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♂ Mars
Projection, Energy, and "Manhood"
Mars is the god of war. Unsurprisingly, the planet Mars is Ruler of Aries (which is the Greek name for the same entity), and is very similar to the Sun Sign. Mars is the male counterpart to the feminine Venus, and represents male sexuality and the "ideal" of manhood, whatever it may be (as with womanhood, there are many different kinds). Traditionally, Mars has been associated with Western perceptions of the ideal man, particularly as the warrior.
Mars is then associated with the warrior, but not necessarily the warlike or conflicting aspects of the warrior; certainly, an excess of Mars' energy can lead to this, but the principles most associated with Mars are the activity and projection of the warrior. By "projection," I mean the ability of someone to assert himself, get his point across, get things done, and generally influence other people. Unlike the passive Yin/Femininity/Passivity of Venus, Mars is a Yang planet, associated with masculinity and activity. In the same vein of projection, Mars is associated with male sexuality – the desire to spread and "project" one's seed outside oneself, into Venus, who can then nurture it and give it life.
Mars and Venus are intertwined, and both are needed in equal amounts for balance. Too much Mars leads to war and violence, and too much Venus leads to too little getting done and a lack of progress. Mars has a great deal of energy – certainly much more forceful than that of Venus – and restraining that energy and directing it towards a purpose is a skill that comes in handy, and one that Venus excels at.
♀ Venus
Attraction, Beauty, and "Womanhood"
Venus is sometimes called the goddess of love, but is really more accurately termed the goddess of sex, and especially female sexuality. Venus is often seen in mythologies (as Venus, Aphrodite, Ishtar, and other equivalents) as a dangerous figure, which tells us how the male-dominated culture feared the sexual power they believed women to have. Venus is one of the feminine planets, and represents female vitality and passion, in opposition to her counterpart Mars. She also represents beauty and grace, as well as attraction.
In the astrological tradition, she loses much of her fearsome sexual appetite and has come to represent the forces of attraction that allow us to find and keep the people and things that have meaning to us. She does also represent the vital feminine, and she is the spirit of female energy, who can create and maintain life. She is associated, then, with creation, and especially beautiful creation, for Venus is associated with beauty. Those who express themselves through graceful and pleasing to experience works of creativity owe Venus their thanks. In this way, she represents also an aspect of the Sun Sign Leo.
However, she is not the Ruler of Leo; the Sun is. She is the Ruler of Taurus and of Libra. The first association is clearer than the latter; Taurus is a feminine Sun Sign associated with fertility and the earth, and is greatly helped by Venus' ability to find those things needed to make oneself happy. Venus is also associated with Libra, as Libra is the Sun Sign of diplomacy and balance between forces and individuals; Venus is the attraction that can provide that balance. Venus is also associated with the ideal woman, and represents the pinnacle of "womanhood," whatever that may be (for this definition can vary wildly, and depends upon one's own beliefs, culture, and opinions). In traditional readings, she is often associated with the idealized Western woman.
☿ Mercury
Intelligence, Communication, and Learning
Mercury is the Messenger of the gods, and in many esoteric traditions is one of the most important mythical figures, as he brings wisdom as messages as well (Thoth and Hermes share the same associations). Mercury is also a clever figure, and so is the god of cunning and thought. His planet, therefore, is the same, and is also the Ruler of the Sun Signs of Gemini and Virgo. Mercury is the planetary manifestation of our ability to think on a higher plane, and therefore our ability to use logic and to speak with others.
Mercury is also associated with the intellect and communication, combining Gemini and Virgo. Mercury is associated with writing and teaching as well, and the imparting of knowledge between generations. It is generally a very Airy planet, though it's Airy aspects are often applied to Earthly uses (such as to deceive and use cunning), making Mercury similar to the Prince of Disks or the Princess of Swords in the Tarot. In its association with intellect, logic, and reason, Mercury also represents learning and our ability to do so.
☽ The Moon
Emotions, Receptivity, and Mystery
The Moon is the opposite of the sun, its counterpoint and consort. The moon reflects the light of the Sun, and is the Yin to the Sun's Yang. It's calmness and receptivity allow the Sun's energy and vitality to fully come into itself, for it cannot be called active without the Moon's passivity to compare it to. While the Sun manages our identities and purpose, the Moon is in control of our emotional world, and to an extent the routine tasks we are comfortable doing. The Moon is the archetypal feminine planet, just as the Sun is the archetypal male planet.
In this association with the feminine, the Moon is associated with fertility, nurturing, and caring, aspects reinforced by the fact that it is the Ruler of Cancer. The Moon represents the female in its mother phase (as opposed to the maiden or the crone), and so is associated with all things motherly. The moon is also, as mentioned above, the ultimate feminine; in occultist and esoteric traditions, the feminine is associated with Yin and passivity. The Moon's receptivity and reactivity allow for the Sun to come into its full glory.
The feminine is also associated with Water, which is appropriate for the Moon, as it is the Moon that controls the tides. Water is associated with one's emotions and feelings, and the Moon rules these realms. Like Water, the Moon is flexible and adaptable, its intuition allowing it to do well in almost any situation. The Moon also represents one's unconscious purpose, in contrast to the Sun's conscious purpose, and the thoughts and feelings we have beneath the surface. The Moon is shrouded in mystery, and represents the hidden parts of ourselves we cannot always reach, as well as those parts of us we cannot control – our emotions.
☉ The Sun
Identity, Purpose, Will
The Sun is the most influential and powerful of the astrological planets, and also by far the brightest. When one says that someone "is" a Libra, a Capricorn, a Virgo, a Leo, an Aries, or any of the other Zodiac symbols, what they are saying is that their Sun Sign is that particular symbol. What determines someone's Sun Sign? What zodiacal constellation the Sun was in on the day of their birth. One's Sun Sign is merely derived from a natal chart, where the Sun is treated just like any other planet – but its meaning given more weight, and is the primary (but by no means the only) determinant in understanding an astrological chart.
The Sun represents our center, and what makes us… well, us. It is a planet of identity, and in many ways (unsurprisingly) is very much like the Tarot card of the Sun. It is the most influential factor in determining where we stand and who we are, and its position is extremely important. It is, in many ways, our "identity" planet, and represents who we are as an individual, as well as our drives, consciousness, and purpose.
The Sun also has its own sets of associations. The energy of the Sun is clear and has a definite purpose. The Sun is creative and confident, though can sometimes be dominating and selfish – the sun is the brightest and the center of the solar system, is it not? The Sun is strongly associated with and is the Ruler of Leo; the Sun shares many themes with this Sun Sign, and the two strengthen each other. The Sun is the giver of life, and it is from the Sun that we all originate. We are all stardust, primarily that coming from the sun. This is reflected in the Sun's role; we are all dependent on energy coming from the Sun, and if we cannot use that energy well, we often have low self-esteem and a weak sense of self – and on the other end of the spectrum, if we overdo the Sin in our lives, we become arrogant and self-absorbed.
The Sun is also sort of on fire. In reality, it is not fire that fuels the sun, but it still has the spiritual energy of fire. It is also, then, associated with the element of fire that Leo is also associated with: creativity, origins, willpower, and identity.
Interpreting the Cards
I have already discussed the process behind throwing the spread, and now it is time to discuss another important aspect of reading the tarot – perhaps the most important aspect, in fact: interpreting the cards themselves.
Assuming that you have already laid out the cards, having gone through the process of formulating your topic, asking a question, choosing your spread and deck, invoking your guide, and then finally placing the cards down,it is time to start interpreting them.
The most important thing to keep in mind when reading the cards is the question that you asked. Your inner guide, your subconscious mind, is trying to help you answer your question through the medium of the cards. You need to interpret the cards with the intention of answering the question you spent so much time formulating. For example, if you asked "What factors should I consider when trying to understand and handle Larry's frequent thefts?" (sound familiar?) it wouldn't do you any good to interpret the spread as advising you to invest in fish. Certainly, you can find a way to interpret the spread as almost anything you want. That is the beauty of the tarot: it is vague, simple, and meaningful enough that each card be interpreted in a wide variety of ways, leading to countless avenues of mental exploration. However, the cards will only help you if you interpret them in a fashion that directly answers your question.
A second critically important aspect of reading the cards is to interpret the card and its position, or else the spread itself is meaningless (more on this later).
Like with laying out the spread, there is no single way to do interpret the cards, and every reader will give you a different answer if you ask them about it. So, instead of laying out meaningless "rules," I will merely give my own take on the process.
