Currently Untitled (Or, Better Late Than Never)

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It is…Sunday, January 12, 2020. Time...Beguiling.

*slow inhale.*

*strong exhale*

Ok. So, here we are. Only, I don’t know what that means. I have my notes here - things I would like to touch on - but I feel like there may be something more waiting for us around the bend, Fellow Travellers.

I’m not sure where to begin. 

Let’s start with the posts themselves. Things are being tweaked just slightly. I feel like I am spending so much time, and exerting so much energy, to write. Part of this is the current content. We’ve been entering new territory lately and there is just so much ground to cover. I am hoping that, in general, the mass amounts of information will filter down to a minimum. We’re only at the beginning and at the beginning there is always more to establish. More groundwork, if you will. So, again, I am hoping that on its own it will start to pull back a little. 

Also, to aid in this, I think I am going to try to keep deep and heavy descriptions for the Sunday posts. I want to try to leave the Dailies for just that - more day to day happenings and whatnots. 

Finally, I think I am going to switch my writing time to the evening or night. I was doing it in the morning because I wanted to get it done and there was always just so much on my mind about the day before. Plus, it helped to start in the morning when I had to do all of my ‘documentations.’ I still have those to do, but I am going to pull them out of the blog for the time being. I just think I am wasting a lot of good productive time in the morning and then in the evening I find myself twiddling my thumbs and looking for something productive to do. 

So…

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! By order of his sovereign majesty, the king of these lands, posts will now be written and shared by the dark of night alone.

WALT: Wow, man, you’re letting something go to your head.

Hey, it’s my life...my rules.

WALT: Yeah? And how often that work out for ya?

Never. Absolutely not once. Hey, shouldn’t you have given me some sort of heralding trumpets or some shizzle like that. 

WALT: Probably. But, there’s no actual audio for this show, so what difference does it make. Did I ever mention how much I enjoy when you say, “shizzle”?

Well, I can’t say “$#!t”

JOHNNY: Reverend!!!

See, even typed in code he yells at me. *impersonating JOHNNY* Reverend, this is a family show…*Hands forming peace signs* I am not a crook!

JOHNNY: Reverend!!

But, anyway...why, no you haven’t told me how much you enjoy when I say, “shizzle.” How much do you enjoy it? Does it make you all tingly in your loins?

WALT: Not that kind of enjoy...you freak.

Wait. Hold up. Did...did you just call me a freak? Is this like some sort of...Ashton Kutcher gonna pop out and punk my ass? Have we entered some sort of alternate universe where things are all reversed?

WALT: No, man. I’ve just been reading one of those 100 ways to manipulate people books. I guided you into that. 

Yeah. I’ve seen those. I’ve been curious. However...I’m pretty sure that is a power I should not wield. I’m...I’m pretty sure that would bring out the dark side in me.

DOC: Anger leads to Ze dark side.

Yeah, thanks, Doctor Yoda...any chance you delivered Baby Yoda?

So, anywho, look for the posts later at night or, for you, first thing in the morning. The Dailies may shorten naturally, on their own, without all the other hullabaloo. Sunday, However could get a bit longer. But that’s the way we like it.

WALT: That’s what she said!!

Aaaaand, we’re back to natural reality. I do hope you’ve enjoyed flying Freedom Air. Please remain seated until the flight has come to a complete stop. 

I think, next, we will get into the numbers. We’ve talked a lot about numbers in the past week and I want to try to bring it as together as I can before we move forward. 

So, we established that 0 is The Void - the place of everything and nothing. Likewise, it has been said that 1 is The Emergence. I likened all of this to the process of birth. For 10 months a being exists without actually existing. Then, one day, it emerges into the world - formed yet not quite complete. Am I  correct? There are still parts of the body that are developing and growing even after birth. 

Even so, in this ‘whole’ state of form we have what we will need. We have a mouth to eat, yet we cannot chew. We have fingers with which to grasp, but still we cannot hold. We have legs for walking, but we cannot even crawl. In 1 we learn all of these things. In 1 we find the basics and fundamentals. In 1 we come to know ourselves. 

