Intuitive tarot reading

A Path of Little Miracles

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Today’s meditation was just over fourteen minutes long, and was the first installment of the second foundations series in the Balance app. The meditation focused on a review of what was learned in the initial foundations series that I’ve just recently finished, which is to say it was about the different breath work tools and body scanning that have been taught previously.

Tarot of the Nile and How to Be a Wildflower DeckToday’s draw is the Seven of Coins, which is traditionally a representation of slow growth over the long term, sustainability, and investing time or energy in something over a long period of time.

Regardless of the Egyptian theme of the cards, the imagery itself is very traditional in this card, with the farmer looking on at the gains that come from taking things slow and fostering growth.

Combined with the affirmation card for today, the message I get from these cards is about the journey to one’s accomplishments, not just the accomplishments themselves.

Just because something takes a long time to accomplish, doesn’t mean that there aren’t little miracles and treasures to enjoy along the way. The Seven of Pentacles and this affirmation card are a reminder that we need to enjoy the journey instead of focusing too hard on the destination at the end of the road.

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE NILE AND HOW TO BE A WILDFLOWER DECK

Mr Lionharts’ #TheAugustTarot #SOLTarot Prompt
Questions for August 10th thru 12th

Sacred Hags Oracle and Journey Into Egypt TarotWhat is a predominant or recurring theme in my life?
The Wild Child’s Prophecy and Prince of Cups

The restart. Taking on life with a fresh look at the halfway point in one’s life. Realizing we were too closed off and too beaten down by the past. You’ve chosen to start over rather than carry on that legacy further into your life.

This is the route at the very core of my emotional growth and the journey I have set myself upon. I understand the experiences from my past have poison the well, and instead of trying to siphon the poison out… I’m digging a new one.

What is a major lesson for me, my journey, or my life?
Juniper Smoke and Six of Coins

It is often hard to remember to pause and reflect, to take time to connect to the world around us, and really be present and hear what the earth and the air and the elements are trying to say. They whisper secrets, but it is only when you are still and quiet that you can truly hear what they have to tell you.

Slowing down as one of my largest struggles in life and a part of the journey mentioned in the previous question’s answer. Taking time for meditation and allowing myself the time I need out in nature is so much harder than it seems like it should be. I know this is because of the influences from my past push upon me a need to punish myself.

The lesson is about being generous with myself and allowing myself that time and space to tune in to the earth and the whispering voices of the elements. The space and calm needed to connect on a deeper level.

What can I personally do in support of my best life?
The Cailleach’s Crag and The Lovers

Balance and a healthy perspective require focus on all aspects of one’s cycle of growth. It’s not always about progressing. Sometimes it’s about resting, and sometimes it’s about things dying off to make room for new growth later on.

Being in the moment and making healthy choices for yourself requires that we focus on what is happening in the moment, not what is coming. So when you’re in a moment when it is time to slough off old things, be in that moment and do what needs done, rather than looking ahead and counting your chickens before they’re hatched. Same with when it’s time to rest.

DECK USED: SACRED HAGS ORACLE AND THE JOURNEY INTO EGYPT TAROT

The #MysticStarChallenge at the Sacred Grounds Tarot Club
Questions for August 10

Tarot of the NileWhat message does The Lovers have for me?

Page of Wands – Make sure that you are making good choices when you pick the things that you want to delve into and explore further. You don’t have as much room on your plate as you think you do.

What obstacles does The Lovers want to warn me about?

Ten of Cups – You may find yourself feeling delayed and struggling to see a good perspective in your situation at that time. Don’t worry about it… just wait and work on looking for the good.

What guidance does The Lovers have for me to overcome this obstacle?

The Hanged Man – Remember that everything happens for a reason and whatever it is that is holding you back, it has a purpose, and you will be carried forward again eventually towards where you want to be in the end.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE NILE

Daily Self Kindness

I stood up to say something was wrong tonight when Gideon and I were in play instead of keeping it to myself and trying to muscle my way through my responses.

Morning Bonus Read – August

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Belle Époque Lenormand - August Lenormand Reading

What clarity will August bring?

Star – August is a time to get in touch with the optimism that you’ve let slide over the summer months and bring it back into focus.  It’s good for you, and it helps you in your journey and growth.  Focus on finding the positivity and optimism, and instilling more of that into your life.  You need it to help lift you out and away from the rim of depression’s pit.

