Don’t Offer the Good Biscuits; Abridged version of the spoken end-of-the-program-blog of June 11 2019 for Dutchbuzz; the radio broadcast for Internationals on The Hague FM, every Tuesday from 9-10 when in season.

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In the world around me I see a lot of angry people. Angry at their governments for taking down perfectly healthy trees to feed the bio mass ovens. Angry about animals in the bio-industry being maltreated. Angry at the present president of the United States, – the one whose name we do not mention.  Angry at multinationals being exempt from paying taxes; while other workers- who earn far less than multinational CEO’s –  are being mauled between the millstones of the Dutch tax system.

And all of this is true! All angry people have every right to be! There is loads of injustice in the world! There are a great many inconsistencies in how things are divided. It is true people who pay mandatory health care premiums die or remain ill because the Dutch healthcare system denies them the care they are entitled to. And again the CEO’s of these insurance companies have million plus yearly salaries. Why? Because they are good at squeezing money out of the system they are part of; rather than good for the people they should be serving. It is all true! And yes the present president of the United States is a blatant liar and totally unfit to rule that office. Future historians and investigators will find he committed more than the just now visible crimes against humanity to serve his own interest and that of the billionaire people in his vicinity; the rich who apparently never have enough.

There’s also local injustice. Politicians lying through their teeth during election-time. Deals behind closed doors. Decisions by civil servants ruining other peoples lives; simply because they can.  All of that happening in your own city; a place where one would expect things to be just; a place that should  be just.

The thing though about targeting the negative is that it tends to take up the place of the positive.  Of course one should object against injustice. Beware however of getting stuck. Remember to also pay attention to the things going right. It is much healthier to put the main focus on the good things of life.   Positivity preserves and multiplies the radiant energies. Put the bad happenings in perspective by approaching them with a good sense of humor like the sign someone held up during the recent state visit in England of you know who;  saying : ‘Dear Queen, don’t offer him the good biscuits’

When we emanate the negative; we attract the negative.  Emanate the positive and attract the positive. This Universal law applies to everything.

So my humble take on this is:

• Humor the negative things
• Understand the Injustice without allowing it to take you Hostage
• Make the Difference
• Be The Change
• Live to Be Grateful
• Evolve into a life changing human being

While there are plenty of Nan Yar-Who Am I cards that fit the bill connected to the subject of replacing the negative with the positive (basically all cards really) I ‘happened’ (do these things really happen by accident?) to bump into a lovely practice presented by Prune Harris; one of the teachers I highly value in Energy Medicine.

This 7 minute meditation helps release emotions that no longer serve you

Wishing you loads of positive vibes and energy

Ingrid

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On youtube I saw an intriguing piece of storytelling recently about a teacher who one morning in high school gave all
her pupils an unexpected test to make. She placed the exam forms face down in front of the students on their tables, just as she would always do, and once everybody had received their questions, the teacher told them to turn their papers and start the test.

To the students surprise however; there were no questions on the piece of paper they had been given. All they saw was a black dot right in the centre. When they asked their teacher about the meaning of this, the teacher said:

“Just describe what you see.”

So the students wrote down what they saw on the piece of paper; the teacher collected the results and read out loud how each and every student had been writing about the one black dot. After reading out the last one she said:

I’m not going to give marks for this test; I just want you to think about what I am going to say….All of you have described the one black dot; none of you has described the white sheet it was on.

The moral of this story I think is this:

Just as we are conditioned to learn and speak certain languages and are unaware of words and languages we have not been taught to speak; our minds are, through cultural conditioning, upbringing and personal experience taught to see certain things a certain way. In the case of the black dot test; the students dealt the with the task they were given in the way they were conditioned to think; they answered the question on the exam form; they never looked at the carrier of the question.

Is it fair to say that this is what happens in daily life as well? That the first thing we tend to see is the black dot, the imperfection, rather than the good things that also happen in life? Naturally some negative happenings in life are so overwhelming that it is only fair to give them time to process; but is this true for all things that seem to block our happiness? Do we sometimes forget to look at the bigger picture and overlook the many good things that also happen? How come we often give that one black dot a front seat in our thoughts?

It reminds me somewhat of the way the media work by selecting the most devastating pieces of news from among the happenings of over 7 billion people. This, because they know modern society’s human brain is geared to watch for the most dramatic breaking big first. Thus, the media generate lots of money. (making it more about the money than about giving people a fair view of ‘all’ that is happening in the world)  That doesn’t mean however all the good things that happened in the world at the same time are non-existent. While the black dot surely exists; there is also more than meets the eye.

