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📆 Transitioning from July to August

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Month End Tarot Reading with the Folkloric Forest Tarot

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

Knight of Earth atop Eight of Earth – You are in the process of moving slowly towards flawed perfection. Your sights are trained forward as you seek to improve that which is already long earned excellence. It’s slow going, but you’ll get there if you can keep yourself on task.

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

King of Air Rx – You are not in control. It’s time to look to adaptation for answers, rather than trying to constantly tighten your grip and force things to go how you want them to. Sometimes you have to accept it’s out of your hands, and all you can do is wait, watch, and adapt when given the opportunity to do so.

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

The Magician – You seek the strength and capability needed to weather the storm of obstacles that life throws at you with composure and skill. You want to make it look easy… or at least easier than it actually is.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

The Wheel Rx – The unexpected sucks, but it will suck even more if you let it have free rein over your life. Only adaptation will allow you to stay on top of things when the unexpected happens. If you aren’t willing to bend, you will break… and so will those things you have worked so hard for.

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

Ace of Cups – Don’t allow yourself to close yourself off to your emotions, even when they feel uncertain or brand new. Yes, emotions are unpredictable, but they allow you to get through difficult times and can bolster you when needed.

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

Four of Earth – Don’t get too comfortable or you will be taken by surprise when changes come. Remember that stability doesn’t involve stagnancy. Stagnancy causes rot and decay.

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

Ace of Earth atop Nine of Water – New opportunities come from indulging in those things that you enjoy. You can begin again if you need to. You’ve done it before.

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

Two of Water atop Seven of Water Rx – When you feel like you’re out of options, it’s time to think outside the box and start seeking the opinions and ideas of others close to you. Share with them how you feel and let them help you navigate these moments.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Ace of Fire – Start doing the stuff needed to support your passions. Do it now. It’ll be worth it in the end.

Message from the Spirit World – You can follow your emotions or your passions, but you can’t choose both. Make sure you weigh the options carefully because they will determine your future path.

Message from the Mind’s World – Less thinking and more doing is needed right now. You have the tools to make it happen, so make it happen. Focus on those things that -are- under your control, instead of those that aren’t.

Message from the Physical World – When stability is disrupted by uncertainty, stay grounded in what you know through experience is going to make you happy. Keep in mind that you may need to start over in some areas to accomplish this.

Take Away – Something disruptive is coming. Instead of bracing for impact, start moving on preparations now, with your eye on new beginnings involving a blend of what you are passionate about combined with what makes you happy. They aren’t always the same thing, but they can be if you combine them together.

DECK USED: FOLKLORIC FOREST 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 Deleted World Tarot and The Egyptian Star Oracle

Earth – Page of Pentacles – Adaptation is your friend. Remember that the ability to change and evolve creates stability even as it feels unstable. It’s okay to go slow to ensure good footing with each step. Just don’t stop.

Air – The Magician Rx – Take care in how much you actually listen to your inner narratives this week. Self destructive tendencies are on the rise, and those whispers are not the helpful advice that they appear to be.

Water – Two of Swords – Action and movement will help in keeping your mental health in-check and your emotions in a healthy place. Don’t pause in stagnancy this week, but instead use movement and activity to help invigorate you and keep things fresh.

Fire – Eight of Swords Rx – Make sure that you’re not giving up too easily. Confronting challenges instead of surrendering to them will get you further this week then just letting things go or writing them off.

Waning – Nephthys – Duck-and-cover time has come to an end. Even if you move slowly, it’s time to drag yourself out of the nest. Remember that stagnancy is not your friend, no matter how good it feels to wallow there sometimes.

Waxing – Semed – Instead of staying home when you take a break, choose to go out and do something fun. Spend time in nature and celebrate life, rather than wallowing in cool safety with the walls of your home closed tight around you.

Take Away – There’s a good deal of warning here about stagnancy, and how important it is to keep moving even when you don’t feel like it or are being tempted by self-destructive whispers to burrow in and hide.  Get outside and take in some fresh air. Have fun. Breathe deep.

