Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 31st, 2012

MEADOW

Vulnerability

The meadow in this card invites us in with its beauty and openness.

The flowers have arranged themselves in a poetic design orchestrated by Nature, and the lush rolling fields urge us to relax and stay for a while.

Yet for some, the idea of being in such an open space is terrifying and in an expansive meadow like this, we may feel exposed and defenseless, lacking the perceived safety of an enclosed area.

Fpr others, walking through a meadow can be an exquisitely satisfying experience.

We can feel comfortable in the openness and visibility, enjoying the 360-degress view with nothing but the sky above.

Yes, we may still feel vulnerable, but with a twist.

This is vulnerability built on the foundation of trust rather than fear — the capacity to trust our own instincts to tell us of there are any potential threats we must repsond to.

By relying on this instinctual knowing, we can relax and enjoy yhr beauty that surround us.

You are in a place now where you can take risks with your feelings, and even more important, take risks with the truth of who you are — the truth you know in your heart and soul.

You no longer need to be subjected to your conditioned fears of letting others know who you really are.

Yes, others may judge, evaluate, criticize, and perhaps even put you down.

These are very real possibilities.

Yet by trusting that you have the strength to deal with these reactions — rather than responding adaptively and always playing it safe — you can more confidently allow yourself to be vulnerable.

Always holding back from expressing your truth can create an illusion of safety, but armed with your trust and your faith, you can choose to be vulnerable and share your authentic self with the world.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 30th, 2012

DREAMTIME

Creation

For the Aborigines of Australia, the dreamtime is a place before time and outside of time in which ancestral spirit beings came to Earth and gave all of Life its form.

Once the work was done, these spirits remained in the very forms they created — including the animals, hills, stars, and other features of the land — and continue to be present today.

The dreamtime is an individual’s or group’s spiritual template, including songs and stories that have been handed down for at least 60,000 years — althought Aborigines would say that they’ve existed sine the beginning of time.

In one such tradition, there’s a creation story involving the didgeridoo, which is essentially a hollowed-out log that emits a droning sound when played.

In this card, we see that as Spirit Man plays the didgeridoo, the world is sung into existence.

Note the various beings and colors and structures of the land that are being created, all carrying Spirit that has been breathed into them.

Close your eyes, tune in to your breathing, and allow yourself to sink deeply into the heart of the living creation that you are.

As you notice your breath becoming steady and slightly deeper than usual, observe the urge within you that is begging to come forth in some creative action.

Pay attention to any images, sounds, or feelings that beckon your awareness; and there you will find the key as to the mannier in which to express this magnificent pulse.

 

Your breath is the crossover between Spirit and physical reality.

Breathing comfortably and steadily helps you align yourself with Spirit, which then brings a clearer focus on waht creative expression is preparing to be birthed through and from you.

Discard any habitual thought patterns that would prevent the manifestation of what you are being prompted to bring forth.

Allow yourself to take risks with this self-expression, and all of Creation will smile upon you.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 29th, 2012

DNA

Karma

Karma, a concept in many Eastern religions, is a Sanskrit word implying the greater universal laws of cause and effect, providing an implied code of ethics within the structure of the seemingly endless cyles of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara), which we experience throught our lives in many different versions.

The mistaken notion about karma is that it’s some kind of punishment, but it’s far from that.

In fact, in its purest form, it simply asserts that our conduct in this lifetime will determine our next incarnation.

It has also come to mean how our behavior and actions in this lifetime create consequences in a slightly different version of Golden Rule.

We not only carry our soul’s karma into this lifetime, but also embedded in the complex coding of our DNA is our genetic ancestral karma.

The double-helix structure of DNA contains codes that have been passed down from our parents and grandparents as well as our ancestors; therefore, we have some of the same genetic information that comes from the DNA of very early humans.

In this card, we see two intertwined serpents with double helixes on either side.

Vatiations of this archetypal image exist in many cultures, both traditional and contemporary.