This is applicable too for relationships; businesspartners, lovers, parents, whatever relationship between one human  and the other you can think of. The one black dot has the power to wipe out lots of good things to be grateful for.

A slightly different perspective on the subject of ‘not seeing things’,  is depicted in ‘What the bleep do we know’ , the 2004 documentary on quantum physics and how things only happen when we observe them happening, and how the outcome also depends on how we observe these happenings.

Particularly one scene stayed with me,  picturing a native American shaman who at first was unable to see the ships that brought Columbus to America as the concept of a Clipper Ship was not embedded in his cultural conditioning. (link to this particular extract of ‘What the bleep’ can be found underneath this blog)

So, while ‘black dots’ may divert our views on the bigger picture in life and we might at times be unable to recognize things for what they truly are; I think the message is to keep our eyes open an take in as much as we can; or ….’make the most of it’……

Ingrid Schippers, 31-08-2017

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The abridged spoken version of this blog, features as end note on  ‘Dutchbuzz’, the radio hour for Internationals every Tuesday ( with the exception of summer and Christmas recess) from 10 to 11 pm on ‘Den Haag FM and can be found in the Programme Archive of  the Dutchbuzz podcasts, dated September 5th 2017

Link to ‘What the bleep to we know’ excerpt: native American shaman who at first is unable to see the ships that brought Columbus to America

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While it  can seem nice, to mutter and moan openly about things one doesn’t like, there’s a catch to living in a free country and being able to say what you think. That catch being that merely complaining about something, without doing anything constructive about it, makes you a conspirator in what you are complaining about.

In short: being negative about the world you live in, generates negative energy in return.
Let me try and explain this with an example.

Suppose someone in traffic for instance lifts the middle finger at you, and you, getting angry , lift the middle finger in return. What you’re left with is two people lifting middle fingers at each other, NOT making a pretty picture in the middle of traffic.
So what can you do to change that situation?

You could smile for one.  I’ve noticed it takes people completely of guard. By reacting the opposite way of how they feel, you take away their leading role in the situation.
A friendly wave is a very effective tool in that context as well.

Now, you perhaps think I must be getting a lot of middle fingers raised at me when I’m so knowledgeable about the subject,  but here’s the interesting thing;
Ever since I began to understand that getting angry in return only creates more adversity, I hardly have any problems in traffic, or in other situations for that matter, for I’ve learned to turn away from the source of my anxiety.

There’s this ancient wisdom in the legend of the Archangel Michael fighting the Dragon. While he effectively fights the dragon, he doesnt look him in the eye while he fights him. The dragon’s anger does not become Michael’s anger. Michael fights the Dragon but doesn’t merge with its state of mind.  Instead, he stands above it.  That is a piece of wisdom with huge consequences, not to be drawn into the negativity somebody else is trying to impose on you, resisting the temptation to be drawn into other peoples feelings. It’s a challenge, but possible.

Test it once when a friend blames you for something you think differently about or when a relative, boss or teacher showers you in reproach; ask yourself: “Is this what I want to be part of?”

I predict that even merely becoming conscious of the fact you’re being lured into the story line of somebody else, will summon up a smile.

Ingrid Schippers 8 March 2016

This blog is recorded as weekly end-note of Dutchbuzz.nl, the radio program for internationals, every Tuesday on The Hague FM from 10 to 11 pm. All programs are archived at Dutchbuzz.nl.

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You know how violinists can boast on having a real Stradivarius?
Well….my dog is a real Pavlov.
Pavlov, for those not familiar with the researcher who tied his name to dogs drooling at the sound of a bell indicating food was on its way, was a scientist who in fact studied human behavior, but felt dogs would serve the purpose of evidence too.
Personally I find the ease with which science compares rats and other animals to people often questionable,
but Pavlov I must admit had a point with his claim that living beings in general tend to respond to programmed impulses.

Taking my dog as an example, she responds like a prototype should.
When I call her name, she stops in her tracks, turns around and looks at me.
When I place her food tray on the floor, she immediately comes to the kitchen to eat (also when the food tray is empty)
When I put my shoes on to go out, she runs to the front door to get there first and sits till she’s figured out whether she’s allowed to come or not.  She even does this when I put my house slippers on, which proves it’s my  ‘when I put things on my feet’  behavior that triggers the dog’s pattern.

Now as with many humans, the dog funnily enough doesn’t really know why she is doing what she is doing.
She has been programmed to behave this way, it is her pattern.
Us human beings also live by a lot of patterns and after a while also tend to forget why we do what we are doing.
Patterns create an illusion of safety. They dispense the necessity to be on our guard, as patterns tell us ‘this is the way we do things around here’. Yet ask your Self this:

Are patterns in fact a reflection of reality?

