THIS WEEK'S CARD:: Maid of Chalices
Last week we had Maid of Vesicas, representing the divine feminine-masculine balance and birth -- perfect symbology for the Summer Solstice -- this week we have the Maid of Chalices. This card shows a lady dressed in blue, holding out a chalice near from heart, sitting in a field of poppies. Chalices hold liquid and so this card has a strong emotional side to it. But what kind of emotion are we dealing with? Well, because she is holding the chalice by her heart, it suggests innocence and openess. Meanwhile, her sleeves are hanging lose, suggesting flexibility, and the front of her dress is lightly laced, suggesting she knows how to contain her energy but at the same time open to sharing. As for the field of poppies she sits in? For me, I have always interpreted this as representing some form of loss or sacrifice, because they wear poppies on memorial day to represent those who died in the First World War. I see these sacrifices or loss as representing all the experiences and healings we have been through to open our heart, which was often a tumultuos and trying process. I know it certainly has been for me.
This card suggests that we now find ourselves more emotionally in-tune, more emotionally flexible, and more giving of ourselves. The other possibility is that we need to open up more and come in to emotional balance. A simple method I have used recently, which is quite effective, is simply to hold a Rose Quartz crystal and/or then place one's attention in one's heart space. You can rest there and wait to see how you really feel, beneath the veneer of your mind. Once there, you can give yourself whatever nurturance you require. Whatever you find there, love and respect it and be open. Note how you feel, note your reaction to how you feel, and if your reaction is fear based, be easy on yourself and return to the space of unconditional love. You may find people being more attracted to you at this time, and more open in response. Remember to give freely of yourself and be the shining example of love that you are!
AFFIRMATION
'I am in touch with my true feelings. Wherever I may go, I am the expression of Divine innocence'.
MEDITATION
After last weeks epic sagafor the Solstice, I thought I'd keep this week's nice and simple.
Take a deep breath. Imagine growing roots down into the earth, and light coming down from above. Breath the light throughout your entire body, from head to toe, and down into the earth below. Now become aware of how you are laying or seated. Become aware of your breath, the posture of your body. Now hold your Rose Quartz crystal if you have one, or imagine one if you don't. Cup it in your hands. Put your mind at the centre of the crystal, find it's heart with your mind. Become aware of your heart and become aware of the crystal's heart simultaneously. Now hold the crystal up by your heart. Imagine at the centre of your heart is a chalice. Breath in pink light from the crystal which fills the chalice, until it overpsills. Overspill with love. Smile as you focus on your heart space. Breath this smile through every part of you, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes, and then return awareness to your heart again. Look at yourself and see another you within you, see this other you shrink until they become very small like a 'mini Me'! Seat your mini-Me in your heart space. Look out through your mini-Me's eyes. Then visualise the rest of your day, or if it is late, visualise -- plan -- tomorrow. Smile through out your body, see yourself meeting people throughout your day. You are smiling, and the smiles return. Spend a while doing this in as much detail as possible... Then return your mini-Me back to normal size to synthesis with the rest of you, become aware of your body again, and slowly open your eyes.
Now... go out there and smile!
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Jamie uses the Glastonbury Tarot by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma (Gothic Image Publications, 1999).
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