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Daily Angel Oracle Card: Water Element ~ Sensing, from the Black Moon Astrology Oracle Card deck, by Susan Sheppard, published by Blue Angel Water Element ~ Sensing: “Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” ~ Roger Ebert “Let matters flow. In astrology, the element of water represents our emotions and our talents of the imagination. Water characterizes the realm of vision taking us into the quintessential depths of feeling where intuition is more appropriate than acquired wisdom and knowledge. We get ‘carried away’ on water. We have feelings of floating or being ‘adrift’ over water. when looking a the shimmering surfaces of water we cannot see to the bottom, but we know and sense what is there – deep things too obtuse and transitory to explain, fathoms of moods and insight. Water is the element of the signs Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. The planets of water are the Moon, Pluto and Neptune. When the Water Element card presents itself in a spread, you can trust what you feel as the best course to follow. What you are sensing right now may not be based on any logic, it’s just that what you are sensing is correct. Right now, it is best to go with the flow and, depending upon the cars surrounding it, to trust that movement, although these changes may seem gentle and gradual. Sometimes the Water Element card indicates a need to withdraw and fight another day. It is time to gather resources and gain strength before moving ahead. This can at times indicate trusting too soon or the passive acceptance of other people’s shortcomings when you shouldn’t accept them. You may have the tendency to want to allow things to pas you by without fighting for them, to let go of something that is rightfully yours. Water is the element of compassion and understanding. But avoid being a doormat. It is possible people or forces may take advantage of your benign and accepting nature. This is a good time to imagine, write, paint, play or create anything, since water is the element of the imagination. It is the ability to quiet your conscious mind and allow yourself to be taken over by an idea or a dream. Water is painting, poetry, and music. This care represents being connected to the flow of all things. It is also the ability to keep a secret or to work alone in privacy. It is probably best to now allow people or circumstances to not pin you down or hem you in. Frankly, you now have the ability to flow or drift out of any situation in the way water is able to move around obstacles very gently and easily. Currently, you may also have the feeling of floating or being adrift. In a sense, it is a type of surrender. Maybe it is the surrender to a dream. At present, you may have little energy and want to withdraw. You are in fact doing a lot of inner processing which will take you where you want to go. There are deeper levels working and developing inside you, but the work is not seen on the outside. Expect a pause but forward motion soon. Look inward. Don’t worry about the drama that surrounds you. Avoid the commotion, sit still, float, and trust your inner wisdom. It will not steer you wrong.” Water Element Card In Brief: “Being led by feelings; what is felt, and what is known to be true directly through emotions, intuition; letting go or just going with the flow; extreme sensitivity; feeling shy or out of place; being quiet and introverted; subtle changes in circumstances and environment; the creative imagination; psychic dreaming; currents of emotion; confusion; fears of confronting a problem directly; feeling avoidant; mysteries and secrets; acting in a solitary or secretive way; having doubts; experiencing loneliness; walking our own path without help, timidity; feelings of guilt or shame; leaving things to chance; not pushing hard enough; giving up before time; travel near or over bodies of water, oceans, lakes or rivers; beach vacations; sea life; sea shells; overcast days; cancellations due to rain; flooding; water leaks in the home; essential oils; perfumes; candles; gentleness; feminine powers; the nourishment and nurturing of others.” Corresponding Tarot Card; “Ace of Cups” Key Ideas: “Emotional nuances; trips across the water; lack of energy; sensing what is accurate without being told.”* ~ By Susan Sheppard There is a difference between trusting in your feelings, your gut instinct and your intuition, and getting caught up in your emotions. When we can tune in and look past the drama, the hurt feelings, the fear or the doubt, we can tap into what is really going on here. The ego gets caught up in right and wrong, who said what, and how we have been mistreated. The heart will tell us who we can trust, what feels light and high vibrational and what feels heavy or low vibrational. Where the ego may seek revenge or fear repeating old patterns, the heart can help us to move past the old pain and see something new. This may be an emotional day for you, and that is ok. Honour your feelings, but do not get swept away with them. Maybe it is nostalgia, maybe it is pain from a rejection or finding out something hurtful. Maybe you can’t quite pinpoint the reason for the feelings, but there are present regardless. That is ok too. Sometimes we just feel isolated, lonely or anxious, especially with all the pressures of the present times. Give yourself some time to process these feelings, rather than trying to ignore them or stuff them down. Get in the water if you can. Take a salt bath, or if you are lucky enough to be around an ocean, lake or river that you can immerse yourself in, even better. If you are able to take a little break, a vacation to somewhere by the sea, do it, you need it! ( I WISH…) Don’t fight your emotions, just be with them. See if you can breathe through them, and imagine yourself rising above them, surfing the wave instead of being dragged down below it. Use this time for reflection and for the necessary healing. This too shall pass And so it is Namaste Dee ~Archangel Oracle