It’s a graphic representation of the most ancient ancestry we can lay claim to: our DNA, the fundamental substance of life itself that provides substantial determination of our life path.

Aspects of your soul entered your primitive physical self long before you had begun to take form.

While the DNA that you inherited from your biological parents has a physical component, it also has a soul pattern that came together in the creation of “you.”

You are predisposed to follow the karmic dictates of this patterning to some extent, yet as you evolve in your consciousness and expand the light of awareness, you can make choices that shift and modify this ancestral design.

This is one of those times.

You can feel the tug of your soul that is both ancient and karmic, yet you also recognize the persistent and loving communication from your Higher Self that contradicts the more familiar solutions before you.

The choice is up to you, but know that every time you heed the guidance of your Higher Self, no matter what etheric or physical form it takes, human consciousness is elevated.

In a sense, it becomes a choice between destiny and fate.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 27th, 2012

DREAMTIME

Creation

For the Aborigines of Australia, the dreamtime is a place before time and outside of time in which ancestral spirit beings came to Earth and gave all of Life its form.

Once the work was done, these spirits remained in the very forms they created — including the animals, hills, stars, and other features of the land — and continue to be present today.

The dreamtime is an individual’s or group’s spiritual template, including songs and stories that have been handed down for at least 60,000 years — althought Aborigines would say that they’ve existed sine the beginning of time.

In one such tradition, there’s a creation story involving the didgeridoo, which is essentially a hollowed-out log that emits a droning sound when played.

In this card, we see that as Spirit Man plays the didgeridoo, the world is sung into existence.

Note the various beings and colors and structures of the land that are being created, all carrying Spirit that has been breathed into them.

Close your eyes, tune in to your breathing, and allow yourself to sink deeply into the heart of the living creation that you are.

As you notice your breath becoming steady and slightly deeper than usual, observe the urge within you that is begging to come forth in some creative action.

Pay attention to any images, sounds, or feelings that beckon your awareness; and there you will find the key as to the mannier in which to express this magnificent pulse.

Your breath is the crossover between Spirit and physical reality.

Breathing comfortably and steadily helps you align yourself with Spirit, which then brings a clearer focus on waht creative expression is preparing to be birthed through and from you.

Discard any habitual thought patterns that would prevent the manifestation of what you are being prompted to bring forth.

Allow yourself to take risks with this self-expression, and all of Creation will smile upon you.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 26th, 2012

I would like to apologize for not being able to publish yesterday’s card and the day before it.

Something went wrong with my scanner and the computer was acting out a bit.

Thank you for your understanding.

SPRING EQUINOX

Rebirth

 The spring equinox, also called the vernal equinox, occurs on March 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and September 20 or 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.

This is the point when the sun crosses the plane of the equator, and day and night are the same length across the planet.

Earth Mother is pregnant and is birthing once again.

Crops can once again be planted.

This card features a rendition of Ostara, sometimes spelled Oestre or Eastre, a Germanic goddess of spring.

Ostara is also a northern European name for Astarte, which means “womb”; and is another name for Venus, the goddess of love, passion, and creativity.

The Christian holiday of Easter stems from this goddess, and in this card we see some archetypal symbols of the spring equinox that represent the rebirth of the world, such as rabbits, eggs, and flowers.

It is indeed a time for renewal.

You thought this passage you have been through would never end.

Just as certain that the light of the world fades every months, it makes its return, and the Earth rejoices.

The fresh breath of spring sweeps away the cobwebs acquired from the absence of the light.

The light is now obviously increasing as Nature begins to emerge in all her many forms, shapes, and colors that remind us of the continual cycles of Earth Mother.

This cycle of rebirth you are experiencing follows a considerably challenging time.

Any tears you may have shed have cleared the way for what has been gestating, which is now ripe and ready to emerge.

That which no longer serves you needs to be put to rest so that a freshness and newness of spirit can make itself known to you.

