Sorry that there was no card reading posted yesterday (or today!)...I have had something in the works that I am now ready to 'put out there'!
You may know that we hosted our son and daughter-in-law's wedding celebration here on our farm this past July. We constructed some decks and a reception building and generally really 'cleaned up the place' in preparation for this important family event!
In talking as a family recently, it came to mind that we now have the perfect set-up for hosting a spiritual market here on our farm! I FEEL SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT!!!
Our farm is located one mile east of Crossfield, just off the #2 highway, and we are very easy to get to. It is a lovely country setting where those who come out to the market could enjoy what the vendors have to offer, as well as just relaxing and hanging out here in the country. Our deck is the perfect venue for speakers and we would offer the opportunity for the vendors to schedule a time to speak about what it is that they offer (or any other agreed upon topic). Our thought is that we would offer both outdoor and indoor booths, with the indoor booths being housed in what was once our calving barn (that I have pictured here).
The outdoor vendors would be responsible for providing their own tents. All vendors would be responsible for providing their own tables, etc., but we would provide the chairs for the audience of the speakers on the deck, as well as the microphone and audio system for the speakers.
Our concept is that we would host this market once a month for the months of June, July, August and September. I am including some photos of our farm here...just imagine that it is summer!
If you would be interested, or know of someone who would be interested in taking part in this gathering, private message me on my Facebook page: Conscious Connections With Linda; or email me at ccwithlinda@gmail.com. I would love to connect with you and to provide you with more information. I have had the blessing of being a vendor at such markets in the past and found them to be a beautiful means of sharing and community!
Please forward this and/or 'share' so that we can get the word out there!
(DID I MENTION HOW EXCITED I AM???)
Love and blessings,
Linda
This is your card reading for Friday, November 25th/16. Your card today dropped out of the 'Awakening of the Divine' oracle deck, authored by Velva Dawn Silver-Hughes. Each card in this deck is aligned with a goddess and an accompanying crystal. Your card today is the goddess 'Artemis ~ Protection'. Velva Dawn's message for the card is this:
"Artemis ~ Protection
Crystal: Arrowhead Black Obsidian
Do you feel others aren't honouring your boundaries? Are you planning on traveling and could use that extra support? Are you going through a situation in your life where you could use that extra support to make that move? Are you in a toxic relationship or marriage? Are you very empathetic and are feeling every lower energy around you? Do your children need extra protection? Do you not feel safe in your home?
Artemis is a Greek goddess who carries a bow and arrow at her side, waiting to protect herself and her loved ones. She's a warrior spirit inside and out, ready to defend the ones she loves.
You may have drawn this card a you are in a toxic relationship in your life. This could be an intimate relationship, a marriage, a friendship, family or a co-worker. Artemis is stepping forward to assist you in protection so that you can gain clarity on what you need to do in order to maintain healthy boundaries in this relationship. Is it time for you to leave this relationship? Is your karma healed with this person? Close your eyes and ask Artemis to give you a clear sign. If you feel a sense of expansion within your body when you ask these questions the answer is most likely 'yes', and it's time for you to close this door and await the miracles that will present themselves to you.
Are you an empath? Do you pick up what everyone else in a crowd is feeling? Do you have anxiety? The first thing you can do when you feel a pain in your body or a sensation that appears when you are in a large group of people is to ask your body, 'is this my pain or my sensation?' If you hear an internal 'yes' then that's your affirmation that there is something that you need to release within yourself. But if you hear an internal 'no' then you can send that energy back to the person in the crowd with love and light, and usually the pain or sensation will leave your body immediately upon recognition that it's not yours.
You can also call upon Artemis to protect your auric field when you are going to be going into a space where there are other people and you will feel her strong energy expanding around your auric field.
If you are going to be traveling you can call upon Artemis to energetically be by your side with her bow and arrow expanding your auric field and keeping you safe from energetic pollution as you move through airports and travel to your destination with safety and support.
Affirmation: I am a powerful, wise, loving person who creates healthy boundaries in my life."
