Old Wise Owl Advisor: Psychic Protection

We say we are free. That we have free will. Neither of these statements is true.
We cannot just do anything. At best, we are limited by what we see as possible. This in turn, is limited by many beliefs and ideas, many of which did not originate with us.
Some of these are expressed as addictions such as drugs, smoking, alcohol. Food, sex, shopping and gambling. Some of this can be from self-medication but most have deeper, more subtle sources.
They are based on the unexamined fears and expectations that we allow to control us, to enslave us. Over time, these become the basis for many of the physical problems we suffer. These include:
Fear of judgement by others
Fear of missing out
Fear of being rejected, not being approved by others leading to people pleasing
Fear of not being loved
Fear of failure, of not being good enough
Fear of the future
These fears are based on our own expectations and on what we perceive as society’s expectations about:
Behavior
Gender roles
Job and work
Social roles
And more
Some of this is taught openly. Much more is taught unintentionally by parents, by society, by school, by the media. We are taught not to question these teachings, and not to look inside ourselves for answers.
We only become free, not when we reject these teachings wholesale, but when we examine each of them one by one and decide to accept or reject them. This is hard to do. It takes time and effort. Many of these teachings were learned subconsciously as children and can be difficult to identify. We often fear the pain such work might cause although it is rarely as much as we fear.
If we wish to achieve inner peace, unconditional love for ourselves and others and lasting happiness, we must each do this. The work involved is great, but the rewards are even greater.

Whenever Guru gave a talk, his cat was a problem. He would come and disrupt the service. So, he decided that the cat would need to be tied up to a pillar next to the building during service. This went on for many years.
The guru died. The cat continued to be tied up. The cat died. The people got a new cat and continued to tie it up. Custom continued and became viewed as a sacred obligation. It continued for centuries, and learned people wrote about what it meant, its divine meaning. In fact, it had become meaningless.

The earth whispered, but you did not hear. The earth spoke, but you did not listen. The earth screamed, but you turned her off. So, I was born. I was not born to punish you. I was born to awaken you.
The earth cried out for help. Massive flooding, but you did not listen. Burning fires, but you did not listen. Strong hurricanes, but you did not listen. Terrifying tornadoes, but you did not listen. You still do not listen to the earth when ocean animals are dying due to pollutants in the waters. Glaciers melting at an alarming rate. Severe drought.
You did not listen to how much negativity the earth is receiving. Non-stop wars, non-stop greed. You just kept going on with your life. No matter how much hate there was, no matter how many killings daily. It was more important to get that last iPhone than worrying about what the Earth was trying to tell you.
But now I am here, and I have made the world stop in its tracks. I’ve made you finally listen. I’ve made you take refuge. I’ve made you stop thinking about material things. Now, you’re like the Earth. You are only worried about your survival. How does that feel? I give you fever as fire as burns on earth. I give you respiratory issues, as pollution filled the Earth’s air, I give you weakness, as the Earth weakens every day, I took away your comfort, your outings, the things you would use to forget about the planet and its pain.
And I made the world stop. And now Earth has better air quality. Skies are blue because factories are not spewing pollution into the Earth’s air. The water in Venice is clean because the gondola boats that pollute the water are not being used. You are having to take time to reflect on what is important in your life.
Again, I am not here to punish you. I am here to awaken you. When all this is over and I am gone, please, remember these moments. Listen to the earth. Listen to your soul. Stop polluting the earth, stop fighting amongst each other, stop caring about material things and start loving your neighbors. Start caring about the Earth and all its creatures. Start believing in a creator because next time I may come back even stronger.
Signed, Coronavirus

I have seen many requests on Reddit and elsewhere for help in interpreting readings. When I first started doing readings, I would have one or sometimes more than one book open in front of me. I would look at the interpretation and a few words would stand out to me. This was my intuition telling me these words applied to this reading. The best book on doing a reading that I have seen is Tarot In Action by Sasha Fenton. This book is NOT about interpreting individual cards but on doing a reading.
The main problems in interpreting a reading for others are:
I usually don’t know what if any layout they are using, and what the locations of the cards mean. Even if the other person is not consciously aware of it, the location of the cards often does have meaning.
Meanings of cards can vary from person to person, from situation to situation.
My intuition and therefore my interpretation is not the same as yours.
I may not know the deck you are using.
Because of this, when I do look at another person’s reading, I usually just try for an overall impression. In some cases, this is obvious to me and I don’t understand what more the other person is seeking. (The answer is not just no but NO!)
In rare cases, I get more. One time, I was looking at a spread done by another as a demonstration and was able to see the querent’s current field of work in exact detail. This surprised me.
You have to learn the cards and you have to learn to trust your own intuition.
Plus I almost never do readings for myself. It is too easy to pick up on your own hopes and fears rather than what spirit wants you to know. Best way to tell the difference is info from yourself creates a lot of emotion, from spirit is almost entirely without emotion.
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Special Dates, like 11/11, Portals. I am very skeptical of all this and have sensed no special energies at these times.
My skepticism arises from the fact that these dates are man made and specific to a particular culture. Other cultures use different calendars and some use different numbering systems. The Chinese, the Jewish People, India (I think), and others use different calendars. The Mayans used 2, The Europeans changed from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian. The Sumerians based their counting on Base 60. There are climate and location differences as well. Go far enough north or south and very little of this applies.
Even within Astrology, there are several systems – ayurvedic, several Chinese systems. Within traditional astrology, there are many ways to divide up the different houses. I am no expert in these matters but it does make me wonder.
Physical events or astrological events are different. These are not based on man-made days and times but on the actual movement that can be observed in the heavens. This comment also does not apply to numbers that appear to people by “accident” such as angel numbers but here, discernment needs to be used.
I was recently told that using these dates was agreed upon by various metaphysical leaders.
Feel free to disagree
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