As the hectic holiday season rolls over us, it is sometimes difficult
to remember that we need to give to ourselves as we give to others. We
need to give ourselves the gift of a moment of stress free time. That
moment can be as short as the time it takes to drink one cup of
peppermint tea or eggnog spiked coffee or as long as an evening with your
favorite old movie and a bowl of popcorn. Be sure to schedule some of
those sorts of moments in between the shopping and the holiday parties and
the wrapping and the decorating. And you can use this meditation to
help create a clearer picture for yourself of the gifts you wish to give
to the most neglected person on your shopping list - you!
First find all four of the Aces in your favorite Tarot deck, or you
can use different ones from different decks. The Ace of Coins represents
Earth: the physical aspects of our world, our health, home, career.
The Ace of Swords represents Air: the mental aspects of ourselves,
thoughts, ambitions. The Ace of Wands represents Fire: the engine of our
life, the things we believe in and stand for, the passion we feel for
issues or ideas. The Ace of Cups represents Water: our heart and
feelings, our emotional self. Once you have these, choose which gift to give
yourself for this meditation, or, even better, do this
meditation four times, once a week perhaps, doing the meditation once for each
card.
You will want to have a mini candle for each meditation. You can
choose Red for Energy, Green or Blue for Healing and Meditation or White for
Peace. Dressing your candle with a drop or two of oil will help you
focus on your intent and create a little more concentration on meeting
your goals and creating a stress free moment for yourself. You can use
Meditation oil, Tranquility oil, Birch for empathy, Allspice for added
energy, Bitter Almond for peace and meditation, Frankincense for success,
Myrrh or Peppermint to purify, or Petitgrain to protect.
After you have chosen your card and set up your candle and have it lit
and burning brightly, relax and allow your mind to wander a bit, dream
a bit, imagine an immediate future in which your needs are met, in
which solutions present themselves clearly. Concentrate on the image on
the card you have chosen - what appeals to you? What is it that you want
to create in this realm of your life? Successful business or better
health with the Ace of Coins? A more positive and peaceful outlook with
the Ace of Swords? More time to devote to causes you care about through
the Ace of Wands? Trust and care towards yourself and in your
relationships with the Ace of Cups? Or perhaps you will let your intuition speak
to you in this meditation, showing you what you need to focus on to
bring peace to yourself, to create more moments of stress-free time to let
yourself listen to your own needs.
Take your time and be open to the ideas your own inner voice has to
share.
Allow the candle to burn out, then keep the Ace on which you are focusing
somewhere you will be able to see it every day for a week or so, or until you
do a new meditation with a different Ace if you choose to do each of
them. Let the images on the cards sink in and inspire you to give the
gift of time to yourself.
Stephanie S. Sommers has been a student of esoterica and symbology for the best part of twenty years. She has been reading and teaching Tarot professionally since 1989 and enjoys sharing that knowledge and learning more with every student she meets. She is a Wyoming native transplanted to the Denver Metroplex and has been thriving there since 1999.
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As the hectic holiday season rolls over us, it is sometimes difficult
to remember that we need to give to ourselves as we give to others. We
need to give ourselves the gift of a moment of stress free time. That
moment can be as short as the time it takes to drink one cup of
peppermint tea or eggnog spiked coffee or as long as an evening with your
favorite old movie and a bowl of popcorn. Be sure to schedule some of
those sorts of moments in between the shopping and the holiday parties and
the wrapping and the decorating. And you can use this meditation to
help create a clearer picture for yourself of the gifts you wish to give
to the most neglected person on your shopping list - you!
First find all four of the Aces in your favorite Tarot deck, or you
can use different ones from different decks. The Ace of Coins represents
Earth: the physical aspects of our world, our health, home, career.
The Ace of Swords represents Air: the mental aspects of ourselves,
thoughts, ambitions. The Ace of Wands represents Fire: the engine of our
life, the things we believe in and stand for, the passion we feel for
issues or ideas. The Ace of Cups represents Water: our heart and
feelings, our emotional self. Once you have these, choose which gift to give
yourself for this meditation, or, even better, do this
meditation four times, once a week perhaps, doing the meditation once for each
card.
You will want to have a mini candle for each meditation. You can
choose Red for Energy, Green or Blue for Healing and Meditation or White for
Peace. Dressing your candle with a drop or two of oil will help you
focus on your intent and create a little more concentration on meeting
your goals and creating a stress free moment for yourself. You can use
Meditation oil, Tranquility oil, Birch for empathy, Allspice for added
energy, Bitter Almond for peace and meditation, Frankincense for success,
Myrrh or Peppermint to purify, or Petitgrain to protect.
After you have chosen your card and set up your candle and have it lit
and burning brightly, relax and allow your mind to wander a bit, dream
a bit, imagine an immediate future in which your needs are met, in
which solutions present themselves clearly. Concentrate on the image on
the card you have chosen - what appeals to you? What is it that you want
to create in this realm of your life? Successful business or better
health with the Ace of Coins? A more positive and peaceful outlook with
the Ace of Swords? More time to devote to causes you care about through
the Ace of Wands? Trust and care towards yourself and in your
relationships with the Ace of Cups? Or perhaps you will let your intuition speak
to you in this meditation, showing you what you need to focus on to
bring peace to yourself, to create more moments of stress-free time to let
yourself listen to your own needs.
