The new
year we have just entered is a 7 year in numerology, which portends
progress and expansion for this year. This can be a year of opening to
new opportunities and ideas, removing blockages from the past
and re-energizing ourselves, letting our imaginations soar and expressing new visions for ourselves.
Seven is a
number that signifies holistic or spiritual motivations. Most of you
who are reading this are familiar with the concept of the seven chakras,
or energy centers. Take a good look at them now and see which ones are
flowing with powerful energy and which ones may be blocked or only
partially open. Ask yourself, where do you want to expand on your
strengths and abilities and which areas of your life need healing or
clearing? What will you do to address this?
Another
powerful image to help us ride with the energies of this year is the
Chariot, the seventh card of the tarot. The tarot is all about us taking
the reins and being the driver, getting to where we want to go. First,
of course, we need to take a moment and bring our vision into focus. Are
the goals we have in mind for ourselves today correctly stated? We
might need to update our vision for our future from the last time we
thought about it because things may have changed. Not the least of these
things is the fire within, our inspiration, our heart's desire. We have
a much greater passion to achieve our goals if the goals we say we want
really match what we feel strongly about. Once we know exactly where we
are headed, then we can fire up our engines and drive toward our goals.
Are you doing work that you love to do? Do you get out of bed every day
looking forward to doing what you have to do? If not, what would it
take to get there? Is there passion in your play? Do you put energy and
quality into the things you do for fun, or do you do it half-heartedly?
If so, it is time for a new hobby or recreational activity. In decks
where the chariot is pulled by a black horse and a white horse, this
symbolizes our use of both yin/yang energies. When we know how to
utilize both of these, we make great progress.
Another
powerful symbol is the seventh rune, which looks like the letter X, and
whose name is Gebo and it symbolizes those same polarities expressed in
the yin/yang symbol. It is called the Gift for a number of reasons. In
good relationships, we need to both give and receive, and so in this
aspect, Gebo would be the sign of a powerful, well matched partnership.
If you are in an existing relationship, have you and your partner
experimented with ways to increase the flow of energies between you? If
you are looking for a new relationship, look at your potential partners
energetically to see if you can establish that dynamic with them. In
order to find that, we need to be open to new ideas, new energies,
letting the currents of energy flow through us and between us.
Try this.
Make the shape of the rune with your body. Stand up with your feet
about shoulder width apart and your arms reaching wide open. Your body
will be in a position that looks like the letter X. Chant the name of
the rune Gebo, pronouncing it as a hard G and the e like a long A sound.
As you stand in this posture and chant this sound, you can feel the
waves of energy moving through your body. Doesn't that also look like
you are welcoming someone from a distance? What energies are you
welcoming into your life? Would you like to gather more of these
energies together and harness them to your chariot?
Open to new energies and ideas this year and watch your results increase in every aspect of your life.
There are
seven days in every week, and it is always a good time to take action.
Every week we are given the gift of seven new opportunities. Are we
using them?
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