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PLEASE CLICK LINK TO READ THE FIRST HALF OF THIS ARTICLE! HERE IS THE LAST HALF Ash is a Mirror for Inner and Outer Realities When we put the mythology of the world tree together with the mythology of humans springing from ash trees and the mythology of the ash trees tied to human health, a very powerful picture emerges about the role of the ash tree. I see this tied to the inner and outer manifestations of reality. The ash represents both the world (and its health) and ourselves (and our health).  The inner and the outer are both present: Ash Represents the world and the health of the world. Ash–her growth and her suffering–represent the health and vitality of the world. Healthy ashes equal a healthy world, and the plight of the ashes here in the US, I believe, represent the plight of the world.  So we might consider how we can heal ash, and therefore, heal the broader world. Ash represents the health of humans. Given that human life and health are so carefully tied to ash trees in the mythology, I think that the ash tree represents the health of humanity. We see this certainly in the lore that ties the health of a person to the health of the tree.  So the ash represents healing, but healing tied to its own health and magic.  Ash patterns The old ashes slough off their bark as they die to reveal complex patterns...the patterns of the borer are almost identical to the patterns of suburbia you can see from aerial maps.  Clearly, these old trees have a message for us, and the patterns that we humans have wrought upon the landscape are causing the world harm, in the same way that the borer causes the ash.  We need new patterns, ways that do not harm, but heal.   Ash Represents Self Mastery Within and Without On an individual level, Ash represents the ability of humans to master themselves, to build their knowledge, to overcome their demons, and to ultimately know themselves well.  This mastery, then, offers us powerful rewards and magic. I also believe, given the first set of interpretations above, that ash offers us an opportunity as a culture and species to engage in self-mastery.  Right now, our time of excess involves little self-control: people have indulged in their whims, been sold trinkets and stuff that is literally killing our planet and threatening all other life.  Part of living in a regenerating manner is mastering ourselves, understanding our own needs (vs. our wants) and choosing consciously to live differently.  It is through this mastery of our wants and desires that we might yet help shift the tide of these times. Another piece of this seems to be alchemical, from the ash’s ability to transform into fire even when green; certainly, inner alchemy is another step on the process to self-mastery.   Ash Offers Protection Ash offers a range of protective magic, as shown in the various mythologies.  Obviously, there is a protection from snakes (not a bad thing for hikers!) But if we look to the protective trees of Ireland and other places, we also see ashes as key protectors over the land and the people. We might plant ash trees as guardians and carry pieces of ash–and honor the ash each chance we get.   Ash Offers a Path Straight and True The physical uses of ash by a variety of groups suggest that ash is used for its strength as well as its flexibility. The arrow, which needs to be shot straight and true, offers the ability to meet goals and go far. Ash offers Hope I have been dwelling on the plight of the ash, and trying to understand this tree and its mythology, for the better part of eight years.  I have had parts of this post ready to go for at least the last three years, but I couldn’t bring myself to write it.  I didn’t understand, or maybe, I didn’t want to understand, what it meant to humanity and the world that our ashes were all dying, given their protection and how tied they seem to be to humans.  However, now, I understand that while these things are true, looking at what is happening to the ashes ecologically in areas infested with the borer offers us the most powerful lesson of all: that of hope.    A young ash tree is reminded how much she is loved I was recently visiting Michigan, and part of that visit included seeing some of my druid friends. And so, as is the usual way, a group of druids went into the woods to do some ritual.  Our ritual that day included communing with various sacred trees there on the landscape, and I ended up near a large ash that had long since died and had a crack; it was getting ready to fall.  And around that ash were all of the ash’s offspring, probably 8-10 years old, not yet producing seed. The spirit was still in that old ash tree and I spoke with it. The old ash was proud–she was there watching her children grow up around her, knowing that her legacy carried on. Even with all of the old ashes that reached up and to the heavens gone, she had hope that her species would carry on through the newest generation, her children, scattered at her feet. After this experience, I once again returned to my old homestead to visit the the ash that was struggling in her battle against the borer.  She had lost her battle with the borer, but the young ash trees were rising up surrounding her.  Her spirit was still there, waiting for me to return a final time.  She offered me a piece of wood, and shared with me some of the lessons of the ash that I’ve shared here with you today. I crafted a simple wand from that wood and will honor such a gift.  The ash in areas afflicted by the borer are no longer a generation of elders but a generation of the young. The seeds of a new generation are the seeds of hope.  As we think about the plight of the world, we recognize that many problems were caused by many previous generations.  It is the thinking, patterns, and actions of those older generations, including many who have long since left their mortal bodies, that have us here, today, in this predicament.  And if we can begin to think differently, with a clean slate of a new generation, we have hope.  It is this powerful message of the ash, of hope, despite the adversity, that is one of the many lessons she provides.

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I am both worse and better than you thought.

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals Of Sylvia Plath (via wordsnquotes)

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OMFG Why?!?!?!?! D'= My perfect Lucy why couldn't you stay away from the road babygirl?! You were going to be 7 soon and had 10 more to go! All dogs have to go to heaven...because this is hell! I know you're with me my beautiful angel! I love you always! Give hugs and kisses to Zeus for me. 1/09/18 Lucy<3 <3 <3 Whoever says there isn't a hole in your heart after losing a pet, hasn't experienced true love.....

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Gorgeous Marquette, MI I’ll be back in the spring!

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Buzzz ✂ ✂ ✂

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2015 pewter banana 🍌

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Lil' Bear <3

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Happy birthday Amanda!!! What a beautiful day and even more so, the people I shared it with :)

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Lucy n her BABY Jax - he's huge!

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omg I finally found it.  Everyone should have this on their blog.