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By Anne Marie Bennett

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Witness- Transpersonal Cards

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Note: You can click on this card (and any on this blog) to enlarge it and see it better.

I made this card “completely by accident” (AHEM!) a few weeks ago while spending a few hours with some newbie SoulCollagers.  I had found the image of this young man recently and was immediately drawn to it although I didn’t know why.

In my impromptu card making session, I tried many different backgrounds before I hit on this black and white one, then added the rainbow background supposedly to “fill in the space” leftover on the mat board.

BUT!  When I cut the edges off and saw my new card for the first time face to face (or should I say soul to soul) I instantly recognized it as my transpersonal Witness card.

If you are curious about the Transpersonal cards, I highly recommend that you read Seena’s article on this fascinating topic: The One and the Many and the Source Card by Seena Frost

To me, my Witness card represents a part of me that is directly related to Source.  This Witness self is the part that can step back and watch everything that is happening within my inner world.  I love that this image includes a bit of Mystery in the Light and the Rainbow background.  I love how he is prayerfully and meditatively (and serenely) watching the crowds below scurrying around and doing their thing.

As Seena suggests in her article, the Witness card does not speak with I Am The One Who… because it is part of Source which is the One that holds the Many, not part of the Many with voices.

And let this also be a testament to the fact that you don’t have to plan out your Witness card ahead of time, intentionally, like I thought I might do someday in the future.  Perhaps your own Witness will make itself known to you as mine did, “accidentally on purpose” as my Dad used to say!

Possibility- Council Suit

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Who are you? I am the one who is passing the Aladdin’s wishing lamp on to you.  I have been waiting for you, Dear One.  I am the one who makes the wishes come true.  I am the one who tells you to wish for and receive whatever you want, whatever dreams are in your heart. Possibility is not just a dream, all possibilities can be real… but first you must say out loud what it is that you want and then you must ask for it.  Go ahead.  Make the wish.  Then let the Universe and Spirit, bring it to you.  You CAN have what you want!

What do you have to give me? I give you the magic lamp.  I give you the knowledge that wishes are not just things in fairy tales, but real expressions of your heart.  I give you a belief in Possibility and the permission to ask for what you want.

What do you want from me? I want you to listen to your heart, to make your wishes, to believe that they will come true. I want you to know that ASKING has power and real Spiritual value to it.

NOTES FROM DAILY READINGS:

7/10/06- I am the one who knows about wishes.  Hey, take the magic lamp and wish to your heart’s content.  Your wishes are already coming true, even before you speak them.  Do not forget to ASK.  Every day.  Ask.  You must ask for what you want,that is the first step.

7/19/06- I am the one who looks so mysterious and magical but I am telling you today that this principle is simple and basic and down to earth.  You CAN have what you want, Dear One.  Ask every day for your dearest wishes and they will come true, one by one. I am here to promise you that.

12/1/06- I am the one who is always here to remind you that the Magic Lamp is yours for the taking.  Go ahead.  Take the Lamp.  Know what you want and ask for it loud and clear.  Your deepest desires are already yours.

Noelle- Community Suit

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This is the week that I will lead my very first (and hopefully not
last!) SoulCollage® Facilitator Training in western Massachusetts.  So I am choosing to share this particular card with y’all this week because it represents the SoulCollage® Community to me in a very real and vivid way.

This is a very special card in my deck. It honors Noelle Remington, SoulCollage® Facilitator in Seattle, Washington. Noelle is the one who facilitated the very first SoulCollage® workshop I ever took.  I have fond memories of Noelle and the 20 or so women squeezed into a trailer behind the hotel where the Art and Soul Retreat was being held in February of 2005.

After I returned to New England from that workshop, I hired Noelle as my Creative Coach for six months and she was a gentle, nurturing presence for me as I began my own SoulCollage® practice and business.

Also, towards the center of the card I placed a photo of Noelle sitting with Seena Frost, which signifies to me the passing from one kindred soul to another, the blessed torch that is SoulCollage.  From Seena…to Noelle… to me… and then to countless others.

