BAD! Kitty Art Studio The Power of Numbers in your life. *** The essence of life is simple. We live this life to grow, manifest, develop spiritual awareness and universal love, and be of service. Life is a personal evolution of consciousness. It was the intention of the Father of Numerology, Pythagoras, born 580 B.C., Greece, to lift mankind from 1 (egocentricity) to 9 (selflessness). In so doing, he blended mathematics, music, mysticism, science, astronomy and philosophy to teach spiritual principle. Number interpretations describe best the understanding of your Soul's journey, people, and all fluctuations, positive and negative, throughout life. Numerology is learning more about yourself. When you discover what numbers mean, it is as though someone gave you a magic wand. You can take back your power and be your own person. Since every letter has a numeric value, think of every word being filled with magic and power. If you align yourself with your essence and purpose here on earth and think and speak positive words to express them, you can change an unhappy condition. Each number has a specific vibration, so when combined in a word, it sends out coded signals that change the shape of molecules and form. For example, the numeric value of love is 9, war is 6, God is 8, and note that when 8 is turned on its side, it is the infinity sign. Numbers and their equivalents can be positive or negative. Let's look at the essence and energy each number 1 through 9 expresses or manifests. Remember your birth day vibration relates to one of these. Number 1 (Birthday Vibration 1, 10, 19, 28) Disposition: Personally and Mentally Resourceful Color: Red Gemstone: Ruby, Garnet Flower: Iris, Lilac, Azalea Musical Note: Middle C Musical Appeal: Piano, Opera Compatible Numbers: 3, 5, 9, 11, 22, 33 Incompatible Numbers: 6, 24 The power of 1 is aggressive, ambitious, and self-motivating. Success often comes from being independent, creative, following your own instincts. You're a born champion, crusader, explorer. You love being in the spotlight. People may see you as a nonconformist or unconventional. Your friends admire your ironic sense of humor. You can be absolutely charming, love entertaining. Your social and professional life are often interlaced. Situations will arise that teach self-reliance. You'll find opportunities to connect with the creative light within you. It is important to develop mentally and spiritually so not to become egocentric. Best productive years are between 28 and 55 years of age. Number 2 (Birth Day Vibration: 2, 11, 20, 29) Disposition: Emotionally concerned and sensitive Color: Orange Gemstone: Moonstone, Rutilated Quartz Flower: Ivy Musical Note: D Musical Appeal: Pipe organ, Cello, Aria Compatible Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 7 Incompatible Numbers: 5 Since 2's are dual natured, be careful of challenges, as 2's can flip from positive to negative. You want harmony in your environment, avoid confrontations, even deferring your needs to a more dominant personality. You have a gift for friendship and were born to inspire others through work or art. You are the power behind others, mobilizing them for action. Your work is methodical, detailed, a team player. Best productive years are between 29 and 56. NUMBER 3 (Birth Day Vibration: 3, 12, 21, 30) Disposition: Creative in communication, animated Color: Yellow Gemstone: Topaz, Galena Flower: Daffodil, Orchid, Rose Musical Note: E Musical Appeal: Coronet, Thrombone, Band Compatible Numbers: 1, 3, 5, 6 Incompatible Numbers: 4, 7 The spirit of 3 is communication in action: speaking, writing, acting. Gifted with super-imagination, optimism, and sense of humor, 3's creative talents are often found in entertainment, speaking, and sales. Dream big! 3 is active creation straight through to completion. Your luck is fantastic. Your charm opens many doors. Be careful the heart doesn't build romantic, fairy-tale castles that ignore responsibilities and reality. 3 awakens you to contribute joy, beauty and uplifting spirit in the world. Best productive years are between 21 and 57. NUMBER 4 (Birth Day Vibration: 4, 13, 22, 31) Disposition: Practical, Down-to-Earth Color: Green Gemstone: Emerald, Green Jade Flower: Sweet Pea Musical Note: F# Musical Appeal: Fiddle, Guitar, Lute, Instrumental Compatible Numbers: 2, 6, 8 Incompatible Numbers: 3, 5, 7, 9 4 is solid, stable, related to the material world. It has a grounded, earthy quality. If we didn't have the energy of 4 to build things, we wouldn't see the results of our creativity. 