9 Wands – Recovery
I am journeying into the minor arcana cards of the Sacred Circle Deck (available from my book store ), this month it is the Nine of Wands – and we start to look at the Nines. Nines are often relating to a need to look back over things, to find the positive and to prepare for the full expression in the 10. Some suits enjoy this energy more than others as we shall see.
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As I look at the card - I love the look of the valley in the distance and want to go there in the light, however there is a even grail in front of the card which feels like a unwanted barrier. My sense of this card seems at odds with the keyword of recovery at first glance.
I walk into the card...
I sense immediately my impatience to get on - even within the card I feel a restriction and a being held up - I want the barrier to fall and to be able to move forward freely again. I hear the words - "Slow down, you need to rest and observe, gather your energies to make the next part of your journey the joy you anticipate. If you rush ahead you will miss things that are important to you. "
"Ok" I say and decide to sit down to help my impatience. As I do so I find I am sitting on a small rock surrounded by heathery bushes which feel supportive, sweet smelling and somehow comforting. It is much better sitting down.
The grail appears like a window on the world protective and nurturing rather than restrictive as it felt when I stood up.
I look to the heather and ask it "Do you have a message for me?"
"We are stillness and centeredness - we grow close to the ground so the winds do not destroy us. We love the sun and will allow our aroma to inspire and uplift those who walk through us. We bring confidence where there is fear, reminder of the strength and hardiness you have within you. We bring colour and beauty to the hillside and so also remind you of your beauty - this is with you even when you are still - action is not needed to prove this to you. Allow yourself to rest and be uplifted by all that is around you - the time for moving forward will come soon enough - for now enjoy the stillness and the rest. Rest will give you the nourishment you need to be physically strong when you need it. Pushing on would bring you harm... Allow yourself the time you need - reflect on where you will be going... now is the time to face the fears and to make plans to ensure they do not come to fruition you have the skill and experience to avoid the fears with you now. We are symbolic of release of fear. We being confidence and peace, as we were nurtured by the sun so we pass this on to you both visually and through our smell. Breathe of us and we will bring the courage forward in you that you need. "
"Thank you I can really feel you message and it is useful for me at this time. Thank you"
I look to the grill and it magically turns into a grid on a map and comes into my hands - as it does so, so I see the barrier in a very personal way for me. I am aware I am to be assessed in my mountain skills next week and this is indeed advice for me - to slow down, stop and think - and here I am handed the map as the key to me passing my assessment.
The grid says
"We are not the barrier you have feared, we are the guide that you have requested. Trust in our representation of the world and you will know which way to go and when. Slow down - the time you take will not seem long to those around you - breathe and allow the heather to support you. "
I see the map come alive and points show themselves and as the relate to the land ahead. There is no barrier before me, only the ability to understand and know the ground before even setting foot upon it - I am reminded of the idea of reading music and playing an instrument, go through the piece in your mind first - how it will be played and how it will sound, this will enable a greater degree of accuracy when you sight read.
"I understand your message to me personally here - what do you say in more general terms to people?"
"The 'barrier' before you, whatever it is, is actually your helping hand. Allow yourself to take a step back and receive its gift. It may be a chance to recover from something, a chance to see more clearly the journey before you or a chance to recognise the skills you actually have and so reduce your stress. We are bringing to you the time to see your skills and strengths more clearly, so you can use them consciously."
"Thank you - I see, it makes sense - I understand the connection to recovering too"
I stand up and see a pathway marked on the map and how it fits to the world in front of me. I will walk down into the valley and follow the stream into the cwm - I see there will be a beautiful area there waiting for me and I will gain inspiration by spending some time there. I walk forward s into the sunshine and feel its warmth and its rejuvenation on my skin.
I get down to the river which I am going to follow - I ask of the river
" What do you represent here?"
We are the natural flow of things once a pathway has been set before you - through experience, through time and what you have learned, so your way forward becomes clear. You use all the skills you have developed to see your way forward. Then all there is to do is flow, we remind here that a change in your life doesn't have to be dramatic or a complete turn around, that as you overcome the obstacles before you so you can move onto your highest joy. It can then flow easily and effortlessly as we do here. We have carved the valley over the years of flowing in this way and we change direction through obstacles placed in our way - over, round or under we go, they challenges give us our uniqueness and our special pathway down into the sea of all - the spiritual oneness we once came from. Here in this card we show you that all struggle is worthwhile and here you understand why the struggles from the past have helped you. You are walking to our source and so in a sense understanding the past so as to know the future. Our beginnings and activities here will influence how we will be at the mouth. "
"Thank you that makes a lot of sense. "
I turn to the hills around and ask them of their message here
"We were formed millennia ago, we are the timeless, agelessness of all reality. We are the representation of the eternal life that is here on earth ever renewing and ever changing, yet ever present in one form or another. We are to give the message that no matter what you do, all is allowed, your choices have effects, but through the millennia, choices can be remade and new paths chosen - nothing is 'set in stone' for even us, the stones, move, change and adapt, though more slowly than human life. We also represent the sense of solidity and security humans like to feel - we are the solid building blocks in your life and a reminder that in spiritual reality much of your concerns are so transient that they do not have to be fretted about. Change is always possible. You are safe you have our strength and structure within you - there are parts of your soul that are as unchangeable as we are - that indeed do develop, but a wrong word or choice here and there will have little consequence. In essence we help you to feel less precious about your life and performance, and more trusting in something bigger than yourself. "
"Thank you " I say - I understand and it is good to meet you." I have a sense of having met a deva of the very rocks than make our planet Earth.
""What if you are reversed?" I ask the card as a whole
"Well fears are taking over..." Say the Heather from the hilltops, "you have allowed your fear to take over your actions and you are rushing forward paying little attention to anything as you go onwards and in many ways when you arrive and are asked how you got there you have no memory and nothing to offer. You have forgotten the beauty that you are and you may well start to feel ill to slow yourself down if you have not been able to make this choice consciously - Through illness you will find the answers you seek and understand how to overcome your fears. "
"You are not following your true path but are seeing obstacles as the indication you are on the right path, fighting all that comes your way rather than allowing the path of ease to be the way forward. Be kind to yourself - sometimes the solution is the easiest thing to do. As you do this so you will right the card and find your strengths.. " the river adds to the equation.
" Confidence will be at a low in a reversed card the sun adds off to one side, but it need not be so low - the key here is to allow yourself to enjoy each moment rather than rushing for the end result, allow yourself to follow your energy needs, rest when you need, soak up my energies. I will help you gain your strength back"
"Be Still and know you are not alone" Say the hills
"Thank you all" I say – I feel really supported in this card and also feel that this has been a very personal journey for me, I leave the card. Taking with me in particular the heather's message of overcoming fears and the stillness of the hills.
I hope, for those reading this, that you are all able to gain from the meanings here also and apply them to your own situations.
Have a go into your cards and see what you discover! I am interested in hearing of your experiences should you wish to email me with them.
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