What Is a Boundary? Tarot Reading

What is a Boundary Tarot Reading with the Tarot of the Owls

Be awareKnight of Wands – It’s important to stay aware of the situation at hand without charging forward without thought, riding on the wings of your passion. Observation does not always require action. As Ms B becomes stronger, this is especially true. You need to let her struggle a bit while you watch on, instead of being right there to do for her every moment.

Of what isFour of Swords – The recuperation process is well underway. Just make sure that even during rest times you are encouraging small progresses and plotting for larger ones. Give yourself down time when you can so that you can help motivate her later when she’s flagging.

Unacceptable andFive of Swords – Butting heads gets no one anywhere right now. Instead of pushing your agenda and the things you want to see happen, and getting push back in return… choose your battles.

Normalize saying noJustice – That way when you do actually speak up and say no about something? It’s listened to without objection, instead of seen as something that can be argued against.

Do what is best for youPage of Cups – It is a challenge for you to identify your emotions and emotional needs. This is something you’ve been working on and developing over the past few years, but you are still just at the beginning of this journey. Just do what you can to stay in touch with these things.

And know that it’s not yourThe Hanged Man – It’s not always necessary to see things from everyone else’s perspective. Sometimes your own is all that’s needed.

Responsibility to sacrificeThe Moon – When you sacrifice too much of yourself, you lose yourself in the process.  Losing your way in the dark because you’ve let too much of yourself be taken over by others is a bit of a risk right now. Make sure that you are not sacrificing your own needs too often or you could fall into this trap.

Yourself for othersThe Hermit – Don’t forget your alone time and how important it is to you and your well being. Stay in touch with yourself and what’s going on inside (as encouraged in the Page of Cups above). These things are needed right now.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE OWLS

Mercury In Virgo Retrograde Oracle Reading

Mercury in Virgo Retrograde Oracle Reading with the Water Temple Oracle

Mercury is in retrograde from August 23rd thru September 14th this year. For more information on this phenomena, check here.

How is perfectionism affecting my life?

Rebirth – You are in the process of reevaluating the value of perfectionism, and how placing so much value upon it is affecting you emotionally. This is a time of rebirth for you, allowing you to see what needs changing in your behavior and begin the process of acceptance that change needs to happen and begin thinking about how to go about making those changes. Awareness truly is 9/10ths of the battle.

How can I rectify being overly critical, especially when communicating with others?

Endings – Remember that others have the option of walking away if they don’t like how the conversation is going. Therefore, if you want them to value what you have to say, it needs to be presented in a more palatable manner. Otherwise, you have lost before you even truly have had a chance to begin.

What is the perceived gain of being hyper critical? What is the reality?

Growth – The perceived gain in being hyper critical of yourself is that that demand for perfection creates opportunities and room for growth. That by being a perfectionist it helps advance your goals.

Preservation – The reality is, though, that it instead creates stagnation. Instead of moving forward, perfectionism slows things down to the point that you remain within the range of the status quo instead of advancing.

A message from Mercury.

Fate – Your struggle with perfectionism is a lesson you need to experience and learn from in this life cycle. Don’t ignore it, or you will have to repeat it the next time around.

A message from Amalthea.

Detachment – You are on the right track in your method of detaching yourself from the perfectionist inclinations when you identify them rising up in unhealthy ways.

DECK USED: WATER TEMPLE ORACLE

Finding the Positive for August 22 – 24

Tarot for Dandelions, Tarot de Marseille par Ana Kronic, 78 Stories Tarot, and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal Cards

August 22

Gideon actually said this to me today, unprompted. The whole “You’ve been doing a great job considering what you’ve been up against” thing, although not in those exact words. It made me cry, because there’s just so much going on and I feel like I’m failing him by not being able to be around as much as either of us want me (or need me) to be.

The Hierophant – The Hierophant is about seeking out the knowledge of those that know more than you do. It’s not about innovation, though, but about tried and true knowledge that has been tested through time. It’s about learning from the well trod path of others, and respecting the value of tradition. Today’s card is a reminder that sometimes? The old ways are the best ways, no matter what new methods or techniques may pop up looking all shiny and new. New is not always better.