I tend to interpret the cards individually first, and then use these interpretations to color wider relationships and patterns between and among the cards. It is perfectly valid, however to do the opposite, and use broader patterns in the spread to inform your interpretation of individual cards. I have been known to do both. Generally, it is easier to focus on interpreting individual cards, and when just starting out, often it helps to just focus on this and ignore larger patterns at first.
The first thing I do, after laying out all the cards and carefully placing the remainder of the deck to the side, out of the way, is methodically go through each card in each position and meditate on its meanings. When I say "meditate," here, I mean think very hard about it, while simultaneously attempting to shut out all distractions. This can be very difficult to do, as the world has a great many distractions. If you can, you should perform a reading when you will not be disturbed by those not involved, and with no easy access to the internet (unless you are still learning a deck, when having websites open might aid you). If you are reading for someone else, in person, this might be harder, but it is still important to concentrate greatly on each card.
For each spread, I go through the cards in the same order; ritual, I find, helps focus the mind and make the cards easier to interpret. For example, in the Celtic Cross spread, I always start with the central factor, then supporting factor, then influence of the past, then the future, then the unconscious influences, then the conscious ones, and then I work my way up the staff from bottom to top.
For each card, I go through the following steps:
1). Remind myself of the meaning of the card's position. (It's later). It is easy to sometimes get so wrapped up in interpreting the meaning of a particular card as it applies to your question that you forget to also take into account the meaning of the card's position. Each position in a spread has its own meaning, like that of the card, and functions like astrological houses. The question serves to focus your thoughts (and serve a function similar to the date and time in astrology), the cards give you language to speak in (like Sun Signs, Planets, Asteroids, and Nodes in astrology), and the positions in the spread show you where the actions represented by the cards take place (like Houses in astrology, and in Geomancy, for that matter).
By reminding myself of what the card's position means first, I ensure that I am thinking about that when thinking about the card. For example, when reading the first position of the Celtic Cross, I will remind myself that this is the central factor that will help me answer my question, or when reading the ninth card will remind myself that this card is what will offer me advice or illuminate my hopes and/or fears (it's always interesting when a single card can do both of these). I will then apply the card's position to my interpretation of the card itself.
2. Interpret the Image on the Card. This step is relatively simple; answer the question "What do I see on the card, and how does this apply to my question when relating it back to its position?" This often does not take all too much time, as eventually the picture's image will help define what it means to you. If you are using this deck for the first time, spend a long time noticing every aspect of the image, and how it reinforces its meaning. If you have used it before, it is often helpful to spend a long time looking at it, but not always necessary. Instead, look at the image for any parts of it that might directly apply to or shed insights on the question.
3. Interpret the Card's Meaning as Seen by You. This is closely related to the previous step, but slightly different. Each card, over time, will come to have a specific meaning for you, and you will develop different relationships with the cards. For example, the Devil and I have a very special relationship, and I can generally almost instantly divine an interpretation for it (even though one might be able to do this, however, it is always good to not rely on an instant reaction, and think instead about that reaction for a while before moving on to the next card). This meaning is not the meaning espoused by others; always at first interpret the card on your own, using your own understanding of it. This makes your reading unique, helps develop your mind, helps you learn the cards, and is a more direct conduit to your inner mind. Let the card speak to you before you turn to others' thoughts. This is most easily done by looking at the image on the card, as explained above.
4. Interpret the Card's Universal Meaning. This step is not as important as the previous two, but helps provide some cohesion and legitimacy to the cards. For example, it is generally not considered appropriate to interpret Death (XIII) as meaning that your life will remain the same forever (though if the card is reversed, some might argue it can be interpreted that way). There are certain "universal" interpretations and meanings associated with cards, which come from generations of scholarship and personal interpretations; in the end, the universal meaning of a card is merely the result of countless generations of personal interpretations. For most decks, the universal meaning of a card is the result of occult and esoteric theories, particularly those from Qabalah and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Many of the cards also have equivalent symbols in other esoteric arts, such as Geomancy, Astrology, and Alchemy.
However, one should always interpret a card on their own and understand it on a personal level before ever consulting an outside source on the card's meaning. The instant one does that, they will never interpret the card the same way they would otherwise. It is best, I have found, to first learn the card's meaning according to your own system, and then research it and take in what parts of it you agree with, and leave out others. Sometimes you might reject everything the universal meaning says (which is perfectly fine!), and sometimes you might reject everything you thought about it (also perfectly fine!). The outside research won't change because of you, but you will change because of the outside research. Remember that.
So, once you have interpreted the card's meaning according to image, personal interpretation, and universal meaning, I would recommend next looking at the card's suit.
5. Interpret the Card's Suit. This becomes more important when looking for wider patterns, but even when looking at it initially, interpreting the suit can be helpful. In this step, simply look at the card's suit and apply that meaning to its position. Wands/Fire are associated with the willpower and activity, Cups/Water are associated with emotions and passivity, Swords/Air are associated with logic and the abstract, Disks/Earth are associated with the material and practicality, and the Major Arcana are associated with the spirit and life's journey.
6. Interpret the Card's Number. This is often more helpful when reading an individual card than interpreting the suit is. After determining the effect of the suit on the reading, I look at the card's number (or, in the case of court cards, its rank). Each number generally has a specific meaning across the suits, though this meaning varies from deck to deck. Most commonly, the numbers represent the different Sefirot of the Tree of Life. This is where the interpretation of the suit can become useful, as it is the card's number and its suit that determine its universal, original meaning. Aces, for example, represent the beginning of the suit and stand for everything it represents, completely purely. Tens represent the logical conclusion of the suit, with it being applied to earthly, material life. One should adopt a system of interpreting the number and stick to it. Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth is helpful in this regard if you wish to examine Qabalistic interpretations. Numbered cards (1-10 in the four suits) generally represent aspects of the energies of a particular suit as they apply to events relating to the question.
In the cases of the Court Cards, instead of looking at the numbers, look at the position. The names of these positions vary wildly, from King, Queen, Knight, and Page to Knight, Queen, Prince, and Princess, to King, Queek, Knight, and Knave. No two decks have exactly the same court card setup, and Court Cards are often the hardest cards to master. Court cards generally represent strong personalities in the situation you are examining in your reading, and might represent actual people or forces of nature and society.
Major Arcana cards do have numbers, but not in the same way as the numbered cards do. The numbers of the Major Arcana reflect the card's position on the journey of life, and Major Arcana cards appearing in the spread represent powerful forces in a reading. They generally are given more weight when interpreted, and represent aspects of life's journey as manifested in a particular situation.
7. Is the Card Reversed? Reversed cards are a matter of much debate in the tarot world, and nobody interprets them the same way. When a card appears upside down, some people choose to interpret it differently. Some people don't at all, and just flip the card over. Whatever you wish to do about reversed cards is perfectly fine.
Many people interpret a reversed card as meaning the opposite of its normal meaning; for example, Death (XIII) reversed would be that one's life will lack any major changes, and that no major forces would interfere with his life. This interpretation works fine, but I find it personally lacking.
Personally, I interpret reversed cards as meaning that the energy of that card is still present, but blocked by something. Going through the rest of the spread, or if that fails, drawing a clarifying card, can help you figure out what exactly is blocking the energy. When the energy is blocked, the card's effects can be reduced, hidden, or expressed in an unusual way.
But, the meaning (and existence) or reversed cards is up to you. If you are just starting, it might be best not to interpret reversed cards differently at first.
8. Relate the Meaning of the Card Back to Its Position. Remember how I said to keep the card's position in mind? Did you, when reading all of the above? Chances are, you didn't. I didn't. It can be hard, like I said. So, after interpreting all of the above aspects of the card, before you move on to the next one, take a minute or two to remind yourself of the card's position, and relate the card's meaning back its position. This also serves to help you formalize what the card means in this particular situation in your own mind.
So, after going through that for each card in the spread, its time to look for patterns! There is, again, no set way to do this. Generally, the first thing I look for is patterns of suits. Are there a lot of Wands in the spread? Perhaps, then, the situation calls for courage and forging onwards without looking back. Lots of Disks? Perhaps you should be cautious and think things through carefully before moving forward. Are there a lot of Major Arcana? This might be a major turning point in your life. The tone of the spread overall can be drastically affected by the various amounts of each suit represented. Make note also of absent suits.
After this, I look for patterns of numbers. Are there a lot of Aces? Perhaps a new beginning is coming your way. A lot of tens? Perhaps an ending. Lots of sixes? Your life may be well-balanced at the moment. If there are a lot of a particular rank of Court Card, perhaps this personality has come to dominate your life and the choices you make. Additionally, if you have all four of the Court Cards of one suit in a spread (or even, to a lesser extent, just all four Court Cards), make a note of that, as it indicates that all aspects of that suit are represented somewhere in the spread.
