A friend of mine recently died, and as I found the sadness lingering, I turned to my deck and asked this question, then drew 3 cards randomly and let them answer”

What would Karen want me to know  OR what would she say to me right now in my grief?

Grandma and Grandpa Anderson
Community Suit

We are the ones whose love created your mother, Ruth.

We are the ones who are your ancestors watching over you. We are the ones who are part of your Bright Ones.

We are the ones whose love is still holding you within Indra’s Net.

What Karen wants you to know right now, today, is that she is also held within the Net

of her own ancestors’ love and care.

She wants you to know that love never ends, that love doesn’t die once our bodies die.

 

Meditator
Committee Suit

I am the one who sits still in the silence and lets my heart open wide in blossom.

I am the one who prays, who holds space for all the parts of myself. I am the one who listens within.

I am the one who practices radical acceptance of every thought and feeling that passes through me.

I am the one who remembers that all thoughts and feelings DO pass though me!

What Karen wants you to know is that you can remain peaceful and connected with yourself,

in spite of your grief and sadness.

She wants you to know that just as meditation is a practice, so is grief a practice.

 

This Side of Death
Council Suit

I am the one who is on THIS side of the Great White Curtain that separates the Living from the Dead.

I am the one who is immobile and dried out and stuck here in the Not Knowing.

I am the one who is afraid for the Great White Curtain to be lifted
AND I am the one who is curious about what is on the other side of it.

I am the one who knows that my time will come and all will be revealed.

What Karen wants you to know right now is that there is nothing to fear,
that there is only Love, Great Love, on the other side of the Great White Curtain.

She wants you to know that all is well.  All is well, on both sides of the Curtain that divides the living from the “dead.”

 

If you would find it helpful, you might bring to mind a loved one who has died, and ask the same question of your deck, then draw 3 cards randomly (no peeking!) and listen to what each one has to say to you. Notice how you feel before such a reading, and after.

I know, I know . . . just like a parent isn’t supposed to have a favorite child, I’m probably not supposed to have a favorite SoulCollage® card. And yet . . . I do have one and this is it!  For now, anyway. 

Seriously, I love all of my Neters because they are important parts of me and my life’s journey. But do I love them equally? Hmmm…. Let me know in the comments below if you have some favorite Neters or if you love them all equally.

I am the one who has just heard the funniest thing, and I am the one who is laughing with delight!

I am the one whose hands are pressed together.

I am the one who is sitting in a chair against a backdrop of stars and sunset.

I am the one who is no longer young but who is just glad to be present where I am.

I am the one who loves my life, no matter what I look like or how old I get!

My message for you today is this . . . laugh, dear girl, laugh! Your life is a good one and the more grateful you are, the better you will feel. What makes you laugh? You are too serious, dear one! Laugh and smile more . . . the world will look different to you then.

Whatever it is that you’re doing this week, I invite you to consciously bring one of your Animal Companions along with you. 

Choose an animal from your Companions Suit– either randomly or intentionally.  Spend a little time with this animal’s energy before your day begins.  What does this animal have to give you right now… today… this coming week?  Ask it, and listen for its answer.

How can this Animal guide and inform your work with a specific project, relationship, or aspect of your health?

What wisdom does this Animal have for you as you head into “the holidays” this month?

Invite its energy into whatever is going on for you this month, and see if it makes a difference. 

Place the card (or an image) on your nightstand, or under your pillow and invite it into your dreams.

Don’t have any cards in your Companions Suit yet?  It’s time to make one!

I am choosing to work and play and move with my Sacral Chakra Sea Lion this month. 

Who are you? 
We are the ones who bring you movement and who helps you with the flow of your life’s journey. We are the ones who directly affect the flow of your creativity and sensuality. We are the ones who bring laughter and play into your life. We are the ones who thrive in tandem with other Sea Lions.

What guidance do you give me this month as we move toward the holidays?
Our guidance for you this month is this: Remember the first time you met us- at Pier 39 in San Francisco! Carry that joy and laughter with you this month and it will affect all that you create and share and do. Remember that you don’t move through your life alone. There is a whole tribe of family and friends that surround you. Revel in that community and all will be well!

For more info on the Companions Suit, animal totems, the 7 chakras, and Seena Frost’s teaching on the subject, please visit this page at KaleidoSoul.

Please feel free to share the Animal Companion that you chose, and any insights you received from the questions above,
either in your journal or in the comments below.