The Hanged Man - a Timely Tarot Card Reading

I posted last night on my personal facebook page that I've been wanting to reorganize my life and be able to do the things I am passionate about for my well-being and happiness. 

Here's what I shared:

Bonding with baboo Peter's best friend Peachie last night really gave me a lot of insight and inspiration as to how I should budget my time making sure that I not only spend it on work but on things that enrich my life too... like my passions. Peachie is an artist. She loooves to draw and paint and make beautiful things! And what I really like about her is that she gets to incorporate her art in her daily activities. As for me, I have so many things I want to do (like play with my drums, guitar and keyboard, draw, make beaded accessories, sew, paint, do yoga, meditate, play with my tarot cards, surf, windsurf, travel, read my books, blog, plant vegetables, make crafts, sing, dance, act, etc.) but I am at a loss as to which ones I should accomplish first.... or which one is really my ultimate passion. All I know is I have to earn my keep and keep our house spick and span. So most of my 24 hours on a weekday are spent on house chores and work. But this has to change. While I re-organize my life and discern my real passion, here's an article I read that can help people like me who want to get started on anything. I hope this helps you too. 

And with this, I say good night. Hoping to get back to a more normal body clock and more productive routine for health and fitness purposes. Sweet dreams, everyone! 

http://blog.jvf.com/2013/06/25/five-ways-to-get-started-on-anything/

And so today, I've once again started doing some of those passions of mine which includes being able to do my tarot card reading. I had a lot of questions and concerns which I hope my card for the day would be able to answer, or at least help enlighten my cluttered mind. I've just been out of a very long emotional rut (as evidenced by my lack of posts here for almost a year now); it's been almost a week since my hormones and moods have stabilized (and I am hoping it's for good); and it's been far too long since I last felt neutral and content.   I want to make full use of it by being productive with my everyday activities despite the fact that on the financial front, my hubby and I had been duped by one of our insurance companies and we are talking about a huge sum of money. But we are not letting that bring us down. So back to my tarot card reading, I had a lot of questions like: What do I do with my life? How do I go about fixing my priorities? Is it right to pursue my new dreams? Etc.

As I was talking to God and my spirit guides about it, meditating hard on these questions, I picked my card - The Hanged Man.

In terms of ACTIONS, The Hanged Man is all about:

letting go

having an emotional release

accepting what is

surrendering to experience

ending the struggle

being vulnerable and open

giving up control

accepting God's will

reversing

turning the world around

changing your mind

overturning old priorities

seeing from a new angle

upending the old order

doing an about-face

suspending action

pausing to reflect

feeling outside of time

taking time to just be

giving up urgency

living in the moment

waiting for the best opportunity

sacrificing

being a martyr

renouncing a claim

putting self-interest aside

going one step back to go two steps forward

giving up for a higher cause

putting others first

The Hanged Man is one of the most mysterious cards in the tarot deck. It is simple, but complex. It attracts, but also disturbs. It contradicts itself in countless ways. The Hanged Man is unsettling because it symbolizes the action of paradox in our lives. A paradox is something that appears contradictory, and yet is true. The Hanged Man presents to us certain truths, but they are hidden in their opposites.

The main lesson of the Hanged Man is that we "control" by letting go - we "win" by surrendering. The figure on Card 12 has made the ultimate surrender - to die on the cross of his own travails - yet he shines with the glory of divine understanding. He has sacrificed himself, but he emerges the victor. The Hanged Man also tells us that we can "move forward" by standing still. By suspending time, we can have all the time in the world. 

In readings, the Hanged Man reminds us that the best approach to a problem is not always the most obvious. When we most want to force our will on someone, that is when we should release. When we most want to have our own way, that is when we should sacrifice. When we most want to act, that is when we should wait. The irony is that by making these contradictory moves, we find what we are looking for. -The Hanged Man

It is so true that we control by letting go. Before, whenever I'd think about the big money that we lost or other troubles that seem so huge, my head would hurt and I would lose the will to wake up. It happened to my husband too. He'd have these panic attacks and terrible migraines I thought I'd need to bring him to the hospital! It's unhealthy and it's been controlling our emotions, our moods, our disposition in life. When I let it go and told my husband to just let it go, things got better emotionally and mentally. We're still in a financial rut but it seems more manageable now. We are both standing still and we are keeping our emotions in check so we can move forward from the situation. 

