3 Cards: Be Present, Here & Now
August Inspiration
When looking for inspiration I occasionally flip randomly to a page from a Louise Hay book. (Typically, You Can Heal Your Life, occasionally, Heart Thoughts.) A few years ago I was gifted Kyle Gray’s, Raise Your Vibration oracle deck. Since then I have become fascinated with the ways divination decks work with the subconscious mind.
I consider them to be Subconscious Stimulation more than anything else. I do not offer “readings” professionally. This is simply a behind the scenes look at what sparked this month’s inspiration.
Pulling from The Cosmic Crossroads Oracle (created by: Amanda Lynn Aisling) during July’s New Moon these three cards arrived, (first two as “jumpers”) and could not be more perfectly suited for the goal:
—> To begin a new offering ritualizing the harmony of a focused mind, attuned body, and enlightened spirit.
The first thing to ask yourself is simply:
“What do they mean to me?”
When you look at the cards, notice how they reflect what is (or isn’t) happening in your life today. What does that make you feel? Does the artwork make you think anything specifically? Do the numbers on the cards hold any particular meaning to you?
For me, these three cards speak volumes.
The card draw for this month’s focus could be seen as simply ironic or clearly fated. As a Future-Focused Hypnotist, I specialize in helping clients release the past by fearlessly connecting with their future to allow a confident clarity in their present moment.
On first glance, these cards clearly inspire me to believe it is time to let go of the confusing regret of the past and embrace the inspired vision of what is to be – eventually.
Most know the saying, “It is what it is.” I believe that is an unfinished statement. Let’s end it with, “And we will make it what we make it!”
33: Regret
It is time for grace. If you could have done better – you would have done better!
Looking into the past will only illuminate what has already gone by. This card suggests the past has been stuck on repeat for long enough. Let go of your disappointments. There is no need to punish yourself. Imagining what could have, or should have, been invites self-abuse. There is no benefit.
“Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change. The courage to change what I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.” (The Serenity Prayer from the 3rd step of the anonymous programs.)
“Acceptance of what was, and what is, is the first step in working through regret.” Amanda Lynn Aisling
We can only create a better future by recognizing our past with compassion and learning from what we wish we could have done differently.
Her Provided Affirmations: “I am happy and whole in this moment now. I release the pain of the past and embrace the joy before me. I am divinely blessed and highly favored. My life is bright and full of promise. I know that today is the best day of my life.”
41: Vision
It’s time to practice your daydreams. It’s time to answer the call of your heart.
“See yourself in your mind’s eye” just as you are today…joyfully celebrating every success you currently desire. Put aside every lie you’ve ever told yourself about why now isn’t your time, why it can’t possibly happen, not for you, not now. Let all that go. Watch it flutter away on the wind until you can’t see it anymore.
Dream of what you want. Allow the power of your daydreams to work for you. They are tired of working against you. Allow them to overcome your challenges – they don’t want to add to your burdens any longer.
If you can stress and worry…you can imagine your greatest good coming true for you – here and now, just as you are.
Her Provided Affirmation: “I am worthy of my greatest dreams just as I am right now. I receive all that I desire” ... My dreams come true. “The vision for my life is clear and full of hope.”
9: Confusion
Quite simply, “it is time to feel into your intuition regarding any current confusion.” Are you ready to see clearly, now?
There are times in our lives when we lose ourselves. Sometimes to something. Sometimes to someone. Sometimes in the patterns of a place or customs.
Maintain clarity of what is yours and what is not. Your truths, your fears. Allow others to keep what is theirs as you maintain what is yours.
What you are responsible for, and what you are not, becomes multiplied within the prism of love. Stay true to stay clear.
Her Provided Affirmations: “I center myself and see through the confusion that surrounds me. When I seek truth, the universe eagerly responds to my request. The truths revealed now are for my benefit and the benefit of all involved. In all things, I know the truth is for the highest good in my life.”
If you are interested in either of the two books or the two card decks mentioned, you can find them through Hay House Publishing.