Well, I didn’t get that much don’t, just a little. Sorry, I don’t know why all these doctors insist on morning appointments? I ain’t a morning person, neither is anyone else I know.
Got to run for now, I will be back later doing something.
Have a Super Day,
Love ya,
Lady A
Your Rune For Today
Mannaz
Now is the time for you to explore your inner self and those of others. Your intelligence and creativity are very well honed at the moment. Cooperation from and with others should be very easy to attain.
Traditionally, the card known as the Hanged Man usually indicates a lack of ability to help oneself through independent action. This energy is arrested and awaiting judgment. With this card, there is no avenue for the will to regain control until the situation has passed.
This represents a good time to be philosophical, to study and meditate upon the position you find yourself in, and form resolutions for the moment you become free again. Only those who possess wisdom, patience and optimism will be able to see through limitations, including possible humiliation, to grasp the inspiring lesson one can gain from such an experience.
We may be caught in a web of unresolved feelings today as jealousy, fear and desire warp our perceptions. The emotional power of the relentless Scorpio Full Moon at 3:15 pm EDT hangs heavy as our complex needs are contrasted by the more simplistic Taurus Sun. We are drawn back to the physical world by our need to be more practical. However, a dynamic square between sensual Venus and mysterious Pluto adds depth to an already complicated situation.
Pursuing your desires gets your adrenaline pumping, but feelings can grow more complicated than you expect with the enigmatic Scorpio Full Moon spotlighting your 8th House of Intimacy. You must be cautious when expressing your needs today because it’s difficult to stop once you start to stir up some excitement. Although you’re often the first one to take a risk, it might not be such a good idea now. Believe it or not, sometimes your feelings should be kept to yourself.
Today you could discover that you overcommitted in a relationship, making you feel as if you can’t deliver on what you promised. However, you need to be careful with your assumptions now that the Scorpio Full Moon illuminates your 7th House of Partnerships. You may not even notice that you have taken on too much until it’s too late to change your course. Nevertheless, it’s still wise to reconsider your plans and establish new priorities once you realize that you made a mistake. Taking responsibility for your actions is the right thing to do.
Your daily routine has a strong impact on your overall health and the current stress prompts you to stop and consider how to make things better. But with today’s Scorpio Full Moon shining in your 6th House of Routine, it’s counterproductive to turn your life upside down all at once. Make small improvements without creating chaos. Even a slight upgrade to your exercise regimen or a minor modification to your diet could be enough to add an extra bounce to your step.
You might take a relationship too seriously now and try to transform a casual friendship into a full-blown romance. It seems as if it would be easier to lighten the emotional weight, but the unrelenting Scorpio Full Moon’s presence in your 5th House of Love may mean that your feelings are beyond your conscious control. Don’t try to redirect what is in your heart; just let the currents carry you along for the ride today. Remember, it’s prudent to observe your changing desires without impulsively acting on every whim.
You may be misled by a close friend or family member who charms you with their convincing sales pitch. It isn’t that you’re naturally gullible, but the Scorpio Full Moon occurring in your 4th House of Home and Family encourages you to trust others if they carry an air of authority. Exercise caution by doing your research before making any promises you might later regret. Reining in your enthusiasm is your best move until you can determine what’s really going on.
Your big ideas could sweep you off your feet today. You might attempt to keep everything in a practical perspective but today’s Scorpio Full Moon lights up your 3rd House of Communication, bending your thoughts out of shape. Thankfully, by exercising a little self-restraint, you can minimize problems that arise from inflating a sensible strategy into an overextended one. Wait until next week to finalize your plans. In the meantime, explore all the possibilities without the pressure of commitment.
You might need to be conservative about spending money on discretionary activities while the magnetic Scorpio Full Moon stretches your 2nd House of Resources out of shape. However, you still may be tempted to purchase something prior to analyzing the real costs. If you’re unsure of what to do, ask for advice from a trustworthy friend or a financial expert. Thankfully, involving someone else in your decision-making process will bring clarity as to whether or not you can really afford to satisfy your desires now.
It seems as if time has run out, making you aware of how much work you have on your plate today. You may decide to postpone a previously scheduled getaway to finish a project that’s on a very tight schedule. Additionally, the passionate Scorpio Full Moon emphasizes the urgency of your feelings as it lights up your 1st House of Self. Although your initial response might be to focus on your responsibilities and delay your fun, there is room for both work and play. Instead of giving up all of your freedom, make a plan that allows you to meet your deadlines and chase your dreams, too.