4's are able to construct stable, useful structures, whether home, family, or business. As a 4 vibration, you can amaze people with your determination to fix problems. Think big when bringing your ideas into form. You will want people around you who are loyal, tolerant, and enjoy fine food when entertaining. An overactive 4 can produce intellectual tyranny and stubbornness, so stay positive! Best productive years are between 22 and 58 years of age. Number 5 (Birth Day Vibration: 5, 14, 23) Disposition: Adventurer, Versatile Color: Turquoise Gemstone: Turquoise, Aquamarine Flower: Carnation, Gardenia, Primrose Musical Note: G Musical Appeal: Bell, Trumpet, Rhythm Compatible Numbers: 1, 3, 7, 9 Incompatible Numbers: 2, 4, 6 5's like change and desire freedom. Seen as radical, life is dull if it's not a living adventure. Travel anyone? You progress forward because you let go of the old, and are willing to try new things. 5 being a sensual number, your magnetism is strong. Having reached midpoint between 1 and 9, experiencing the material world, 5's now face learning spiritual love and awareness. Beware of impatience and getting scattered. Best productive years are between 23 and 59 years. NUMBER 6 (Birth Day Vibration: 6, 15, 24) Disposition: Crave love, friends and companionship, Conscientious Color: Blue Gemstone: Blue Sapphire, Blue-White Pearl, Diamond Flower: Chrysanthemum, Dandelion, Tulip Musical Note: G Musical Appeal: Banjo, Hymn, Musical Compatible Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 9 Incompatible Numbers: 1, 5, 7, 8 6 is associated with nurturing, harmony, responsibility for self and others. Personal creativity is raised to a higher level of conscienceness. Because of the need for security, you tend to be conservative and the great protector. Concern for others can be expressed through service work where people skills are important. You like to be needed. You are loved in your circle. If you become overly serious or fearful, self-righteousness and the need to control could surface. Best productive years are between 24 and 52 years of age. Number 7 (Birth Day Vibrations: 7, 16, 25) Disposition: Contemplative, Mystical Color: Violet, Purple Gemstone: Amethyst Flower: Geranium, Marigold Musical Note: B Musical Appeal: Harp, Ballet Compatible Numbers: 2, 4, 7 Incompatible Numbers:1, 3, 6, 8, 9 7's are cerebral, often spiritually and philosophically inclined. 7 offers transition and change, but not without reflection and introspection. It is a bridge to the spiritual realm, realizing limitations of the material world and time. In business, you analyze information thoroughly and can work alone. Highly intuitive, you are in tune with animals and nature. You have low tolerance for artificiality. Mates should share your interests and respect your private time. Under stress? Hurt? Master your tendency to withdraw, hide feelings, and be cynical. Best productive years are between 25 and 52 years of age. Number 8 (Birth Day Vibrations: 8, 17, 26) Disposition: Ambitious, Confident Color: Rose, Mauve Gemstone: Diamond, Beryl Flower: Jasmine, Begonia Musical Note: High C Musical Appeal: Ukulele, Choir, Soprano Compatible Numbers: 2, 4, 6 Incompatible Numbers: 7, 8, 9 Power number 8 is destined for big business and finance. Organizing people, solving problems, and giving advice are easy for you. You can distinguish yourself in the world of ideas through writing, design, research, and teaching. You are connected simultaneously with both spiritual and material forces. Stay in the center. Use power and the material world wisely. Striving merely for a fortune, rather than personal accomplishment, can create harsh karmic learning lessons. Best productive years are between 26 and 53 years of age. Number 9 (Birth Day Vibrations: 9, 18, 27) Disposition: Humanitarian, Artistic Color: Saffron, Orange-Yellow-Gold Gemstone: Opal Flower: Magnolia, Oak Musical Note: High D Musical Appeal: Violin, Tenor, Symphony Compatible Numbers: 5, 6, 9, 1, 3, 8 Incompatible Numbers: 4, 7 9 reminds us that the only thing that lasts is to love and be loved. It is the final lesson. Your strong emotional nature will be moved to help the planet and work for the benefit of others. You have many talents and must pay attention to your dreams, intuition, and coincidences. Be aware of the positive qualities of numbers 1 to 8 within yourself. You are the sum of your life experiences. Becoming materialistic or self-centered would be your downfall. Nurturing your spiritual side is essential. Choose a mate who is supportive of your passionate and artistic interests. Best productive years are between 27 and 54 years of age. MASTER NUMBERS Numbers 11, 22, and 33 are special numbers of leadership and inspiration. They are called masters, visionaries, or mystics. These gifted people have the opportunity in their lifetime to leave a lasting impression, if expressed positively. 