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BELTANE * Walking In Beauty
Written by Misty-Eve
Friday, 01 May 2009
Being a Taurus, myself, the May Day or Beltane celebration is a time that is personally delightful. The world is full of Beauty! I dont have to look far to find something for which to be appreciative. Mother Earth is dressed in her prettiest attire! We have only to open our eyes to the beauty that surrounds us in order to realize how much we have to be thankful for!!
However, there are those who say
How can I focus only on whats beautiful when there are so many things going on in this world that are ugly? How do problems get fixed unless people know the issues? I cant just stick my head in the sand, can I? If I mentally turn away from the problems wont they physically still exist?
Some say that looking at what needs fixing in the world gives bad things power, but how can I focus on what feels good, when there is so much that feels bad?
The trick to understanding this contrast lies in what you dwell upon, what you transmit, and what you attract with the vibration of your thoughts.
The Law of Attraction: The Law of Cause and Effect Applied
Physics tells us that whenever electrons move in a straight line they create a magnetic field at right angles to it. Our thoughts are electrical in nature, too. Are they also magnetically attractive?
We know through observing the Law of Attraction at work that we get what we get in the circumstances of our lives because of the powerful magnetic attraction of our thoughts.
For example, if you begin your day with a fight with someone, then youll soon notice that everything seems to go wrong, and you find yourself saying Im having one of those days. This is your awareness of the Law of Attraction at work.
If our thoughts are powerful attractive magnets drawing a like vibration into our experience, then we know that it is beneficial to us to dwell on the things that feel good because those vibrations attract more of that feeling good energy.
If problems feel bad, then how can we fix them if were suppose to dwell on what feels good?
The answer lies in where your focus is.
Positive Focus
If problems feel bad and you find yourself dwelling on them and talking to everyone about them listing all the examples of the problems, and where youve seen a new example today, and you get other people to talk about their experience with the problems, and we all agree that we dont want these things. where is your focus? Isnt it on the problem? Do you feel it in your stomach? Doesnt it feel bad?
On the other hand, if you merely acknowledge the problems and then turn away from them in order to focus on possible solutions, dreaming about how it will be when its fixed, planning what you could do to help, and then get others to focus on group solutions where everyone can help, if they so desire then youve created a big pile of positive energy that will draw positive feeling solutions to you and bring them into the spotlight.
Our Guidance System
It was agreed upon long before we came into this life that our higher self would be in constant communication with us during this incarnation through an unmistakable guidance system of feeling.
When we feel good, we know we are in alignment with our original intentions for this life. When we feel bad, we know we are not aligning with our inner or higher self.
Feeling good allows Source Energy to flow through us. Feeling good allows inspiration and creativity to be received. In other words, feeling good connects us to who we really are!
Feeling bad, on the other hand, creates resistance to this constant flow of source energy. Some think they are unworthy climbing to worthiness; but we are already worthy and need only to peel away the layers of unworthiness.
"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."
~ Abraham Lincoln
Therefore, become aware of your feelings, and you become aware of your guidance system.
Make the decision to feel good. This must be a priority if you would remove your resistance from this continual flow of Source Energy which is who you really are.
Deliberate Creating
If we send out a vibration with every thought we think, and that vibration goes to work magnetically attracting similar vibrations into our lives, then we can only conclude that we are creating our own future with every thought we think.
If you were to divide your thoughts, and you put positive, happy thoughts on one side, and distressful, unhappy, negative thoughts on the other side, which side would have the bigger pile?
If you find that you dwell on mostly negative thoughts, then you probably notice that you are attracting others who want talk about how depressing things are, and how nothing right is happening, and they may even want to argue with you about things similar in vibration to your original negative feeling.
On the other hand, if you find that you dwell on the positive side, then you probably notice that you are attracting people who have solutions, and want to discuss ways theyve made improvements, and how things are moving in a positive direction and all sorts of other things of a similar vibration.
So, the choice is yours. You get to decide what you want. What is it you want to attract into your life?
