A New Beginning with Massive Potential
What Do You See?
Salamanders on the tunic are a symbol of unfinished things.
The light blue sky is the heavens – the divine realm
The desert – a new opportunity is coming from nothingness
Red plume on hat – burning for a cause
Wand – the large wand is a sign of youth
Pyramids – wisdom, science, mystery, and the gods
Hands – holding onto something
Yellow clothes – excitement
Getting to Know The Page of Wands
The Page of Wands is a messenger, out to enjoy life and begin something – maybe an adventure. There is massive potential here. Because everything is new and fresh, the new beginning gives them the energy to be eager and excited. Certainly, they are ready to commit to something – their first adventure maybe?
Inspiration accompanies potential. Strength and potential are limitless. Sometimes it helps to just breathe. Give them a chance to explore the different options available. Most important, allow them to dream! Cultivate creative energy. Be grateful for the simple joys in life and for the risks they’ve been lucky enough to experience. Say “yes” to opportunities. Important: The Page of Wands needs to find ways to control opportunities.
This is especially important when the Page’s wand appears to be alive.
Story
A Page of Wands sat down at my Tarot table in the coffee house late one winter afternoon. A petite young person, the Page had enough gorgeous hair for three people. The long, thick, curls attracted everyone’s attention as he walked in the room. And, frankly, I didn’t know whether I was looking at a young man or woman until I saw the neat little mustache. Certainly the thick, long, curls weren’t going to tell me.
“I think I’m at a crossroads and I want to know what might be a good way to go.” The different life paths he described were all “uptown” problems. It was obvious to me, this young Page manufactures opportunity every day of the work.
A student at an area University with grades “to die for”, his life was just beginning. As we discussed his options, it became clear that whatever he chooses to do, his path will be energetic, creative, and positive.
And, one thing is for sure: As he travels on his journey through his life, he will give us each a gift as he touches our lives. As he shares his free spirit, we will all have a good time.
Life Changing Rituals
Embrace the self-care of mindful attention as you focus and feel grateful for the simple joys of life.
Other times it’s better to dance or hike in the forest.
What sparks your creativity?
Meditatiion
Go to your private, safe space and get comfortable. Turn on healing music and light your favorite incense.
Remove your shoes. Keep your socks on if you prefer. Or, remove your socks if you want. Using your hands, massage your feet for 2-3 minutes There is no right or wrong way for this introduction.
The intention is to allow your feet to feel free and you want to improve the blood flow.
Now, rotate your feet in circles at your ankles. Hold your feet in your hands and rotate them.
Allow your breathing to relax and become slower.
Now, stretch your feet in all directions.
Move your toes to the left and right. Move your toes up and down.
Stretch your feet in all directions.
Continue with your relaxing breaths and pay attention to the muscles and tendons in your feet.
Begin at your ankles and comfortably massage your muscles and tendons down toward your toes.
Loosen any tight places you find.
Turning your attention to the soles of your feet, massage them with a circular motion.
If your feet feel ticklish, this is a signal to apply deeper pressure.
Run your fingers and thumbs up and down the soles of your feet.
Tune into your feet now. Notice any thoughts, feelings, and sensations you experience.
Now, move your attention to the top of your feet and calmly massage them. The idea is to relax and loosen the muscles, tendons, and joints on the tops of your feet beginning at your ankles.
Tune into your feet now. What sensations do you experience in your feet?
It is time to put your shoes on now. Take a moment to thank your feet for all the places they take you every day.
Send gratitude to your feet.
Pause now to breathe slowly and deeply.
Return to your day now, knowing that you can return to this relaxing foot massage any time you want.
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This is what liberation looks like.
Symbolism
The Tower – protection
The Explosion – lightning has struck
22 Drops of Gold – destructive firestorm or grace
Lightening – for good or ill
Flames – destruction
Tilted Crown – loss of self-importance
Black Sky – loss of the horizon
Falling Figures – the fallout disaster can bring
Getting to Know the Tower
The Tower is dreaded and often misunderstood. You’ve been stopped on the spot and are now in the midst of huge shift. It’s time to change the way you have been living.
When some kind of upheaval or collapse from an outside source occurs, you have a chance to rebuild your life. This event, while disturbing or even traumatic, is your opportunity to change. While you cannot avoid the event, you have been given a gift to move on to a better place.
Know this: The system, building, or relationship that collapsed wasn’t working very well to begin with.
Look at it this way: The disaster you’re looking at is no longer sustainable. This event was coming. For all the confusion and stress, you are at a moment in time of liberation. Go for it.
Trust this: Your event is happening for a reason. Bring on the resurrection!
Because this is a moment of awakening, take a few days to figure out the best way to move forward.
It’s time to find your new place – either physically or spiritually or both – if progress is a goal.
You may think you’ll never recover – but you will. Think of it this way: You’ve just been liberated. Caution have been thrown to the winds and your boundaries are exploded.
This is your time of personal development, happiness, and spiritual growth.
Accept this powerful event. The benefits are real even though you don’t yet understand them. It’s time to rebuild! Align and stay in the present tense.
Story
About the time Nixon plotted Watergate, my husband Tony found, and married a really cute little nineteen-year-old in a whirlwind romance. When this happened, I was upset.
After a few weeks, I realized I was young and felt my daughters and I would be better off in Texas anyway. I put Jennette, Michele, and myself and the clothes on our backs aboard a green bus carrying people, chickens, and pigs. And, actually, it was pretty easy to leave the cook books, the furniture, and china behind. We headed for San Antonio, Texas, and I never looked back. In Laredo, we switched to an American bus without the farm animals.
While I packed my daughters off to Texas, my Mexican in-laws rejoiced. They had a few parties to celebrate my departure. After all, I just wasn’t the right person for them. I didn’t drink enough and didn’t gamble at all.
And, in my heart of hearts, I never figured a Mexican divorce to be worth the paper it was printed on. Why should I even bother?
Decades later, I look back on this phase of my life and believe I did the right thing. I brought my daughters back to Texas and raised them as Americans. This was important to me and was probably my primary reason for returning home.
Energetic Balance
In the midst of a Tower event, check in with yourself. Ask yourself: How are you doing? This is also a good time to practice some slow, relaxing, rejuvenating yoga. The idea is to keep your muscles calm. Take yourself outside every day, even for a few short breaths.
Meditation
Go to your safe, private meditation place. Sit in a comfortable place where you keep your spine straight, and your shoulders relaxed. Your feet make contact with the earth, and allow the chair to support your body.
Close your eyes. Focus on your breath. Begin to relax as you breathe in and out. Observe your breath as you inhale and exhale.
You inhale and exhale more deeply. As this happens, your breathing becomes deeper, slower.
As you inhale and exhale, move your breath to focus on other body parts. As your breathing moves to different body parts, you find tension. Wherever you find this tension, exhale the stress.
As your attention moves to your arms and hands, you inhale in appreciation for all they do.
Your arms and hands relax.
As you focus your attention on your shoulders and neck, they relax. Breathe in appreciation and breathe out stress.
Take a few in-and-out breaths as you enjoy this relaxation.
Focus now on your chest area. Inhale gratitude for your heart and lungs. Exhale stress, tightness.
Move on to your abdomen. Encourage it to soften. Exhale deeply as this happens.
Notice your buttocks now. Breathe in relaxation. Allow toxins to release. .
Send gratitude to your legs, thighs, knees, lower legs, ankles. Appreciate the work they do today as they carry you where you need to go.
Focus on your feet and toes now. Send gratitude to the many bones and muscles in your feet and toes. Acknowledge the support they give and the work they do.
Encourage your breath to scan your body, removing any tension that remains. Let each breath relax you more and more.
Finally, focus on your mind and emotions. Notice your burdens: your activities, your work, your errands, your cares. As you exhale deeply, allow them to dissipate and disappear.
Send these burdens on their way.
You are in your present moment now. You are in the here and now. You feel lighter, refreshed, relaxed. Your body and mind feel free now.
Take a few inbreaths and outbreaths now. Move gently now. Let your body stir.
Open your eyes now. Look around.
You are now ready to move on in this day.
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Truth Matters.
Does someone you know seem to be inauthentic? Maybe that’s not the right word. Perhaps you feel something is just a little “off”.
First, ask yourself this: Are you being honest with yourself? Because, truth is, dishonesty happens all the time.
When I find myself asking, “What’s happening here?” it’s time to look at myself in the mirror. I’m thinking about actions, words, and whatever is going on.
After all, sneaky underhanded behavior, lying, and cheating are universal among humans.
When you suspect that something is a little “off”, it’s time to be honest and face the truth. OR watch your back.
Either way, you are being blamed for their actions or your mistake.
Are you making things better or worse for yourself? Are you being honest about it all?
Be alert and trust your instincts. You don’t want to be the victim of someone else’s deceit. Align yourself with your highest morality.
The truth matters.
DO THIS:
Discuss the issue with yourself. Be honest and face the truth to make sense of the situation. Whatever you need to discuss, say it to yourself.
MEDITATION:
Sit down and get comfortable. Take a few minutes to close your eyes while you let your attention focus on your breath. Breathe in and out… in and out. Let each breath relax you more.
