HARK Newsletter - August 2004 Issue

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Welcome to the HARK Monthly Spiritual Newsletter.

In this month's newsletter:

In this month's newsletter:
1. Inspirational quotations
2. SELF HELP - books and newsletters
3. A LOST SOUL - can you help?
4. "The Tarot and Consciousness"
5. "Privilege - a challenge?"
6. and FINALLY...

1. INSPIRATIONAL QUOTATIONS:

"What men value in this world is not rights but privileges" Henry Louis Mencken

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." Marcus Aurelius

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." C. S. Lewis

"What would you think me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to death." Eugene V Debs.

2. SELF HELP BOOKS & NEWSLETTERS

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3. A LOST SOUL - can you help?

"It's amazing what one does for love. A show quality English Setter puppy is only worth $450 max and an English Setter around BEAU's age when he was stolen ie approx 2 years old .. the breeders are lucky to give the dog away as no one wants English Setters any more as they are too 'high maintenance'. BEAU is the naughtiest dog I have ever owned in my life but the simple fact is that I just love him. Some days I think I am quite mad but I have a strong feeling deep inside my heart that I must continue my search for BEAU .. I cannot analyse this .. it is just something that I have to do." Susan

BEAU is an English Setter and went missing from his home on the gold Coast on the 1st July 2003. Can you help Susan find him?
You can read more about Beau and Susan's quest to find him at http://www.dogzonline.com.au/beau.htm or email her with any information that may help - Susan_Dennis@bigpond.com

4. "The Tarot and Consciousness" by Vrisha

There are a number of taboo's regarding the care of Tarot cards and Tarot readings.One common taboo is that one should not do Tarot readings for themselves. This just seems silly. Our intuitive faculties work just as effectively for ourselves as they do for anyone else. In most cases, the meaning of a reading for ourself will be more apparent as we are aware of the various influences in our lives, which may not be the case with someone else. I've never heard a legitimate reason for not doing Tarot readings for yourself. Try experimenting with doing readings for yourself, it's fun as well as good practice. A fun thing to try is to do a one card spread in the morning as a ritual to start the day. The query is simply what the day will bring. This adds a magical element to daily activities, provides useful counsel in many situations, and is quite entertaining. It's fascinating how our relationship with our Tarot deck affects our ability to come back into contact with the part of ourselves that the cards represent. Our care for the cards represents our own love for the divinity that they represent. If we wrap our deck in silk and store it in a nice pine box, it starts a sort of ritual that enhances our connection with them. Sometimes I've heard that we should never let anyone look through our deck of tarot cards because their energies would "contaminate" them. While I agree with this practice, my reasons are different. The energies contained within the physical cards don't really have any bearing on our readings; however, the personal connection that we establish with our Tarot deck serves to enhance our faculties.

The "ritual" surrounding the Tarot is absolutely fascinating right from the moment that we see a Tarot deck in a store and decide to purchase it. The desire simply to become involved with the tarot is a lovely and innocent movement of our higher Self to go within and explore our spirituality; some may experience this recognition on a conscious level, some may not, but the same resonance occurs nonetheless. One fond memory of mine is my first exploration of the cards, the innocent curiosity of looking through the images of the deck. Some of the images seem pleasant, some grim, some just seem familiar in some way that we can't quite put our finger on; some of the pictures just draw us in with their mystery. The Moon has always been one of my favorites. When we first start looking through our deck of cards we form our initial innocent, priceless impressions of the cards. These initial impressions become expanded and enlivened as we read about the meanings of the cards and see the connections between the cards in our Tarot readings. The most valuable thing is to just keep doing readings whenever there's a desire to do one. The more we do, the more experienced and intuitive we become. We gain the wisdom of The Hierophant with the carefree frolic of The Fool and experience the intuition and understanding of The High Priestess. It all ties in together!

It's as if over time we begin to experience only the meaning of the cards rather than their physical representation. When shuffling the cards or doing a reading, do you feel the impressions of the cards' energies? Before you flip over the top card on the deck try to feel its vibration, the essence of it. Turn the deck face up and look through the cards, it's as if each one is speaking, telling us something we need to know, guiding us along in our self realization. Even the orientation of the cards as we look through them is all part of the pattern. Everything in life is a part of evolving consciousness; the tarot is an especially lovely tool for our growth. The mystery and experience of the cards is by no means limited to card readings, the more we form a bond with the cards, the more enriching the whole experience becomes.

