Live larger than life. Make the most of every experience. You can choose the meaning that you give events. Find interpretations that empower you rather than diminish you. Be the storyteller and the hero of your own life. Give your personal story empowering meanings.
Around the evening campfire, clan member always looked forward to the storyteller recounting events of the daily happenings of the tribe. Even the most mundane event took on a vibrancy in the expert hands of an experienced storyteller. This card reminds you to be the champion of your own personal myth; be the central character. Don’t live according to the needs and expectations of others. Don’t be a bit player in your own story.
Take an event in your life that gave a disempowering meaning and find a way to rescript it so that the interpretation of this same story is one in which you are the hero.
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Radiant beauty surrounds you. You’re beautiful, inside and out. No matter what you’re age, your grace is growing. Being in balance. As you walk in beauty and feel gratitude for it, your life will be filled with immense splendor. Whenever you can, spend time in natural wild spaces. As you see and hear and feel beauty around you, your own beauty will grow.
In Native American traditions, there’s the concept of walking in beauty. It’s called ‘hozho naasha’ in the Navaho/Dineh tradition and it means being in balance with a natural way of life. When we are in the ‘right relationship’ with the natural world around us, we are walking in beauty. The more you sense and see beauty around you – in your environment, yourself, and your body – the more it will fill your life, in all forms. Never say anything about yourself or your body that’s negative. Don’t put down yourself or others. Instead, affirm beauty, and take time to adorn your body and personal space. Walk in nature and inhale the beauty of every part of our wonderful planet. Cherish yourself and the luminescence within you, and you will glow.
Create outer harmony in your home environment, even in small ways – such as a vase of flowers, a scented candle, or clean windows – and your inner grace and radiance will begin to shine even more brightly. Wherever you go, look for the beauty in your surroundings, and as a result, the world will become more beautiful.
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Let go of the past. Purify. Detox. Release whatever doesn’t serve or support you in your life. Cleanse your body and environment by doing some space clearing. Let go of the old, discarded, and unused to make way for new energy and new beginnings. Eat lightly, drink lots of fresh water, and consume food with a strong life force.
Smudging is an native tradition that involves using the smoke of burning herbs to symbolically ‘wash’ a space in a ceremonial manner. Sometimes your energy field or the energy field of your environment becomes so cluttered and dingy that you can’t see the world around you clearly and you have trouble hearing the messages from your soul. When you take the time to purify yourself and your environment not only do you feel lighter and brighter, but also you’re a clearer channel for the light. The brilliance that pours through you can heal and help many people, but first the path has to be clear.
Using the smoke of incense or sage, cup your hands into the smoke and ‘wash’ over the top of your head, saying, “That I think clearly.” Then cup the smoke to your eyes, saying, “That I may see the truth.” Next bring the smoke to your throat area, saying, “That I may speak the truth,” Finally waft the smoke to your heart area, saying, “That my heart be open.”
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