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The Little People - Discussion
By BearInMind


No need to shoo me off into the Fae topic from the Library; I've been there LONG ago. I was "chatting" with a member of SpiritLodge and conversation led into discussion of the Little People (my buddies ~ LOL). So in the conversation, this member mentioned 3 Fae decks (s)he's looking into, and I was interested in knowing more about them. Well, the member mentioned *another* member who works with it and the Fae are guiding *cough* etc., and so I was curious to know more about the Fae. In particular, the Little People as they are frequenters to my daily life (dern-near literally). The read on for this "sudden" interest in the Little People is well, heck, they love me and my best friend but in the chats with this member, she suggested "Perhaps you should look into making contact with them through visualization/journey work then?" so... meh ~ why not?

Aside from that, I've always been very, very interested the Little People; I've known about them since before I learned about them. For real ~ I kid you not! "Silly" as it may seem, I am not stranger to the Little People, and neither are they to me ~ I am one of their favorite targets of mischief Well, we were talking about how the Little People love to take things and that they "play fair" in that when you "call them out" and say that "the Little People must have taken it" because of the recognition, they'll put it back or put it somewhere where you'll stumble over it That's after they've made a copy of whatever it is that they've taken *giggle* So yeah, the Little People are a big part of my life And I was wondering about these decks mentioned... the member suggested I post the question here..

Katt:
I'm not sure which decks were mentioned to you, but I love Brian Froud's Faerie Oracle deck. If you'd like to take a peek at it, here's a link: It http://www.worldoffroud.com/store/index.php (the deck) reads well for me.

StarDreamer:
I use Brian Froud's Faerie Oracle deck and I am aware of Sulamith Wulfing's Faerie Oracle deck. Froud's deck just connected with me immediately...or, um, the Fae connected with me through the deck, I should say. Oh, well, okay...the Fae were there anyway...I just finally got my...er... their...priorities straight and went out and got the deck. Sigh...they can be a bit demanding sometimes, ya know.

Mouse:
I was going to add Froud's Faerie Oracle. And also - connecting with the Little People perhaps through specific plants and flowers, a faerie chair, wind chimes, etc.

CinnamonMoon:
Yes, I have that deck too. It reads well and the research that went into it is extensive.

StarDreamer:
Actually, I think the Fae came in the door the moment my friend brought me a box full of a kitten I named Fox. They're in cahoots! It's been interesting...very interesting.

BearInMind:
*reads gleefully* Aaaaaaaccccckkkkk!!! *breaks into a sweat* *spaces-out in a deja vu of comical flashbacks* *passes out* THUMP *the Little People kidnap me into The Twilight Zone*

They followed me into the thread! I guess after they made copy of Skye Katt's 64th post, they forgot to take the 65th duplicate. Maybe they got scared and bumped into each other while another team hustled to make a copy of StarDreamer08's 774th post and they forgot to take the 775th one they duplicated. See, I figure they heard Skye Katt coming back and when they saw her they just dropped everything and ran I bet it was *JEST* like what happened with your blouse, Cinnamon Moon! That's what they *get* for following me into the thread in the first place. They're always messing with me and my best friend with their mischief. They won't leave me alone. Since it seems they want to make a point of that particular deck by copying the information over and over I shall look into that ~ thanks for the info... By the way, the person who mentioned the 3 decks never said which they were ~ just "three decks". When I was younger, I had a lucid dream where I wound up in the Land of the Little People. They brought me there. What happened was that I was driving in the dream, and the brakes stopped working properly. Every time I bushed the brake, the car sped up! Not being able to stop the vehicle "woke me up" as I realized that I was dreaming and became lucid. I was heading for a brick wall, full speed and faster each time I pressed on the brake. But I was lucid so I thought I'd just go ahead and crash! See, I'd always heard that if you're dreaming and you fall off a building or having some kind of a falling dream where you're coming from a high distance, if you hit the ground in your dream, you die in real life.

Psh...I've never heard of anyone dying in a dream (except for in Nightmare on Elm Street) so I went lucid one night, jumped off a building and let myself hit the ground; had a wonderful experience but I'm not going "there" ~ just wanted to give a preliminary of why I decided to let the car I was driving crash into the wall...So BAM I crashed... everything went black... then some swirlies that I always have to struggle to maintain lucidity through... and I was successful... I "opened my eyes" to see if I died in the car after the swirling and blackness stopped. There were a bunch of Little People staring at me! One of them opened the car door and I got out. They didn't speak with their mouths at all; lips never moved! They communicated telepathically and it was so cool because I realized that I could understand them and they could understand me! WOW... So I cannot remember the "lesson" of this lucid experience, but it was incredibly "deep" and I learned some things from them during my stay in the Land of the Little People. Anyway, that was before I "heard" they "really" existed! They're not midgets. They're not elves (not the ones I've met) ~ their bodies are proportionate to their smaller height/weight and they're simply little people. They don't have squeaky voices; they sound like "us" (telepathically).