Some decks have other classifications of cards specific to them. For example, the Wildwood Tarot was designed with the Wheel of the Year in mind. When using the Wildwood deck, after interpreting the spread initially, I often rearrange the cards to that each card is in its position relative to the Wheel of the Year, to better understand the spread's composition. Doing similar other things can be helpful in determining other patterns, too. Just remember to make sure that you are done interpreting the cards' positions before rearranging them!
Once you have looked at broad patterns, you can focus. Many cards have associated opposites or complements; Learning the Tarot here has a page on some of these, and there are many others. For example the Magus and the Priestess are opposites, as well as the Emperor and the Empress. The Seven of Disks and the Six of Disks are often opposites. Opposites are often easier to see than complementary cards, such as the Seven of Cups and then Ten of Cups. Also, remember that the numbered cards form a progression, from one to ten. If you can see this progression in the spread, it can also be interpreted in its own special way. For example, if in the past you see the Two of Swords and in the future you see the Three of Swords, you might want to consider how the path of Swords influences your life, as you might be going down it. It might be worth it to ponder how the rest of the suit might manifest in your life.
The meaning of these linked cards can be reinforced if they are also in linked positions. The positions in each spread, as I have said many times, have specific meanings, and some positions are linked to others through these meanings. For example, the past and present positions in the Celtic Cross are opposites, the central and supporting factors can be either opposing or complementary positions, the Conscious Influences, Future, and Advice/Hopes/Fears positions in the Celtic Cross are complemantary, the bottom two positions on the Celtic Cross staff are linked, the Past and Subconscious Influence positions are linked, and the entire Yin-Yang spread is composed of opposites. Learning the Tarot has a page on linked Celtic Cross positions here.
If you see opposing or complementary cards in these linked positions, it can either strengthen a certain message or weaken it. Watch these positions carefully!
If reading the patterns in a spread isn't enough, and you really want the meaning of a particular card to become clear, you can draw another card from the unused deck and place it next to the card in question. This card will clarify the meaning of the card you drew it to help you understand. It can clarify the card in a number of different ways; either by showing how the card's energies will be expressed, where they will be, how strong they will be, or can add a second factor to the card, sometimes showing the situation to be even more complex than before. Try not to try a second clarifying card if you can; always try to use the cards before you already before drawing more.
Most spreads have a single card that "sums up" the rest of the spread. This card is good to end a reading on. Of course, interpret it individually along with the rest of the cards, but at the end, after you have taken everything else into account, return again to this card and look at it in a new light, and determine why it is that this card applies to the entire spread, and how the rest of the spread represents various aspects of this single card.
Once you are done interpreting the cards, it is time to put them away. There are countless ways to do this, as with every other step, but my own personal method is to thank my inner guide, move the cards together into a big pile, shuffle them among themselves, and then shuffle them back into the deck, before putting them away and moving on.
It's very difficult to be specific with posts of this nature, but hopefully this was interesting and at least mildly helpful!
Throwing the Spread
Almost as important as – or some would argue more important than – interpreting the tarot cards as they are laid out before you is the process of actually laying out that spread. This process varies wildly depending on the reader, so it is impossible to create a "universal" process (indeed, for any esoteric art, it is impossible to create a "universal" anything). So, in this post, I will describe what I personally do, the steps of which include many items common to many readers.
I believe that there are six important steps to throwing a Tarot spread: Formulating the Topic, Choosing the Spread, Writing the Question, Choosing the Deck, Invoking the Guide, and Laying out the Cards.
Formulating the Topic
The first step for me, Formulating the Topic is when you come up with the idea for a reading. This is, perhaps, the simplest step for me. The Topic does not refer to the specific question being asked (I cover this later), but instead the general area that I will explore in the reading. Usually, the Topic comes to me in a flash of inspiration: "I wonder what the state of the world is now," "I wonder what I should do about X," "I wonder what might happen if," and other similar statements. Note how these all started with "I wonder;" if you can turn a topic into an "I wonder" statement, then chances are it can later make a good question and an interesting reading. Of course, some of the time I am not in charge of the topic. When I am doing readings for others, usually they are the ones choosing the topic. However you arrive at your topic – whether by thinking about what you want to do your daily reading on, in a flash of inspiration, or as ordered to by others – Formulating the Topic is the Spark/Origin (Ace of Wands, anyone?) that initiates everything that follows.
Writing the Question
The next few steps can really be done in any order, but the order I listed them here is the order I feel it works best in. The next thing that I do is operationalize the topic by turning it into a question that the tarot cards can help me answer. This is one of the most important steps of the whole process; by doing this you turn the Origin of the Topic into something that can be worked with and used, giving the topic the potential to become an interesting reading (the Ace of Cups, anyone? The Potential?).
In order to write a good question, you must think of your words very specifically. Your question will reflect how you interpret the spread, and writing a good one is essential to being in the right state of mind. If you are just coming out of a traumatic or depressing event and immediately want to throw a spread on it, by all means do so, but make sure that you are able to, at least for this step, detach yourself from the events. This can be difficult, but a biased question will result in a biased answer. If you ask "What should I do about stinking Uncle Larry's thieving ways?," you are assuming that Uncle Larry's motives for thieving are not particularly important, that he is a bad man, and the answer you get will be straight advice, nothing more. This is not, in my beliefs, because the cards themselves will hear you and change to reflect the question, but because you are already in a mindset, when interpreting the cards, that will lead you to interpret them to give you the answer you want. The tarot is all about seeing situations in new lights, and if you are going to them for divination or straight "what should I do, tell me" advice, you are, I would argue, doing them wrong.
Your question should be unbiased and use neutral language, so as to get your mind thinking neutrally and to distance yourself from the situation. Your question should also be simple, so that it is easy to directly relate each card to the question. Your question should never be a yes or no question; if it is, just flip a coin and be done with it. It will waste less of your time. Asking advice in a question is perfectly fine, but "What should I do about's," while they can work, generally don't. The cards are not there to think for you; they are to help you think be letting you reinterpret the situation. Instead, maybe ask "What factors should I consider when deciding what to do about…" Yes, this question is longer and not quite as simple (and both use "I should's – but in different ways), but it more accurately captures what would be more useful information. Instead of just asking the cards what actions you should take, this question asks if there are any things about the situation that you should take into account when deciding what to do. The images and meanings of the cards will then lead your mind to think about things you may have missed, and help point you to where you want to go.
The cards are not diviners. They are mental aids. Treat them as such. Generally, I find merely putting the words "What factors should I consider when…" can make most statements into a workable question.
The last important thing about your question is its scope. Many readers will tell you to be specific. That is all well and good, but I think that broad readings also serve a purpose – like survey courses at a university. If you are tackling a large problem with many interconnecting parts, it can be helpful to first ask a broad question – for example, "What factors should I consider when trying to improve my company's performance?" That reading will probably lead you to think of a few key areas you could improve. Then, you can get more specific as you think – "What factors should I consider when trying to fix workgroup R's productivity problems?" This can lead you on to ask "What factors should I consider when dealing with the tense relationship between James and Ginny?," and maybe after you come to a conclusion on that, everything will work out fine. Broad questions can also serve as interesting philosophical exercises. Just keep in mind that your answer's scope will generally be the same as your question's.
So, the most important parts of a question, I believe, are:
-Nuance (i.e., not Yes/No)
-Asking After Influencing Factors Rather than Straight-up Advice (long part, this one)
-Scope (choose one for each reading and go with it!)
So, going back to my first sample question, "What should I do about stinking Uncle Larry's thieving ways?," I would recommend rewriting it as "What factors should I consider when trying to understand and handle Larry's frequent thefts?" The words in this question are less loaded than the original, and the question is more nuanced and open-minded. Also, though the question got longer, it is still just as simple; the wording just changes your state of mind and distances yourself from it (note the removal of the word "uncle"). The scope of the question is also still the same.
So, now that you've got yourself a question, how do you answer it?
Choosing the Spread
So, how are you going to think about the answer? Perhaps by invoking the energies of the Ace of Swords (the Thought), which allows you to translate your question into something that your mind can answer with the cards. There are two steps to this process, the first of which is choosing the spread. The spread is the pattern in which you will lay out the cards. There are far too many spreads to list here, but your spread should provide a format for the cards to answer the question.
The most common spread is the Celtic Cross spread, and generally I use it to serve as an overview of a situation, or as a go-to spread. The Yin-Yang spread is helpful when dealing with relationships between two people (and, in theory, could be expanded into large, more complex relationships). My own Personality Spread is useful when trying to understand someone or something thoroughly. The World Tree spread (as seen in the Wildwood Tarot: Wherein Wisdom Resides) is useful for examining the state of the world around you. The Astrological or Celestial Spread (twelve cards in a circle) can give you results similar to an astrological chart reading (though generally much less complex).
