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6:54

Intuition, Luceat Lux Vestra

“I accept that my inner voice will always guide me correctly”

– James Van Praagh, The Soul’s Journey Lesson Cards, Trust
Trust, James Van Praagh’s The Soul’s Journey Lesson Cards with illustrations by Charlotte Backman

When I woke up this morning and looked at the clock, it read 6:54. I think I mentioned in another post that here lately I have woken up on my own, unassisted by an alarm at 6:54. It’s not every day; it’s not only when I’ve gone to sleep before midnight; it’s not gone unnoticed.

I felt a nudge like when I had a similar experience in December 2018. Could it be a Bible verse? This morning when I was looking up verses to figure out if anything felt connected, of the Google search results for 6:54 bible verses, the sites/citations that felt like they could possibly make sense were:

“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

John 6:54 NIV

In looking for more about John 6:54, I ran across this piece about a 2014 episode of The Walking Dead. Yes, I chuckled a little bit considering the TWD humor during stay-at-home orders.

“The Classical Greek writers used the word meno meaning, ‘to stay,’ ‘stand fast,’ ‘remain’ or ‘abide.’  It has the idea to remain at home, or stay where you are and not wander off.”

–Abide in Christ

I laughed. Divine guidance for stay-at-home orders? Eh, not so much… although going to visit my mom at the cemetery poses very minimal risk to Chief Daddy and me.

The mention of the classical Greeks did, however, remind me that recently reconnecting with one of my favorite philosophy professors has a purpose even if I have yet to understand why. I feel certain about the divine orchestration. What I remember most from his Ethics course is Philosophies of Love. (I believe that link goes to the correct book. I’ll have to check when I’m back in NC.) It’s inevitable that I will write more about love because of the importance in choosing love instead of fear.

54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Mark 6:54-56 NIV

No, even with COVID-19, this didn’t feel like anything to me, but here I am sharing it because who the fuck knows what messenger I’m supposed to be. If this sparked something for you, you’re welcome. 😉

54. And after these, Adam also, whom thou madest lord of all thy creatures: of him come we all, and the people also whom thou hast chosen.55. All this have I spoken before thee, O Lord, because thou madest the world for our sakes.56. As for the other people, which also come of Adam, thou hast said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle: and hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that falleth from a vessel.57. And now, O Lord, behold, these heathen, which have ever been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over us, and to devour us.58. But we thy people, whom thou hast called thy firstborn, thy only begotten, and thy fervent lover, are given into their hands.59. If the world now be made for our sakes, why do we not possess an inheritance with the world? how long shall this endure?

2 Esdras 6:54-59 KJV

wordswordwordwordswords… I had to read it a couple of times. One more laugh at myself for asking, “2 Esdras? I didn’t even know there was a 1 Esdras!” and yes, that’s getting too far out of my scope, and you may feel all “wordswordswordswordswords” with this post as I did with 2 Esdras. Feel free to Google that shit and go down the Esdras rabbit hole.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

I know, I know… “That’s not a 6:54 verse!” but in searching via Google, one of the results is an Etsy listing, Proverbs 3:5-6 #54.

And that clicked.

Yesterday I was catching up with a friend who knows she is on the right track on her path but feeling a little uncertain. I enjoyed hearing her go through her thoughts and feelings about past and present and trying to gain a vision for her future.

The best I could do was reflect back to her, that she sounds like she intuitively knows all is well and that she can trust her intuition. She reminded me of myself doing the same thing, needing outside affirmation for what we already know and can trust if we allow ourselves to do so. Believe the little voice coming from our hearts before our heads have a chance to think and confuse us.

A bit later, I felt like she could use a card for guidance, but not the fairy deck. I felt pulled by the James Van Praagh deck, The Soul’s Journey Lesson Cards. And while I was shuffling, one card slipped from the deck.

Trust.

Luceat lux vestra.

Manifesting: New Moon Intentions

Gratitude, In Media Res, Luceat Lux Vestra

“You can do anything! Take charge of your life. You can manifest what you need to be a success.”

