Little by little

I had lost my mojo for a certain project but it came rushing back today when I saw some pretty pictures, amazing how it works. Now I want to dump everything on my list and just play with my new project.
I was reading a book about calling in certain Goddesses into your life to get support in your life and St Therese of the Little Flower was mentioned as being the poster girl for taking joy in small tasks. So I will call upon her today, although I am neither a Catholic or religious in any way, but I am not thinking that St Therese will bear this in mind, and I will ask her to help me finish the small things so I can get onto the other things that I love!

I think this quote from Brahma Kumaris sums it up best:

A task left undone remains undone in two places — at the actual location of the task, and inside your head. Incomplete tasks in your head consume the energy of your attention as they gnaw at your conscience. They siphon off a little more of your personal power every time you delay. No need to be a perfectionist, that’s debilitating in an imperfect world, but it’s good to be a ‘completionist’' If you start it, finish it — or forget it.

Amen!

Crazy Card Wednesday

I sit in my study.
I have pulled some inspiration cards at random after asking "What do I need to know in order to make the right choices from the heart?"

Goddess Card- Nemetona- advice - "Create an altar or visit a power place to connect with the Divine."

Archetype Cards- God [Not much more to say on that]

Tarot- Four of Batons-The card of teamwork to build a grand vision to bequeth to the future.
Interesting.

I may throw some Tarot tonight, I am feeling all gypsy like, a little Stevie on the stereo and we will see what emerges.

I will do this in my own room, I have taken over the study and I have all my 'things' around me, I love it so much, it made me think about Virginia Woolf and the importance of 'A Room Of Ones Own' and I found this quote.

"Now and again an Emily Bronte or a Robert Burns blazes out and proves its presence. But certainly it never got itself on to paper. When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even of a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we are on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet, of some mute and inglorious Jane Austen, some Emily Bronte who dashed her brains out on the moor or mopped and mowed about the highways crazed with the torture that her gift had put her to. Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman."
- "A Room of One's Own," Virginia Woolf

'Anon' no more, wise women. Create your space, use your space and own your space.
Write your words, paint your pictures, compose your music and spilt the atom, it can all be done in your rooms, channel the Celetic Goddess Nemetona and honor your need to have somewhere to be and become.

Mannaz

Pulled a rune this morning, been a while since I go the 'Alphabet of Mystery ' out.
I like say 'Alphabet of Mystery' using a type of Vincent Price voice, amuses me.
Mannaz is the rune I pulled. The rune of Mankind and Humanity, which seems fitting since we are in the Aquarius Moon, mourning the death of this generations Francis of Assisi.
Mannaz is the rune of destiny which awaits me as long as I balance my mind, body and spirit, understanding that each life experience teaches me more and I go onwards and upwards.
Mannaz symbolizes creativity, intelligence, forward planning, and speech and implies co-operation between individuals for the common good. Question to ask myself- As your life unfolds, are you coming to know, face and deal with productively your strengths and weaknesses? Are you seeking to understand your Inner Self? Only I can answer this question! May Mannaz bring me growing insights!

I have a big pitch on today and a new piece of clothing to wear, a new costume for the myth that will play out in my office today. Is it David and Goliath? Cinderella? Who knows. That's the fun of it, the not knowing.

So, I call upon my archetypes [Spirit Guides] to incarnate through me and help me make the right choices from the heart today.
I send love to my office before we all arrive.
I thank the Universe for making right and creating a happier, calmer work environment.
I send energy and peace to the World and I look forward to vibrating at my highest level possible today.

And most of all I send luck to my Scorp Daughter who is in the finals of the talent quest today.

Mannaz!

Pluto moves.[ BTW- It is so a planet!]

Pluto moves forward again. Has been retrograde since March, interesting, this is when things have gone to the shit for a while for a few people I know, including my good self.
The Good Doctor told me about the Myers Brigg test, based on the work of Jung. The Good Doctor suggested that perhaps I am in a small percentile of the population and thus I find it difficult to find my 'peeps', so to speak. I did the test and Bingo! I am in a percentile that is only 2-3% of the world! Great, along with my Pisces moon I sure am a popular one huh?[Inject massive dose of sarcasm!]
Me and Oprah trying to fix the world [she is in my group, along with the Pope, hmmm, can't see us becoming close though.]
One day at a time, Dreamweaver, one day at a time.