Conscious thought and intuition can't coexist. Such is the beauty inherent in the tarot and other divinatory systems; symbolism activates a deep level of the mind and puts us in touch with our divine Self. The average person has many self defeating beliefs and incessant mind chatter. The average person thinks 90,000 thoughts a day; it is very difficult to remain in the present moment and focused on the task at hand when we experience this state of consciousness, the waking state. The tarot acts as a wonderful tool to enter a state of the mind where we are in touch with our divinity rather than being absorbed in constant chatter and scattered energies. One thing that the average person doesn't realize is that it is possible to continually experience this state of consciousness when the mind and body are calm and we are experiencing our True Self. There are many different systems for achieving this state; the most effective method that I've discovered is The Ishayas' Ascension. The more we become in touch with our inner divinity, the more enriching and magnificent the experience of the tarot becomes. (As it does with any area of life!)

To discover the real magic of the Tarot, one need only to turn their gaze inward. The answers to all inquiries lie within our own hearts, the seed of the Divine always resides within us and is continually trying to express itself if we only allow it! Essentially we already have all the answers that Tarot readings provide, they just aren't experienced during waking state consciousness.

To contact the author: email vrisha@ishaya.org or visit their web site at www.ishaya.org

5. PRIVILEGE - A CHALLENGE? by Julie Hargreaves

We often hear of people who have overcome adversity, poverty or handicap to achieve great things in their life. We are uplifted and inspired by them, that despite the odds against them, they have succeeded or reached their goals. Their own strength of will or moral character saw them through the tough times and supported them when it would have been easy to roll over and die. Survival itself can be a great motivator, because the consequences of NOT striving might be simply ceasing to exist.

But, what of the challenges of privilege? How does being born into wealth and status, challenge our inner nature? Without a motivator as strong as "survival", would our character flaws stand the test of "sufficiency" and propel us to achieve something for ourselves or merely confirm the old adage "easy come, easy go"?

Would we succumb to the fear of losing what was handed to us on a plate and become mean and miserly? I once read an interesting article about charity and the generosity of the "haves" and "have nots". It seems a charity collection day for a lifeboat appeal went well in the lower end of town - people with not a lot to spare, still gave what they could to help because someone may be in dire peril one day. However, charity was less forthcoming from the occupants of the "big houses", who ironically were more likely to call on the lifeboat services as they were the ones who could afford the luxury of sailing boats!

How often has the fear of loss or the greed for more been demonstrated by rulers who were not content to rule just one domain but went on to conquer other lands? If not undertaken by force, perhaps then by stealth, cunning, alliance or marriage.

But, what about lower down the food chain - what of the manipulations and contriving that some people undertake to claw their way up the social ladder, to be seen in the right company and rub shoulders with the "upper classes". The lack of inner security can be as big a motivator as physical survival for some. When fear shakes the foundation of self balance, and the character is not up to the job, then the outward demonstration can be a downright nasty piece of work, that is prepared to do anything and remove any obstacle in order to be the one on top!

And does a lofty viewpoint also have us looking down on the less fortunate? Do we want that rung of the ladder all for our self or are we prepared to offer a hand up to someone lower down? Or possibly we inflict our help on others rather than really aid them, with our sense of self-righteousness sweeping aside their own desires, wants or even rights, because "we know better"! History is testament to legions of "do-gooders" who had the best interest of their subjects in mind when they took away their children or saved their soul by torturing their body!

Privilege can be a challenge.

It can test our inner nature and provide opportunity for our character to really demonstrate it's ability to sustain inner balance.

When the scales of equity are tipped in our favour and our hands control more power than our inner strength can manage, our weaknesses will be what others know us by.

6. AND FINALLY ...

An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from several weeks of intense action on the German front lines.

He had finally been granted R&R and was on a train bound for London. The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the train, looking for an empty seat.

The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well-dressed middle-aged lady and was being used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I sit in that seat?"

The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, "You Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my little Fifi is using that seat?"

The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the dog.

Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired."

The English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"

The soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat.

The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise the soldier.

An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong bitch out the window."

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