Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria
Description
"Iris as Ambassador in the Realm of Hypnos" refers to a specific moment in Ovid's Metamorphoses where Hera sends Iris to Hypnos (the god of sleep) to instruct him to send a dream to Alcyone, informing her of her husband Ceyx's death, with Iris quickly leaving as she's affected by Hypnos's power.
When 444 appears again and again, it is not a coincidence
It is the universe wrapping you in quiet reassurance
You are being held
You are being watched over
444 carries the energy of stability, grounding, and protection
It often comes when you are building something lasting
When your foundation is being tested
And when you need to remember that you are stronger than you think
This number is a message from your guides
A reminder that you are not alone in your struggles
That your prayers, even the silent ones, have been heard
Keep going
Keep building
Keep believing in the life you are creating
If 444 has been following you
Let it be a sign that you are on the right path
That your steps are guided
And that your angels walk with you
Pick the image you feel most drawn to...the one you can’t stop looking at.
Group 1
Your Spirit Guides truly love you. They feel deeply connected with you and feel like you are adept at receiving their signs/following their guidance. There’s something in your past you aren’t ready to let go of. You are clinging to this memory and it’s inhibiting your spiritual growth.
You actively communicate your thoughts/connect with Spirit and have an excitingly fresh energy. You offer guidance to others but often refuse to take those same words of wisdom when it comes to yourself.
There’s a lot of blockages here. You may feel listless or deeply wounded. Your Spirit Guides aren’t judging you for dwelling on these feelings and memories. However, they gently want to remind you that your real growth depends on focus. How you can turn your life around? Your guides watch you continuously replaying an event in order to find healing. Truthfully, all you are doing is blocking yourself from allowing new energy into your life.
What do you want to look forward to? The things you want in life don’t lay in the past. You need to start focusing on the changes you want to manifest. Picture your highest self and the kind of life you would be living as your happiest self. That’s all you need to do in order to re-align yourself with forward movement.
The past is not propelling you forward. You need to take an active role in shaping your future. You have an ocean of emotional depth, and compassion that is untapped. The fight is over. Your guides are assuring that peace is intimately close at hand. Just take a few more steps.
Group 2
Your path has been a rough one. Whether there was abuse or neglect (some of you may be experiencing ongoing abuse), you have trodden the path of pain. The people around you don’t support you and there’s a feeling of isolation…almost like you’ve been forgotten. You may not even feel like your Spirit Guides care.
Know that they are ALWAYS watching you. They see your plight and try to infuse hope within you. They shield you and protect you as much as they can, but because the material world is how it is, there isn’t much they can do to defend you in a physical sense. I see a lot of you are stuck in this situation. There really doesn’t seem to be a way out for you at this time. You can’t see a future for yourself.
Your Spirit Guides want you to know you have the courage within yourself to find a safe path. You have fortitude, determination, and power. Your first step is to speak up. Find someone you can talk to. Get guidance. Rescue yourself via communication. Karma will come for the people who have harmed you. There is a way to move on.
Your Guides ask that you meditate, and reach out to them. They will offer your comfort in this madness. It’s easier for them to communicate with you when you are in a meditative state. The signs they send are often ignored because of the stresses and chaos of daily life. They are reaching out to you. Look for them.
Group 3
Karma is here for you. A past action has come back to bite you. Your guides think the punishment outweighs your “crime”. This karmic retribution is the result of multiple small mistakes that have snowballed.
This is a nasty wake up call, but it’s going to bring a change within yourself that may surprise you. Some characteristics you believe to be “weak” or frivolous are actually things you could be more in touch with. Don’t be afraid to look silly or to express your inner child. You will be more in tune with gentleness, warmth, grounding, and balance. The cosmic wave you are riding is colossal, but with time you’ll see why and how this event has shaped you for the better.
For those of you without a partner, this personality shift is going to magnetize a lover who appreciates every facet of your being.
Some of your foundation is crumbling, and you feel like you’re being pushed to the edge. Your guides see this and they are right there with you. They feel on every level the pain and heartache you’re suffering. They understand your current state but they also have the foresight to know this is going to be the detour you need to get the future you desire.