If you want a beautiful life, then you have to send out beautiful thought vibrations that attract more of the same.
Walk in Beauty
One way you can begin making the change to more positive, beautiful thoughts is to count your blessings, and be appreciative of what you have on a daily basis.
Do you find yourself counting your bummers instead of your blessings? How often do you take time to express your appreciation for what youve been given?
Do you see the Beauty of Mother Nature all around you? When was the last time you counted your blessings? How many things can you think of for which you are grateful?
How disciplined is your thinking? How long can YOU Walk in Beauty?
Its worth thinking about
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BEAUTIFUL: QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but the using of knowledge in a good way is what makes for wisdom. Learning how to use knowledge in a sacred manner, that's wisdom to me. And to me, that's what a true Elder is."
~ Sun Bear, Chippewa
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LET ME WALK IN BEAUTY
Native American Prayer
Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world.
Hear me.
I am a man before you, one of your many children - I am small and weak. I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made, my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise, so that I may know the things you have taught my people - the lesson you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength not to be superior to my brothers, but to be able to fight my greatest enemy - myself. Make me ever ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so when life fades as a fading sunset my spirit may come to you without shame.
~ Native American Prayer Translated by Chief Yellow Lark in 1887
Native American Missionary and Medicine Man, Lakota Tribe
Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com
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Taurus: I HAVE
2nd Decan Influence: BEAUTY
May 1st May 10th
It is appropriate that Taurus' 2nd Decan of BEAUTY falls on May Day as it heralds the beginning of one of the most colorful times of the year. Beauty is the handmaiden of Attraction. It is Beauty, most of all that Attracts us. Taurus is the sign of Venus who is, herself, the epitome of beauty and attraction. Taurus is a feminine sign and we find that Taureans are beautiful, loving and attractive, pleasing of line, of color of form and behavior.
These attributes are the first steps of love-ability, for if the eye is not pleased the heart rarely seeks to know. Beauty then is first learning to be appealing which leads us toward learning to love, and thereby power our magic. Magic should always be powered with love, because whatever we send out comes back to us 7-fold. Therefore we would be wise to have the great 'Law of Cause and Effect' working in our favor.
In our society beauty is a much abused idea. Far too often commercial and artificial standards have been imposed upon it. But beauty, like truth, is insuppressible and inalterable, for it lies in the person who beholds it. Magically, we are all beautiful for we are children of the Gods and all Their creation is a thing of beauty.
Let us each make an effort to see the beauty all around us; the beauty in ourselves: the way we look, in what we do, think and say; as well of the beauty in those around us. It has been said that Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This is the beautiful influence of Taurus 2nd decan. We find ourselves attracted to what we see as beautiful. Thus do we learn to see the beautiful part of ourselves mirrored in what we see as beautiful in others.
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For more on the lessons of TAURUS see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Decan? Each astrological sign is approximately 30 degrees in width and is divided into three 10-day portions called decans, which represent the (1) Cardinal, (2) Fixed, & (3) Mutable phases of the influence. Each decan is assigned a Word that further defines the sign and the influences we ALL feel during that 10-day portion of the astrological month.
Why study the influence? In the Druidic Craft of the Wise, we are taught that in order to become proficient in our magical practice we need to progress spiritually toward the Perfected state of the Creators, our Spiritual Parents, and elder brothers and sisters, the gods and angels. To do this, we need to assimilate all the strengths of each zodiacal sign and overcome the weaknesses.
Study help: To help us acquire the strengths of each sign we are urged to meditate upon the meaning of the current decan, to find quotable quotes and words of wisdom to help us understand how we can apply these strengths in our own personality. Post the quotes that speak to you on your bathroom mirror or computer monitor to help remind you of these qualities, and share the best with others, that we all might benefit on our Way to Perfection.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the Courses page on the website: http://druidcraft.us
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.us
People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
~ Salma Hayek
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
(C) Reproductions Permitted: http://awordtothewise.info
Written by Misty-Eve
Friday, 01 May 2009
Being a Taurus, myself, the May Day or Beltane celebration is a time that is personally delightful. The world is full of Beauty! I dont have to look far to find something for which to be appreciative. Mother Earth is dressed in her prettiest attire! We have only to open our eyes to the beauty that surrounds us in order to realize how much we have to be thankful for!!