My message for you today is this:
What I am getting for you today is that Artemis has stepped forward to assist you in feeling empowered in standing in your own brilliance... Many of us have a history of keeping ourselves 'small' and of being reticent to shine our Light, in fear that others will then strive to dim it...and that we will be hurt in the process. You have grown to a place where you now understand that it is in sharing ALL that you came here to be that you illuminate the world, and also inspire others to do the same for themselves. Yet...understanding this is not the same as enacting it. You have been wounded in the past by the words and actions of others and so there is still a part of you that is fearful to fully share your Light with the world. Yes...you have learned and incorporated strategies and techniques that serve you in taking care of yourself energetically. You are being reminded of this today. When others judge you, it says more about them than it does about you. Allow the energies of the goddess Artemis to surround you in that knowing. Be your own greatest advocate, but also know that you are so supported in being the fullest expression of who you are!
Blessed be...
This is your card reading for Thursday, November 24th/16---the American Thanksgiving. Your card today catapulted out of the 'Divine Guidance' fractal art card, authored by Cheryl Lee Harnish! Your card is 'New Direction' and Cheryl Lee's message for the card is this:
"Energetically, your life is ready to move in a new direction, but you have to allow for this to happen. Have you noticed that you do the same things each day---that you've fallen into a routine? It's time to break free from the daily patterns you have created in your life. It's time to be spontaneous. When you do this, you open your energy to the possibilities of something new and revive your passion for living. The energy of the Universe is ready to flow and by consciously breaking free of the routines and patterns you have created in your life, you allow space for the NEW and DIFFERENT to manifest."
My message for you today is this:
In truth, we have been moving toward the NEW for sometime now, and this has left many of us feeling 'off-kilter', rather than 'in routine'. Your message today is that it is now time to take that forward movement to the next level as we draw toward the conclusion of this '9 completion year' numerologically. You have energetically started the ball rolling, it is gaining momentum and your role now is to step into this forward momentum, rather than to fight against it. The status quo no longer serves you or feels comfortable to you; even though some of you will be stubbornly holding onto it, because it is familiar! The current energies are propelling you forward in a GOOD way---remember this! Embrace your worthiness and courageously allow in those circumstances and opportunities that may leave you feeling tested, yet excited at the same time. Procrastination will not sit well in the current energies. Yes, great shifts are incoming for you...choose to see this as the positive movement forward that it truly is! The perceived challenges that you may encounter along the way are meant to serve you as guideposts---sit in your heart center and be authentic about what 'feels right' (even if it also feels somewhat scary) for you. This is YOUR life...live it on your terms!
Blessed be...
This is your card reading for Wednesday, November 23rd/16. My apologies for not posting yesterday without notice...it became a very busy day!!!
Your card today flipped out of a new deck I picked up recently---the 'Crystal Oracle' deck authored by Toni Carmine Salerno. Your card is 'Kyanite', and Toni's message for the card is this:
"~ Intuition ~ Ideas ~ Dreams ~
Pay attention to your intuition and to your dreams over the coming days for you are being guided towards deeper spiritual understanding and insight. Through this process, much of which occurs on a subconscious level or in your dream state, a rather ingenious idea will surface that will radically change your views on life, particularly your career.
Kyanite will help you ground this idea as you discover ways of practically applying your idea in your everyday life and work. However, do not try to force the process. The idea will surface when you least expect it. Simply relax and allow yourself to be open to new possibilities and insights. Know that they already exist within you in an abstract spiritual form."
