This is your reading for Tuesday, November 3rd/15. Your card catapulted to the floor from the 'Universal Laws of Conscious Creation' deck, authored by Lara Solara, Dana Da Ponte, and Marlene Chapman. Your card is 'Universal Law of Purpose' and the author's message for the card is this:
"The Law of Purpose states that all life has a purpose. You are who you are for a purpose, and your individuality serves the whole. Your existence serves life, whether or not you are consciously aware of how you do so. The Law of Purpose is reminding you that who you are today is perfect and serves a higher purpose. A common purpose of life is to grow and expand, to become more in quality and quantity. Part of growing and becoming more is to expand your consciousness and awaken to who you really are: oneness experiencing individuality. As an individual, you also have the power to consciously choose a purpose. Perhaps you feel your purpose is to inspire others or heal the environment or be the best parent you can be. Choose a purpose that serves the whole and you will align with the Universe. Whatever purpose you choose, hold it in your heart and mind as you go about your day. Infuse your thoughts, feelings, and actions with your purpose. Hold your purpose in mind as you act, and put the feeling of your purpose into each action. The Universe will support your purpose with ease, grace, and synchronicity."
My message for you today is this:
Those of us who do readings for others will tell you that one of THE most common questions expressed by clients is 'What is my purpose?' We are in a time, energetically and spiritually, where people are striving to live their lives 'on purpose'---that is to say, as Rick Warren titled his best selling book, 'A Purpose Driven Life', we want to feel that we have a purpose in being HERE. We need our lives to MATTER---to leave our own unique footprint on the Earth. What I have come to know and understand in doing readings for others, and in also exploring and learning on my own spiritual path, is that many misconstrue just what living your life 'on purpose' means. You need not be a great spiritual teacher and leader and have your words and actions address a multitude of people in order to be making an important and valid contribution to the collective and to the world in which you live! Heaven help us, if that were to be the only way to live your life purposefully and Soulfully!
How do you engage with the Law of Purpose? You live your life consciously...knowing that how you approach even the minutes within a day, will impact not only yourself, but those around you and thereby the collective. It is called the 'ripple effect'---drop a stone into the water and witness how that one 'small' action ripples out upon the water (and below the surface, as well, come to that). The bottom line...to live your life PURPOSEFULLY, choose to live your life CONSCIOUSLY. KNOW that you are here for a reason. KNOW that being the best parent or grandparent you can be; or the best spouse you can be; or the best friend you can be; or the best _______(fill in the blank) you can be; will have a ripple effect in ways that you may not even see, but the impact is there. The Divine created you with a sense of purpose...you are not here 'by accident'. How will you share who you are in all you glory today and every day? THAT is your purpose!
Blessed be...
My apologies for missing posting your card readings on Monday and Tuesday without any notification that I wouldn't be posting! Our son and daughter-in-law and Grandson, Tatem, arrived to Arizona for a visit on Sunday. I have been happily distracted, and loving every minute of it!
One photo here is of Tatem and I heading out for a morning walk.
The other photo was taken as our family headed out to the Arizona Cardinals Monday night football game---great game---Journey sang the national anthem and the Cardinals won!
I will not be posting your readings this week while I bask in family time. Look back here on Monday, November 2nd/15 for your next card reading.
Love and blessings to you,
Linda
(Wasn't that an incredible Super Full Moon last night?)
This is your card reading for Friday, October 23rd/15. Your card bolted out of the 'Path of the Soul' fractal art deck, authored by Cheryl Lee Harnish. Your card is 'Magical', and Cheryl Lee's message for the card is this:
"Embrace the magic within all of your day to day experiences. Think back to the days of childhood, when anything could happen. Begin to expect the unexpected. Many small, yet wonderful surprises are coming your way. This is the calling of the Universe to return to child-like wonder and belief that anything can happen. Look for the magical in the mundane and watch as life transforms from the ordinary into a mystical adventure of the unexpected."
My message for you today is this:
When we speak about the 'wonder of a child', we are speaking to their FASCINATION with the world---their perspective of awe and wonder at even the 'simple' aspects of their experience. It is one of the reasons it was so joyful for me to be an elementary school teacher and also a mother. Small children have a way of bringing us back to what is truly important and 'real'!