So in 0 we should find things in a disorderly, yet calm, state. Things are happening, shaping, forming but nothing is as of yet concrete. Slowly, they develop into a usable ‘body.’ In that gestation, if we allow it, life will develop for us. It will reveal itself to us. In the darkness of 0 we can see the light of ourselves. This leads us to 1.

2 is a number of Partnering and Pairing. It is a number of Balance and a Number of the Duality and Polarity of life and nature. 2 teaches us that all things must be balanced. A thing cannot exist without its opposite. There could be no day without night, nor dark if there were no light. 2 teaches the balance of nature but also the nature of balance. 

Balance does not always mean equal. [Just as I once argued with Mama Rabbit that symmetry does not always mean even.] But, 2 teaches us the ebb and flow of life. Take a look at the Yin-Yang symbol, It has become almost an epitome of balance and harmonious living. It is drawn the way it is very much on purpose - each color being larger in one region and smaller in another. It is because, in life, those opposites will take their turns at being greater. Even the Sun has a day it sits longer in the sky and a day it is much less. Another way to look at the ebb and flow is through predator and prey. 

I once read an article. 

WALT: Just once?

Yup. That was enough news for me.

Anyway, it was all about these hunters that were upset because wolves were killing off the deer population. They wanted to kill the wolves and no one was letting them. No one was letting them because it is a natural process. If the herd of deer grows large, it will attract predators. [Supply and demand.] The predators will come in and thin the herd. That’s all they stay for. Just Enough. When the population has decreased enough and the supply is less, the predator will move on which in turn allows the herd to begin growing once more. But predator and prey takes us to partnership and pairing - the symbiotic nature of being. 

While that herd of deer is growing so immense, it is consuming larger amounts of its own food - plants, berries. I don’t know what the hell deer eat. Forest-y type things. Anyway, they are consuming more, leaving less for other critters and creatures. Left unthinned, the herd could be slowly killing off these populations. Not to mention the population of the plants they are eating. The predators thin the herd. The plants grow back. All the little critters thrive. 

Nature takes care of its own. 

If that does not make sense or help clarify the symbiosis of it all, then look at animals [Humans] and plants. We breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Plants, on the other hand, take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. In its own design nature demonstrates the importance of working together. Every being has something to offer. All of life is merely fingers of the same hand. 

So 2 is about balance through partnering. It is all about recognizing strengths and weaknesses...and using both. In areas you know you are weak..phone a friend. Before we get there, let me say, my phone call is to Spirit. I really...just...can’t do this anymore. There is obviously something that I just don’t get or understand or realize. So, I am partnering with Spirit.

Spirit has the ‘knowing’ of what is best and how best to achieve it. Spirit knows how to put those things into play. I have the ability, the capability - the physical form - to see those things through. So, I am letting Spirit set my days and I am kind of just showing up. 

I read this book once…

WALT: Just once?

Oh my god. Really?

Anyway, it was a book by Stuart Wilde. I can’t tell you anymore what the name of it was. I told you I was bad with the bibliography of My Life. But, it opened with a passage about a tiger. It explained how a tiger doesn’t wake up and think about where or how to get food. When a tiger is hungry it goes and gets food. When the tiger wants rest, it does not think about rest. It rests. In other words - the tiger just shows up. It moves through its day naturally doing what needs to be done - without thought. 

3 is the base number of creation. Typically we think of the Holy Trinity, though some may picture Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. While others may envision the Maiden, Mother and Crone. Of course, there is also the base theosophy of The God, The Goddess and The All. 

3 shows us that life happens in progression and stages. In a way, I guess, 3 teaches us the Principle of There is a Time and Place for Everything. In some Wicca Traditions new members are progressed through a series of 3 ceremonies, or 3 years. Think on that Zorro movie with that Antonio Banderas fellow. The training circles were 3. The Master Numbers are 3 - The Disciple, The Apostle and The Messiah. 

3 shows us, through the Yin-Yang, that when 2come together in 1, they still exist. The symbol is the whole - The All. The Yin and Yang are the parts - together, but still independent from each other. The father and mother are both within the child. In 3 we find that One is All and All is One.3 connects us to The World.  

