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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?

Self Care Saturday

Earth – Page of Pentacles and Celestite – New opportunities are strong within the areas of finances and resources, but keep in mind that when stepping forward to explore that you need to listen to keep a calm head and listen to your inner voice.

Air – Four of Wands and Agate – The cards hint at a return to self that has been missing for some time. Coming back to yourself after a time of struggle can be a wonderful thing, but it’s tender and fragile. Stabilization will be needed to keep things on an even keel.

Water – Knight of Swords and Sunstone – These cards in the position of emotion are referencing the top space that is currently at the forefront emotionally. They speak of that aggressive, go-getter energy combined with the sunstone’s restorative qualities. Together they indicate that this week is an emotionally safe time for taking this journey.

Fire – Empress and Howlite – Be patient with yourself. The slow progress towards that creative spark can be frustrating, but don’t let that frustration get the better of you. Instead, take a calm and nurturing approach, and accept that recovery takes time and baby steps. This isn’t a race.

Waning – Orphaned – The week ahead is going to show notable progress on stepping out of that sense of self-loss and uncertainty that I’ve been experiencing over the past couple of months. It will be an encouraging step forward out of that fog and into the light.

Waxing – Truth Be Told – As the week progresses, communication will become easier and clinging bits of denial that are a part of the fog you’ve been traveling through will begin to melt away. This will allow you to see both yourself and the world around you with more clarity than you’ve managed in quite some time.

Take Away – There is a promise in these cards that speaks of emerging… surfacing from the cloying grip of the fog, if only by one step… it will be a noticeable step. A breath of fresh air and sunlight breaking through the clouds with a reminder to take things slow and allow for it all to unfurl at its own pace rather than getting impatient and frustrated.

DECKS USED: THE GUARDIANS TAROT, FREQUENZY CRYSTAL CARDS, WISDOM OF THE ORACLE CARDS

 

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?

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Earth – Temperance, Knight of Swords, Fox – Don’t get to cocky in bounding forward after my goals this week. Not all of the obstacles will be of my own making and I might need some cunning and careful planning to make things come out in my favor.

Air – The Tower, Page of Swords, Seed – Bright ideas will abound this week, but make sure you do your homework and spend the week preparing, rather than jumping on board right away, in order to ensure these ideas don’t fall apart before they can even get started.

Water – Two of Cups and Ship – You need to take this week to connect with and communicate with Gideon, and allow him to participate in finding balance for you.  It’s time to open up. Stop hiding.  You (and both, as well) can’t move forward until you do.

Fire – Ace of Cups and Bridge – Communication (as outlined in the previous cards in this spread) will assist in creating a reconciliation and foundation for new and better things to rise up in the weeks ahead.

Waning – Trust – You need to move away from a position of blind faith for the week ahead.  Things are not going to fix themselves, and nothing is going to get resolved unless you are willing to do more than remaining inactive and waiting. 

Waxing – The Three Poisons – You need to lean into self awareness this week.  Accept that you have faults and take steps to mitigate their effects on not just other’s lives but also your own. This does not mean being down on yourself and your faults and beating them into submission.  Instead, to defeat one’s faults requires killing them with kindness and understanding.

Take Away – Communication and allowing Gideon to dig is the theme of the week.  It’s time to excavate the issues still lingering and get them out into the open, whatever those issues may be.

DECKS USED: HIDE TAROT, RETRORACLE, BUDDHISH ORACLE