Sometimes birth can be painful, particularly in that passage just before delivery, yet what emerges can be fresh and beautiful.

Be with the emergence of this next cycle with faith and grace.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 23rd, 2012

I am going to publish card of the day for March 23rd today, because I am going to celebrate a day of Silence or what we, locals, called Nyepi.

Nyepi is a day spent in total silence, meditation and introspection, reflecting on the past year’s events.

Thank you for your understanding.

FULL MOON

Completion

Every 29,5 days Grandmother Moon shines bright and full in the sky, illuminating the landscape with her muted brilliance, casting a delicate canopy over the sky and the physical features of Earth.

Having gradually etched her way over the last two weeks to fullness, she now stands like a guiding beacon in the night.

She has completed this round of her perpetual and periodic monthly journey, and will now start her slow but steady retreat into shadow.

In this card, we see the grandeur of the moon at its peak, blazing brightly and creating a silhouette of a tree.

This beautiful orb reminds us that all cycles have their time of completion and fulfillment, one that will inevitably be followed by a decrease until yet another cycle is initiated.

You can now take pleasure in knowing that whatever you have been working toward now has reached its culmination.

It may have been a relatively brief cycle or a much more extensive one, yet regardless of the length of time, you have arrived at the stage of completion.

Let yourself feel the contentment and satisfaction of this accomplishment.

It is like when you take a deep breath and reach the point where your lungs are pleasantly full and your body is ready to release that breath.

It is important to not only enjoy this completion but also to let go and allow yourself to relax afterword, just like exhaling slowly and consciously.

People are much too eager to rush to the next item on the agenda without giving proper time and space to appreciating and honoring the natural cycle of release that follows a point of resolution.

Give yourself that time to relax and rest before tackling Spirit’s next assignment.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 22nd, 2012

ISLAND

Solitude

The solitary tree on this island surrounded by the glassy sea can evoke different feelings depending on one’s perception and beliefs.

The tree, which is in full blossom, stands out amid the relative starkness, and is illuminated by a beam of light emerging from the otherwise dark sky.

It’s an elegant reminder of how even in what might appear to be relatively barren circumstances, there is still beauty and growth.

Although an island like this can be a metaphor for isolation and desolation, the thriving tree proves that even in the harshest of environments, there is Life.

We can see the tree’s spiderlike roots spreading out along the rocks, seeking nourishment from the moist soil.

The sense of peace and solitude depicted in this image provides nourishment for the soul.

You need to take some time for solitude, preferably in silence.

Spend the morning, afternoon, or even the entire day by yourself, completely unplanned and unstructured.

The bombardment of your senses by the noise and intensity of society leaves you on alert far more than is necessary.

The vibration of millions of people’s worry and fear throughout the world can impinge upon you and greatly affect you if you do not honor your need to pull back from time to time.

 

When you have passed through any self constructed barriers to enjoying the quiet peace of solitude, it will serve you best if you simply observe the thoughts and emotions that pass through you, especially those that cause shortness of breath or a quickening heartbeat.

Remember that isolation is experienced not by choice, but out of fear.

When you decide to spend time with yourself in solitude, however, you are choosing to once again find and connect with who you really are.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 21st, 2012

CAVE

Sanctuary

As the sun sets, the crescent of the new moon appears in the distance as this ancestral human creates his art, painting on the walls of the cave with colors drawn from Earth substances.

The fire warms him; the cave shelters him and provides a refuge from the rest of the world.

With its womblike stucture, it not only offers sanctuary but also serves as a temple that houses his creative spirit, which eventually gives “birth” in the physical form of his artwork.

Note how absorbed he is in the process.

He no doubt has prepares for this creative ceremony by getting the fire going, mixing the colors, and gathering his sacred objects.

He’s painting an image of a sacred spiral, one of the most ancient symbols ever discovered.

It’s been depicted in artwork found in variety of cultures, and occurs frequently in Nature in exquisite mathematical proportions (such as in the shape of a nautilus shell).