4 is a number of Foundations. 4 gives us the bases to build on. In 4 we find all things needed. It is the 4 elements - Earth, Air, Fire, Water; the 4 Directions - North, East, South, West; the 4 bodies - Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Emotional. I find it interesting that the 4th Chakra is The Heart - whether one counts from the bottom or the top. It sits in the middle. It is the balancing point. The Heart Chakra is the foundation for all. 

In many ways, 4 becomes the next 1. It is at 4 that we are finally ready to begin. Yet, in 5 we will need to face a challenge. Or worse, ourselves. 

We also discussed the complexities of numbers - the layers and levels. The more you look at things through numbers, the more patterns you will begin to recognize. They overlap and intertwine - seeming to blend together into one yet remaining independent. Yesterday’s numbers are a good example of this. [And, the reason for the title of yesterday’s post.] 

Yesterday was the 11th day of the month. 11, being a Master Number is always significant in its appearance. Yet, yesterday was only the 9th day of my current journey. 9 is also a powerful number, being the last of any cycle or pattern. So, technically, yesterday, I would have found myself under the influence of both numbers. [“6 of one, half a dozen of the other.”] But, for our intents and purposes we are going to look at the influence of 9.  In 9 we should find culmination and fruition. 

Is that what I found? In some ways, I suppose.

The truth is, I look at how my week 1 has shaped and formed and, normally, I would be worried and upset. Things came up, but never came to pass. In 1 I would look for a little bit more happening or beginning to happen. However, though we are in week 1 of our experiment, we are still only in month 0 for the year. January is [and, apparently, will always be] the Void of my year. So, really, I won’t see the most development in my life until February. In terms of our experiment, that would be week 4 or week 5. So, when we reach 4 we should have found the base from which we are working - the foundation of the rest of our year. 

This is why I gave you all of that Number information. This is the Grand Scheme of things. But, for our purposes, we will hone back in on the Cycles of our experiment. We will continue to focus on the weeks as they pass, instead of looking at where it is they may lie on the path. 

When we came into 0, I was...nothing. Truly, I was. The beginning of Week 0 was at the end of Yule. During Yule I was broken down. My physical existence was slowly stripped away. Once the ‘outer, protective shell’ was dissolved, life started picking away at the flesh of my Spirit. I came into the year with no job/work/income and very little in funds. The MattMobile was defunct and I was days away from not having a phone. I had no direction, no idea where to turn. So, I decided to step back and let The Void do what it does - gestate and bring the ingredients needed for creation. 

There was definitely a great stress on the spiritual side of my life. I found I was returning to my daily devotions, rituals and practices. I started to tune back in with more prayer and meditation. The meditations have gotten stronger. I have had clearer visions, which I have been able to recall. At least, in the moments following. It has been a long time since I have had this. In some instances, it has been immediately relevant. Such as this morning. The notion of going to church this morning had come up several times. I had the time to go, but, come the morning, I wasn’t quite feeling it. Eventually, my morning would lead me around to a meditation. In that meditation I would see myself getting into The MattMobile and starting it up. I returned from the meditation to find it was still earlier in the day than I would have expected. I set about cleaning up and organizing. I grabbed a quick shower. And, before I knew it, I was ready to face a day. There had been Just Enough time to get myself ready and to, then, get to church. All that was left was for the car to start and I already knew that it would. 

Now, this may all sound a bit off to you, Fellow Travellers. But, you must understand that this is the arrangement I have with The MattMobile - it will start when I must go somewhere. If it doesn’t start then I understand that I am supposed to stay put. In other words, I have turned it over to Spirit to use as a tool in helping me to be where I must be, doing what I must do. The agreement had been sealed, through action, in the days prior. 

On Friday, I had someplace to go. I was being directed, summoned, sent - however you wish to phrase it. I had received The Call. Earlier in the morning, as I moved through my such and such, it would come up that I should leave at 1400. Well, I managed to get myself through everything just a little bit sooner than that - only by about 30 minutes. I decided I would just head out. I went out to The MattMobile and it wouldn’t start. As, I sighed, I heard again, “1400.” I shrugged and returned to The Dormitory. At 1400, I went to The MattMobile and it started right up. When I arrived where I was going, I ran into an old friend/associate that I have not seen in almost 20 years. My only response was, “Oh. You’re the reason I had to be here now.” Any sooner, or later, and I would have missed him. 