DECKS USED: THE DELETED WORLD TAROT AND THE EGYPTIAN STAR ORACLE

❤️ 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 Figuratively Speaking Mermaid Tarot and White Owl Lenormand

Earth – Queen of Cups atop The Lovers Rx – Foster stability in your life by keeping your guard up when it comes to “the slut”. Make sure that there are no misunderstandings between you and your partner concerning just how bad an idea her proposal is. This is not a cursory discussion. Make sure you discuss it in depth so that he’s able to fully air his feelings on the matter as well.

Air – The Magician – Communication is your tool of the week. Make sure when you communicate with others that you do so in a clear manner. Although Mercury ☿️ going into retrograde doesn’t usually affect you personally, keep in mind the effect it has on others.

Water – Knight of Coins – When a call to action comes in? Consider slowing down instead of speeding up to dive in head first. Sometimes the act of doing nothing is doing something. Don’t discount willful inaction, for it is just as intentional an act as willful omission.

Fire – Five of Coins – Keep an eye on where your money is going this week. More mindfulness in this area now could stave off a moment of scarcity sneaking up to surprise you later.

Waning – Clouds and Garden – Don’t allow social uncertainties to eat at you this week. The fact others are out of sorts has nothing to do with you personally, so don’t take that weight on your shoulders just because things are feeling uncertain at the moment.

Waxing – Ship and Whip – This week’s path is going to be rocky. Focus on getting through it and save fixing things for later.

Take Away – Lean into choosing to do nothing instead of trying to jump in and fix things or resolve problems.  Cool your heels and wait. Watch, and see what happens.  You need to focus on clear communication this week so that others have little chance to misconstrue or misunderstand what you say.  Don’t forget to discuss “the slut” with Gid.

Other elements included in this reading:
Bind Rune on Cedar for a Protected Home
Ammonite for a Sense of Stability During Times of Change
Tree Agate for Fostering Peace and Patience
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING MERMAID TAROT AND WHITE OWL 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 Boadicea's Tarot of Earthly Delights and The Anatomy of Healing Oracle

Earth – The Empress – You take care of everyone else, but who takes care of you? You are no longer “maiden fresh” with energy that abounds, and you should not be putting out more than you are receiving. Abundance, like everything else, is a balance of give and take. Consider taking more this week in order to foster a better balance.

Air – Two of Combustion (Wands) – Continue with getting your ducks in a row this week. Make plans, but with the caveat that they might be for naught if something unforeseen enters the picture. Rough drafts are great, just don’t carve them into stone.

Water – Eight of Æther (Swords) – Don’t panic. You do more harm than good when you’re in a panicked state. No matter how much you want to fix things or help, the best thing you can do in these moments is to close your eyes, take a breath, and stay calm.  If you can’t manage that?  Step aside and wait, then try again.

Fire – King of Combustion (Wands) – No micromanaging this week allowed. Instead, work on delegating effectively and with authority. You aren’t alone in this, so don’t act like you are.

Waning – Lump In My Throat – Keep your mouth shut. When you feel that tension in your jaw and neck? Don’t speak up. There is nothing you can say in this moment that’s going to make things better.

Waxing – Digesting Life – Careful what you ingest this week. Let your gut guide you on when it’s worth speaking, and when it would be better to listen. Remember that just because you don’t speak your mind, and choose to listen instead of contribute, doesn’t mean you are agreeing with (or to) anything. You’re simply choosing not to engage.

Take Away – Keep your mouth shut and mind your own business this week.  It’s all about staying the course and making plans based on where you want things to go.  There’s nothing here about actually -acting- on anything.  Instead, use this week to focus on taking care of -you- and giving others the opportunity to help in that regard.

DECKS USED: BOADICEA’S TAROT OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS AND THE ANATOMY OF HEALING ORACLE

❤️ 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 Gourmet Tarot and A Kitchen Witch's Culinary Oracle

Earth – Three of Cups – Make sure you are not isolating yourself this week. At this time, there is greater stability to be found in the company of others than on your own, even if it might not feel that way at the time.

Air – Queen of Cups – Seek out comfort where you can find it, and most especially with those you know can provide it. It’s okay to need others to help you in your inner struggles. They want to be there for you and will welcome you with open arms.

Water – The Empress – Care and understanding are needed right now, especially directed toward yourself and those delicate vulnerable parts. Be gentle with yourself and your emotions this week.