Your current schedule may be packed, yet you’re still clever enough to turn your work into play. Nevertheless, your day probably won’t unfold the way you planned it since the Scorpio Full Moon activates your 12th House of Destiny. However, your temporary lack of judgment encourages you to get involved in one too many projects now. Ultimately, it’s less stressful for you, and certainly more considerate of everyone else, if you set reasonable limits before making any more promises you can’t keep.
You want to be more involved with others now, even if you don’t have enough time for yourself. You may be overwhelmed with one too many commitments while the intense Scorpio Full Moon aligns with restrictive Saturn in your 11th House of Social Networking. However, avoiding your personal needs only increases your anxiety. Establishing priorities is a sensible place to start, but only if you add your heart’s desires to the list. It’s fine to be attentive to the wishes of everyone else as long as yours don’t get lost in the shuffle.
You secretly enjoy it when others acknowledge your wisdom by seeking you out for advice. You might even feel hurt if they go to someone else for help first. However, your motives may not be completely clear today with the subjective Full Moon brightening your 10th House of Responsibility. You could be more interested in being distracted from your own problems now than you are in solving anyone else’s predicaments. Fortunately, you can still be of assistance to those you love, no matter what your reasons are in the moment, as long you have their best interests at heart.
If you have been dreaming about furthering your studies, this is your chance to pursue something completely different from your current interests. You may need to make an important decision about going back to school now that the provocative Scorpio Full Moon illuminates your 9th House of Higher Education. Unfortunately, you could get lost in the logistics of unrealistic goals. But rather than setting your plans aside in frustration, try modifying them to align more closely with reality. Bringing your vision down to earth makes it much easier to manifest.
There’s a feeling of optimism in the air, even though we’re still moving through some tricky emotional territory. The intensity of the passionate Scorpio Moon can draw us into conflicts that stir up issues of control. But a sweet trine between buoyant Jupiter and healing Chiron empowers us to strike a healthy balance between being consumed by our own personal dramas and shifting our focus to supporting the goals of the larger community.
Your finances are on your mind today and you may feel more driven now than ever to take positive action. However, you might not respond well to the stress that comes from having to make big decisions at this time. But don’t lose sight of your long-term goals or you could act impulsively for all the wrong reasons. Taking the time to observe the intensity of your current feelings is smarter than reacting to them out of fear. Developing your strategy before jumping in is your quickest route to success.
Relationships are fertile ground for growth these days and they can teach you a lot about yourself. But you could run into familiar obstacles to your happiness today even with the best of intentions. Be careful about being too rigid, for you might set yourself up for disappointment if you have too many expectations now. Pay attention to how your memories influence your current reactions. Remaining open to future possibilities is healthier than unconsciously replaying events from the past.
You’re tempted to set aside your chores in search of exciting experiences, but the real growth opportunities come from making a commitment now and integrating your goals into your everyday routine. However, fulfilling your obligations might require you to decline an enticing invitation. Don’t stress about what you may be missing; setting priorities and acting responsibly brings longer lasting satisfaction than a few hours of pleasant distraction.
You finally feel ready to express feelings that you have been keeping to yourself. You might be worried about how others will respond to your disclosure today, but something keeps pushing your fears away just enough so you can speak your piece. Although starting the conversation may seem awkward, don’t back down. Your words could be the catalyst for a discussion that ultimately demolishes the emotional walls and establishes the foundation for a closer relationship. Take a risk and share your heart.
Deeply-rooted fears might rise to the surface today, but don’t let your worries prevent you from having a well-deserved good time. There’s no reason to deny yourself a bit of pleasure if you have been putting in long hours and extra effort to achieve your goals. Residual negativity from a previous hurtful experience doesn’t have to hold you back any longer. If it seems like reality is giving you no for an answer, make sure it’s not really coming from you. Celebrate the little victories while you have the chance.
You may cherish your friends and family even more these days, but your dependence on them also causes you some concern. It’s not that you’re unwilling to show your vulnerability; it’s just that you might want more time alone. If so, let others know what you need as kindly as possible so they don’t feel rejected in the process. Setting healthy limits ultimately strengthens relationships as long as the wishes of everyone are heard and respected.
