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- Angel Paths for January 24 - Eight of Wands [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/1be9ed2501aca1cb
- Card of the Day for January 24 - Eight of Wands [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/dbf91c4598652594
- Tuesday January 24, 2012: Reference.com On This Day [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/ac27cb9589f88fc
- A.Word.A.Day--paladin [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/f310ef1cfc20346d
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Topic: Angel Paths for January 24 - Eight of Wands
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/1be9ed2501aca1cb
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 24 10:38AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/2eed2bb00c3798a2
The Eight of Wands
The Eight of Wands
The Lord of Swiftness is a bright active card which comes up to mark
periods of rapid, clear communication. This card will often represent
the type of cathartic discussion which resolves misunderstanding and
ends confusion. When passing through an event which is sign-posted by
the 8 of Wands, there's often a feeling of quick-moving energy, and a
sense that obstacles are being swept out of your path.
There's an important aspect of this card that is often overlooked -
its spiritual interpretation. It can indicate the kind of direct
divine instructions that causes a complete transformation - like a
bolt of celestial power striking and infusing you. It provokes a
sudden opening of the ways, a new level of understanding and spiritual
expansion. Look for cards like the Star, The Priestess or the
Hierophant close by in order to identify this not-to-be-missed effect!
The 8 of Wands always brings a new surge of energy and freshness when
it appears. And it often signals entry into a new phase or project,
which stands a good chance of success. Confirm with good Disk cards
nearby, or Fortune. This is a happy and generous card, promising a
progressive phase which may herald success and satisfaction.
The nicest aspect of the Lord of Swiftness is the part which indicates
rewarding communication where old enmities can be resolved, where we
can blow away the cobwebs from our pain, and heal old wounds. Those
thorny situations where somebody gets hold of the wrong end of the
stick and takes offence will often yield to the clarity this card
brings in.
There's just one warning - well didn't there have to be? This is big
bursting energy. It's as well to keep your balance firmly in the
centre of your being. That way you won't get swept away by it!
Working with the Eight of Wands
When the Lord of Swiftness comes up in a reading, it shows that there
is an energy available which will break down obstacles, move
restrictions and allow the free flow of power in any situation you
direct it toward.
Often there will have been problems which refuse to yield to any
reasonable solution previously attempted. However on a day ruled by
the 8 of Wands even the most intractable and stubborn difficulties
will simply fall away when the downrush of power is felt from this
card.
Accordingly, on an 8 of Wands day, go looking for problems! Try to
locate those things - whether major or minor, that have refused
resolution till now. When you find something that seems applicable,
sit down for a few minutes and mentally walk around the obstacle,
trying to get a new perspective on it.
This thinking period is important, because when this card rules, there
is rapid and swift communication - either intuitively or in real
terms, which allows you to see a way through the maze of complications
that can build up around the most mundane of tasks.
Expect, during your period of contemplation, to see new possibilities
for solving the problem. Wait for the out-of-the-blue thought that
strikes you as though from nowhere. When you discover it, try it out,
no matter how outlandish it may at first appear.
Be open to what life tells you - not as a result of seeking advice,
but as a spontaneous offering from the people around you. When we
leave ourselves open for the Universe to convey its thoughts to us,
they can arrive from the most unexpected sources! Be prepared to
consider any options offered to you obliquely - don't take them at
face value; try to turn them into applications for the matter you are
attempting to resolve.
And allow your sense of humour full rein - you need a light-hearted
attitude to get the best out of this card. You'll be amazed at the
things you will get done on a day ruled by the Lord of Swiftness.
Affirmation: Challenges and obstacles are achievements waiting to happen.
http://www.angelpaths.com/wands/wands82.html
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Topic: Card of the Day for January 24 - Eight of Wands
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/dbf91c4598652594
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 24 10:12AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/84ddbdb7f6f4835d
EIGHT OF WANDS
Attribution - Mercury in Sagittarius
The suit of Wands represents the element of fire. It is the intuitive
function, the libido, the primitive life force.
The eight represents a yin energy associated with personal power,
advancement, reaping the harvest, material gain, regeneration, setting
new priorities, new ways forward, re-organization, control. You will
reap what you have sowed. Eight indicates a positive change of mind or
progress because of the beneficial qualities of the number eight (2 X
4 – the number of manifestation).
Rider-Waite Imagery
8 Wands flying through the air like arrows. The sky is clear. There is
a river running through the card. A house in on a hill in the
background.
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
The card represents motion through the immovable-a flight of wands
through an open country; but they draw to the term of their course.
That which they signify is at hand; it may be even on the threshold.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Activity in undertakings, the path of such activity,
swiftness, as that of an express messenger; great haste, great hope,
speed towards an end which promises assured felicity; generally, that
which is on the move; also the arrows of love.
Reversed: Arrows of jealousy, internal dispute, stingings of
conscience, quarrels; and domestic disputes for persons who are
married.
UPRIGHT
Success.
A time of moving forward and new ideas.
Urgency, haste, impatience, excitement, taking action.
Legal action.
Speed, forward motion.
Flight, a journey by air.
Communications such as emails and love letters.
New information rushes to you as a gift.
Your goals are within reach.
Collection, collectors, multiples.
Unpredictable event.
New career goals.
Love of open spaces.