Look at the image on the card and notice the reflective aspect of the image. It is as though the top portion of the image is being reflected by the bottom, but with some slight changes. The message here is that ANYTHING will be viewed slightly differently depending upon the 'eye of the beholder', and their perspective at that moment in time. We ALL view the world a little differently depending upon the day and where we are 'at' physically and emotionally on that day.
Just for today, set the intention that you will look upon your world with 'fresh eyes'.
Allow your gaze to lovingly fall upon your surroundings...
What do you tend to take for granted? Consciously give thanks for it.
What is it that no longer feels in alignment with who you are now, although it once seemed to 'reflect who you are'? Shift it up.
What would you draw into your experience and your environment if you 'could'? Visualize that as though it were already there, and actually feel and experience it.
Choose today to see yourself in a world of opportunity and possibility and even WONDER! You were a child once---allow yourself to experience that child-like wonder once again. All IS possible! If you reside in the belief of fear, scarcity and lack, then that will be your experience---even in that moment. If you choose to believe in MAGIC and potential and possibility, then that will be your experience, also! Rather than taking even the small blessings within your life for granted, choose today to truly witness them---you may then be surprised at how other blessings 'magically' occur for you!
Blessed be...
This is your card reading for Thursday, October 22nd/15. Your card skimmed out of the 'Archangel' deck, authored by Doreen Virtue. Your card is 'Leadership ~ Archangel Gabriel', and Doreen's message for the card is this:
"Archangel Gabriel: It's time for you to assume your leadership power and position, and lovingly guide others...
Embrace your power in a loving way, and use it for the greater good. I'll guide your actions so they inspire and motivate others. I'll also replace any self-doubt about your qualifications with an increased desire to serve, help, and teach. When your focus is more on 'How may I serve?,' then you won't worry about what others may think of you. Focus upon your strengths, the many lessons you've learned, and how good it feels to be a living example of following one's Divine guidance."
My message for you today is this:
Archangel Gabriel's name means 'Messenger of God', and as such, Gabriel is often referred to as the 'communication angel'. Many experience Gabriel's aura as copper in color, and a crystal said to align well with his energy is Citrine, as well as the metal, Copper (I personally experience Gabrielle's energy as a feminine energy...of course, the Archangels are Light Beings who have never been in physical form and thus are neither male nor female. Yet, they present themselves in ways that we here in the physical can relate to.)
There are MANY arenas and situations in which you may take on a leadership role. Your 'audience' need not be numbered in the hundreds for your leadership to be effective and impactful! You may take on a leadership role within your own family in assisting someone to move through a challenging situation. You may take on a leadership role by organizing a charity event within your community. You may take a leadership role by assisting a close friend in healing through an illness. And yes...you may even take on a leadership role in a more 'public' way that requires you to make yourself more 'visible'!
Last year, I was asked 'out of the blue' by a close friend to be a guest on her radio show. Let me tell you...I DID NOT see that one coming! As frightened as I was about 'exposing' myself in this way (I was still somewhat in what I call the 'psychic closet' with various people in my life), I agreed to do it. I agreed to it, because I knew beyond a doubt that this experience had been Divinely orchestrated and that it had been presented in my life for a reason. So...I chose 'faith not fear', as my daughter says! What an incredible, uplifting, affirming, joyful experience it was! We were to be on the air for a half an hour, with the provision that we could remain on for over an hour if 'all was going well'---we remained on for over an hour! If you had ever suggested to me that I would find being a guest on a LIVE radio show speaking unscripted about spirituality, I would have called you crazy! Even now, having actually experienced it, it feels surreal to say that I loved speaking on a live radio show---this in NOT the vision I hold of myself! The moral here is that when Spirit presents you with opportunities to take on a leadership role, beyond even what you would imagine for yourself, choose 'faith not fear' with the knowing that the Divine holds a higher view than you do here in the physical. The Divine recognizes your potential and possibilities. Step up!
Archangel Gabriel has presented for you today to encourage you and support you in embracing the leadership role that has, or will be, asked of you in the near future. Do so, with love and compassion and you cannot go wrong!
Blessed be...
This is your card reading for Wednesday, October 21st/15. Your card today dropped out of the 'Healing With the Angels' deck, authored by Doreen Virtue (this was Doreen's first published deck...published in 1999). Your card is 'Divine Timing', and Doreen's message for the card is this:
"Pay attention to doors that are opening and shutting for you right now. Walk through doors that open, and learn from the doors that shut.