Anyhoo... They're always messing with us... Dern-near every day. I'd been telling Cinnamon Moon about how they even take things *right* out of my best friend's hand! They recently swiped his car keys from out of his hand and he was going in circles looking for them, moving stuff around, going from room to room saying, "Where *are* they??? I just had them in my hand!!!" And I said, "The Little People took them Dude." Then, because they are fair like that, as some of you know, once you "call them out" they put the item back or somewhere where you're sure to find it. Well, they're so smart and fast that once I called them out, they put his keys RIGHT BACK into his hand! And he the next thing I heard him say was, "How'd they get in my hand?"

Well they're at it again. They've confiscated my butane. My lighter is going low and I went to refill it but the tall can of butane is gone. I knew it was them. So I started looking for the smaller can of butane and wouldn't you know they've taken that too? I just used the butane over the weekend and I know I put it back where it belongs. This morning I asked them to give it back but I'm just going to buy another new can. My bet is that they'll throw the two cans they've taken somewhere in the house and blame it on Skittles!

Got any Little People stories to share??? I'd love to hear them! It's so refreshing to sit here and talk about "the Little People" without receiving strange stares.... Not everyone appreciates such conversation, and some hint at their belief that I've lost my marbles when I bring it up... So you cannot imagine how thrilled I am to know that the Little People are "accepted" here... And I'm sure they're glad to be the center of attention right about now. Well, they deserve their props ~ they're certainly masters what they do!

The Little People have struck again! RIGHT in my office! This morning there were leftovers from some meetings ~ coffee, tea, juice, muffins, Danishes, bagels etc. . . Then I went out to lunch. So I just got back and there's someone from Meeting Services scratching his head and as I walked in he asked me, "What happened to all the food and stuff? I came to clean it up but it's gone already!" Immediately I knew it was the Little People! But I called anyway to find out whether someone was sent up to clean up while I was out of my office at lunch...They were like... "No...?" I just laughed and thanked the person and told him not to worry about it ~ that the Little People took it all, and then I sent him off. Man. What a trip! AAACCCKKK!!! They're in my office for sure! I'd walked all the way over to the window to look at this plant and when I turned back around I nearly broke my neck ~ they'd moved my chair alllll the way across the room and left it *right* behind me! I'm like, "WTF...?" Then I burst out laughing and just plopped into the chair! I said, "What are you trying to TELL me by all this?" I am not sure if I really know "how" to communicate with them since the only experience I've had with that was in that lucid dream, and even then it was them who brought me to their Land. So anyway, I turned to my desk to make this report but before I did, I felt inclined to order the deck... so I did. What next??? *bounces around excitedly* *sings* I got my deck todaaaaayyyy!!! I got my deck todaaaaayyyy!!! I got my deck todaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!! We'll be getting acquainted over the next few days. The Little People were very busy last evening too Good golly Miss Molly but they LOVE my best friend as much as me.

CinnamonMoon:
*Big Smile* Good for you! I have a feeling this is going to really help you with your connection to them too. Communication going both ways! Can't wait to hear what you discover.

BearInMind:
I just went through the individual cards to see what each look like. Gosh, The Singers of Intuition (7) is so purdyful! The Master Maker (22) made me stare for a moment ~ it's very interesting-looking to me. I gasped at The Faery Godmother (25) It's such a purdyful card, and I really like the way she's positioned (pictured). I stared at that one for a while too. Tobaira of the Waters (37) drew my attention for a moment too ~ especially the forefront image. When I looked at The Ilbe the Retriever (41) I burst out with said, "Awwww! He's so CUTE!" Maybe later I'll read about those cards but I'm not planning on working with them now any time too soon. Thanks again for the recommendation Katt and StarDreamer!!!

