LIR Virgo 2015 - Gebo

Gebo is the gift of equality. Of balance. Of receiving and giving equally.

So this month, the question is, are all parts supporting each other equally?

Our lives are full of parts. And when we step away and look at the whole, we see how the parts flow from one to the other. The "work to money to food to energy to work" flow is the most common example. And each part is vitally important to the healthy whole. The work is not more important than the food; the money is not more important than the work. In this cycle, they are all equally necessary steps, and equally supportive of and supported by each other.

Granted, not every aspect of our lives is a major corner stone. And, as usual, this reading may to one part of your life. But whatever the situation, the important focus is, are all the parts giving equal energy?

Relationships work best this month with equal give and take, equal support and equal nurturing.
Projects work best if everyone is contributing equally.
Your daily work flow could be best served if you are providing equal focus to each aspect.
If you're like me and have a few different hats, each one needs attention this month.

And it's more than just attention. It's seeing how each of the parts of the relationship flow together. How do they support each other? How do they require support? Because equal energy (and equal support) does not mean similar. For one person, intense energy contribution may only be represented by one line in the project plan. For another, a whole sheet of lines. But through both of their efforts, the project is a complete whole.

Likewise, in any relationship (which, for this exercise, let's define as 2 or more humans in communication), the more people involved, the more versions of language, production, and support you're going to have. Our job is not to judge the types of support or effort; our goal is not to make everything uniform. We simply want to feel, to know, to assist in creating the balanced flow.

Gebo - it's about balance. Equality. And knowing that equality does not mean sameness. When you can see / feel the equal connection & support flow through a variety of things and people -- the beauty of that is the true gift of Gebo.

I hope you  have an excellent Virgo month.
-Lila

LIR 61715 weekly - Gebo off the mat, in Air

Gebo is about the exchange of energy - an equal and balanced exchange. Two (or more) sides giving equally, receiving equally, holding equally. While this energy could be money, it can also be time, attention, "vibration" energy… any form or representation of being energetically present and involved. 

Off the mat indicates something subconscious - a thought that affects our decisions without our knowledge. An underlying truth we don't know about. A desire or a fear.

So what forms of partnership, collaboration, exchange are we hoping for? Or hoping against?

Gebo landed on the side of air, so it is possible this exchange will be in a field of communication. Perhaps an idea exchange, or a committee to discuss something. Maybe it's a writing group or a conference call.

Personally, I can think of many things in the Air vector which I hope will be situations of equal energy exchange - writing, a party, a coffee date, an email correspondence, a  music collaboration, a book I just purchased. In all of these situations I expect to be an active participant - talking and listening, being present, giving ideas, expressing my truths, or (in the case of the book) spending money I expended energy to earn.

And so I hope to get an equal amount of energy back - enjoying the book; someone talking to my listening, and listening to my talking; others accepting my truths and expressing their own; maybe even a melding of our ideas to create a new story.

So, the question comes in many layers. What forms of communication, inspiration will you be participating in this week? What level of energy do you desire to contribute, and what form will that contribution take? What form of exchange or return are you willing to accept?

Remember, we are each allowed to say what we want and what we don't want. Perhaps there's a situation coming up where you don't want any return energy. Is the answer then is to limit the amount of energy you expend?

And one more reminder - the energies exchanged need not be similar, for all they are equal. Money is an exchange for therapeutic listening; a player provides as much to the song as the singer does; the architect gives as much of her energy as the builders. 

Gebo, off the mat, in Air. An equal exchange of energy is possible, in a communication situation. Know what you want to accept, and what you're willing to give in exchange, and allow the possibilities to flow.

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All the other possibilities aside, is this, for me, about my ebb and flow in communication?

Sometimes I am so wordy - they just speed out from under my fingers. And they're long and involved words, and sometimes they even say what I want them to say.

Sometimes I'm short and to the point. Spare and sparse. And sometimes it even sounds like I want it to sound.

The post of this reading was originally very wordy. So dense, even I couldn't figure out what I was trying to say.

So I imagine one of my balances, at least in writing, at least if I want some energy returned (like repeat customers and word of mouth) - one of my balances needs to be between how I want to say it, and how I think it will be understood. I imagine it's like that for any person who has written something down (say in an email or text?); thinking a sarcastic font as she types, but being read in literal script.

But the people I want to exchange with, the people I expect to enjoy my writing, and understand my ideas, and not dismiss me immediately, and thus, perhaps, find some happiness, those people would be looking for the sarcastic font. They, you, like words (long or short) and can feel the mood in which they are meant. So the balance is more flexible than "300 rough draft words need to become 200 final words." Like a reading, it may depend on the situation, the phase of the moon, the amount of caffeine someone has inbibed.

And, one of my collaborations is with myself. Honoring the words written by the me of yesterday, but rearranging them so they are still understandable today, and will express all facets of the truth the reading needs expressed.

Yup, I do love my work!

I hope you have a great day.

-Lila

LIR 32415 - Gebo

Things may not always look equal, because we each have different perceptions of what is hard. But today, if you're wondering…

Are things balanced? Yes.  Every aspect is supporting the project or relationship equally.

How much should I contribute? An equal amount. No less; certainly no more. Let every part or person in the project / group contribute their own share.

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Hello. I'd like to welcome me back to the daily rune readings. I have very high hopes this will become more consistent in posting again.

The balance thing has been relevant to me today in the application of energy to different, concurrent projects.

Part of my struggle through the transformational stages of these last few years has been in answer to that age old question, what do I want to be when I grow up? Because, ta da, I'm finally in the stage of stepping into the personal responsibility and leadership roles I attribute to grown ups, and yet, I still have no solid answer to the question "What do you do?" And a reluctance to give up any of my joys, or to slight one skill by lauding another.

What do I do? I write. I sing. I read runes. I teach. I coach. I dance. I wash. I plant. I pay. I budget. I drive. I think. I practice. I am.

So, when it comes down to how to plan my day - and I have learned how to merge the ideal plan with what I actually do (yay me!) - to which aspect of all my "do's" do I give the most time?

And the answer is, to none. As they are all things I want to do, they are all things that deserve equal attention. Yes, even the dish washing. And the dancing to Pink & Eminem. And the writing these posts. And the household administrative duties. And. And. And. I have already winnowed out all the things I don't have as much passion for. What is left requires & deserves all of my focus at the time.

It is reminiscent of juggling I suppose. But my focus does not multi-task. True, I can sing while I wash dishes, or crochet while I'm watching tv, but only one of those things is getting my full, cognitive, attention.

So, if my stitches are even, please don't ask me about the plot of the latest NCIS episode.

I hope you have a great day!
-Lila

102813 - Ehwaz, Gebo

First, the herd seems to be in accord today, flowing together with the ease of long history.  Later, an opportunity for a conscious, balanced energy exchange.  As always, you choose when to participate.

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Hi.  Technically the day isn't over yet, but I took a sinus pill an hour or so ago, and my head is draining of all tension.  Tension free is nice, and I have absolutely no desire to analyze today.  Is draining considered an exchange or going with the flow?

So, I post this now and expect to see you tomorrow.

I hope you have a great day!

-Lila