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Full Moon in Cancer Lenormand Reading

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Full Moon in Cancer Lenormand Reading with the Nocturnal Garden Lenormand

How can I find stillness and more space for reflection?

Sun and Clover – In order to find that space and stillness, you need to let go of the negativity that crowds your mental space with chaos and darkness.  Only when you’re willing to lean into seeking out optimism and positivity, allowing yourself to indulge in hope without censure or rancor, will you find that stillness and space… as well as a clarity of thought you couldn’t touch upon when the darkness was taking all the air from the room.

What emotions do I need to process?

Tree and Scythe – Stop pushing away the emotions connected to how you feel about getting older and not being able to do the things that you used to do. It happens to everyone, and yes… it’s happening to you perhaps a bit early, but allowing this to stagnate and fester will just have it turning from mild inconvenience into damaging resentment. Do what you can to help your body navigate these challenges, instead of allowing the challenges to send you into physical decline.

What thoughts do I need to examine?

Lily and Dog – As we grow and change over time, it’s important we don’t allow our values and principles to become “outdated” to who we are becoming. Take some time to examine more closely those principles and values you stick by so loyally, and make sure they are still on track with who you are, and who you want to become.

How can I nurture myself during this Full Moon?

Heart and Letter – Communicate with yourself in a more empathetic and understanding tone. Don’t allow that negative inner narrative to pick on you, as it will only cause problems down the road.  To nurture yourself during the Full Moon, reconnect with that kinder voice that is there to help, uplift, and nurture you instead of pick you apart and drag you down.

DECK USED: NOCTURNAL GARDEN LENORMAND

New Years Cartomancy Reading

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New Years Cartomancy Reading with the Festum Playing Cards

Card to represent my energies this year.

Queen of Diamonds – Growing and fostering stability in  your own life and others. You provide a sense of stability for those around you, and help to encourage them in creating that feeling of stability for themselves.

What do I need to invest in this year?

Four of Hearts – You need to start meditating again. You dropped the ball on that last year, and it’s time to pick it back up and get it working for you once again.

How can I trust change this year?

Seven of Clubs – No matter the changes and challenges you face, your values and principles are unshakeable and will guide you through to the other side. Don’t worry so much that changes might draw you off course, as your stubborn persistence in what is true and right for you is part and parcel to who you are and cannot be taken away.

What am I ready to leave behind as the year changes?

Eight of Diamonds – You have overworked yourself to the point of exhaustion, and thrived through the most difficult part of your work year.  Now it is time to put away all that determined diligence, and have some rest and a bit of fun instead.

How can I welcome more harmony into my life this year?

Five of Spades – Don’t bother with butting heads with others this year.  You’re already on top and there’s no need to go out of your way to prove it.

New year guidance from my guides.

Two of Clubs – Set your course and make your plans. Make lists of what you want to accomplish and map things out so that you don’t feel overwhelmed by the journey before you.

DECK USED: FESTUM PLAYING CARDS

🌕 Full Moon in Cancer – January 2023

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Today 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 @HermitsMirror.

Full Moon in Cancer Tarot Reading with the Porcelain Tarot

Fuel: How can I express my emotions in a way that nurtures them?

Four of Wands – When you express your comfort and happiness in being around others, they feel more comfortable doing the same with you. We all need to hear these things sometimes.

Magical Peak: Where in my life can I call in my soul family?

Page of Pentacles  – Let those you hold dear (of the living, dead, and other) help you in staying positive during times when you feel like things are moving at a snail’s pace.

Purging: What emotional rubble can be released into the Void?

Three of Swords – Remember that once you have expressed your disappointment, it’s time to let it go. Letting the disappointment continue to linger is harmful to you and has no positive outcomes or benefits.

Clear Mirror: Where does my inner knowing conflict with internal desires?

Four of Swords – Just because you know you need to rest, and that it’s an important and essential part of life, doesn’t mean that it’s what you really want to do with your time. Neither does it make it any less necessary just because you want to skip it.

Dancing Luminaries: How can I honor my spirit through this material body?