So, once you have your question, pick the format of your answer. There is no real tried-and-true way to do this; just follow your inner guide and your own logical thoughts to choose what pattern best answers your question.
Choosing Your Deck
The second half of the Ace of Swords bit! Choosing the deck you use is choosing the images you interpret, and can drastically flavor the tone of a reading. Generally, my go-to/neutral deck is the Thoth Tarot, which I use when I either really want to get a reading done accurately or have no other preferences. If I want to see the negative side of a situation (because I have been seeing the positive), I might use the Necronomicon or Dark Grimoire Tarot because of their darker images. If I am asking a question that reads like a narrative, I might use the Dark Grimoire Tarot because of its structure. If I want to see the positive side of something, I might use something like the Rider-Waite (which I find cheerful, for whatever reason) or the Gummy Bear Tarot (which I desperately wished I owned). If I am asking a question about the natural world, I will use the Wildwood Tarot. If I am asking a deeper, spiritual question, I will either use the Thoth Tarot (especially if I can relate the question to Kabbalah; hand-down the Thoth is the best deck for Kabbalistic readings) or the Celestial Tarot.
Decks can also match up well to the spreads you choose, and often go hand-in-hand (for example, the Tree of Life spread [which is literally the Kabbalistic Tree of Life in Spread form] goes well with the Thoth Tarot, the World Tree spread goes well with the Wildwood Tarot, and the Astrological/Celestial Spread goes well the the Celestial Tarot.
Choose the deck that calls to you and the situation. Again, there is no one way to do this; just follow your heart.
Invoking the Guide
This is a little ritual that any readers do before actually throwing the spread. There are no two ways of doing this. What I do, personally, is hold the cards cupped between my hands, and then shuffle the cards while asking my inner guide and intuition for guidance, and then asking the question I wrote earlier (it is often helpful to write this question down). This step, while it may seem small and trivial, helps get you into the right state of mind, and well make the reading go more smoothly.
Treating your cards with reverence also helps the reading go more smoothly, I have noticed, but do not ask the cards themselves for guidance (on occasion, when exhausted and in a state in which I shouldn't be doing a spread anyway, I make this mistake. Kids, just say no!). The cards are not doing anything but exist and be used by you. It is you and your unconscious mind doing the work. By performing a little ritual and then asking yourself for guidance, it helps bring out your subconscious thoughts and allows you to see things you wouldn't see otherwise. This step does not really fall into the Aces thing I have been hinting at; it belongs to the realm of spirit, of Daath, or perhaps even of EinSof.
Laying Out the Cards
This is simple. After shuffling the cards (very important), you lay them out in the pattern of the spread. Always lay the cards out in the same order (for each spread) every time. This removes the temptation to mix around the order to get cards you want. If you change the cards around, you are not helping yourself see things differently; you are merely using the cards to confirm what you think you already know. This is not helpful, and often misleading.
On the same note, never move the cards around or throw a new spread because you didn't like the last one. It doesn't matter how scary the cards before you are; if you open the door to moving around your spreads once, you may never stop, and the entire process will be invalidated.
This step coincides with the Ace of Disks – the Manifestation. Now you have actually begun the work of interpreting the cards!
And that is a post in and of itself, coming in the future! Stay tuned!


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Hi everyone, and welcome to another Tableau Community Digest
Tableau 2019.2 was released on May 21st, with lots of fantastic new features. Here in the Community team we love when new releases are rolled out as it allows us to flip some of the Community Ideas to 'Released'. More on that later!
Meanwhile if you'd like to catch up on some of the new features, I'd recommend taking a look at the following...
- Vector maps, parameter actions, new Tableau Server browsing experience (blog by Emily Chen)
- Snapshot of the 2019.2 features
▲ Announcements
Want to connect with like-minded Data Rock-stars like you? There are over 250 Tableau User Groups split out by either locality, industry or topic; check them out here: https://usergroups.tableau.com/ .You're also welcome to start a brand new group! Simply fill in the inquiry form to register your interest: https://usergroups.tableau.com/usergrouprequest
Our next Think Data Thursday session is coming up on May 30th (8am-9am PST), this time it will be hosted by Tableau Ambassador David Pires and the topic is 2019.2 Bring the action to Parameters. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom
As always the event will be live-streamed, but if you miss it you can always catch it again on our YouTube channel.
▲ Recognition
It's great to see lots of folks are earning points and badges in the Community. Congratulations to recent recipients of the 'Help one, help all' badge, which is awarded when 100 of your answers are marked Helpful (Nick Parsons Maneesh Gaddam Esther Aller). Shout outs also to our Frequent Visitors, who have logged in 10 times over the last 30 days (recently awarded to Jyoti Singh Marius Ulrich Florent Sroka Rainer Bernhardt)
If you'd like to learn more about badges and points, check out Points, Levels & Badges
▲ Top Voted Idea
This week I thought I'd share some of the ideas that were flipped to Released with the roll-out of 2019.2. Thank you to everyone that voted and commented on these ideas. Your inputs have helped inform the product roadmap!
- Replace worksheet in a dashboard (Feature 103170)
- Show / Hide sort controls (Feature 103010)
- Show / hide dashboard containers (Feature 103008)
- Customizable reference line tooltips (Feature 103001)
- PostgreSQL + PostGIS spatial support (Feature 103007)
- Action Filters via Parameters Menu
- Simpler routing for geomaps
- Force Server users to reset passwords
- Tableau Server Enterprise deployments - additional password policy controls
- Initial SQL Tableau Prep
- Tableau Prep: Allow formula text to be copied, and/or allow duplication of calculated fields
- Tableau Prep: Enable flow items to be moved manually
- Tableau Prep -Add Amazon Athena connector (Feature 109102)
- Alt-text for images
- Create and save private custom views as a Viewer (Feature 102944)
- Site start page (Feature 102970)
- Vector maps (Feature 103002)
- New product languages; Traditional Chinese (Feature 102967)
- ODBC connection for Tableau Prep (Feature 109802)
Tableau Online Admin Insights (Feature 96497)
- Tableau Online usage stats https://community.tableau.com/ideas/7197
- Show Traffic Views for more than 30 days on Tableau Online https://community.tableau.com/ideas/7415
- Allow custom administrative views in Tableau Online https://community.tableau.com/ideas/4750
Create and edit parameters in the browser (Feature 102943)
- Expand Web edit with parameter functionality https://community.tableau.com/ideas/7929
- Show/Hide Parameter Using Web Authoring https://community.tableau.com/ideas/9998
- Edit parameter within Tableau Server https://community.tableau.com/ideas/8369
▲ Most Talked about Thread
With over 900 views, our most viewed thread this week is Sorting with multiple column. The query isn't resolved as of yet, so feel free to respond with further suggestions
▲ Community Highlights
Time and date formatting in Tableau can be tricky at times. Some great reference points are this post by Jonathan Drummey, plus the Think Data Thursday session by Rody Zakovich. The Tableau Fringe Festival LATAM is coming up in July. Lots more info available here https://www.thefringefestival.rocks/blog/latam-speaker-applications
Finally if you have any feedback you'd like to share with the Community Forums team, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Simulated patient study sheds new light on antibiotic use in India
Shobha Shukla *
Overuse and/or misuse of antibiotics has led to antimicrobial resistant superbugs pose a global health emergency. This threat is particularly great in India, that has the highest burden of TB in the world and is also the worlds largest consumer of antibiotics. In a first of its kind study, led by Dr Srinath Satyanarayana of McGill University, and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers used standardized patients (also called simulated or mystery patients) to understand how pharmacies in 3 Indian cities treated patients presenting with TB symptoms or diagnoses and to determine whether these pharmacies were contributing to the inappropriate use of antibiotics.
The study aimed to assess the drug dispensing practices of pharmacies for standardised patients with presumed and confirmed TB in India.
The study results show that pharmacies frequently dispensed antibiotics to simulated patients who presented with typical/classical TB symptoms, and rarely referred them to doctors (which can delay the diagnosis of TB). However, the good news is that none of the pharmacies dispensed first-line TB drugs. Also, the use of antibiotics and steroids (which can be harmful to individuals who actually have TB), as well as the total number of medicines given, decreased sharply when the pharmacy staff decided to refer the patient to a doctor, which was far more commonly done when the patient presented with a laboratory test confirming TB.
