Cards of the Week July 7 - 13, 2008

The reading for this second week of July is one of a great deal of beauty. The first card that fell was the card of the six of cups. This card urges with great joy and love to come to understandings with those around you, and to draw upon joyous loving friendships, however this card also asks us to come forward and be our own best friend as well. Many people often quote from the Biblical passage that says love your neighbor as yourself and you have kept the entire law. Well, we often find it so easy to love our neighbor, but take little time to actually focus on the love of ourselves first. How is it this week that you can be your own best friend? Finding comfort in our friendship, and attracting even higher levels of love and friendship from those around you as well. The greater relationship a person can have with their own self, the more positively intense will be the friendships they attract. This is a week to become very clear on communication, as this is notably a strong card of communication. Just how is it we find ourselves talking to ourselves. If one finds one's self outside the highest level of positivity in self communication, make note of all those things being said. What is being viewed as negative? Let's take those statements and cross them out, and create another column in which we can replace them with statements that are much more empowering. If you empower yourself, you will surely empower others equally as well if not more.

The second card of this week's reading is the 9 of Rods. The 9 of Rods is an important card representing VICTORY. It is great to celebrate the victory of all that you have accomplished, and note that the smallest action taken in the effect of something is a victory all the same. Victory is important to celebrate. The 9 of Rods asks us to gain courage and empowerment from our victories, and to scan our lives and look deeply to find all the aspects of victory that we have created for ourselves. We are also asked to look at all the good we have done for others. How will you introduce victory into the life of another person this week. How many people do you want to touch this week, with the blessing of love, victory, and empowerment? It can be as easy as opening the door for someone and greeting them with a smile. Paying a bridge toll, or some other selfless act of kindness can really touch a burdened heart. Bringing victory and light into the life of another person, allows you to receive in return the favor 10 times over. It is a joyous process when you remind yourself that we are ALL connected to one another.

The third card that fell for this week's reading is the Star. The Star, is one of my very favorite cards as she is the essence of wishes coming true. Much like the alchemist in the card of Temperance, the Start would fall to represent the Temperance card coming into full bloom. The star is where we begin to receive all our blessings and wishes seem to come true. This carries with it also a great aspect of creation, for what next is it you would like to create? Celebrate that which has manifested, give thanks to it, praise and give thanks for all that is, and recreate a new list of creations to manifest. In a moment in time, you will be again celebrating their arrival.

The final card for this week is the 10 of Pentacles. The 10 of Pentacles is the card of Happy, Joyous, Prosperous, friendship, relationship, marriage, or partnerships. This card puts a lot of emphasis on these practices if one is in search of the perfect relationship. Time is ripe for people's comings together to be joyous and whole. Everyone I know has been doing a great amount of work around this for at least the past year. Is there some thing, or thought that has stuck in your system that you can not shake that is holding you back? From where did it originate? How does it affect you? What positive, loving thought can you replace it with that will lovingly cast away the old, and allow the new, the fresh, and the perfect to come forward for you? Lovingly releasing those old cords, allow new connections to form, connections of great perfection in loving relationships and friendships. Remember, the Sun is in transit of the sign of Cancer. Cancer is the caretaker. Love yourself, and love others to the highest of who you are.

Love and Light,

Terry

P.S. I had difficulty uploading more than one card image and therefore left them out this week.

Card of the Day - Thursday, July 3, 2008

Today's card of the day is the Three of Pentacles; the card of creating one's masterpiece. This is one of the cards of the master crafts persons and represents the importance of the mental process that goes into creating or manifesting one's highest masterpiece.

This card specifically comes to validate that something you are working to create needs your time and attention. Opportunities could abound, but if one is not in the position of being open or validated in the aspects of creation and manifestation, it will only make those opportunities harder to see or grasp. The key point again, is dream it and dream it big. If you have the ability to think it in your mind, it has the ability to be a reality. In fact, if you can see it in your mind it is real. The reality comes through one's ability to validate that which desires to be created. Now would be an excellent time to look into the battleground that exists in one place only (between one's ears) and determine what thoughts are limiting and non-productive.