Mari-la:
Bear in Mind, let´s talk about experiences beyond what people call "normal"/daily consciousness... *giggle* For me it seems that you are walking between worlds each day, even in the office... It sounds so "normal" for you... Years ago I bought the German version of the book "Faeries" from Brian Froud - it is wonderful... (At Amazon they seem to have a special edition now...) May you and the Little People have a wonderful time! *

BearInMind:
Normal? I wouldn't call it "normal" ~ wait ~ maybe I would call it "normal" ~ not too many things the Little People do surprise me but they always catch me off guard and make me laugh and smile with their mischief. I prolly would call it "normal" but to talk about it to "normal" people who have no belief in anything paranormal well, they normally don't find anything "normal" about my "normal" experiences with the Little People... Know what I mean?

Mari-la:
*hehehe* Ohhhhh yes, I know...Aaaaaaaand then: What IS "normal"? *giggle* Who gives the "frame" what is "normal"... Awwww... Hehe - what for you is "normal", what for me is "normal", your normality, my normality might really be for others... Is there any "normality" in "reality"? I understand you... Bear in Mind, may you have a great time with the deck! ...awww, my work is calling, but this thought came up: May be this is exactly one of the reasons the Little People play these games...To let the "normality" of people become more flexible - to help them to open up - and to show them that human beings do not have all "under their control"... Just one of all the aspects Little People hold... May be...

BearInMind:
I believe StarDreamer08 has a very good way of describing what "normal" is I think once she put it something like...: those who have higher sensitivities than others, i.e. extrasensory perception, are "normal" and those who do not (or have not learned to) trust the reality of other levels of awareness are *not* "normal" It's like popular belief of people who are normal is that "normal" people don't believe in the Little People, for example, nor do they trust their instincts, they run from I-Magi-Nation and feel more comfortable and at-home with what is tangible and "acceptable" in today's mundane uptight society. As backwards as it all seems, this perspective seems to me to be one of *the* worlds "best-kept secrets". It's like "so-called" normal people have ways of making "real" normal people ashamed of their heightened

experiences, so for the most part, at least in my own personal "normal" experiences, I I don't talk to "so called" normal people about anything much outside of what I know they can relate to. It's like "casting pearls to swine" ~ meh ~ maybe not that harsh, but now I'm rattling on when I really have to run!

Mouse:
Normal is a cycle on the washing machine. I'm so happy you got your cards. Aren't they awesome???

StarDreamer:
Here's what I said, BIM.

“Yuck, blech, phooey! *spits out those words* I hate those terms, labels.(Gifted, Enlightened, Normal) I sure as heck hope it wasn't something I wrote that led you to think in those terms..... I may have mentioned that we ALL have what is bandied about as "gifts." YES! But we all got em when we were born. Every last one of us have em. Some of us have managed not to have them beat out of us completely through the ministrations of parents, schools, peers, mortgages and an endless cycle of "fitting in" somewhere. Some have to dig in their basements and shine those flashlights harder and longer than others before they rediscover what they've had all along. That does not make anyone more "enlightened" than anybody else. (Sheesh, I hate that word!) They just worked very hard. Or had events in their lives bring them to a point of hitting the wall of muck head on and just had to clear it out or die .... Some hit the wall through physical disease or an emotional crisis. Others just realize one day they want to change their lives. Can happen anytime in life...young, old and anywhere in between. Working to clear out the muck is what finding your path is all about.”

(Edited to leave out personal references) Ugh...I have such a time with words. The ones I've mentioned are so loaded with preconceptions of what they "should" mean that I've begun to find them useless. It's like the "ego" discussion. We can go on and on and on discussing them because they seem to mean something different to everyone. Perhaps that's why I prefer to relate things by experiences...hmmm...hadn't thought of that before. So, while you read what I wrote BIM you did read it with your own preconceptions of what those words mean. That's okay. It’s what we all do. I’m glad you put this here so I can help clarify….if I can. *rolls her eyes*

“those who have higher sensitivities than others, i.e. extrasensory perception, are "normal" and those who do not (or have not learned to) trust the reality of other levels of awareness are *not* "normal"”

I wasn’t quite saying that. I said that we all have those abilities. ALL of us. Everyone who walks the earth. I was expressing that those who have found their way to recognizing and developing them were often wired open for them early on. Some have had to work very hard to open to them. But the potential for doing so is within us ALL. When we become aware of them we have the choice to open or close to them. We are neither “normal” nor “not normal.” It is our choice to pursue them that is judged by the culture in which we live as inside or outside of the “norm.”

