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This card’s image depicts the archetypal principle of feminine receptivity. One can imagine that being receptive gives her an emotional sense of harmony. Her arms are extended upwards to receive, and she is completely immersed in water, which symbolizes her emotions. She has no head, no body and no aggressive mind to hinder her pure receptivity. And as she is filled she is continuously emptying herself, overflowing, and receiving more. The lotus pattern or matrix that emerges from her represents the perfect harmony of the universe. A harmony that becomes apparent to us in numerous ways when we are in tune with it. The Queen of Water signals a time of unbounded-ness and gratitude for whatever life brings. She is without expectations or demands. Neither duty nor thought of merit or reward are important at this time. Sensitivity, intuition and compassion are the qualities that shine forth now, dissolving the obstacles that keep her separate from others and from the rest of the world.
Listening is the art of being receptive. Passive listening is one of the basic tenants of moving into your more spiritual Self. Listening is the art of waiting until the time feels right to speak or move about. Listening is the art of forgetting yourself and completely listening to the other. When you listen attentively to somebody, you forget yourself. If you cannot forget yourself you cannot fully listen. If you are too self-conscious about yourself, you simply pretend that you are listening---you don’t listen. You may nod your head; you may sometimes say yes and no---but you are not listening. When you listen you become a passage, a conduit, a passive and receptive womb; you are feminine. Some believe that one cannot reach Spirit as aggressive invaders and conquerors and that Spirit only becomes apparent to you when you are in a feminine receptivity. When you become yin, the door is open and you wait. This archetype is of the higher levels of the Queen of Cups. What is being described in this card’s interpretation is the archetypal feminine expressed in terms of more refined behaviors, emotional, and mystical states and from a Buddhist philosophical perspective.
When you draw this card, it may indicate that your emotional state at the moment of the draw was calm. At an ideal level, this queen is the archetype of emotional truthfulness. She represents a determination to express herself in perfect harmony with Spirit as she births artistic new ideas, new forms and new concepts. This queen owns her own feelings and expresses them without blaming or judging. She doesn’t use her feelings to insult others, nor does she apologize for her feelings. What she feels on the inside is reflected on the outside in seamless integrity.
Editor's NotesToni,I am going to have to go back and read the articles just up (especially the one on chakras!), but I just wanted you to know that I love the new look!
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Congratulations, Toni, you are doing a marvelous job with this- all best, Marty
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Greetings, Sandra Holycross RN BSN, Reiki Master and student of Shamanism. ---------------------------------
Toni, Arleen Hollenhorst, Menomonee Falls, WI -----------------------------------------
Sixth-graders to experience life as nursing students Who: Jacksonville's Northwestern Middle School sixth-grade students; Norma Cooper, a University of Florida College of Nursing faculty member; College of Nursing administrators; current UF nursing students; Catherine Kelly, vice president, Public Affairs Signature Programs, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida; and Shelley Meyer, first lady of Florida football and a master's prepared psychiatric nurse. What: A class of sixth-grade students from Jacksonville's Northwestern Middle School experienced a taste of life as nursing students when the yearlong Future Gator Nurse program culminated in a tour and demonstration at the UF College of Nursing. Students had the opportunity to view and participate in demonstrations with "Sim-Man," a lifelike mannequin programmed to mimic an array of illnesses, as well as take part in a learning exercise for nursing students. Throughout the school year, the middle-school students met twice a month with Cooper as participants in the Future Gator Nurse program. Students will toured the building and took part in interactive demonstrations beginning at 9 a.m., which took place in the Iona M. Pettengill Nursing Resource Center. Immediately after the demonstrations, the sixth-grade students, College of Nursing students and faculty, and Blue Cross Blue Shield leadership had a chance to say a few words. Where: Health Professions/Nursing/Pharmacy Complex, 101 S. Newell Drive, Gainesville Why: Studies show that students' opinions about careers in nursing are set at an early age. The Future Gator Nurse program was created to encourage student’s ? regardless of gender, race and culture ? to view a career in nursing as a possibility and as an achievable goal. The program gives the students the knowledge and direction they need to make smart career choices. Northwestern Middle School is located in a medically underserved area of Jacksonville and many of its students are from underrepresented groups in the health-care field. How: The Future Gator Nurse program was originally funded through a federal grant in 2004 when Cooper visited a Jacksonville kindergarten class. During the 2005-06 school year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida donated $50,000 to sustain and expand the program to a class at Northwestern Middle School to introduce sixth-graders to careers in nursing. A College of Nursing doctoral student also is using some of the funding to study and evaluate the program as part of the student's dissertation study. --------------------------------------
New Web-Based Benevolent Programme Geneva, 18 May 2006 - The premier foundation of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF), announces the launch of a secure, web-based donation system. As nurses from all over the world gather in Geneva for the annual World Health Assembly, the FNIF is pleased to announce that it has recently enhanced opportunities for individuals, organizations and the corporate sector to add their support to global nursing and health. The establishment of this secure online system means that contributing to the work and programmes of FNIF and ICN has never been safer or easier. ICN and FNIF's latest initiative, the Our Girl Child Education Fund, for example, has received unprecedented contributions from nursing, enabling 40 orphaned girls to attend school. FNIF's web-based benevolent programme was launched at its annual general meeting on 17 May 2006. Dr Hiroko Minami, president of ICN and FNIF, commented, "Our Girl Child Education Fund has been wholeheartedly embraced by nurses and nursing associations around the world, and we appreciate the contributions, which have provided the funds that will profoundly change the lives of the daughters of our deceased colleagues. We now wish to extend the opportunity to others to contribute to all our programmes and encourage everyone to use our secure online system in the knowledge that their donation will be safeguarded and appreciated." ICN and FNIF extend the opportunity for everyone to become part of the thrust to improve global health and promote nursing through contributing to FNIF.
To learn more about ICN and FNIF's programmes and ways in which they can be
supported, please see www.icn.ch
The Florence Nightingale International Foundation is a registered Charity in
the United Kingdom, formed for the purposes of supporting the advancement of
nursing education, research and services for the public good. It is the
successor to the original Florence Nightingale International Foundation,
established in 1934 as a permanent memorial to Florence Nightingale with a
mandate to develop and promote nursing education worldwide.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of 129 national
nurses' associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. Operated
by nurses for nurses since 1899, ICN is the international voice of nursing
and works to ensure quality care for all and sound health policies globally.
For further information contact Linda Carrier-Walker |