You are no stranger to catering to other people’s demands, but you may need to be very firm about stating what you want now. You could be tested today by a self-centered acquaintance who expects more from you than you are willing to give. Don’t fall into the trap of questioning your own intentions. If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t have much to offer anyone else. Establishing healthy boundaries is critical to your physical and emotional well-being.
It’s time to reexamine your relationships now that the evocative Moon is visiting your sign. Your emotional intensity has been known to scare some people away in the past. However, this is not a good reason to hide your feelings. It’s better to know if someone is afraid of your passionate nature before you grow more entangled. Nothing is gained if you’re downplaying your own inner strength just because it makes others uncomfortable. Surround yourself with people who love you for who you are, instead.
There is a lot more going on in your world now than meets the eye. You may be playing for big stakes and your next moves are crucial to your success. Fortunately, you don’t have to share your inner process with everyone you meet. However, if you are captivated by someone — or by a new idea — don’t push to get closer. Give it time; your perspective might change along with your feelings over the next few days. Wait and see what happens before you act in ways you can’t undo. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Even if your friends and coworkers are usually supportive of your behavior, they may withhold approval today for no obvious reason. Nevertheless, you’re pretty sure that you’re doing the right thing and you’re willing to wait for others to come around to your point of view. There’s no need to waste energy trying to convince anyone to join your cause. Your actions don’t have to be bold to be successful; they only need to be well-considered and effective for everyone to take notice.
Although you might run into a complicated emotional web today, it’s advisable not to get involved in any sticky business that isn’t yours. Steering clear of confusing situations and political undercurrents demonstrates that you can be conscientious and productive at the same time. Instead of wasting time on the telephone or gossiping at the water cooler, set a quiet example by taking the higher road and focusing on the work at hand.
You may finally be in a position to be acknowledged for your contributions today, even if you aren’t standing on center stage. The appreciation you receive now for your previous efforts could be long overdue, but this doesn’t make it any less real. Just make sure you don’t let the accolades go to your head, or you might lose the respect that you worked so hard to gain. It’s wonderful when your talents are recognized, but it’s your kind and humble heart that makes you truly shine.
No matter how hard you try, it appears your love life will be filled with frustration this week. You might feel increasing disappointment in the state of your relationship, and yet you may have no idea how to make things right. It appears that the more you attempt to wield control over your lover, the more he or she pushes you away. Allow this to be a sign. Maybe you just need to let go.
If you’ve been caught up in a secret office romance lately, things might take an ugly turn this week. You might learn that a coworker has discovered the affair and attempts to manipulate you or your lover. It appears that he or she has deemed your relationship against office policy, and threatens to cause trouble by raising ethical considerations to higher ups. The interesting twist is that this person might actually have a crush on either you or your sweetheart and is simply acting out of jealousy. If married, an emotional turning point is likely.
Mounting sexual frustration between you and your lover might reach a pinnacle. You might consider ending the relationship altogether, because it appears neither one of you can figure out how to work this out. If you love each other enough, however, there is hope. Consider enlisting the help of a qualified sex therapist and attend couples counseling. Another possibility is that you’ve been trying in vain to have a child. Again, seek the counsel of an expert. A breakthrough is possible.
Your career pursuits might be taking your attention away from romance. On Wednesday, however, your partner might give you an ultimatum and force you to prioritize things. How important is your relationship? If you value it as much as your career, then it’s time to make a change. It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible. Consider a discreet conversation with your boss on Thursday. Ask him or her for a couple of personal days and surprise your partner. You can use the time together.
You might not have an easy time communicating about private matters on Sunday. Keep important conversations with your lover on hold until Monday or Thursday, when there’s more cosmic support in this area for you. In addition, if you hope to initiate dialogue with a new acquaintance or a friend you have romantic interest in, wait until Thursday. You’re more likely to discover that the feeling is mutual.
Love, sex, money and power are major themes for you this week. However, none of these areas are likely to be comfortable. If attached, on Sunday you and your partner might be at odds when it comes to how you’d like to handle shared resources. Then, on Wednesday, you and a new sweetheart might wonder if you’re ready to become intimate on both a physical and emotional level. While you crave the connection, something about the timing may be off. On Thursday, you might discover an unexpected reason for why it’s worth the wait.