Is there an adventure that is calling me that I shouldn’t ignore?

Scythe – Yes. But it isn’t that you shouldn’t ignore it because you want to go down that path, but rather because you need to be aware that this possibility is there so that you can avoid it.  You’ve lost time this last week, and you run the risk of it turning into a slide down into depression’s pit if you don’t get a handle on things and pay attention to how close you get to the pit’s lip.

What can I do to open my heart to all the potential for self expression that this month’s Leo New Moon can offer?

Fox and Fish – Go with the flow, but be clever about it. A raft that floats down the river will get further by taking the easy, free flowing path than the one littered with rocks to navigate around and possibly hung up on.  In both instances you are going with the flow, but one executes strategy in the journey.  Don’t resist the flow of life around you, just make sure you’re paying attention and navigating instead of floating along and being beaten by the rocks along the way.

How can I magnify the imaginative energy that this month’s Full Moon in Pisces may bring?

Man – Lean into time with Gideon and the creative play that we can enjoy together.  This time together doesn’t just magnify your imaginative energy, but is also a soothing balm to your soul.

How can I make the most of the long days of summer?

Stork – Again, go with the flow.  The summer months are beginning to wind up.  Don’t allow yourself to resist the shifts taking place as autumn approaches, but instead let them flow around you.  Tensing up and digging in your heels won’t change anything, nor solve anything.  Instead, embrace the shift into the harvest season to come.

Overall theme for the month of August.

Cross – You’re tired.  You are worn and you have been struggling. August is a time to deal with these feelings and recover from them.  Whether they are physical, spiritual, emotional, or otherwise… you can’t carry them forward any longer and August is giving you the time and space to release these things and step free of the weight you have been  struggling under..

DECK USED:  BELLE ÉPOQUE LENORMAND

What Do You Value?

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Today’s meditation was I ended up skipping again today.  We’re looking at another day where I didn’t write things down in the moment, though, and the first part of this day is a bit of a blur.

Many Queens Tarot and How to Be a Wildflower DeckToday’s draw is the Nine of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of wealth, success, and satiation in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home, , manifestations, and the physical world. This card often translates into themes that have to do with the well earned boon of hard work paying off and the gratitude that comes with this good fortune.

Between the imagery of a figure with balding head that is admiring their plethora of crystals, and the encouragement in today’s affirmation card, the message that I see here is not so much about money, but about what we value.

Wealth comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s not about how much you have, but rather how what you have makes you feel. If you feel secure and satiated, then you have enough. It is much like eating. You eat until you’re comfortable, not until you burst at the seams.  In today’s cards there is an encouragement to examine what you truly value and what truly makes you feel comfortable and satiated.

DECK USED:  MANY QUEENS TAROT AND HOW TO BE A WILDFLOWER DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2021 Challenge Prompt
Questions for August 9th and 10th

Lighting the Way Oracle and Tarot de Maria CeliaRetreat – Friendship and Seven of Wands – Let them believe what they want and do what they want. You don’t have to change their mind or convince them of your opinion as long as they’re not encroaching upon what you consider to be your territory.

This is about the vaccine and the fact that I’ve run into quite a few somewhat close acquaintances recently that are just not on board with getting the vaccine. Yet, they want me to go out to meet them for drinks or other get-together activities.

I am absolutely pro-vaccine. I was treated with bleomycin while in chemotherapy and my lungs have been compromised by this chemical that they used. I can only have the very lightest of oxygen given to me. I cannot be put on a heavy oxygen flow, and can absolutely not be put on a ventilator (nor can I scuba dive or do any other activity that requires air pressure being applied to my lungs).

I’m not willing to take the risk of possibly catching virus, because there’s a very good chance that my lungs couldn’t handle it and those life-saving techniques would not be able to be used on me.

These cards are letting me know that there’s no point in trying to convince these people to get the vaccine or the good that it might do for them. I just have to step back and let them do their own thing.

Hold Ground – Six of Coins atop The Tower Rx – Stay in your lane. You can’t help everybody no matter how much you want to, and some people don’t want your help anyway. It’s better to stay in your lane and protect what yours when your generosity is rejected.

Sometimes I run across people who for whatever reason refuse to see the positive in their negative situations. Instead, they want to wallow in their misery even when there is someone there reaching out a hand to help.

When people throw these pity parties and want to wallow in their misery instead of look for a solution or accept help, I need to stay in my lane and stand strong instead of allowing there stubborn insistence on suffering to set me off-balance.