Fire – The Magician Rx – You’re going to be feeling “all thumbs” this week, and like you just can’t get anything right. Remember the guidance the other positions in this reading have given. Cut yourself a break and lean on others. Remember that this experience is temporary.

Waning – Cherries – You are still feeling the faint lingering effects of the subdrop. It can be tempting to try and hide from them by initiating more sexual intimacy, but although this will give a temporary relief, it will bring subdrop back with a vengeance when you’re still trying to shake off the last one.

Waxing – Pumpkin – “Count your chickens” and focus on building lasting stability instead of quick fixes.

Take Away – The lingering hints of subdrop are going to be niggled at by your sense of clumsiness and failure this week.  The struggle is real for you, and you need to seek out support rather than just plowing through on your own.  Not just with the tasks you want to get done, either, but also with your emotions and inner narratives. You need their stabilizing influence this week.

DECKS USED: GOURMET TAROT AND A KITCHEN WITCH’S CULINARY ORACLE

📆 Transitioning from June to July

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Month End Tarot Reading with the Twice Told Tarot

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

Six of Cups atop The Hanged Man – What are you really getting hung up on? You’re currently in a holding pattern. Stuck and trying to determine which lessons from the past ring true, and which can be set aside. This means there’s a lot of time spent reflecting upon the past and how you feel about the things that went on back then. There is advice here to let those thoughts and emotions come and observe them, rather than trying to hide from them or ignore their existence.

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

The Empress – Stop trying so hard to give everybody else what they need and to be what they need you to be. Wearing yourself down for the needs of others leaves no room for you to give yourself what you need to be fulfilled as well.

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

Temperance – You would like to find a happy medium between taking time to slow down and breathe, and staying on top of your responsibilities.  This balance requires careful moderation.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Seven of Wands – Everybody wants a bit of your time and a piece of you, but there’s only so much to go around. Make sure that you’re standing your ground when others try to test your limits and boundaries. There’s a lot of that going on right now, even if you’re not really noticing it yet.

And for fucksake, stop allowing Ms B to pull you into talk on politics. It gets you nowhere, it’s aggravating as hell, and it has the potential to cause a rift.

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

The Sun – Your work on leaning into positivity and optimism is having a good influence. You really are succeeding in this area, even if you don’t notice it all the time. Keep it up.

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

The Star Rx – That sense of hopelessness that comes with depression is something you fear, but also something that sometimes feels a bit… tempting. Welcoming, even. This is due to your self-destructive tendencies, and you need to make sure that you’re watching yourself so that you don’t end up inviting in the depression you’re trying to avoid.

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

Two of Pentacles Rx – Remember that when shit falls apart, sometimes it makes things better in the long run. Go ahead and drop some of those balls you’re juggling when you need to. Past experience has proven that it’ll be okay even if you do.

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

Ten of Swords atop Death – Changes don’t have to hurt. If you invite it in instead of struggling against it, you can avoid injury and things will go more smoothly.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Six of Swords Rx – If you like where you are, sometimes it’s okay to stay and try to change things instead of moving on. Just make sure if you are staying put, that it’s done in a healthy way and provides an opportunity for growth.

Message from the Spirit World – Sometimes riding through change means you just stay put and let things move around you. When you are the stationary piece of the puzzle, you can watch the show without participating.

Message from the Mind’s World – Take care with how much of the past you lead into your present. Exploring the past a little bit can be beneficial, but when you go overboard, it causes you to get hung up and your moment of pause become stagnancy.

Message from the Physical World – All is not lost, so don’t give up the good fight. It might feel like you’re at the end of your rope, but in truth, this is only temporary just like everything else.

Take Away – This reading indicates that maybe it’s time to look at change differently.  Maybe, instead of looking at it as a “change of scenery”, what’s needed is a change of shoes.  Shift your perspective and look again.

Make sure you are prioritizing your own needs above that of others. Although this isn’t -always- possible, there’s a lot more opportunity for doing this than you’re allowing yourself to do. That includes doing what you need to do to back away from the edge of depression’s pit instead of flirting with it.

DECK USED: TWICE TOLD TAROT