VI THE LOVERS & XV THE DEVIL
June marks a huge turning-point for each and every one of us. The road that we take is always an individual one, yet this month there’s an emphasis on being aware of the consequences of our decisions and how we can, at every moment shape our reality.
We are guided by Spirit at all times, whether or not we choose to tap into that is a choice that we make based on the information that we have available to us at the time.
As you can see by looking at the cards, we have the opportunity to communicate with Spirit, in The Lovers card, the man and woman are guided by Archangel Raphael, the healer, who helps us align to our highest good and brings opportunities for healing along the way. In The Devil card, the man and woman are being controlled by the energy of conformity and limitation. The figure in The Devil card has been said to be Archangel Uriel who helps us manifest that which we think about.
If we look at both cards, looking at the central figures as the healer and the manifestor, we can use both these energies to see how we create our reality. In The Lovers card, we are creating our reality from an energy of healing, health, wholeness, gaining knowledge and wisdom as we move along our path. We willingly seek guidance and know that it’s there for us whenever we need it. We are loved, watched over, and protected whilst being allowed to exercise our free will.
In The Devil card, we become trapped in limiting circumstances because we have stopped seeking knowledge and gaining wisdom, we give our power away to others because we have been led to believe that we are unable to determine what’s best for ourselves.
This month we are being asked whether the activities that we are participating in bring us peace, health, opportunities for healing and an ability to help others, or whether we have given our power away and are being controlled by others, which in turn dims our inner light and prevents us from realising that we are indeed able to stand up for ourselves and break free from conformity.
By tapping into our hearts we can decipher our next best move at any stage of the journey.
It’s not about good and evil - although that may be highlighted in the world around us, instead it’s about allowing our Light to shine and aligning to our highest good versus remaining where we feel trapped and having our life dictated to and for us. The old energies of victimhood, being a puppet, lack and limitation, scarcity mentality and all of those things that dim our inner Light are being phased out. That said, we may be visited by these energies in a highly amplified manner - I do not sense that this is occurring to ‘test’ us, but rather to clear out the old energies that we have outgrown. When this occurs, and it will, allow yourself to acknowledge and feel what surfaces; the only way that old emotions can be released is for us to allow them to move through us and out of our body and energy field. The magic word here is ‘move’ do not allow yourself to be the emotion, simply acknowledge it, feel it moving through you and sense it move out of you as you take a step in a new direction.
There’s also a sense of being more concerned about others and humanity as a whole rather than just looking out for number one. Huge shifts are sweeping through and we will all be affected on some level.
We are being asked to work alongside others, to keep an eye on those who may need assistance, not interfering in their journey, but lending a helping hand. We are less consumed by our own individual journey, although we continue to take action towards fulfilling our purpose, but we can now begin to see that we also need to allow others in, to gain knowledge from others and to share what we know with them too. Our individual journey can indeed continue even when we shift our focus to others - does this not form part of the experience that we’ve signed up for?
Questions for reflection
Use these questions for journaling and/or healing work - pay attention to your body’s reactions to these questions and see if you can trace your reactive thoughts back to where you may be causing dis-ease or stress in your life:
Do I have a regular spiritual practice?
Do I have a sense that Spirit is communicating with me?
Am I open to shining a light on my inner self to determine what thoughts and feelings may be keeping me stuck?
What parts of my life feel stuck? What life areas are causing me the most distress?
Am I honouring my inner-knowing or am I trying to fit in an effort to please others?
How can I align my thoughts to what I want to be, feel and experience in my life rather than everything that I don’t want to be, feel and experience?
This may prove to be a trying month for most of us, know that I am here to support you through it. You can book a reading with me by purchasing the one that resonates with you over on our readings page.
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Be gentle with yourself...
Vanda xx
© Vanda Costa, 1 June 2016