Furthermore, according to the Tarot Bible by Sarah Bartlett:

Feeding a Yellow Snake - Dream Interpretation

I slept with the music on which I know is bad coz it will just make me feel groggy when I wake up. But I did anyway and I dunno if that has any bearing on why I dreamt about a talking yellow snake who was already vomiting saliva so I decided to feed it. Weird isn't it? I wonder what that means.

Being Chased by a Dog - Dream Interpretation

I think I had a restful sleep. I went to bed at around 12:30 pm and woke up at past 5 in the afternoon. I was still feeling groggy so I went back to sleep again and woke up a few minutes ago, half past the hour of eight. So all in all, it was a good 8-hour sleep. However, I had this long dream of being chased by a big dog (St. Bernard to be exact) inside a mall-like place that turned into a dormitory or something. It was weird. I wanted to find out its meaning so I looked for answers and here are the things I found out:

Friday the 13th Spell: Kiss Me Quick Spell

Today is Friday the 13th which a lot of people regard as bad luck especially for Catholics since it's the same day that Jesus Christ died. But for witches and wiccans, Friday the 13th is actually a lucky day. So if you are one, or someone who doesn't believe in bad luck on Friday the 13th, I prepared a spell that you can use. This is called the Kiss Me Quick Spell which is best cast on a Friday, more so today, Friday the 13th.

Here are the materials you can use for your spell casting:

When Aquarius and Cancer Collide

Ours is a love story not everyone understands... We went against all odds... even our zodiac signs said we're not good together. I'm an Aquarian and you're a Cancerian, two signs that never really mix. According to easterastrology.com:

Full Moon Toad Spell - For Bad Boyfriends and Husbands

I don't normally share bad spells, but I guess if your significant other has hurt you so bad and you have every reason to want to hurt him, don't do it physically (coz you might just get in trouble). Instead, use this toad spell to get back at him. That way, others (especially other women) will find him repellent as well and he'll be miserable for a long period of time. Sounds good enough for you? Well, then read on...

I Dreamt of John Lloyd Cruz

This is so bizarre... It's been a really long time since I last remember dreaming of something, or someone, or if I dreamt of anything at all. Then I woke up, went about my day and it just suddenly hit me... I dreamt of John Lloyd Cruz! Where did that come from? I'm not  a fan. Although I do like his movies in the past. But I haven't watched any of the latest ones. And I definitely haven't been thinking of him. If there's any celebrity that I mentioned to my hubby in passing the last week, it was Zac Efron. Oh, I've also been thinking about Joe Jonas. And I watched Justin Bieber's Never Again movie on DVD. But not John Lloyd Cruz. Why him?

In my dream, he was a celebrity and I was a blogger, juts like in real life. For some reason, John Lloyd Cruz was at my house and we went out together as if we were friends. I was bringing a video camera with me. Then all of a sudden, he took off his shirt, happily grabbed my camera and started taking videos and photos of us while walking together out in the street. I was happy of course knowing that the people around will probably be envious of my position. 

Then I woke up. I didn't remember it for a little while until I went to the kitchen and it all just came rushing back. 

So what does this mean?

2012 - Year of the Water Dragon - A General Forecast

Happy Chinese New Year 2012!

Dragon years typically motivate growth and encourage change. This year would be perfect for us to explore new frontiers in all important aspects of our lives --- love, career and life in general. However, be diplomatic and civil in your means of pursuit because Water years emphasize polite negotiation.

2012 Horoscope

As we enter the year of the dragon (2012), here's a guide that could help us shape our future:

2012 is believed by many to be the year marking the shift of the Ages - specifically, leaving the Age of Pisces behind and touching off the Age of Aquarius. As the song goes, some believe there will be "sympathy and understanding, brotherhood and peace abounding."  Others believe that 2012 will bring natural disasters and chaos of all types, marking the end of the world as we know it. So, should you worry? No.  

Chances are that neither of these extremes will occur. However, 2012 will bring major changes in human consciousness. On January 1, Venus, planet of love, and Neptune, planet of humanity, will be passing through Aquarius - and this could bring a new cycle full of hope, peace, and visions for the future. Natives of each of the Four Elements - Fire, Earth, Air, and Water - will have a different experience as the year unfolds and planets transit.

 

Death Dream

For two consecutive nights, I've been having the same unsettling dream --- that I killed someone and stashed this person's body inside a cabinet while plotting how to hide the evidence. I accidentally killed this person in my dream and it's been eating at my conscience. Have you ever had a dream like this?