So, as far as the Fae go……as far as my understanding of their communication with me goes…and if I get this wrong I know they’ll let me know about it!…I was open to communication with them…that’s why they’re here. Heck! My poor folks were bringing up in the repressive ‘50s a little girl who danced with her imaginary dog playmate, held conversations with saints, and directed (commanded?) the beleaguered neighborhood kids in endless productions of fairy tales. That wasn’t considered the “norm” back then. I embarrassed the bejeebers out of my mom. And she did her best to make me “fit.” When I chose a few years ago to open myself back up to my intuition, etc….well, the Fae started showing up! No big surprise really. Does that help? Or did I make things murkier?

BearInMind:
StarDreamer08, which one either (a)~pushes you into the wall as you walk out the door, or (b)~moves the wall into you as you walk out the door? Because I know I was walking straight this morning when we collided. I cracked up when I read about Ilbe the Retriever this morning. No *wonder* I thought he was so CUTE! And after I read about him, he took a cartoon sock out of my hand I had both of them in my hand and went from the bed to get this red shirt and right back to the bed. When I looked in my hand I only had one sock! I started laughing, of course. So there I am, running late, going back and forth from point A to point B ~ prolly 3 times before I decided to just pick a different pair of socks... I said to myself, well to the Little People, "Psh KEEP the sock! "and then when I turned around the confiscated sock was laying right there on the floor. So anyway, I really understand and appreciate all of what I read about Ilbe the Retriever. Oddly, this morning went through the deck again and ran across a card that wasn't there yesterday when I went through each individual card in the deck after I received them. Could very well be, of course, that I overlooked it, but I don't know how I could because this was another card that attracted my attention ~ Indi (63) so I read about Indi and then I started to get ready to leave the house. Lots of unusual activity this morning!!! When I finally *did* leave the house (late) I stuck my hand into the Yew that stands on the other side of the steps from where the three other Yews are. That Yew is next to the driveway. When I pulled my hand out of the Yew, I saw this bright red flashy thing, and I said to myself, "A real Faery!!!" I'd remembered seeing two cards with red and so I focused more closely on the red flashy thing in the tree. It was moving! OMG I was so... ummm... can't think of the word! So I stepped closer to the Yew, dern near putting my face into its bush to get a better look at this red flashy thing. Then I blinked. And what I was now looking at was the red covering over the right rear brake light on my brother's vehicle. So I'm there thinking, "But it MOVED! It was flashy! What happened? I know ~ maybe it's just my eyesight playing tricks on me... maybe I was looking at the brake-light the whole time and since I'd been reading about those Faeries this morning that's why I thought I saw one in the tree... Yeah! That's what happened! Or not...?" Was that Indi whispering in my ear?

Meh ~ I thought to find the card anyway when I got to work (they're travelling with me...) and it is The Singer of Transfiguration (11). The card does look an awful-lot like the red flashy thing in the Yew tree that Indi has now convinced me was my brother's brake light. I'm going to read about that one soon and then get some stuff done.

I just read information on The Singer of Transfiguration and Great Scott what it describes is so very appropriate and real for me Now that I just read the information with my jaw practically dangling.

Katt:
I absolutely love that deck BIM, and it sounds like it's really making a connection to you as well. You think you've got fae activity now....just wait and see what happens as you work through that deck!

BearInMind:
Katt, honestly, you've taken the words RIGHT out of my mouth! This morning when everything started happening afresh ~ new antics the wall running into me. Sheesh I said to myself that this sudden inclination to order the deck (and next day delivery ) is an opportunity for me to get reacquainted with them... to "remember" is a good way to put it. And seeing that red flashy thing in the Yew was like immediate confirmation until I imagined that what I was seeing was a brake light Now. Listen to that. Is that backwards or what? Imagining to see a brake light when what I really saw was a Faery? Shouldn't it be "imagining I saw a Faery when what I really saw was a red brake light?" Anyway, I agree 100%. We've already "met" each other over the years, they're not scared of me and I'm not scared of them, they seem to love me and I know I sure do like them a whole lot because they always make me laugh and smile. So in my view, reopening the lines of communication is just a matter of time and a moment away. Last night I let the deck lie in the light of the moon (Full today) and then at about 2:00am I put them under my pillow and slept with them there. By golly I think the connection is already established. Anyway I'm carrying them in my pocket today... I have 3 cards separated from the rest of the deck and I'm carrying those close to me. Those are the 7, the 11 and the 25. I don't wanna say "This is wierd" but this is definately "out of the ordinary" ~ I went out for my typical Friday-afternoon billiards game and (not "unusually") I had the privlege of whiping to guys from Ireland. I *always* meet people (mostly men) from Ireland at this place. But what made it such an unusual experience is that I felt inclined to start talking to one of them about Faeries. I don't "normally do that kind of thing" when I *just* meet a person so I was shocking the @#%$ out of myself hearing the words pouring out of my own mouth!