 

The 4 of Challenges: Patterns. (click on the card to learn more on its meaning.)

Patterns are tricky habits, making us believe we have everything under control. They are rules to live by. We believe they will keep us from missing out on something; while meanwhile we miss out on everything that takes place outside of these patterns
Patterns are like strongly embedded bob-sledge-trails in our brains, which we follow as fast as possible, not out of mindfulness but out of ‘pattern-fulness.’

Now consider this:
Do your regular sledge – trails really serve you?
What would it be like to take a relaxed stroll in the park and have a change of scenery?

In fact, with Christmas coming up, let’s make this a personal casestudy.
Dive into your subconscious and see what you would really like to celebrate this year surrounding the holidays and most importantly  how you would like to celebrate life.

Step outside the Xmas comfort zone and do something totally different for a change;
a bit like Scrooge who had a life changing experience and saved the life of little Tim by listening to the inner voices of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Scrooge after all, is nothing but an Archetype, or prototype if you will, mirroring how we tend to live by following patterns…

Celebrate this year’s Christmas as if you are celebrating for the very first time in your life.
Explore what you see happening around you, discover what you can mean for others at the same time asking yourself what would serve you in the present circumstances the best.
Have yourselves a merry conscious christmas holidays…

Some more on the Nan Yar – Who Am I number 4 card of Challenges:
The Suit of Challenges are all about the development of the I-consciousness, the divine center traveling with us from experience to experience within one lifetime;
and from lifetime to lifetime and the intermissions in between.

The 4, is the number of balance, the comfort zone in which we like to reside. However there is more to life than the 4, such as proceeding to the 5, the number of the essence of being human, or the 6, the number of communication.

Tapping on Patterns. Energycize by Donna Eden
Should your subconscious come up with the answer you might do well changing some of your patterns;
then Donna Eden, hands you this easy and simple exercise
If you can’t tap yourself, ask someone else to do the tapping for you, while you create your own affirmations.

With all best wishes

Ingrid Schippers

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The cards summon up and support,
what you already know deep down inside.

Even though the cards of the Nan Yar – Who Am I method are read by the brain, they stand in direct communication with the subconscious. This is how things work with everything in daily life.
Should we only be guided by what is perceived by the brain; we would be computers without any form of empathy.

It can even be stated our subconscious plays the major part in the way we ultimately perceive and experience life.  This can be compared to an iceberg, of which 2/9 is above surface while the remaining 7/9 is out of our immediate view and perception, even though it can confront you big time, which in turn is what determines the way you ultimately feel.

Needless to say we, in the West, live in our heads a lot; in other words spend a relatively big amount of time living in only 2/9 above water.
The discomfort of that, is that our feelings of well being, happiness, curiosity or drive, do not reside in this ‘ 2/9 direct recipient of information’ , but…as the word indicates…in our feelings, the ‘invisible’, ‘non-proven’ 7/9 of who we are.

Without this subconscious, we would be robots without feelings. This is exactly the reason why government institutions and  courts of law, often  feel totally cold, harsh and unjust, as they totally only work with 2/9 of the perceivable humane truth, while the other 7/9 of the truth resides in the unknown.

We may not always be aware,  but the biggest part of our life is shaped after and initiated by that which we cannot directly perceive.  The Nan Yar – Who Am I cards, serve as a mirror to accelerate what otherwise would be kept hidden a while longer.

Everything within our perception, the top of the iceberg, has the function to summon up what lies underneath the water, in the subconscious. We associate that which we see,hear, touch, (sensory perception) with something that also lives within our inner world, and where the brain at some point knows limitations, the possibilities in the subconscious may well be as infinite as the Universe; with the experiences we thus gather in the subconscious reflecting back to the sensory system in the ‘top’ conscious.

Basically, everything operates in cycles. Just as insects and fruits serve as food for birds, who in turn serve to spread seeds, who in turn sprout and serve as food, literally everything that takes place in life stands connected, one way or the other, with all the other occurrences in life.

Everything in the world exists for a reason.
Everything has its own life cycle and as such is connected to everything else in life.
This connectivity in all its diversity of the 3 layers, the physical, psychological and spiritual realities, (see also module 3: the 3 Realities and their Gatekeepers) is mirrored in the last card XXI  The World as depicted at the top of this module

The World has good reason to be the last all-encompassing card.
Similar to how everything in life is connected , all 78 cards of the Nan Yar-Who Am I method are also inter-connected.
The presence of one card in the pack creates the prerequisites for all other cards to exist, in numerous different combinations, interpretable in an infinite number of ways.
As such, the Nan Yar – Who Am I cards, mirror as many situations as are present in the real world and are connected to all other sources of  wisdom at the disposal of humanity.
Tools such as the Tarot, on which the Nan Yar Who Am I method is based, are also part of life for a reason and also part of a life cycle. It are media that end up in the world to serve as steppin’ stones to a next phase in the development of the human collective, starting with a few people, to gradually be adopted into a culture.

