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How can I be a better candle?

2012-01-31T07:00:00.000-08:00

This blog is part of a Tarot Blog Hop on the topic "How Can I Be a Better Candle?" The blog before mine is written by Louise and you can find her at http://www.priestesstarot.co.uk/

From Marilyn to you:
The best part about February in southeastern Ontario Canada is that the days are ever so slightly longer. I notice it more at the supper hour than in the morning. Years ago, as I crossed the parking lot coming out of work at the end of my work day, the lingering light in the sky filled me with hope that the sun was on its way back to warm the land and my soul. At the time, I did not know that people for hundreds of years had celebrated this wondrous event. I was content to know if the groundhog had seen his shadow. Now, I happily open my heart to the wonders of nature and the turn of the wheel accepting the guidance of those who know.
This opening of my heart to other ways of celebrating the sacred has had the added benefit of making me a better candle. Opening rather than closing to more sacred practice has helped me find out where I fit. When I know in my heart that I am indeed a small but important link to all that happens in our world, my light shines. I can be a better candle when I ask myself a few simple questions. How does this return of the sun benefit us all? How does it show that we are all connected?
Thoth's Hermit has always struck me as the busiest most illuminatted Hermit card created. That is a purely personal reflection of course. As a Virgo, the Hermit has always felt comfortable to me. I like that the Hermit's light illuminates our inner self and yet offers a beacon of hope to any who see it. Thoth's card seems to be moving rapidly rather than the still image of the Rider Waite Smith deck. Just because we appear to be in deep freeze or reflection does not mean that there is not a lot going on beneath the surface. Deep in our subconscious a light may finally shine on that frozen thing that will allow me to move forward.
When I read for people, I offer them the opportunity to be still, listen, yet actively search and warm that frozen part of themself. Tarot through my efforts to illuminate the message can help people see their own amazing light. If my heart is open and full of light it works all the better. Opening my heart, using my tools makes me a better candle.
Now hop on over to Matt at:
http://personaltarotwithmatt.com/blog

Humpback and The Four of Fire

2011-12-27T14:50:00.000-08:00

Humpback and The Four of Fire

Thursday August 18, 2011 with reflections to January 1, 2012

The humpbacks may have eluded us yesterday but nothing could prepare us for Thursday’s events! We began the day paddling through a network of small islands in pretty deep fog. Today, I paddled with Gillian, co-owner of Pacific Northwest Expeditions at http://www.seakayakbc.com/main.html and was very grateful for her sharp eye and chattering biology lesson. I would have missed so much had she not shared so willingly. The highlight of the morning was the plump mauve starfish clinging to the wall of the cliff waiting for the tide to return. We saw many seals resting on rocks that were almost invisible to the untrained eye. Their colouring matched the rocks so well.

A very mature Starfish, clinging to the cliff as the tide recedes. Looks like she is walking to me!

And birds! Ducks with horns called Rhinoceros Auculets that are native only to this small region of Canada. The paddling was misty and yes mystical. We had lunch on two large out crops of rock called White Cliffs with a few trees and lots of salal, Indian paintbrush, false lily of the valley, heather, stonecrop, strawberries and Eagles! This is where I received my Eagle feather. A pair of Eagles entertained us by flying in and out of the tree on the adjacent outcrop of rock. It was right about here that the battery on my camera died. The fog finally burned off and we could hear loud booms in the distance that no one could quite explain. After lunch we set out to return to camp. Here we were in much more open water than any of our previous paddles. There were many whale watching boats, fishing boats and our three kayaks. Talk about feeling a tad vulnerable. Suddenly, a humpback breeched about four times. Wow! It happens so fast that you really have trouble taking it all in. One Humpback slapped its tale as it dove. Slap is a huge misnomer. For this was the source of the sound we heard earlier. It sounded like thunder aided by dynamite. BOOOOOM!

One of the breeches we witnessed by the local Humpback whales. It is important to study sound and breath when receiving messages from whale.

There were at least a dozen or more whales evident all across the strait. It was so exciting. Finally Brian suggested that we paddle a little closer to shore to get out of all the traffic and for safety reasons. It sounded like a very wise idea to me. The Minke cruised by us again. And as we were getting close to shore a humpback surfaced not far from us. OH! Wow! And it was swimming right for Gillian and I. Had this happened on the first or second day, I think I would have panicked. By now I realized that these magnificent creatures were quite happy to avoid us. In slow motion the whale dove. Its magnificent tail tipped up and slid silently beneath the waters. That same tail that shook the strait could disappear without a sound and barely a ripple! At about the same moment Gillian was telling me to look over the side to see the whale’s footprint or shadow. I did in stunned silence. Here we were in a twenty foot kayak with a forty foot forty ton whale beneath us. We did not speak. The magic of the moment slid past as the whale continued on her way.

After surfacing just in front of us, this huge creature slipped effortlessly beneath the surface and swam under our kayak. That is my shoulder as we wait in our kayak to see what Humpback is going to do.

The card for what does Humpback want me to know was The Four of Fire, from the Gaian Tarot. It shows a woman in a ceremonial ring of candles. She is feeling her power as she receives energy from the earth and the sky. Her jaw is extended much like a whale as it feeds. She is. I am. If I am to know the beauty of my own power, passion and ability to love, I must be open to its magic. The affirmation for this card “I am strong and courageous, and have the power to accomplish anything I choose to do.” I met the whale and it gave me courage to dive deep within my soul and heart and ask for what I want. Whales show us how to find balance and to breathe in life. Whale asked me to listen to the sound of my own life and find its rhythm. What do I want to breathe in at this stage of my life? What is my power now? How am I meant to use it? Questions from my magnificent quest stir within me now on the first day of 2012.

The color orange catches my eye in this Four of Fire from the Gaian Tarot. I am aware more than ever of the need to be very careful of what I create in thought, word and deed as it influences all around me and beyond.