Opening your eyes, you find yourself in a forested park, walking along on a smooth path. You come upon a group of trees. This area is secluded, protective, and rich with birds, butterflies, and the perfect temperature. You enjoy seeing the birds flying among the trees. You see the blue sky and the clouds through the branches.
Beneath one of the trees you see an inviting bench. You know this bench is waiting for you to sit, enjoy the scene, and become more calm and relaxed.
After sitting on the bench for a moment, a being walks up and sits down beside you. This wise and gentle person is here to help you by answering a question.
To help you focus on your question, this being hands you a small gift to hold while you focus in.
Meanwhile, as you meditate on your question, you hold the small stone.
You give thanks to the wise one. You know that the answer you seek is coming to you soon.
It is time for you to leave now. You set the stone down on the bench, send gratitude to the universe, and leave the area. You are walking away on the path.
You know that the answer you seek will come to you soon. Maybe today or maybe this evening. It will come to you.
You also know that you can return to this place any time you need. The trees, the bench, the stone, and the path are here waiting for you.
The wise person will share the wisdom you need whenever you ask.
Take some time now to focus on your breathing once again. You are aware of air as you breathe in and breathe out. You become aware of your surroundings. You feel the chair beneath you. You hear the sounds of the room. You open your eyes and return to your normal waking state, feeling refreshed, relaxed, and comfortable.
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Running on Empty
We all have days like this.
I’m tired from the inside out. My body is tired. And, I’m tired of being tired.
When I get this tired, I feel low – lacking. Hopeless is the word for this moment.
I feel that my world simply left me out in the cold. My world dropped me off somewhere empty, shut the door, and plans to forget me.
There is no one out there for me. Nobody is offering me nourishment.
I am alone in this – alone and empty.
I am depleted.
There is only one way out of this: kindness.
Kindness is color in the black and white landscape.
When I feel this way, I turn to my old standby: Reiki therapy. When I receive a Reiki session, I reconnect to my inner strength. I see the magnificent rainbow color in the bleak black and white landscape.
The door is closed – but it is not locked. My task now is to open the door.
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Thurman Greco
Sharing with Others
Are you more balanced than you think?
We all experience times when we don’t have enough and other times when too much is happening. Lack and plenty are normal throughout our lives. The pendulum swings back and forth at its own pace.
Something to learn early in life is this: To receive, it’s necessary to give. Life is easier for those who have learned to practice this daily. So, what, exactly, have they learned?
SHARE,
So, do you know how this works?
Those in service have learned that offering help, service, or time is a pathway to success. But, what does this mean? It means that several things work out well:
Volunteering for a activity,
Donating to a cause,
Personally, it means checking in with someone just to see how they are doing. It means that you give of yourself because you know what it feels like to need a helping hand along the way.
Sharing with others is a no-thanks-required way of life.
Sharing with others balances the energies of giving and receiving.
A good question to ask yourself: Is it time to give or receive? When you journal about people an situations where you show up, you can discover your answers.
Are you uninvited? What triggers the event? Do you feel you have to give something before you receive something? When you ask questions like these, it’s time to open yourself to experience the energies consciously.
when something is right, it feels good.
You may be more balanced than you realize. This becomes more obvious when you share your energies with no strings attached.
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Allergies and Reflexology for the Spirit
The next several posts will be devoted to the issues presented by allergies.
Allergies plague many people year round and present spiritual challenges. Although people don’t realize it, very few people have food allergies. Most allergy sufferers experience conditions like sinusitis, hay fever, and asthma. In order to overcome allergies successfully, a real commitment is needed. Clients suffering from allergies should visit a Reflexology for the Spirit practitioner weekly. This is a long term commitment, not just a few visits.
They can lessen or prevent outbreaks of sinusitis, hay fever, etc., by avoiding allergy triggers. This boils down to asking the question: What is the source of the allergy?
On a spiritual level, allergy sufferers are dealing with a power struggle and how it affects them which translates into allergies.
People allergic to pollens should try to avoid them. People with sensitivities to indoor allergens should use dust mite covers on their mattresses and pillows and eliminate house dust as much as possible.
Pets are often a source of allergic reactions. People should not have to give up their pets because of allergies. after all, pets offer so much. A couple of things your client partners can do is brush the pets often and bathe them weekly in a shampoo that doesn’t cause an allergic reaction in the humans.
Cats are easy to bathe if you can avoid letting them hear the splashing water. Gently lower your cat into a sink of warm water. Soap the cat up, then gently rinse it in warm running water that doesn’t make splashing noises. Towel your cat dry. Fold up the used towel and then launder it.
In the next two posts, we’ll be discussing more things your client partners can do to make life with allergies easier.
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Peace and food for all.
Thurman Greco