In the past 5000 years, from about 3000 BC to the end of the 19th century,- the so called Kaliyuga era-, much as changed in the fields of human thought, feelings and spiritual awareness.
Money was introduced, originally as a means to a goal, but soon became the goal. Humanity materialized placing a priority on appearances rather than a connection to the natural world, an image more real today than ever before.
And where before Kaliyuga there was an individual connection with spirituality from within;
this was now taken over by external institutions, churches, ruling their followers ‘from above’ .

Because of this, the capacity to source from ones own inner knowing, was overruled by cultural rules and regulations generated by the outside world (not to be confused with card XXI The World , which consists of an outer ánd an inner world.) thus moving esoteric knowledge to secret societies that only few were privileged to know about.

On the one hand this turned the individual person more into a member of the community, while on the other hand it in fact isolated the ‘ordinary’ individual from The World with the natural connection to the inner world and the insights that belong to it being severed and out of reach of that community.

These changes however are certainly not just negative; they are also part of a development. Learning curves for (wo)mankind, inspiring  awareness, enabling people to learn and distinguish night from day, darkness from enlightenment. (as depicted in the Nan Yar – Who Am I card 2 of Challenges: Dilemma.)

When Greek philosophers appear on the world stage, a new growing awareness is introduced in the way people think, with the individual becoming aware of having  an I-consciousness; initiating a quest to (re) discover the relationship between humanity and The World , the inner world and the outer world. This as opposed to earlier peoples who were guided by their Faraos and other leaders and regarded their leader as their god.

It is in the narratives of Homer that the first individual life stories, biographies and character descriptions are being displayed and it is a Greek diary in which someone refers to himself as ‘I’ for the first time in written history.

This historic phase in human development can be compared on the individual scale of a life time with a child around the age of 3, when it refers to itself  as ‘I’ for the first time and recognizes its own individuality.  It is basically then, it starts to create its own life story and becomes its own Storyteller

The esoteric sources from which the Marseille Tarot originates and from which Wisdom is handed down to humanity so it can further develop itself, were still kept hidden in Greek-Roman times. They were only accessible for initiates, priests and mystics.
At the sacrifice of ones life, it was forbidden to divulge any secret knowledge, as the awakening I-consciousness of ordinary people was still at the age of a toddler.

In the Middle Ages, the church ruled, – and moreover controlled- , the I-consciousness. While the Church was very much aware of this inner knowledge available to humanity it tried everything to keep these sources away from their flocks. The last thing religious institutions especially in those days wanted, was to have an independent parishioner with a mind of its own. (also see module 1: Earth,Breath, Presence)
To have ones personal spiritual connection was strictly forbidden. In the 7 prerequisites to live on earth (also see module 3: The 3 Realities and their Gatekeepers) inner spiritual life is therefore shown in disguise as V: The Pope, number 5, the number of the human being and the quintessence of life, the core.  (also see: module 5: People and Numbers)

Only as predecessor of the period of Enlightenment that would follow the Middle Ages did the Tarot appear in the world. As with other esoteric knowledge it took some time to be recognized as a Tool to explore ones inner world with.  To begin with it was used as a regular card game. Only later was it used to predict the future with, mostly with a (clairvoyant) third person interpreting the cards, rather than in dialogue with oneself.

Until this very day, the Tarot is used in a wide variety of interpretations, mostly by third parties interpreting the dialogue created through the cards.
The structure and composition of the Tarot however, with her archetypes, suits and number characteristics (also see module 4: The 4 colors: Challenges,Insights, Gifts & Tools)  define the cards as a perfect medium to distill your own insights in dialogue with yourself, while staying close to who you really are, with the Nil-card, The Storyteller from the Nan Yar – Who Am I method, serving as your personal guide.

In daily life you can apply the Nan Yar Who Am I personal Development method to draw a card every now and again and  interpret it with your own associative thinking, a natural gift rendered to every developing human being, safe-guarded in your subconscious); combined with what you know about the meaning of Numbers,Colors en Archetypes as discussed in the 7 modules of this course.

More extensive card readings, such as the drawing of 3 cards:  recent past- present-near future, or the so called ‘Celtic Cross’ displaying 10 cards enconpassing the present situation and its possible outcomes (for you to interpret!), are further explained in the Nan Yar Who Am I group training and individual sessions and in the Life Make Over Journey Book.

