather than reading them out of a book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, in discussing his own scary experience the author notes that covering one’s head with a blanket “is, of course, the first line of defense” against an earth-bound spirit (p. 17).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s just one example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are plenty more, but always included with good taste.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The book opens with the classic story of “Resurrection Mary.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A personal note about her, before I continue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m originally from northern Illinois (Waukegan) and a number of times my friends and I hung out across the street or a bit down the street from Resurrection Cemetery hoping to catch a glimpse of this very famous phantom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were always disappointed, but I do have a friend who claims to have seen her while in the car with his brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary was standing alongside the road as they were approaching the cemetery evidently thumbing for a ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although my friend was willing, his brother would not slow down to pick her up.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resurrection Mary is a special ghost story because she has become beloved by the locals and the location and her true identity have been a closely guarded secret since the 1930s when she first passed away and then began putting in post-mortem appearances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author states that he received threatening emails because they thought he was out to debunk her existence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He notes in reference to the scary emails, “[a]nd you thought ghosts were scary …”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a former local of the area I found that to be quite interesting as I have myself seen the locals behave very protectively towards her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are not too willing to speak of her except to say she is there and yes, she is very real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Raymond Johnson offers several hypotheses as to who the real Mary could have been along with supporting evidence that I found to be all quite interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His conclusion is the same as the one I drew years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t matter who she once was in life, the fascinating thing is that she still appears long after her death.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The book is presented in a forensic style including eye witness accounts, the historical background of the event or ghosts involved, examinations of death and census records, and the historical background of the haunted location.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other stories in the book include:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a ghost who solves her own murder (again, presented with eye witness testimony and evidence), and the use of a Ouija board that may have lead to the main user’s untimely demise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book concludes with a section about modern-day paranormal investigative techniques and a chapter on the use of psychics by the police.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The book is 160 pages long including an index, bibliography, and photographs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author’s sense of humor is evident throughout the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His expertise as a police officer who spent a career collecting and analyzing evidence is also very much apparent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chicago’s Haunt Detective is an enjoyable read throughout and I highly recommend it to those of you who like a good ghost story and also are interested in modern-day paranormal investigative technique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>~ Nefer Khepri, Ph. D.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>http://www.magickal-musings.com </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>IsisRaAnpu@aol.com </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Nefer Khepri Hemet, Ph. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16633134614592223880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706336737257330919.post-9138792040790991612011-09-14T10:25:00.000-05:002011-09-14T10:25:12.265-05:00BOOK & DECK REVIEW: Illuminara: Intuitive Journal with Cards<div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwPJXOHse6_-03ONNZoHCOOnzo23l8YFGtMUV7S3forQTTWT6oKm-gLiibjdawbZLHkRW_-l9MuMhAMxSJsZA5EmrQ8l6ofXVkMjJBihPwerULXm5H80akxYBbEjs-T59RaXiNOTP2cY/s1600/Illuminara+-+book+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwPJXOHse6_-03ONNZoHCOOnzo23l8YFGtMUV7S3forQTTWT6oKm-gLiibjdawbZLHkRW_-l9MuMhAMxSJsZA5EmrQ8l6ofXVkMjJBihPwerULXm5H80akxYBbEjs-T59RaXiNOTP2cY/s1600/Illuminara+-+book+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Illuminara: Intuitive Journal with Cards </i></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elaine Clayton</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ISBN# 978-0-7643-3550-5</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">$29.95, hardcover spiral bound</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.schifferbooks.com/">http://www.schifferbooks.com</a></span> </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever wondered what it would be like to own a deck you could use for self-exploration & divination that had all of your own interpretations so that you wouldn’t have to depend on learning the interpretations from some book?<span> </span>If so, then the <i>Illuminara: Intuitive Journal with Cards</i> is made for you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you practice journaling or tarot journaling, Illuminara adds a new dimension to one’s journaling pursuits.<span> </span>Usually, when I journal I’m focused on a personal experience, dream, or tarot reading I’ve had.<span> </span>When I tarot journal I make note of the date, lunar phase, question, cards received, & my thoughts & interpretations of those cards.<span> </span>Illuminara is different in that it contains a set of 40 5 X 7” cards of a random collection of images taken from Elaine Clayton’s art she has created over the years.<span> </span>Unlike a tarot or oracle deck, she does not provide any meanings or interpretations of any of the images.