STORYTELLER

CARD NAME: STORYTELLER

REPRESENTS: EXPANSION

APPLICATION:

The Storyteller card speaks of expansion on all levels. You are now growing and encompassing many new ideas if you have received this card. See which areas of expansion needs your attention and feed your personal Fire of Creation. Create more and enjoy the expansion, knowing you earned it.

Note that the expansion will continue if you are willing to share how you achieved your success with others. Many lives are influenced by another’s story. In the good fortune of of your present situation you may be instrumental in encouraging others.

In all cases, expansion occurs when people are allowed to grow at their own rate and with their own understanding. The wisdom of the story teller is a part of the art of remembering. Note that you are now remembering your personal Medicine and how to be your potential.

MEDITATION:

Sing to me, oh Ancient Ones,

Of the history of our race.

That I may see in my mind,

The love in every face.

And every spirit that came before.

The Medicine that they made,

The Sacred Tradition they passed to me

So the memory will not fade.

Oh Storyteller, be my bridge

To those other times.

So I may walk in Beauty with

The Ancient rhythm and rhyme.

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PEYOTE CEREMONY

CARD NAME: PEYOTE CEREMONY

REPRESENTS: NEW ABILITIES

APPLICATION:

If the Water Bird has flown your way and brought you the Peyote Ceremony card, you are being asked to recognize your immortal spirit. Look to the crack in the universe for new ways to develop the abilities that can enhance your growth.  Remove any denial that keep you from developing new skills and use the talents you have to the fullest.

The Peyote Ceremony card puts you on notice that opportunities to discover the Self and for expansive growth are more possible. You are never limited as you believe you are. The resources of the true self are filled with potential. Conquering limitation created in the mind will allow you to discover these new abilities and know that all goals are possible. Remember that the decision to attack your fears is the beginning of the Sacred Path.

MEDITATION:

When the people’s spirit was broken,

When the Buffalo no longer roamed,

When all our lands were taken and

We no longer had a home.

The Water Bird’s reflection

Of the universe within

Showed us new abilities

And gave us hope again.

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FIELD OF PLENTY

CARD NAME:  FIELD OF PLENTY

REPRESENTS: IDEAS / NEEDS MANIFESTED

APPLICATION:

The cornucopia is full of an abundance of ideas, talents, clothing, experiences, food, companions, and feelings that will serve the needs of the Children of the Earth. If the Field of Plenty card has appeared, you are being assured that what you need at this time is manifesting. Your needs will be met. Give thanks now, before your needs are met. Show Great Mystery the trust you have in your process, dropping any doubt, becoming child like again………..

Do not limit the manner in which the physical manifestations occur. Original Source operates in mysterious ways, placing the perfect people, places and things on our paths to be answers to our true needs. We are asked to recall the differences between true needs and material crutches, which are mere illusions of happiness. In all instances, the  Field of Plenty reminds us of our Divine right to have our prayers answered and our needs met.

MEDITATION:

Field of Plenty

  Abundance for all,

    No hunger…

      No more pain.

Great Mystery holds

  Earth’s Children dear,

    And feeds them with

        Eternal Flame.

Children of Earth, trust again!

  Be grateful and give praise!

    The Field of Plenty will remain

       To sustain us all our days.

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RITES OF PASSAGE

CARD NAME: RITES OF PASSAGE

REPRESENTS: CHANGE

APPLICATION:

A Rite of Passage marks a time of some momentous change in life. If you have drawn this card, you are being asked to make a note of the growth and change that is occurring because it will shape your future. The changes may be small or gradual, but you are changing. The changes may be drastic and earth shaking. Leaving a sense of confusion, but each one is benefiting your growth in some manner.

The Rite of Passage card can also speak of a need for a change if you have lost the magic and spontaneity in life. Only you can make the decision to change the doldrums to excitement. If this decision is made, be ready to fly with Eagle and experience the new freedoms those changes bring.

In all cases, change is the key. Remember, if the moment you are experiencing is not beautiful, recreate it and you will have initiated your own Rite of Passage

MEDITATION:

The changes of many winters

Mark the cycles of the Wheel,

The lines across my ancient face

Show all that I can feel,

The nature of my passage

Remains a mystery,

For in my heart of hearts,

I hold my destiny.

When I was but an infant

In the beginning of time,

I marveled at the wonder of

Discoveries I did find.

Now that I am ancient,

I Have learned once again,

That the weight of every winter,

Brings discovery like a friend.

