Fears and Belief Systems

I am finding a level of insight into the fears that form my belief systems. Or is it my belief systems creating and supporting my fears. I know confusion for me is a good thing. It means that I am ready for change - ready to step outside of my comfort zone.

'Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.' Arnold Bennett

The Emperor Has New Clothes

I couldn't resist the blog title now that I am on the Path of the Emperor. Before officially being on the Path of the Emperor, I had started seeing my husband with different eyes. I could sense the male 'caretaker/provider' in him. Surprisingly, this did not trigger the 'caretaker/nurturer' in me. I felt taken care of, perhaps, for the first time ever. Maybe because I felt more present in our relationship. I felt safe. The benevolence of the Emperor was coming through my husband.

'Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.' Charles Schulz

A Pattern I found in Yesod

I am diligently working on releasing the pattern of 'not following up.' I am an idea person. I have all these great ideas...and I just want someone else to materialize them for me. I believe it has to do with risking...and the responsibility of what can happen after the idea is materialized.

'How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.' Annie Dillard

Abundance is Where You Look

I am experiencing a quiet acknowledging of the Empress working, or rather, being in my life. I am seeing any disruptions in my life as part of a larger piece of the puzzle. I seem to be able to detach from things that used to stress me. I truly feel richly blessed.

'Great talent finds happiness in execution.' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Yesod and Patterns

I am sheepishly looking at my patterns. I must be growing because I am looking closer at the patterns of my life. I can see where I have been choosing survival modes of behavior instead of being in a place of gratitude. I am experiencing more pauses in my life...in order to make better choices of what I want to bring into Malkuth.

'Life is the sum of all your choices.' Albert Camus

Empress and Creativity

I feel so pregnant in my ideas and my actions. The Empress in all her abundance is helping me harvest her potential. When I create, I am abundant. My expressions of action and emotion, when I touch in to the gifts of the Empress, come from a greater sense of my Higher Self. My thinking goes from 'me' to 'us.'

'It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.' C. S. Lewis

Yesod and My Potential

I have had trouble with my blog...and so much has happened. I am speaking on the Tarot at Borders in Oak Park, Il. This has been a re-awakening into what the Tarot has done for me and how the Tarot are pictographs of the Tree of Life. This is one of the opportunities afforded me by Yesod. I feel like my Tree of Life work is changing my brain patterns - for the good. My courage is growing - my risk-taking is taking a new turn.
'Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.' John Lennon