I had a similar experience Saturday, but kind of in reverse. I decided I wanted to run up the street to The Valley’s Favorite Convenience Store. I went outside to start The MattMobile and realized that it was an absolutely gorgeous day. I decided that for all of the walking I did in freezing cold it might be nice to walk and enjoy it. So, I walked as I always have to The Store, following the same foot path. But, on the return home I would walk a completely different route. It was on this route I was able to capture today’s picture. You may wonder how that is significant. It is a street sign. It is always there. But, there is an extra special treat in that picture. Something that could only be captured right at that moment. This experience alone may lend itself to Lesson of the Week - Precise and Perfectly Placed. 

All of life is Precise and Perfectly Placed to get us where we need to be. 

This has definitely been a take-away from my most recent adventures. It all happens as it needs to so just let it happen. Of course, it helps that all of my bodies are so broken and bruised. It keeps me from pushing hard. All I can do, really, is drift through the days, taking Each as it Comes, and making the most of every moment that I can. That is all the strength I have. That is all of the power that I have. 

So, Week 0 brought me a lot of introspection. I looked at what was important to me. I didn’t do this by thought or selection. I stepped back and allowed it to come to me. “If you love something, let it go. If it comes back…” So, I wanted to see what came back to me after I let everything go. 

The Spiritual side of my nature is definitely a big one. I must, as Johnny would say, “be focused and disciplined.” It is not a hobby, nor a passing of time. It is my way of life and I must treat it as such. I must remain diligent in my practices. It is in this that I find the second thing that has come back - my service to Spirit. 

It was my desire to serve that fuels this whole course of life. It is what sent us where we are, Fellow Travellers. It was there at the very beginning. I was so enthralled by my experience of Spirit that all I wanted to do was bring it back into the world, lifting and lighting along the way. Really it is the basis of our current Goal. No matter how I may phrase it, by whatever limitations I may use, all I really want from life is to be where I need to be, doing whatever I need to do to serve Spirit best. 

I have realized, though, that I am always serving, if I allow myself to. Sometimes I have been led into service, being dragged around the country for this purpose or that. Other times, I just kind of trip and stumble into it. For instance, the other day I found myself at the grocery store. It is just the way the day developed. It all came to that one moment on its own. 

I was in an aisle, trying to decide what I was going to do about cereal when I felt this pull of energy from my left. I turned to look and found this older gentleman looking at me. “Excuse me,” he said, “you’re a bit taller than me, could you reach this for me?” There was one of a product left, shoved all the way in the back of a top shelf. Of course, I helped him. This is service too. Every Act is an Act of Magic. Every deed is a work of G-d. Small or large. It makes no difference. 

Once, I accompanied The Princesses to their mother’s church. I wanted to see how their Christianity was being handled. In the older kids’ room, Cuddlebug and I watched a video. It was an animated movie of the telling of The Good Samaritan. There was a bit of creative license to the production, but I felt it added depth to the meaning. One of the characters that would pass by the beaten man was a young Rabbi. An older Rabbi was handing him scrolls and telling him to deliver them from this city to the next. The young Rabbi clutched the scrolls and said, “I will hurry and I will not stop for I am doing the work of G-d.”

The old Rabbi smiled and pointed an, almost, admonishing finger, “You are a Rabbi. Everything you do is the work of G-d.”

So, Week 0 fueled the fire of my Passions. It put my focus on moving slowly, peacefully. It shifted my vision towards Divine Love and trying to understand it. 

In Week 1 much would happen. We’ve covered most of it really. But before we recap and complete, I want to step back a moment. Let’s look at this process through The Wheel of Life. 

The Wheel begins in the north with Goals. Needless to say my Goal is to better my life -find work and a suitable income and find a home from which I can function, even if it is just a van. [I’m not feeling particularly picky these days.] For now I have been given Hoagie’s which has been working well. It gives me a base and a structure. I can access all of materials and supplies. I have been crafting again. I have been working with my stones and herbs. And, as far as work, I came into this ready to job hunt. I have not had success as of yet but little things have come up along the way. Just Enough to keep me going. There is a client scheduled for this week. I have The Professor job in the works. I have someone else inquiring about my readings and such. And, I have been trying to be more diligent in picking up my merchandising work when I can. 