– Radleigh Valentine, Fairy Tarot Cards, 1 – The Magician
The Magician, Radleigh Valentine’s Fairy Tarot Cards with illustrations by Howard David Johnson

I shuffled my deck this morning while asking, “What guidance do I need for writing today?”

Bwahahaha In Media Res – Chief Daddy just asked if I want to go and visit Mom, i.e. make our daily trek to the cemetery… go with the flow… I’ll return… probably with something more to offer than if I kept typing right now.

…and I’m back…

The Magician. Manifesting. The Law of Attraction. Sometimes manifesting sounds very silly depending on the approach, and many resources are out there with how-to information and their own hook. How to manifest all of your dreams. How to manifest money. How to manifest romance.

A lot of what I’ve asked for has been less worldly and sometimes for others. I loosely can compare it to when my mom taught me how to pray, but instead of completely surrendering all of it to something bigger than us (a divine power), I know I still have to do my part when I receive the tools and knowledge for making it so.

We cannot influence someone else’s will, but we can ask for a better world for others. Even with all of the fear-driven behavior going on right now in our world, we can choose to be loving in our words and deeds. We can be the light and keep it glowing even when situations feel darker than we wish them to be.

No matter what I’ve wanted in this lifetime or what rituals, exercises, and meditations I’ve done, I feel like I could list at least a dozen common keys, but one has been my master key.

Gratitude.

In 2013, when I fell into the habit of ending each night with a positive thought, that was actually a product of the challenge of 30 Days of Thanks in November 2012. The positive thoughts had underlying gratitude even if I didn’t mention it in my posts.

Our thoughts and energy attract more of the like, and I’ve experienced ongoing improvement in my life from where I was in and before 2012.

The next new moon is at 22:27 EDT (10:27 PM) on 22 April 2020. In the time leading up to it, I will reflect on the past month and plan my intentions for manifesting.

Following the moon’s phases is as good a schedule as any although I experienced improvements in receiving what I ask for since I started using the moon as a guide. (This hasn’t been a scientific method approach, so perhaps it isn’t timing. Perhaps I’ve grown in being honest with myself and believing in myself.) I have to reiterate: maintaining the energy and mindset of gratitude plus “Good thoughts, good deeds, good words” (Freddie Mercury) is the foundation.

At some point, I will make my own guide available to highlight what has worked for me based on the bits and pieces I’ve learned or even felt called to do without reading it somewhere else. I feel the calling to share it, but it hasn’t flowed yet and as I’ve noted before, chasing it only stalls it. 🙁

I feel hopeful that as more of us choose compassion, kindness, and love in our thoughts, words, and actions to each other and especially within ourselves, the better chance we have in finding balance together. I feel hopeful that people will start to see the fingers pointing back at them when they judge or are unkind to others and will make the time to cultivate new habits and untrain themselves from those actions and reactions.

For now, this is my basic guidance and not a complete list:

  • Allow yourself to be sincerely grateful for all that you have.
  • Allow yourself to treat what you want as though you already have it and imagine all of your senses enjoying it.
  • Allow yourself to believe you deserve and are worthy of all that you desire.
  • Allow yourself to be brave in stating exactly what you want because this is the law of attraction. If you use “no/not” in your intention, you may attract what you don’t want.
  • Allow yourself to let go of whatever weighs you down. Allow yourself to heal.
  • Allow yourself to be grounded in compassion and kindness.
  • Allow yourself to trust and have patience in the process.
  • Allow your light to shine. You do deserve to dream and for your dreams to come true.

I could have worded that list differently, but I wanted to drive the point: allow yourself. This is a choice and no one can do any of it for you. You have to choose it. You have to do it. Allow yourself to have a peaceful existence. Y’know, being all-zen-and-shit. 😉

Whether or not one uses this list for manifesting and attracting what they desire, it’s still a positive way of living. Treat yourself well. Treat others well. Believe me, I still have my work to do when it comes to my choices, but when it comes to the choice of love or fear, I will always choose love. For me. For you. For the world.

Luceat lux vestra.