Advance – Crystals and Page of Cups – Your spirituality and your emotional growth are intricately entangled with each other. This is an area of your life where no hesitation is needed and you can move forward whenever you want at your own pace.

How can I best advance on what was revealed in these cards?
Spider, Two of Swords atop Knight of Coins

Focus on what you can control and what you can create in your life and your world. You need to make the conscious choice to go slow and savor, rather than rushing forward too quickly and losing out on the experience and the knowledge you could gain from a slower approach.

Don’t be bothered by that slow pace. There’s no rush. It’s okay.

DECK USED: LIGHTING THE WAY ORACLE AND TAROT DE MARIA CELIA

CoffeexTarot’s Who’s Your Spirit Guides? Prompt
Questions for August 9th thru 11th

Cat Gurus Oracle and Many Queens TarotWhat do you want me to know about you?
Beerbohm and King of Pentacles

“I’m not going to steer you to be a people pleaser. I’m going to show you the way to own your world instead.”

Determined and purpose driven. Likes to have a goal in sight to work towards. Self-possessed in the best possible way. Likes it when you heed their guidance instead of looking for confirmation though outside sources.

What are your strengths?
Hamlet and Ten of Cups

Creating happy endings through working together and interpersonal coordination. Making sure things go in a way that everyone is happy with in the end. Excellent at working with your other ancestors and guides when needed.

How do I know when you’re around?
DC and Seven of Swords

When a warning is needed for something to come, they will step in to make sure that you are equipped and ready to best deal with what’s coming.

When you need to take care of yourself better and focus inward on your own needs, instead of on the world around you  and its demands. When the world demands become too much they can steal away more than you’re willing to give, and this guide will step in to point that out and make sure you are taking care of yourself.

DECKS USED: CAT GURUS ORACLE AND MANY QUEENS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Our quiet time with Alexandros and Yurei was… so amazing.  So much of what I needed and I feel so good.  It’s surprising, because although aftercare usually makes me feel a bit better, I don’t usually get this wealth of goodness with it that I did tonight.

New Moon in Leo – August 2021

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Yesterday was 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 about  taking back your power, and brought to you by Sharron Basanti of Seeds of Shakti.

New Moon in Leo - Tarot de el Dios de los Tres

1. Where do I need to call back my power from?

Temperance atop Ace of Cups – Again, the cards are indicating that it’s time to rest and relax, and not worry so much about your emotional growth. Soon, preparation for the holiday rush will begin as you need this time to get yourself moderated and rested, aligned and ready. The only way to do this is through moderation.

2. How can I lovingly stand in my fierceness?

Four of Swords and Strength – Taking stock of where you’re at and practicing a mindfulness of gratitude are the key to making sure that you are able to remain both kind and fierce in good measure.

3. How can I hold sacred space for my inner child to flourish and convey a light-hearted energy?

Nine of Pentacles – Again, this is a time for you to rest and it’s in this rest. The inner strength that you will gain through this time of rest will provide space for the inner child to flourish within, and allow the more playful side of their nature to emerge.

4. How can I express my love and generosity to those in my kindred circle?

The Sun – Make space for fun. Encourage it not just in your time with them, but in their own lives as well.

5. Message from the Ancestors.

Five of Swords – You’ve got this. Don’t give up.

DECK USED:  TAROT DE EL DIOS DE LOS TRES

Taking Time to Look Deeper

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Today’s meditation was skipped.  No excuses, I just didn’t do it.  I can’t even remember why.  It just didn’t happen.

Impressionists Tarot and How to Be a Wildflower DeckToday’s draw is the Four of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of taking a step back for a moment of thought and meditation, being obvious to the world around you, and in some cases, refusing help from others when it is offered.

Have you ever lain down in the grass, your face so close that you can see between the blades of green to the rich soil below?  Have you ever settled and taken a deep breath, and just watched in this space where the world is so different than our own with grass tips rustling lightly in a breeze and little bugs scourging among earthy soil?

Sometimes, taking a moment doesn’t mean soul searching or focusing on a break and recovery.  Sometimes it means allowing yourself to look beyond the big picture, to all the small and peaceful little pictures that make up the big picture.  All the little ignored worlds that are a part of a whole that we take for granted.