DECK USED: TAROT FOR DANDELIONS AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

August 23

Six of Cups – Don’t worry so much about the choices you make, just keep going. When you stall out, things pile up behind you.  Sometimes it’s better to just go with your heart and be decisive, than it is to deal with the overwhelm of trying to do the “right thing” for everyone. It’s okay to make choices for you now and then, instead of taking everyone else into account.  You’ve sort of lost that perspective of late, and it’s time to reconnect with that concept.

DECK USED: TAROT DE MARSEILLE PAR ANA KRONIC AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

August 24

Nine of Wands – Don’t let a bunch of extraneous distractions and pointless bullshit pull you away from what’s important today. Your best bet is to focus on one thing at a time, because on days like today multitasking just doesn’t work and ends up slowing you down instead of speeding things up. Just block out the extraneous shit trying to drag your attention in a million different directions and focus on one priority at a time. The rest will either slough off or have to wait their turn.

DECK USED: 78 STORIES TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

Weekly Creativity Prompt – Scavenger Hunt

Prompt: “Draw three cards. Find something around your home (or where you’re currently staying) that you feel represents each of the cards. Draw, paint, artistically photograph, collage, or otherwise depict these items in some way. Then tell us about the connection you see between each item and the card you matched it with.”

Universal Fantasy Tarot - The High PriestessA crystal ball made of glass,
an orb in which to gaze and ponder,
where faces swim into view
and then slip away to wander.
Images whispered through the glass
speak of secret things
and words flow forth to offer up
warnings and hopes and dreams.

A crystal ball perched upon its tree stand and the High Priestess card. Secrets on a pedestal.

Universal Fantasy Tarot - Seven of CupsA pile of stones clustered close,
diversity offered freely.
To choose the one
that fits our needs
involves soul searching deeply.
Don’t get overwhelmed by choices
just reach for the one that sings most clearly.

A selenite bowl full of crystals, and the Seven of Cups. Choices can be overwhelming, but if you prioritize inner wisdom, the options laid out before you and which ones are suited to your needs become more clear.

Universal Fantasy Tarot - The EmpressAn idol carved and sanded smooth,
a reminder of sweeter things.
Of mothering touches and tender care
of support and mothering
Amalthea represented here
a goddess long forgotten
that visits my dreams happy warmth
and a wreath of flowers among her horns.

A carved wooden idol used as a representation of the Manoan goat goddess Amalthea in my practice, and the Empress card. Amalthea is the embodiment of gentle mothering, nurturing, and nourishment.

DECK USED:  UNIVERSAL FANTASY TAROT

Cleansing Breath Lenormand Reading

Cleansing Breath Lenormand Reading with the Gwai Lenormand

What do you take in?

Masculine and Mice – “The best laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry.” Hold close to your heart the knowledge that things -will- go awry and changes will happen, and that you are capable of riding out these changes because you are strong, capable, and adaptable.

What do you hold?

Rider and Clover – Keep moving and things will continue to look up. Slow down and get comfortable, and the positive progress stops. As much as you want to get comfortable, it’s much better to steer your own progress rather than allowing fate to step in when it feels you’ve gone stagnant and make movement happen in your life.

What do you release?

Birds and Mountain – Don’t trust or depend on gossip. It will only get in your way of you do. Word of mouth is great for a lot of things, but don’t allow it to stand in your way or hold you back from doing the things you want to do.

DECK USED: THE GWAI LENORMAND

Finding the Positive for August 19 – 21

Mini Cat Tarot, Yummy Tarot, Tarot of Magic Herbs, and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal Cards

August 19

Four of Wands – Enjoy your time staying put today. No doctor appointments, and you get to sleep in (other than meds for Ms B).  Let yourself celebrate the down time instead of worrying about where you need to go and what needs to be done.

DECK USED: MINI CAT TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

August 20

Four of Swords – Although today is going to be a busy one, make sure that you take time out to rest and “thaw” a bit. Give Ms Luna a cuddle and don’t push yourself so hard you stress yourself out. Enjoy your alone time at home, even if it’s alone time spent working on orders.

DECK USED: YUMMY TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

August 21

It’s time to get back into doing meditation every day.  I’ve sort of slacked off on it for the past couple of weeks or so.

The Chariot – Grab hold of those reigns and keep things on track. You have the ability to keep things heading in the direction you want them to go if you apply that stubborn determination that you take to so naturally.

DECK USED: TAROT OF MAGIC HERBS AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS