Spiritual Retreat

Tarot Reflection for the week of Jan 13, 2008
8 of Pentacles

Life is tough. Sometimes we need to step back, take a break and assess what we have accomplished in our lives. It may not be everything you had hoped for, but at some point you need to understand that you are a productive human being.

We get so caught up, many times, in what we\’re "suppose" to do, that we forget that we already are doing what we\’re suppose to. We are on a life journey, from which to learn, that our souls have chosen for us.

Certainly our decisions can lead us down varied paths on that journey, but it\’s the learning that takes place on those paths that is the important thing.

Yet, we cannot learn without work. And no matter what path we are led down, or we choose, our hope is that all of them lead to the same place — a place of spiritual enlightenment and retreat.

What we don\’t realize, however, is that spiritual retreat is within us all the time. All we have to do is turn around to realize it\’s there. It\’s easy to get so focused on our jobs and our bills and our everyday lives that we forget to take time for ourselves. We forget to take care of ourselves. We forget to use our creative talents, or do something fun for ourselves to energize us.

It\’s time to understand the life you\’ve built for yourself is your path, and your imagination, hopes and dreams are your retreat. Wear your emotions, don\’t weary of them. Let them speak to you in a language that\’s personal to you. Know that they are leading you on an educational journey: an educational journey of your soul.

Be well. Be happy.
Caat

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Symbols

• BLUE: Emotion, throat chakra
• GREENERY: Growth, productivity
• MOUNTAIN: Attainment, spiritual goals, spiritual retreat
• PENTACLE: Work, security, practical matters
• ORANGE: Solar energy, creativity
• SEVEN: Imagination, self-reflection

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