Kingfisher and The Seven of Cups

2011-12-27T14:16:00.000-08:00

Kingfishers and The Seven of Cups
August 17, 2011 with awareness to December 2011

The magnificent Kingfisher is a bird that I have always found fascinating and fun. Greek Mythology states that Ceyx felt the great need to visit the Oracle at Delphi and against his wife’s better judgment, set off on the ill-fated voyage. Halcyone dreamt of his death and rushed to the sea where she found her husband’s body washing ashore. Before she succeeded in killing herself the God’s turned her into a kingfisher. So great was the love between these two that her husband too became a kingfisher. Kingfishers represent great love to this day. I knew this story as I sat on the beach listening to two families of kingfishers whizzing back and forth across the channel between the two islands. I wondered, what message about love am I receiving here? Like many of the messages I received on this trip it has taken quiet time and deep reflection to fully understand. As a matter of fact this message had been coming to me in bits and pieces for some time. The card for what does Kingfisher want me to know was the Seven of Water (or Cups) in the Gaian Tarot. It shows a man drinking deeply from one goblet as six others sit unused. The colours are blue and white in this card, much like the striking Kingfisher. The affirmation for this card is “I open my whole heart to the dream”. What then is my dream, I ask? What am I leaving in the other cups? What does ‘Love got to do with it’ as the song goes? And then there was the light bulb moment with the full glory hallelujah chorus! I realize that my great fear about trying to love again is clouded by the marriages that influenced me the most. Those were the marriages of: my parents, my in laws and my own marriage of thirty years. All three of those marriages had a great deal of bickering, imbalance, and yes fear. Fear to speak your truth, fear of going it alone, and fear to own your power. That is what I think of when I think of marriage and no, it’s not very nice!

Majesty of Nature: Sitting in awe of all that Nature offers! A Minke whale is blowing in the distance. North is Alaska. And I am witness to it all.

This awareness began at the Readers Studio Conference in April of 2011 at a class by the Amberstones on Love in the Tarot. The card that came to me representing how I feel about love was the Five of Pentacles card. My partner in the exercise said, “That’s not very good now is it?” in a very kindly way. I thought that the card was speaking to my feelings of loss and fear resulting from being a widow. As the year has unfolded, I realize that the fear of loneliness and loss goes right to my childhood. I felt that this was the fear, grief and anger that I was releasing to the roots of the 1100 year old Red Cedar the day before. Perhaps by finally releasing those feelings so deeply, I opened the portal to see the next choice, the next cup for me to drink from.

Seven of Water from the Gaian Tarot: What is your dream? How can you choose it now?

On this quest I witnessed many relationships. What I saw was the deep understanding it takes to feel secure and loved in a relationship. I knew on an intellectual level that this type of love comes from feeling secure in your own self. Bearing witness to partnerships that grew from strength rather than fear was illuminating. I realized that up until now, I had relied too much on my perception and personal experience of how to love. I did not know how to love fearlessly. The chosen cup must be one of loving from a place deep inside my own well of contentment, self-love, joy, and courage. I left behind the fear of love that comes from a Five of Pentacles mindset to fly free like the wild dare devil Kingfishers. What was learned must be unlearned. Opening my heart by opening to the dream is something I never thought possible. Better late than never I guess!

From the bow of a kayak an Orca looks like an amazing creature, don't you think? We can realize any dream if we let go of our past misconceptions.

She Who Watches and Western Red Cedar Healing

2011-10-28T18:17:00.000-07:00

She Who Watches and Western Red Cedar

To say that each day out was full of surprises really does not do justice. The second morning we awoke to Brian owner of Pacific Northwest Expeditions calling us before breakfast “Orcas”. Rushing down to the water’s edge we could see them coming down the strait. They swam past right under our feet. One young whale rubbed itself all along the small rocks as it swam past. We heard them singing and chatting to each other when the hydrophone was lowered into the water. Spectacular!

This day was perhaps my favorite day of all. The weather was perfect. Whales were plentiful. Everyone was relaxed and playful in the kayaks. At noon we hiked up through the rainforest to see an 1100 year old Western Red Cedar. This tree is a stalwart to the native cultures here. Its bark strips off easily and can be woven into water proof hats and clothes. Those tall trees stand true and do not warp or rot. These are the trees that totems are carved into. These trees provided homes, canoes and protection. They have powerful medicine.

A rainforest is an interesting place to hike when you are the eldest of the group to say nothing of being the shortest. Slinging a leg over a downed tree that is higher than your head took great ingenuity and strategizing. Though it took me a little longer than the others, I made it.

This 1100 year old Western Red Cedar dwarves all around it, especially us!

I don’t know where the top of that tree really was. I could not see it. I stood in awe of nature’s magnificent old wisdom. I love trees. When they widened the road where I grew up they took down all kinds of trees and blasted rock. I cried for days. I asked permission of this great tree to leave my pain in its care. I felt the reason for me being here was to leave pain behind. I stood on the other side of the tree as the others chatted and performed my ceremony, gave thanks and offered what I could. The offering turned out to be a teaching. One of the young engineers on the trip came around to see if I was okay. When I explained what I was up to he said let’s do it. He was solemn and respectful and seemed appreciative of the effort. Somehow, it feels like I was there to offer this young man a few words about honoring Gaia and keeping her well. For an engineer in Calgary inventing new ways of extracting resources from the earth it felt like an important teaching from my perspective.

This card turned up when I asked "What does Red Cedar want me to know?"