My message for you today is this:
Kyanite is a beautiful, powerful crystal that resonates with your Third Eye and Crown chakras, thereby aligning with your intuition and Higher Self. It's vibration supports us in knowing that 'the Universe is always conspiring in our favour', when we strive to live our lives consciously. This means being aware of the underlying energies at play and that there is no such thing as 'coincidence'...only 'synchronicity' (one of my own personal core beliefs). We may not always 'know' in the moment why a certain person has been reintroduced into our life, for example, and Toni's message today is that we need not 'know' the 'why' right away---we must only acknowledge that this has happened and then look to how this reacquaintance impacts aspects of our life. I use this example, because in the intense and impactful course that I was involved in this past weekend, one of my fellow students was a former teacher that I had taught with back in the late 1980's!!! She is now an intuitive numerologist who has published a book on the subject and has traveled internationally speaking and teaching about her passion for numerology! We were both shocked that our paths crossed these decades later and at the 'turn' that our personal lives had taken! She truly served as a beautiful mirror for me that I had 'come so much further' than I was giving myself credit for; and I believe that I did the same for her. We have reestablished a connection on a whole different level and are very excited about spending time together sharing our spiritual gifts with one another (I bought a copy of her book and I am LOVING it!). I had no way of knowing that this would be one of the benefits of taking that course...I only 'knew' going in that this course would be significant for me in my spiritual growth and in how I am meant to move forward in sharing my gifts. Reacquainting with Vikki was one aspect of that, and I know that Spirit scripted it!
How has the Universe been conspiring in your favour? What signs have you been given that have been inspiring you to live your life from an authentic and purposeful stance? Have you been paying attention and utilizing the situations that present so that you can grow (even if doing so makes you feel a little uncomfortable)? Call upon the crystal Kyanite to support you---it has a gentle, yet strong vibration that will allow you to open yourself to the guidance being offered while not forcing the guidance to come. Relax into it, but be aware. It would serve you to carry or wear Kyanite over these next few days in these empowering, inspiring energies that we are in...
Blessed be...
There will be no card readings from Wednesday, November 16th/16 until Monday, November 21st/16. I am now prepping for, and will be involved in, an intense 3 day course.
In the meantime, I wanted to share this quote with you...
Love and blessings,
Linda
This is your card reading for Monday, November 14th/16---the day of the Super Full Moon (being heralded as a 'once in a lifetime moon', as it will be at the closest proximity to Earth for 68 years)! Your card today glided out of the 'Universal Wisdom' deck, authored by Toni Carmine Salerno. Your card is 'Love' and Toni's message for the card is this:
"This love card relates to the relationship you have with yourself, a lover, friend or your family...
Love is the ultimate creative power. Embrace it and you will find that your relationships, including the one you have with yourself, will be enriched.
Close your eyes and feel your spiritual connection to every living thing on the planet--every person, animal, bird and fish, insect, butterfly, each blade of grass, tree and flower all swaying to the eternal motion of creation, the eternal flow of love. Feel the life force at one with your own. Allow your mind to merge with the Wind, the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. Flow with the streams and rivers and merge with the Ocean, Clouds and Rain.
Hold the vision and feeling of all that exists within creation, remembering that the life force that flows through all these things is the same energy that flows through you. As you breathe, so too do Nature and the Universe.
Feel yourself in unison with all creation and whisper "I Am."
My message for you today is this:
The Beatle's song, "Love is all there is..." keeps running through my head. You are being reminded that you ARE connected to all Divine creation, and that because Divine Source energy IS that of unconditional Love, then 'Love is all there is...' Allow yourself to take that in...it is not so esoteric as it sounds.
As I was typing up Toni's message for this card, I noticed that the next card in the guidebook was 'Luna' (in Latin, 'Luna' means 'moon'), and I found myself wondering why that card hadn't revealed itself for your message today, considering the significance of this very rare Super Full Moon. Let me say that I can't ever recall having the 'next' card in the guidebook draw my attention before, when posting your readings. I then realized, as I read the message that Toni had written for the 'Luna' card (which was written in prose, rather than as a 'message' per se), that it tied in perfectly with the 'Love' card and so I will share the message for the Luna card here also (Spirit often works in mysterious ways!)...
"~Luna~ This card is a blessing from the Universe, feel each word resonate inside your heart:
Believe in yourself---for you are a wonder of creation.
Let go of fear---and you'll discover a shining star.
Trust in the healing power of love, for you are an ocean of light,
reflecting the light of the sun, universe and stars.
The flame of love resides in your heart,
it engulfs all in its path.
Through this light, new stars are born.
Explosions of love.
A glowing heart that moves the ocean tide.
One eternal heart forever bathed in light.
The night sky a tapestry of jewels.
Dew drops form an ocean.
Starlight fills your heart with the glow of ancient Suns.