Novel use of standardized patients
Researchers used two trained standardized patient cases - one with a patient presenting with 2-3 weeks of pulmonary TB symptoms and a second with a patient with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB. Between April 1, 2014, and Nov 29, 2015, these trained patients then presented each case once to sampled 622 pharmacies in 3 Indian cities (Delhi 54 pharmacies, Mumbai 308 pharmacies, and Patna 260 pharmacies), completing 1200 interactions with pharmacists. None of these standardised patients presented with drug prescriptions. They collected all the pills that were dispensed to them by the pharmacists. After each pharmacy visit, standardised patients were debriefed with a structured questionnaire within 1 hour of the visit.
Standardised patients trained as Case 1 presented with 23 weeks of cough and fever and directly sought drugs from a pharmacy. Differential diagnosis for this case included upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, asthma and acute or chronic bronchitis. Antibiotic use might be warranted for some of these conditions, although not without a prescription from a doctor.
Standardised patients trained as Case 2 presented with 1 month of cough and fever and a recent sputum smear positive TB test report from a government dispensary. In this case, TB was confirmed, although the patients, who posed as uninformed patients, made it clear that they did not fully understand what their report said.
Ideal management (referral to a health-care provider without giving any antibiotics and steroids) was recorded in 13% of Case1 interactions (simulated patients with TB symptoms) in sharp contrast to 62% of Case 2 interactions (patients presenting with confirmed TB diagnosis).
The most common classes of drugs dispensed for Case 1 were analgesics like paracetamol and nimesulide, antibiotics, cough syrups, and anti-allergy drugs. Overall, antibiotics (like amoxicillin), steroids (betamethasone and prednisolone) and fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin), were dispensed in 37% , 8% and 10% of the interactions respectively. The classes of drugs dispensed for Case 2 were similar to Case 1, although the overall uses were much lowerantibiotic use was significantly lower at 16% in Case 2 interactions. First-line TB drugs were not dispensed by any pharmacy.
Thus, while only some urban Indian pharmacies correctly managed patients with presumptive TB, most of them correctly managed cases of confirmed TB. No pharmacy dispensed TB drugs for either case. The study confirmed that absence of a confirmed diagnosis is a key driver of antibiotic misuse and could inform antimicrobial stewardship interventions.
Main conclusions
(i) Although antibiotic use is high, and such use can delay diagnosis, none of the pharmacies dispensed first-line TB drugs, and the use of stronger fluoroquinolone antibiotics and heavily restricted drug classes was low. So concerns regarding pharmacies being sources of irrational use of TB drug that contributes to multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) seem to be unfounded, at least in major cities.
(ii) The use of all antibiotics decreased sharply when the patients diagnosis was made available to the pharmacists. However, 37% of the pharmacies dispensed antibiotics or steroids to people with TB symptoms but no test results. The use of fluoroquinolones and steroids, although low, is worrying because these drugs delay TB diagnosis. Additionally, fluoroquinolones are also an essential part of MDR-TB treatment regimens and emerging regimens, so quinolone abuse is a concern.
(iii) The widespread use of antibiotics and steroids for respiratory symptoms also has implications for community- acquired infections more generally.
The study results not only add to the growing evidence on antibiotic abuse, but also underscore that the use and misuse of antibiotics are mediated by drug category and the information that patients present. Thus it seems that, as far as pharmacists are concerned, the main problem- both in the management of TB and antimicrobial resistance - is the information that patients present to the pharmacist. Confirmed diagnoses discipline what pharmacists do, with sharp increases in ideal management and large decreases in antibiotic use. This dramatic difference suggests that the main challenge faced by pharmacists is confusion about the likely diagnosis, in which case better training regarding TB symptoms and encouraging early referrals for patient with TB symptoms might help.
India has over 750,000 private retail pharmacies that provide easy access to drugs. Pharmacists respond to the health-care needs of a substantial proportion of Indias population. Many TB patients do seek medical advice and drugs from pharmacies, driven by the ease of access and the possibility of avoiding consultation charges by doctors. These findings can inform interventions to engage pharmacies in TB control and initiatives to improve protect antibiotics from misuse.
In India, many people believe that pharmacists were generating MDR-TB by dispensing TB medications without prescriptions, said Dr. Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill University and the papers joint senior author while speaking with CNS (Citizen News Service). Our study clearly shows that not a single pharmacy gave away first line anti-TB drugs (isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide and streptomycin) without prescriptions. However, pharmacists gave away other antibiotics and rarely referred patients with typical TB symptoms, and that means they are contributing to delays in TB diagnosis. This can increase transmission of the infection in the community. So, there is great potential to harness pharmacists to identify those who need TB testing in India, he said.
* Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service) wrote this article for e-pao.net
The writer can be contacted at ramakantbobby(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This article was posted on August 29 , 2016.
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Credit cards are a convenient way to borrow money from a bank for purchase. Consumers pay this loan back on a set schedule. Banks charge interest for this convenience if consumers don't repay on time.
Sometimes money for making a purchase is not readily available. At these times, credit cards come in handy. Credit cards allow consumers to borrow money from a bank for purchases. Once the card is used and this money is, in effect, borrowed, the bank expects it to be paid back within a set amount of time. For some consumers, this could be up to a month. Some banks charge interest for credit cards if repayment is late. This means paying the interest in addition to what is owed.
How to Choose a Credit Card
Choosing to use a credit card is agreeing to take on debt. Consumers use credit cards and then owe the financial institution money until they pay their bill. When consumers pay their credit card in full, they won't have to pay interest. If someone makes only small purchases and pays the card in full each month, it may be worthwhile to get a credit card with rewards. These types of credit cards are loyalty programs that accrue points, which consumers redeem. Sometimes consumers need to make large purchases and may not pay off the bill each month. In this case, a credit card with a low interest rate is preferable. Some credit cards have zero interest so it pays to shop around.
Difference Between a Credit Card and Debit Card
Credit card purchases are not automatically withdrawn from a consumer's bank accounts. In contrast, funds from debit card purchases are immediately withdrawn from the consumer's bank account. Debit card purchases do not accrue interest. Since funds from credit card purchases are not immediately withdrawn from a bank, the bank charges the consumer interest for the borrowing period.
Most credit cards are backed by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. Some stores have their own credit cards. Stores issue them to encourage customer loyalty. These store credit cards are limited to purchases within the store. Some financial institutions offer secured credit cards. These work best for consumers with poor credit. With secured cards, consumers makes a deposit and then makes purchases against this deposit. Paying this bill regularly helps them rebuild credit.
Benefits of Having a Credit Card
Credit cards allow consumers to make purchases that they pay off at a later date. This comes in handy when someone has to make a large purchase. A credit card is easier to carry than cash. Credit cards help consumers build their credit scores. A credit card helps with personal budgeting since expenses are spelled out on the credit statement.
However, a credit card accrues debt. If consumers are not careful, they can rack up a large amount of debt. A large purchase can add up to a high amount of interest over time. It's important for consumers to recognize the difference between wants and needs so that they do not take themselves into a lot of credit card debt.
Credit cards provide a convenience for consumers. As with most things that provide convenience, it does not come for free. Consumers must carefully consider which credit card is right for them. While doing so they should strive to pay off their debts on time when receiving their bill.


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Satin Ball Recipes
10 Lbs quality hamburger meat with high fat content
1 jar wheat germ
1 lg box of old fashioned oatmeal (uncooked)
1 1/4 Cup coconut oil
10 eggs shells and all
10 sm pkgs unflavored gelatin
1 1/4 Cup unflavored molasses
A pinch of sea salt
1 lg box Total cereal (2lb's)
(You may also add a pinch of garlic powder to add flavor)
Mix all ingredients together well with your hands, much like a meatloaf....roll into meatball sized balls and place on cookie sheet to freeze, thawing out as needed.
It puts weight on in a very short time, not to mention the gloss in their coat. You can use it every day when they have a show to do and it does not produce diarrhea.
It can be fed alone or with kibble.
Satin Balls are also a great way to get medications into your dog as pills are easily hidden inside.
1 lb ground beef
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 jar all natural peanut butter
1 jar (smaller of the sizes) wheat germ
1 doz egg yolks
1 cup or so of flaked oats soaked in heavy cream
Mix up, form balls, freeze, feed as treats or food supplement.
Marge Paszeks Fat Balls
1 lb hamburger
1 package cream cheese
1 dozen egg yolks
1 jar all natural peanut butter
about 1 cup rolled oats soaked in milk
1 jar wheat germ
Mix up, measure out, feed as needed. You'll need to mix it with your
hands. It's hard to mix and messy. I usually make this with more hamburger (like, 2 or 3lbs) and freeze what I'm not using that day or the next.
Fatten 'Em Up Quick Meatloaf!!