Who are you? I am the one who asks the right questions, who listens fully and completely.  I am the one who encourages your dreams. I am the one who shows you how to grow, to expand, to become who you are. I am the one who gives you wings to fly, who gently pushes you to realize that you are free, that you can soar. I am the one who first introduced you to SoulCollage®. I am the one who holds your hand as you cross the bridge of transformation, who cheers you on past the voices of doom and gloom when there is “trouble at the border.”

What do you give me? I give you the gift of SoulCollage®. I give you a knowing that anything and everything is possible.  I give you the value of taking care of yourself as a priority.  I give you validation of your dreams and desires.

What do you want from me? I want you to know that you can ASK YOURSELF the questions that need to be asked.  I want you to listen to yourself carefully for you have much to say and your inner wisdom is precious and powerful.

NOTES FROM DAILY READINGS:

May 2006- What I say to you today is this: You are a powerful, strong, creative and awesome woman.  Remember that!  Remember to use SoulCollage® as a tool.  Remember to write down your insights and priorities and creative ideas.  Remember that you are on a journey and that there is abundance help for the journey.

July 2007- I am the one with a passion for SoulCollage.  I am the one who passed that passion on to you.  What I say to you today is this: There is power and transformation available to you daily through the process of SoulCollage.  Ask your own questions and listen for the answers as they are sent to you from the Spirit World, and from within.  Remember to give yourself the stillness, from which the ripples flow.

Worthy- Committee Suit

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Who are you? I am the one who is touched by the juicy water of life.  I am the one who is totally into being who I am. I am the one who receives deep joy from my own existence. I am the one who deserves EVERYTHING just because I exist.  I am the one dancing in the fullness of life and its beauty.  I am the one who is open to all that life holds, to all that life has to give me.  I am the one who receives, who holds the colorful wonders of life’s goodness.  I am the one who knows that I deserve all good things simply because I was born.  I am the one who is nourished by my own joy.

What do you have to give me? I give you the deep knowing, the belief that you are worthy, that you are deserving.  I give you freedom from guilt an the weight of impossibility.  I give you joy and a wholeness that you didn’t know existed.

What do you want from me? I want you to drink from the bowls of life, to drink from the bowl that life is offering you RIGHT now.  I want you to accept the irrefutable fact that you are worthy.  I want you to delight in your very existence.  I want you to leave behind doubt, guilt, and impossibility, for they have no place in a full, juicy, glorious life.

Reader- Committee Suit

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Who are you? I am the one who loves to read. I am the one who reads for hours and hours and doesn’t pay attention to the passing of time.  I am the one who finds solace in words, who seeks information and comfort in the words of others.  I am the one who loves stories, who finds myself in stories and novels and good books. I am the one who loves the feel of a good book in my hands, who escapes into other worlds through the arms of a good book.

What do you have to give me? I give you pleasure, enjoyment, comfort, and I stimulate your imagination. I give you knowledge of other worlds, both within you and outside of you.

What do you want from me? I want you to make reading an integral part of your life- not just something you save for “after” your work is done.  I want you to remember that you derive a deep sense of pleasure from reading fiction.

NOTES FROM DAILY READINGS:

August 2006- I am the one who loves to read!  I am the one whose most favorite form of entertainment is reading.  I am the one who is at peace when I read.  I act out my frustration when you DON’T read regularly… by EATING!  If you find yourself eating too much, stop for a moment and ask me if what I’m really hungry for is words, books, stories.

August 2007- I am the one who has always loved books of all kinds, sizes, shapes and colors.  I am the one who needs to read like I need to breathe.  My message for you today is this: I don’t EVER need to EAT when I am reading.  A part of you eats when I am reading in order to distract you from the pure pleasure I feel when I am reading.  The next time you read, try just sipping a cup of tea instead, or just BREATHING.  I would like that much better. And thank you for listening!