           

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GIVE-AWAY CEREMONY

CARD NAME: GIVE-AWAY CEREMONY

REPRESENTS:  RELEASE

APPLICATION:

 

The Give-Away card spells relief through release. Don’t get stuck holding on to anything that no longer serves you. Associates, ideas, habits, and belongings may need to go at this time. Attachment to attitudes like needing to be needed or liked may no longer serve either.

You are being asked to share what you can, give away some-thing that can help someone else, or just let go. Don’t hold on so tight. The natural flow of life is squelched when you insist on total control.

In all cases, the Give-Away card tells us to release any bond that makes us captives of our own creation. In so doing, we can spread our wings and fly. Remember that generosity is a talent and a virtue that comes from dropping the fear of scarcity and from trusting Great Mystery.

MEDITATION:

Aho Child of Earth!

Do you know the secret

Of the Give-Away?

The more you release,

The more you receive,

For that is nature’s way.

Aho Child of Earth

Do you believe

In reaping what you sow?

A drop of wisdom

Will bring the truth

And you will truly know..

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MEDICINE WHEEL

CARD NAME: MEDICINE WHEEL


REPRESENTS: CYCLES / MOVEMENT


APPLICATION:

The Medicine Wheel card portends a time of cycles and / or movement. You are asked to notice which stage of the cycle you are presently experiencing. Is it the beginning, the creation, the growing time, and developing or end of a cycle? How you look at where you are will assist you in clarifying what it is that you need to do next. Any retreat, hesitation, or stopping has now ended.


With this card you are being put on notice that the stagnation is over and new beginnings have taken root in the present. Don’t get caught in old patterns. Notice which direction on the Medicine Wheel will assist your forward movement and apply that lesson to your life. Your choices are illumination and clarity (East), faithfulness and humility (South), introspection and goals (West), or wisdom and gratitude (North). It is now time to decide for yourself which type of movement will keep the Wheel turning. In all cases, the Medicine Wheel card assures you that life continues. The quality of the new cycle depends upon you, your actions, and attitudes towards growth.




MEDITATION:

Stoned that border Sacred Space,
The hoop of life made whole,
Eagle, Coyote, Bear come sing,
With great White Buffalo.


Here we greet the winds of change,
We praise Grandfather Sun,
Here we honor the wholeness of all,
Coming together as one.


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SHAWL

CARD NAME: SHAWL

REPRESENTS: RETURNING HOME

APPLICATION:

If the Shawl has fallen across your shoulders, you are being invited to return home. If you have forgotten yourself recently, it is now time to remember your essence and potential. If you have walked a crooked by falsely judging others, it is now time to come home to the loving heart and see the value in all paths and chosen lessons.

You may be coming home to the magic that you once believed in or to a new sense of well being, but in every case you are returning to a temporarily forgotten state of being. In every life there is a need to return to the simplicity of happiness. If you have forgotten how to find the simple truths that once supported your inner joy, it is time to return home.

Wearing the Shawl is coning home to the arms of the Earth Mother and being loved. The responsibilities of Taking the Shawl is being loving to others who have forgotten the Sacred Path or the way home.

MEDITATION:

Earth Mother welcomes her children home

When they have lost their way.

The trail was lonely and so long.

She whispers for them to stay,

Within the protection of the Shawl.

Where love abides again.

Their hearts may open to recall,

All relations as their friends.

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WARBONNET

CARD NAME: WARBONNET


REPRESENTS: ADVANCE


APPLICATION:

If the Warbonnet has appeared in your cards today, it is time to advance, don’t waste energy going backward or staying in the doldrums. You are now able to move to the next step on the Sacred Path. Like a Warbonneted Chief, you have earned the right to learn the next set of life’s mysteries. Take your Medicine Bundle and all of the strengths it represents and charge forward.


The advance can be on any level. Your spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional healing are understood through life’s experiences. You can now approach your destiny with every feather you have earned marking your past victories and see the destiny you have chosen emerging before you. Your medicine is strong and will allow the advancement you need at this time.


MEDITATION:

War Bonnet of the Warrior Clan
Honors you have earned.
Eagle Feathers
Lofty thoughts
Courage you have learned.


Teach us of the forward thrust
Advancing to the right
Parlay now,
Council Fire,
Wisdom true and bright.