Sometimes this card can represent direct Divine instructions – a bolt
of Celestial power.
Prophetic dreams, acute senses.
Transformation of personality.
Don't allow yourself to be overwhelmed. Things are going to move
quickly and synchronicity will come into play. Your hopes and dreams
are now within reach.
Pull up your boots and get on with it.
Good-natured companions, invitations from friends.
REVERSED
Slow down!
Nervous energy, high-strung.
Too many deadlines all at once.
Travelling against your will.
An awaited message doesn't arrive.
The answer is not what was anticipated.
Your journey is postponed.
Hasty messages.
Reckless actions.
Timing problems.
Confusion.
Disputes.
Do the best you have with the information you have at the moment.
Go against your instincts – if you normally hold back, forge ahead –
if you forge ahead full steam, be patient.
Jealousy.
Violence.
Stagnation.
Lovers' quarrel.
Overblown ambitions.
Irrationality.
A joke at someone else's expense, or practical jokes that cause
humiliation. (E. Hazel)
Stand back and observe what is happening rather than jumping in to
force something to happen.
1. Morgan Greer
2. Old Path
3. Robin Wood
4. Hudes
5. Celestial
6. Housewives
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Topic: Tuesday January 24, 2012: Reference.com On This Day
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/ac27cb9589f88fc
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 24 10:10AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/f8df961734d54be6
On This Day:
Tuesday January 24, 2012
This is the 24th day of the year, with 342 days remaining in 2012.
Fact of the Day: tittle
It's called a "tittle." The "i" got it's dot sometime during the 13th
century, during the period of copying of manuscripts. The "i" was made
with one stoke and other letters were made with two and three
strokes......the dot was used to distinguish the "i" from other
letters. The dot is not a diacritical mark -- it does not change the
way letter is pronounced. The "i" and the "j" were indistinguishable
in usage until the 1600's, they used the same character, the single
slash.... again the lower case was given the dot to distinguish it,
and the upper case came to be invented with the invention of type.
Holidays
Feast day of St. Francis of Sales, St. Babylas of Antioch, S. Felician
of Foligno, and St. Macedonius the Barley-eater.
Bolivia: Alacitas Fair.
Events
1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in
northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of '49.
1908 - The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert
Baden-Powell.
1922 - Christian K. Nelson of Iowa patented the Eskimo Pie.
1935 - Beer in cans was first sold, in Virginia, by the Kreuger Brewing Company.
1942 - A special court of inquiry into America's lack of preparedness
for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor placed much of the blame on
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lieutenant General Walter C. Short,
the US Navy and US Army commanders.
1964 - The first "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue was published.
1978 - A nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged through Earth's
atmosphere and disintegrated, scattering radioactive debris over parts
of northern Canada.
1984 - The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
2003 - The new US Department of Homeland Security officially opened
and its head, Tom Ridge, was sworn in.
2006 - Disney agrees to purchase Pixar for $7.4 billion.
Births
76 - Hadrian, Roman emperor.
1712 - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia.
1862 - Edith Wharton, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist.
1918 - Oral Roberts, American neo-Pentecostal televangelist.
1936 - Doug Kershaw, American musician.
1947 - Warren Zevon, American musician.
1949 - John Belushi, American actor, comedian and singer most notable
for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoon's Animal House,
and The Blues Brothers.
1968 - Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold-medal gymnast.
Deaths
1965 - Winston Churchill, English statesman and author, and Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII.
1971 - Bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
1975 - Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg), American comedian and actor,
probably best known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges.
1986 - L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology.
1993 - Thurgood Marshall, US jurist and civil rights leader, first
black member of the United States Supreme Court.
2006 - Chris Penn, American actor.
Reference.com On This Day
http://www.reference.com/thisday/
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Topic: A.Word.A.Day--paladin
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/f310ef1cfc20346d
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 24 10:09AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/39fa193f940f8516
Wordsmith.org The Magic of Words
Jan 24, 2012
This week's theme
Words from the Mediterranean
This week's words
argosy
paladin
Ruins of the palace on the Palatine Hill
Ruins of the palace on the Palatine Hill
Photo: Anthony Majanlahti
A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg
paladin
PRONUNCIATION:
(PAL-uh-din)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A strong supporter of a cause.
2. A heroic champion.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French paladin, from Italian paladino, from palatinus ([officer]
of the palace). After Palatine, the name of the centermost of the
seven hills on which ancient Rome was built. Roman emperors had their
palaces on this hill. Other words such as palace and palatine derive
from the same source. The 12 peers in Charlemagne's court were also
called paladins. Earliest documented use: 1592.
USAGE:
"Evo Morales has been a paladin for Mother Earth, recently pushing for
international adoption of a Bolivian law granting nature rights."
Bolivia's Amazon Highway a Bumpy Road for Morales, Brazil; Bloomberg
(New York); Oct 19, 2011.
"There are those who want Mario Balotelli to be a trailblazer, a
paladin of integration. Some kind of cross between Dr Martin Luther
King Jr and Jackie Robinson."
The Paradigm of Italian Immigration; The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland);
Aug 22, 2010.
Explore "paladin" in the Visual Thesaurus.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In this world, you must be a bit too kind to be kind enough. - Pierre
Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, dramatist and novelist (1688-1763)
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