Delay Is Not Denial

    4:39AM Aug 23, 2022

    Speakers:

    Jeida K. Storey

    Keywords:

    wands

    knight

    dream

    moving

    denials

    feeling

    pentacles

    delay

    week

    sharing

    reflect

    reverse

    cards

    chaos

    rush

    rushing

    swords

    life

    message

    energy

    Hey y'all welcome back to the weekly word with Jada Kay, I am so excited to be with y'all. And listen, let me let's be have a moment of honesty here. Y'all almost didn't get a message this week, you almost did not get a message because, listen, I have a lot going on in my life, I have a lot of things like moving pieces, and things that I hope to share in the coming weeks and months going forward. But for now, your girl is tired. And so I was like, I am just going to, you know, live by going bygones be bygones. And, you know, no weekly word this week. But as I was going to lay my head down, spirit was like, no, just just show up, show up. And so here I am, y'all. But now that I've pulled the cards, and now that I'm looking at them, I'm actually very excited to be bringing this message to you. And I hope that it's timely for you. I hope that it blesses you that has beneficial to your life. And if it is share the message with someone else. So without further ado, let's get into it. So just looking like I asked for three cards and spirit gave me five. So I was like, You know what, they all came out together. And so when I looked at them and saw the story that they were telling, I could not I had to take them all. So the the word that came to me as I was looking at these cars was movement. There's a lot of movement. And what came to me second was the old churchy saying that goes, a delay is not denial. And I feel like that's like the banner over this message, that delays are not denials. Delays are just a leg in the journey. Sometimes they are a wrench in the plans. But they are not there to take away what is rightfully yours. So let me tell you the cards that I have on the table, I have the page of wands and reverse, I have the Knight of Wands in reverse, I have the eight of wands in reverse, with the six of swords, and the 10 of pentacles. So as you can already see, we have three fire cards, all of the wands cards are in the reversed state. There's a lot of chaos, there's a lot of moving pieces, there's a lot of energy in for some of y'all it's a lot of people, a lot of hands in the pot. And so with this, this this page of wands with this knight of Wands is giving a lot of impatient rushing, I have to do this right now or it's gonna pass me by I have to jump on this now it's going to pass me by. And then you have the eight of wands and reversed this like still fast motion. But you can't really is as if, if the eight of wands were coming at you, you only have two hands. So you can't catch every single thing that's coming your way. And so that means that if we are if this is the energy of the week, that we are dropping some balls right about now, some things when when we're in this chaotic state with all this fire, no water to cool us down. Only a little bit of air to breathe some wind and a little bit of Pentacles to ground us, right. With all this air and all of this energy. We could miss some things this week if we're not careful. We only have more some of us only have two hands and we cannot all catch eight ones. One time.

    So that tells me two things. We need things to slow down a little bit, or we need more people. We need more people to kind of help us catch the balls that could drop. We need more people, to be watchful, to have our backs and our friends that we need more protection, that we need more leadership or partnership. So this is a good time to reconvene and to reflect on the movement and the moves that we're making this week. How can we get better aligned with the purpose that is before us. Because with this page of wands in reverse, some of us are dealing with some of us are dealing with this energy of not really feeling like moving forward, like not really not really, it's like an unpreparedness. And just like, I'm just not feeling like moving forward on the project on the passion on whatever it is that is in front of you right now. That's causing all of this business in your life, some of you are dealing with this energy of, oh, I don't really feel like it. I don't really know if I should, I'm just gonna chill, it's whatever. And then like I said, Before, there are some of us who are dealing more so within the Knight of Wands energy in reverse, which is I gotta catch up, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta hurry up. It's like, it's like this is almost irrational, this is jumping ahead, like, like going a little faster than you need to go, going a little faster, that is safe for you to travel or to move. And it even feels like if whatever you're working on, if it's a work project, or a school project, or whatever it is, that is causing all of this energy in your life, it feels like whoever what, whoever the, you're doing this with with a family member or partner or friends, co workers, it feels like the communication between you is just not it's not flowing the way that it wants has. As if one person wants one thing, and another person wants another, the communication feels contrived. And so it's going to be important for you to speak up about what you're feeling in this moment. All this fire is giving me feelings of angst. What is percolating on the inside of you? Are you feeling like I don't really want to do this, but this other person's rushing ahead? Or are you the one who's rushing ahead as if you're trying to catch up because you feel like you're already behind? As if you're you're running this race and you feel like you're, you're the last leg and everybody else is ahead of you? And maybe there's your partner or your friends or your someone else in your circle is like where are you going so fast? It's okay, we don't have to. You don't have to move that quickly. You still want to get what's yours. Because delays are not denials. Whoever you are in the scenario. What's important to know is that taking the time to reflect is healthy and necessary now is necessary because it allows you to get real clear on where you're going, and why you're doing what you're doing. The Knight of Wands in reverse can be aimless. They don't really know where they're doing are what they're doing. They're just gonna be the first. Now they're going to be passionate about it. but they're not always moving

