People are always asking me what I am currently reading as I tend to take my studies into my yoga classes. At the present, I am focused on "The Thursday Night Tarot" by Jason C. Lotterhand. I'm loving it. It is simply put and makes tarot accessible for anyone regardless of where they are in their journey.
Lots of people believe Tarot is about predicting the future. While it can be used for that, this book is not about that. This book is about the spiritual journey that a person goes on in his search for enlightenment. Each card represents an Archetype that lives inside you in your subconscious and outside you in our culture. You begin with the Fool and work through the deck until you get to the World. When I say work, I mean you meditate and study each card. The universe does the rest.
The point is to learn about yourself. In his book, Lotterhand says: "The goal is to be yourself. It's hard to be something if you don't know what it is. The work is basically an attempt to explain ourself to ourselves. This means having detailed knowledge of yourself, not just in principle but in detail, with all the ins and outs." To me, this is yoga.
I'm still explaining myself to my myself. I learn and grow everyday. I enjoy surprising myself sometimes too.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Desire
Many spiritual purists claim that desire is a quality that should be controlled. They pray and meditate and practice to squash their desire failing to see that desire is what animates us. Because of God's desire to create, we have the Universe.
I have lived completely unconsciously following my desires around with ignorance. I have lived very consciously pushing desire aside until I had no more. I have found space and peace during this journey and it now occurs to me to desire again. This is truly the Wheel of Life in action.
The Wheel of Life is not truly a wheel, it is a spiral. As we grow spiritually, we spiral outward and become larger and larger. As we desire, we grow. As we release desire, we grow. We then must desire again to grow.
Sitting here on the porch of a beautiful beach house watching the waves play, I desire a beach house! I think I will put it on my intentions and desires list.
I have lived completely unconsciously following my desires around with ignorance. I have lived very consciously pushing desire aside until I had no more. I have found space and peace during this journey and it now occurs to me to desire again. This is truly the Wheel of Life in action.
The Wheel of Life is not truly a wheel, it is a spiral. As we grow spiritually, we spiral outward and become larger and larger. As we desire, we grow. As we release desire, we grow. We then must desire again to grow.
Sitting here on the porch of a beautiful beach house watching the waves play, I desire a beach house! I think I will put it on my intentions and desires list.
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