11. Illumination, inspiration, spiritual nature. Think first of serving mankind. 22. Master builder, internationalist. Plan large projects to benefit humanity. 33. Sacrifice, compassion, greatly advanced spiritually. An avatar. *** I am a number 9 for my birth number...and a 11 in my name number and my life path number is 7 (we will cover these other two later). All my children are 11's as well in their birth name numbers...and yes Mate Man is too. I love numerology and think it's fun to learn new things and then share and talk about them. Today...I want to know, what's your birth number? Does the description about your number ring true for you? Tell me I'd love to know. Also up for Today... I am hoping to get some more work done, yesterday ended up not being what I thought it was going to be, with my work for the day being a disappointment and so I tossed it. I am going to start again today and see if I can get it right. Try-Try Again... I was able to get some cool full moon pictures as the moon rose last night so I'll post those later on and share the view from my back porch. Ummm, let's see...I did get some nice feedback on a couple of other sites about my new works...nice as always to hear reviews, thank you one and all...one wasn't great but I value the perspective...and hey... art is subjective...so to each their own. I can dig it. I actually got some real good ideas from the negative feedback about something that is going to help out with this new work...so it's all good! I guess that's all for this morning, I have to feed the rug rats and get them off to school (I can't wait for that!) then I can settle into work for the day. Ta-Ta for Now readers! Talk to me...sheesh! Heather www.badkittyartstudio.com
This weeks Goddess…The Mighty Isis! *** Isis, the great goddess of Egypt, is like a multi-faceted diamond, reflecting an array of characteristics. She embodies traits from all the goddess from all cultures rolled into one. In a sense, she is the goddess of goddesses. A wonder goddess if you will. In fact one of her nicknames is “The One Who Is All.” According to Egyptian mythology, Isis assisted her husband Osiris, who was also her brother, during his earthly reign. In the Pyramid Texts, allusions are made that indicate that Isis predicted her husband's murder. Following his death, she tirelessly searched for his body and moved all forces of nature to rescue the corpse and give him a proper burial. However, his murderer, who also happened to be his brother Seth, stole the body and hacked it into fourteen pieces. Calamity! Isis searched the scope of Egypt, gathering together his pieces and, with the god, Anubis, bound him together to make him whole, except for his phallus. Isis formed a penis and attached it to her deceased husband's body, so that he could impregnate her with their son Horus. For her wondrous skills of re-creation, she is called Isis, “great of magic.” You can channel this magical goddess's gifts. Here's how: Honor the Wonder Woman in You Isis embodies many characteristics. Her functions range from being the Great Mother to ruling the complexities of ritual magic. She presides over the tides of the ocean and can dive to incredible depths. She is a nurturer, a faithful wife, a sensual lover and a loving healer. She sewed, weaved, cooked, and cast magic spells. She taught her people the skills of reading and agriculture and was worshipped as the goddess of medicine and wisdom. Even in mourning she motivated herself into action. Isis is a wonder woman – much like the modern woman of today. She reminds us to honor ourselves. Women are amazing creatures! Take a look at everything you do and appreciate how versatile and creative you are. We do it all; we multi-task like no man can! Treat yourself with love and compassion and remember that it's okay to spoil yourself every once in a while. If you are not good to yourself, how can you expect anyone else to be? Tap into your Intuition Isis is the goddess who opens the third eye. She knows the secrets of the dead and living alike, and she is the guardian of our dreams. Isis holds tremendous conviction and self-belief. She knows the answers and you do, too. She reminds us that we can cultivate trust in our own psychic wisdom. Find the courage to trust your gut. If you have a question, go inside yourself, and the answers will come. If they don't right away, then rule with calm patience and love for yourself, just