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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 Tarot Reading with The Philosopher's Tarot and Lustrous Lenormand

Earth – Queen of Wands – Remember this week that you can be inspirational without being productive. Instead of pushing yourself, allow others to be inspired by you and help get things done.

Air – Ace of Swords atop Page of Pentacles – New ideas right now are spectacular things and definitely worth exploring. Make sure you take it slow, but go ahead and begin examining how you can move forward with the new idea that shines the brightest.

Water – The Star – Allow the love of others to help lift you up and encourage your efforts to lean into optimism and positivity this week. You need a little help to keep things balanced at the moment.

Fire – Strength – If you want things to go your way this week you may have to work at it. Possibly not with physical efforts, so much as by making sure that you are strategically manipulating the situation to your advantage.

Waning – Snake and Moon – You’re going to have to really work at keeping that negative narrative within you from influencing your emotions throughout the week ahead. The subdrop is going to linger, and it is going to be hissing negativity in your ear. Do what you can to mitigate its influence on your emotions.

Waxing – Clover and Whip – Focus on happy coincidences and lucky breaks this week in order to help in keeping yourself on track with your goals.

Take Away – Whether it’s the goals you wish to achieve, the vulnerability you are feeling, a healthy balance to your emotions. or making sure you don’t push yourself too hard in your work… leaning into positivity and optimism is what is needed this week to make sure that everything stays balanced and on track.  That can be noticing positive influences around you, actively acknowledging moments of gratitude, or leaning on others to help lift you up when you need it.  Just keep leaning into that counterbalance to your more negative natural tendencies.

DECKS USED: THE PHILOSOPHER’S TAROT AND LUSTROUS LENORMAND

❤️ 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 Tarot Reading with the Kinkuro Tarot and Arcana Jianghu Lenotmand

Earth – Two of Cups – Those that are closest to you and love you are ready to step in and help. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by, but instead accept the help that they are offering. Soon enough, you’ll be drowning in work, and their help now can stave off that feeling a bit longer.

Air – Two of Wands Rx – Don’t worry about planning ahead this week, for either there will be changes somewhere along the way that are going to get in the way your best laid plans, or whatever it is you feel the need to plan and plot for is going to end up taking care of itself.

Water – Six of Cups – Play “memory lane” games with loved ones this week, as you will find them both enjoyable and uplifting.

Fire – Ten of Swords – Things are turning around with your business now that autumn is starting to approach. As things pick up, you’re going to feel as if it’s too much and you’re being put upon. Make sure you’re continuing to give yourself times of rest and recovery, or that option will be taken out of your hands.

Waning – Rider and Fox – These cards are an echo of the Air position earlier in this reading. You don’t need clever planning or any plan in place at all to get up and go… because you’re not going to be getting up and going. So just don’t worry about it.

Waxing – Woman and Birds – Connect with others and don’t be shy about chitchatting. These cards reflect up to the Water position earlier in this reading and encourage connecting with the women in your life for those “memory lane” experiences this week.

Take Away – Spend a bit of extra time talking with the woman in your life this week. Especially those that have memories of your childhood to share.

Don’t worry about making plans, for they are just going to be thwarted anyway.  Winging it will be fine, as you adjust on the fly far more easily when you’re winging it than when you have a plan in place.

As things pick up with your business, make sure that you are still giving yourself the rest and recovery you need.  Facilitate this by allowing others to help you rather than taking everything on your own shoulders.

DECKS USED: THE KINKURO TAROT AND ARCANA JIANGHU LENORMAND

❤️ 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.

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with Pablito's Tarot Magic Realism Deck and Shadow Night Raven Lenormand

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Earth – The Magician atop Page of Cups Rx – Don’t allow your feelings of newness and inadequacy cause you to forget the tools and skills you’ve learned. You may be tempted to spend on the unnecessary in the week ahead just to chase that dopamine fix. Instead, keep your eye trained on your goals and use the tools you’ve learned to avoid reckless behavior spurred on by emotion.

