Neew Moon, New Opportunities for YOU!

January 15, 2010

Sorry to have been away for so long; just celebrating my birthday and having a beautiful time! At this time of year, I usually receive some sort of Tarot deck for either Christmas or my birthday and this year was no different. I was given one of my most lovely gifts, the new Archangel Michael Deck by Doreen Virtue! I have been christening this deck by using it with friends and clients and I have found its insights to be quite remarkable! I will be referring to this deck during our time together.

So, I have been asked, “How does this Tarot stuff work? How can randomly drawn cardboard cards--with sayings written on them by someone I don’t know--actually answer my important life questions?” After studying and working with Tarot and numerous other New Age, Metaphysical, and Holistic tools over the past 35 years I have a very definite theory about that. My theory draws upon ancient beliefs now proven by science, namely the reality of energy fields which are vitally interconnected. (Think “AVATAR.”) Combine that thought with deep listening and the psychology of our mind’s ability to make connections that make sense to us. Jung would have called it the ability to find pattern in seemingly causal random events.

When I speak of Tarot as being "Holistic,” I imply that it is a system of pattern, color, image, and message that is delivered and absorbed visually, aurally, and physically. We hear the message, see the message, and feel the message and thus it gets embedded in our psyche. It remains with us long after the cards have been put away and you, the client, have walked away from the table. With the help of these images, sounds, and feelings, you can later reflect upon the new insights gained to come up with your own solution to your issue. A session involves the co-creation of meaning through the combined efforts of the medium AND the client.

A Medium (me) is just that…an interpreter, a go between, a conduit of energy, opening to her or his own experience of insight during the activity of “reading”.
For me, those insights are “heard” and I simply relate them to the querent (you). The answers I deliver may not seem related to the pretty pictures on the deck at all. The deck simply is a tool or gateway to a connection on a deeper energetic level. In fact, the pattern created by the cards in the reading of the deck serves to focus the awareness of the client.

The question arises, “Is there really meaning behind the blind random choice of a number of cards drawn to answer a question?” Meaning is a highly personal matter.
The client is necessarily a co-creator of her or his process. Clients are responsible for extrapolating meaning from the experience and applying it to make positive change in their lives.

I will continue to discuss these issues and also offer some exercises that you can do in order to hone your own awareness. As this blog continues we will also explore dreams, the I Ching, the power of Angels, the applications of Shamanic thought and the coming implications of 2012.


TRY THIS EXERCISE:
By now, the energy we felt as we made our New Year’s resolutions may be starting to fade. Here is an easy exercise for you to try to re-affirm your desires and laser focus your resolve.

On January 15, we will be entering a New Moon Power Day. According to Astrologer Jan Spillar (www.JanSpillar.com), during this transit atmospheric energies work with us to remove blocks and help us move forward with our desires. Take time to meditate on what you wish to see accomplished in your New Year.
Then, between 2:12 a.m. and 4:01 a.m. or after 12:17 p.m. on the 15th or all day on the 16th, take time to write ten wishes. Give this some thought. You may find that it is harder than you think to formulate clearly ten desires, needs, or goals that you want to achieve in your life. However, as you affirm your desires with mindfulness you will discover that you set the stage for your psyche to work in concert with your world. The process will help you steer your will so that these desires can take shape.

SOME TIPS: Before you begin, get centered, say a prayer or just take the time to breathe deeply and consider what you want. Write clearly and with detail. Remember the old saying, “Be careful what you wish for, it may come true." In other words, you will need to take responsibility for what manifests. Once complete, just fold up the paper and put it away. It may take some time for your desires to manifest and you can refer periodically to your list to see what has come to pass.

To conclude this installment, I will draw an Archangel Michael card to set the “tone” for this New Moon opportunity.
From The Archangel Michael: “THIS SITUATION IS ALREADY RESOLVED”
The prayer: (and you might say this prayer before writing your wishes)
“I give any worries, cares, and concerns to you in exchange for true peace in all ways. Thank you for resolving this (name your wishes or details of the situation that needs attention) in a divinely perfect way.”

Many Blessings,
Cris McCullough
www.TheHolisticTarot.com
www.TheLabyrinthLadies.com


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Manifest Anything
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Barbara Brennan
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Abundance Affirmations
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Your Inner Energy Healer
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Law Of Attraction Works
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