These are awesome cards - and once you have chosen your place, just relax, tune into their energies and feel the vibrations! You can write the GPS code on your hand, or a piece of paper to help tune in - or you can even look the place up on Google earth!
So here are the meanings of today's cards, with the Earth Power Oracle:
Card 1 - The Avebury Standing Stones
“I seek knowledge and receive greater knowledge when I am
ready. Greater power means greater responsibility. It is a natural part of life
to exclude and include – discernment is necessary”
Key energies: Authority, inclusion/exclusion, knowledge,
ritual
Primary Element: Earth
Location: Wiltshire, England
GPS: 51 degrees 25'43" N, 1 degree 51'15" W
Description: Avebury is the biggest stone circle in the
world and was built and extended between 2850 BC and around 2200 BC. This means
it is of the Neolithic and Bronze ages. From the air, the site’s henge (ditch) appears
very circular and you can see the inner circles of standing stones which form
two other circles. So in total, there are three circles and each of those
circles has a huge amount of resources and human energy that were needed to
construct this place and why it is thus of great importance to the people.
Whilst many archaeologists have put forth theories about the
religious usage of Avebury, the latest evidence suggests that is may have been
used to bestow various forms of status and learning through considered ritual.
The circles within circles were quite possibly used to include or exclude
certain individuals along the processional path, depending on their ‘status’ in
life. The path and direction and what could be seen and what was hidden from
view were all highly orchestrated. Funerary, seasonal and birth rituals may
have also been enacted here.
There is also evidence of the vernation of a masculine and
feminine energy – theories around the shapes of the stones and the shapes of
the hedges themselves are the main reasons for this belief.
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Card 2 - Valley of the Kings
“Death is transformation. It is a natural part of life.
There are consequences to all actions, no matter how small.”
Key energies: Transformation, death and rebirth,
responsibility, justice.
Primary Element: Earth and Fire
Location: Luxor, Egypt
GPS: 25 degrees 44'27"N, 32 degrees 36'8"E
The Valley of the Kings is a desert valley located on the
west bank of Thebes, the political and religious capital of the New Kingdom of
Egypt (from around 1570BC to 1070 BC). It was first used as a royal necropolis
by Thutmosis I, although it was his predecessor, Amenhotep I, who was
considered the patron deity of the valley by those that constructed the tombs.
The last known king to have built a tomb in the valley was Ramesses XI.
This sandy valley has two main branches: the East Valley,
where most of the royal tombs are situated and the West Valley, that only
contains the tombs of Amenhotep III and Ay, and some pit chambers.
Archaeological teams of all nationalities have been working in the valley for
over 150 years with varying degrees of success – some even doing irreparable
damage. Perhaps the most famous find was the fully intact tomb of boy king
Tutankhamen by Carter and the curse that is said to have resulted from the
opening of the tomb which killed everyone present at the unsealing.
Each tomb has a story to tell. Sometimes the paintings,
frescos, sculptures or even the sarcophagi tell of the life of the person who
has died and also of what is hoped for him or her in the afterlife. There are
also representations of some of the important books of magic. For example, in
the tomb of Ramesses IV, the Book of Caverns (a metaphorical description of the
Sun God Ra’s visit to six caverns a central theme of which is the rewards and punishments
for the way those in the underworld lived their lives on Earth), the Book of
the Night (the story of the light and dark and light being reborn again each
day) and the Book of the Dead (the funerary and mummification text).
The Valley of the Kings has not given up all its secrets
yet. Every year, more tombs and chambers are discovered and more of the
treasures in existing tombs are restored. It is a place of aw and reverence. It
is a place where one is reminded of death and the importance of living a whole
and good life.
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Card 3 - The Tarkine
“Growth is good but I acknowledge it can sometimes be
painful. I accept my own wild soul. I can be alone and connected.”
Key energies: Growth, wildness, secrets, isolationElements: Earth and water
The Tarkine is one of the last remaining true areas of
wilderness in Australia. It is a stretch of coast buffeted by the roaring 50s
winds which turn the inland into a stunning and rare temperate rainforest. Some
tracts of forest are completely undisturbed due to their isolation and
importantly, it holds perhaps the last few Tasmanian Devils not affected by the
viral cancer that threatens this iconic species.
It is alive with life. Over 50species of its plants and
animals are marked as endangered or rare and its biodiversity is incredible, in
particular within mosses, trees and birds. Snaking its way through it are the
mighty Tarkine and Arthur Rivers, which are the heart of this ancient place
where Aboriginal peoples made their home for thousands of years. In fact, the
archaeological and spiritual significance of areas of the Tarkine give it yet
another reasons to be protected from mining.
Whilst 80% of the Tarkine is protected from logging, at the
time of writing only 5% of it is protected against the voracious appetite of
the mining industry. The area is close to being placed on the World Heritage
list but it may well be a race against time and mining interests.
To walk or swim here is to be immersed in old earth energy
full of fertility and power. You certainly feel that hermit-like isolation of a
pristine environment yet totally connected at the same time. The energy here
isn’t ‘warm and fuzzy’ – it’s alive, independent and will reward you if you
take the time to look more closely. This is the road less travelled – (there is
no road) and it will reward your attention.
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