The Chariot

Amongst years of dabbling in Tarot, I have come across various sets owned by friends and have always been intrigued by each. I myself have always held The Mythic Tarot close to my heart as it ignites the affinity that I have with Greek Mythology. I read my big sister's Greek Myth book religiously as an adoloscent and noted particular Gods and Goddesses that I seemed to take a liking to the most. My name is of Greek origin and means 'crown' and I have been told by many mediums that a particular Greek spirit seems to guide me often. But what does this all mean and where do I begin to unpick these Ancient Greek associations?

Well I am making it part of my journey to seek this - the first step was having a friend work out which Tarot card represented me; a calculation he did based upon my date of birth. This exercise can be found in Aleister Crowley's The Book of Thoth. Turns out, my triumph number is 7. According to esoteric texts, 7 is the number of earthly and divine harmony. However, with The Chariot card this doesn't seem like an easy goal to achieve. It speaks of a battle that one must face along this path to achieving victory. This idea seems to apply to everyone, not just me. But what I do find interesting is that Ares the Greek war God is represented in my Mythic deck. Upon this realisation, a strange feeling twinged in my solar plexus - I've encountered him before. As a teenager, I sought him as a figure of protection and not as a Deity of bloodlust as many will describe him.

I went to the British Museum today; a place I hadn't visited since an excursion with my sister roughly 13 years ago. I tried to find my good friend Ares but to no avail; perhaps this was due to lack of time and poor navigation. I shall go back again and find him; maybe at the museum, maybe somewhere else.

Is this all too serendipitous? If so, how do I understand this? When we have these waves of 'recognition' or just a gut feeling that there is a link on our current path that perhaps goes back lifetimes, what do we do with this knowledge?

When I see Ares, I'll ask.

Om

After posing in this peaceful stance with my kindred Emma, I realised that I could do with a good meditation but we all seem to think that we just don't have the time. Shame on us. The hour that we spend on Facebook or the half an hour we spend watching a TV sitcom we could be attuning ourselves...balancing our chakras...calming the mind...making our bodies a grounded haven of pure energy so that we may progress in our daily routine with peace and restoration.

Me personally, I make it up as I go along, whether it's visualising a great white light coursing through my body or mentally walking myself into a place of serenity. Some have their 'happy places' all figured out and can go there whenever they feel out of sorts.

So I'm making it a must for this new astrological year to meditate as often as possible...I believe that a 15 minute meditation session will be just as good as a short holiday - which I just cannot afford anyway. And with stresses like making it through airport checks and hauling luggage, all that peace you may have installed zaps away as soon as you get off the plane.

Travel spiritually...it's better for the soul.

Here's a good place to start if you're not sure how to begin:

www.learningmeditation.com

Visit the mediation rooms for quick techniques that will suit your schedule, or browse their shop for books and cds to help you create your sacred space.


-Namaste

The Moonchild Garden

On a silvery night I took a trip to the Moon and asked my Lunar Goddess how I could embrace her energy...

...she told me to channel my love and light into oil blends and candles and allow the powers of nature to heal and bring joy to fellow kindreds...

...and so The Moonchild Garden was born.

I use soy wax and pure essential oils to make aromatherapy pillar candles and organic base and essential oils to make special aromatherapy potions. Not only are these kind to the nose, they work deeply on our minds completely dependent on how we are feeling or how we want to feel.

To achieve greater results from my creations, I attune with the Moon and she tells me when the time is right.

My products are available at: www.themoonchildgarden.etsy.com

I ship my blends and potions everywhere; Lunar likes to send her light to the whole world...

I shall be spending plenty of time with her over the next month or so to make plenty more treats and a website including a full product list shall follow.


- With love and lunar light