The next spoke is a minor spoke and it is Intent. I don’t know if I can put words to my intent. I just want to serve my purpose. I want these things so that I can put more back into the world. 

Next we have Themes. There have been quite a few of these along the way. 

Faith

Things changing [rapidly and suddenly]

Divine Love

The power of thought and creation

We are the creators

I don’t really know what any of that means. It has me wondering if there is something I can put out differently to change the direction of things. I just don’t know what to put out. I don’t think it’s a matter of not feeling worthy or deserving at this point. I think I deserve, at least, a half-decent life - one that I can survive and in which I can be comfortable. 

My issue is that I don’t know what to want. I would love a steady income and a regular job [that I don’t hate going to.] I would love a home where I can have my daughters and build a life. But, I also need the randomness and variety of my life. I need the road, to at least some degree. That has been an Observation in these weeks. It lifts my soul - whether I am out driving and being random through a Quest, or doing work. It lifts my soul. I don’t...I don’t know how to put all of that together. I had it at Old Geistopia, but there was an air of negativity that I just could not get through. 

So, this is what I have from The Wheel of Life. As for Principles, I’ve been listing those off for several posts now. Lessons I am still learning, so it is hard to say what they might be. And, when I do know what they are, they will become Principles. Of course, Observations are made along the way. This leaves us with Commitment. This is, without a doubt, the most difficult spoke. It is not just a matter of following through on the Goals or the plans. It is a dedication to continuing to learn and observe and practice and do and grow. 

As we came into Week 1, things were developing. The phone was saved, the car was running. Money had come in, work was scheduled - a reading, a laboring project, a meeting for a wedding - food was bought. There was a plan ahead and I was just going to drift through it. But, as Week 1 set off and running, things changed. Some of the work has been put off, which has put a strain on the finances. 

I thought on job hunting and realized that I need a better resume. I have put as much information on paper as I could think of, and reached out to an old friend for assistance in putting something together. So, that is just a matter of time. 

I think, in demonstrating points, I have told all of the significant things for the past week. There has been adventure and ups and downs. Things have shifted and changed and yet somehow remain the same. 

There has been a strong emphasis on just being led. Feeling the way through it. I won’t lie. That is very difficult. 

Speaking of being led, I have not written the email yet. I have really been struggling with it because I really do not want it to be anything accusatory or attacking. I thought of writing it originally in order to maybe bring some closure and balance to it all. I thought I could explain that it's not about hating or not loving. It’s just that  we clash. And we clash because we stopped communicating properly. Part of that was her and part of that was me. When my life changed, we disconnected. Admittedly, I had done a ritual in those days to sort of cut the cord. It wasn’t about not loving her but more that I didn’t want her energy to be overbearing and influencing on mine. And yet, it was anyway. Plus, in the process we disconnected. I mean, granted we were never real close anyway - we’ve always had difficulty. But, my life changed and my family knows none of what has happened. I have just often thought that maybe if they did they might have a different perspective of me. Perhaps not. But the perspective they have is of a very different me than what I am. Over the years, it began to feel as though they were just stuck in it. It never seemed to matter what I was doing, or even not doing, I was just wrong. They think of things like my quests as frivolous and irresponsible, but they were fraught with such purpose. They have come to condemn me because my life isn’t ‘normal’ but they do not know that it hasn’t been ‘normal’ for a long time.  I just don’t know how to make things right.

Well, that’s all for now. Stay tuned for the Totems. I am adding two. The Fox has come to me recently. And now twice, the Tiger - once in a reading, once in a meditation. 

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So, without hesitation…

For now and for always, from here in Geistopia, this is your beloved Rev…

WALT: And Walt…

DOC: Unt Doc…

JOHNNY: Aaaand Johnny…

And, those guys, saying, “stay tuned in Fellow Travellers,” and wishing you Peace, Love, Light…

WALT: ...and freakishness, baby!!