Try writing those thoughts down in a negative thought column. Then immediately to the right create the positive resolve and creation thought column where the thought can be rewritten in the positive, in order to bring physical energy to your creation without negative limitations. Think strongly about any and all cords that are involved in these negative thought patterns, cross out the negative thought, and then replace it with the positive creative one. That puts it all into action! And remember that any action at all is a victory. Even if it is just the act of doing this exercise. Celebrate every step you take on the path, and enjoy the journey.

Please look at the next few following posts to see some of the very exciting news that came my way this week, and some of the great things I have been working on.

On-Line Galleria / Invitation for my OWN RADIO SHOW

I have FANTASTIC NEWS! I have been hard at work this week creating an on-line Galleria. I have felt overwhelmingly compelled to get this together and up and running, and as of today, it now is... I am so excited about the prospect of sponsoring my own secure shopping portal on the Web.

The link to my on-line Galleria (NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS) is:

http://www.terryyoder.com/galleria.html

By making purchases at my online Shopping Galleria, I receive an advertising commission, which helps me to support my ongoing ministry. I thank you for your support!

Additionally, no more did I get the word that the link to the Galleria was up live and basically open for business, when my phone rang. On the other end was a woman who introduced herself as a radio producer from Arizona. She has asked me to work with her to produce my OWN Spiritual Talk Show.

I am now reviewing all the information, and my next step is to prepare a six week show outline. We would then begin production of a 13 week pilot series. I am so excited about this opportunity, as this is something I have been working to allow in my life for a long time.

There are production costs involved, but I am confident that if Spirit's intention is for me to host my own radio show, sponsorship and abundance will abound. Maybe I have been so strongly pulled to open the Galleria, to help produce the show. Do know that all purchases are being made with REPUTABLE COMPANIES, and transactions are SECURE. I care about you, and would not put you in any danger whatsoever. I appreciate your support.

I am happy to share my joy with you. I welcome your opinions and suggestions.

Please Note: The Galleria Page is a Rough Draft. It works and is live, but it is the very FIRST website page I ever created on my own. I will be spicing it up and working on its appearance in the weeks to come. My entire website will soon be relaunching with a WHOLE NEW LOOK!!!

Love and Light,

Terry Yoder

Card of the Day - Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Today's card of the day is the Page of Rods. The pages of the deck represent messages, or the aspect of clarity, and or movement in an area of one's life. This particular Page, The Page of Rods, offers the message that clarity, and understanding, regarding opportunities, and possibilities to move forward on a project require some meditation. Dream it and DREAM IT BIG! But it is important to remain grounded in all pursuits of this nature. An advantage with the Page of Rods, would be to put your request out there, and trust in its ability to come to full manifestation. Some things that you could do is create some physical energy of your manifestation. Put it in writing. Write down your intentions or a list of goals, and simply put them aside. Forget about them, and let the universe have at creating the possibilities for you. The Page of Rods asks that we pull ourselves up, and take one step at a time, putting our intention into action, and trust the outcome to be FANTASTIC! Although we may feel stuck, we never really are!

Card of the Day - Monday, June 30, 2008

We end the month of June with the Two of Cups. The two of cups is the representation of excellence in communication. This card also falls to represent that timing is perfect for evolution in relationships. It is important under the influence of the two of cups to maintain communication on the highest level of integrity possible. Say what you need to say, but work to say it in the most loving way possible, without any cords of spite, anger, or bitterness. If these types of cords exist in a circumstance, they have a very high probability to be felt with clear intensity, and to affect outcomes of communication. This is a card of love, and forgiveness, and can represent the fortitude to begin new relationships. It is important to know that the love with which you communicate will flow back to you ten times over. If cords to negative withheld emotions are present, it will be easy for those emotions to be transmitted in your communications. Forgive and let go... Allowing negatives into communication will allow those negatives to swell at a rate of ten time over as well... I can guarantee that keeping things in the aspects of love will prove to be the best possible scenario.