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DREAMTIME

CARD NAME: DREAMTIME

REPRESENTS: UNLIMITED VISION

APPLICATION:

If Dreamtime has called you, you are being asked to see with unlimited vision. Wipe the dust from your eyes and pay attention to the messages you are receiving from the parallel universe. Our world is pregnant with possibilities. All time is now. You are a co-creator in the Two Worlds and will be given unlimited sight and knowing if you ask for it. This vision may come in a sleep time dream or through out-of-body Journeying. It will give you the insight that you need at this time.

Unlimited vision allows any seeker to pierce the veil of unconsciousness and come to an inner-knowing, in all cases, this card marks a time of seeing truth on all levels of Creation. You are now being given the ability to go beyond the accepted reality. The cocoon is open, trust yourself, your Allies, and your Medicine. You may now take flight.

MEDITATION:

Dreamtime teaches other realms,

That exists within the whole,

Body-double wonders here,

Solutions for the soul.

Touching other Sacred Space,

Across the Milky Way,

Traveling to distant stars,

Connecting night to day.

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TALKING STICK

CARD NAME: TALKING STICK


REPRESENTS: VIEWPOINTS / OPTIONS


APPLICATION:

The Talking Stick reminds us of the validity of other viewpoints and teaches us how to listen and apply what we hear. We are being reminded not to interrupt others who are imparting wisdom. We are taught through listening that life has millions of opinions and answers to any dilemma.


If the Talking Stick has appeared in your spread, you are probably not allowing yourself the options in your present situation or have become too stuck on one idea to see any further than your self created tunnel. Open up and listen to the opportunities that the Talking Stick says are coming your way. Remember all life-signals and/or options are available to those who will hear. You are being given an opportunity to to grow through an alternative route. Use this gift now.


MEDITATION:

Talking Stick remind me
Of each sacred Point of View,
Complete within the Circle,
Of the Sacred Hoop.


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ARROW

CARD NAME: ARROW

REPRESENTS: TRUTH AS PROTECTION

APPLICATION:

If the arrow has found its target in your cards today, you are being asked to find the truth of your present situation. You can protect your self from uncomfortable situations by using the truth as a protection. It does not matter what others think of you. You know the truth. When you honor that truth, you cannot be hurt by the lies of others.

Arrow also speaks of the ideas of Brotherhood. This is to say that you must amour yourself with the good intent and truthfulness of those you wish to associate with. Drop those who would no longer honor your path or truth. Remember: Arrow is straight and always says, “Stay on The Sacred Path.”

MEDITATION:

Warrior Clan, your arrows,

Fly straight and true.

Bold of heart,

Proven faith,

Protection lives through you.

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POWER PLACE

CARD NAME: POWER PLACE

REPRESENTS: EARTH-CONNECTION / EMPOWERMENT


APPLICATION:

You are seeking a way to become a Catalyzer of certain life events if you have chosen the Power Place card. Being the Catalyzer in any situation means you are commanding your talents to effect some kind of result. This ability is learned through the Earth – Connection. Your body can conduct the energy you need to create the desired outcome if you allow the Earth Mother to feed you the extra voltage.


Find a personal Power Place and call upon the Four Elements through prayers and gratitude. Then you can command your talents for good and effect the empowerment of manifestation. In so doing, your needs will be met. You can make it happen by using your creativity and receiving the energy needed from the Earth Mother. Remember that you are a Catalyzer and are totally responsible for your personal empowerment.




MEDITATION:

Finding Earth Connection
In the place that speaks to me
Sandy beach or mountain,
Forest filled with trees,


High desert or windswept prairie
I will know it well,
It will make my heart sing
Of the river and the dell.


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SMOKE SIGNALS

CARD NAME: SMOKE SIGNALS

REPRESENTS: INTENT

APPLICATION:

The Smoke Signals being sent your way call for clear intent. If your purpose or direction in life has been muddled, now is the time to “walk your talk.” The signals you send to others may be bringing unwanted attention your way. Observe what it is that you are putting out and straighten up so that you will attract the kind of experiences and people you want inside your Sacred Space.

Another message is a reminder from the Spirit World. If you lack direction or have unclear intent as to what your needs are, the Allies cannot assist you with those requests. Clear intent brings rewards on all levels. And will speed your growth process. Pay attention and take advantage of the power of your intentions. You’ve won half the battle when your clear intent remove the barriers to decisive action.

MEDITATION:

Sacred language of the sky

Please speak to me.

