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- Angel Paths for February 1 - Eight of Cups [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/9666d700d6bc2de9
- Card of the Day for February 1 - Eight of Cups [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/902403081847a79d
- Wednesday February 1, 2012: Reference.com On This Day [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/1bebceaad6168be8
- A.Word.A.Day--gamp [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/8b5347ea2f5ce157
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Topic: Angel Paths for February 1 - Eight of Cups
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/9666d700d6bc2de9
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 01 11:04AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/fa9f0a5afecfdd3
The Eight of Cups
The Lord of Indolence is a card which indicates difficult influence
around the person who draws it. Energy is stagnating now; there is no
renewal, no cleansing flow. Instead, there is apathy and
disappointment. If this state of affairs is allowed to continue, it
will reflect negatively into daily life, causing disturbance in the
domestic and material situation.
This card sometimes comes up during periods where you are tired and
unable to generate any energy - during or just after periods of
ill-health, for example. It can also be provoked where there is severe
emotional distress. It carries with it an urgent warning to attend to
whatever is blocking your energy, and to try to create open channels
to get things moving again.
One area that will often be indicated by the appearance of this card
is the sort of relationship in which you consistently give too much,
and receive very little back in return. If you often find the 8 of
Cups in your own readings, it's worth doing a thorough appraisal of
the relationships in your life and trying to work out if any of them
are dangerously one-sided. If they are, then take steps to start
saying no. Stay in better touch with your own needs and dreams, and
pay less attention to other peoples', particularly if you feel you get
very little back from those people.
Remember - we deserve to receive from others exactly what we are
prepared to give to ourselves. So if we give ourselves scant
attention, why should anybody else do any more for us? But, on the
other hand, if we treat ourselves with love and respect, then we have
every right to expect that from those around us.
Working with the Eight of Cups
The Lord of Indolence arises when energy is blocked, and where it is
beginning to stagnate. This is, obviously, a nasty and potentially
dangerous situation which must be addressed if it is to be cleared out
of the way. You may, though, feel tired and apathetic about
challenging issues which seem too big or too stubborn to deal with.
If you are currently feeling quite trapped by life, then today is a
day where you can make a profound difference to the way things around
you are affecting you. Target one area which is taking more energy
from you than it gives back. Think through your reactions and
responses to this situation. Consider whether you're tending to slide
a bit toward feeling like a victim - don't judge this, just consider
it. If you judge something that sensitive, you will become defensive,
and therefore be unable to tackle the problem properly.
If you, after analysis, decide that you are contributing to the
difficulty, then you have it in your power to simply refuse to worsen
it with a negative attitude. Tackle the affirmation with great gusto!
That should shift your own blockages.
If, on reflection, you feel that the problem is not yours, but
somebody else's, the first thing you need to do is refuse to react by
giving more energy. Just stop. For this day, refuse to play the game.
And do the affirmation! That should cause some shift, if only in your
own approach.
Finally, if you feel you do not have any major problems today, then
consider the whole energy exchange that is the sum total of your life.
Assess things realistically. Ensure that there are no areas of
leakage. If there are, then consider what you can do. If there aren't,
congratulate yourself for living your life in accordance with the
dance of the Universe!!
Affirmation: My energy is the energy of the Universe. My power is my own.
http://www.angelpaths.com/cups/cups8.html
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Topic: Card of the Day for February 1 - Eight of Cups
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/902403081847a79d
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 01 10:49AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/332ca9304e1c1176
EIGHT OF CUPS
Attribution - Saturn in Pisces
Indolence (Crowley)
Cups is the suit of emotion, inner states, feelings, relationships,
memories, spiritual experiences. This suit talks about friendship,
family, love and happiness. The cup is the container of something
sacred.
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.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The picture shows a person walking away from 8 cups. This person has
crossed a small body of water (emotions) and is walking up a hill. He
is wearing a red top (passion) and green tights (heart) and brown
shoes (practicality). This represses a fundamental desire for a
meaningful existence (red top). The action of leaving is motivated
from listening to his heart (green tights). The shoes are his
practical nature this needs to be done. There are small islands in the
water. The moon (the subconscious) hangs sky is dark blue (intuition).
There are two mountains looming in the background. The mountains
represent peaks to climb, an aspiration for something better.
http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/minor-arcana/cups/8-of-cups/
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
A man of dejected aspect is deserting the cups of his felicity,
enterprise, undertaking or previous concern.
Divinatory Meanings:
Upright: The card speaks for itself on the surface, but other readings
are entirely antithetical–giving joy, mildness, timidity, honour,
modesty. In practice, it is usually found that the card shews the
decline of a matter, or that a matter which has been thought to be
important is really of slight consequence–either for good or evil.
Reversed: Great joy, happiness, feasting.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Eight: Marriage with a fair woman. Reversed: Perfect satisfaction.
UPRIGHT
Saying good-bye.
Moving on, abandonment of the past.
Bless it and move on.
Re-adjustment.
Downsizing.
Modesty.
Misleading psychic impressions.
Mid-life crisis.
Rejecting good fortune.
Spiritual quest.
The answer is within ourselves.
A feeling that the grass is greener on the other side.
Apathy and disappointment, lethargy, inertia, worry, uncertainty.
Burned out, bored, disinterested.
"Is this all there is?"
This is seen as the "Good-bye" card. A matter you thought was
important is really of slight consequence. You will find renewal out
of disillusionment and your outlook will be changed.
Can indicate shyness, modesty and enjoyment of quiet pleasure.
Reflect on what you have learned. You are maturing emotionally and it
is time to pursue other matters. Let go of involvements that are no
longer working. As you walk away from the past, a new relationship
awaits you.
