HandTales News Spring 2009, The Spiritual Warrior
The Great Spirit breathes in
the breath of life and
the tracks fo that breath
become our fingerprints
~ Navajo saying
HandTales Calendar
Visit the HandTales Calendar or Contact me for a complete listing of Events and Special Offers in Vermont and in California this Spring and early Summer.
DEEPEN YOUR JOURNEY WITH HANDS
HandsTalk Master Mind starting May 20 and every 3rd Weds. of the month, an exciting new teleweb format. Enrollment starting April 24.
Get on the Interest List
Investment:$26.95 per month.
Life Purpose Immersion Retreat
Live Your Life Purpose Outloud facilitated by the top trainers at LifePrints and the International Institute of Hand Analysis
July 17 ~ 20
on the Northern CA Coastline
Retreat~Lodging:$1595,
$200 off if deposit paid by April 30.
Do you want a private session or to host a Hand Reading Circle? Contact me soon to schedule.
[Remember, I can consult with you via phone so that you can live any where in the world.]
The Spiritual Warrior
Requires Soul Courage
For those seeking to live a courageous life,
Spring musings and opportunities:
Spring musings and opportunities:
* Reflections on the Spiritual Warrior
* Your unique Personality Profile
* The HandsTalk Master Mind group
* The LifePrints Retreat: Live Your Life Purpose Outloud
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~ You have started me on the path to reclaiming my life, and begin the work I came to do. ~ The Retreat opened so many doors into my consciousness. ~ It was soul stirring!
These are comments from 3 participants who attended our Live the Life You Are Meant to be Living Retreat last March. We focused on Soul Purpose using the unique wave patterns formed on our fingerprints prior to birth. Recognizing your Soul Purpose and the barriers to getting there can be illusive. It involves the journey from the unconscious to the conscious, noticing, awareness and above all, courage. These participants got it, that is began to understand the life scale, every aspect of self, every day requirements of this Soul Consciousness.
The topic of my Spring musings is about the Journey of the Spiritual Warrior, from the dark to the light from the unconscious to the conscious. The focus is on the hands being your guide to balance and personality strength. Wait a minute! I just said that Spiritual Courage stuff shows up in your Fingerprints. Right? Yes!
You cannot be a spirit without a body. You cannot lead a life full of soul consciousness without concrete personality expression. The tangibles including emotional and physical health must be in top form to support this path to consciousness. That is where the rest of the hand enters the story.
The SPIRITUAL WARRIOR
The Spiritual Warrior is Matthew Fox's term. A renowned theologian, Fox has written a book called THE HIDDEN SPIRITUALITY OF MEN: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine. As a mystic in action, the spiritual warrior is different from the soldier in life, and there must be distinct ways by which the warrior develops his or her strength. This requires an advanced courage. Fingerprint Analysts might argue the source strength for this journey is gleaned and grown through your Soul Map as revealed in your fingerprints not in your hands. I am a Fingerprint Analyst and agree.
Your hands (shape, lines, finger length) are your personality palette, however, and are the vehicle for this soul journey. The path of courage must start by claiming your personality archetype and discovering in what ways it is out of balance. Fox describes four required stops on the journey of the Spiritual Warrior. I have correlated them to the four major zones in the palm, Venus, the Moon, Apollo ~ Mercury and Saturn ~ Jupiter.
To accelerate your journey as the spiritual warrior in search of a life lived fully and with meaning, you can start by answering the questions following each zone discussion. Take my Personality Profile (FREE) to determine your strength and where you might be out of balance. Contact me to receive the Profile. Join our HandsTalk Master Mind group starting in May and sign up for our Retreat: Living Your Life Purpose Out Loud, in July. See calendar in this issue for more information.
The Four Stops for the Spiritual Warrior
1. The Via Positiva (VENUS, Green)
This is the zone of the body, of family and friends, of sensuality and beauty - the active feminine. ~ This is the way of celebrating life, of seeing the world with its beauty and goodness, its grace and generosity—and being open to seeing more. This is the way of reverence, respect and gratitude. It’s the way of original blessing, whereby we live out the truth that the universe and life itself, for all the struggle and pain they dispense, have birthed us as individuals and communities with what we need for happiness and for sharing joy ~.
Questions: How often do you laugh? How easily can you stay in your body in the present? Are you aware of your breath right now? (These are just a few of the questions I ask clients when I see a depleted Venus zone)
2. The Via Negativa (the MOON, Purple)
The Moon is the passive feminine- the vessel of intuition, deep feelings, imagination, the zone of deep meaning. ~ The Via Negativa goes into the darkness, the wounds, the pain and silence and solitude of existence to find what we have to learn there. It’s a way of letting go and letting be, of emptying and being emptied, of moving beyond judgment and beyond control, and learning to breathe, to sit, to be still, to dwell in silence, to taste nothingness without flinching and, ultimately, to focus. It’s the way of grieving. Without grief we can’t move on to the next stage, one of giving birth. The warrior faces death and, because he or she has, loves life more passionately ~, that is can move to Venus more easily and more fully.
