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This Mother's Day

This Mother’s Day please remember that abusive parents do not deserve to be recognized. If your mother was/is emotionally, verbally, or physically abusive don’t feel badly about not doing anything special. If you still live in that situation and are forced to celebrate just celebrate that you’ve survived this long and that it’s all coming to an end once you can move out. Abusive parents don’t deserve our appreciation on Mother’s Day. You can treat this as any other day.

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My favorite Trans author.

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I LOVE BERNIE!

FEEL THE BERN!

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Inconsistency

I want people to respect me, I want people to care....Is that too much to ask?

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Who

WHY DOES TRUMP KEEP WINNING?

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Tiramisu Brownies

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I walk this road alone

I won't talk I will listen You won't hear me, even though I scream in my mind I will hear you I can't stand this anymore Will you understand that This isn't about you? My next smile doesn't depend on you My next smile depends on who I want to be. If I can understand how you feel, Will you take consideration? Or will you think its more drama. How do I get you to see that Its not me, its you?

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Cajun Shrimp Kale Caesar Salad

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Your cards continue the message of urging you to realize the God-power within you. It’s also a theme of this next week’s angel card reading.

There’s almost an urgency being conveyed by the angels for you (and others) to realize that God’s power is everywhere including inside of you. There is no part of you where God does not reside and exist. Therefore, you are the living embodiment of God’s power.

Your card is asking you to focus this power upon healing yourself and others, and by thinking or speaking manifestations into existence.

Today, use discernment to only think and speak about that which is desirable, because you are in an instant manifestation mode right now.

No complaining, as you don’t want to manifest more complaints.

Affirm in the positive and here-and-now, such as:

I am powerful. It is safe for me to be powerful. I am abundantly cared for in all ways. And so forth …

Pray for God to uplift your manifestations, so that they are aligned with God’s will, and truly bring you lasting happiness and fulfillment.

From the Archangel Raphael Healing Oracle Cards at http://bit.ly/ArchangelRaphael

This reading is for the next 24 hours in all time zones. You can give yourself a free card reading at: angeltherapy.com/oracle-cards

#godpowered #godwithin #nonduality #archangelraphael #takebackyourpower #healing #affirmations

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Sailor Roman - Paris, FR - IG

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Trans girls are girls. We do not identify as, we do not just present as, we ARE girls. Pass it on.

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You are still trans

You are still trans when your parents say you arent

you are still trans when your friends say you arent

You are still trans when you are misgendered

You are still trans if you misgender your self

you are still trans if you like girls

you are still trans if you like boys

you are still trans no matter the gender you like

You are still trans if you decide not to transition

You are still trans if you decide not to pass

you are still trans if your in the closet

To my lovely transguys

you are still a guy if you dont like sports

you are still a guy if one day you decided to wear a dress

You are still a guy if you wear make up

You are still a guy if you like disney

You are still a guy on your most feminine days

You are still a guy if you stand up for women

You are still a guy if you dont want to have sex

You are still a guy if you dont shave

You are still a guy even if you were into dresses and princesses as a kid

You are still a guy even if you dont look like one

You are still a guy no matter what anyone tells you

To my beautiful transgirls

You are still a girl if you like sports

You are still a girl if you wear a suit

You are still a girl even if you hate dresses

You are still a girl if you hate make up

You are still a girl if you hate chick flicks

you are still a girl on your most masculine days

You are still a girl if you are obsessed with sex

You are still a girl if you shave everywhere

You are still a girl even if you were a tomboy growing up

You are still a girl even if you are a tomboy now

You are still a girl even if you dont look like one

You are still a girl no matter what anyone tells you

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Creative Solutions from The High Priestess

A couple of weeks ago, I was walking home from my job at the bookshop, thinking about, as you do, executing creative ideas. It’s that time of year when that time of evening is decidedly twilight-y; summer’s over but winter hasn’t quite arrived, so my evening stroll puts me in a dusky dream-state. Perfect for thinking about the execution of creative ideas, no? 

Perhaps it’s the season, but lately I’ve been in full download mode with the muse. New ideas for blog posts, ebooks, videos, paintings, tarot offerings, conversations I just absolutely must have with certain people in my life. I feel blessed to say that ideas have been pouring thick and fast across my mental windshield. The difficulty is, though, that unless one gives them the space to take shape, they remain just that. Ideas. Hypotheticals.

On that gorgeous, dusky walk, I started musing - with not a small amount of panic and frustration - about what I should do to help these gifts from the muse crystallise into something real. It’s my knee-jerk reaction to say, “The reason these ideas aren’t being executed is because I don’t have time.” Luckily, many years of self-exploration have afforded me enough awareness to know when my inner monologue’s feedback stinks of bullshit. Sure, I’m busy. I have a job and a business, and two cats with complex and nuanced emotional needs. But since when was creative work only done by the idle?

