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By Anne Marie Bennett

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SoulCollage® Suits

All Shall Be Well- Council Suit

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ScallshallbewellI made this card over a year ago and was stunned with it when it was finished.  As I’ve continued to draw this card in daily readings, more and more layers of its message to me has been revealed.

This card is a perfect example of “waiting and seeing” and allowing the meaning of the SoulCollage® to come to you a little bit at a time.

Who are you? I am the veiled one, standing on the threshold of something ancient yet something new, for it is new to me.  I am the one standing on the threshold of a new adventure.  The universe awaits me and I seek it out in its fullest capacity to hold, embrace, sustain me.  I am the one who is ready to step into the magnificent universe.  I am the one who sees the unknown as a kind, exciting place, a place of mutual trust.  I am the one who trusts that the next step will be safe, will not harm me in any way.  I am the one who steps forward into mystery with intention and grace, who trusts the unfolding of the journey, who isn’t afraid to venture forth into unknown territory.

What do you have to give me? I give you fearlessness.  I give you freedom from worry and anxiety. I give you new adventures. I give you faith and trust that all shall be well.

What do you want from me? I want you to trust that all will be well, no matter what.  I want you to remember that in mystery, all is not chaos and darkness, that there is also order and beauty and bright bursts of color, and new beginnings.

January 2006- I drew this card in a reading where I asked for help and support during the next three weeks when I had to wait for the results of a suspicious uterine biopsy.  I want you to hold onto this saying and this card for I hold the deepest inner truth… that all SHALL be well.  No matter what.  I want you to step into and embrace the faith that grounds this quotation’s reality.  I want you to claim the faith that activates the reality of what happens when you truly believe that all shall be well.  I want you to know that the road ahead is not necessarily chaos and darkness and grief.  I want you to look ahead and see the beauty, the order, the bright bursts of color, and claim them for your own.

July, 2006-  I drew this card in a Daily Reading.  I am here today to remind you that all shall be well.  Today is full of appointments, and you have been resisting two of them for a while, but I tell you to step into that unknown place and know that it is all for a deeper, broader reason.  Trust.  Trust, Dear One.  You can trust that Spirit is with you, even in the minute and mundane daily things.

September, 2007- I drew this card in a Daily Reading. I am the one who faces the mystery of the Universe, both inside and out.  I am the one who trusts that the Universe is a safe and friendly place.  I am the one who trusts Spirits and my Spirit Guides to guide/help/assist me on my journey towards wholeness and adventure.  My message for you today is about Travel, Exploration, and Adventure.  You are about to embark (next month) on several journeys- some near and some far (Baltimore, Cape Cod, Spain, Morocco) and I sense your trepidation and fear of the unknown, Dear One.  My message for you today is to honor this ancient call within you to journey throughout the world, and to honor your inner transformative adventures as well.

Awakening- Committee Suit

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Sc144487Well, I made this card in the spring, but just drew it today in a Daily Reading, and found it had MUCH to say to me!  I was a little surprised, because it’s not exactly what I thought it was about!

Who are you? I am the one who is waking up from a long winter in my cocoon.  I am the one who is discovering my wings.  I am the one who is learning to fly. I am the one who is green, greening against the black shattering of my past.  I am the one who is becoming.  I am the one who didn’t know I am a beautiful butterfly because I’ve been so busy sleeping in my cocoon, aware of nothing but my own inner breath.  I am the one who is leaving behind what WAS, and is stepping out of in-between-ness into my true, gloriously beautiful self.

What do you have to give me? I give you the energy of “becoming” who you really are.  I give you the gift of waking up.  Each time you meditate, you receive and embrace this gift a little more fully.

What do you want from me? I want you to relax and allow yourself to become who you are.  Stop trying so hard. Look at me.  I am just allowing it to happen. It’s not force that is making my wings unfurl, see?  Be still and it will all just happen on its own.

Cat Whisperer- Committee Suit

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SccatwhispererI made this card intentionally to honor the part of me who really feels a deep connection to cats.

Who are you? I am the one who holds cats dearly to my heart.  I am the one who speaks to Sasha and Scooter and Minnie and Tucker, heart to heart.  I am the one who listens to the cats with my eyes closed, who goes inside to hear what they are saying.  I am the one who loves cats, and delights in the love and comfort that they bring me.  I am the one who knows what my cats need and want.  I am the one who listens to their stories even though they cannot speak.  I am the one they tell their stories to.

