The Canoe

Wow, you are focused; your mind is set and you are on your way. However this can possibly be viewed as pigheadedness (particularly in a relationship where you may feel like running away from a relationship). If you aren't focused on the goal or issue, you certainly need to be and this card is telling you this. The issues/goals on your mind are possibly emotional or feeling in nature (evident by the water); remember you are balanced in your decision making and have the knowledge to go ahead and chase it.

Guardian of Earth

Reaping life's benefits at midlife. All the time and effort put into developing resources has resulted in good health, wealth and spiritual wellbeing; fruition has come at last. Now is the time to look after one's health and body, and appreciate the quality of life.

7 Earth /Pentacles

Sound judgement in earthly affairs with a new begining after some serious contemplation. The achievement as a result of the choice will be slow moving/long term plan but the deicsion will be the right one, and you will be at peace with it and its rewards. A reminder to be patient, admire what has been achieved to date.

The Magician

WOW! You have all this energy oozing from you. Believe and it will all fall in to place. You have everything at your hands, all the elements needed to achieve whatever you want. Setting off on life's journey, equipped with everything you need - your potential is unlimited.

3 Earth/Pentacles

To be productive by working in harmony together. Abundance occurs by working co-operatively; don't rely on yourself but enlist others and success will occur. The success won't be instant but a result of hard work, carefully measuring and blending all the necessary ingredients to reach the conclusion. Friendship and just hanging out with friends, discussing many things.

Elder of Air/King Swords

Daydreaming is important, however so is schooling and learning. The revelation (clouds) and ability to find solutions appear once all the fog has disappeared but exercise fairness in decision making and less rashness. Problems which refuse to be solved may just simply solve themselves. The card can also refer to an Aquarius person.

Living Authentically

I always thought I was on the right spiritual path - you know what I mean, the ambiance was right. I had the incense, the music, the salt lamp but something was missing. And then in 2006 I read an article by Kathryn Hegarty "The Blessing of Becoming Real" and the "ah-ha" bell furiously rang. I was not living authentically and in the article Kathryn listed the steps to achieve this :-

• practice deep breathing
• practice silence
• personal development
• meditation
• get back to nature
• be kind and gentle
• stop criticising
• meet people's eye and smile
• care for your self deeply
• gently and lovingly speak the truth
• see a counsellor if necessary
• keep a gratitude diary
• practice forgiveness.

I did write to Kathryn and told her how much her article changed my life - thank you Kathryn.