

Materials: Length of black embroidery floss cut to the size of your waist Take the floss outdoors as the sun begins to set, and spend a moment or two thinking about the things that keep you from losing the excess weight. Then tie nine evenly spaced knots in the floss, saying with each: First knot: By knot of one, I now ignite, A reduction in my appetite Second knot: By knot of two, my metabolism, Becomes an active mechanism Third knot: By knot of three, I bind desire, For unhealthy foods; it now expires Fourth knot: By knot of four, I bind the urge,To binge and gobble, gorge and splurge Fifth knot: By knot of five, inertia goes, And exercise, I don't oppose Sixth knot: By knot of ...
Chiron is an asteroid, a mythological figure, and a catalyst for that delicate place you have deep inside that contains your most inner sense of woundedness. Where Chiron is placed in your zodiac charts, according to sign, house, and aspect, shows where you yourself are the most deeply wounded, usually in your childhood and where you need the most healing. A Chironic wound suggests a wound that no one, no doctor, counselor, faith healer, or shaman can heal for you, but that optimally you must do for yourself. How can you do this? Through searching and finding out where the wound is, how you received it, and acknowledging it for yourself. That is the Chironic path to inner healing. First ...
The Language of SymbolsSymbols are a silent and potent language which reaches our conscious awareness through the agency of subconsciousness, rising on wings of spirit from the deepest parts of our being as messengers from our soul. The common denominator of Tarot and dreams is transmission of knowledge and understanding through the agency of subconsciousness and the mechanism of pictorial symbolism. It is a natural marriage to combine Tarot and dreams to deepen and enhance the understanding of dream symbols and to expand our understanding of Tarot. Dream PowerHeeding messages in dreams has a history which stretches back in time at least five thousand years to ancient Egypt and Sumer. ...
The Full Moon has long enchanted the poetic imagination. The powers of nature are at their peak, and the unconscious mind is open to subtle influences at this time. The Moon's roundness also makes it a symbol of abundance and fulfillment. We can align ourselves with this natural magic by observing the Full Moon phase as an occasion to recite ceremonialized affirmations. Affirmations are positive statements designed to bring about changes in our attitudes and to manifest things we want to bring into our lives. Based on the theory that the deep mind takes our "self talk" literally and has the power to change our reality, when we recite affirmations we state our desires as if they have ...