Flipper is my guide

I had a wonderful dream about being on a beach, seeing a dolphin at my feet, playing in the water. I then looked out to see a full moon, the path of the moon then led to my feet and all along the path in the water, from the moon to myself, were dolphins and whales playing.
It woke me up, a lovely dream, I went back to sleep and dreamt again but when I awoke the 2nd time, I could only remember the dolphin dream.

The beach is the border between my unconscious and conscious self.

Dolphins are a symbol of spirituality. In dreams they are our personal guides or spiritually advanced beings. They are Love, Awareness, Inner harmony, Healing energy.
They also symbolise being attuned to the subtle messages emanating from the Universe.

The whales are the femine part of myself that languishes in my intuition and perceptiion. It also symbolizes emotional healing, intelligence, clairaudience and sensitivity. The subconscious and unconsciouness mind.

The Full Moon is symbolic of your feminine, passive, receptive, intuitive, yin side, being at the peak of my cycle.

In the sweet spot in my dreams which has given me a buzz and taken away the Ego stress that has been hanging around. Lunch with Blessed today and some news on some work we pitched for, wish us the best.

Altars 101

I recently bought a divine little 1920's bamboo table, covered in a lush beaded cloth and hey presto -I have myself an altar. Altars have been used forever and they are a personal space in which to give thanks, connect to the Source and create positive energy and magic to those around you, your archetypes, your guides, your loved ones who have passed over and those who travel with you in this lifetime. I read a lovely tip that suggests that you change your alter with the new moon, it should reflect the changing state of your life and encourages you to pay attention to your inner life as strengthen your connection to your inner self and the non-local.
I don't pray at it, but some people do, which is terrific for them. You can meditate at it, you can offer gratitude and send blessings.
Some people use their mantle piece as an altar or an table, a dressing table, it doesn't matter really.
An altar is not just a place for religious artifacts, like Buddha or Jesus, it can house any archetypes that you honor. I probably would put a picture of Oprah on there and then others days a photo of the changleings and Gandalf or some of my divine women friends might make it on there, it is whatever and whoever is important to you.
Photos of loved ones, pets, archetypes, fresh flowers, shiny things, affirmations, shells, coins leaves, crystals, candles, anything that takes your fancy that month. I knew someone who realised she was drinking to much so she put a bottle of beer on her altar that meant that she began to notice how she was worshipping alcohol which stopped her behavior immediately. You can build an altar inside, outside and even on your desk at work. I am going to take a few flowers in today to set one up at work.
You can theme them, is it an prosperity altar, a fertility altar, a relationship altar, a healing altar? Remeber to dust regulary, change with the new moon and go with your intuition as to what you need on your altar. Here is link to inspire you to think about some of the gods and goddesss you may like on your altar.
Have fun with it, its not going to hurt anyone and will get you in touch with your creative self.
I am off to go and play with my desk and move it all around, the Goddess Bookeeper is in today, so I will be vibrating on that extra special level.

Dark Moon

Who else is feeling the dark moon?
I changed my outfit 5 times this morning and now I look like a stewardess!
Champagne anyone?
Perhaps I dress by the moon also. Wherever the moon is I then connect with that sign and channel it onto my uniform for the day. The Dark Moon is messing with my wardrobe and I ain't happy.

Cake anyone?

Kirsten Dunst in a new spread for US Vogue, Annie has excelled herself- fab photos but it is a crap movie, ah well, I will see on DVD. Anyway, more pics here.
Marie Antoinette was a double Scorp- Sun and Venus in Scorpio. She had a lots of planets in the bottom half of her chart, which indicates that she was more comfortable with the inner life that then outer, perhaps this is why she overdressed, wearing costumes so she could be anyone other than herself. She also had Moon in Libra which accounts for her exquistite taste, manners and dress sense.
Her last words were "Monsieur, I beg your pardon!" after stepping on the executioners foot.