    in the most aligned way, or with any wisdom some of that will come once they get to the queen of wands, once they get to the king of wands. For right now, they're wanting to just be the first to just get it over with. And that's not always the best way to move. Now, this reflection, sometimes folks, the Knight of Wands, and the page of wands might not want to stop and reflect because they might feel that stopping means they can't have what they want, that they can can't have their desires that they can't lean into their passions. Because going full speed ahead is in throttling is invigorating, is exhilarating. It feels good in your body and in your soul. It's like the wind in your hair, when you're speeding down the highway sure, is reckless. But have you felt ever felt any more alive. That's the energy of the Knight of Wands in reverse. And so stopping to reflect isn't fun. It isn't always fun. But it's necessary. Because talking to reflect allows you to get a good look at yourself and your situation to determine what areas of your life needs to be recalibrated. So that you can move in power and in protection. And in purpose. I didn't mean for that to be alliteration, but we're gonna go with it. Because I was also important is the Knight of Wands in reverse, lacks self control. And you need that now, because like I said, this is a week of forward motion and movement. So controlling yourself is is key is being able to locate where you are emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Not allowing any Wilms to throw you off course, because you know where you're headed, you're focused on the end goal there so there's no distractions even when they try to come and knock you off course, your eyes on the prize. That's why we reflect. And then you take that. And you allow that to be your your determination to get you to your designated end to your goal. So we have the six of swords. So this is lets me know that even with all of the perceived chaos, with the knight in the page, and the eight of wands and reverse, saying that there's a delay, regardless of the delay, which is right smack dab in the middle of this the spread, you still move forward in the six of swords. You're still leaving, you're still moving, you're still changing and transitioning into the place that you desire into your abundance into your shared resources. into your dreams, you still move because delays are not denials. There may be detours, but they're not denials.

    And so spirit is saying that when the denials come don't allow that. To me make you feel that your dream is worthless. That your dream means nothing. That is a unattainable don't allow what you see and what you perceive to shake your faith. If your dream is for liberation, if you've already seen it in your dreams, it is possible

    if you already experienced it in your dreams does that not say that is possible

    and the six of swords is the is the vehicle through which we start moving toward those dreams, moving toward those realities. Because at the end of the table, we have the 10 of Pentacles. This is a card of shared resources and community together ness is the card about foundations that are built upon legacy, long lasting legacy. It's about sharing wealth, sharing skills. sharing tools, sharing tears. Sharing gifts, sharing time is recognizing that you are worthy, just as you are, when you gather in a safe place of love, in a safe haven of love, where you are moving. That beautiful universe of the 10 of Pentacles that place already exists. Even if you are still living in the universe, of the Knight of Wands reversed in fact, is because of your dreams. encapsulated in this 10 of Pentacles It would explain why the Knight of Wands is here they just want to get there. Oh, they just want to get there i i have the dream. I can see it I can see community, I can see children I can see elders, I can see a sharing together and eating together. I can see us healing one another I can see a sitting in nature and by the water and being refreshed. I can see us at the cookout in the backyard, I can see us where the in the in the land in a time where there's no sickness. I see it as he is living on farms. I see us looking out for one another. And so yes. When you see that reality in your mind's eye in your dream world, and in your hearts prayer, yes, I understand why the Knight of Wands is in reverse. Because they just can't help themselves. They will trip right over themselves and everybody else in order to try to get to that dream. And spirit is saying control yourself. Because that which you are praying for that which you are yearning for. You don't have to chase it down. is already here. The wealth that you're looking for. The safety that you're looking for, is already here and existence is not a denial because it's delayed. All we have to do is allow ourselves to come back down to earth a little bit. What do I mean by that? We have to resist the urgency that will cause us to rush ahead without planning and without caring for one another. Because the Knight of Wands and reverse does not stop to think about who they might trample with their horse. As they rush toward that which they are desiring. We must To care, we must bring as many people with us into this dream world that we hope for, that we're moving toward. And so we must control ourselves a little better. We must practice being grounded. We must join with our brethren and our sisterhood

    and plan so that we can all see the world that we're dreaming that we've been dreaming about, that we can all enjoy it. Because rushing it, the Knight of Wands, and reverse continues to rush ahead. Yeah, they're going to get to the finish line, whatever that looks like for you for them. But the magic, the majesty, the glory of the 10, of pentacles, at the end of this journey, is that other people are there. So that the Knight of Wands is in such a rush to reach the end, that they don't care how they get there, as long as they get there fast in a hurry. They're gonna miss out on the gift. That is the other folks they were supposed to bring with them. The other folks they were supposed to transition with. traveling together, the Knight of Wands is leaving the page of wands behind. We can't leave our younger ones behind. We must listen, when they say they don't want to go. Because a lot of times when folks resist liberation, is because they don't believe that it can actually be real for them. The Knight of Wands has to be okay with turning around and say that the world that I'm dreaming of, is not only possible, but there's a timeline where it already exists. And if you come with me, together, we'll build it.

    And that is the glory of the 10 of pentacles. So this week, there's a lot of movement for all of us. In that movement, if you're feeling rushed, if you're feeling a little chaotic, or if you're feeling like things are going fine, but all of a sudden things are delayed. Take that delay as a time to reflect and get really clear on your purpose and on your goal. And figure out who you're supposed to be doing the transitioning with? How can you align with those folks. And if those are not the folks that are supposed to go with you, as someone said before, I believe it was I believe it was Denisa Brown, but it may be someone else, bless them, and let them go on their journey. Because you still have a dream world to integrate with. You still have plans, you still have victories to see. And as long as you do the care work, so make sure that you are loving on and nourishing and caring for the folks who are in proximity to you. Then you can be sure that your delay is not a denial. That that is the perfect time to reflect to get some new determination because the journey may be long, but the reward will be long lasting. I hope y'all have a beautiful week. And wherever there may be chaos in your life. My prayer is that just like Jesus, in the Good Book could speak to the wind into the storm and say Peace be still there you too would open your mouth and in your own divinity. Open your mouth and speak to the chaos and say Be still and You will allow that stillness to fuel the reflection because you have somewhere to go and oh what a sight it will be