Your guides are next to you every step of the way, and are always ready to warn you if something is amiss. You may get a flash of fear or hear a word in your mind telling you “no” or other subtle messages. Be ready and willing to take their advice in order to stay on your path. You’ve put in some of the work that needed to be done but you still have a ways to go before you’ll get your reward, will be tremendous.
“Try to be soft.”
Group 4
“Why are you ignoring us?!” There’s an organized religion/background of skepticism you may be coming from, and there’s a hesitance to let that go. Some of you fear being judged or “punished” by your Spirit Guides. You don’t know what you’re stepping into should you acknowledge your guides. Half of you don’t even believe in Spirit Guides (why are you clicking this?! :P ).
However, you feel the inner calling. You on some level know there is divine guidance. But...instead of seeking guidance from your Spirit Guides…you fight them. You really don’t want to listen or connect because you’re scared of how they see you and what they may say.
Your Spirit guides want you to know they will always be gentle with you and speak softly. They want to have a bountiful friendship. Their goal is your goal. They are not here to determine your life path, but to help you on it.
They have nothing bad to say about you! They want to work with you to help you manifest the shifts you desire. Not sure if this applies to all of you, but there is this soft kitten energy here and it’s very playful and teasing. They get why you feel this way but find it really humorous. Crazy Aunt energy (if you know you know). They want you to laugh and play and be less serious. Finding a connection with your Spirit Guides will fundamentally change you in the best way. You’ll laugh more, and be truer to yourself. Don’t be scared of “the little furry creature” who wants to be your friend. (I’m dying laughing; your guide is hilarious)
Pick a Card Reading: What You Need to Hear Right Now?
Checking in with the Universe to see what you need to hear right now to find comfort, answers or help in some way.
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PILE 1
There is a new love opportunity coming through for you that feels too good to be true - and it is. There is someone coming into your love life that is going to seem like the perfect person for you. They will seem like they are hardworking and have abundant finances but it is all false. This person will eventually and slowly switch the tables on you and you will end up carrying all of their burdens until you go broke.
Advice: Don’t allow your desire for a relationship make you jump into one that will be harmful to you. Take some space, and focus on healing your inner child for now. This situation is coming into your life to test you and see if you will pick yourself. Will you?
Channeled song:
PILE 2
You are experiencing some kind of conflict with an authority figure or someone in charge, this is something that tests your patience and the advice that is coming through is stay strong and keep pushing through with your responsibilities and tasks and your life in general, the illusions that are keeping this person safe for now will end very soon and their true colours will be revealed. Be patient, stay strong.
Advice: Focus on doing some healing for yourself, try lighting a lavender candle and sprinkle a little lavender and chamomile on it. If you are struggling with anxiety, insomnia or stress; while the candle is melting, take some lavender and chamomile in 1 liter of water and boil it until the water is half. Strain the plant matter and then drink as much of the brew as is needed and store the rest.
Channeled Song:
Pile 3
You are on the verge of creating something that will bring you a lot of financial abundance. There is a spark of inspiration within you, some kind of idea that will make you feel fulfilled and abundant but there is something holding you back, you are currently sabotaging yourself by believing that you need to “feel ready” before you take this step, but you need to understand life is never going to stop moving forward, things will keep happening, you need to take this dream and turn it into a reality.
Advice: Do not let your anxiety and worries get in the way of you creating something beautiful. Don’t stay stuck in one spot thinking about how good it will be when you eventually get ready to start working on this, start now.
Channeled Song:
Pile 4
You are currently experiencing a lot of grief and sadness, there is someone who you had a lot of love and care for that betrayed your trust recently and it’s got you feeling down. Your mind is constantly creating fears and false beliefs about yourself, but it is time to instead turn the table on your mind and try and build beautiful possibilities for what might come your way, because there is a much more reliable and abundant person coming your way soon, they might not be as emotionally vulnerable but they will make sure you feel taken care of and will prioritize you. The person who caused you pain in the past needed to be released so you could arrive here.
Advice: It’s time to put down the illusions and fears and make plans with your friends and have a fun time. You need to remember what it feels like to be happy and free and have the whole world of possibility be at your fingertips. Light a pink candle, order all your favorite foods and do a hair-care, skin-care routine at home to boost your mood.