When I pulled my Gaian Tarot card for the day I was moved beyond words really and cried a few tears. To me it appeared that the woman deep in grief is hugging a tree. Apparently, she is leaning on a standing stone to release her grief into the compassionate healing of Gaia. The petroglyph of She Who Watches appears in the clouds above her. We are never alone in our grief and must not lose sight of that even as we weep our tears. People often say to me, I have done all the work. I have let that all go. Why is it coming up again? It is because we are human and afraid; because we are human and rarely weep and feel grief to the deepest releasing level. Because we feel emotions that remind us of what is gone and we miss those people and feelings of joy. We need to release, express and feel our grief so that it evolves into something softer that does not keep us locked in fear and pain. And so on this day with this 1100 year old Western Red Cedar I let go of another layer of grief and pain. The young engineer offered a healing of his own, by being compassionate enough to check on me and join me in part of the ceremony. We really do not know when or who is there for us until we let compassion into our life. And from the Gaian Tarot text “I allow the Mother to heal my sorrow as I open my heart in compassion to others”. And I would add receive the compassion of others, something I found very difficult to do for far too long.

An old stump full of life! Death giving way to life and renewal as always.

High Priestess and The Whale

2011-10-12T15:46:00.000-07:00

The Priestess and The Whales:
Today's pictures below!
Young whale showing its brute strength ploughing through the ocean. Picture by Brian Collen owner of Pacific Northwest Expeditions http://www.seakayakbc.com/main.html and the card I pulled The High Priestess from The Gaian Tarot!
The question I asked the Gaian Tarot on Monday August 15 sitting in my tent was: What do the whales tell me?
Card pulled: The High Priestess-Card Two and as it turns out the only Major Arcana pulled in the six days of the adventure. Now I have to confess that the High Priestess is my least favorite card in the Major Arcana. Her visit to me on this adventure was unexpected and perplexing. What does she and whale want me to know?
From my notes of August 15, 2011 hastily jotted down:
• Find balance
• Dive deep within
• Come up for air
• Know what is around you
• Eat what you know is right for you
• Dip your toes in and test the waters
The Native People of the Pacific North West attribute great powers to the Orca. Orcas take people who drown to their underwater homes and turn them into whales. A whale swimming along the shoreline may be looking for her human family. Great Chief’s become whales at the end of their days. Because Orcas live together in pods, mate for life and raise their young together, they are considered to be omens of love and romance. The whales we saw are identified through matrilineal lines. The family history runs through the women not the men’s history. The High Priestess is the seat of all things feminine and deep. She represents the subconscious and the water in and around us. She is ruled by the moon and is affiliated with the tides. She is infinitely powerful even though the power is not apparent. Over the week I came to realize that you never really see the Orcas completely. Even if you are lucky enough to see one breach, it is fleeting and you have trouble comprehending the whole of the beast. Their power is not readily apparent either. I have felt for some time that I am swimming around just below the surface wondering what the whole picture is. It feels like I am missing something or actually many things. This trip has felt from the beginning as if I am to leave something behind. What then am I to start or take up? The Woman and The Whale today suggest waiting, going with the flow, meditating on what is within me. At the same time the Crone aspect of the Gaian Tarot High Priestess reverberates within. What is my role as the Crone? What intuitive gifts am I missing or need to expand? Whale with its black and white tells me clearly; find the balance between doing and being. What role does family and love play for me at this time of my life? The dolphins and the whales show family as it is meant to be. Breathing and flowing and being as you are meant to be. What do I leave here? What do I take with me? And you, what do you wish to leave behind and take up? Since returning home, I have been trying to find more time for High Priestess work and balancing life. Even the Orca know to work hard, take care of necessities and then play, sing and jump! What I am learning daily is the many layers and depth of the information available to me through Tarot, Nature and reflection and meditation. By allowing self the time to dive deep, each layer of what is next reveals itself. One thing that I will definitely be sharing with clients is the importance of receiving messages from your reading over a period of a few weeks to really get all that was revealed. Personally, my readings have taken on much greater depth and I am not afraid to reveal such things to my clients. The Crone is guiding me to use the deep wisdom of the cards and life diplomatically, gently and truthfully. Please do enjoy this picture...this young one swam by at our feet.

The Dolphin and The Salmon

2011-09-25T13:10:00.000-07:00

The Dolphin and The Salmon:
Every day after kayaking and before supper I sat down and wrote about the day and the symbolism of what we experienced on my six day kayaking with killer whales adventure August 2011. These blogs are about my quest, tarot cards and symbolism in cards and nature. Enjoy!
After paddling out and setting up camp we went out for a paddle to see what we could see. What we saw was of course stunning. Salmon were jumping. Of all the things I witnessed this week the jumping salmon were to me the most amazing. All day all night these fish jumped and skipped like stones across the water. In the early evening they shimmered like silver. Nothing stopped them. They seemed to be jumping for the sheer joy of it all. And I guess they do! Picture the silver water and sky, quiet and silver fish jumping and splashing across the still water. It is silver you see here not gray. The whole scene shimmers. I can see it in my mind’s eye still and feel the peace of it all. Feel the deep inner knowing of these fish doing what they know inside them. What a message to me on my own quest.
Earlier in the day we met our first big fish! Dolphins swam around us and journeyed on. While dolphins often play in the bow wake of larger motor boats the guides told us that they avoid the kayaks. Theory is that the white bottomed kayaks resemble the deadly orcas and are avoided by the wise dolphin. Erin, our guide asked if I had called them to us…well who can resist! At that very moment though, I was not at all sure that I wanted to see these critters. I was afraid. I became aware of making little (hopefully, they were little) yelps as they circled us. When I heard a big dragon breath behind me I almost jumped out of the kayak and asked “What was that?” Their breath I am told! Breath! Lordy! I much prefer the safety of Anna’s Dolphin breathing or Susan’s Huna breathing when they are doing energy work thank you! And you just don’t twist sharply around to see what is behind you in a single kayak on the ocean so there I was, terrified! Of course, as with all the creatures who graced us with their presence these dolphins wanted to be on their way safe and sound too.
Shortly after this the lads finally landed a nice sized salmon that they planned to enjoy for supper. My question that day for the Gaian Tarot: What does dolphin want me to know? I pulled the Ace of Water. Which of course is a salmon, salmon eggs and salmon babies. New life. Ace of Water often means new love. The dolphins today told me to play. Have fun! And pay attention to your breath. All these messages about breath lately. How do they all relate to my life now? When I joined the group for supper there in front of me was the salmon now cleaned and cut in steaks. Across the top of the steaks were her eggs. I felt sad that we had caught a female so full of eggs and denied them their chance to live.(I took the picture above because it rather stunned me. I realized that eggs were the real message here). Personally, though the message from salmon became what are you about to birth? What new love do you need to birth? From Dolphin, I was asked: What is there about love that you need to birth? What in your life needs grace, kindness, contentment and a chance? Dolphin is called a fish but is a mammal. It swims in the sea (our subconscious) and breathes air just as we do. It represents existing in two worlds really. For me, I am accepting more and more that my life exists in two worlds. I wonder where I am to journey more often now: with spirit or with humans? Of course, the answer is balancing the two. Dolphin can not survive in either world exclusively. And I believe that I am waiting again for new directions on my spiritual and mortal path. Dolphin thrives with company; salmon’s journey of return is private and compelling. Fortunately I need both in my life right now. The affirmation for the Ace of Water is “I seek my heart’s desire”. I have returned home to find it. I also plan to play more!