Love and Light,

Terry

It Lives in the Land

I recently started a tremendous class in college. The class, The History of Ethnic People in California. I am thoroughly enjoying all that I am learning about the settlement of California.

Since we have only had three classes, we are just now getting ready to leave the first section, which is the history of the Native California Indians. Something I learned about the California Indians was something that I had known of the plains Indians, and the Hawaiian people as well; hearing this, opened a process of relearning that has deeply amazed me.

When the Spanish arrived in California, there were over three hundred tribes of native Indians who spoke more than one hundred different languages. They loved the earth, and every act was an act of sacredness. Men or Women could be chieftains. Men or Women could be Elders. Men or Women could be Shaman, as well.

In addition to this, the Native California Indians recognized people of trans-gender as well. These highly regarded and honored souls were called Two-Spirits. The signification that the spirit of both male and female embodied one being. The Indians looked for this in children, and let them choose their own gender. These two-spirited beings were honored as being very artistic, communicative, and highly sensitive, spiritual beings. They were honored as who they were, and often were Shaman or held other high posts among the tribes and triblets. Additionally, among the Native Indians, Two-Spirits were often sought for marriage. Among the tribes of the first inhabitants of the land we now call our own, Men and Women were equally empowered to choose a life partner of either sex, and all could marry and were recognized as equal.

It lives in the land we call our home. This blooming here is pure Agape. This to me is a phenomenally pure expression of Love Without Conditions that we potentially approach. I know this article may offend some, but I ask you to continue with an open mind, and open heart. This is not just an issue of Men with Men and Women with Women.

Our land's Native people trusted and looked after each other. They respected EVERYTHING that is, and viewed everything as SACRED, every moment of every day. Every act, even the simple act of taking a drink from a clear crystal brook, was an act of spiritual gratitude; a special thanks to creator / source for the extension of life. Every stone, every tree, every animal, every being was viewed in its full sacredness and connected to creator / source.

This too, struck me as very powerful. These people, who the Europeans called heathen, lived their lives in spiritual balance with the land that supported them, in harmony with one another. These people were living the law of attraction every minute of every day, and if you could imagine, they could not fathom the slightest possibility of lack... They loved the earth, they honored their land, and their neighbors, and they loved without conditions, and they trusted source to provide for them all they would need to live and to thrive.

California natives were peace loving tribes with the exception of a few to the South. We today are shooting people for driving in front of us on the freeway. I think I choose the prior.

This is just a reminder, that our call is to love and respect one another, live in the promise that all our needs are met, and honor the land we call our home, and yields us life, with gratitude.

We need to honor every person who enters our life for the purpose that they come. We need to be graciously happy for each and every individual for who they are, what is special about them, that they have found the love of their life, and they are happy, and choose to share their life and energy together, regardless of their sexes.

I personally think this model is much better than that that we have been taught to create for ourselves. I choose to put my energies into the full expression of true AGAPE. I am not perfect, but I am growing every day!

I hope this gentle reminder finds you in a position of loving yourself as much as you can, so you can love the rest of us just as much...

Terry

MIchelle O'Bama on THE VIEW

In case you missed it, here is a video clip containing the recent interview with Michelle Obama. It was an outstanding show. She is a great person, and she comes across HONEST. The interview reveals misquotes, and sets the record straight about what was acturally said, before editing by the media. It reveals what a beautiful NORMAL person she is, and shows us that about her family, and the tenderness they seem to have at home. I hope you enjoy the clip. It was sent to me by a friend, from it source on YOUTUBE.

I appreciate your comments on Spirituality and Politics, this article, this video clip. Let me here from you...