You’re not exactly cruising on easy street these days when it comes to relationships. Unfortunately, this week it appears it’s more of the same. On Sunday, you and your partner might reach an impasse over a situation that makes you wonder if it’s even possible to make one another happy any longer. On Wednesday, a domestic dispute between you and your mate is a lose/lose situation for everyone. On Thursday, however, there’s one glimmer of hope: You’re willing to give each other a bit of breathing room to figure things out. Hang in there!
There might be extra confusion early in the week if you try to talk to a lover about an intimate matter. You might even discover that your sweetheart is withholding information, and if so this will puzzle you even more. Before you jump to conclusions about any possible betrayal, however, realize that he or she might be doing this more out of self-protection. Revealing oneself is never easy. Allow your love to do so in his or her time.
Love might not come easy these days. It seems as if there’s a price to pay — and you might not like it. On Sunday, you and your sweetie might argue about how to spend your social time together. Then, on Wednesday, the phrase “love don’t cost a thing” doesn’t appear to ring true for you. You might be paying a lot more than you bargained for to be in this current relationship. Whether the currency is money or otherwise, ask yourself: Is he or she really worth it?
A revelation about your social life might lead you to make necessary changes that will help improve it. If single, this might be the key to meeting new people. Perhaps you’re spending too much time in the company of folks with a sober, pessimistic attitude. This grim social scene might be killing any potential for you to find someone appropriate to date. Change may not be easy, but one thing is certain: Love will not flourish in a suffocating environment. Change your atmosphere and open up romantic prospects.
You might put your foot in your mouth early this week when you talk to your lover. It seems like no matter what you say, your perspective won’t be appreciated. In fairness, the reverse will be true, as well, and this will make it nearly impossible to engage in productive dialogue with your partner. If there’s anything vital the two of you need to discuss, wait until Thursday, when the energy will be much kinder.
Your faith in your relationship might be tested if your lover reveals that he or she doesn’t agree with one of your most personal beliefs. Whether or not this is a deal-breaker can only be decided by you. Either way, this revelation will surely lead to a week of soul searching. By Thursday, communication will improve, and you might even reveal a sexy part of yourself to someone special that you previously kept to yourself.
Considering the shaky manner in which the last four months have ended, the close of April 2014 occurs in a mild and even upbeat way. This past Monday’s New Moon continues to give you solid, practical aims while Mercury in Taurus and Jupiter in Cancer make amends for their poor behavior on April 14 and 20 by forging a supportive, 60-degree sextile (1:33AM). These two planets were the traditional ruling bodies of all four mutable signs (Gemini; Virgo; Sagittarius; Pisces), and, as such, they still have a lot of control when it comes to the communication, transportation, and education realms. Therefore, working on class papers or lectures, upcoming travel plans, and conference agendas makes total sense. Plus, it helps that the Moon and Venus see eye-to-eye as they also form a constructive, 60-degree rapport from Taurus to Pisces (8:54AM). Love bonds, the creative arts, and social activities have a rosy glow around this time-period. However, the Moon-Venus connection does generate a void-of-course lunar cycle in Taurus that remains in effect until 1:57PM when the Moon dashes into airy Gemini for the next 2+ days. Complete odds and ends during the 5-hour ambiguous lunar cycle and then plunge into your favorite crafts and hobbies once the Moon is roaming along in the flexible, versatile third sign of the zodiac. Although the first few days of May will test you by the arrival of Sun-Mars fireworks and Sun-Saturn and Mercury-Saturn frustrations or delays, April 2014 ends on a note of soothing healing as Mercury in Taurus makes a comforting, 60-degree link to Chiron in Pisces (9:23PM). Soak in a hot tub under the stars, enjoy a relaxing massage or let a trusted partner’s acupressure skills dissipate your tensions. [Note to readers: All times are calculated for Pacific Daylight Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]
Distractions from the outside begin pressing into your world. Analysis is favored, reevaluating all the various factors you are dealing with. It’s a time to process information and effectively integrate your aims with the people in your immediate environment. This is a good time for organizing things. This Moon phase is suited for synthesis: coming up with a practical plan for getting from point A to point B. Adjustment is required
Good morning, my dears! I hope everyone is having a terrific day. As everyone knows we have had a fundraiser for our ISP bill. I didn’t want you to think anything was wrong. So I figured I should tell you that I have to take a friend to the doctor this morning. I am going to get some of the dailys on. When I disappear, you will know where I went and not worry.
Now let me get my little rump busy or else I won’t get anything done.