So...I whooped him in pool and played the partner he was travelling with. Mild-manner guy... no big deal... he won by default (I scratched) so... BUT the FIRST guy I'd been talking to asked me on our second game, "Do you *really* believe in faeries???" and I walked over to where I'd left the book and showed him the book (the manual) and said, "ABSOLUTELY!!!" and described the scene with the cartoon socks this morning. So... We played, we shook hands and "parted ways." "those guys were friggen faeries" is what I thought when I'd literally crossed their paths in the middle of 44th Street on my way back to work! They'd left 5 minutes b4 me to tend to "business"! Welll, I hadn't seen them as I was passing, one of them called out my name and wished me well and I turned to do the same to them.... Then as an immediate after-thought, I reached into my purse to give them each one of my business cards to contact me (they're leaving to go on to Chicago on Sunday) so they could touch base with me to hook up to play perhaps before they left....When I went to give them the business cards, they were GONE! POOF!!! Just GONE! I then said to myself, "Faeries!!!" So...My current question, for those more seasoned is: "Can Faeries change their form to human form to "play with us 'in real life' and then just POOF disappear like that...?" Similar things have happened in the past, but I wanted to confirm (generally) whether this is possible...?

This is strange. Or not…The card on the bottom of the deck today was The Piper (24) and I hadn't read it all after I read the card that was staring at me (#53 ~ Death). I'd only read the first paragraph or so then got distracted in my day-job tasks. I noticed that one section of Olyvia Newton-John's song kept going through my head and I kept finding myself singing that one phrase from the song out loud. So I decided to post about it. I realized that that phrase in the song only started repeating after I started to read about The Piper and I cannot get it out of my head now! So I picked up the book and went to finish reading about it. I understand that the Fae aren't about "our" music ~ radio songs and whatnot, but this is really interesting; this repeat-phrase and The Piper defined. I remember a lot of words to that old song and it occurred to me that it might be a nice Faerie song. The last time I heard it was when I had my "breakthrough" and "reunited with my mother" during my escapades with my Monsters in the Basement. It was awesome hearing it then, so I'll replay it here, since it seems to not want to go away but keeps incessantly blaring in my head and coming from my mouth.

Come take my hand
You should know me
I've always been in your mind
You know that I'll be kind
I'll be guiding you

Building your dream
Has to start now
There's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake
I'll be guiding you

You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Your destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

From where I stand
You are home free
The planets align so rare
There's promise in the air
And I'm guiding you
Through every turn I'll be near you
I'll come anytime you call
I'll catch you when you fall
I'll be guiding you

You have to believe we are magic
Nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive
Your destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive For you

One prolly has not much to do with the other but I just felt to share it; seems like a faerie song to me.

CinnamonMoon:
Zanadu!

JaguarEyes:
I've just been online to check out these cards and I must say they look pretty impressive. What are you guys getting me into, I feel like ordering some myself! The three cards I got for a reading were, past Geeeeeooo the slooow, present, The green woman then Nyls the alchemist for future. Now I need to think about these meanings for a while. Mmmm I like these cards already! Thanks you all!

BearInMind:
Jaguar Eyes, they're absolutely fascinating, in more ways than one! I was reading about Ta'Om (29) this morning on the train to work to get acquainted with him, and as I walked to my office from the train another "out-of-the-blue" song phrase started up Ooooohhhh it's magic... you know... never believe it's not sooooooo..." I'd been smiling at what I read about Ta'Om ~ because I recognize "his stuff." So his card, along with the card that was on the bottom (10-The Singer of Healing, which I haven't read yet) I'd put in my left jacket pocket. As I walked, smiled and sang, I started to get my money together to stop and pick up my breakfast. I *KNOW* I only had $6 in the back section of my purse where the rest of the deck is. I KNOW IT! Especially when I pulled out a Five Dollar bill and put it in my left pocket with the cards for my breakfast. Well then I decided to put the remaining single dollar bill in my pocket so I wouldn't have to take my jacket later. But when I pulled it out, it was a Five Dollar bill I'm like, "WTF...?" So I figured maybe I made a mistake and *thought* I put a 5 into my left pocket with the card but that it must have been the single. So I stick my hand in my pocket and pulled it out to be sure, because I was positive it *was* $5 I put in there... and it was. Confused yet? I know I am! So now instead of having the $6, I had $10. Then the song started up again I laughed, wondering if there is a Faerie who changes numbers on money, thanking whatever happened for happening, and jokingly asking for the $5 to be turned into a $50 Weird, eh? *sings and dances* Noooooo, it's MAGIC... Gonna read about the bottom card now.