Three of Wands – Stay on course with the path you have chosen. Sometimes distractions can happen, but you need to make sure that you are orienting back onto your path and not getting mired in the weeds.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Knight of Pentacles atop Temperance – Now is the time of slowing down in your life, and you’re going to have to tap into your patience and keep moderation in mind as you move forward. Don’t let the slow pace fool you into thinking you’re not making any progress.

DECK USED: PORCELAIN TAROT

Gifts For Self Lenormand Reading

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Gifts I Can Offer Myself Lenormand Reading with the Transformation Lenormand Oracle

What gifts can I offer myself this season?

Accept This – Snake and Clover – Luck is a fickle thing and cannot be trusted, but that doesn’t mean we should forsake it entirely. Hope allows us to have a bit of trust in luck even when it can turn against us without warning.  Accept that hope is an important part of the equation and don’t kick yourself when things go awry now and then due to your willingness to let luck have a hand in things.

Embrace This – Rider and Bouquet – Allow yourself to embrace change instead of fighting against it all the time. Look for the boon in the shifting situation and lean into it, letting it draw you forward into the good that change can wrought rather than being bogged down by the weight of struggling against the inevitable.

Cherish This – Cross and Broom – You are being given the opportunity to see your duty and responsibility to others as something positive in your life instead of a burden. Cherish this time with those that depend on you rather than resenting them for the responsibility that they represent in your life.

DECK USED: TRANSFORMATION LENORMAND ORACLE

Toss or Carry Cartomancy Reading

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The prompt for this reading came from one of my Discord servers and is as follows: “This week, let’s ask our divination tool of choice what we should leave behind in 2022, and what we should take with us into 2023!”

New Years Decisions Cartomancy Reading with the Art Deco Christmas Playing CardsThree things I should leave behind in 2022.

Eight of Hearts – Giving up. In 2022 there were a few things you walked away from rather than confronting. Make sure not to repeat this mistake again in the year ahead. You are good at confrontation, so don’t let the potential for it to raise its head turn you away.

Jack of Hearts – Impulsivity, especially in relation to your emotions. Do not allow you emotions to force you to leap forward into situations where a pause would serve you better. Take a moment to feel your feelings… then act.  Don’t act during.

Two of Spades – Indecision. Do not stew in stagnation as you struggle with decisions that feel overwhelming. Sometimes any decision can be better than no decision made at all and being stuck in a mire of anxiety and confusion as a result.

Three things I should take with me into 2023.

Seven of Spades – Strategy. Sometimes to get ahead you have to be clever enough to out wit others on the same path as you. Do what you can to level the playing field, then rise above it and do even better than the rest.

Three of Spades – Be prepared for disappointments so that they do not take you by surprise and smack you in the face.

Three of Hearts – The support of loved ones. Continue to allow them to help and support you, even during times when you don’t want to admit you need it, or don’t think that you do.

DECK USED: ART DECO CHRISTMAS PLAYING CARDS

Where Has My Energy Gone? Tarot Reading

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Where Has My Energy Gone Tarot Reading with the Winter Waite Tarot 2022 Santa Helper's Edition

What Has Been Weighing On You

Two of Swords – Decisions on direction. There’s a lot to sort through and decide upon this time of year, when you are transitioning from the drastic difference between the holiday rush and the rest of the year. It is sort of a “fresh start” moment for you and you want to put your best food forward towards a positive, productive, and enjoyable future in the next year. With so many things to think about and decide upon, sometimes it can be difficult to avoid getting stuck in the quagmire of indecision.

How to Face It

The Fool – Just plunge forward and have some fun. Everything doesn’t have to be so serious all the time, and it’s okay to just “wing it” now and then and see what happens.

First Step to Get Back In Action

Six of Pentacles – Be generous with yourself and others. Don’t be a hypocrite when it comes to the differences between how well you treat others and how badly you treat yourself.  And, make sure that you are not holding back when there is a need to be met.

DECK USED: WINTER WAITE TAROT 2022 SANTA’S HELPERS EDITION