Questions: How often can you stop to listen to your still silent voice? Are you afraid of the dark literally and figuratively? Are you stuck creatively? Do you turn to unhealthy outlets to avoid your deep pain?
3. The Via Creativa (APOLLO and MERCURY, Yellow)
~ Having fallen in love with life often (Via Positiva) and having been emptied and learned to let go and let be numerous times (Via Negativa), the spiritual warrior is ready to give birth. Creativity is the weapon, the sword, of the spiritual warrior—who is mother as well as father, and who digs deep into a wellspring of wildness that provides the energy for new life, connections, images and moral imagination by which to change things in a deep, not superficial, way. The true warrior is a co-creator, a worker with Spirit, a worker for Spirit. The warrior hands are the hands of Spirit at work; the warrior mind is seized by Spirit precisely in the work of creativity. As 13th century Catholic philosopher and theologian St. Thomas Aquinas put it, The same Spirit that hovered over the waters at the beginning of creation hovers over the mind of the artist at work. Every warrior is an artist at work for the people that they might live ~. This is the zone of creative communication - Apollo and Mercury joined. When strong they enable us to communicate passion and deep meaning with clarity and joy. This requires vulnerability and willingness to expose our truth which are both intimate acts. If the zones are challenged, the fear of these things may be so strong that healthy relationships and true, authentic expression are strangled and weakened.
Questions: Do you shy away from the spotlight for fear of being burned? Do you tend to isolate and withdraw instead of asking for support and understanding? Do you have challenges in the relationship realm? Do you feel that you are not heard - no one is listening?
4. The Via Transformativa (SATURN and JUPITER, Red)
~ Claims to artistry and to creativity and to co-creation need to be tested. The Spirit requires discernment and evaluation. The primary test for claims of spirit work is that of justice and compassion. Does the work I’m doing pass the justice test? Does it fill gaps between haves and have-nots or make the chasm deeper? Does it contribute to healing and empowerment of the powerless or re-establish the privileges of the few at the expense of the many ~? These are all questions and values embodied by Saturn and Jupiter, including discernment, evaluation, fairness, judgment. Jupiter is about taking action from a place of empowerment vs. entitlement so that others may be empowered. Saturn is the great judge, the moral compass of balance and fairness, of appropriate action. Many who have challenges in these areas have issues of I am not enough or power struggles or poor relationships to money and influence.
Questions: Do you ever find your self saying, I cannot and I will not because of self doubt? Do you over accommodate or rearrange your desires out of guilt? Are you constantly struggling with money? Do you find that promises are broken either yours or those around you?
Are you packed and ready for the next stage of your journey? Again, Contact me to find out more about how these powerful tools can guide you on your quest for a more meaningful life:
* The Personality Profile (FREE)
* HandsTalk Master Mind group starting in May
* LifePrints Retreat: Living Your Life Purpose Out Loud, in July.
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Join me in celebrating the mystery of our lives
in sync with nature!
Join me in celebrating the mystery of our lives
in sync with nature!
Come join us in 2009.
1. Join our handtales blog In Your Hands; exploring the power and magic of our hands. We want your ideas whether you are a hand analyst, palmist or simply a seeker of the truth.
2. Your Fingerprint Decoder Fingerprint Analysis Just want an accurate read on your fingerprint pattern? You have come to the right place.
3. Accurate reporting on your soul journey LifePrints Report Receive an accurate 15-25 page report on your Soul Journey based on your fingerprints.
Recommended Resources
Matthew Fox, Theologian:
The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken Sacred Masculine: Home office, Rotterdam, Netherlands and US Offcie, Mill Valley, CA.
Janet Savage, MHA
802-279-8554
www.handtales.com
janet@handtales.com
Life Purpose sessions in person or by phone . Life Transitions series
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Business Development workshops . Hand Analysis classes
HandTales news is brought to you by Janet Savage, Master Hand Analyst.This is a quarterly publication inspired by the natural rhythms of the seasons. Look for each issue around the equinox and the solstice.
Certified in 1999 by the International Institute of Hand Analysis, Janet is now on the faculty. She has read thousands of hands in a variety of settings, for individuals from 4 to 80 years old and for groups who want to experience the magic of hands. With a Masters in Public Health, she brings 30 years of experience in the areas of health and career counseling, leadership development and teaching to her practice. She helps her clients through major life transitions and to feel more planted in who they are meant to be on this planet.
A gardener and nature lover, Janet believes that the natural world can be our teacher and can help us to re-discover our natural rhythms.
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