JaguarEyes:
Mmmmm it's interesting stuff alright! just watch out who knows what they will do next and when! Mischief is the word... I'm just off to check out the cards online again then I'll trot over to amazon and see how I feel about loading up that cart of mine some more.

BearInMind:
YAY!!! ANOTHER VICTIM! Just kidding ~ they're great ~ I certainly am enjoying them! And the cards too!

JaguarEyes:
Can anyone give me a description of the card, Nyls the alchemist? As I haven't the cards or the book, I need some help here I got this card as my 'future' from the online reading I did. I'm really interested to know more about Nyls if you can help me out?

BearInMind:
Nelys the Alchemyst (27) Inner transformation. Irrevocable change. In Faery ~ and sometimes in our world ~ alchemy is the study and practice of transforming the soul from the lead of primitive conditioned reactions to the gold of spiritual and practical attainment. Nelys is mistress of the alchemical arts, and she also understands that daily life is a spiritual exercise. She recognizes that transformation may take place from the inside out or from the outside in. When things are stuck and movement has become impossible, Nelys firmly waves her rowan wand and things happen in ourselves and in the world. Sometimes things just cannot move without readjustment ~ perhaps even radical realignment. We may feel that we should be able to bring our plans to fruition, but we may be aiming at the impossible, or at least at the very inappropriate. Part of the impossibility or inappropriateness may be a result of our own attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors, and part of it may be circumstances in the world ~ things that are beyond our control. Often inner transformation is required in order to achieve what we wish for in the outer world, just as, conversely, changes in the outer world often elicit inner transformation. Personal inner change is the truest transformation of all ~ and in the long run, it is the only change that really matters.

Nelys points out a path we can follow, Jonathan observes, "but she does not lead us by the hand along it ~ although she might give us a nudge if we seem to need it." When an Oracle group member was looking at Nelys, a giggling faery voice said, "If you concentrate very hard, you can get to the bottom of the problem." Starter Reading: When Nelys turns up in your reading, get ready for things to happen, inwardly and outwardly. The stuck becomes unstuck, the blocked begins to move. You may have to run to keep up with the speed at which the situation around you is moving. You may also be surprised by the direction things (and you) are taking. You may find your plans, even your desires and dreams, changing as the transformative process takes place. It might not have been in your plans, but later on you will look back and say, "Wow! It wasn't what I expected, but it was just what I needed." When we have been through such an alchemical process, we can never go back to what we were before ~ which is probably just as well. Reversed: You may be getting in Nelys's way as she does her work. To put it bluntly, you may be the main obstacle in your own path. It may be necessary to transform attitudes and behaviors. She will first approach you with tact and kindly faery warning, pointing out an alternate path you might try. At this point, it would be well to begin actively cooperating with her energy of alchemical transformation. That is quite a hefty faery wand she carries, and I'm sure it isn't just for decoration. I asked her about that, but only got a outrageous grin in reply.

JaguarEyes:
Thanks Bear In Mind, that's really great! Something 'smells' right about this description, I can feel something on the horizon... not expected either or different to what I could expect hmmm...I'll print this out and it'll give me the chance to go over it slooowly.. I appreciate you taking the time to type this up for me... there is that number 9 re appearing again! Also my life path number... interesting BIM... These cards are going into my cart, I'll have to sacrifice a book for them though, I can't have it all...Have a great weekend, ours has just finished, Saturday is a back to work day, Cheers!

BearInMind:
Jaguar eyes, you're *very* welcome, but won't you enable your ez-Inbox for future responses like this? I just went into the Fae Room (still cannot hear the music yet) and was reminded to report something. Yesterday morning I was standing in front of the wall unit in my room, and "something told me" that my butane was behind it. I stooped over and started to take a look, but then for some reason I changed my mind decided to put off looking behind the wall unit, and moved on to do something else on my "To Do" list. About an hour later my best friend picked up a broom and started sweeping by the wall unit. I happened to be standing outside of the room where I could see him, but I was getting some recycle bottles together, and he looked up at me and said in a sing-songy voice, "Guess what? I have something you waaannnt..."[/i] My heart skipped a bet as I immediately responded, "My butane???" and he said, "YEP!"