Since ‘walking’ and ‘thinking’ draw from the same source of lifeforce”,  the group training, individual sessions and Life Make Over Journey Book, also offers breath- and bodywork exercises from ‘The Body language of Energy’ to support the energies of personal development.

The ‘Nan Yar all cards’ page is one of the pages on the energy counseling website which offers the opportunity to draw your cards on line and source information on the meaning and background of all 78 cards.
Scrolling down on the same page you’ll find a small shop to buy the Nan Yar – Who Am I personal development cards with an explanatory booklet, or one of these products separately,  or the download of the booklet that comes with the cards.

You are invited to respond to this 7 module course  with questions and comments through the comment form at the bottom of the blog page. Your reaction will be read and shared underneath the blog you responded to.

Should you prefer a one-to-one exchange, send me an e-mail through  the contactform or mail me at: info@energycounseling.nl

I regularly give lectures discussing the content of the 7 modules, either on locations chosen by me or at invitation of  companies and events.

30-08-2015,

Ingrid Schippers

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In daily life perception, there appears to be one physical reality only. Our senses are in fact programmed to perceive only that which we can touch, see,hear, smell and taste.

Yet there is more to existence than what we can weigh and measure, elements as important as our physical presence .
Even more so, it is in these other layers of reality the sources of personal development are located through which we can communicate with our selves.
This module explains how this is expressed in the Trump cards.

All Trump cards, meaning the cards the Major Arcana consists of, the numbers I to XXI ,  with the Nil card, The Storyteller, leading the way, reflect a human life starting at birth all the way to the day to pass over to the spiritual world. These segments or phases are personified by ‘Archetypes’ mirroring their characteristics.

The ascending numbers (O tot XXI) do not imply an ascending value of the cards in the sense of XVII The Star being ‘worthier’ than VII The Chariot.  Similar to events happening in daily life, the moments in which we manifest certain behavior do not necessarily occur in chronological order. At one time we are card number III The Empress, while in another moment we’ll be card number XII The Hanged Man.
The deeper meaning of each individual card/archetype will be explained further on.

Each card is responsible for a characteristic of who we can be in its own way and just as important as any other card. Sometimes it are the small gestures that make the day. It is not always necessary for something to be ‘big’ or ‘bigger than’ to be effective.

Every human being carries all archetypes within. At the same time every human being is unique or as I read somewhere once: ‘as unique as everybody else’.

This is why each archetype of each trump card will reflect differently with each personality. In this context The Storyteller is again best capable of telling its own life-story. Of course one connects during life, with other people and opportunities, being part of  the bigger picture after all (XXI The World), yet ultimately you unlike any other, know exactly what an archetype reflects for you.

The number 3 in the layers of Trump cards.

The meaning of 3 emerges in many different esoteric settings. In the numerology interpretation of the Nan Yar – Who Am I Tarot the 3 is seen as the number of creation, which can be described as follows in the order of things: :

• While  the 1 still carries all potential within,
• and the 2 is the number of polarity within which life-force can begin to flow,
• the 3 is about what is created as a consequence of  the 2, the duality of things.

In the capacity of the number of creation the 3 also appears in the Nan Yar – Who Am I interpretation of the Tarot.  Divided into 3 layers of 7 cards,(I to VII, VIII to XIV, & XV tot XXI) the groups of trump cards mirror 3 different segments of being that c0-evolve in the life of The Storyteller. These layers comprise groups of archetypes carrying their own unique qualities (in addition to their unique individual qualities) as part of their role in a certain layers of life.

These layers are:

• The Temporal Body (Trump cards I, The Magician – VII The Chariot.)
• The Evolving Soul  (Trump cards VIII: Justice- XIV Temperance)
• Eternal Spirit (Trump cards  XV: The Antiforce   -XXI The World)

The Nil card, The Storyteller, precedes the 3 layers and is, as always, impartial to the characteristics of any other card, thus treading the world with an open mind, getting to choose from all aspects of life, thus creating the opportunity to get the most of it.

The following overview of the 3 realities, begins with the gatekeeper of each reality. The picture heading this module gives a full overview of all cards and the reality they are united in.

1.The Temporal Body.  I The Magician – VII The Chariot.

Briefly summarized, the first 7 archetypes of the Trump-cards mirror the conditions needed to function in the physical world.

