Here is what I call a “mystery card” that I made intuitively (oh, SO intuitively) a few months ago.  I define a Mystery Card as one that I have NO CLUE as to what it means, even though I absolutely am drawn to it in some way.

Some Mystery Cards remain Mystery Cards for a looooooong time.  Some reveal themselves right away. I have found that it’s best to be patient (not my strongest suit) when working with these.

In my experience, I’ve found that it’s sometimes difficult to dive right into the I Am the One Who… journaling exercise with it.  For me, when working with a card like this, I find it helpful to start with a DETAILED PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION of what is actually on the card.  First, I scan the card with my eyes slowly from left to right… and then right to left.  Then top to bottom… and bottom to top.  It’s a very left-brain kindof exercise, which can sometimes be helpful before jumping headfirst  into the intuitive.  Also, it’s helpful for me because I’m not so focused on discovering something deep and meaningful in the card!  For me, it affects a good balance of the left and right brain.

As I scan, I am asking my brain to register things like: colors, shapes, symbols, dark/light, objects, people, animals.  I am thinking of words like:

next to
beside
on top of
under
inside
outside
over
above
between

Here is my PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION of this Mystery Card:

There is a woman with feathers as wings and she is standing in a yoga balance pose.  All of her body except her head is inside of a glass jar that is glowing with light.  The jar rests on a large body of water.  On either side of the woman is a long row of lighted luminarias.

The water in front of the woman is lit from the glow of the setting sun. Or maybe it is the rising sun?  Her arms are lifted over her head and her hands are pointing upward in prayer/praise.  She is facing towards the setting/rising sun.

Usually, after writing a detailed description like that, I find it easier to get into the I Am the One Who…

Who are you?  I am the one who stands in the light.  I am the one at the beginning of a pathway of light.  I am the one with wings.  I am the one who lifts my arms in praise.  I am the one whose pathway is lined with light.  I am the one standing inside of a glass jar but I know I can lift up and away any time I choose because I am the one who has WINGS!!!

What do you have to give me?  I give you light.  I give you the gift of wings.  I give you the ability to fly free at anytime.  I gift you with balance!  I give you a moment of pause and stillness at the beginning of a journey.  I give you the knowing that your journeys are always infused with and surrounded by light.

What do you want from me? I want you to remember to lift your being in gratitude before you start any long journey.  I want you to remember that you are never fully trapped/encased, that you can fly free at any time.  I want you to PAUSE AND APPRECIATE THE LIGHT THAT IS ALL AROUND YOU.

NOW…. YOU TRY IT!

Take one of your own Mystery Cards and start by slowly scanning it and noticing everything on it.  Then write a detailed description of it. Set the timer for five minutes and go!  When you are done, launch right into asking the card “Who are you?” and then let the being or beings on the card tell you its story.

This image of the woman breathing in the flowers and the light came to me in a foreign magazine a few years ago. I think it was a French magazine and this might have been an ad for perfume!

This is one of those cards that I made because I loved it so much, and then put in my deck and forgot about it.  But I worked with her recently and here is what she said.

I am the one who is savoring the scent of the flowers.  I am the one who is breathing in the Light from the Divine, from the entire Universe.

I am the one who is in the present moment, this moment, right now. I have left behind the past and I do not even wonder about the future.

I am the one who holds the flowers in my hands and treasures their beauty, their presence.  I am the one who savors life, who holds life as sacred, part of the Mystery.

My message for you today is this- take some more time today to close your eyes and breathe in how precious your life is.