Have a very safe & blessed day, my friends,
Love ya,
Lady A
You know it seems sort of funny, each day this week I have ended with a comment. Now that you have made sure we stay on the net, I don’t know what to do. Well, that a little white lie, I do know what to do but will you get tired of hearing it for the 4 or 5 weeks…..
I know I will never get tired of saying it to you. Saving our little spot on the net means more to us than you can ever imagine. Everything I do I put my heart and soul into it. I never do anything half-assed, that isn’t my style. If I am going to do something, I am going to put my all into it. The first site we had on MSN, I did just that. I poured everything I had into it. Then when MSN closed the groups, I was upset to say the least. But then I had been working in the background on our new site on Yuku. No matter what I did, I just could never make that spot feel right. It just didn’t feel like home. When I shut it down, it was a relief. I know that is terrible to say but it was.
While I was on my break from the internet, the Goddess got a hold on me. She picked my little butt up and pointed me to WordPress. I didn’t know a darn thing about blogging but I sincerely believe the Goddess helped me make this site. I could feel Her presence every time I came to work on this site. The more I worked on it, the more it started to feel like home. And of course, this baby has my heart and soul in it. I know the Goddess helped me build this site. The Goddess is in the site just as much as I am. I made Her a promise when this site was finally ready for others to call home. I thought last week, I might not be able to fulfill my promise to Her. Losing the site and breaking my promise to the Goddess, I just couldn’t stand to even think about it.
I know you all probably got tired of me hollering about money. I am so very sorry I had too, believe me, please! I hate asking anyone for anything. I appreciate your patience with me. I know I had to get on your nerves. I got on my own nerves, lol! But at the time it wasn’t very funny. Now you know why it was so very important for us to save this site. For me to pester you to death, I couldn’t let the Goddess down. She has always been a great Mother to me. There has been nothing I have not asked of Her that She did not take care of. I owe Her so much. She has brought all of us together and that means more than anything to me. She continues to guide people to our site. We are constantly growing and getting bigger by the day. I believe we are honestly blessed.
It is very important that we continue the Goddess’ work. People must know the truth about us and more important about our Divine Mother. I believe, like myself, if She ever touches their heart, they will never leave. To feel Her presence and to know She is with you is the best feeling in the world. I might not live to see it, but I believe one day Paganism and Witchcraft will become the main religions throughout the world. And it all started with our Ancestors and you. Pat yourself on the back because you deserve it, my friend.
I can never thank you enough for all you have done for the WOTC and myself. I love each and everyone of you, you are my family. I must say I am a very fortunate witch to be able to call each of you, my brothers and sisters.
Thank you so very, very much,
Lady A
‘THINK on THESE THINGS’
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler
Think on pleasant things. Deliberately turn your thoughts to something pleasant when the pressures are too intense. And be careful as undisciplined thought quickly sifts back to the unhappy, unsettled mind.
The greater part of the time we are victims of our emotions. They play havoc with our peace of mind and are great friends of pessimism. They tell us things are true with such sincerity that we believe them into fact. They convince us things are a certain way and that we cannot remedy them with any amount of effort.
But stop where you are and consider what it is you are listening to and how it affects your feelings. Do a turnabout and take the positive route of deliberately replacing thoughts of unhappiness, injustices, and misunderstandings with the thought that these are merely chariots to carry us past all that has withheld freedom.
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Elder’s Meditation of the Day May 12
“All the stones that are around here, each one has a language of its own. Even the earth has a song.”
—- Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA
To believe that every tree, plant and insect can talk takes an open mind. Go by yourself into nature and sit quietly. Then pick up a rock and listen to your thoughts. After a while, put that rock down and pick up another rock. Your thoughts will change. These are the voices and wisdom of the Stone People. Each one has different wisdom and they are willing to share their wisdom with you. Many of the Stone People are very old and very wise.
Great Spirit, let every rock and leaf be my teacher.
May 12 – Daily Feast
Country people do not find it strange to hear the pond is turning over. They know it is not doing a flip but everything that has fallen in it suddenly comes to the top. It is nature’s way of cleaning house. It isn’t pretty but it does work. The whole pond of human affairs needs to turn over at times. When everything seems to happen at once, friends disagree, and coworkers are suddenly mired in stuff from the bottom of the pond, it is time to clean house. It isn’t always, u wo du hi, beautiful or pretty, but it does work. The best part is that it doesn’t last long. Everything rights itself with time – for a while. It helps to know that when something unclean falls in the water, eventually the pond will turn over to get rid of it. It just takes time.