The message in today’s cards is to take time and look at those small worlds, spend time with the little things, and let them nourish your soul and replenish what stress and the distractions of the big picture sap away from you.

lDECK USED:  IMPRESSIONISTS TAROT AND HOW TO BE A WILDFLOWER DECK

The #MysticStarChallenge at the Sacred Grounds Tarot Club
Questions for August 8th

Ouisi Game Cards and Wild Spirit TarotWhat message does The Emperor have for me?
Library Stacks and Six of Wands

Research will give you stronger chance of success and accomplishing what you set out to do. Don’t skip that time spent digging out information and exploring things in depth. Rabbit holes can be wonderful tools.

What obstacles does The Emperor want to warn me about?
Ace of Swords atop Eight of Swords, Key and Pins

Take your time learning new things and keep an open mind. Sometimes things don’t look as they seem, and the book work alone may help, but won’t get you there. You’ll then have to fit the pieces together by feel.

What Guidance does The Emperor have for me to overcome this obstacle?
Pyrex Bowls, Toasted Marshmallow Creme, Corroded Hooks
Ten of Wands Rx atop Nine of Wands

Things aren’t always as they seem. Make sure that you’re not overwhelming yourself by creating healthy boundaries. Sometimes the simplest things end up complicated, so make sure when you are considering taking on something new that you’ve looked beyond the surface to what it may actually fully entail.

DECK USED: OUISI GAME CARDS AND WILD SPIRIT TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2021 Challenge Prompt
Topic: Do Spread #2
Question: When will be the best time for me to start working on home and deck reorganization?

Impressionists TarotReading Summary: Note the yellow bow in color connection to the sunflower.

You’ve been taking things slow which is a good idea, even if it means you don’t get to everything you want to right this minute. Now is not the time. Starting now will just lead to disappointment and frustration with the entire process.

The sky in the Nine of Cups is a match with that of the Knight of Pentacles, connecting the past to the present. Slow progress connecting with summertime satisfaction in the future.

Wait until next summer when you are feeling comfortable and emotionally stable, satiated and at a place where you are able to handle the stress and setbacks that may come with the process.

Take Away: This message is a reinforcement of what was said to me in my self care Saturday reading this weekend.  Now is not the time. Wait until later.  Wait until next year.  YES, things might get a bit disorganized and crowded between now and then, but starting it now isn’t a good idea.  Just wait.

DECK USED: IMPRESSIONISTS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I’m having a hard time remembering what went on this day. I had a bit of a mood slump and I think that I might have lost a little time during it.   I just… can’t remember.

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?

Wild Spirit Tarot, Wildcraft! Herbal Adventure Game Cards, Sacred Earth Oracle

Earth – High Priestess and Pine – Stand strong and listen to your inner voice. You’ve been injured and this isn’t the time to push yourself or let yourself be impatient.  Instead, trust that everything will come in its own time.  Allow your body to speak and tell you what it needs to recover and be strong once more.  Accept that just like the growth of a pine tree, your healing is going to take time and patience.

Air – Page of Wands and Wasp Sting – Leaping forward quickly into anything at this time is going to hurt.  Put away your aggression toward yourself and others and allow yourself to step away from thoughts of work or things you just can’t do or get to right now.  It’s okay to put these things down, rather than “stinging” yourself over them again and again.

Water – Ace of Swords and Hornet Sting –  Hornets are more calm than wasps, but their stings are more painful. Combined with the Ace of Swords, we again see a warning not to dive into any new ideas right now.  No matter how cool they may seem or how interesting they are.  Now is a time to chill and rest.  Anything else is something you will end up regretting.

Fire – The Emperor and Diarrhea Rx – Control yourself and you won’t have to pay the consequences of ignoring these warnings and going full boor into things better left alone at this time.  You’re not going to like the consequences, so make sure you are keeping yourself and all that enthusiasm in hand.

Waning – Friction – Again we see an indication that this week isn’t about movement but about chilling and relaxing.  Stepping back away from agitation and active movement, now is a time for rest.

Waxing – Specialization – In the things you do  put your attention in, avoid anything new (as noted above).  Instead focus on the things you know and are familiar with, and delving deeper into those things.

Take Away – This week is all about rest, recovery, and recuperation.  It’s not about new ideas or interesting new projects.  If you want to pour your energy into something?  Pour it into the stuff already per-existing in your life that you know and enjoy.

DECKS USED:  WILD SPIRIT TAROT, WILDCRAFT! HERBAL ADVENTURE GAME CARDS, SACRED EARTH ORACLE