I burst out laughing, thanked "them" for returning it, and joked with my best friend that, "You know, remember when I was standing there and I stooped over? I'd suddenly got the feeling it was there. They told me it was there and since I didn't go to find it, I guess they decided to tell YOU instead!" I asked him, "You think they'll return the little can too then tell us where to find it?" Gotta love 'em!

May I ask a huge favor, please? I pulled Solus this morning but the Little People took my book! I pulled him a couple of weeks ago but I don't really remember what-all it said about him. Would someone be so kind as to provide that information to me if you have an opportunity? Thanks.

Katt:
I'm just heading out, but I'll try to post it later tonight. For what it's worth though, when I read this, I was given the very strong impression that they hid it for a reason. They want you to open to them, listen to them and learn from them, without relying on the book.

CinnamonMoon:
Solus: Knowledge, consciousness, synthesis, spiritual empowerment Solus stands midway between the realm of the Singers and that of manifest reality--the realms of Faery, this world, and other realms and dimensions. The Singers dwell in a cosmos without boundaries or differntiations, but we and the faeries live in worlds where there are limitations to overcome and boundaries to identify and expand, which helps us to grow. When we don't know what we need or who to turn to, Solus will help us, if we ask. To an Oracle group member, Solus said, "Allow the surface noise to fade. I'm here waiting." Solus encourages us to stand on our own feet, to recognize and utilize our own wisdom, to depend on our own strength, and to acknowledge and work with our own good qualities, using them as stepping stones to improve the less good. yet, at the same time, Solus recognizes that we cannot do everything alone, and helps us to make the connections and to have the insights that will help us to accept wisdom, energy, and assistance from other realms--especially the realms of the Singers and of Faery. With faith in the human spirit, Solace sees us as arrows fired from a bow, choosing our own directions and soaring into undreamed-of heights, empowered by trust and the creative life force. Starter Reading: Solus is radiant, energizing, vitalizing. This presence in a reading often indicates that something new is being brought into being in our lives, partly through our own efforts and partly through the help we are receiving from other realms. Miracles may take place. Movement into the light is occurring. This is a time for taking action, passing on our blessings and learning, and for service given from a position of strength.

Reverse: When the light and spiritual empowerment of Solus is veiled, we need to remember that this Singer is there to help with seemingly lost causes and forlorn hopes. When you don't even know what to ask for, ask for his help and guidance. And then do the best you can for yourself.

Mouse:
Could you offer the card number for people to have quick reference? (instead of having to flick through the entire book, since individual cards are not indexed or mentioned in the Table of Contents? Solus: Knowledge. Consciousness. Synthesis. Spiritual Empowerment Solus stands midway between the realm of the singers and that of manifest reality - the realms of Faery, this world, and other realms and dimensions. The Singer dwell in a cosmos without boundaries or differentiations, but we and the faeries live in worlds where there are limitations to overcome and boundaries to identify and expand, which helps us to grow. When we don't know what we need or who to turn to, Solus will help us, if we ask. To an Oracle group member, Solus said: "allow the surface noise to fade. I'm here waiting". Solus encourages us to stand on our own feet, to recognize and utilize our own wisdom, to depend on our own strength, and to acknowledge and work with our own good qualities, using them as stepping-stones to improve the less good. Yet, at the same time, Solus recognizes that we cannot do everything alone, and helps us to make the connections and to have the insights that will help us to accept wisdom, energy, and assistance from other realms - especially the realms of the Singers and of Faery. With faith in the human spirit, Solus sees us as arrows fired from a bow, choosing our own directions and soaring into undreamed-of heights, empowered by trust and the creative life force. Starter reading: Solus is radiant, energizing, vitalizing. This presence in a reading often indicates that something new is being brought into being in our lives, partly through our own efforts, partly through the help we are receiving from other realms. Miracles may take place. Movement into the light is occurring. This is a time for taking action, passing on our blessings and learning, and for service given from a position of strength. Reverse: When the light and spiritual empowerment of Solus is veiled, we need to remember that this Singer is there to help with seemingly lost causes and forlorn hopes. When you don't even know what to ask for, ask for his help and guidance. And then do the best you can do for yourself. ROFL!!!

CinnamonMoon:
LOL Well, evidently the message was that important.