• I The Magician is capable of handling gravity and knows the true story behind the illusion. As such, the magician is also the Gatekeeper of physical reality. When one can observe what takes place behind the veil, one is also capable of seeing the true nature of the other facets of the Temporal Body.
• II The Popess: recognizes her inner wisdom/intuition.
• III The Empress rules over the Yin Energies of Life
• IV The Emperor rules over the Yang Energies of Life.
• V The Pope mirrors the divine consciousness which lives within all human beings, no matter the origin of their religion or personal convictions.
• VI The Lovers mirror how all individuals live in relationship to each other, no matter the sort of relationship, lovers, friends, business partners,  parent-child, teacher-student etc.  A person develops and functions in relation to other people and blossoms when this is done with love.
• VII The Chariot: Living in the Now, realizing it is about  how  you manifest yourself now. Everything is adjustable at all times. No saint without a past, no sinner without a future.

2. The Evolving Soul, trump cards VIII (Justice) – XIV (Temperance)

The second layer of seven trump cards concerns the conditions enabling the soul to travel and co-experience along on the physical plane.

• VIII Justice. Honesty towards the self as well as the outside world is a first condition to have the soul co-develop. It should ‘be feeling right’. In that context the Archetype of Lady Justice is also Gatekeeper of the evolving soul. No true development can grow from dishonest soil.
• VIIII The Hermit. Thus the Hermit goes on its quest for its true self in all honesty.
• X The Wheel of Fortune. In the Nan Yar interpretation of the Tarot, the number X card refers to Freedom of Choice. It is not fate that will determine the outcome but the rightful owner of the life in question that holds the cards at play. It is for The Storyteller which glass is half full, half empty or refillable.
• XI Force.   When the 3 horizontal rows of 7 cards are laid out  on the table (as in the poster in the right upper corner) card number XI is seen lying exactly in the center of it all. In that context each Storyteller is the center of its own world and lies its power in totally remaining itself.
• XII Only then can the archetype of The Hanged Man  emerge itself into the experiences life has to offer, without loosing itself in what is happening, while looking at life from its very own angle.
• XIII Transformation. Memento Mori, ‘Think to die’ this card says, do what you wish to experience with your heart and soul and do it now.
• XIV Temperance,  Using only that which you need and avoid creating waste on any level, lifts the spirit.

3. Eternal Spirit. Trump cards XIV(The Antiforce) – XXI (The World)

The third layer of seven trump-cards involves eternal spirit. All things created by mankind on earth, mirror themselves in eternal spirit, causing the individual human being to be responsible for  his or her own actions and subsequent creation of  Karma as a result of those actions. As a ball rolls away when you kick against it, every action taken in life has a consequence.

• XV The Antiforce.  In the context of the above, the antiforce serves as a reminder to live up to moral standards, also turning him into the  Gatekeeper of eternal spirit; for the way a life is lived on earth, directly determines its spiritual outcome.
• XVI The Tower. To proceed on the spiritual path one needs to let go of attachment, not just of material possessions, but also of certain patterns or beliefs that can keep a person prisoner in his or her earthly life.
• XVII The Star personifies setting an example by sharing its true and precious gift with the world and doing so offering a first glimpse of an enlightened being.
• XVIII The Moon reflects the light of the sun and passes on spiritual knowledge through dreams and intuition.
• XIX De Sun is what life gifts humanity in all her appearances and  manifests in the heart of those who are open to it.
• XX  Judgment  is the responsibility one takes over ones own life; knowing that each and every gesture and action contributes to ones own Karma and subsequently to the Karma of human evolution.
• XXI. De World is the All Encompassing, in which all layers of development are united and all human dimensions are being made visible.

As such all trump cards reflect their own particle of  the total of things and guide us through our own interpretation of it.

When drawing a card, it is important to remember the cards are not there to tell you what is right and what is wrong, yet merely to make you aware of your possibilities in their context.

Further explanation of the meaning of the cards can be found on the energycounseling website under: Nan Yar: all nan yar cards.

                                                                                     Next module: The 4 Colors…

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I find myself on earth and encounter myself.

The course  ‘Ancient Wisdom and Personal Development’ , published  in 7 modules on the energy counseling blogpage following this introduction,  offers a view on how to apply sources of  knowledge for yourself by yourself as a lead to get more ‘return’ out of your potential in life.   

In essence, everybody has what it takes to walk his or her path.

Each individual is born with exactly those prerequisites needed for survival, prerequisites as unique as ones fingerprint, in turn handing unique opportunity.

In the present state of development, humanity, now more than ever, is influenced as  well as distracted at the cost of unique individuality and its qualities.

Only a few images on television are to paint a situation from somewhere around the world;
while advertisements and movies tell us what is supposedly good for us, mostly based on commercial norms and values. Compared to the infinite diversity of images humanity could álso produce, the newsflashes and web posts are merely drops in the ocean.   Mobile communication (twitter,apps)  increased the effects of half words and messages, limiting the human view point to a smaller spectrum while filling up a bigger part of available time and space.