However, there are those who say
How can I focus only on whats beautiful when there are so many things going on in this world that are ugly? How do problems get fixed unless people know the issues? I cant just stick my head in the sand, can I? If I mentally turn away from the problems wont they physically still exist?
Some say that looking at what needs fixing in the world gives bad things power, but how can I focus on what feels good, when there is so much that feels bad?
The trick to understanding this contrast lies in what you dwell upon, what you transmit, and what you attract with the vibration of your thoughts.
The Law of Attraction: The Law of Cause and Effect Applied
Physics tells us that whenever electrons move in a straight line they create a magnetic field at right angles to it. Our thoughts are electrical in nature, too. Are they also magnetically attractive?
We know through observing the Law of Attraction at work that we get what we get in the circumstances of our lives because of the powerful magnetic attraction of our thoughts.
For example, if you begin your day with a fight with someone, then youll soon notice that everything seems to go wrong, and you find yourself saying Im having one of those days. This is your awareness of the Law of Attraction at work.
If our thoughts are powerful attractive magnets drawing a like vibration into our experience, then we know that it is beneficial to us to dwell on the things that feel good because those vibrations attract more of that feeling good energy.
If problems feel bad, then how can we fix them if were suppose to dwell on what feels good?
The answer lies in where your focus is.
Positive Focus
If problems feel bad and you find yourself dwelling on them and talking to everyone about them listing all the examples of the problems, and where youve seen a new example today, and you get other people to talk about their experience with the problems, and we all agree that we dont want these things. where is your focus? Isnt it on the problem? Do you feel it in your stomach? Doesnt it feel bad?
On the other hand, if you merely acknowledge the problems and then turn away from them in order to focus on possible solutions, dreaming about how it will be when its fixed, planning what you could do to help, and then get others to focus on group solutions where everyone can help, if they so desire then youve created a big pile of positive energy that will draw positive feeling solutions to you and bring them into the spotlight.
Our Guidance System
It was agreed upon long before we came into this life that our higher self would be in constant communication with us during this incarnation through an unmistakable guidance system of feeling.
When we feel good, we know we are in alignment with our original intentions for this life. When we feel bad, we know we are not aligning with our inner or higher self.
Feeling good allows Source Energy to flow through us. Feeling good allows inspiration and creativity to be received. In other words, feeling good connects us to who we really are!
Feeling bad, on the other hand, creates resistance to this constant flow of source energy. Some think they are unworthy climbing to worthiness; but we are already worthy and need only to peel away the layers of unworthiness.
"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."
~ Abraham Lincoln
Therefore, become aware of your feelings, and you become aware of your guidance system.
Make the decision to feel good. This must be a priority if you would remove your resistance from this continual flow of Source Energy which is who you really are.
Deliberate Creating
If we send out a vibration with every thought we think, and that vibration goes to work magnetically attracting similar vibrations into our lives, then we can only conclude that we are creating our own future with every thought we think.
If you were to divide your thoughts, and you put positive, happy thoughts on one side, and distressful, unhappy, negative thoughts on the other side, which side would have the bigger pile?
If you find that you dwell on mostly negative thoughts, then you probably notice that you are attracting others who want talk about how depressing things are, and how nothing right is happening, and they may even want to argue with you about things similar in vibration to your original negative feeling.
On the other hand, if you find that you dwell on the positive side, then you probably notice that you are attracting people who have solutions, and want to discuss ways theyve made improvements, and how things are moving in a positive direction and all sorts of other things of a similar vibration.
So, the choice is yours. You get to decide what you want. What is it you want to attract into your life?
If you want a beautiful life, then you have to send out beautiful thought vibrations that attract more of the same.