like this Egyptian High Priestess would. The Art of Understatement With her lunar disc headdress, long dark hair and Cleopatra-like cut, Isis is a striking figure. And yet she is also silent and subtle in her ways. She looked after her loved ones and yet she also exhibited favoritism and disdain in impulsive ways. In short, Isis is a little unpredictable. She reminds us that women are complex creatures. Which other living thing can cry and laugh at the same time? Sometimes men accuse us of being H.M. - high maintenance. But let me tell you, any intelligent, creative woman is complex. We say one thing and sometimes do another; we like things “just so” and yet we are also easy going. We may mystify and confuse our lovers but what we offer is unquestionable. Isis reminds us that's it's okay to be fickle and spontaneous. Face with Love Isis rules with love and patience. When you find yourself about to lose it, call on her. She provides equilibrium and guidance. Isis is a goddess of love and forgiveness. She is the embodiment of the feminine as a vessel for divine expression. You can also call on her to reveal old memories and patterns that may be holding you back. She can help you release negativity and make space for better things. She invites us to put the past behind us and live in the present. She meets the world with tenderness and grace. Consider the Magic The roots of all magic come from ancient Egypt. Isis is the goddess of magic and alchemy. Another example of her magical skills occurred when she created the first cobra and used its venomous bite to coerce Ra into revealing his secret name. In Ancient Egypt, magic was a gateway to the divine was an everyday occurrence. They cast spells to attract a lover, heal a sick child and bring prosperity. Magic is still a part of our lives, we just don't realize it. When you visualize something and then give it up to the universe and it happens that's magic. Years ago, I asked the universe for a lover who was skillful and who wouldn't mind if I read at the breakfast table. It took a while for me to meet him, but my lover is now a handyman extraordinaire who inhales books like no other. Now, we both read at the table. Words have the power to manifest –that's magic. Synchronicity is also a form of magic. As is taking medicine and watching your body heal into health. Isis reminds us to honor the magic in our life. Every new day can be magical if we so chose. *** Today I will be working on a new idea for a painting that came to me on a dream a couple of nights ago, and working in general on the rest of my life's duties. The magic of the ordinary everyday-ness of living is not lost on me. I have been treasuring every moment the past few weeks as my health has been suffering, and well it sometimes takes a little yucky time to remind yourself just how special being alive really is. I am not feeling very well and that makes each day even more bright for me…I know some people would just go back to bed, but when I feel the way I have been feeling…I get more excited about being up and at it. Call me stubborn, but being sick makes me want to push harder into the day and make the most of every moment. So, I will work on my new art and when I get to a stopping point I will snap a picture and share it with you all. Now on to the day…and to take from our Goddess 101 class from above…on to the day with thoughts of magic, confidence and love. But I ain't sewing on any pee-pee's for anyone today! :) To all I wish the very best day, Heather www.badkittyartstudio.com
BAD! Kitty Art Studio Weeks End Thoughts.... **** Wherever you stand is holy ground. Wherever there is life, the ground is holy, and life is everywhere. The question is, are you in it? While money can lead you to feel rich, feeling rich can lead you to money. While you may be very careful about what you pay for with your money, you are probably less careful about what you pay for with your attention. How you spend your attention affects your life far more profoundly than how you spend your money. Your attention is the strongest currency at your disposal. While you may believe that all kinds of things have to happen before you can have what you want, you can have it quickly by recognizing you deserve it. Who would most like to know you love them today? Who would you be if you dropped your complaints? Whoever you think you are is smaller than who you really are. Why get rich quick when you can be rich now? Why live in a soap opera when you can star in a great love story? Why mess up your career with training? Why wait for your ship to come in when you are already on it? With but a