Why am I here?

2011-09-04T07:24:00.000-07:00

That seems like a very huge question as I look at it today. When I asked it I was in Port MacNeill British Columbia on the eve of my big kayaking adventure. Each day during the adventure, using the beautiful Gaian Tarot created in the Pacific Northwest, I asked the Tarot a question. So the question that day was specifically about Why am I here on this trip today? Looking at it a few weeks later, the card and the trip actually answered the question on a much larger scale. Today, I see that this whole adventure somehow answered the proverbial question "Why am I here?"
I laughed out loud when the Nine of Water turned up! I happen to know this is a picture of Joanna Powell Colbert the creatrix of this amazing deck fulfilling a dream of her own. The picture is full of light and mystery and magic. Exactly what was filling me on the eve of the great adventure! The affirmation that goes with the Nine of Water is "True happiness is my connection to Spirit". Indeed! Sitting in my hotel room that night watching torrential rain sluice down the streets I was full of wonder at what was to come. Continuing to chuckle at the Gaian Tarot's very concrete realism my pen and soul flowed. I am here:
Because I want to be!
Because it is a dream of mine!
Because I manifested it!
Because I wished it!
To Be in Awe!
To Pray!
To see the light!
To go with the flow!
All of this was true on Saturday August 13 about the trip and my life in that moment. As I sat down to write this today, it occurred to me that this also answers why I am here period! Each and every day I am here to experience the awe and wonder of life. It is up to me to manifest, wish, pray and see the wonder of life before me in each day and moment! Essentially, we are all here because we have chosen to be. We choose each day how we see what is before us. At any moment in the day we choose to see it with potential or loss. Even better as the rain pouring down showed me that Saturday night, we can choose to believe that all is as it should be and enjoy it! I chose not to let the weather forecast or torrential rains that evening dampen the wonder of what I was feeling. On this trip I was introduced to so many new things, creatures, people and experiences that it is still difficult to take it all in. That is what the trip and life itself is all about isn't it? From the very lovely book that accompanies the Gaian Tarot specifically for the Nine of Water card: "When you get this card in a reading: This is a time of emotional fulfillment, of dreams manifested, of mystical experience and connection to Spirit. What song of praise fills your heart at this time? You are overflowing with joy and peace. All is well." No wonder I have always loved and trusted Tarot as a tool to guide me in times of awe or fear.
Today's pictures: Nine of Water from the Gaian Tarot; Me at my own waterfall after a more than rugged trek through the rainforest on Vancouver Island!
Your homework should you choose to accept it: In what ever manner that is meaningful to you, be it Tarot, Oracle, Crystals or silence: sit with the question "What am I here for?" Start with what you are doing now and see over the weeks what that answer reveals to you.
Next blog: Day one of paddling:What does dolphin want me to know?

Feeling Happy!

2011-08-08T03:03:00.000-07:00

On Sunday August 14th, I will set out on a week long camping/kayaking wilderness excursion from northern Vancouver Island to see Orca whales. Generally, I am more of a glamper than a true camper. And truth be told fish even minnows, terrify me! This is the last thing on my list of "If I could do anything in the world I would:" that I wrote in the summer of 2005. That summer I was so sick with depression and a near case of shingles that I could barely accomplish the necessities of life. I wrote that list because I needed to focus on what was possible in my life not what had changed. It was really hard to get to sleep last night. Why? Because of this silly grin not only on my face but in my whole body it seemed. Feeling happy these days is rather mind boggling! It is such a deep seated whole being happiness. It started to grow when I started doing things that were right for me...when I started doing anything in the world that matched my soul. It is not at all difficult to do the things that match your soul. You just have to listen to yourself and ask two questions: Why not? and How can I? This kayaking trip seemed like a pipedream until I said "How can I?". With a plan of action and determination to do it, it has indeed become a reality. All the energy that I spent previously on longing and wishing went into doing and accomplishing this dream. Some of the things on my "If I could do anything list" were really quite easy to do. It still required awareness and desire to accomplish them. If you truly want to be happy why not write your own list? Then pick on thing from that list and investigate how to do it. You may find yourself wide awake at night grinning with happiness too. Doesn't that sound better than laying awake at night with worry, anger or resentment? If you would like some help overcoming whatever blocks you from grinning ear to ear, give me a call. Tarot coaching with Marilyn has helped many people be fearless and find peace for their soul. And that is worth grinning about! I will be returning August 22 with an even bigger grin. See you then!