You who live where Eagle flies,

Spirit I can see,

In the form of Cloud People,

Coming from the Fire.

Sacred Smoke you call to me.

To be my desires,

Let me travel skyward

With a heart so true,

That may fly with Eagle

And be close to you.

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STANDING PEOPLE

CARD NAME: STANDING PEOPLE


REPRESENTS: ROOTS / GIVING


APPLICATION:

The Standing People card speaks to us of roots and giving. We must nurture ourselves through connection to the Earth in order to give freely with out exhaustion. The root of the Self is where strength is gathered. This root should be firmly earthed in the soil of our Mother Planet. Without this connection, dream cannot manifest and our giving cannot be compensated by the Earth Mother. If you are spaced out, stop and reconnect.


Be still and become the trees in order to observe what is growing in your forest. The root of every answer for physical life is found in the Earth. Look to your family tree for the strength offered by your Ancestors. Lift your branches high, seeking the light of Grandfather Sun and you will see how your roots make you of the Earth and yet a bridge to the Sky World.


The Standing People are asking you to give of yourself. Ask yourself if you are willing to give and receive. Count the root of every blessing with gratitude. Find any blockage that limits your root system or ability to go deeper. Then remove that feeling and go deeper. Then remove that feeling and go deeper once again for the answers you seek. Remember that we are also the root of the future and through our lives, future generations are nurtured. . . Weed out anything that will inhibit future growth and you can stand proud among your Tree Relations.


MEDITATION: 

Aho Sacred Tree of Life,
The root of every tree,
Thank you for giving
The gifts you give to me.


Also Standing People,
From you I will learn,
To keep my roots well planted,
Yet reach for Grandfather Sun.


Aho Willow, tree of love,
Teach me to bend,
Till I come full circle.
Each relation as my friend.


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THUNDER-BEINGS

CARD NAME: THUNDER-BEINGS

REPRESENTS: USABLE ENERGY

APPLICATION:

The Thunder-beings card is telling you that you are a Catalyzer and may now command the usable energy at hand. You are being funded with the energy needed to complete any task you have in mind. If you have been trying without results or just couldn’t get enough steam going, this card signals relief. You can drop the frustration and get on with it. The energy is now yours. Call it to you and use it.

Usable energy comes in many forms. See which kind of energy applies to your present situation and then command it. Your body is the lightening rod and will conduct all the energy you need. Shout your intention to the Sky Nation. The Thunder-beings remind you to replenish equally to the amount of energy you expend.

MEDITATION:

Thunder-beings that gives us

The Fire from the sky,

Energy for Mother Earth,

Divine Creation flies,

Through the air to touch us

Electrifying change,

Bringing love’s true essence,

Into our hearts again.

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DRUM

CARD NAME: DRUM


REPRESENTS: RHYTHM / INTERNAL TIMING


APPLICATION:


If the Talking Drum has spoken to you, you are being asked to find your own internal timing. You may be pushing too hard or missing a beat. In any case, being out of sync calls for realignment with the body’s needs. Rhythm is a personal thing. To honor your own rhythm is to come back into harmony with the Self. From this point, personal comfort allows you to harmonize with other rhythms of life.


The Drum also speaks of allowing yourself to be supported by Mother Earth’s heartbeat. That is to say, your mind may be outdistancing what your body can handle and the body cannot pull needed energy from the Earth because it is trying to keep up with your thoughts. If this applies, you are missing a beat. Slow down and rediscover the heartbeat of your true Mother. Then the synchronicity of your movements will be effortless.


In all cases rhythm Is the key. Become aware of all rhythms and see how yours fit in. if it feels right, you become the music and the dance you are dancing becomes a celebration of life.


MEDITATION:

Drum that marks the heartbeat
Of our Mother Earth,
Constantly reminding us
Who gave us birth.
The rhythm of connection
Pulse of Flame and Fire,
The perfect reflection
Of our hearts desire.


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WEST SHIELD

CARD NAME:WEST SHIELD

REPRESENTS: INTROSPECTION / GOALS

APPLICATION:

If the West Shield has appeared in your spread, Bear Is asking you to look at your present goals and discern how to affect your future. Are the answers you seek from your own inner knowing? If not, it may be time to Enter the Silence and  digest the question so that your personal answers can emerge.

Bear also reminds us that the West Shield is the place of all tomorrows. If you are afraid of the unknown, it may be time to clear away the fear. Strength to accomplish this is Bear’s greatest Medicine. Call on Bear and feel the courage to meet your Future, fill your spirit.