Air – Four of Wands Rx atop The Hermit Rx – Wallowing at home means unhealthy alone time. It will cloud your mind and stagnate the flow of “fresh air” sensations you’ve been experiencing over the past week or so. Make sure you get out in nature; prioritize that over staying home.

Water – Ace of Cups Rx atop Two of Pentacles Rx – Let go of new emotions this week time n stead of holding onto them. You don’t need to juggle them nor to bury them. Just acknowledge that they are there and let them go as unimportant.

Fire – Seven of Wands – Stick to your guns this week. As other readings have mentioned (yesterday), people are going to be pushing at your boundaries in ways that disrespect your personal values. Make sure you are facing that opposition head on. Now is not the time to concede.

Waning – Tree and House – This is a reiteration of the Air position earlier in this reading. Staying home is not where healthy can be found this week. No stagnation allowed.

Waxing – Dog and Lily – Lean into Gideon; share with him and enjoy your time with him. Prioritize his advice, for he has your best interests at heart, even above his own.

Take Away – In order to perpetuate the fresh shift in the air this last week and keep it going, you need to make sure to facilitate movement.  Go outside.  Move instead of languishing. Make sure that you aren’t wallowing when you could be not just moving, but breathing in fresh air.

This is the first week in a few that you have not been warned about avoiding agreements and contracts, but there is mention of making sure that you uphold your boundaries and prioritize your values over the urge for peaceful resolutions.

Some heavy emotions may wind their way through your awareness this week. Make sure that you aren’t letting them stick and weigh you down, nor burying them to ‘deal with later’.  Instead, remember that they aren’t important and to let them go once you’ve acknowledged them.

DECKS USED: PABLITO’S TAROT MAGIC REALISM DECK AND SHADOW NIGHT RAVEN LENORMAND

📆 Transitioning from August to September

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Month End Tarot Reading with The Spore Tarot

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Eight of Swords / Rosehips (Rosa canina) – Just like those in the world that don’t know the medicinal properties of rosehips or the joyous flavor of rosehip tea… you are missing something important. It’s not being hidden from you, but rather you are hiding from it through willful ignorance. No one can tell you what it is. Rather, you are going to have to figure it out for yourself, preferably before it’s too late to act.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Five of Pentacles / Thyme (Thymus vulgarus) – In order to get things around you and energies moving freely again, you need to let go of your feelings of scarcity. They aren’t helping you, but instead these feelings are gumming up the works.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Knight of Wands / Ginseng (Panax ginseng) – Energetic focus on your passions and goals. You have felt less that your best over the past bit of time, and the zing of energy and clarity you have felt over the last few days is something you hope to carry forward with you into the future.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Judgement / Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) – Grudges get you nowhere and hold back your personal growth. Instead of holding onto past slights, it’s okay to let the emotions involved go. It doesn’t mean forgetting or being doomed to repeat the lesson again, just that you release the experience’s ability to control your emotions.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

King of Swords / Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) – There is stability in knowledge and experience. This stability is your friend, whether it’s your own that you are sharing with others, or that of an elder that they are sharing with you. In the latter case, take in all that they have to share, even if it may not be something you agree with at the time. That information will become useful to you later on.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

The Hermit / Agaricus (Agaricus blazei) – Healthy alone time is a wonderful thing, but keep in mind the damage that can be done by indulging in the unhealthy alone time that isolates you and lets you wallow in stagnancy. It’s time to explore healthy alone time again. Get out in the forest among the trees and revel in the solitude of quiet places under the canopy.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Four of Swords / Moringa (Moringa oleifera) – Tying into the previous card, you are encouraged to focus on the healing energy that being in nature provides for you. Breathe it in. Stretch out in the moss and listen to the crunch of the pine needle and cedar carpet under your feet. Immerse yourself in the healing energy of nature.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Four of Wands / Suma (Hebanthe eriantha) – Take care not to delve too deeply inward right now. You need to connect to the outside world and let its energy revitalize you, not linger in the energies of stagnation and stillness. Get out of the house and move your body.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

The World / Fairy Ring (Marasmius oreades) – You currently have the opportunity to connect to a healthier cycle, leaving the unhealthy one you have been struggling with behind in the process. Seize this opportunity to step through to the other side.

