Heart To Heart

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excerpt from A Guide to the Dolphin

Divination Cards

Heart to Heart

When you're heart to heart, it's like a smile that spreads through your

whole body. You're either experiencing a deep, fulfilling bonding of heart

energy with another being or are about to. It can also signify finding

your spiritual " energetic match " or soul mate ... or having a merging of

great, loving bliss. An open heart merging with another open heart. Ascending

into a realm where love creates the harmonics and magic of life. Hearts

in harmony. Having a heart-to-heart talk with another person, sharing our

life stories and confidences in a completely open and trusting way. A " heartship "

is transcendent, raising friendship up to a higher octave of the heart's

harmonies.

Heart-to-heart and the merging of loving, blissful energy is one of life's

greatest joys. Often we keep our hearts closed, thinking that no one loves

us in the way we want to be loved. This contracted attitude does not even

let this joyful experience close to us. We repel it with our doubting,

fearful attitude. When we are contracted in disappointment, hurt, or disillusionment,

we are not emanating the loving " heart light " that resonates and magnetizes

to us a loving, joyful partner or friend.

When we are heart-to-heart with another person, we often become so merged

and intimate that we may not know where we end and the other person

begins. Our hearts seem to beat as one, and it is our greatest delight

to see and be with that person. Because we do not pay attention to flaws,

we see this person in a glorious light. Usually every quality is viewed

idealistically. This merging love fills us with pure delight and makes

everything in life feel magical. Things that may have felt impossible before,

now feel very possible. All the gates to manifestation seem to be opened.

Whether it is a new relationship or the renewal of an old one, love waves

give us a feeling of tremendous empowerment and renewed hope.

When we are heart-to-heart, we may spontaneously heal from illnesses,

poor health, or feelings of limitation. Love, and the endorphins it produces,

boosts our immune system and often heals a compromised state of health.

A few years back, a dolphin, who came to be named Holly, found her way

into a bay on the Sinai Peninsula. She came alone, and the villagers wondered

why she was separated from her pod. She had her own signature whistle which

they came to recognize. She adopted a new pod--the villagers. Every day

they swam and played with her. She especially enjoyed the children. The

villagers felt she was an auspicious sign of good luck, as she brought

them so much happiness. One day she surprised the villagers with a new-born

baby. Now they felt doubly blessed. Visitors started coming to swim with

Holly and baby Jimmy. Maybe it was all the people, or environmental toxins,

but Jimmy died. Holly was in deep grief. She was listless and did not invite

the villagers' touch, as she had before.

The villagers decided to comfort and protect Holly during her time of

grief, just as a wild pod would. The fourth day after Jimmy's death, she

responded to them by holding still for their caresses. This progressed

to offering her fins and her body to be touched and rubbed. In a time of

grief, human friends related heart-to-heart to their dear dolphin friend,

and gave her the love and healing she needed.

One of our lessons from this card is to protect this " state of heart "

once we find it. We must be careful not to erect walls between our hearts

through fault-finding and neglect. If we stay heart-centered and " out of

our heads, " we have a better chance to sustain our shared happiness. We

keep our communication open, with honesty and kindness. Nurturing our hearts

becomes a daily practice and priority because we know how precious and

rare it is to have this blessing.

When we are heart-to-heart, we can reveal ourselves to the other without

fear of being " stung " or hurt in return. We have the possibility of being

seen, understood, and appreciated for who we are. We also want to be the

best person we can be. We might rise to personal levels of humor, happiness,

and humanitarianism that we may never have reached before. New vitality

and energy may fund creative projects that have been on the " back burner "

for too long.

The more love that is infused into us, the easier it is to let loose

or release that which we no longer need, such as fears and resentments.

The fullness of love facilitates the release. Love is the ultimate healer,

so, as our priest friend, Father , says, " When is doubt, love

is the answer. "

Heart-to-heart is one of life's greatest highs ... a rush of " heart

light " that gives us a glimpse of heaven ... and cracks open the door to

all that is sacred.