Through trees, mountains and valleys
You shine eternally bright."
Do your absolute best to bask in the light of the moon this evening, and to utilize the energies being offered you for releasement on the deepest levels; thereby making space for that which will now best serve you to enter in. Notice the beautiful glowing on the Third Eye chakra of the woman in the picture on your card---your intuition and psychic abilities will also be heightened at this time. Pay attention to the messages that you are being given...Spirit is taking advantage of these potent energies to communicate with you. Be conscious and aware!
Remember that I have said on many occasions that energy is 'in flow' and not 'clap on/clap off'. You have likely already been feeling the inflow of this profound Super Full Moon energy and you will reside in it as it then flows out. Therefore, be mindful not just today, but also over the coming days. Know that even if circumstances are not such that you can enjoy a good visual of this evening's Moon, you will still be in the powerful energies of it.
Place your crystals out to be infused with this rare Moon energy. If you can't place them outdoors, then place them in a window sill where they can catch the Moonlight. This will be a beautiful resetting for them.
Enjoy...we are being blessed at this time!
Blessed be...
This is your card reading for Friday, November 11th/16---Remembrance Day---
LEST WE FORGET! And as we honour our veterans on Remembrance Day, let us remember to honour and give thanks to their family members who also made the supreme sacrifice, in watching their loved ones head off to war! Sacrifice was made in so many ways and on so many levels to ensure our freedom and quality of life. With deepest gratitude to the veterans who served on our behalf; and to the family members who loved, prayed for, and who sometimes sadly had to mourn them... In our hearts, WE REMEMBER... <3
Your card today revealed itself from the 'Gateway' oracle card deck, authored by Denise Linn. Your card is 'Revealing Radiance', and Denise's message for the card is this:
"My light illuminates the world...
CARD MEANING: There is a luminosity within you that's expanding. It illuminates others and brings light to the darkness. Your radiance also acts as a sacred beacon that calls the bounty and support of the Universe to you.
THE UNIVERSE WANTS YOU TO KNOW: Even if you've been feeling lackluster lately, know that there's a vibrant, shimmering light radiating within you. Take time to be still and welcome the light revealing itself to you. Own your radiance, and the rays will expand into the farthest reaches of time and space. When you shine brightly from your heart, the bounty of the Universe showers you with blessings. You are the light.
QUESTIONS TO ASK: How can I shine even more brightly? Who helps me shine, and who dims my light? What do I need to clear out of my life so I can shine even brighter?"
My message for you today is this:
This is an 11/11 day, numeroligically (11th day of the 11th month), and thereby is an energetic portal to the 'higher self'---it is no 'accident' that this is the date that is designated as Remembrance Day, as on an 11/11 day we often look to deeper meaning and the underlying lessons in moving forward in a positive way.
Add to this the current prevailing cosmic influences---including the Super Full Moon, upcoming---and we are in a time wherein we are being literally urged to embrace our unique radiance (Divine inner spark) and gifts. Know that you are on the right path. Doors are opening for you in ways that you may not have anticipated...pay attention! Spend some time today in simply contemplating how you could see yourself 'doing good in the world'. This is a perfect day for that! And then relax into 'what that looks like'. Understand that it is not only the 'grand acts' (such as the acts of heroism that we are honouring and remembering on this Remembrance Day) that can impact the life of another. Simply revealing your radiance through the 'simple' act of smiling at a stranger; or allowing a mom and her toddler to precede you in the check-out line; or giving an encouraging word to someone who is struggling with something; etc. etc. etc. There are a MULTITUDE of ways in which to reveal the Light within you! What is truly wonderful is that when you reveal your radiance, it expands and grows within you, also! How beautiful is that?
Opportunities to reveal your radiance will abound for you today...in both large and small ways. Be aware and be proactive in sharing your Light whenever the opportunity presents!
Know that you are in an energetic portal of authentic self-expression of the highest vibration.
This is no day to 'play shy'---own your own brilliance, as an expression of the Divine within you! If we are to truly honour the courage and sacrifice of others to give us our freedom, then we must thereby be brave and show courage in being all that we came here to be!
Blessed be...