Poor Marie, I am afraid it was all in stars.

Ahoy Matey!

I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 2 this afternoon en familie. Quite fun, lovely use of the myth and archetypes, action packed but story lite.
I left noticing the young people [under 25] wearing the pirate look with much gusto, military jackets, high black boots with a fold over knee high boots and bloody skulls on everything. Any minute now I expect an eye patch and a parrot on a shoulder to be the new IT accessory.
I was in Chapel Street after all.
I know it happens, I did partake in the Flashdance look in 1983 and the I myself have owned some thigh high black suede boots in 1988 as discussed in a previous post but we seem to be starved for any other inspiration at the moment. Supoerman has sunk without as much as a whimper, my Divine Scorp daughter told me that her friend heckled Superman Returns on Friday night, telling him to " cut of the bloody curl", fair call, its a lame hairstyle. But, heckled from a fashion conscious 9 year old ?
Is its a bird, is it a plane, no it's a curl!

Blessed and I discussed yesterday the value of style and its affect on your audience in life.
Blessed told me that I "never look wrong", I concurred, I do err on the classic side but happily so I will admit. I have not subscribed to Fashion since I was about 21.

So I thought about film and its affect on fashion this evening. Then I went deeper into this subject, or as deep as I can get, if film are the myths of our lives then perhaps we take on the costumes of these characters to hook into their courage to face our own internal dramas.
So what does the Pirate Archetype represent? I read that pirates represent a post conventional morality where an individual has interrogated “authority” and found himself the only true metric of his own integrity. Pirates are do not break the law, they transcend it. Cap’n Jack Sparrow himself says that a pirate ship is freedom.
Are these kids in boots trying to transcend authority? Do they gain courage from the Cap'n Jack Sparrow archetype?
I think about the new films that I know that are being made and will be released in the nest 12 months and gave thought to the Archetypes they represent. Sienna Miller is going to play Edie Sedgwick, so expect mod squad/Andy Warhol style to emerge.
Edie was the ultimate Networker Archetype, building up The Factory with New York society making it THE place to be and be seen. I look forward to seeing this new style emerge, but I think that we are not over with the swarthy swashbucklers yet as there is new installment due to be released next year. Arrrrgggghhhhh!

Coffee, tea or me?

Fashion nostaglia this morning when Mystic asks what was the first item of clothing we bought with our own money.
I caste my mind back to 1989 and remembered a silk shirt from Perri Cutten [was I 50?], a pair of black thigh high suede boots from Midas [was I a pirate?] and a crocodile filofax [ not clothing but still expensive & I didn't have many appointments as I went to Prouds to work everday] then I didn't eat for 2 weeks, no money for food. God, what a wanker, trés pretentious! My Working Girl archetype was clearly top of mind.

This Mercury Retrograde is killing me! I have in the last week revisited all significant relationships with astrology as my navigator, had major communication/tech issues in the workplace and have turned into a hermit. The newspaper are piling along the hallways and I think I may knit myself some fingerless gloves!

Chart is good for the day though, with several charts telling I will receive an excellent phonecall with advice/businesss stuff going on, I will keep you posted.


"Let the river run, let all the dreamers wake the nation."

Theme from Working Girl by Carly Simon

Passion lurks amongst us

I have thought about passion over the weekend in relation to work.
I discussed with a Special One in my life, who is facing some temporary financial challenges at the moment, the idea that perhaps their passion could be used to actually make some money to help their situation somewhat. The idea of using their special gifts and passion with the purpose of helping their family is the theme of centuries of literature, I know somewhere the poet/artist archetype is smiling down upon them.
The greatest failure in life is inaction. Waiting for someone to hand it to you.
Do something, anything, differently and see what happens. Potentially nothing will ever be the same again, you are forever transformed and that, my friends is growth.