So, I did what I usually do when I need to get out of my own way and start thinking differently. I mentally shuffled my tarot deck, and invited a card to pop into my awareness and give me some juice and perspective (an aside - does anyone else do this? Who needs a physical tarot deck when you have one in your brain at all times?!). I was surprised to find myself in that moment visited by the muse herself, The High Priestess.

From the Tarot of the Cat People.

She was like, “Psst! I know a little secret.” And I was like, “Well, obviously. You’re The High Priestess. Secrets are your purview.” And she was like, “Bitch, don’t sass me! You’re going to want this one.“ 

I know when this witch comes calling, it’s time to make a little inner space. The High Priestess’s wisdom truly does live between the cracks, and unless you’re willing to peer into those cracks, you’re not going to see anything.  So, I walked in the door, dragged out my journal, and got to scribbling.

The High Priestess - keeper of secrets, guardian of wisdom, queen of the unconscious, the intuition. What was it that the High Priestess could show me in this situation? She is certainly a reminder to listen - or more likely, to make more quiet space in order to better hear. Perhaps I should be meditating more, or scheduling time to stare into space and think of nothing? The trouble is, what I’m looking for is not new ideas, but support for making existing ideas come to fruition. The idea of "just meditating more” didn’t quite feel right.

From the Sakki Sakki Tarot.

I kept pondering and scribbling, and wondering what the passive receptivity of The High Priestess might be trying to show me about getting things done. She guards the portal from which creative ideas come, but she’s not all that concerned with getting her hands dirty and making those creative ideas manifest in the real world. It’s all well and good to have a visit from the muse, but the muse isn’t the one who’s going to do the work.

When feeling a little stumped about a card, I often turn to the structure of the deck for support. Each card has its own inherent meaning, of course, but tarot being the way that it is, every card has a place in a sequence - whether that’s its place among cards that share the same number, its place in a numerical sequence, its home among the court cards, or its stage of the fool’s journey of the Major Arcana. Even if they’re not present in a reading, I find the surrounding cards in the sequence can often tell us everything we need to know about a card that’s puzzling us. 

So, I cast my mind back to the master of manifestation, The Magician, who appears just one step prior to The High Priestess. Although it didn’t appear in the imagined reading I did for myself, this card can offer some ideas for how best to prepare for working with The High Priestess. Prepare is the word I would use - The Magician is all about being ready, assembling the tools you need and summoning up your power before you embark on a journey. Interesting, then, that in the sequence of the Majors, we’re asked to call up our power, lay out our materials and then… sit quietly with The High Priestess. One might want to go rushing into the “doing” part of the work, but it seems another ingredient is required first.

I pulled out my current favourite deck for personal and creative work, The Sakki Sakki Tarot, to illustrate this sequence, and I wasn’t disappointed! The Sakki Sakki Magician has all the equipment necessary for a creative project there at hand. This Magician is seated at the desk, ready to get to work. Rather than being depicted with wand in hand though, before they begin their magical working, they gaze up to the heavens and says, “Ok muse, I’m showing up! What inspiration or guidance can you share with me today?” That facial expression is so whimsical, so open to inspiration. The Magician might be a master of manifestation, but they remind us not to start work until we’ve checked in with our intuition. 

So, I realised I had to step back for a moment. What was I hoping to do? What materials would I need? How could I ready myself for doing this work? Only then would the transmissions I received in the realm of The High Priestess be of use. Although I was flooded with ideas, I wasn’t making the necessary preparations to do the work, and nor was I showing up, materials in hand, to let inspiration guide that first step. Sitting meditation wasn’t what I needed, but sitting down with pen and paper in hand? Not to be underestimated! 

So, what’s the takeaway?

Reflecting on The High Priestess (with a little help from The Magician) left me with a checklist, some questions to approach before I start panicking about my failure to execute my ideas. Perhaps this little checklist might be of help to you, too.

The High Priestess reminds us that if we feel stuck, we should cast our minds back to The Magician consider our preparation. Do we have our tools at hand? 

The High Priestess doesn’t make house calls. It’s not enough to be strolling around, waiting for good ideas to strike. We have to make the effort to go into our workspace to meet her. How are we showing up for the muse - in our physical space and in our mindset?

Finally, The High Priestess challenges us to go beyond our conscious minds. In creativity, that often means releasing fear and judgement, so that the weirdness of our subconscious can bubble up. How can we get out of our own way?

For me, this means making the time to take up my materials - be that my laptop or journal, for a writing project, or my paints for an art project. This means, setting aside sacred time and space to allow my creative self to be drawn out, uninterrupted. This means, quieting the mind, and letting the wisdom of the priestess be heard. With the right preparations (thanks, Magician!), I’ll be more than ready to capture those stray inspirations as they float on by!

What can you learn from The High Priestess in your creative life? How do you use tarot to support your creative practice? I’d love to know! Drop me a line below or on Twitter.

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