Message from the Spirit World – Turn over a new leaf with your loved ones at home by embracing this energy of transition and stepping into it instead of retreating.

Message from the Mind’s World – A mindset of scarcity is keep you blinded to the exciting potential currently before you. Make sure you are looking beyond it instead of allowing it to put blinders on you.

Message from the Physical World – Get your ass outside and spend some alone time in nature without prying the eyes that tend to make you feel “off” about it all.

Take Away – The uplift of energy and clarity you have been feeling lately is an opportunity to move into a better place both emotionally and physically. Don’t let the chance to revel and enjoy life pass you by. Connect with others when needed, let go of grudges weighing you down, and get out in nature to really celebrate that connection and recharge.

DECKS USED: THE SPORE TAROT

❤️ 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 Tarot Reading with The Awakening Tarot and Wonder Land Lenormand

Earth – The Sun – Do what makes you happy and that you know will lead to success. The intersection between these two themes is your sweet spot for the week.

Air – Two of Cups – Holding things together, and making them work together to reap the greatest rewards, means working together. (Like that? I used “together” three times in a single sentence.) Connect and communicate with those closest to you.

Water – Page of Cups – Life can sometimes feel like a shit show. Remember that how you deal with your emotions can make that perception of worse or better. Although you are a novice at this, you have begun developing tools to help you.

Fire – Temperance – Don’t push. Change takes time and, in the case of your business and it’s successful upswing, you want it to go smooth and slow.

Waning – Ring and Crossroads – You continue to be warned about involving yourself in contracts and agreements. Keep in mind that that new path being presented to you is not as good as it sounds. Don’t be fooled into thinking it might be.

Waxing – Lily and Man – Gideon time is import and right now. Make sure you are getting as much as you can.

Take Away – Work on putting your nose to the grindstone to get things done with your business, including having others do their part too.  No need to push or rush, just start directing your energy and theirs in that direction.

Don’t make decisions with your emotions, as they won’t be wise ones if you do, and ensure that you are getting the time with Gid that you need right now.

DECKS USED: THE AWAKENING TAROT and WONDER LAND LENORMAND

❤️ 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 Tarot Reading with the Mutation Tarot and Little Monsters Lenormand

Earth – Five of Swords – Are you going to be a gracious winner? Or a gloating ass? The other guy is already bleeding and his day is fucked. Do you really need to go the extra step of grinding it in and making them feel worse? Remember the person that you want to be, and resist the impulse of the moment.

Air – Ace of Swords – Make sure that you aren’t ignoring or discounting new ideas this week, but instead are communicating them with others or writing them down for posterity. They’re good, and worth entertaining. Who knows, one of them might even ignite a wildfire of inspiration.

Water – Eight of Swords – When it comes to your emotions, just because you ignore it doesn’t mean that it’ll go away. Make sure that you are communicating and sharing your emotions rather than trying to bury them or hide them away.

Fire – The Chariot – Make sure you get moving and get things done this week. What you do this week will help pave the road forward on what comes next. That future result lies in your hands right now.

Waning – Scythe and Key – Although being unkind to yourself can be a key to your motivation, now is not the time to utilize that particular method of getting things done.

Waxing – Crossroads and Whip – as indicated in the fire position in this reading, now is the time to make a choice between one path and another. You need to look at how you want things to go and then make sure that you stay disciplined and on the correct path that will take you in the direction of your goals.

Take Away – Take care that you are being kind to others, even when you may not always feel that they deserve it.

Communicate your emotions and ideas this week, rather than keeping them to yourself.

It’s time to get prep started on the holiday rush to come, as doing so will pave the way to a successful season.

DECKS USED: MUTATION TAROT AND LITTLE MONSTERS LENORMAND