"Fire Seed of Fire is the most primeval Element of all. Fire is a manifest archetype of creation, power, & birth. In the human sphere, Fire elicits 'burning passion' & aspiration for illumination. Fire Seed of Fire, is the alchemist's supreme tool & conundrum. Only by enthusiasm & resolve can a solution be reached. Resolve, dancing as a verb, allows you to solve the problem.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Resolve, a master mark maker. I swallow whole today to be like Whale, and swallow whole to take deep down into Resolve, and master the mark I need to Be. Fire Seed of Fire, Resolve. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
Fire Seed of Fire is the most primeval Element of all. Fire is a manifest archetype of creation, power, & birth. In the human sphere, Fire elicits 'burning passion' & aspiration for illumination. Fire Seed of Fire, is the alchemist's supreme tool & conundrum. Only by enthusiasm & resolve can a solution be reached. Resolve, dancing as a verb, allows you to solve the problem.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Drinking my Fire coffee first thing, and appropriately needed today, I begin to Resolve with my enthusiasm for this potent day, where problems are solved, solutions are reached, and I can begin to unfold the meaning of process, and our work begins to peel the onion once again. Fire Seed of Fire, Resolve. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"In the world of the mind the consciousness is the masculine, while the unconscious is the feminine, receptive, Earth awaiting the seed of thought. To become pregnant with a thought means we can give birth to mental progeny. Now is the cycle to start.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas. "Resolute--imagination is the beginning of all Magical operations.", Paracelsus, 1493-1541.
Paracelsus, my favorite, I feel I definitely knew him in another time. Under this day is a treasured innocence that I long to become, and this alchemy creates the inheritance of this quality. Earth Seed of Earth, Foundation. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Fire & Air are interdependent. Air fulfills itself by ever feeding Fire, & Fire is grateful. Success is contingent upon finding the bridge joining the enthusiastic doer with the idealistic conceiver. An initial phase of introspection will resolve into a condition of beneficial settlement.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Coming into the smooth of what smooth is, the need and longed for is the smooth of this day, so I prepare an acceptance of this ease bridge. Navigating my enthusiast giver with my enthusiast receiver, and always aware of the need of this alchemy, to give a distance to worry. Fire Seed of Air, Mutual Harmony. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Water, sometimes described as the universal solvent, is the feminine power of cooperation opposed to masculine competition. All Water (liquid) flows, washes, adapts, & brings nurturing respite to the arid wastelands of our lives. This fluid mobility is the essence of adjusting to the ever-changing circumstances we experience,", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
To become more fluid every day, one must allow Water to clear through the Body, Mind, and Soul. You must float your way more instinctively, and I find this a challenge at times. To have diplomacy with oneself is instinctively free, and allows a suitable partner to come in close. Water Seed of Water, Diplomacy. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"This is the time to progress through extroverted self-expression coupled with reaching out & engaging other people in a cooperative endeavor that suits your plans, but will be beneficial to others. Thoroughly mix Fiery Water with equal amounts of Watery Fire; such a conjunction bodes well for all undertakings.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
If there has ever been day for this alchemical position, it is today. Hot, humid, and working creatively outside in the Temple Cafe, painting, drawing, writing, reading, talking, and enumerating between water bath, swing, tables, meals, all in the heat of it. Delicious for Fire Seed of Water, Vaporization. Keeping healthy by attention to these needs, in my metal chair with water dripping off of me. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"The right amount of tempered optimism & enthusiasm fire the kiln, bringing your endeavors a step closer to completion. Tend the oven, sustain the flames & keep sight of the desired end. All human success results from the discernment of patterns in nature.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Today, no trouble keeping the oven hot, it is more about cooling down between the levitational rises. Moonbath ready, hose next to the Temple, wearing water happy outfit, and beginning to steam up the alchemy needed today to paint, until we secure this new rhythm firmly. Grateful for the Garden Plan that makes room for us, and all our creative needs. Fire Seed of Earth, Alchemy. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"The signal of this card is Start. New beginnings bring a fresh start. Mother Earth is the womb from which all our creations & projects can be born, for Terra Firma provides a secure foundation which, if carefully tended, can support a crop of projects.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
When we think of start, we usually think of movement, but I know this morning I have to start inside, and allow myself room to move the furniture in my head, then the alchemy from that will help me begin to move everything in my outer world. It's a bit like Fox, a bit cunning to move something here that will finally move something there. Yesterday I found a beautiful Fox cup, and I think I'll sip on it and enter today from a very open backdoor that will allow me to move everything here. Wonderful Totemic, Fox, my Raven understands. Earth Seed of Earth, Foundation. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
Space (Ether) is always pregnant with freedom & possibilities of fresh starts & new approaches. Ether Seed of Ether always forecasts an optimum period for dramatic shifts in regards to persons, places, or things. The theme now is change, fresh starts, renewal, expansion of business or personal pursuits, rebirth, travel, rejuvenation, & regeneration.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
What hope springs forth when Space is created, especially in the creative life. Swinging, painting, writing, listening, meditating, movement, all legacies that I have learned to claim, when the ethers come together to create more Space. Space, not always easy to give oneself, but it's so necessary to live more easily. Morning Space, so essential for me. Ether Seed of Ether (Space), Rebirth. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Air & Water are neither friends nor enemies; they are neutral. Perseverance preserves what you have already established & permits the cycle to roll-over into new opportunities.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