~ We took an oath not to do any wrong to each other or to scheme against each other. ~
GERONIMO
‘A Cherokee Feast of Days’, by Joyce Sequichie Hifler
The way out of doubt is to do. The way to get beyond discouragement is with action.
Thoughts have a powerful influence on the way you feel and the way you are. Yet deeds have an even more powerful influence.
When you’re doing something positive, effective and meaningful, it’s difficult to be negative. When you’re actively making a difference in life, there’s no energy left for discouragement or despair.
When you want to get your spirits up, get yourself up and get going. Your actions can change life for the better, and that will most certainly change you for the better.
Think of how truly amazing it is that you can make things happen. Then go beyond thinking, and start doing it.
Don’t just wish or dream or complain or worry. Step decisively away from the negative, limiting thoughts with positive, purposeful action.
— Ralph Marston
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The Daily Motivator
Steps to Freedom
Change What Isn’t Working
If we don’t change what isn’t working in our lives, we will continually have the same day over and over again.
We have all had the experience of realizing that something in our lives is not working. This knowledge can come as a sudden realization or a nagging feeling of doubt that grows stronger, waking us up to the fact that something needs to change. Some people have a tendency to act rashly and make sweeping changes before even understanding what the problem is. Other people fear change, so they live with the uncomfortable awareness that something needs to shift but won’t do anything about it. Between these two extreme responses lies a middle way that can help us powerfully and gracefully change what isn’t working in our lives.
The first step is remembering that your life is made up of parts that belong to an interconnected whole. Changing one thing can change everything. Because of this, small changes often have a big effect. Sometimes much bigger changes are necessary, but the only way to know for sure is to take the time to really understand the problem. Examine your life as an entirety—your work, your relationships, where you live—and determine what specifically is not functioning the way you would like. Once you have figured out the problem, write it down on a piece of paper. For example, “I am not happy with my relationship” or “I don’t like my apartment.” The next step is to figure out the adjustment you would like to make and how you can go about making this change. If you are unhappy with your relationship because you spend too much or not enough time with your partner, you may want to discuss this problem with them and come up with a compromise. On the other hand, if you realize your relationship is not working to such a degree that it needs to end, begin working through that process. Writing down the truth can be a powerful catalyst for change.
The key to making changes that work is to accept the necessity of change as part of life. As we change, we may find it necessary to fine-tune our relationships, work, and living situations. Our lives are living, breathing entities that reflect our dynamic selves.
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Your karma number is a “feel good” number that will bring you luck and take you on the right path. Calculate your karma number by using the letters in your everyday name (not necessarily the name you received at birth). If, for example, the name on your birth certificate is Winifred Alice Lee but everyone calls you Freddy Stanton, use the latter one.
As an example, let’s take the name Freddy Lee. To figure out this name’s karmic number, write out the letters of the name and give each letter a numerical value (refer to TABLE 11-1 to get the numerical values of letters): F = 6, R = 9, E = 5, D = 4, D = 4, Y = 7, L = 3, E = 5, E = 5. Add up these values: 6 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 5 = 48. Keep adding up the digits until you get a single-digit number: 4 + 8 = 12; 1 + 2 = 3. So Freddy Lee’s karmic number is 3.
TABLE 11-1 NUMERICAL VALUES OF LETTERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z –
Here is what each karma number means:
By Stephen Petulli
Live a happier love life without expensive therapy, stress, or more heartache. Why do some people always seem to be happy in love and others attract one negative love life experience after another? Is it just a coincidence? From the perspective of reincarnation and karma, there is no such thing as a coincidence; everything happens for a reason. We experience heart break or heart bliss because of our love karma.
It is the result of one’s actions in the past, both in this life and past lives, whether or not the current personality remembers or believes in past lives. Someone with good love karma may have acted in past-life relationships more often with integrity, love, and compassion. Someone with bad love karma may have acted in past-life relationships with dishonesty, selfishness, jealousy, or greed. But before you feel guilty for any bad love karma, it is important to realize that we have all been good and bad in past lives. Furthermore, because of guilt or resentment, it is possible to have bad love karma without having done anything wrong.
Yes, by discovering and releasing the root cause, whether it happened last week or 2000 years ago. This will help you gain awareness and understanding, which will lead to forgiveness; the key to letting go of the past.