What do you have to give me? I give you a mystical, inexplicable connection to your cats. What do you want from me? I want you to know that you don’t need to hire an “animal communicator.”  I want you to know that you can do the same thing, with Spirit’s help.  Follow your own inner wisdom and you will know exactly what your furry darlings are telling you.

Notes from Daily Readings: July 17, 2007- I am the one who loves my cats, who holds them near my heart, who lets free the one who doesn’t want to be held.  I am the one who savors the comfort and deep joy even as I give it to them.  My message for you today is this: They are safe.  When your arms are not available to hold them, the Angels’ arms await.  Do not worry.  They are NEVER alone.

Journeyer- Council Suit

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ScbridgeThis is one of the first SoulCollage® cards I created.  In my stack of images that I gathered at that first workshop, I found many pictures of people who looked like they were on a journey.  Hmmm… .imagine that!  This card came together.  I thought originally it was for the part of me who looks at life as a journey, but it turned out to be more than that!

Who are you? I am the one who is crossing over the bridge, who is at a place of transition, who is alone on the inner journey, who is having second thoughts about going forward. I am the one who is on this journey alone.  The inner journey is undertaken with a deep sense of solitude and inner dialog.  I am the one who accepts the journey, no matter what the weather. I am the one who is safe within my own soul as I travel on.

What do you have to give me? I give you a sense of rightness in your traveling.  I give you a sense of prupose and direction as you travel alone on the inner journey. I give you light.

What do you want from me? I want you to keep moving, to rest when you need to, to pause, to regain your balance when you need to, and then to move forward.  I want you to remember that there is always a path to follow.

Notes from Daily Readings:

March 27, 2006- I am the one who Journeys on no matter what.  I am th eone walking in the light of my own soul, my own truth. I awant you to remember today that it’s all one big long continuous path.  The road goes up, the road goes down, it doesn’t matter.  What matters is that you keep moving forward.  And all will be well.  Get up and keep walking.  Learn the lessons of the day.  Keep going. That is all.

June 16, 2006- I am the one who reminds you that all of Life is a journey, an inward journey, an outer journey.  Steps towards the Inner Diamond.  Steps towards a new home, a new job, a new friend, a new state of mind.  What I say to you today is this: your life is a journey and keep looking forward, no matter what.

10/24/06- I am the one who says that life is a journey.  I am the one who says “It’s safe to take the next step, even if you are alone.”  My message for you today is this: Journey on.  Remember that you are on a journey.  Enjoy each step of it.  Look around you as you go.  Enjoy the scenery as you go.

2/14/07- I am here to remind yu to stand strong and move forward on your journey.  It looks like you are alone but you are not alone, EVER.  There is always always Light to follow, Light that follows you, surrounds you, hovers over you, peeks just around the corner.  The light is a gift… a blessing, a joy.  Take time to notice this light on your own path RIGHT NOW.  Allow it to show you the way.  Allow it to light your soul from within.  Your journey is precious, valuable, beautiful, YOURS.  Embrace it.  Rest whenyou need to, but keep moving forward.  All will be wel.. Divine light is guiding you forward.

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop- Committee Suit

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I’ve been aware of this particularly powerful and needy voice all of my life.  I believe I inherited it from my mother.

However, the more inner work I do, the more I realize that this voice gets in the way of my living a full and joyful life.  I made this card about a year ago and I notice that whenever I work with it, the fears lessen and more joy can flood my soul.

Who are you? I am the one who is afraid to enjoy all the sweetness and lush fullness of life.  I am the one who is certain that something bad is going to happen any minute to destroy my beautiful life.  I am the one who keeps looking out of the corner of my eye for the next disastrous thing to happen.  I am the one who doesn’t trust that life is good.  I am the one who is always worried about the future.  I am the one who can’t/doesn’t/won’t enjoy the abundance that is right in front of me because it all might be taken away from me at any moment.  I am the one who is nervous and anxious all the time, too tense to enjoy life, too focused on what might happen in the future, to enjoy the gorgeousness of this present moment right now.

What do you have to give me? My voice gives you a signal that you are too focused on the future.  My voice, my fear- is a signal to you that you need to breathe yourself back into the present moment. 

What do you want from me? I want you to hold me in your arms and tell me that you will always take care of me, no matter what happens.  I want you to reassure me that you will care for and be here for me, always, no matter what.  I want you to tell me (over and over again) that even though bad things happen, there is still a bright side of the road and that you will help me to get there, no matter what happens to me.  I want you to remind me (over and over and over again) to stay in the present moment, and to focus on what IS, RIGHT NOW, instead of focusing on what MIGHT happen in the future.