Fortunately each development has a way of triggering a counter development. Next to the current increasing flow of relatively little information coming from the outside, a growing need arises to find answers from within. Humanity is also on a quest to do things differently. We are becoming more conscious of the choices we make, the things we do and begin to phantom it is our own behavior that influences the outcome.

Ancient techniques such as Yoga, Qi Gong en Tai Chi gain ground, literally and figuratively speaking. Eating habits are being scrutinized and in the medical field energy medicine guides us on an exploration tour of re-discovering the natural healing methods we were born with, enabling the individual to support his or her own energies and stay healthy.

Combined this ‘Body language of Energy’  and the basic question of them all in the field of personal development:  ‘Who Am I';
offer the individual human being guidance on a journey of its own amidst the vast currents of outside information.

The Nil-card of the ancient wisdom-based Tarot,  The Storyteller, (depicted at the right) is such a human being, traveling the world, knapsack on its shoulder, making the journey without preconceived convictions or cultural conditioning.

Imagine what you would do if you could walk your path, without expectations from the outside world, financial obligations or embedded cultural belief systems.

In essence it is the mission of each human being to develop itself in the course of life, by means of ones own insights, gifts and tools, to such an extend that these can be used to meet the similarly unique challenges each person inevitably meets on the path of life.  

In that, one is lonely in the sense nobody else can think,feel or want what you think, feel or want to do with your life. This is what gives you your freedom of choice, regardless the circumstances.
At the same time we are all united and serve as mirror to each other, at times to show how it should not be done, at times to star as an example.

We all come to earth with our own script. The better one knows oneself, the better one can make ones own choices and be ones own director, serving oneself first and ultimately the greater good. In that we are often stronger than we think we are and often have more to offer than we give ourselves credit for. What you think and feel, the way you act is unique for who you are and fits your life like a glove.
The Hermit, number VIIII  of the Trump cards, depicts this Journey of the individual on earth, in search of its true self, hidden behind the soul.

The next  7 modules describe which elements are at play in the Tarot, based as it is on ancient wisdom.  The Nan Yar – Who Am I  method is an interpretation of  it, with the focus on determining ones own path in personal development.

The following subjects are reviewed: 

Module 1: Earth, Breath, Presence,  the  3 prerequisites to get going.

Module 2: The Storyteller in The World  on the inter-dependency of inner world on the outside world and the other way around. We all learn in relation to others.

Module 3: The 3 Realities and their Gatekeepers.   3 layers of 7 trump cards each (numbered from I to XXI)  depict the different perspectives life comes with.  In the Nil-card,  The Storyteller, the ‘I’ of the individual , all realities gather during the course  of a lifetime.

Together the Nil + 21 other trump cards, form the 22 cards of the so called ‘Major Arcana’ which translates to ‘Big Secret’.

Module 4: ‘The 4 suits (colors): Challenges, Insights, Gifts & Tools, describes the other 56 of the total of 78 cards, gathered in the Minor Arcana (Small Secret) divided in 4 groups of 14 cards each, numbered 1 to 10 plus a Page, Knight, Queen and King in each suit;
all carrying specific guidance in combination with the color they are part of.
Also these qualities gather in The Storyteller during the course of life.

Module 5: People and Numbers,  explores the significance of Numbers, which play a big part in the interpretation of  both the 22 Trump cards and 56 Number and Court cards.

Module 6: Communicating with your Inner World.  explains how the subconscious (as opposed to conditioned thinking) mirrors the Archetypes, Colors and Numbers, and thus reveal their insights to its rightful owner.

Module 7: ‘Who Am I in Daily Life’  describes how the Tarot as used in the Nan Yar – Who Am I method serves as an I-consciousness guide in personal development. This module also gives a brief overview of human consciousness through time.

Scrolling down to the end of the page, you will find a form to respond to each module. Reactions are read and answered (if required) on the website.

For personal questions, not be shown publicly, you can sent a mail to Ingrid Schippers at: info@energycounseling.nl.

And keep in mind….The Trick is to EnjoY It.

Next weeks Module 1: Earth,Breath,Presence.

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Anything imaginable is also possible.

“Use your imagination”. I bet it has been told to every one of us at some point or maybe even several times in our lives.
The remark carries more significance than one might think at first glance.
It is in fact one of these things we tend to say without really listening to ourselves saying it or grasp the true importance of.

Take a moment to consider this:
Every human invention throughout history, is a product of someone’s imagination.

Someone at some point sat on a rock one night feeling cold and wondered what it would be like to be able to use fire to cook food and warm oneself. Thus the making of fire was discovered.