Turn your bad love luck into a happier love life (and reach other personal goals) with the following three steps:
Most of us concentrate on the physical, mental, and emotional sides of relationships, but few of us know how to investigate or repair the spiritual side. This lack of awareness and balance leads to expectations which create heartache and disharmony. You can improve your love life on your own and all your answers really are inside of you. Past-life regression and meditation will allow you to gain the awareness and balance you need to let go of what isn’t serving you any more and welcome a new beginning.
The key to living with your destiny is to avoid excessive worrying and not try to control it. Controlling and manipulating your destiny is the surest way to land flat on your face. You’ll still have to learn your lessons. And it might just be more difficult for you. Be kind to yourself. Search for help when you need it. And don’t try to stifle your suffering—feel it and live it so you can continue on, learn, and live a happier life. If you constantly avoid it, it will eventually find you anyway. This is what we sometimes call “karma.”
In Buddhism, karma is the idea that “what goes around comes around”—that your fate and your future are determined by your past. If you lived your past life by the rules of the universe and were kind and helpful to others, you are rewarded in your next life. If you did not, your next life is more difficult.
The Buddhist view of karma assumes that our present positions in life are the result of justice and retribution. Some Western philosophers say that the Eastern view of karma helps those in power, who can pat themselves on the back for having good karma. In Western teachings, karma is more about cause and effect within a particular lifetime and does not require belief in reincarnation. It is the energy around you, at this moment or period in time. If you spread the good energy through good deeds, it will come back to you—it’s like catching a good wave if you’re surfing. It works for the little things in life, like having the instinct to pick a winning number, meeting and connecting with a person who might help you in the future, performing a presentation well on a certain day, and so on. Of course, karma is not foolproof—anyone can have a bad day. Sometimes, it has more to do with your destiny than with the details of everyday life.
The best thing you can do to make your destiny work for you is to be good to yourself and to the people around you, and to pace yourself—indulge sometimes and cut back other times. Search for friendships, work, and play that bring out the best in you. Your karmic lessons will find you in this lifetime and teach you the things you need to know.
In the traditional Buddhist view, moving between this life and rebirth is not a random act, but is determined by the actions in your current life. In this manner, you would be the heir to your own actions. As Peter Harvey says in An Introduction to Buddhism, if you commit acts of hatred — violent acts, such as murder, rape, incest, or bodily harm — you will be reborn into a life in hell. Here again the question arises whether this hell is meant literally or metaphorically. Unskillful or unwholesome actions of hatred and aggression leave one in a state that is very much like hell. You are trapped in a hot place of emotion with no hope for escape. You are blinded by rage, and out of control. That sounds like hell.
On the night of the Buddha’s enlightenment he is said to have remembered 100,000 past lives. How is such a statement to be interpreted? How critical is a belief in rebirth to the early teachings of the Buddha? The cultural milieu of ancient India during the Buddha’s time involved a vast and colorful universe of gods and goddesses. The Buddha speaks of gods and devas in his sermons, but he did not see them as godlike in the common sense of gods. These gods were trapped in samsara just as humans.
Rebirth is a fertile metaphor. It is not necessary to believe in rebirth to be a Western Buddhist or to derive benefit from the Buddha’s teachings. On the one hand, as a metaphor, rebirth is a potent concept about the cycles of experience that occur right here and now. On the other hand, Tibetan Buddhists take the concept of rebirth literally and base much of the culture, beliefs, and rituals on this possibility.
Whether metaphor or actual, “rebirth” occurs in every moment during this lifetime. When you breathe, your breath goes through a cycle of birth and death. As you move through life, you go through cycles of thought and emotion; everything is constantly changing. This is the cycle of becoming and when characterized by greed, hatred, and delusion, leads to neverending cycles of suffering. The goal of Buddhist practice is to become liberated from these cycles of becoming that infiltrate every moment of life.
You may be wondering, if there is no self and no soul, what is it that takes rebirth? How can karmic fruits be carried into a next life? The personality of “me” and “mine” does not persist, but the mental energy or samskaras are what Buddhists would say persist in the form of impersonal consciousness. That energy is what, for instance, the Tibetan Buddhists believe takes rebirth.
However, if human birth is considered be “precious” and rare, you might be wondering what the universe was doing for billions of years before human beings evolved? The idea that human life is precious seems a bit humanocentric, given the vast expanse of geological time where humanity is but a blink, unless this notion of linear time is dispensed. Again, the issue is whether you can derive benefit from the Buddha’s teaching without having to take these ideas literally. The answer is a resounding yes.
