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I asked what guidance I should give for this week and drew the Universe (World) XXI. This card represents the ending of a cycle and the beginning of another, but we are stronger and wiser now for what we have surmounted and accomplished thus far.We are reminded by this card to celebrate our successes and to be grateful for all things, including what we perceive to be failures. "Failures" are life lessons, and the most successful people make the greatest number of mistakes--because they TRY. This card also reminds us that we must take control of our own lives and our own choices. We must also take responsibility for these, as well.
When we take the wheel of a car, we do not look in the rear view mirror the whole time we are driving. We glance back and side to side, but usually keep our eyes on what lies ahead of us. This is the way we must conduct our lives. Someone once said, "Sorry looks back, worry looksaround, faith looks up." Regret is our conscience telling us not to make that mistake again; but turn regret into gratefulness for the lesson, and there will come a release of self defeating behaviors that keep one from moving forward. Worry is imagination misused, but caution and awareness of our surroundings is healthy. Faith is the understanding that no matter what happens to us on this plane, it is all for a greater purpose. The lessons we learn here are all experienced as JOY when we return to Spirit. In Spirit we are perfect, but as humans we cannot be perfect; otherwise, we would learn nothing,accomplish nothing, and do nothing. We can, however, choose to be complete.
The drama of the World, day to day, is draining and mind-numbing. If we allow ourselves to get caught up in it all--- Passing emails back and forth about what the president is or is not doing, absorbing all the bad news on the news today, listening to those commercials that tell you that you are too old, too ugly, too fat, too tired, not cool because you don't have a blackberry and your car isn't nice enough to find a mate or .....--do you see all this negativity??--makes us have a lot of unconscious negativity. Then there is the immediate drama that comes from family, friends and co-workers....and then, there is our own negative self-talk. Are you starting to see the patterns?
First shield yourself from negativity. Don't allow yourself to be caught up in ANY drama from the outside. Secondly, deprogram your negative thought patterns into positive ones. When you start to WORRYabout the bills, smile and say, "it's okay, the money is coming in now." If you split up with your partner, give it to the Universe, forgive the other person for their trespasses as you would have them forgive you of yours, and let the Creator handle the rest. Struggling against the natural flow of things gets us about as far as running in quicksand. See the whole big picture and understand that we are all here to learn, love, create, laugh, cry, suffer, struggle, get down and get back up again. Each and every one of is equal in that way, just as we know that none of us are getting out of here alive. That being said, The World card tells us to embrace ourselves, love ourselves, live each moment to it's fullest, and remember that our attitude about life is what directs the outcome.
Categories: Tarot Guidance