Totems:

Eagle - Illumination of Spirit, Healing, and Creation. Balance of being of the Earth but not in it. Greater sight and perception. Reflects an awakening ability or need to learn to walk between worlds. Heroic nobility and Divine Spirit. Rediscovery of the inner child. Resurrection. Alchemy. The need to stay connected to grasp and utilize the things of the earth. Important to know when to speak, how much, and how strongly. New vision will open. The ability to hear - spiritually and physically - will also increase. The lesson of cooperative responsibility. Opportunities (even those thought long lost) always arise - learn to see and snatch. A new sense of timing and movement will begin to develop. Take on the responsibility and the power of becoming so much more than you appear to be. Events will now fly faster, and the repricussions for everything you think, do, or say (or Cali to think, do, or say) - positive and negative - will be both stronger and quicker. Accept a powerful new dimension to life, and a heightened responsibility for your spiritual growth. Touch all life with healing, and become the mediator and the bearer of new creative force within the world. 

Hawk - Visionary Power and Guardianship. Messengers, protectors and visionaries. Visionary power and leading you to your life purpose. There is a message coming. What you eat, you become. Kundalini. Childhood visions are becoming empowered and fulfilled. The ability to soar and glide upon the currents. Great Heights while still keeping your feet on the ground. Attacks by people who won’t understand you - attack your ability to soar. Teaching of higher expression of psychosis and vision. Beauty and harmony in moderation. Lead you to using your creative energy in manifesting your soul purpose. Hope and new ideas. A need to be open to the new or shows ways that you may help teach others to be open to the new. Be observant. Life is sending signals. Careful in expression. Comments and actions will be strong and powerful with the ability to tear and/or kill. 

Vulture - Purification - Death and Rebirth - New Vision. A guardian to the mysteries of life and death and the road of salvation. Purification. Speaks of a coming time when you will be noticed more for what you do than how you appear. Soon start to see Auras and colors around people and things. Distributing one’s energy so that gravity (or mundane situations and experiences0 does not weigh you down. Assist in developing your own sense of smell that ou can use effectively in all areas of your life. Smell is associated with higher forms of discrimination. Help you to decide whether or not something doesn’t smell quite right. Aromatherapy. Changes in digestive system. Pay attention to how ou feel physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually after eating various foods. Acting rather than talking. May take as much as three months before an individual truly begins to move past the death stage to rebirth. A promise that the suffering of the immediate was temporary and necessary for a higher purpose was at work. Reflects that’s no matter how difficult the life conditions, rescue is as imminent in your life as was the rescue of Prometheus by Hercules. 

Cardinal - Renewed Vitality through Recognizing Self-Importance. A time to renew our vitality. Lessons in developing and accepting a new sense of our own self-importance. Regardless of the time of the day or year, we always have time to renew our own vitality and recognize the importance of our own life roles. Listen closely - pay attention to what is blowing on the wind. Listening to the inner voice more closely. A need to assert the feminine aspects of creativity and intuition more strongly. A need to be more careful about the diet. Rhythm of 12.Lessons in responsibility and recognizing the importance of the task at hand.  A reviving of more traditional religious beliefs, regardless of denomination. Add color to your life, and remember that everything you do is of importance. 

Deer (Buck) - Gentleness and Innocence - Gentle Luring to New Adventure. Innocence and a return to the wilderness. Antlers are symbols of antennae, connections to higher forms of attunement. Pay attention to inner thoughts, may be more accurate than you think. Look for new perceptions and degrees of perceptions to grow and expand  for as much as the next five years. Can indicate that there will be opportunities to stimulate gentle new growth increasingly over the next few years. Symbolism of higher perception. Leads us back to the primal wisdom of ancient teachings. May be a reminder to gently move back into traditional family units and roles. It may indicate that you have gotten too far away from the role that would be most beneficial to you at this time. Increasing ability to sense subtle movements and appearances. Begin to hear what may not be said directly. Time to be gentle with yourself and others. A new innocence or freshness is about tone awakened or born. There is going to be a gentle, enticing lure of new adventures. Are you trying to force things? Are others? Are you being too critical and uncaring of yourself? An opportunity to express gentle love that will open new doors to adventure.