In all cases, the West Shield speaks of the ability to complete your goals, the acknowledgment of our inner-strengths and the power to find and know  our own answers. Remember that the opinions of others become mixed with our own doubts and become limitations when we forget to Enter the Silence.

MEDITATION: 

West shield

Power of woman to seek answers.

Place of Bear’s cave

In the fading light

Of Grandfather Sun,

The horizon of tomorrow

Brings the strength

To meet my goals.

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HEYOKAH

CARD NAME: HEYOKAH

 REPRESENTS: HUMOR / OPPOSITES

APPLICATION:

If the Trickster has appeared on your horizon, you are in for a barrel of laughs. You may be doing exactly the opposite of what you need to be doing and are about to get busted for it. Stop leaking your creative energy on other people’s problems or high drama. Stop being so serious and crack a smile, or Coyote will dog your dreams. Remember that some days you are the fireplug and some days you are the Dog. That goes for everyone, so don’t let getting pooped on get you down. Learning through laughter or opposites can be fun.

The keynote to the Hekokah card is to lighten up and start balancing the sacredness with irreverence. If you are just being stubborn, it may be time to create a contrary lesson that will force you to crack up, crack a smile, or trick you into going into the crack in the universe to find out what’s really important.

MEDITATION:

Aho heyokah!

Make me laugh so I will be human again.

Allow me to see my crooked path

And the Trickster as my friend.

Aho heyokah!

How contrary can you be,

Yet you make me learn.

Aho heyokah!

The joke’s on me,

But next time it’s your turn.

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VISION QUEST

CARD NAME: VISION QUEST

REPRESENTS: SEEKING / FINDING

APPLICATION:

The Vision Quest card speaks of a time of new directions or strengthening of the present path based on personal truth. Sometimes to find this truth it is necessary to Enter the Silence and remove personal confusion. In other instances it is necessary to actually go on a Vision Quest.

This card tells you that the course of your life needs to be clarified through vision. It is now time to ask for assistance from the Allies and / or Ancestors so that your choices will be reinforced with their wisdom and assistance. Seeking your personal answers is the keynote. Trusting those feelings and following them with action is the way to find the truth. To accomplish this you must release confusion and doubt, then proceed by allowing your truth to emerge. Remember: In seeking you are asking for answers; be willing to accept and recognize the truth when it comes to you. Recognition and acceptance always precede inner-knowing.

MEDITATION:

High upon Sacred Mountain,

With unrestricted view,

The clarity of vision.

Comes to us anew.

Direction with purpose,

Great Mystery will bring.

Strong Medicine Allies,

To grace our Medicine Dreams

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COUNCIL FIRE

CARD NAME: COUNCIL FIRE

REPRESENTS: DECISIONS

APPLICATION:

If you have been waffling over what to do next, the Council Fire card is insisting that you make a decision. There can be no forward movement if you fail to decide which trail will lead out of the swamp and into the forests. It takes courage to make changes in your life and all changes must begin with a decision. Do it and don’t look back. Life awaits you in all of its beauty.

If the decision of another has left you in a precarious position, make new decisions of your own. There is no need to make your decisions based on another’s. Consider all possibilities and how your decisions affect others, then be courageous to act. Find your truth and stick to it.

MEDITATION:

Elders gathered

The fire of wisdom light.Words…

Decisions…Conclusions…

All through the night.

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: FIRE MEDICINE

CARD NAME: FIRE MEDICINE

REPRESENTS: PASSION / SPONTANEITY

APPLICATION: 

If Fire Medicine has appeared in your cards today, you are being asked to acknowledge within. Your spontaneity for living depends upon your connection to Fire. You can support your passion for living through acknowledging all of the Good Medicine present in your life. Your ability to create adventure and excitement comes from your willingness to give yourself pleasure and joy. All that is needed to continue the passion is to decide you are worthy and proceed.

If you have any judgments about passion on the physical level, it may be time to clear them. All acts of life are sacred when treated in a respectful manner. Any old fears of intimacy or commitment can act as limitations to relationships. If this applies to you, clear the fear. As the fear leaves, so will the coldness of past hurts, and you will be ready for more rewarding future relationships.

In all cases, Fire Medicine insists that we use the Fire within to fuel our lives with energy. This energy comes from Mother Earth’s passionate physicality and Grandfather Sun’s spontaneous love. When we are in balance, this Divine Union sparks our natural desire for experiencing life. If the spontaneity is already happening to you, continue.