1 doz. Hard Boiled eggs, chopped
10 lbs of inexpensive hamburger meat
20 oz Jar of Wheat Germ
1 canister of Knox Gelatin, joint complex, (unflavored)
1 lg box of Total breakfast cereal
2 - 1 lb boxes of Quaker oatmeal, (the kind you cook)
1 1/2 cups Coconut Oil
12 oz jar of unsulfered Molasses
1/4 tsp salt
1 heaping tsp minced Garlic, (jarred variety or fresh, NOT dried)
Box of 1qt Freezer bags
Just dump all into huge pot and dig in. It takes some effort, and you will
be up to your elbows, but you want to mix thoroughly.
Separate into 14 freezer bags, gently squeezing out the air before sealing.
Flatten out the bags, (this will allow for a quicker thaw period), and lay
flat on a freezer shelf.
Feed one packet each day, 1/2 in morning, half in evening. Breaking up into
chunks, or rolling into meatballs. You can place one in the fridge each
evening to thaw for the next day.
OR a smaller batch, that you can flavor for variety.
Louise's Fedemma's Fat Balls
Small heavy cream
1 doz eggs
2 blocks of cream cheese (room temp)
5 lbs ground beef -- (I get the 27% fat)
1 sm box TOTAL cereal
(crunch up Total into small crumbs)
1 cup wheat germ
mix dry ingredients
Add heavy cream
Add cream cheese
Add ground beef
Roll into balls -- I put them on cookie sheets and freeze, makes a lot --
1 to 1-1/2 # fatty raw hamburger
1/2 C wheat germ oil or wheat germ
1 pkg knox gelatin
4-1/2 tsp molasses or Karo dark syrup
3 egg yokes
4-1/2 tsp vegetable oil
3 C uncooked oatmeal
Form into meatballs, place on cookie sheet and freeze. When frozen put in
containers. To serve - microwave each meatball abot 30 seconds per meatball
depending on size. Give 2-3 per day along with regular diet.
1 1/2 lbs hamburger
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 envelope Knox Gelatin Joint complex, (unflavored)
5 tsp molasses
5 tsp Canola vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups uncooked oatmeal
I cup Total breakfast cereal
To the above you may add ONE of the following to add flavor and give variety!
1/2 lb Cooked and pureed beef liver OR
1 small can of tomato sauce/ 1 cup of cooked rice or pasta OR
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter OR
4 oz package of cream cheese
Form into balls, layer in plastic freezer bags, freeze---remove several at
a time to thaw, and feed as in between meal treats.
Fattening Treats
Doggie Peanut Cheese Balls
1 dozen hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 lb jar crunchy peanut butter
1 container of Quaker Oatmeal
2 cups of evaporated milk, (Don't dilute!!)
1 jar wheat germ
1 lb hamburger
8 oz. pkg cream cheese
envelope Knox Gelatin Joint Complex, (unflavored)
In one bowl, pour the evaporated milk over the oatmeal and put aside. Go
have a cup of coffee, while you wait for oats to absorb the liquid!
In a second Large Bowl, place all the other ingredients. Start mixing
together, hands work best. Add the oatmeal and evaporated milk mixture, and
mix again. When thoroughly blended, form into meatball sized treats,
layering in a plastic freezer container. Freeze until needed. Remove a few
at a time, allow to thaw, and feed as fattening snacks!
1 dozen egg yolks
1 lb jar crunchy peanut butter
1 small container oats
1 jar wheat germ
1 lb hamburger
1 package cream cheese
*Some versions of this recipe say to soak the oats in milk or cream first.
Put the stuff in a big bowl and mix w/your hands. Roll into 3" torpedos and put in ziplock bags and freeze until needed. Feed one or two a day
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I have been reading the Psalter
more these days
and find the Scripture to be so
We can get so overwhelmed by current events
but these have always been happening
and taking refuge in God,
reading the Psalter
and doing prayers
can restore us
and give us hope,
even when it seems that there is none
to be seen.
I had not realized it,
but did you know that you can open
up your cans of olive oil
on a corner with a can opener
and funnel the oil that would not come out?
Yay for saving money and not wasting!
I am... but feedly is OK over all,
but of course the search function is um,
but at least I can still read my feeds...
So the other week we had icons blessed at my
far away church,
including a future bride's wedding icons.
I am eating a lot more salads these days...
still low on energy but at least I am trying to get
get my greens in...
the other week and I am slowly listening to
Dear Mr. Henshaw...
I have not listened to the end,
so I am still waiting to hear how it turns out.
I have been reading a bit more on Edith Schaffer's books...
really enjoying the hidden art of homemaking.
I feel very much that this first year of marriage for me
is all about learning to be a homemaker,
while getting sick with mono and facing challenges
that will help teach us how to deal with the unexpected
as a married couple.
I was talking today to my Grandma about the homemaking book...
published in 1971... my Grandma commented
it was a while ago when the Schaffer's had their ministry...
things were different then,
like how you could get discards of leather to make things with.
We talked about how people today do not
always know how to be thrifty or make do when money is tight.
So we talked about how you can buy
chicken instead of steak
and chicken thighs instead of more expensive cuts
or having a more inexpensive fish, like tilapia...
I remember when all was suddenly crazy for me
a few years ago and I was
facing an unexpected tax bill,
did not have money to go home for Christmas
and was still looking for a job...
I still made icons for gifts.
I could do so for under 2 dollars.
I think it is really wise of Edith Schaffer to encourage her
readers to make one's home beautiful
and that it did not have to be done in expensive ways.
It is wonderful to find meaningful things in our days,
no matter what we may find ourselves in the middle of.


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By Betsy Voreacos
We all know the importance of chores. It's not (just) about making your kids do work. It's about building confidence, teaching responsibility, and making them feel like they're a valuable part of the family. The problem is, half the time – or even most of the time – you end up having to redo the chore, or undo the damage, until they've mastered it themselves. To save your sanity (and time), here are some chores that your kids can do that won't backfire!
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Make it a clean sweep.
Sweeping is something every kid can do, albeit with varying degrees of success. But if they don't get every crumb today, it's a given that there will be more tomorrow. Assign one day a week for your child to take over the broom. You've got the other six days to get down and dirty yourself!
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Pick up sticks.
Mowing the lawn is a whole lot easier if you pick up the stray sticks first. This is a perfect job for a young, or even a not-so-young, child. You can add a competitive edge with a timer, or by counting how many sticks he collects. And if a few are missed, you're still ahead of the game.
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Give the bathtub a rub-a-dub-dub.
Turn a bubble bath into a bathtub cleaning opportunity! At the end of the bath, have your child use a washcloth or clean sponge to give the tub a quick once-over after the water drains out. (Afterward, you can use cleaners as needed.)
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Mom's most famous words – make your bed!
Teach your children young and they'll never leave a bed unmade! And because it's not you who has to climb in between those wrinkly-crinkly sheets, resist the urge to do too much tucking and smoothing yourself.
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Learning lessons with laundry.
Turning clothes right-side out is not only helpful for you, but is an easy chore that can turn into a learning experience. Not only does it teach dexterity, but you can have them sort their clothes by color and type. Just offer a couple of laundry baskets for this task so towels can go to the left, T-shirts to the right!
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Another Laundry Shortcut for Moms
Until the kids master sorting (and eventually doing!) their own laundry, save a little time by switching to Tide Pods. You toss them right into the washing machine yourself before each wash– no messy measuring required!
The pet project.
Nothing teaches responsibility better than taking care of a pet. Whether it's feeding the cat, walking the dog or making sure there's water in the rabbit's cage, there's something your child can do. And the best of all, they get thanked by someone other than you.
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Clean up your mess!
The sooner your child learns to clean up after himself, the better. Offer big, plastic bins in which to toss toys, easy-access laundry baskets for clothes, and a nice big garbage bag for trash. Just remember to always check that garbage bag before you send it out to the can!
Which chores do you hand over to your children?
Betsy Voreacos lives with her family a stone's throw from Manhattan. An overly involved mother of three active children, Betsy has always been acutely aware of her shortcomings as a parent, not to mention those of her children. A freelance writer and blogger, she documents her life in the brutally honest Old Minivans Die Hard.
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Chief decries RCMP slowness in setting up MMIW database
Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 @ 11:28AM
Chief Denise Restoule of the Dokis First Nation expressed deep disappointment when she learned that the RCMP was at least two years late in setting up the data base for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.
"Families need answers now," said Chief Restoule. "There are close to 1200 women who have been identified as missing and their families want to know what happened to them so they can do closure and move on with their lives. These women are someone's daughters, mothers, sisters, aunts and cousins and they deserve our dignity and respect."