Special Contest

2011-06-17T10:08:00.000-07:00

In honour of hosting a table at Deepak Chopra in Kingston June 17 (along with Purple Door Books & Gifts) we have created a chance for you to win One Month of Coaching with Marilyn of kingstonpsyhic.com. Here is what you have to do: Book an appointment with Marilyn for a reading to be done by the end of July! That's it! Just call before June 21 at 6:30 pm and book your reading with Marilyn. 613-549-2438 or info@kingstonpsychic.com You will be entered to win One Month of Coaching with Marilyn valued at $247.00. What does one month of one on one coaching give you? Marilyn's attention for a month. You get 80 minutes of personal time with Marilyn that you can use in 20 minutes sections for a weekly coaching session or two forty minute chats to let you get deep into issues or one session of eighty minutes. It is your choice. That's not all of course. Every week we will checkin via email to see what progress you are making. Marilyn replies with comments, resources, and support. People achieve goals that have eluded them for years when they work intensely with Marilyn. Oh yes they do!
When will the winner be announced? This is another special treat Marilyn is offering free! Join her at Purple Door Books & Gifts on Tuesday June 21 for a Tarot Summer Garden Party from 6:30 to 8:30. Shii Drums Group will drum summer in with a special ceremony and you are welcome to bring your own drum. Dress up for a garden party, enjoy Nicole's fabulous baking, Marilyn's Tarot cards will be out for you to see (all her decks!) and people just like you will be on hand too. Join us and find out if you won the One Month of Coaching with Marilyn just for booking an appointment for a reading before the end of July. Marilyn loves parties and prizes!

Wondering if Coaching with Marilyn is a good idea?

2011-03-22T13:42:00.000-07:00

I am really excited to offer you a free half hour coaching call. I will be very upfront about this and say: I will be telling you about my new three month coaching program called "Sink,Swim,Soar for Solo Women: Clear Out the Clutter and Embrace the Magic in You!" If you would like to chat with Marilyn for about a half an hour to see if you can work through something that is holding you back this is the offer for you! Please use this scheduler to arrange your call (and if the link doesn't work please cut and paste into your browser) https://my.timedriver.com/55L1H

Here is another exciting offer for you! On Monday March 28, 2011 at 8pm ET plan to attend a free teleconference that will help you see how the hidden program in your own mind can derail your best intentions. Lots of good content on this call if you are trying to move forward and are constantly fighting excuses or fear. Here is the link to get on that call: http://bit.ly/i9O03m

I invite you to get to know me and see what I have to offer. These free opportunities are really from my heart to yours!

2011-02-06T18:06:00.000-08:00

Everyone should have this reading!
Marilyn’s featured reading until March 17, 2011

What’s Wrong With Me and What’s My Next Best Move?

Why have this reading now?
• Are you feeling edgy, unsettled, frustrated?
• Do you wonder why things are not working out for you these days? Happy but not having fun? Having fun but not happy?
• Are you wondering “How can I make my next decision my best ever?”
• You will gain insight and clarity about what’s wrong or ‘off’.
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• One hour reading plus a fifteen minute follow-up call to help you make
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Book your “Next Best Move” reading with Marilyn at 613-549-2438 or 613-542-0823. Enjoy this unique reading with the beautiful earth based Gaian Tarot, Marilyn’s ‘little voice’ channeled messages, crystals to take home and a recording of the session. Can you devote one hour to your next best move?

Miss Fearless Technology

2010-10-31T16:20:00.000-07:00

Miss Fearless Technology has learned:
In early 2009 I had the great pleasure of finding out about business coaching and what a little (or a lot) of encouragement could do for my business. I was at the point of going home or stepping up a notch. For the last two years I have worked with Elizabeth Genco Purvis of The Marketing Goddess. She seemed to think that a newsletter would be good for keeping in touch with you. She seemed to think that spending an hour hand selecting names from my email address book was tedious at best. She introduced me to things like audioacrobat...record your meditations and post them she says. Use Aweber to automatically send very jazzy newsletters she said. But creating this newsletter required a site to host the photos, a camera to take them, and an understanding of how to make it all work together. I signed up but it took three months before I got brave enough to use any of these fancy tools. That was last year. Miss Fearless Technology rose to the occassion once again and helped me create a newsletter every week for almost a year! Sunday afternoons saw her getting on her SuperTechnoWoman ensemble and making it all work...or phoning and asking for help because she would not let me accept defeat!! It was not an option. Amazing what straightening up your shoulders and spine does for your confidence!!!!
This summer, Miss Fearless had her work cut out for her though. Answering the phone and creating this newsletter were no longer enough. Oh no! Elizabeth is encouraging Coach Marilyn to try out teleseminars! Coach Marilyn might like an electonic time scheduler...and throw in some paypal buttons too!!! Elizabeth could see what I could not. That being Fearless is required if we want to change. If we want to grow spiritually in our craft and life we have to find a way to rise above the things that scare the living daylights out of us. One day this past June, I sat at the dining room table with my head in my hands telling myself that I didn't need to do any of this. I could just walk away and forget all these new things and that it really didn't matter. Then Miss Fearless kicked my butt. I have walked away from many things in my life for no other reason than fear. And while sometimes its wise to retreat, more often than not it is just an excuse. Summoning up all my energy to move forward with each challenge has been both exhausting and exhilirating. Knowing that somewhere deep inside me I have the courage to do what feels like the next best thing for me has brought me rewards beyond my wildest dreams. Reaching out to you,and having you reach back is one of the sweetest blessings of being Miss Fearless Technology.
Miss Fearless has somehow found a side kick in Coach Marilyn...and as such I will very very soon be offering a three month program using every bit of technology that I have learned so far!!! But it is you, reaching out to me that has given me the desire to create this exciting opportunity to create a community for women. (Men, if you are interested let me know and we will create one for you too) Coach Marilyn will soon be introducing "Sink, Swim, Soar the Solo Woman's Flight Book to Loving Your Life Now". Who knew what Miss Fearless was creating for us!

