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Burn It All Down Tarot Reading

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Burn it All Down Tarot Reading with the Bix Tarot

What would be helpful to burn down in my life?

Ace of Cups and Six of Swords – Your tendency to try and run away from your emotions. Especially the new ones that you don’t understand. It would be helpful to bring that tendency into check instead of letting it dictate your behavior out of habit or fear.

How can that destruction move me forward?

Eight of Wands Rx and Two of Wands – Allowing yourself to stay in the moment of those new emotions instead of running from them can create a less chaotic push and shove in your life over all, resulting in more steady footing for the journey yet to come.

In what area will I then need to rebuild?

Six of Coins and Queen of Wands – Fostering a new passion for generosity towards yourself and others can allow you the room you need to grow and understand without the pressure to always be on top of everything.

DECK USED:  BIX TAROT

Spring Awakening Lenormand Reading

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Spring Awakening Lenormand Reading with the Sparkly Lenormand

What part of your life is ready for a fresh start?

Ring and Birds – Seek out those things in your life that feel unstable. A “Fresh Start” does not mean discarding, but rather breathing fresh air into something gone old and tired.  Projects gone stagnant.  Look for those things that are feeling flighty, chaotic, without an anchor.  This spring is a time to bring some stability to those areas.

What needs to be nurtured to bring that a new beginning to fruition?

Key and Coffin – Connect with your grief over the ideas and projects that haven’t worked out, and give yourself permission to grieve them and then let them go. It’s okay to write them off as a loss, just make sure you deal with how you feel about it as you do so.

What can come from tending to this potential?

Lily and Scythe – Results come from sticking to the straight and narrow on this.  You can have that fresh start, and find a great deal of enjoyment and pleasure in it, but only if you put in the work to make it what you want it to be.  That means allowing yourself to feel your feelings, and dealing with letting go so that the way is clear for that fresh start to develop and begin.

DECK USED: SPARKLY 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 Fauntabelle Tarot and Sparkly Lenormand

Earth – King of Cups Rx – A sense of instability is on the rise and is going to be disruptive to your emotional stability and strength. It may become difficult to connect emotionally with others this week, which will just further that disruption. Just do your best, as you need that connection for everything else in your life to feel secure and stable.

Air – Eight of Wands – Don’t let racing thoughts turn into anxiety. Instead, use exercise and other (preferably fun) energy burning methods to help keep things in hand.

Water – The Emperor – Seize control this week when it comes to your emotions and be the leader among those close to you. Sitting back and letting things run their own course this week will only manifest unsatisfactory results.

Fire – Page of Wands Rx – Lack of inspiration in your work will have you feeling stymied this week.  With all this wild energy running around mentioned above, this can make it feel like you’re chasing your tail. Take a breath and remind yourself that this is temporary.

Waning – Tower and Lily – Stop holding yourself back from seeking out what pleasure and enjoyment you can in life this week.  Instead, give yourself permission to take pleasure in the world around you and those within it.

Waxing – Snake and Fish – Make sure you are paying attention to just how far you are willing to go to get ahead this week. You may be feeling a bit over enthusiastic in this regard and you want to make sure you keep yourself to your values… because the temptation to push the envelope will be strong.

Take Away – Find pleasure and enjoyment where you can this week and use physical exertions to help stave off the rise in anxiety that’s coming.

DECKS USED: FAUNABELLE TAROT AND SPARKLY LENORMAND

Mushroom Wisdom Lenormand Reading

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Mushroom Wisdom Lenormand Reading with the Thumbelina Lenormand

What qualities or characteristics make me unique?

Stork and Letter – Your ability to transform the hearts, minds, and lives of others with just a few profound words. This isn’t something that happens all the time, but it is pure magic when it does. These are moments that you don’t even realize are happening until someone comes back later to share with you their experience.

How can I work with others in mutually beneficial ways?

Ship and Stars –  You can inspire others to reach for their dreams and foster hope in their hearts, even when there is physical distance between you and them.  Never forget the power of your influence over others and use it to help lift them up, whether they are near to you or far away.

In what way am I being called to spread out and grow?

Man and Fish – Work at moving beyond gender roles in your thought processes.  You might do this in many ways already, but there are just as many ways that you are stuck in the quagmire of old systems and need to break free.

How can I live in unity with my surroundings?

Lady and Anchor – Connect with those women in your life that are there for the long haul and find a sense of stability in the fact that they are not just there for you, but aren’t going anywhere.

DECK USED: THUMBELINA’S 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 Maruco's Animal & Food Tarot and Thumbelina's Lenormand

Earth – Five of Cups – You’re going to have to spend a bit in places you don’t want to this week. There’s no point crying over spilled milk. Take care of what needs taken care of and move on to recovering from it.

Air – Knight of Pentacles – Time consuming is not always a bad thing. Remember that often when you put extra time and effort into a project, the end results are that much better. Keep this in mind this week so that your impatience doesn’t cause you rush in places and activities where you need to take things slow.

Water – Eight of Cups – Don’t allow yourself to be pushed beyond your limits. You are not emotionally ready. You can have just as much fun without the drown, so take care to avoid the drop this week.

Fire – The Hermit – Cherish your alone time this week and use it to reflect on how you can establish a stronger connection with your inner spark. Seek out those healthy alone time options to help you find the kindling you need to get things going.

Waning – Paths and Mice – Indecision is not your friend this week. The longer you dither, the more your options will dwindle.

Waxing – Snake and Moon – Your emotions will try to sabotage you if you let them. Stay alert and aware this week in order to try and head this off at the pass.

Take Away – Discontent is a bit of a theme this week, so make sure you are leaning into positivity and optimism where you can instead of dwelling on the negative.  And don’t flirt with a drop this week… it’s not the time, no matter how much you want to jump his bones.

DECKS USED: MARUCO’S ANIMAL & FOOD TAROT

📆 Transitioning from March to April

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Month End Check-In Tarot Reading with the Purple Cat Tarot

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

Eight of Swords atop The World Rx – You’re too busy trying to play blind that you’ve strayed off-path a bit. Too much dawdling and fucking around when there are better outlets available to put your energy into.

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

Ace of Wands ½ Turned – Your inspiration is going to end up left in the past if you don’t get on the ball about things soon.

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

Four of Swords – It’s okay to want to enjoy your time at home. But, that means celebrate what you have to come home to, not wallow in it to the point you shut out the world. Stop hiding.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Eight of Cups – Your desire to retreat from the world is high right now… and extremely unhealthy for you.

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

Nine of Cups – Play the gratitude game and allow it to help in lifting you up. Gratitude is one of the positive tools at your disposal to help you combating the negative inner narrative and self destructive tendencies. Use it.

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

The Hermit atop Page of Swords – Take some time to reflect on times when you have been too impulsive. Reach out and connect with these past lessons to assist you in avoiding repeating them.

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

Five of Wands – Not all conflict is bad. Reflect upon those times when conflict has made things better in the long run for yourself and others.

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

Six of Swords – Don’t allow your reluctance to move and change cause you to become stagnant in an unhealthy situation.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

King of Pentacles Rx atop The Tower – Destructive chaos at the bedrock under your feet does not sound like an opportunity, and yet the fact is that it is, and the challenge is that you need to try and see it that way.

DECKS USED: PURPLE CAT TAROT