Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14th, 2017 by
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baucis-philemon

This morning my husband gave me my Valentine’s Day gift. It a story of true love and the famous artwork depicting a scene from the story. So on this day, which honors true love, I wanted to share the story with you.

Jupiter and Mercury came disguised as ordinary peasants, and began asking the people of the town for a place to sleep that night. They had been rejected by all, “so wicked were the people of that land,” when at last they came to Baucis and Philemon’s simple rustic cottage. Though the couple were poor, their generosity far surpassed that of their rich neighbors, among whom the gods found “doors bolted and no word of kindness.”

After serving the two guests food and wine (which Ovid depicts with pleasure in the details), Baucis noticed that, although she had refilled her guest’s beechwood cups many times, the pitcher was still full (from which derives the phrase “Mercury’s Pitcher”). Realizing that her guests were gods, she and her husband “raised their hands in supplication and implored indulgence for their simple home and fare.” Philemon thought of catching and killing the goose that guarded their house and making it into a meal, but when he went to do so, it ran to safety in Jupiter’s lap. Jupiter said they need not slay the goose and that they should leave the town. This was because he was going to destroy the town and all those who had turned them away and not provided due hospitality. He told Baucis and Philemon to climb the mountain with him and Mercury and not to turn back until they reached the top.

After climbing to the summit (“as far as an arrow could shoot in one pull”), Baucis and Philemon looked back on their town and saw that it had been destroyed by a flood and that Jupiter had turned their cottage into an ornate temple. The couple’s wish to be guardians of the temple was granted. They also asked that when time came for one of them to die, that the other would die as well. Upon their death, the couple were changed into an intertwining pair of trees, one oak and one linden, standing in the deserted boggy terrain.

Story from Wikipedia. Artwork by Sir Peter Paul Rubens 1630-32.

Learn Tarot Online!

June 9th, 2016 by
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Sandra Tarot

Have you ever wanted to learn how to read the Tarot? Well, here is your opportunity! I will begin an Online Tarot Class on Tuesday, August 23rd, which will meet once a week for 16 weeks. Everything you need to know so you can do readings for yourself and others will be covered. Each one of the 78 tarot cards will be discussed and there are lots of handouts. This class is fun and fast-paced. Begin doing readings after only the 3rd class! A certificate is awarded upon completion of the class.

Tarot is a system of divination that will open your Third Eye to divine the answer to any question. Symbols, colors, and images combine to provide information that can change your life. Learn to trust your intuition as your psychic powers increase. Different spreads will be presented to cover any situation, even past life readings.

Upon successful completion of the course, contact information will be provided for you to have the opportunity to work as a phone psychic from the comfort of your home, should you choose. Working two weeks at forty hours per week on the psychic phone line would more than cover the cost of this online class.

Cost: $995 per person.

Date: Online Tarot Class is every Tuesday from August 23 through December 13. There is no class on November 22nd due to the American holiday of Thanksgiving.

Time: Each class begins at 8 p.m. EST and ends at 9:30 p.m. EST

Place: Online – I will provide this information after registration of class. Enjoy the class from the comfort of your own home, or anywhere in the world!

Some of the things you will learn in my Online Tarot Class:

  1. Explanation of each of the 78 cards
  2. Overview of the Tarot
  3. History of the Tarot
  4. Symbols of the Tarot
  5. Colors of the Tarot
  6. Different spreads to cover any situation
  7. How to read the Tarot
  8. Information for the opportunity to be a phone psychic and work from home

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at sandra@sandrarichardson.com or (305) 322-5598.

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Doors

May 31st, 2016 by
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thLast week, I was working with Feng Shui and cleaning my wealth area. As I was thinking about opening the doors to more prosperity, my eyes fell upon a small Anubis statue I have that came from Egypt. Anubis opens the doors to the underworld, so I thought maybe he could open some doors to my prosperity. I put the statue in my wealth area and said, “Mighty Anubis, as I have placed you in the wealth area of my home, may you open the doors to increasing the flow of money into my life with love, light, peace, and trust.”

The very next day, the lawn people came to cut our grass. While in the back yard, near the wealth area, one of the guys hit a rock. The rock flew and hit my sliding glass window, shattering it into a million pieces. When the gentlemen came with the replacement glass (that I did not have to pay for), he fixed the rollers in the door so the sliding glass door now moves more smoothly than it has in years.

Three days later, while in my kitchen (also located in the wealth area), the door to my oven fell off! The hinge was not the strongest and it chose that moment to fail. Now we are getting a new stove!

Yes, money flow has also increased; however, I feel Anubis wanted me to fix some of the things in my home to make the energy flow better. I got the message. This is typical of what Goddess puts me through.