MEDITATION:

Sacred Fire within us,

Place of eternal flame,

Burn away the barriers,

In Great Mystery’s name.

Teach us warmth and goodness,

The love of Grandfather Sun,

Melting every difference,

Until we are truly one.

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EAST SHIELD

CARD NAME: EAST SHIELD


REPRESENTS: ILLUMINATION / CLARITY


APPLICATION:

The East Shield card represents a need for clarity in some part of your life. It may also mark a time of illumination when suddenly things begin to fit together and make sense to you. If you have been confused, now is the time to ask for order in your life. Order can be restored by making lists of things to do, cleaning up your living space, or finishing up old projects.. when order is restored, you are then more receptive and can find the clarity you need.


The illumination of the East can also be asking you to assist another in finding clarity. Sharing your ideas may bring illumination as others give you feedback. It may also be a time to heal old wounds or negative thoughts so that there is room for clarity to enter your life. Be creative and daring in order to stretch your concept of who you really are. and venture into new realms of understanding.


In all cases the East Shield marks a time of new freedoms that comes from wiping the mud from your eyes and seeing with the eye of the Eagle. Observe with thoughts keep you in blinders and clear that blindness through summoning your courage and taking flight.


MEDITATION:

Shield of the East
Illuminate my path
So I may fly with Eagle
To the home of Grandfather Sun’s first light.


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POW-WOW

CARD NAME: POW-WOW

REPRESENTS: SHARING /QUICKENING

APPLICATION:

If the talking drums have signaled a Pow-Wow, you are being put on notice to gather together with others of like mind and exchange ideas. The quickening of some aspect of your life will be aided if you use a support system and see what type of support you can call upon from others.

The Pow-Wow card is marking a time of calling in your markers. You may need assistance or just a friend to be a sounding board. Your focus will become clearer, and you may receive the boost just from an encouraging word or two.

The quickening is inside of you  and speaks of the time just preceding birth. Whenever you are giving birth to at this time can be assisted by gathering your friends around you for the needed support.

MEDITATION:

Gathering of tipis

New friends and old

Trading of stories

Told and retold.

A blanket for a basket

A horse as a prize

Footraces and dances

Night ‘til sunrise

Exchanging the goodness

That each member brings

Allowing the heart strings

Of our Nation to sing.

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Until tomorrow...

Nameste'

COUNTING COUP

CARD NAME: COUNTING COUP


REPRESENTS: VICTORY


APPLICATION:


The war cry has been shouted and victory is assured if you have received the Counting Coup card. You are being put on notice that personal victory is in the works. You may have overcome a long-time challenge or conquered an opponent, so now is the time to share your victory with others. Whether the victory Is one of a spiritual nature or of winning a lottery ticket makes no difference. You are to honor yourself at this time and be grateful for this blessing.


Counting Coup represents the success of forward movement and the acknowledgment of right action. You have been true to yourself and are being rewarded for staying on The Sacred Path. Congratulations! Victory is sweet but sweeter still when the spoils are shared with those you care for. Share the joy of your coup with those who want to see you winning. Remember: warriors who had the Counting Coup always took care of the widowed, aged and feeble. The material victories shared bring further honor, providing another Coup Feather for those willing to Give-Away.


MEDITATION:

To know that I have honored
My words with my deeds.
Sweet Victory is shared by all.
In filling other’s needs.
Humankind rejoices!
The prize of Counting Coup,
Harmony and balance.
A peaceful world anew.


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MOON LODGE

CARD NAME: MOON LODGE

REPRESENTS: RETREAT

APPLICATION:

The Moon Lodge card speaks of retreat. Take a break. Your influence cannot be felt at this time because you are in  need of replenishing your own energy. This is a barren time in a sense because you need to be alone and honor yourself for a change.

Retreat is not an act of weakness; it’s an act of strength. Without retreat, the future cannot take hold of the present. Make note that you are preparing for the time of fertile action by taking a rest now. Being alone at this time will allow you to do the things that give you joy without interference. Remember that miracles can happen when you repose and allow yourself to come to your new starting place in a gentle way.

 MEDITATION:

Moon Lodge, place of receiving.

Time to go within,

Observance of body cycles,

Renewing life again.

Retreating into silence,

Sacred Black Lodge of the West,

Woman-child and Grandmother,

Earth Mother gives you rest.

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