What do you need help with these days? What fear would you like to overcome? As always, it is my pleasure and desire to help you Find Peace for Your Soul today.
Love the Future, (No more Fear),
Marilyn

Exciting new classes and coaching opportunities

2010-07-16T10:12:00.000-07:00

It's a hot warm summer. If you are looking for a couple of different things to do this year kingstonpsychic.com has a few options for you.
Marilyn is hosting and teaching a nine month series of classes on how to read a crystal ball. If it's time for you to add to your intuitive skills, tap into what you know but can not access this class is perfect for you. We are doing these classes in a series of teleconference/webinars. You do this class from your comfie chair in your pj's if you want to! We started in July but each class is seperate. You can still buy the whole series and listen to the class you missed if you like. Classes are the first Tuesday of every month at 8pm EDT. Go here to learn all about it: http://kingstonpsychic.com/telescrying

Marilyn has set aside a few days for private coaching. If you are ready to claim your authentic self this is for you. What is your authentic self? Why bother? Because we look at fears, lonliness, blocks and opportunities that you can release or tap into to claim who you are. When you do this you hit the fountain of joy! You will find happiness easily and with that comes peace for your soul. Go here to learn about this: http://kingstonpsychic.com/authentic

Please give me a call, it makes me happy and full of peace when I help people find their way.
Love the Future,
Marilyn

Learn to read crystals...balls, stones, wands

2010-06-20T18:50:00.001-07:00

One of my great pleasures is teaching and sharing what ever I can about crystal scrying. At Readers Studio '10 put on by the illustrious Tarot School in New York City every April, I taught a class on Crystal Ball Scrying. I realized that I could coach anyone on how to read a crystal whether its a sphere, tumbled stone, point or wand from anywhere. Please join kingstonpsychic.com for a free class on June 22 at 8pm. EDT by telephone or webinar. You must register to receive the call in information. Click this link to register now:
http://forms.aweber.com/form/22/616264822.htm (this works if you cut and paste into your browser)
If for whatever reason this link fails you, email me right away at info@kingstonpsychic.com and I will send you the link. Look forward to 'seeing' you on Tuesday at 8.
Marilyn Shannon

The Thief in the House

2010-06-20T17:08:00.000-07:00

By far, the topic of fear strikes a chord with more of you than any other topic in these newsletters. At breakfast today a good friend commented that she did not realize until very recently how pervasive fear was in her life. Fear is so sneaky we don't even realize that it is inside us stealing pleasure, love, excitement, and success right out from under our nose. And last weekend it almost stole success from me. Instead of writing a newsletter last week I took a deep breath and decided to finalize the technical aspect of two big projects. I was worn out from frustration and annoyed that I couldn't do what I wanted to do in ten minutes or less. But most of all, I was afraid to phone the help desk people and ask for help. I might sound like I was stupid or something. Now, why would I phone a help desk person if I knew the answer??? But that thinking almost derailed all my hard work. In fact it did derail one project for a whole year. What are you delaying or avoiding because of fear? Where does that fear really come from and is it applicable today? If something happened a long time ago do you still need to react fearfully? How is the thief in the house stealing peace for your soul?
At kingstonpsychic.com we help a lot of people overcome their fears. I had tears in my eyes (still do actually) when a client told me that she would be collecting her grade 12 diploma in a week. We had looked at her old fears of failing in our last session. She took action to put those fears to rest and is realizing a long held dream. I love my work! Someone else was struggling with summer. It's lonely for her this year. We put together a plan that will help her do more of the things she loves to do, realizing that the things that derailed summer for years can no longer rob her of summertime bliss. Give me a call if I can help you or someone you know catch the thief in the house and arrest that fear now. Next week I will be sharing a really big show with you on dealing with fear. 613-549-2438 or info@kingstonpsychic.com if you are ready to find peace for your soul this week!

Earth, Body & Spirit Expo Kingston

2010-05-30T16:26:00.000-07:00

You might want to circle June 5 and 6 (this coming weekend) on your calendar. Within Kingston Magazine publishers Vanessa Perry and Kyle Hoobin are an inspiration to many. First they have created a premier magazine for Kingston and area. Now, they have realized their dream in creating a premier holistic expo in our home town. As with their magazine this show will bridge sustainability with natural health and personal growth. There will be over 80 exhibitors, over 40 free workshops and over $3000 in donated door prizes amongst other things. Here is a link so you can learn even more: http://www.earthbodyspiritexpo.com/

Purple Door Books and Gifts will be at booth G1. kingstonpsychic.com will be helping to staff the booth. Do look for us! Susan Brecht owner of Purple Door Books and Gifts says she will be chatting to people about Huna. Susan offers the healing energy of Huna at the shop because she wants people to feel their best. Susan studied Huna in Hawaii in 2008 and is gaining quite a following. Drop by to learn more. Purple Door Books and Gifts at 376 Barrie St is one of Kingston's best stocked metaphysical stores. We offer books and classes that are not readily found in other stores in the area. We will have some intersting goodies for sale at the show.
http://www.purpledoorbooks.ca/

kingstonpsychic.com has been doing readings at the Purple Door for nearly three years now. It is a warm inviting sanctuary for your reading. At the show I will be introducing two very exciting new projects. Please join me on Sunday June 6, 2010 at 2p.m. in the Spirit Room for an introduction to Crystal Ball Scrying. Learn what peace and comfort you can find working with a crystal ball. Free with your admission to the show. Summer project number one is a telescrying class. Learn to scry in a teleconference from the comfort of your own home. Introductory class is June 22. More details soon.