Goddess Transformation 101

I have been reading about archetypes and have decided to transform my Female warrior archetypes into the Goddess archetypes. I am still in battle mode most days, rallying the troops and working on strategy and invasion, possession and building up our ammunition supplies.
I know its time I let go and asked the Goddess to incarnate through me.
It is a process of clearing my soul and asking my ego to be safe and secure whilst I transform safely from Warrior to Goddess as I am battle weary and ready to trust my intuition and be guided and protected by the Source.
I am also trusting and applying the Laws of Attraction, knowing that when I vibrate at a higher level and I clear all negativity out of my life then I will attract new spheres that allows me to vibrate at my highest frequency possible. I had a kinesiology session a few weeks ago where she noted that body was craving a certain type of person. I have an intense need to be around them now, they radiate a certain energy, both personally and professionally.

So basically, I am trying to quit bitching, become more sanguine about it all and only hang out with positive people who are not energy vampires.

Here's to the Goddess!

Gonna dress you up in my love!

I have spent a lovely eveing with Blessed watching the Oprah 20 year special DVD, Makeover Madness special.
Wow, what a blast, some amazing transformations.
It got Blessed and I discussing the issue of the makeover and its power. Who hasn't wished for the fashion and confidence fairy to come and bestow them with a wardrobe of new, flattering looks to drag them out of their style rut.
It seemed after watching makeover afetr makeover that some people were stuck in the era when they thought life was best, held hostage by scrunchies and peplum waisted jackets. I myself have been chained to black thinking that it was flattering but actually at times looking like an ethnic widow.
Push yourself further and try on some new costumes, a new suit of armour and try to remain open to being a better version of what you used to be.
Clothes are important, wear only what makes you feel great, fabulous even at times. If it ain't making you feel good then bin it, hand it onto someone else or even the opshop. You never know, it may be just the piece some one has been waiting for. Their own makeover madness.

Ephipany

I didn't sleep much last night, was awake thinking, no matter what I did I could not stop, what Blessed calls, the monkey chatter!
I was not worried about anything, just the mind was going a million miles per minute.
I did have a few spiritual breakthroughs and I also worked out the primary archetype of the business and was happy to see that the business also has a Soul archetype.
I looked up these and the correlated wonderfully with our vision for the business. It made much sense to me. I will include this in my planning when I meet with Dominique the Wonderful this week for our big planning session!
I attribute my lack of sleep to overworking my brain on Tarot all day. Too much stimulation for the grey matter perhaps.

Archetypes Ahoy

So, here's the path:

1] I googled archetypes, up came Jung.

2]Link from the Jung site to Joseph Campbell site.
This Joseph Campbell link tells me that film Stars Wars is based on the his book, The Hero with A Thousand Faces.

3]Pisecean Son had just watched Star Wars that morning and Gandalf had been telling me how he thought it was a very spiritual film, also I just bought The Hero with A Thousand Faces book yesterday! No, really, I did.

4]Then I linked to another site that tells me all about the formula to apply to find out your Primary Archetype- the one that is your destiny, the assignment in life, the archetype that challenges us to the most growth. This is our undeveloped archetype. "The Young Luke Skywalker." [No, shit, it did actually say that.] Also a theory is that the Primary archetype is a bit player from a past life, given a starring role in this one. Process the Karma and get onto your Soul purpose.

Some also have a Higher Archetype, this moves into gear once you have mastered the primary archetype. Once this is done and dusted then you can move onto the more complex Higher archetype. A theory is that those with a Higher Archetype have a responsibility to raise the collective to a higher level of spiritual awareness. Master the Primary and get working on the Higher.

This also tells you how to work out your year ahead and what to expect.

All archetypes and years are based on the major arcana in the tarot!

"Curiouser and curiouser" says Alice.

As an experiment I looked back at a few difficult years in review using the formula and I did see some truth. Oh fuck it, it all made enormous sense to me and I get it more than I have before. I have my Soul Purpose and a guide for the years ahead, too easy.

Formula link here for all you Seekers.
Make sure you also go to the next page, link down the bottom, this gives you a guide to the years and what to expect according to your own formula.

"Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit they are crazy." Nora Ephron