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Strength Lenormand Reading

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Strength Lenormand Reading with The Sirens' Song Kipper Cards

A Strength You Remember

Change and Military – Some friends come and go, and that’s okay. You are able to cut them loose as needed and you weather well the process of letting them go when needed without it upsetting everything else in your life in the process.

A Strength You’ve Buried

Unexpected Money and Sorrow – The ability to find what you need when things are at their worst. Even when you feel like you are out of resources and there’s no way out… you find what you need to make it through.

A Strength That Is Building

Marriage and Great Fortune – The ability to commit to opportunities that arise that could help you in creating stability for yourself and others. You don’t hem and haw about it, but commit to making it happen. This ability is in a stage of growth right now, and being exercised strenuously at the moment.

DECK USED: THE SIRENS’ SONG KIPPER CARDS

🌑 New Moon in Leo – August 2023

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Tomorrow is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is brought to you by lightningwildflower.

New Moon in Leo Oracle Reading with the Lil Cryptid Oracle

What is being cleared away to make room for a fresh start?

Goatman and Chimera – Let go of the idea that everything can be a partnership. Sometimes someone needs to be the aggressive party and take the lead.

How can I shine brighter and show up for others more?

Reptilian and Unicorn – Take heart in the fact that just because you need to take the lead sometimes doesn’t mean you’re alone and can’t work together with others. You are infinitely adaptable and this quality will help you here.

How can I cultivate my inner strength and integrity?

Nessie and Yeti – Stretch it out. Not everything has to be done at once. Instead of cramming in as much as you can get done into every minute, space things out. It’s okay to take your time.

What seeds of courage and conviction can I plant today?

Kikimora and Squonk – Take to heart what Gid and you discussed about your boundaries and being emotionally manipulated. Take time to let this percolate for a while instead of pushing it aside or trying to ignore it.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Mothman and Dark Watcher – Don’t let fear take over. Instead, step back from it and observe how it is affecting you and others.

DECK USED: LIL CRYPTID ORACLE

Doubt and Discovery Cartomancy Reading

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Doubt & Discovery Carotmancy Reading with the Lord of the Rings Twin Towers Playing Cards

A doubt to hold space for.

King of Clubs atop Ace of Hearts – Remember that it’s okay for your emotions to be in upheaval. You don’t have to exert control over them or smother them out, nor do you have to put your all into them and let them take all your focus.

A gift that you already possess.

Ten of Hearts atop Five of Diamonds – You have the ability to allow those people that make you happy to help in digging you out of the mud and lifting you up. Sometimes you forget that you possess this gift, but it is always there for you.

An insight at your fingertips.

Two of Hearts – You are loved.

DECK USED: LORD OF THE RINGS TWO TOWERS PLAYING CARDS

First Harvest 2023 – Lammas/Lugh

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Tomorrow is Lammas, which is known as the First Harvest of the year. This day marks the transition into the harvest season of August, September, and October (of which there is a Second Harvest and Last Harvest that correspond to these months).

First Harvest Moon

This holiday is often referred to as Lammas, Lughnasadh, or Lugh, although I usually just refer to it as the First Harvest. On my path, it celebrates the beginning of Summer’s decline and ramping up of the busy season where we begin to reap in the abundance that the bounty of summer’s energies has encouraged to grow and flourish. It is a time filled with a combination of abundance, hard work, and gratitude.

Like with new moons and full moons, I usually do a spread to check in with myself and give myself some direction for the next couple of months for each solstice, equinox, and other Sabbats. Unfortunately, I was unable to do my normal Sabbat reading this month, so I picked one off the internet that fit the theme of the holiday to do instead.

Lughnasadh Tarot Reading with the White Neuman Tarot

What skill have you grown that will best serve you?

The Devil Rx – Resisting temptation and being more discerning in indulging in your addictions.

What is still ripening and needs time to further mature?

Nine of Pentacles – Learning to appreciate your accomplishments and those things in life that make you feel fortunate, rather than ignoring them for the negative viewpoint or your ambitions.

What needs to be sacrificed/released for you to prosper?

Ten of Wands – Stop trying to do everything. It’s too much. If you don’t want to drop it all and screw it all up, you need to start selectively lightening your burden where you can.

Will your current path serve you well as we prepare for the darker months?

Page of Wands Rx – Not really… No. You need to be open to learning a different way to getting to what you really want.

What do you need to focus on between now and the autumnal equinox to prepare?

Eight of Wands Rx – Make sure you are taking things slow. You still have plenty of time to prepare for the holiday rush, and there’s no need to push yourself right now.

DECK USED: WHITE NEUMAN TAROT

🌕 Full Moon in Aquarius – August 2023

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Tonight is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is brought to you by EmeraldLotusMystic.

Aquarius Full Moon Tarot Reading with the Word Cloud Tarot HappyToast Deck

What is awakening in my life at this time?

Nine of Pentacles – Gratitude and a greater appreciation for your accomplishments. A greater awareness of how far you’ve come and sense of enjoyment for all that you’ve earned.

What is something I need to sit with to explore?

Nine of Swords – Your fears and anxieties. You’ve been triggered a few times of late, and instead of pushing those things away it would be better to sit with and explore them.

How can I be vulnerable with others to improve relationships?

Seven of Wands Rx – You need to work on being less defensive.

What type of accelerated growth will I experience over the next few months?

King of Wands – Don’t pass up the opportunity to connect to your passions and to use them to connect with others.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

The Tower Rx – Don’t inflate setbacks into end-of-the-world scenarios. Catastrophizing evens will only make it harder to move forward, and get you stuck in an anxiety loop.

DECK USED: WORD CLOUD TAROT HAPPYTOAST DECK

🌑 New Moon in Cancer – July 2023

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Today is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is brought to you by Leo at Apollo.Tarot.

New Moon in Cancer Tarot Reading with the Healing Waves Tarot

How can I best nurture the feminine and masculine energies that make me who I am?

Feminine – Four of Earth – When you foster a stronger sense of stability, it allows these more feminine energies within you a chance to surface and breathe.

Masculine – The Letter atop Nine of Air Rx – Don’t allow rocky seas and unexpected surprises to send you down into a downward spiral of negative inner talk and anxiety. Doing so diminishes the masculine energy within you.

How can I best support my family and those dear to me?

Five of Water Rx – Stay positive, and make sure that you are pushing a positive perspective on them as well, so that they too are unable to completely wallow in a pessimistic viewpoint.

Where in my life should I apply love unconditionally?

Page of Water – Everywhere. Be open to sharing your love with everyone and everything. You are in a learning phase when it comes to your emotional intelligence and your own emotions, and you cannot learn if you are closing yourself off.

What unresolved matters from the past need to resurface?

Seven of Fire – Take a look at the things that have made you feel defensive lately. Bring them back up and into the light. Look at them again, and work through them instead of pushing them aside.

What areas of my life do I need to go with the flow?

Three of Water – Don’t forget that getting together with friends and having a good time is a good thing, and good for you and your emotional well-being. You can’t be staid and steady all of the time. Sometimes cutting loose with others is needed.

How can I improve my emotional intelligence?

Eight of Air – Keep in mind that you cannot see everything others are going through and experiencing in life. You don’t know what troubles and trials are causing them to act the way they are. Foster understanding through the fact that you can’t see everything and know everything all of the time.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Nine of Earth – It’s important to recognize all that you have accomplished and encourage a mentality of gratitude and a perspective that allows you to see clearly all you have done, and all you have garnered as a result of your hard work. Don’t allow negativity to overshadow these positive perspectives.

DECK USED: HEALING WAVES TAROT