 It also shows up in burial sites around the world representing the endless spiral of life-death-rebirth, the grand and complex mystery so elegantly portrayed in a simple circular pattern.

There is a quiet, still place inside of you that will always be available as a sanctuary, yet finding such a space in the natural world will enhance and complement this internal place of peace.

Whether it is a cave, meadow, forest, seashore, or any other setting in Nature, this is where you can see, hear, and feel the presence of the Creator in your surroundings.

Let it become a temple for your heart and soul.

Rather than having your computer, television, or any other human-made device or activity be your sanctuary, allow yourself to discover the perfect place in Nature where you can simply be and breathe.

Doing so bridges the connection between the internal and external, facilitating a spiritual communion that allows your being to be aligned in dramatic and quiet reverie with All That Is.

In today’s busy world, it becomes even more critical to set aside time for sanctuary — even if you have to schedule it!

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 20th, 2012

CLOUDS

Shapeshifting

When tiny droplets of water or frozen crystals are surrounded by billions of other droplets or crystals, a cloud is formed.

Each of these tiny droplets diffuse and scatter light so that the tops of clouds are white, then fade to gray toward the base.

The nature of cloud formations affects our mood as well as the temperature on the ground and in the air.

Their shape, movement, and coloration tell us what weather to expect in the near future, and they nourish our visual hunger during breathtaking sunrises and sunsets.

Most of us have had an opportunity at one time or another to notice the shapes and forms clouds take as they drift gently or boldly across the sky, constantly shifting and changing, adjusting themselves to the requirements of their nature.

When we take time to simply observe, we can see the Cloud People — images that are an elegant collaboration between Nature and our imagination.

In both subtle and more dramatic ways, you can shapeshift by your choice of clothing, hairstyle, adornments, and even mannerisms (such as facial expression, gesture, and the way you walk).

By adjusting these along with internal attitude, you can actually display different personas.

When you experiment with these variations of self-expression that are not how you ordinarily present yourself, others will react to you, depending on the degree in which your persona contrasts with the one they are most familiar with.

Be like the clouds as you try out different form, willing to move and adjust as necessary.

Lift your head up, square your shoulders, and stand tall such that your chest and heart open to the world, and note how this feels.

You may feel vulnerable at first, but stay with it.

Then let your shoulders fall forward slightly, pull your chest inward an inch or two, and let your head drop a little; observe how this feels.

Experiment with contracting your aura (your energy field), then expand it as far as you comfortably can.

By this kind of shapeshifting you can consciously choose your expression into the world.

Just remember who you are at the core.

Earth Magic Oracle Cards – March 19th, 2012

RIVER

Movement

The softened light from the sun falls upon this meandering river, the sparkles reflecting the gentle movement taking place in the river’s body.

She moves easily around the curves and rocks, sometimes gently, as portrayed in this card, and sometimes quite rapidly and intensely.

Still, the river’s movement will always eventually land her in the bosom of great Grandmother Ocean.

 Some of her water will evaporate along the way to feed the waters of the sky — just as it takes place in any other bodies of replenishment in a perfectly natural cycle that helps the planet sustain itself.

Water is our lifeblood, a nutrient more essential than food.

The flow of water throughout our own bodies serves as a metaphor for how life itself flows through us and expresses as us.

Fighting or blocking the flow of your Life Force can lead you to feeling spiritually void and disconnected from Source.

Just like the metaphor of the river, it doesn not work to force or fight this compelling movement.

When you simply pay attention and observe the flow, it becomes easier to navigate your experiences and see what lies ahead, or at least get a sense of what is to come by the ever-changing geography that unfold as you cruise along.

 

Your resistance is hampering your ability to make a choice in this matter.

Surrender to the movement of Life, be grateful, and you will see the signs along the shore and in the river itself that offer you clues about what direction your egoless Self is to be making.

“Go withe the flow” is more than a trite aphorism here.

It is essential that you do so now.

Breathe, relax, and you will know.