However, the notion of rebirth may be congenial to you. The Buddhist notion of rebirth is different than other concepts of reincarnation that you may be familiar with. Since there is no personal essence, “you” cannot experience rebirth. Something carries forward but it is not your personality or “soul.” You can think of it like a candle flame. One candle flame can light another candle. The flame “passes” to the next but has a unique identity. Within the system of birth and rebirth, there were considered to be many worlds and many ways in which one could be reborn — endless worlds and endless ways to be reborn.
Whether conceived of actual rebirths or rebirth into the next moment, these cycles involved not only human births. A person was not necessarily born as a human in every lifetime. There are also animals, spirits, gods, titans, and the inhabitants of hell. The early Buddhists rejected the Hindu caste system, so in rebirth it was possible to move from a god to a human, an animal to a god. There was no safety in reaching a higher life form. Every life form was subject to death and therefore rebirth. Most Buddhists in the Western world would take these realms and forms as being metaphorical or mythical.
Karma means “deed” or “action” in Sanskrit. However, action is not substituted for karma, as karma carries much more weight than the simple understanding found in action. Karma is one of the most popular and perhaps least understood concepts in Buddhism. Karmic actions can be behaviors as well as thoughts and emotions.
There are multiple ways to consider karma. One way is “local” karma; actions in the present (including mental actions) have an impact on future experiences. Another is “remote” karma; actions performed in this lifetime have an impact on future rebirths. Remote karma, of course, depends on the idea of rebirth, which may be an alien idea to many people in the Western world. From a scientific perspective, there is no evidence for rebirth. However, your own direct experience can reveal the working of local karma. What you think now will affect how you feel later. What you do now will bear fruit at some future point in time. This is different from a universal balance, that is, “you reap what you sow,” which is a common misconception of karma.
Consider local karma like this: You can’t kill someone in the morning and then have a peaceful meditation in the afternoon. Here are some of the most common misconceptions about karma.
Force How many times have you heard someone say, “She has bad karma,” referring to someone who has had a run of bad luck. In the West, karma has often been interpreted as equal to the principle of “an eye for an eye” — the retaliatory principle that you are punished with the same punishment you inflict on another. However, this is a misconception and misunderstanding of the Buddhist meaning of karma. According to the Buddha’s teaching, you are not made to pay for past mistakes, nor are you rewarded for your past good deeds — but you are, in fact, what you do or intend to do. More to the point, karma is the process by which your actions shape your life.
Since the Buddha did not acknowledge the presence of a theistic power, karma would not be associated with an external, objective judge. In the words of Shantideva (an eighth-century Buddhist teacher), “Suffering is a consequence of one’s own action, not a retribution inflicted by an external power…We are the authors of our own destiny; and being the authors, we are ultimately…free.”
Karma only involves intentional actions. Therefore, if you were to step accidentally on a spider, you would not invoke karma. You unintentionally stepped on the spider. There was no intent to hurt the spider.
However, if you decide beforehand that you are going to kill the damn spider that is living in the garage and stomp on him with malice aforethought, you will experience the karmic ramification of an action that is laced with hatred and aversion (remember, one of Three Poisons). If you understand karma as one moment conditioning future moments, you can see the interdependent chain of cause and effect. When your mind is clouded by aggression, this will generate particular effects. When your mind is occupied by peace, this will generate its own particular effects. This effect will be on your own mind moments and on your behavior that, in turn, affects others.
It might be helpful to set aside notions of “good” and “bad” karma because this distinction just creates confusion and reinforces misconceptions. Instead, think of skillful and unskillful actions. When remembering that actions include behavior and also mental actions (thoughts, feelings, and images that you intentionally engage with and nurture), you will discover that certain actions lead to beneficial results, that is, you feel good and others around you feel good.
If you walk down the street smiling, you will feel good and others around you will feel good. This is acting skillfully (“good karma”). You will also discover that certain other actions lead to harmful results, that is, you feel bad and others around you feel bad. If you yell and criticize and kick the dog, you will be lost in feeling bad, later experience regret, and adversely impact those around you. This is acting unskillfully (“bad karma”). Acting from the Three Poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion is unskillful, while acting from their opposites — generosity, kindness, and wisdom — is skillful.
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