Today’s meditation was just over ten minutes long, and I chose to do a guided meditation today that focused on a method of using “volume control” as a way of quieting one’s mind during meditation, instead of shoving thoughts away or trying to reject or ignore them.
Sometimes brute force just isn’t the way to get what you want, and that can include when dealing with your own mind and ability to concentrate. This meditation was a walk through on allowing thoughts to flit through, but turning down the “volume” on these thoughts until they move from shouting, to talking, then to murmuring, and finally to a quiet whisper in the background.
Today’s draw is the Nebula card, which comes from the oracle side of this deck’s cards. Scientifically, a nebula is a cloud-like substance in space made up of the death of old stars combined with gasses and other matter. This essence is then where the birth of new stars take place, recycling old supernova remnants and other elements to give birth to something new.
I very much liked the line in the guide for this deck that speaks of this card being a reminder that before things can manifest into reality, they exist in a space of creative possibility and potential.
What stands out to me the strongest in the imagery of this card today is the eggs, which also speaks of possibility and potential. Like the thought experiment of Schrodinger’s Cat, as long as the shell remains unbroken, there are infinite possibilities that lie within. I also have a small draw to the volcano’s explosion in the background, which speaks to me of the explosive quality that creativity and manifestation can sometimes take on.
The message in this card today is about embracing one’s creative nature. Even in times when you are not actively creating, the potential is there and there continues to be “workings” going on in the mind deep beneath the subconscious. Dry spells are not dry spells… they are times of subconscious percolation.
DECK USED: COSMOS TAROT AND ORACLE
#DiscordTarotholicsJul2020 Challenge Prompt
Question: What issue should I wait on and avoid dealing with at this time?
Reading Summary: Don’t worry about stealin’ assholes right now (Seven of Swords). Whatever damage was going to be done, has been done now, so just focus on your emotional growth (Ace of Cups) and do your work (Two of Pentacles).
Take Away: I’ve had so many warnings lately about sharing my inspired ideas and projects with others, that I’ve lost track of just how many warnings there has been.
The issue that I need to deal with later on has to do with the fact that I have either managed to avert this issue… or I’ve already fucked up and the fallout will come later on. For now, I need to focus on carrying on with carrying on as I have been.
DECK USED: ALBANO WAITE TAROT
#OwlandBonesJuly Challenge by Owl and Bones Tarot
Topic: resist // rise up // revise
The message in these cards is not mine and does not fit my life. I had the feeling when I was pulling these cards, that this message is not for me. I don’t know who it is for… but perhaps it will resonate with someone in the different places that it is shared, or perhaps the intended recipient will stumble upon it by chance.
Resist – Nine of Cups – Conformity. This interpretation is not about the 9 of Cups, but about the imagery on the card. Individuality is important. Do not be one of the many, but take a leap through the door and allow yourself to be unique. Conforming to the values of others and marching to their drum instead of thinking (and feeling) for yourself is not the answer.
Rise up – Guardian of Cups – The narrative you are given needs one’s heart and intuition to discern and dissect. Instead of listening to what is being said, listen to what is not said which lies beneath the surface. Listen to the emotions. Do not allow those with ulterior motives based in negative emotions to carry you away with their narrative.
Revise – Ranger of Wands – Your outlook needs examining. You take after your passions and those things you feel deeply about with zeal and power pushing you forward, but are you going in the right direction? You need to examine what lies beneath that drive to move forward and push against… that drive that keeps you going. Make sure that what lies beneath is good and pure… not polluted by other’s narrative or your desire to “fit in”.
Take Away – If you have read this reading and it resonates with you… it is time to do some soul searching , and some close examination of the motivations that drive not just you… but those around you as well. What undercurrents of emotion are truly driving those you follow, admire and listen to? Deep down, why do you choose to follow them in turn? It’s time to reflect upon these questions.
DECK USED: VELEDA WOODS TAROT
#ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge by E Roebuck-Jones
Question: When am I creatively true to myself?
Reading Summary: When I allow things to develop at their own pace (Seven of Pentacles), and don’t allow myself to become overburdened (Ten of Wands) or listen to much to my negative in her narrative (Queen of Swords).
Take Away: The cards here indicate that you can’t “force” creativity either through expectation or through negative enforcement. Creativity has to come through positive reinforcement and patience, allowing that spark to come alive and develop slowly over time. The trip to manifestation is only the end result… the full process is beneath the surface and only begins to come into conscious awareness when it’s ready to be seen.
DECK USED: WHEEL OF THE YEAR TAROT
The Devil – I’ve played it a bit fast and loose as I expanded my deck collection this spring and summer, especially in the area of my playing card decks. It’s not as if I didn’t have the money to do so, though, and although it’s time to reign myself in now, it was a nice bit of escapism for a while.
