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SoulCollage® Suits

By Anne Marie Bennett

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SoulCollage® Suits

Divine Child- Council Suit

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Scdivinechild This is one of the first cards I made and it showed up today in my Daily Reading.  Especially pertinent to me right now because I am focusing a lot of emotional and spiritual energy on helping myself remain Present (more conscious) in each moment.  I believe that this archetype (and Julianna is a Spirit Guide for me as well) supplies me with the energy to stay Present, among other things. Who are you? I am the one who was the first child created.  I am the essence of your childlikeness.  I am made of stars and wishes and flowers and dreams.  I am the original Child of the Universe.  The universe, and your soul, are my home.  My name is Julianna, and I am with you always.  I am the one who nudges you to play, to stretch, to move, to laugh, to create, to grow, to dream, to simply be.  I am the one who allows myself to be held in the arms of The Great Mother. What do you have to give me? I give you a heart that is full of delight and wonder and noticing in each and every moment.  I give you the ability to forget agendas and schedules and to be in the moment, this moment.  I give you a sacred release from time constraints.  I give you the power and the desire to create, to dream, to play, to laugh, to give freely.  I give you the desire and the ability to let yourself be held and loved fully in the arms of the Divine Mother.

What do you want from me? I want you to be still every day, spend time with yourself in nature every week.  I want you to relax, to let go of worries and your anxieties, and to simply enjoy what your life holds, all that it holds.I want you to stop and smell the flowers.  I want you to experience Joy in its fullest blossoming every moment, every day. How will I remember what you have taught me? When you see the stars at night, you will remember that you too are a child of the universe and you will feel my presence in your heart.  When you hear a child’s laughter you will remember that laughter is my Divine Gift to you.  When you are in a hurry and you see something beautiful or funny, or delightful, you will remember that placein your heart that holds me.

Dancer- Committee Suit

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Sc2dancers Here is another card I made several months ago which has been in my deck all this time, longing to be given a voice.  I did the interpretation yesterday, in response to my own Challenge (see June 2)… and this is what I discovered.

Who are you? I am the one who moves in rhythms of color and light.  I am the one who is alive and laughing, and dancing with exotic scarves in bright colors.  I am the one who is fully alive and comfortable in my own skin.  I am the one who loves flowing skirts and scarves.  I am the one who is full of joy in the movement of my own body.  I am the one who lets the vital life force flow through my body, soul, and life.  I am the one who knows how to be present in my body, who loves the feel of my body in movement and dance.  I am the one who loves to dance, to move within circles of wild music and bright colors. What do you have to give me? I give you freedom in moving your body.  I give you a sense of joy and comfort in moving your body.  I give you rhythm as you dance, and I give you a sense of strength and gladness and acceptance of your body. I give you power as you move, power in your body. What do you want from me? I want you to move, to dance, and dance often! II want you to acknowledge your body as powerful, strong, beautiful.  I want you to embrace your vitality, and claim your body instead of cursing and rejecting it.

Fire Diver- Committee Suit

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Scfiredive I created this card several months ago because I just liked the two images and how they fit together even though you wouldn’t ordinarily think they went together.  Today I did the interpretation of this card, in response to my own SoulCollageĀ® Challenge to spend some time interpreting a few cards that have been sitting in our decks for a while (see June 2 entry).

Who are you? I am the one who dives into the fire. I am the one who leans in and allows myself to freefall into the volcano of my feelings, my grief, my pain, my anger.  I am the one who falls into a hot seething fire which burns away all negativity and false expectations.  I am the one who freefalls through whatever happens in my life.  And beyond this fiery volcano is a cool, calm, peaceful sky, and a mountain nowhere near as difficult to climb. What do you have to give me? I give you fearlessness, to face whatever inner fires you fall into.  I give you an eagerness to know, to claim, to dive into those inner fiery realms of emotions.  I give you purification because you dared to plunge into the fiery depths of your soul. What do you want from me? I want you to go right into your inner worlds, no matter how scary and hot and dangerous they seem on the outside.

Grieving

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scmaggie I made this card several years ago, with somewhat of an idea that it was about depression.Ā  Soon after I made it, our dear cat Scooter died, and I went into a time of deep sadness.

In the midst of my grieving, I suddenly remembered this card that I had made.Ā  When I pulled it out of my deck and looked at it again, I was filled with the most amazing sense of surprise and peace… because of the butterfly on that silly swing which I thought looked really cool there.

Who are you? I am the one who lies down in grief, who is tired from the sadness, who doesn’t want to ever get up again.Ā  I am the one who looks into the future and sees nothing of interest.Ā  I am the one whose empty arms clutch at substitutes for what I have lost.Ā  I am the one whose grief and sadness wash over me like ocean waves.Ā  I am the one who faces away from the sunrise, although I know it is there.Ā  I am the one who is transformed through my grief, even though I resist it, even though I don’t want transformation, only sleep.

What do you want from me? I want you to let me have my sadness.Ā  I want you to remember what I have lost.Ā  I want you to not let me forget that there will always be a new sunrise, that my sorrow has a place and a meaning.

What do you have to give me? I give you permission to grieve.Ā  I give you space and time to grieve.Ā  I give you hope in the time of your grief.

 

P.S. Several months later, after embracing the fact that I grieve so deeply because I love so deeply, I added the image of the little boy with the heart.

Fire Dancer- Council Suit

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Scpassion This is one of the first dozen cards I made and it is still very precious to me.  I made it intuitively, completely unaware of what the voice of the card was saying to me…. Now I know!  Here is my full interpretation of this SoulCollageĀ® card.

Who are you? I am the one who lifts her arms to Spirit.  I am the one who moves and dances her gratitude.  I am the one with passion and fire for my life, my love, my heart, my wholeness.  I am the one who sings under the moon.  I am Fire Dancer.  I am the passion within you.  I am bright and burning and hot.  I am the one who burns away the impurities in your life.  I am the one with reverence for Nature, Spirit, Fire, and Air.  I am the one who reminds you of your passion for the elements, your love of being outside, your innate love of Nature.  For your passions run deep- deeper even than this volcano’s molten lava.  Do not bury your passions, Dear One.  Bring them to the surface.  Let them simmer and burn through your body.  Feel and enjoy them.  Let your passions proclaim themselves to the world.  Rejoice in them for they are your greatest gift.  My passions- writing, words, collage, books, self-growth, spirituality, SoulCollageĀ®, music, color, Jeff, cats, theatre, dance, trees, ocean, art, friends, children, fiction, life, love, creating…

What do you want from me? I want you to let the passions burn through you. Breathe with them, give them air to breathe.          I want you to not be afraid of the passions that Spirit has given you. What do you have to give me? I give you passion, desire, and everything you need to keep them burning in your life.