A Tarot Layout for Personal Use

2010-05-16T15:04:00.000-07:00

A group of us have gathered once a month all winter for classes on the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck. We really studied the life lessons of each card. On Saturday we gathered for the wrap up class. Dan Pelltier of the Tarot Garden said in his presentation at the RS'10 conference that more attention should be paid to Major's only decks. He may be absolutely right. Here is a Majors only reading technique that you can use whether you understand Tarot or not. You could use Oracle cards for that matter. Take the Majors or cards 0 to 21 out of your deck. Pick three cards that you don't like today. No big debate or thinking about the meanings of the card. Just three cards that you don't like today. Now pull three cards that you do like and set them aside for now. Talking out loud because its the best way to hear what you are saying, tell yourself what it is you don't like about these three cards. Get into as much detail as you can. If you are with someone have them add their thoughts after you express your thoughts. Now, match the three cards you like up to the three cards you don't like. What do these cards tell you about the cards you don't like? What advice do they give you?
Oddly enough I pulled the Hermit card as a do not like card on Saturday. This is very odd for me as it represents Virgo which I am. I am indeed a Hermit, feathered hats withstanding. The Empress told me that my days of hiding and learning are coming to an end. That I need to enjoy myself outside if possible. It is time to teach and share fully, extravagantly and lovingly all that I have learned. It's time to let the ideas that are hiding under the Hermit's cape see the light of day. It was an extremely illuminating reading. It brought me back with a chuckle to "What would you do if you could not fail?" If you would like to do this reading with me, please give me a call for a very personal and in depth study of your issues. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
As always wishing You Peace for Your Soul

Lose Lonliness, Love the Future

2010-03-07T13:07:00.000-08:00

We gathered recently to discuss the book "When the Heart Waits" by Sue Monk Kidd. We only got as far as the first chapter. The emotions displayed during discussions were surprising to some in the group. As a reader, they are what I see everyday. People in the midst of a life transition are beset with emotions that often overwhelm them. Too often they want these emotions to settle down, go away or get back to normal. Waiting in the emotions is not a passive excericise. Nor is it time wasted. Waiting allows us to experience the full range of emotions necessary to reach a new place in our life's journey. Trouble happens when we try to medicate these feeling with drugs, alcohol, work, changing partners or taking on numerous partners! At the other end of the spectrum people may evade such feelings by isolating themselves from friends and family or immerse themselves in long periods of study or reading endless books. Whether a person acts out or hides out the results are the same. They miss an important chance to step into the next phase of their life purpose and claim the joy and happiness they so richly deserve. When spirit calls you to learn the next lesson, simply waiting for the lessons to evolve may be the kindest and wisest thing you can do for yourself. In the long run it may even be the speediest way to find out where you are heading on this rich journey called life. Spirit has been sending me lots of people who are afraid of relationships whether leaving a tired one or embracing a new one. Spirit has shown me that many of you are lonely. Fear of lonliness is a very common reason to visit kingstonpsychic.com Fortunately, I am able to help many people see the way to lose lonliness and love the future. This may take more than one session. I invite you to learn about Tarot Coaching to see if it will help you. One person graduated this week from Tarot Coaching because she was able to leave her fears and move into the future she wanted. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Lose Lonliness and Love the Future...available now at kingstonpsychic.com at 613-5492438

2010-02-27T16:32:00.000-08:00

Some people know me as Miss Fearless Technology. Last summer when I got my new cell phone with its twirling screen I could not answer it when it rang. It took three weeks to answer that phone when it rang! I was in danger of being outwitted by the fool thing. So, I became Miss Fearless Technology. Being Fearless, meant that I could find out what I needed to know, ask questions without fear of sounding stupid! and just do it! Its been quite an adventure. But last night when I got home and found that Christine over at ScullyLove Promotions had magically created a fan page for kingstonpsychic.com complete with blogs I was incredulous. I have not been able to get on this blog page for weeks! Couldn't remember the requisite email and password. But Miss Techno Wiz Christine Bode just did it. Which gave me the courage to figure out the email/password and start blogging. What do you need to be Fearless about this week? I will have more to say in my newsletter about this topic. If you have not yet signed up for my newsletter go to www.kingstonpsychic.com and fill in the quick form there. You receive lots of goodies when you do and you may win tickets to Cats in June. Its nice to be Fearless, but I sure am glad to have Christine's help with this technology stuff.

Tarot Symposium Toronto March 20

2010-01-12T07:18:00.000-08:00

Marilyn will be teaching at this symposium March 20 in Toronto. Please join me for a fun and interesting day of learning.

Please come to a one-day
TAROT SYMPOSIUM

30 Gloucester Street, events room (behind building), Toronto, ON

Saturday, March 20
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Five cutting-edge tarot workshops with five of Southern Ontario's best teachers and practitioners of tarot. Also a panel Q & A time about tarot and prizes to be won! If you love tarot and want to stretch your skills, this day of tarot immersion is for YOU. Keep reading.

Topics Include:

TAROT ETHICS: A Framework for Fluid Beliefs and Boundaries (with Monica Bodirsky)

This philosophical discussion will navigate through sensitive and sometimes controversial areas by examining different tarot methodologies. How do these varying components produce a successful reading experience? This talk will offer a better understanding of how divergent interpretations and values of individuals can come together to form an empowered community of both tarot readers and clients. Topics will include free will vs. destiny, intuitive versus ‘standard’ readings, reversals, spreads, questions concerning those not present at readings, and, drafting or adopting a client bill of rights or code of ethics.

