They are marvelous

Wednesday night I had dinner with a friend that is into exploring spirituality the way that we do and he brought out an Inner Child deck. The deck came with a book that defined the cards.

He asked if I wanted to pull a card and I said absolutely so he shuffled the deck himself and picked a card. He pulled the Two of Crystals. The Card had two gnomes on opposite ends of a see-saw, an owl in the middle of the see-saw and a swing in the background tied to a tree branch.

We found his card in the book and it said that the see-saw represented Libra and the gnomes the 2 sides and how each side needs to co-operate with the other in order for their to be harmony and peace and that the owl represented wisdom and justice and that the swing represented isolation. My friend is a Libra

He offered me the deck and instead of shuffling with my thumbs, I did a cut shuffle where you just take one part of the deck and transfer it to the front over and over. Not sure what that method is called. Anyway, I did that twice and was about to do a thumb shuffle when I was struck to stop and pull the top card.

O. M. G! The card was absolutely magnificent I pulled the two of hearts. At the top were 2 fish, as in Pisces! I'm a Pisces The card was the ocean and in it were a mermaid and a merman on top of 2 rocks. The mermaid was on the right and the merman was on the left. They each had one arm outstretched towards the other and in the palm of each of their hands was the end of a rainbow with the rainbow arching between them. At the top of the rainbow were two dolphins which were jumping over it.

I just stared and stared at that card. It was so beautiful. We looked it up in the book and I don't remember word for word what it said, nor can I find the card or the translation online, but it said that the mermaid and merman represented male and female energy and that the rainbow represented marriage of the two and that it represented true love and that could be love with a person or even a higher awakening. At this moment I can't remember what the dolphins represented but I think it was joy. At the end it said something about helping a loved one heal.

Since my perfect garden is at a cove in the sea, I want to incorporate this card in my meditations on my garden. I believe the loved one I am to help is my cousin Lisa who is now on the other side.

OK, I'm not weirded out about the selection of the cards but how crazy that we both picked cards relevant to our signs. We both picked a "2". The explanation of his card was on page 251. Mine was on page 215 2/15 is my nephews birthday

So cool Have you ever heard of this deck? Do you have any like it? How many decks do you have? Of course you can always share with me in orgnote if you don't want to divulge your secrets in public



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Oh, the thing I totally appreciated about the comment about higher awakenings is that this Wednesday I go for an informatinal event at the University which has the spiritual psychology program I'm looking to get my degree in!

I have to run to ETSU to pick up Joshua for the weekend - I'll be back in 3 - 4 hrs

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Your going to be a student? Waittttt my sister teaches over that way... Which one?

No I do not own this deck (yet)

Yes I have worked with this deck


BBL

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Yes, I'm going to school this year!!! The program is at Santa Monica University

Mach said:

OK, is it a coincidence or did you pull the card my friend picked on purpose??!!! That was totally his card!!!!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Good on you! Org note..

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

what are they, little gnomes on the see-saw?

I thought you meant Inner Child as in = Jung bullshit, but thankfully not.

ZombieKitten said:

I only saw the 2 cards. His had 2 gnomes and mine hada mermaid and a merman. I'm sure they are all different creatures or people

Teacher said:

Jung? Not familiar

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Seriously though? My now ex psychologist is a Jungian, talking about how I have to stroke my inner child.

Teacher said:

That sounds like some Michael Jackson shit. Is it basically becoming childlike to embrace your innocense? Caring for the child within? I believe that the our childself is always there just that we develop minds and bodies beyond that. And I do believe that you have to confront your childhood pains and fears but I think there is a maturing process through this that needs to be embraced. Young at spirit is one thing, being stupid about it is another I'll have to look into this because I have no idea about it

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

He was a psychiatrist and philosopher (or so some people think), in my book the craziest bugger along with ol' Sigmund.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...archetypes

Basically, he feels that some emotions like anger, obstinacy (is that the word?) are emotions that manifest the inner child... I agree with you that you need to confront the childhood traumas (and you know I got plenty of those, actually I had a breakthrough with my sis just yesterday and I was thinking of orgnoting you about it, weird that this thread would show up) but Jung takes it way further.

Teacher said:

It's not weird honey. the trains are running on time

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yes - I don't believe in coincidences either, yours was a very good way of putting it.

is that to say that to be emotional is childish????


and hence we wonder where nervous breakdowns come from.

myfavorite said:

If so I'm full of my embryo self

I do not own this deck - beautiful card pulls BTW and no surprize

I am not sure if I own a deck like it though. I would need to look through them and compare.

I have about 15 decks of different cards and a beautiful deck that our own Muse gifted me

so I'll pull you a card from the deck I am enjoying at this time " World Spirit Deck " created by my good friend and one of jessica's bellydance sisters, Onca O'Leary


Six of Cups
Just for now, leave the worries of the world behind. Live fully in the present. Even a few moments of such deep ease can seep into and change your life. If you are not experiencing the joy promised in the Six of Cups, you might look to your memories for such a time. In fact, this is traditionally the card of nostalgia, looking back on happier days. But more than just longing for a perfect and irretrievable time, reminiscing can help you draw insight from the past to enrich the present. Forgotten dreams may resurface with renewed potential. Remember, the innocence and simple joys of youth are always available within


so yeah ...

Mach said:

On the bus this morning I was thinking of creating a thread asking if you missed your youth! SWEAR. TO. GOD(S)ESS! I was totally listening to music that shaped my life and just thinking about the strength of my youth and how I alwasy want to remeber it and carry it like a sword

Inner child, Damn

This shit is smacking me in the face

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Also, Page 215

2+1+5 = 8

Two of hearts
Six of cups

2+6 = 8

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

If "youth" means before 15 then yes - well I don't really miss it but I do draw strength from the memories. 15-21 No and all the money in the world could not make me go back though again I draw strength from those memories as well

I carry daggers

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I do that counting stuff in my head all the time too

we're FREAKS

Mach said:

Mach+Supa = 8 letters!

Mach said:

Do not look to memories before 15. Hell no. for me it was 15-18 with Prince's music, and music in general, in my room. That was my salvation. 18 after, coming out. Mostly I think back on my 20s when I had a certain naivete and when life hadn't yet tried to crowd out the goodness with its crap. Even after that abusive relationship I was still so innocent. I need some of that back. I'm too pissed too much of the time

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

you should buy this deck ( ICD ) for yourself - it has a workbook too

then you should pull a card for me

Mach said:

Ok, that may take a little longer than just hitting next reply I'll do this! It will be my first deck

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I feel really deeply profoundly sad alot as of late - I want that to move into "pissed off" cuz I think I am better at moving through anger then I am sadness

wtf too man ... I really have very little to be sad about

it's so weird