Day: August 15, 2021

Let Your Inner Voice Lead

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Today’s meditation was skipped because I ended up falling asleep.

Etruscan Tarot and How to Be a Wildflower DeckToday’s draw is the Six of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of the boon of having an abundance of choices.  The problem is, this situation can often be seen as abundance, but it can also be seen as overwhelming.

In today’s card we see the image of a woman whose boon has turned to bane in such a way. So many bowls, so many choices, and yet she appears completely overwhelmed.

The encouragement in these cards today is about seeking what feels right.  When you touch upon your inner voice and let your intuition guide you, the overwhelm falls away as those things that are truly meant to be will shine brighter.

It is in finding those things that harmonize with you, with your desires and wishes, dreams and hopes, and allowing your inner voice to help guide you to them, where you then find those things that help you glow more brightly, allow you to enjoy the world around you, and give the opportunity to truly connect and enjoy your journey.

When you feel overwhelmed by the choices before you, seek the answer within. Allow your inner voice and intuition to shine.  You won’t be sorry.

DECK USED:  ETRUSCAN TAROT AND HOW TO BE A WILDFLOWER DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2021 Challenge Prompt
Topic:  Do Spread #3

There is Always Light Oracle and The ASL TarotSeeds Sown – What seeds for my emotional growth planted in the spring have flourished and grown strong?
Wisdom atop Mother, Six of Cups

My efforts to reconnect with my inner wisdom and intuition, as well as with my spirit guides and their guidance to help in making choices when am I feeling overwhelmed.

It’s through my connection with these things that I am able to sort through the choices before me, and find the right path, and the right choices, for me.  That inner wisdom and guidance are a guiding light that shines brightly like a beacon, leading me ever forward.

The Chaff – What seeds have not flourished and I need to let go of to encourage healthy growth in other areas?
Unveil and Ace of Chalices

Exploring my emotions and helping me to acclimatize with the newness of it all so that they are no longer quite so overwhelming. I just didn’t manage to explore this very much this Summer, as I was deep in the middle of what is mentioned previously as well as trying to find and keep my equilibrium, and adjusting to taking time off and not beating myself up about it.

The Harvest – How can I best prepare now to reap the benefits of a positive and healthy harvest in the Fall?
Phoenix and Ten of Chalices

Let go to the bad stuff and focus on the abundance of good stuff that you have going on and it will lift you up. A phoenix cannot rise from the ashes without leaving the ashes behind.

DECK USED: THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT ORACLE AND THE ASL TAROT

The #MysticStarChallenge at the Sacred Grounds Tarot Club
Questions for August 15

Etruscan TarotWhat message does Justice have for me?

Lord of Pentacles – Be wise and will grounded, and when that pendulum of cause and effect swings back in your direction, won’t hit you in the face quite as hard as it might otherwise.

What obstacles does Justice want to warn me about?

Four of Wands – Get your home insurance in order. Now that you have the paperwork you need, it’s time to go in and make sure it gets done.  You’ve been putting it off, and the fact it’s not done is causing anxiety.  Stabilize yourself by doing what needs done to secure and protect your home.

What guidance does Justice have for me to overcome this obstacle?

Two of Pentacles – Work it into your day-to-day juggling of tasks and responsibilities. Do it on the way home from something else as a stop along the way. Put the papers in the car so that you have them handy when the opportunity arises.

DECK USED: ETRUSCAN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Alexandros and Yurei time with Gideon while I worked on orders.  I don’t know what it is about that character, but Alex really has the “soothe and stabilize” thing down pat for me, no matter which character I’m playing off of him.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_7835The Great Escape

Let’s sail away
and leave behind
all the worries
and stress
as we face
the open sea
and turn into
a radiant sunset
welcoming us
to new
carefree adventures
together
hand in hand

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Crystal Bones Tarot, Journey To The Heart Oracle, Essential Oils Healing Deck

Earth – Two of Cups atop High Priestess, True Voice – Listening to your intuition and connecting with others for support from those closest to you will help you in staying on track this week.

Air – Three of Cups, Harmony atop Inner Child – Find peace and harmony with your inner child this week by connecting with others.  This echoes the need for support in the more earth bound areas of your life, as is mentioned above.

Water – Four of Cups and Cleansing – Work at letting go of your lingering feelings of dejection. Seek a viewpoint of having washed away something that is no longer needed.

Fire – Five of Cups and Resilience – An echo from the Water position in this reading, what we see here is a need to remember just how resilient you are, and that what happened last week is not the end of the world. Make sure you aren’t catastrophizing it.

Waning – Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) atop Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) – Let go of the feelings associated with what happened last week. You don’t have control over everything and it’s okay not to. You don’t want to be in charge and in control of every little thing anyway. Instead of trying to cling and hold on to what you can’t have, let go and free yourself by moving forward.

Waxing – Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) – Focus this week on easing agitation. With your anxiety stirred up and the storm now in the rear view, you need to give yourself time relax and recover your equilibrium.

Take Away – This week is all about re-establishing my emotional balance after the upset from last week, and finding the best ways possible to work through the issues that want to try and linger and cause problems later on.   Leaning on those close to you, focusing on intuition over self destructive inner dialogue, and seeking the boon out of the situation are all parts of this process in the week ahead.

DECKS USED: CRYSTAL BONES TAROT, JOURNEY TO THE HEART ORACLE, ESSENTIAL OILS HEALING DECK