BRIDGING THE GAP (with Bev Haskins)
We like think of ourselves as mindful, aware and compassionate people. One of Christina Baldwin's "Seven Whispers" (from her book of the same title) for a spiritual. life is "love the folks in front of you." And we do; until we don't think we can because the one in front of us is being/doing something that we are having difficulty with. How can the Tarot help us to return to an understanding and compassionate response to that person? And how can it help us be mindful of our highest and best aspirations on a daily basis? This session explores these questions through two different Tarot activities.

HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE: Working with the Unseen to Bring the Light to Your Readings (with Andrew McGregor)
Some older spreads place cards that are never turned! Why? What is their importance? We’ll work with cards that are only for the reader or the client. These hidden cards provide ways to deepen the reading process, help those learning how to read and build a better connection with your intuition.

BE PRESENTED AT COURT: or Tarot Court Cards Request Your Company (with Marilyn Shannon)
The tarot court cards are often the most difficult cards in a reading. Come and meet them personally as you are presented at court. Discover their foibles and stengths as they manifest in yourself, the querent and others not even in the room. Create your own Tarot Court Card and experience the unique feeling when others read it for you.

WIDENING THE CIRCLE: Tarot Beyond Ourselves (with James Wells)
What questions beat in the heart of a wolf? What's on the mind of the Milky Way? What implications for us might questions like these carry? Our personal well-being and the well-being of all that exists are delicately woven together. By using the tarot to engage in dialogue with this interbeing, we can gain insights that contribute to a life-affirming presence on our planet.

THE PRESENTERS ARE:

Monica Bodirsky has been giving both private and professional tarot readings since 1979 and comes from a long line of gifted Eastern European healers, artists, and advisors. In conjunction with readings, she has taught several workshops, and, recently, worked as a tarot consultant on a major film production. As a mixed-media artist, writer, and activist, she has a deep appreciation and understanding of the significance of using symbolism as both a healing and interpretive tool to create a better future.

Bev Haskins is a teacher & healer as well as an authentic seeker on her own spiritual journey. She has been involved with the Tarot for over 30 years as a tool to assist others (and herself) to understand the journeys taken in life from a deeper, spiritual perspective. Her love of & work with storytelling and archetypal images and symbols brought her to the Tarot as a visual tool that helps her access her inner intuitive/psychic energies. Bev also owns and operates Bev’s Lakeside Retreats, a centre for courses, workshops & personal retreats. Bev is committed to using Tarot, Reiki, Circle Counsel practices and many other techniques to help you on your journey to knowing who you really are, why you are here, and how you can achieve your highest and best every day.

Marilyn Shannon owns kingstonpsychic.com in Kingston Ontario where she reads and coaches clients privately. She is well known in Eastern Ontario for her delightful classes on the Tarot and Crystal Ball. She has been called Canada's Queen of Crystal Ball. She started studying Tarot at age 12 and is happiest with a deck of Tarot Cards in her hands.

James Wells is a Toronto-based motivational listener, consultant, teacher, and facilitator. Through processes and tools such as tarot, circle methodology, reiki, and journal writing, he and his clients and students remember their innate creativity, resourcefulness, and wholeness. In private sessions and in workshops, James provides and experience of council mind. James' "me time" includes reading, writing, music, walking, close friends, and good food. You can visit him online at http://jameswells.wordpress.com/

Andrew McGregor is a tarot reader, healer and teacher. His practice emphasizes personal growth, self-empowerment, compassion, and finding your own wisdom. Having traveled, and studied many roads, he has set up shop creating The Hermit’s Lamp where he melds the esoteric and the practical in his down to earth processes. www.thehermitslamp.com

Only $95 Canadian for the whole day!
Pre-payment before March 7 reserves your spot. Space is limited to 40 participants.

Register with James Wells:
(416) 966 - 2685
circleways@yahoo.ca

Going Live!

2010-01-04T15:28:00.000-08:00

Today's newsletter invited people to visit our new website and sign up for the newsletter. In appreciation for signing up we are happy to offer you an exclusive Light and Darkness Crystal meditation. Miss Fearless Technology has figured out how to make it available. Doing the Happy Dance here! Sometimes figuring out how to do things in computer land exhaust me. Such forays into this vast unknown land can gobble up hours and hours of time. It's like time just evaporates. Being Fearless though, means perservering until success is in hand! So, go sign up for the newsletter on the home page and enjoy the meditation, a gift of $15 off any reading, and chances to win prizes such as tickets to concerts and other goodies. Welcome!

Whewww! That was Christmas!

2009-12-27T18:31:00.000-08:00

Whewww! That was Christmas! I pulled a card Christmas morning to guide me through the day. It was The Death card number 13. Yikes! But you know, for many of us, those who are missing on Christmas day are as close to us as any other day of the year. Buying presents, we reflect on what we would buy for those who have passed over. Sitting down to supper many of us say a prayer quietly or out loud reflecting on those who have passed. Emotions run awfully high at this time of year. Another widow and I were discussing the difficulty of rebuilding our life after our husband's death. We are encouraged to 'get back to normal'. There is no normal after your partner dies. What was normal is gone. Christmas is a reminder that we must create new traditons that evolve into our new 'normal'. This takes time. And until we create the new, we are often in limbo. We are just not sure what to do or what happened to our life. The number 13 reduces to 4. As such the Death card suggests finding your foundation as life undergoes transformation. Christmas as the celebration of Christ's birth is about the laying down of a foundation of a new way of living. And so the Death card for those who have lost someone important is appropriate on Christmas day and suggests hope, love and light coming from change. Call me if grief is overwhelming you these days. Or if you want to build a new solid foundation from difficult times. All the Best in 2010.

X-Zone Radio

2009-12-21T08:29:00.000-08:00

It's a great day at kingstonpsychic.com to be on Rob McConnell's international X-Zone radio show discussing predictions for 2010. I have worked with Rob before doing a Hallowe'en broadcast from Ottawa, and it is always informative and fun. Listen tonight at ten if you can: http://www.xzoneradiotv.com:80/