BearInMind:
Gotta love 'em! Thanks ladies! Gosh they move fast, eh? See how they got that trick RIGHT down to the minute 2:28pm? This must be "their hour" The 2:00 hour. AND The 18th must be their day for this kind of activity too! Because they did the same thing to GhostKatt and StarDreamer08 on 4/18 at 2:25pm....

CinnamonMoon:
Well they sure are giving us some laughs!

BearInMind:
Katt, I did that yesterday morning. Whenever I pull one, I sit with it first for a while, examine it, ask what it is I need to know from them, then I read what's said about them in the book. While I was doing this with Solus yesterday morning, he told me to look into his eyes and view him as I would a mandala; keeping focus on the windows of his soul, so I did. When I "view" a mandala, something(s) often appear to move, some parts might blur, and some areas become very clear. While I gazed into Solus eyes, the left part of his mouth lifted into sort of a smirk. So I smirked back but didn't move my gaze from his eyes. Then the focus shifted and I saw white "slashes" down his cheeks, which brought out the "hairs" growing all over his face. The "hairs" ... There was something about all of his "hair"... Still holding the gaze, I said, "Wow ~ wassup with that HAIR, Solus???"

He told me that his hair is not like ours ~ it's like rubber bands. Not rubber though, but it can stretch waaaaayyyyy out beyond what I could see ~ as far as he wants it to stretch. And the right side of his mouth lifted, turning the smirk into a smile. Then I broke the gaze and his mouth was back in the neutral way it looks of course. Later after I read the double-posted descriptions *giggle* A memory of my FAVORITE dollies came to mind ~ the kind that have knobs in their backs that make the hair coming out the top of their heads longer or shorter. LOVED those dolls ~ can't TELL you how many of them I had!

Katt:
I'm sure you've been sitting with the cards first and then reading up on them, but what I got yesterday was that you need to trust the messages you're being given without checking with the book afterwards. It gets to the point with them that they start bringing through messages and things that aren't written down. You'll see their faces flash before you, go "oh hi!" and wait for the message to come. It feels to me like you're moving to that point...they want you to leave the book alone for a while. You can go back to it in a while, but they're saying to wait at least a couple of weeks. It's exciting to see how this is all unfolding!

BearInMind:
I agree with you Katt. It seems I've clung to that better and with more "comfort" (for lack of a better word... "confidence", maybe?) than with the Medicine Cards. It's a "freer" kind of thing. Can't explain it, but I think it's because I've been aware of the Little People more in my life than with the essence of other creature-beings which I really began learning about in-depth here at Spirit Lodge, in spite of my love for the nature shows on TV. Well, they returned my book. And it's so LIKE them to put it where I already looked several times. Gosh I looked there over and over yesterday morning; when I got home last night, BAM there it was! Go figure... I pulled Spirit Dancer (#36) this morning, and it seemed like I never saw the card before but I'm not gonna say I haven't because that just can't BE, can it??? She said to me, "FLYYYY... BE FREEEE...."

This morning after I invited the Little People to join me as I, I talked for longer than usual in what ended in a literal cry for help as tears fell from my eyes over this current dilemma I've found myself in. Sniffling and drying tears, I shuffled... shuffled... shuffled... then one of my fingers kind of drew to this one card like a magnet ~ can't explain it ~ but I had a strange time when I tried to remove my finger from "sticking" to the card, then I heard, "This is the one!" so there I sat with The Sage. I'd drawn him not too long ago and his message then was appropriate, but very different from what he wanted to express to me this morning. I think he's striking! First thing he brought to my attention was that his "hair" isn't like ours either. There is a peculiar life in his "hair" that sets him apart from the others. There was something itchingly familiar about his eyes, and I quickly realized soon that he is holding his head and eyes in the same position as I do when I am looking at everything around me while not looking at anything at all. When I realized that, he let me know that what he is doing is seeing through his Third Eye, and I understood completely. Well, I *thought* I understood completely I REALLY understood as I thought about The Sage on my walk from the train station to my office. All of a sudden, my breath caught in my chest, tears sprang from my eyes and I began to sob as it dawned on me oh-so-clearly that this way of "seeing without seeing" is what I employ when practicing gang fighting in the Dojo. I'm not getting into that too deeply, but I thank The Sage tremendously today.

Forgot to add that as I shuffled... shuffled... shuffled... after The Sage came to me, I took a look at the bottom card as I had been doing for "reinforcement" and it was #36; Spirit Dancer, still dancing with me since yesterday. I was happy to see she found her way back there. Maybe she is still helping me to work the magic of my own creativity. I sure hope so.

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