Your prayers are being answered; there is no doubt about that. However, everything operates according to the Universal Laws of Divine Timing. This means that certain pieces of the puzzle must first fall into place so that other parts can come to fruition. If you try to skip or rush certain pieces or parts, the whole plan will lack a solid foundation.
Don't try to force open any doors that appear closed to you. Instead, ask your angels for guidance to see if the door closed because of negative expectations, or if it's simply a sign of Divine Timing. Look for other doors that DO open, and walk through them with faith and gratitude."
My message for you today is this:
Allow me to share how the message today resonates personally with me, with the intention that you will relate to this in some way within your own life experience, also. I have had a project that is very close to my heart (and that feels completely aligned with my Soulful purpose), which I had had to 'put on the back burner' due to my time and energy being drawn in other directions over recent months. I had been very frustrated with that, and was asking myself why these circumstances of feeling 'overwhelmed with demands on my time' were presenting when I had this heart-held project in the works that I could give no time to?
Now...I am in Arizona and I DO have this window of time---I have allotted myself the time---yet I have been 'forcing the inspiration', it seems. Just this morning, before the card for your reading revealed itself, I had the thought that perhaps something 'else' had to happen before I am meant to take the next step with my project. The conference that I will be attending here in Phoenix in early November 'came to mind'.
Inspiration cannot be FORCED! We live in this physical reality wherein our 'time' is so scheduled. I was literally attempting to schedule INSPIRATION, for heavens sake! I am not denying that to bring any project to completion---including Soulful ones---requires a level of discipline. Yet, there is also a degree of 'creative flow' that occurs when you are in alignment with Divine Timing---I experienced this profoundly when my 'Empowering Yourself Through the Akashic Records™' course was birthed. It's as though things are 'flowing through you' and it feels effortless, and yes...Divinely orchestrated. Joyful, even.
Just because YOU may have determined that 'now is the time', because it all fits conveniently into your calendar of events, does not mean that the Divine views things in the same way. There are often underlying energies at work that we are not aware of here in the physical.
Personally, I am going to relax into my project, rather than attempting to force it into being. I will have faith in Divine Timing. I will continue to hold this project in my heart and make myself available to attend to it as the doors present themselves. I don't mean to imply that I will just passively sit back and expect it to 'create itself'. I will be conscious and mindful and will take 'conscious action' when the Divine presents a doorway. Simply put, I will have faith and I will surrender to Divine Timing. To 'surrender' does not mean that you don't take action---it means that you take 'guided action' rather to attempt to orchestrate every aspect. In what area of your life does surrendering to Divine Timing resonate with you today? Choose to 'surrender' to it.
Blessed be...
This is your card reading for Tuesday, October 20th/15. Your card today skimmed out of the 'Return of Spirit' fractal art deck, authored by Cheryl Lee Harnish. Your card is 'Surfacing', and Cheryl Lee's message for the card is this:
"Every time we allow ourselves to step out beyond our boundaries or find a way to get past our fears, the entire Universe celebrates. It isn't easy to let the world see us, and Spirit knows this. But we are here to allow our true expression and to allow the deepest parts of ourselves to rise to the surface---to be seen and shared. The Surfacing card comes when we are about to face the challenge of stepping up and stepping out into the world.
You could be asked to speak publicly, give a presentation, perform, release a novel, or anything which involves putting yourself out there. Whatever it is that is going to be asked of you will involve shining your Soul's light in some way, for others to see. You might be feeling scared as hell and wanting to run as fast as your legs will carry you. But this is why the Universe has given you this card today. Look carefully at the image. There are hundreds of tiny bubbles rising to the surface. Take a moment to energetically feel the colors. There is a lot of joy in there. This is Spirit's way of reassuring you that this process brings with it much joy and celebration. This is a part of your Soul doing what it has come here to do. You just have to get past yourself first.
The Surfacing card can also come if we have been brave and expressed our truth in some way. It comes if we have shared a part of ourselves, our gifts, or our talents. Spirit is here to acknowledge you and your bravery. Every time you allow the expression of your soul, it is cause for celebration.
There is a whole lot more to you, just below the surface. These are aspects of yourself which you are not fully conscious of yet. When the Surfacing card comes, it means that these hidden qualities are about to rise to the surface. Enjoy this time of self discovery."