Walk in Beauty
One way you can begin making the change to more positive, beautiful thoughts is to count your blessings, and be appreciative of what you have on a daily basis.
Do you find yourself counting your bummers instead of your blessings? How often do you take time to express your appreciation for what youve been given?
Do you see the Beauty of Mother Nature all around you? When was the last time you counted your blessings? How many things can you think of for which you are grateful?
How disciplined is your thinking? How long can YOU Walk in Beauty?
Its worth thinking about
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BEAUTIFUL: QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but the using of knowledge in a good way is what makes for wisdom. Learning how to use knowledge in a sacred manner, that's wisdom to me. And to me, that's what a true Elder is."
~ Sun Bear, Chippewa
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LET ME WALK IN BEAUTY
Native American Prayer
Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world.
Hear me.
I am a man before you, one of your many children - I am small and weak. I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made, my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise, so that I may know the things you have taught my people - the lesson you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength not to be superior to my brothers, but to be able to fight my greatest enemy - myself. Make me ever ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so when life fades as a fading sunset my spirit may come to you without shame.
~ Native American Prayer Translated by Chief Yellow Lark in 1887
Native American Missionary and Medicine Man, Lakota Tribe
Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Taurus: I HAVE
2nd Decan Influence: BEAUTY
May 1st May 10th
It is appropriate that Taurus' 2nd Decan of BEAUTY falls on May Day as it heralds the beginning of one of the most colorful times of the year. Beauty is the handmaiden of Attraction. It is Beauty, most of all that Attracts us. Taurus is the sign of Venus who is, herself, the epitome of beauty and attraction. Taurus is a feminine sign and we find that Taureans are beautiful, loving and attractive, pleasing of line, of color of form and behavior.
These attributes are the first steps of love-ability, for if the eye is not pleased the heart rarely seeks to know. Beauty then is first learning to be appealing which leads us toward learning to love, and thereby power our magic. Magic should always be powered with love, because whatever we send out comes back to us 7-fold. Therefore we would be wise to have the great 'Law of Cause and Effect' working in our favor.
In our society beauty is a much abused idea. Far too often commercial and artificial standards have been imposed upon it. But beauty, like truth, is insuppressible and inalterable, for it lies in the person who beholds it. Magically, we are all beautiful for we are children of the Gods and all Their creation is a thing of beauty.
Let us each make an effort to see the beauty all around us; the beauty in ourselves: the way we look, in what we do, think and say; as well of the beauty in those around us. It has been said that Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This is the beautiful influence of Taurus 2nd decan. We find ourselves attracted to what we see as beautiful. Thus do we learn to see the beautiful part of ourselves mirrored in what we see as beautiful in others.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of TAURUS see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Decan? Each astrological sign is approximately 30 degrees in width and is divided into three 10-day portions called decans, which represent the (1) Cardinal, (2) Fixed, & (3) Mutable phases of the influence. Each decan is assigned a Word that further defines the sign and the influences we ALL feel during that 10-day portion of the astrological month.
Why study the influence? In the Druidic Craft of the Wise, we are taught that in order to become proficient in our magical practice we need to progress spiritually toward the Perfected state of the Creators, our Spiritual Parents, and elder brothers and sisters, the gods and angels. To do this, we need to assimilate all the strengths of each zodiacal sign and overcome the weaknesses.
Study help: To help us acquire the strengths of each sign we are urged to meditate upon the meaning of the current decan, to find quotable quotes and words of wisdom to help us understand how we can apply these strengths in our own personality. Post the quotes that speak to you on your bathroom mirror or computer monitor to help remind you of these qualities, and share the best with others, that we all might benefit on our Way to Perfection.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the Courses page on the website: http://druidcraft.us
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.us
People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
~ Salma Hayek
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
(C) Reproductions Permitted: http://awordtothewise.info
If you cant explain it simply, you dont understand it well enough.-- Albert Einstein
Blessings Bright and Dark,