The Harper Conservative government announced in 2010 that the RCMP would set up a national database in 2013 to assist investigations for murdered and missing Aboriginal women. The purpose of this national data base was to assist police forces solve cases and to help Aboriginal families find much needed answers to the fate of their missing members.
According to the CBC National News broadcast of August 31, 2015, CBC determined through an Access to Information request that this RCMP data base experienced technical difficulties and is two years late and will be $2.4 million over budget. No cases have been solved yet because this data base in not functioning. Furthermore, DNA profiles will not be available till 2017.
The President of the Native Women's Association of Canada, when interviewed by CBC and broadcast on August 31, 2015 stated that desperate families need answers.
National Chief Bellegarde who was interviewed for the same broadcast regretted that the government does not take First Nation issues seriously.
CBC also interviewed Prime Minister Harper for this broadcast and he stated that his government has a whole range of methods including prevention to deal with the issue of Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has committed to holding a national inquiry into Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women and New Democratic Leader Mulcair announced his plan to assist Aboriginal women on August 31, 2015.
Canada's Premiers have supported the First Nation leadership in their call for a national inquiry into Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women and repeated their support in a letter to Prime Minister Harper at their annual Conference in July 2015.
Chief Restoule concluded that this is a serious issue that concerns Canadians and she hoped that the new government to be elected this October addresses it.


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Verna....what do you mean by getting my cards in the e-mail?
Hiya Verna! No, you should have gotten them with the set. Just call or write
either one of those and let them know so they can get them mailed out to you! I dont think it has changed, that some come with every stamp set! :D
Thanks Verna...your comments always make me smile. I am glad you liked my CAS Wild Flower card.
Hi Verna, Yes it is a Gina K. stamp set. It is called Farm Life and here is a link to the set.
click here Thanks for asking and have a wonderful day.
Thanks Verna for that nice comment on my CASed card of Tracy's. I am sure your rendition will be wonderful too. Have a Great Day now. LOL
Hi Verna! Thanks for your sweet comments! The ladybug shape was in the Sihouette store and I just enlarged it and cut out 2 of them to make the ladybug shaped card.
So happy I was an inspiration to you. I usually make cards for my grandkids too, as well as for the shutins. I love this set. I got it on Gina's discontinued sets sale.
Thanks Verna for the nice comment on my Simple Valentine card. I made several of this design and sent them to the soldiers so that they could send them back home to their families.
Thanks Verna for that lovely comment. You sure do make me smile too with your witty remarks. Love it!
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Every Sunday night, GOLF.com conducts an e-mail roundtable with writers from Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine. Check in every week for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors and join the conversation in the comments section below.
1. World No. 1 Jason Day won the Players Championship by four strokes on Sunday for his 7th win in 17 starts dating back to last summer. Is it premature to usher in the era of the Big One?
Gary Van Sickle, senior writer, Sports Illustrated (@GaryVanSickle): Not in an attention-deficit challenged world. Look, Jordan Spieth or Rory McIlroy could win the Memorial and the U.S. Open and then what? It's back to the Three Musketeers being the only stars in the Milky Way — no snickers, please. But there is no question that Day is temporarily looking at the other two guys in his rear-view mirror. An era of dominance has to start somewhere. This sure looks like it could be it, but …
Alan Shipnuck, senior writer, Sports Illustrated (@AlanShipnuck): Rory can't putt, his 100-yard game is a mess, he seems to battle a stretch of ennui at every tournament. Spieth is fighting his swing, he's had a chance to win the last three majors and failed pretty spectacularly at two of them. Meanwhile, Day has no weaknesses in his game and is playing with a ton of confidence. I can see him putting the hammer down and really separating himself. In fact, he's already done it.
Cameron Morfit, senior writer, GOLF Magazine (@CameronMorfit): I agree, Alan, that Spieth seems to be fighting his swing. He hit some pretty bad pull-hooks with his orange-shafted driving iron on 11 and 12 Friday. I'm not used to seeing that from him. That said, Jason hit some scratchy shots, too, but his scrambling was otherworldly. He got up and down nine out of nine times in the first two rounds, and eight out of 11 on the weekend. Pretty darn solid.
Mark Godich, senior editor, Sports Illustrated (@MarkGodich): We should all fail as spectacularly as Spieth did at St. Andrews, Alan. As for the era of the Big One, I seem to recall that we were having the same discussion about Spieth in January at Kapalua. Funny, but Day is doing exactly what Spieth did for much of 2015: finding a way to get the ball in the hole even when he doesn't have his A game. Day hit all of three greens on the front nine on Sunday, but he turned what could have been a 40 or higher into a 38. Dare I say that right now I'd take Jason over Jordan in a putting contest?
Josh Sens, contributing writer, GOLF Magazine (@JoshSens): Living in California as I do, I hope we're not on the brink of the Big One. My house isn't bolted to its foundation. Seriously, though, for now, can't we just call him the World No. 1? No hokey monikers needed. That one fits. He's been dominant in all facets of the game, while his fellow members of the media-anointed Big Three have all had the struggles that Alan just delineated.
Joe Passov, senior editor, Golf Magazine (@joepassov): I'm not going to deny the competitive fires that burn inside Jordan, Rory … and Rickie, for that matter. Via their social media exploits and level of engagement, they just seem to be content with living great lives and enjoying a certain level of success. By Jason Day's post-round comments, he seems to crave winning big tournaments and strengthening his hold on No. 1. That sounds awfully Tiger-like. There will always be ebbs and flows (except with Tiger in his prime), but Day appears very convincing right now.
Godich: I'd venture to say that no one is more driven than Spieth, Joe. And perhaps that's part of the problem, considering that he admitted after missing the cut that he was being too hard on himself.
Passov: Mark, in my heart of hearts, I know you're right. I guess I'm still having a little trouble with the "22-year-old-Spieth-as-conglomerate" issue, and the insane traveling he did to start this year.
2. After two days of low scoring at the Players, the Tour's decision to dry out the greens and crank up the difficulty meter at the Stadium Course did not go down well with the field. What's so sinful about varying conditions and forcing the world's best players to adapt?
Van Sickle: Nearly one-third of the field three-putted the 14th and 15th greens on Saturday. That's not challenging the world's best golfers; that's just stupid. There were a number of pins equally as silly, which does not identify the best players but it does, contrary to the tour's stated goals, created supremely stupefying slow play. Lotta three-putts equals six-hour rounds. It was unwatchable golf. Big blunder.
Shipnuck: Most championship courses get harder as the week goes on, and that's great. Players should indeed need to adapt. But Saturday it crossed the line into something goofy, where luck was as important as skill. That's not an ideal way to identify the best player, even though Day was able to survive.
Godich: Just look at the scores. That's all you need to see. How do you go from posting all those red numbers to having the best players in the world struggling to break 80?
Sens: Witness Sergio's six-putt. It was the only six-putt I've ever seen in which pretty much every stroke looked pretty solid. It's been said elsewhere a million times but why not once more: given how far these guys now fly the modern golf ball, we practically need a trans-continental course to contain them. That leaves the putting surfaces as a last line of defense. You can understand the urge to protect par, but when the only way to do that is to turn the greens into funhouses, it has clearly gone too far.
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Morfit: One of Sergio's putts rolled so funny it looked like a whiffle ball being blown across a countertop by an industrial fan. That part struck me as a bit wonky. And the fact that Day said he wasn't even trying to make short birdie putts, but two-putt them. Come on! The Tour took a bogey there for sure.
Passov: I have to side with Justin Rose on this one, who said, "We always play golf on the edge. That's what tournament setups are. Players talk about 'Oh, we want it firm and fast,' then when we get it just a little too firm and too fast, we hate it." My own view is cloudy. How do you 'protect' a golf course, its design integrity, when Jason Day is hitting 2-iron 308 yards off 18 tee, leaving him 146 in on Sunday? In Jerry Pate's 1982 win, it was driver, 5-iron. Unfortunately, due to the ruling bodies bungling the equipment regulating, it comes down to course set-up. Of course, I'm perturbed every time an official has to "apologize" because "the golf course got away from us" due to a "perfect storm" of weather conditions. Saturday was just messed up, period. Admit it and move on.
3. On the punishing course setup on Saturday, 47-year-old Ken Duke fired a 65 to better the field scoring average by 10 strokes. Where does Duke's performance rank among the best rounds in tough conditions in recent memory?
Shipnuck: At the very top. That was insane.
Morfit: I'd put it up there with Brandt Snedeker's final round at the Farmers this year in the middle of total weather armageddon. So great that Day said Duke's 65 should be the new course record. That says it all.