My message for you today is this:
It is raining this morning here in the desert of Arizona. How appropriate, considering the card that revealed itself for you today! Rain---particularly in the desert---is highly cleansing and nurturing, and brings to the surface that which may have been 'camouflaged' under a layer of dust and dirt. It is a beautiful respite from the often incessant heat, and thereby encourages certain aspects of nature to reveal themselves, rather than to remain in refuge from the heat. Essentially, when it rains, in many ways the desert 'comes alive'. All that life was always there...it was simply sitting dormant and not fully revealed.
There is a distinctive, fresh, enchanting scent that is in the air following a desert rain. There is quite honestly a sense of optimism and positivity, also. Energetically, you can sense the latent potential that the desert offers. You will often witness certain cacti blooming on the day following a rain---after the rain we had here the other day, a cactus in our front yard that we had never seen bloom, had a solitary, glorious bloom (it is pictured below). The potential for that to occur had always been there, it just required the right set of circumstances for it to manifest.
Such is the metaphor that this desert rain is sharing with us today! You have within you Soulful expression that is meant to be shared. The Surfacing card has presented for you today to remind you of that! The energies at this time are conducive to you expressing yourself in a Soulful way---in YOUR own unique Soulful way! You are now in the energies of a nurturing desert rain, which is washing away any latent fears and is also providing you with the encouragement to allow your true self to be revealed and shared. Be brave...the joy that you will feel in expressing yourself authentically will honour your Soul!
Blessed be...
So happy to be back to posting your daily card readings here! Our motorcycle trip was amazing, but I sincerely love doing these readings for you...it is a heart-centered act of service for me for sure, and I appreciate what Spirit brings forward for us!
This is your card reading for Monday, October 19th/15. Your card dropped out of the 'Universal Laws of Conscious Creation' card deck, authored by Lara Solara, Dana Da Ponte, and Marlene Chapman. Your card is 'Universal Law of Cause and Effect', and the author's message for the card is this:
"The Law of Cause and Effect states that nothing happens by chance because every effect has its cause. Your thoughts and feelings have effects, your actions and inactions produce effects, and your choices and reactions cause effects. The nature of the thought and action you generate matches exactly the nature of the effect you cause. If you cause 40% happiness and 60% disharmony in your life, this is exactly what the Universe returns to you. The natural process of cause and effect is generally experienced with a time delay: cause takes time to unfold into effect. This process can be sped up by aligning all aspects of your being---your thoughts, feelings, and actions. The more aligned you are in your full being, the faster your results will manifest into form. You can use the wisdom of this law to produce the results you want to experience in your life. When you know what it is you want to create, discover what will cause the effect you desire. What thoughts would you need to be thinking? What feelings would you need to be generating? What actions would you take? What attitude would you hold? When you understand what is needed to bring about the results you desire, all that remains is to think, feel, and act accordingly. This card is telling you that you have the power to cause the results you desire."
My message for you today is this:
The first thing I need to say is that the message today is NOT intended to drop you into some level of self-criticism for whatever your life circumstances may be or may have been in the past! This is meant to be an EMPOWERING message that inspires you to step out of any perceived victimhood in any area of your life experience. Shift your perspective from that of 'life happening TO you', to that of being a 'conscious co-creator' of your life! You DO have that choice! Step out of any 'woe is me' attitude into 'what action can I take to shift things for myself?' You have the power! As Glinda, the Good Witch, says to Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz', "You've always had the power". Yet, just as Dorothy, sometimes you have to go through certain life experiences before you consciously realize it. Once you DO realize it, you can strive to be a conscious co-creator of your life experience. And then, when life presents you with unforeseen circumstances, you can choose to take conscious action, rather than to be simply reactionary...can you feel the difference?
THAT is the underlying energy of the Universal Law of Cause and Effect: taking responsibility for your own life. Empowering yourself. Honoring yourself.
This great shift that we have been in is supporting us in this! We are being inspired to live our lives from a Soulful place and from an authentic place; rather than to simply conform to the social conventions of the masses. We are being urged to develop our own individual connection to the Divine, rather than have another dictate to us how we must be in relationship with the sacred part of ourselves. As was shared in the author's message above, the most effective means of employing the Law of Cause and Effect is through the symphony of your thoughts/feelings/actions. If you simply have a thought that is not fuelled by your emotions and then taking conscious action, the thought remains dormant.
You are being reminded today that you CAN orchestrate certain aspects of your life experience...you are maturing spiritually! Celebrate all that has led you to this place and time and utilize the Universal Laws and current energies that support you in moving forward.
Blessed be...