Groundhog (ready to be blown away) - Mystery of Death without Dying - Trance - - Dreams. The ability to get deep within an area of interest. A time when a new area of study is about to open up. May reflect an endeavor that may take two years to come to full fruition. May reflect two years of intensive study, digging, and building. Important to give definite boundaries you wish to have respected in your life. Death without dying. A time of initiation. Symbol of opening fully to the Dreamtime. Increasing ability to develop lucid dreaming. Clarity and power of altered states will be amplified. Dreams will become more significant. The knowledge of metabolic control.

Ram - Seeking New Beginnings. Symbol of sacrifice. The quest for great rewards. A symbol of great force and power. Prepare to seek out new beginnings in some area of your life. Assert yourself in new areas. Sensitivity and perseverance. Stimulate great mental activity. There is a curiosity and an active imagination that must be constantly fueled and gets stronger with each passing year. There will occur a new stimulation of mental facilities, imagination, and inspiration - along with the energy to act on it. Autumn may bring a time to assert your strength and move o new challenges. A reminder that the opening for new opportunities may be small, but if acted upon, they can be secured. Learn to trust the ability to land on their feet as they make new moves and new beginnings. Do some examination - but don’t take too long with it. Time to make some new beginnings, initiate new endeavors - not just talk about it. Are you taking advantage of opportunities that are presenting themselves? Are you staying balanced as you make new leaps and climbs? Are you initiating things appropriately? Are you acting on your ideas or just talking about them? Teach you to bring forth the powers of the mind and imagination and use them to seek out new heights and new adventures. 

Bear (Black) - Awakening the Power of the Unconscious. The seven great rays of light of the Divine. Ties to the subconscious mind and even unconscious mind. A symbol for alchemy, the ingredients of prime matter. Elated to all initial stages and primal instincts. Go within to find the resources necessary for survival - to find your answers. [Kidneys symbol of discernment and discrimination.] Is your judgement off? Are you not recognizing what is beneficial in your life? Are you not seeing the core of good deep within all situations? Are you being too critical of yourself or others? Are you wearing rose-colored glasses? Go within so you can make your choices and decisions from a position of power. [The tree is an ancient symbol, a natural antenna linking the Heavens and the Earth. Symbol of fertility and things that grow. A reminder that we must bring what we awaken out into the world and apply it. Keep the cub inside alive and occasionally climb trees - even if to gain new perspective.] A need to go deep within yourself. Have periods in your life when you are more reclusive. During these times you will be able to go within yourself and even give birth to two or even three ideas or projects. [Honey - the sweetness of life.] (Protection, Birth, Magic; Secretiveness, Sacrifice)

Fox - Feminine Magic of Camouflage, Shapeshifting and invisibility.  A new world opening up and the process of creation is beginning. The world is growing and shapeshifting itself into new patterns that will be beneficial. Guide to enter the Faerie Realm. Unless a male can recognize the magic of the feminine - n himself and others - and learn to use it to shape shift his own life, it will ultimately lead to destruction. The Kundalini and the freeing of the creative life force. Practicing and using camouflage. Working to blend in with the surroundings to go unnoticed, moving silently about without revealing your intentions. Learning to control the aura. Adjust its frequency so you can harmonize more with others. Learn the art of camouflage and the related arts of invisibility and shapeshifting. Symbol for energy and fertility. Symbol of directly guiding the feminine creative forces. If the focus stays on the creative energies, any sharp turn in the individual’s life will be accomplished with ease. An ability to insulate from anything that may seem to be cold, especially in relationships. Can become warm and cozy with self. Ability to appear larger than really are - f’d personal protection or for making greater impressions in various areas of life. Establish a trotting pace. Ability to move into new dimensions, call upon new resources. Excellent ability to hear what is not being said, hear Spirit. Size people up fairly accurately. Develop the ability to see spirit. Aromatherapy. Awakening of the Kundalini. Higher forms of discrimination and discernment. Territorial in activities, but also inclined to return to their home and improve it. Capture any prize. 

Tiger (White) - Power, Passion, Devotion, and Sensuality.