shift in perception, what you thought was miles or lifetimes away may be but feet and moments away or right in your arms. Words are the least part of communication; energy and action speak far more truly. You do not need to import greatness from another; you just need to act on your own. You already know. You always have enough energy to do the things you love. You always have enough time to do the things that Spirit would have you do. You are doing better than you think you are. You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside. You are lovable not for what you do. You are lovable for who you are. You are not desperate, so don't act as if you are. You believe that if you had more time, you would have more peace. But it's the other way around: if you had more peace, you would have more time. Creating more time is not logistical, but attitudinal. You can tell what you believe by what you get. You can afford to be generous because you have access to an unlimited supply. You can be helping many people, but if you are not helping yourself, you have missed the one person you were born to heal. You can never love too much. True loving only multiplies itself and returns to bless us many times over. You can tell what you believe by what you are getting. You can't get a right brain answer to a left brain question. Ask your heart, not your mind. You can't get to heaven by putting other people through hell. You can't prepare to be great, because you already are. You can't worry love. You cannot achieve perfection. You can only discover it. You cannot fix yourself because you are not broken. The more you try to fix, the more you find to fix. Only wholeness heals. You cannot gain worth by achievement. You can only claim it by self-recognition. You choose, you cruise. You deserve only love because you are only love. You do not need to gain or import powers, for you were born with infinite power to create. You simply need to claim and use the power you already own. You don't always need to know beforehand. You don't have to make anything happen. Just line up with what wants to happen and let it. You don't have to make someone else wrong for you to be right. You don't need to beg for what you already deserve. You don't need to get anyone else to agree with your truth. You just need to live it. You don't need to make good things happen. You just need to let good things happen. You don't need to punish yourself for love. Or sex. Or money. Or your past. Or anything. You have more options than you recognize. You know where you belong. You need not wrestle for your good. Your good flows to you most easily when you are relaxed, open, and trusting. You only live once but it's forever. You own what you own not by money or force, but by your love for it and your inner connection to it. You own what you own not by money, force, or paper, but by your love for it and your heartfelt connection to it. You were born a genius, and you still are. Claim it and it will work wonders for you and the world. You were born to enjoy your life, not repair it. You will be paid for your services in proportion to the depth of your passion to offer them. You will find truth more quickly through delight than gravity. Let out a little more string on your kite. You will help more people through your delight than through your suffering. You will not get rid of your pain by glamorizing it. You will not solve lack by getting more. You will solve lack by recognizing abundance where you once saw lack. You're not a realist unless you believe in miracles. Your attention is the strongest currency at your disposal. Whatever you invest it in will yield significant returns. Your core being is your pure being. Your entire world could open up with one expansive thought. Your fears of oblivion are unfounded. Your first and greatest contribution to world peace is your own. Your future isn't what it used to be. Your gift to the world is not what you do. Your gift is your happiness. Your history is not your destiny. Your inability to adapt is not a sign of your weakness, but the strength of your inner guidance to remind you where your passion lives. Your issues do not retard forward movement; they propel it. Your journey of relationship is an adventure to reunite with yourself. Your thoughts do not create reality, but they do create your experience. Your thoughts do not create reality. They either permit it or not. Your true power lives in acting with a whole heart. ******* This is my Prayer for the Living for all days...I hope you enjoy. Heather - with a whole heart. Happy Holidays to you and yours. www.badkittyartstudio.com