Siblings in trouble; relatives at a distance with health issues; great
aunts/uncles/grandparents; elderly people who are confined or have
limited mobility. (E. Hazel)
REVERSED
Denying deep emotional needs.
Feeling puzzled.
Finding it hard to move on.
Being pulled back by regrets.
Clinging to old ways and habits.
Stuck in a situation you know you should leave.
Foolish rejection of stability and love.
A sudden need or wish to disappear.
Money problems.
Obsessive search.
Travel for all the wrong reasons.
Following unattainable dreams at the expense of what was really good
in your life.
Renewed interest in people and connections to the earthly plane.
A need for love, passion, and adventure.
A lonely older person; a relative who is estranged from the family. (E. Hazel)
Imprisoned relative; long jail terms. (E. Hazel)
1. Robin Wood
2. Morgan Greer
3. Elf of Heaven
4. Vision Quest
5. Cats
6. Sidhe
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Topic: Wednesday February 1, 2012: Reference.com On This Day
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/1bebceaad6168be8
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 01 10:37AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/aac238b613bc35aa
On This Day:
Wednesday February 1, 2012
This is the 32nd day of the year, with 334 days remaining in 2012.
Fact of the Day: ionizer
Ionizers work by arcing a small current of electricity off a thin
needle and into the air. The electrons bind to nearby air molecules
and give them a negative charge. These negatively charged molecules
are propelled or drift throughout the room and attract tiny pollutants
such as smoke, dust, pollen, and aerosols. Evenutally, these bundles
of pollutants become too heavy to remain airborne and settle onto the
surfaces of the room. The benefits of using an ionizer include the
removal of microscopic contaminants, smoke, viruses, odors, pollen,
aerosols, and other pollutants. The effect is likened to the clean air
near waterfalls or after lightning, other good sources fo negative
ions. They may also be effective as anti-depressants according to a
much quoted article in Allure Magazine (June 95, "Pumping Ions")
regarding a study by two research psychologists at the New York State
Psychiatric Institute Columbia University. Unfortunately, there can be
drawbacks to using an ionizer. The charged pollutant clusters cling to
walls and create a sooty buildup that may need periodic cleaning.
Similar to lightning, the arc from poorly designed ionizers can create
ozone and nitrous oxide.
Holidays
Feast day of St. John of the Grating, St. Henry Morse, St. Pionius,
St. Bride or Brigid of Kildare, St. Seiriol, and St. Sigebert III of
Austria.
Ireland: St. Brigid's Day.
United States: National Freedom Day (commemorating Abraham Lincoln's
signing of 13th Amendment).
Events
1587 - Elizabeth I, Queen of England, signed the Warrant of Execution
for Mary Queen of Scots.
1788 - Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.
1790 - The Supreme Court of the United States met for the first time,
with Chief Justice John Jay of New York presiding.
1793 - France declared war on Britain and Holland.
1862 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," by Julia Ward Howe, was
first published in "Atlantic Monthly."
1884 - The first volume (A-Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
1893 - Thomas Edison opened the first film studio, in New Jersey.
1908 - King Carlos I of Portugal and his eldest son, Luís Filipe, were
assassinated by revolutionaries while riding in an open carriage
through the streets of Lisbon.
1919 - The first Miss America was crowned, in New York City.
1946 - Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie was chosen to be the first
secretary-general of the United Nations.
1953 - "General Electric Theater" premiered on TV.
1958 - The United Arab Republic was formed by a union of Egypt and
Syria (only until 1961).
1960 - Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch
counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, where they'd been refused
service.
1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in triumph after 15 years of exile.
1982 - "Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on television.
2003 - Human remains found in a field in Texas were believed to be
those of at least one of the seven astronauts who perished about the
space shuttle Columbia when it disintegrated nearly 40 miles above the
Earth.
2004 - Janet Jackson exposes her breast on American television during
the half-time show of the Super Bowl.
Births
1901 - Clark Gable, American film actor.
1902 - Langston Hughes, American author, poet.
1931 - Boris Yeltsin (President of Russia, 1990-1999).
1942 - Terry Jones, British comedian, screenwriter and actor, probably
best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team.
Deaths
1966 - Buster Keaton, American silent-film comedian.
1981 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American aircraft manufacturer.
1999 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist and art collector.
2003 - Mongo Santamaría, Afro-Cuban percussionist.
2003 - The crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia
disaster), astronauts: Michael P. Anderson; David Brown; Kalpana
Chawla; Laurel Clark; Rick D. Husband; Willie McCool; Ilan Ramon.
Reference.com On This Day
http://www.reference.com/thisday/
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Topic: A.Word.A.Day--gamp
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/8b5347ea2f5ce157
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 01 10:36AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/cfdc303567dd775d
Wordsmith.org The Magic of Words
Feb 1, 2012
This week's theme
Dickensian characters that became words
This week's words
wellerism
fagin
gamp
Mrs Gamp
Mrs Gamp
Illustration: Kyd (Joseph Clayton Clarke)
A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg
gamp
PRONUNCIATION:
(gamp)
MEANING:
noun: A large umbrella.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Sarah Gamp, a nurse in Charles Dickens's novel Martin
Chuzzlewit. She carries a large umbrella. Earliest documented use:
1864.
USAGE:
"By the time we fumble with our windcheaters and gamps, the air is dry
once again."
Narayani Ganesh; City of Derry in Northern Ireland; The Economic Times
(New Delhi, India); Dec 31, 2010.
Explore "gamp" in the Visual Thesaurus.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things
are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it;
and they must have a sense of success in it. -John Ruskin, author, art
critic, and social reformer (1819-1900)
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