Someone at some point in evolution wondered how life could be made easier by using a blade to turn the soil rather than a spade. Thus the plough was invented.

Someone at some point in time wondered what would happen if water was turned into steam and used to set a machine in motion. Thus the steam engine was invented.
As for art; painters, authors, sculptors and other artist have wondered what would happen if they would use those colors, or that storyline or this tool to shape their work.

We take a lot for granted in daily life and are often distracted by things that go wrong.
What about all that goes right? The things humanity has created simply by using constructive imagination?

It can be a wholesome self-praise exercise to see what solutions you have come up with in trying situations.
Observing, without self-judgment (and without wondering what others would think of the way you’ve handled yourself!) taking a moment to reflect how you came to do something, which ideas were at the base of your actions.

We tend to get drawn into the drone of daily life; going to the shops we’re used to, cooking the meals we know how to make, following the same sort of solutions to our queries, using the same roads to get from A tot B.
What if taking a different route for a change, leads you past a rural lane rather than the highway?
How long ago since you’ve seen a rabbit hop? When did you last read a novel you couldn’t put down? How long ago since you wrote in a dairy? or even wrote down a simple thought?

You’ll find the following concepts have a lot to do with creating a positive experience.

- Creating Diversity, taking a different route in life for a change.
– Positive thinking. Is the glass half full, half empty or as read somewhere a little while ago: refillable?
– Soul honesty. Can I look myself in the eye over this and know I did the best I could?
– Genuine intention. What interest do I have in mind? Is it about the money? or the dogma? or about personal fulfillment?

On this I leave you and wish you an imaginative summer season.
Should you want to jog your imagination a little every now and again, you can draw a card for free on this website www.energycounseling.nl, like the one depicted next to this blog: the 8 of Gifts, titled Imagination, which says:

“Anything imaginable is also possible.”

This blog was written and recorded for Dutchbuzz.nl radio and can be listened to at the end of the podcast dated June 30 2015.
On the website, in the section ‘all nan yar cards’ you can read further explanations on all the cards, among which the 8 of Gifts.

To stay informed on the publication of events as well as the latest blogs on subjects linked to the Nan Yar Who Am I cards, please use the contact form of the website.
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Take a look at the next blog and join the free on line Nan Yar -Who Am I personal development course : ‘Ancient Wisdom & Personal Development.

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Marketing tool number 1 these days, seems to be to use a number in the heading of the subject one writes about.

A simple internet search easily provided me with:

2 Ways to Make Money From Stocks.
3 Ways to Get Clients
4 Unshakable Beliefs of Every Great Leader
5 Most Important Molecules in Your Body
6 Ways to Tie a Scarf and
7 Stages of Grief

Funny things is though that while we often know exactly what the guidelines represent; only few of us can actually name the rules,
even with numbers as intertwined in our culture as for instance the 10 commandments. We know of them but can we list them by heart? What do they represent for us personally?
It much resembles the learning of events in history class.
1066: Batttle of Hastings. But who fought it? And why? And where is Hastings?

So what is it with numbered lists of solutions? What is their appeal to our psyche? Why are they considered top of the pops marketing tools these days?

Personally I’ve have become impatient with the ‘3 foods that help me loose weight’ or ‘6 Ways to meet Mr. Right.’
Why? Because I very much believe in the individual properties of each and every one of us and am convinced that my ways to find love are as individual as my fingerprint and differ from 7 billion other people who live on our earth.
If it wasn’t, I’d have 7 billion like-minded friends.

Equipped with our very own Insights, Gifts and Tools, tailor-made to our lifestyle and what we represent, we all meet our very own Challenges in life.
These Challenges are not mass produced and in my opinion cannot be met with standardized solutions.
“Here’s your 3 choices” it seems to ordain, “this is what you have to work with”, while Freedom of Choice is the birthright and irrevocable liberty of all human beings.

In the Game of Tarot (and therewith also in the Nan Yar – Who Am I personal development game) numbers are not used to list guidelines but represent an energy of their own, hiding a wealth of interpretations, with each number governing a world of its own.

Number 1 for instance is seen as the number of all potential.
2, the number of diversity
3, the number of creation
4, the number of balance
5, the number of heart of the matter
6, the number of communication
while the number 7 represent the conditions we need to progress in our physical lives.

8, 9 and 10, as my mentor Cees van der Kroef always says are Mozart, Rembrandt and Spinoza.
8, 9 and 10 are the added values, the extra’s we can create by ourselves and for ourselves in life.

Now how about sitting yourself down and making your own list of numbers; writing down what the numbers 1-7 represent for you and how you would fill in 8, 9 and 10.

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