I surprised myself this morning, in the most beautiful way, I went out to sit in the swing to see the morning light, and all I smelled was roses, and I thought, "Oh, at last summer is here". I don't like this heat usually anymore than anyone else, but perseverance picked me up and rolls me over into beauty. We will fill the Moonbath and let summer fill us with her alchemical cycle of new opportunities. Air Seed of Water, Calm. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"The Water element, as for all elements, is bounded by limitless space, Ether. Water & Earth are natural friends; Water, as an unconscious lunar archetype, symbolizes the forces within us seeking security, stability, & closeness nestling into Terra Firma.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Moving outside early this morning, to help balance myself in an alchemical passage of Daring. First off with listening and painting, realizing how daring the passage of painting is. Painting a passage of Water, instilling in one's self the opening for a new Codial Awareness, that will match the new of Daring. Opened by my art, opened by our art, opened by the passage of color moving through Water. Ether Seed of Water, Daring. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Fire & Air are interdependent. Air fulfills itself by ever feeding Fire, & Fire is grateful. Success is contingent upon finding the bridge joining the enthusiastic doer with the idealistic conceiver. An initial phase of introspection will resolve into a condition of beneficial settlement.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Rarely I feel I am at the opposite end of an alchemical position, and I wonder why. Did I drink a wrong potion, did I forget who I really am, or did I wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Or was I visited by something strange last night, and it took the soul of me? I speak of it, because it is rarely spoken of. I feel maybe I was robbed of the sweet being that I often am. Worst of all it's my beloved's birthday. I am without a gift of presence, and my enthusiastic doer packed up and went on vacation. How can I shift what seems unshiftable? I'll take Rosemary tincture, and maybe she'll help me remember how to be in this alchemical time. Air Seed of Fire, Mutual Harmony. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Start and emphasize creativity. Carefully evaluate what alchemical tools and resources you have, rather than what you haven't. Be creative, original & innovative with what is right there now. It is not what you have, but how you use what you have.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
This is a perfect motto for now, and I am aware of this need every day, but today it's the alchemy of need in this very moment. So moving all the things that are moveable and waiting, that I have, I begin to mobilize them into the answers of the specific needs, maybe in an usual way, which makes it very much more alchemical, We are provided for each day, if we trust and look for a deeper thread. What an alchemical being we must be to live in this world at this time. Grateful for insight given. Earth Seed of Fire, Potential. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Water nourishes Earth & Earth is Water's chalice. Water & Earth are lovers. Do not defer or delay; it is appropriate to move from the subjective world to the objective world of concretely instigating. It is 'on the cards' & 'in the cards' as an auspicious time favoring an unexpected relationship developing.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Sitting in the sunlight of this perspective, I open myself to a brighter vision and curiosity of an auspicious favoring an unexpected relationship developing. To start the day in this way opens me up more, and lifts me into the horizon of concretely instigating. Sounds a bit mischievous, and not exactly a usual day, mm, delicious. Water Seed of Earth, Alliances. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"A successful change of heart, circumstances, place, or perspective is dependent upon paying attention to details & planning carefully. It is necessary to sense your heart, listen to your feelings, & speak from deep inside.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
The power of the Word, that's why I love to write, especially intuitively, because it puts everything in sync, even if I even don't understand it. Trusting deeper, faster, clearer, all part of the of details of today. It calls for sensing your heart, listening to your feelings, and then speaking from deep inside. This is the way of a true Valkyrie, and this is the way I live, and seek to live. Ether Seed of Air, Logos, The Word. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
Space (Ether) is always pregnant with freedom & possibilities of fresh starts & new approaches. Ether Seed of Ether always forecasts an optimum period for dramatic shifts in regards to persons, places, or things. The theme now is change, fresh starts, renewal, expansion of business or personal pursuits, rebirth, travel, rejuvenation, & regeneration.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
The Birch Tree, all about rebirth, new beginnings, I'll take her in more for this alchemical position. Maine is full of her, so this is why Mainers are so much birthers of the new, also the odd, and the set apart. The perfect place to be for the elements of Ether Seed of Ether (Space), Rebirth. Such a female generosity, as she is always making room for new life. I call the Mother to assist me today in this magical alchemy of Rebirth. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Air & Water are neither friends nor enemies; they are neutral. Perseverance preserves what you have already established & permits the cycle to roll-over into new opportunities.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Allowing the rolling over in this alchemical position to have the time it needs, so it can conserve what I've already established as support. Meditation, morning movement, a gesture to the Sun. I realize that the calm of this day is registered by the willingness to allow a new relationship and conversation with my own value. Air Seed of Water, Calm. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"Water Seed of Ether: Synergy, presages a coming cycle of enthusiasm followed by a temporary plateau (allowing recuperation & regrouping) & then a sudden growth spurt, ending with a conclusive settlement. What ever you can do or dream, you can. Boldness has Genius, Power, & Magic in it.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
What a delicious alchemical position to be in, sometimes creates a bit of an over-the-top-feeling, but how are you ever going to climb into a new garden? When I was a small child, I climbed 7 fences to get into a yard I wanted to explore. My mother, upset, and feeling I had gone too far, really became a bit of a life pattern. I was always surprising her with a new garden that she had never been, but she often, evidently, but later, happily became part of. I am grateful today for the ones she did. She helped make it so much more. Love this pattern I am now exploring, and that it will end with a conclusive settlement. Boldness has genius. Water Seed of Ether, Synergy. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
"This is a time to rearrange your plans carefully, & go gain a fresh perspective upon which details are relevant & which are not. Sift the chaff from the wheat. Change, as a noun, means the result of making something different, while Change as a verb carries the implication to make something different.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.
Sitting here this morning, between the verb and the noun, almost twins, but different by thought. Do you want to make something different, or do you want to be something different? Both, navigating me in some way today. I have made something different, now I must become the noun of something different. Spreading out my feet in front of me, I reach across the distance of being something different, and I stretch across and bend my abdomen into the assimilation of my driving force, that is the noun of me, different. Grateful for the life that extends this into being everyday. Air Seed of Ether, Transformation. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.