Godich: Nothing rings louder than endorsements from your peers. Just read the tweets. They put Duke's round in perspective.
Van Sickle: Good cop-out, Alan. I can't name a better one, either. Maybe Paul Lawrie's final round at Carnoustie where the fairways were the width of cart paths, as he came from 10 back to win the Open in a playoff with Leonard and Jean Van de Velde. Van de Velde himself played out of his mind until the blowup on 18. But really, there's no competition in this category. Hands down winner is right here.
Passov: Many of my brain cells stopped functioning in the 1970s, so I'll have to go back to the second round of the 1979 Memorial, when Tom Watson posted a 3-under-par 69 on a day where the 45-degrees, sideways rain and 30-mph wind produced a wind chill of 13 degrees. Forty-two of the 107 players failed to break 80 and the field averaged just under 79 strokes for the day. Lost in the shuffle of Ken Duke's phenomenal round was Hideki Matsuyama's 67.
4. Jordan Spieth exhibited shaky form and fits of frustration on his way to a missed cut at the Players, his first start since his Masters meltdown. Spieth insists he's over Augusta, but after his lackluster performance is there any reason to believe that might not be the case?
Van Sickle: No. He took a month off, went on vacation. He was still rusty and if he'd managed to sneak past the cut and play on the weekend, he probably would've posted a low score by Sunday. Spieth is rested and refreshed now. That Masters stuff is irrelevant. However, as I wrote over the weekend, I think he has a problem playing well when paired with Day. And when a guy drives it 308 with a 2-iron, who wouldn't?
Morfit: I agree, Gary. Day is in his head; Spieth knows it, Day knows it, and Day knows that Spieth knows it. But I think there's more to it than that. Although he faulted his putting, Spieth's full swing isn't quite there right now, either. That said, he'll probably win in Dallas this week.
Godich: Day isn't in Spieth's head. I'm going to chalk the missed cut up to rust. One swing at his 18th hole turned a Thursday 69 into a 72, and on Friday he bogeyed three of the easiest par-4s (the 6th, 12th and 15th). Plain and simple: he's pressing. It's not unlike what he experienced when he was trying to get his second career Tour win last year. And when he broke through at Innisbrook, the floodgates opened. He won't win the Nelson, Cam, but when he wins at Colonial, we'll be anointing him as a favorite at Oakmont.
Shipnuck: Rust is certainly part of the problem but as far back as Pebble Beach, Spieth was talking about the need to improve his on-course attitude. He clearly had sky-high expectations for this year and it's just not happening, hence the frustration. If he doesn't figure it out soon it's gonna be a lost year. That's okay when you're 22, but it doesn't make it fun.
Sens: I'm sure Augusta still eats at him. It would eat at anyone, all the more so a guy who's always had a tendency to beat himself up a bit on the course. Unlike some other stars, though, Spieth is mature beyond his years and amazingly self-aware. When he crosses the line from self-motivation into self-abuse, he recognizes it. He'll get it sorted. To the point where the sting of Augusta will just be healthy fuel for the fire.
Passov: I, too, wish Spieth would ease up on himself. Yet, he's so remarkable as a golfer and as a person, perhaps these expectations are completely realistic. I'm fine where he is right now. He broke par for two rounds, which isn't all bad. He's been fighting swing inconsistency issues all year. Give him some more time to work it out.
5.) Among players who haven't won a major, whose play this season has most indicated to you that he's on the cusp of breaking through?
Van Sickle: Kevin Chappell has knocked at the door a few times but I'll say Adam Scott, even though he's won twice. His game looks as strong as it ever has. I'm glad he survived the anchored putting ban and I think he'll break through and win at least one more major this year.
Shipnuck: Branden Grace is an easy answer, but that really dates to last year. Paul Casey has been trending upward for a while now, but I'll say Justin Thomas. He was a bit overwhelmed at his first Masters but I think this stellar Sunday 65 will be a springboard to a great summer.
Godich: Thomas is a great pick, but don't sleep on Colt Knost. He's got a ton of confidence after his T3 at the Players, and after he wins the Nelson in his adopted hometown and goes toe to toe with Spieth at Colonial, he'll be poised to break through at the PGA at Baltusrol.
Sens: Matsuyama stumbled on Sunday at the Masters and the Players but man, it's hard to imagine him not winning something very big very soon.
Morfit: I'll go with Josh and the Matsuyama pick. I was a little surprised he didn't play better in the final round, but I guess he just had an off-day.
Passov: I've picked Matsuyama in every office pool for majors since 2014, so I feel like I'm on the cusp of winning some big prizes of my own.
6.) Bandon Dunes developer Mike Keiser told GOLF.com that he is seeking a name for the next addition to his Oregon resort, an 11-hole par-3 course to be designed by Tom Doak. Suggestions?
Van Sickle: I'm a locker full of bad ideas. Bandon Ruins … Oakley Doakley … Three-Finger Mordecai Brown Memorial Course … The Badass … Dirty Dozen Minus One … The Young Tom Links … Abandon Dunes GC … The Evil Duck.
Shipnuck: Crikey, Vans, that's a mic drop. I love Abandon Dunes! How about A Shot and a Beer?
Sens: Given that it's a small offspring of some larger courses, I was going to suggest Abandon Child, but that's probably too dark.
Mortift: The 311. The TD11. Mic drop.
Passov: Tom Doak National.
Godich: Yo Eleven!


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Definition of Unrealized Gains
Unrealized gains are the profits from trading activities which have not been closed out and cash received. These are also commonly referred to as paper profits.
Unrealized Gains Trading Example
For example, let's say a trader purchased 20,000 shares of Motorola at $5 in the mid-90s. The stock had a number of splits and rallied all the way up to $60 dollars in early 2000. At this point the trader would have had an unrealized gains in the order of over $1 million dollars, not including the stock splits. But if this trader would have held the stock until today, he or she would only be able to sell the stock for $5.16. So, this trader would have missed out on unrealized gains of over $1 million dollars if they utilized a long-term buy and hold strategy.
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Unrealized gains can bring about a lot of emotions in a trader. Many traders get attached to their paper profits, and become unable to close out a winning position, because their account is far off their highs. This is why traders should focus on their trading methodology and not their bank accounts. They can do one better and build our rules for locking in profits as their winners increase in size.


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Unfortunately, some people assume that camping is about boredom, boring food and being uncomfortable. While this may be true for some people, it's not true for everyone. It can mean great food, good times and no bugs if preparations are made. Read this article for tips on planning for a great camping trip.
When you buy a new tent, set it up completely at home before you take it camping. This will let you know that you're not missing pieces from your tent and that you know how to pitch your tent in the right way. You don't want to waste time at your destination, so this will make you well prepared.
Camping is a great time but it can be dangerous if you're not able to properly prepare. Always fully prepare before you head out on a camping trip. Do some research on the climate and wildlife if you are unfamiliar with the area.
Make sure your medical insurance is up-to-date. Sometimes when you go to a different place, you'll have to get an additional policy to cover you. That can be even more important when you plan to travel across international borders. Always be prepared.
If you are going camping, be sure to have a first aid kit. There may be different items in it depending on your camping location, but there are some things that should be in any kit. Take precautions for wildlife too, so keep some anti-venom on hand.
Before you plan to camp in an new area, it is important to be aware of any dangers commonly found there. This would include stuff like what spiders dwell there, how steep the terrain is, and if the area is prone to flooding. All camping spots have some dangers associated with them and you want to make sure you pick a spot that isn't too bad.
When taking a dog along, be certain they have a leash and are always supervised. There are those who fear dogs. You must consider them when you are camping, too. Also, your pet could be destructive to other people's belongings.
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Take a few things with you to entertain yourself while you're camping. Entertain yourself by taking cards and fishing poles. If you are bringing children on your trip, you should bring a few more entertainment supplies than you think you'll need.
It is important to be prepared while camping. While you should bring a sleeping bag, you should bring additional blankets. This is useful for nights where the temperature gets too cold or as extra padding when sleeping on hard ground.
Have you just bought your first tent and want to begin camping? Before you go out and start on your trip, practice setting up your tent. This way, you will know the things you need to put your tent up. This will also enable you to do this task quickly if you arrive at the campsite, right before darkness sets in.
Plan for every situation that you can think of before packing for your trip. Anything can happen while camping so it is crucial to be prepared. Weather can change, situations can arise, injuries or illness can strike. You should not be careless, take unnecessary risks, or perform any action without considering the consequences.
You should now know that there is great deal of fun to be had while camping. If you want to have a great time, be sure to put these tips to use. By learning what you can, you will avoid negative situations and enjoy the benefits that camping trips offer.
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