<span> </span>Instead, she leaves that up to the reader, namely – you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elaine Clayton’s method is based upon Carl Jung’s theory of the “personal unconscious,” which consists of the symbols to which each of us has assigned personal meaning specific to each of us as individuals.<span> </span>For example, we’re all familiar with the universal symbol for “peace.”<span> </span>However, growing up a friend of mine had spent his early years on a farm.<span> </span>He would always laugh when he saw a peace sign because to him it did not represent peace.<span> </span>For him it was a chicken’s foot inside a circle.<span> </span>In his case he had assigned his own meaning to a symbol that has the same meaning for many of us, but not for him.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1FqRa1z6wHLcYhhibawuXstuYkOIbhKpRABMHJ4WhQTJmcWM0jyqR8ji1gSiK0TG6bJcvj4rye-hUet_dfrv_TuxQG6UxV-ZrCZE76RgWQHlW0coo15ceND03PoBxCEyF4wwxWjO0Qw/s1600/Illuminara+-+sketch+of+boy+in+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1FqRa1z6wHLcYhhibawuXstuYkOIbhKpRABMHJ4WhQTJmcWM0jyqR8ji1gSiK0TG6bJcvj4rye-hUet_dfrv_TuxQG6UxV-ZrCZE76RgWQHlW0coo15ceND03PoBxCEyF4wwxWjO0Qw/s320/Illuminara+-+sketch+of+boy+in+chair.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is exactly what readers are meant to do with this deck.<span> </span>Examine the cards, answer journaling prompts provided by the author on blank journaling pages (also provided) and derive your own meanings for these images based upon associations they bring up to the surface from your own memories and emotions.<span> </span>By so doing you’re creating a system of self-exploration and divination that is unique to you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The same image viewed by different people conjures up a different memory or association for each observer.<span> </span>These memories, in turn, illicit different emotional reactions from each viewer.<span> </span>This is the reason everyone’s meaning for each of these images will be unique to that person.<span> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The process of journal keeping helps a person to explore their outer world that then leads to discovery and exploration of their inner world.<span> </span>We then begin to feel “intuitively connected and informed.<span> </span>We are participating consciously with stimuli, rather than simply being hammered by stimuli” (Clayton, p. 12).<span> </span>Furthermore, maintaining a journal helps us to create and reaffirm “our own pictoral language, the unique, dynamic, and wondrous visual inner library we bring with us wherever we go” (Clayton, p. 13). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cards consist of random images from everyday life; such as, a dog,<span> </span>a girl looking up at birds in a tree, a plate of lemons, a tree stump, a sea turtle, an angel, a lifeguard, and an old couple, just to name a few.<span> </span>The art style is eclectic and ranges in complexity from simple line sketches rendered in pencil, such as a boy seated at a table (see image above), to more involved line drawings rendered in pen and ink to full color watercolor and acrylic paintings.<span> </span>The concept behind the cards is to choose one or a few each day.<span> </span>Upon finding their corresponding page in the book (each card is numbered for ease of reference), the reader </span><span style="font-size: large;">then answers the journaling prompts for the card they have drawn. You can draw the card consciously or intuitively, the choice is yours.<span> </span>The prompts are the same for each image.</span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose the dog simply because it’s card number 1 and then I looked through all the images and chose the sea turtle because I love them.<span> </span>The image of the dog reminded me of the dog I had while growing up.<span> </span>She and I were together for fifteen years.<span> </span>I ended up crying because of the feelings I allowed to surface for the first time in over twenty years.<span> </span>Feelings of love, happiness, and grief overwhelmed me.<span> </span>In the end I was very grateful for the experience and I found it to be healing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBePw6P2o3QvGiqUx_-2MRn8L7kIyRpKjfIrPEDm6xglOSsC0P72Vvb02eiFDuAlJl-OEPRc9AhUxsWg9P4A34XGvPcK3Jo4Lbh5qVJCIh9A42JVLIIiHdN_mD39mB8WG5ie4143ZuTrQ/s1600/Illuminara+-+sea+turtle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBePw6P2o3QvGiqUx_-2MRn8L7kIyRpKjfIrPEDm6xglOSsC0P72Vvb02eiFDuAlJl-OEPRc9AhUxsWg9P4A34XGvPcK3Jo4Lbh5qVJCIh9A42JVLIIiHdN_mD39mB8WG5ie4143ZuTrQ/s1600/Illuminara+-+sea+turtle.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the sea turtle my reaction was very different.<span> </span>I have always loved sea turtles from afar, never experiencing one in person until recently (except in an aquarium exhibit, of course).<span> </span>This image brought up feelings of joy for me as I responded to the journaling prompts by writing about my experience last June during a snorkeling excursion in Maui, Hawaii.<span> </span>It was one of the most fantastic and glorious experiences of my life.<span> </span>Based upon my journaling exercise with these two cards, if I were to use this deck in a reading and these cards appeared the dog for me would represent loyalty and friendship, but also loss and grief.<span> </span>If the sea turtle appeared in a reading it would represent great joy and the realization of a life-long dream.<span> </span>So you can see how once you’ve completed the journaling prompts for each card that these cards can be a successful tool of self-exploration and even divination.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The book itself is spiral bound within a hard cover and consists of a brief section that runs only twenty pages.<span> </span>More is not necessary due to the author’s system being very straight-forward and uncomplicated.<span> </span>The remaining 110 pages consist of a color reproduction of each card accompanied by a journaling space on the following page and thirty blank “Psychic Journal” pages conclude the book.<span> </span>Packaging consists of a hardback book with internal spiral binding so the book will lie flat in order to facilitate the journaling process.<span> </span>The cards are housed in a large pocket inside the back cover.<span> </span>This is a unique approach that I feel many people would find fun, exciting, and helpful.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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