Tarot Skrytých Světů

🌕 Full Moon in Leo – February 2023

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The day after tomorrow is the full 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.

Full Moon in Leo tarot reading with the Tarot Skrytých Světů

Where is my power during this full moon?

The World – You have the opportunity to embrace transition with this full moon. Use the peak energy of this Leo Full Moon to mark the end of a journey that needs set behind you and foster a new, fresh start with vigor.

What belief, relationship, or habit no longer serves me?

Two of Cups – Take a close look at those relationships that you have in the past felt closest to, as there is one among them that you are no longer aligned with. You do not need to hang on to these relationships when they no longer serve a purpose.

What area of life could benefit from me taking a risk?

Temperance – You do not have to be “on” all of the time. Downtime and moderation does not mean things are going to fall apart on you. It’s okay to step away now and then. When you allow yourself to take a risk and lean into moderation, you will find a gift of balance waiting for you there.

Where am I being called to be creative and think outside the box?

The Empress – Self-care and nurturing doesn’t have to be the same old thing over and over again. If you’re feeling a little bored with your regular self-care routines, it’s okay to shake things up and try new things.

Where am I seeking validation in my life?

The Hermit atop Eight of Cups – You need validation that assures you that it’s okay that your “alone time” needs are changing. You’ve enjoyed the same alone time for a very long time, but lately that need has been changing a bit and the alone time you’ve been indulging in hasn’t been healthy.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Ace of Swords Rx – Don’t close yourself off or hold back in communicating with others. They are clamoring to keep you from retreating into yourself and your old mote solitary habits.

DECK USED: SHADOWSCAPES TAROT (CZECH EDITION)

The Nature of Value

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Today’s meditation was supposed to be another installment of the mantra meditation, but it turns out I was so beat that I ended up dozing off within the first couple of minutes of the meditation.  So… today’s meditation was skipped and I had a nap instead.  I will pick it back up tomorrow.

Tarot Skrytých Světů and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal CardsToday’s draw is the Six of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of generosity, being receptive to help, and the giving and receiving that is involved in balancing the scales between the “haves” and the “have nots”.

Like so many of the cards in this deck, I see a lot of fae energy in this card.  The piper that coaxes wealth from stone, the seedling below that absorbs that wealth like mana from the gods. In the image here we have not just the have and have not but rather we have one that can coax what is needed from the world around him, draw it out to shower upon the one in need that lies below. This is an exchange of not wealth but energy.

Combined with the Thera-Pets card for today, the message that I see here is that sometimes we need to look to others for inspiration.  Outside sources can sometimes give us the added oomph needed to do the things that need to be done… including the self care we need for ourselves.

I find this in my relationship with Gideon. Not once in the nearly thirteen years of our relationship have we ever borrowed, loaned, given, or requested for monetary support from each other.  Not once.  Not once has money ever been offered or asked for.

Instead, the exchange between us is in something far more valuable.  He receives from me what he finds of greatest value (and to be fair I am not sure what these things are, but I would guess that a part of it is my encouragement for him to be a better man, to do better and be better and shine brighter)…. and in turn I receive from him those things of greatest value that I need.  Support and love, encouragement and nurturing.  He gives me strength… and helps me be accountable to how I treat myself. That is the mana he provides to me in my life.

DECK USED:  TAROT SKRYTÝCH SVĚTŮ (SHADOWSCAPES TAROT CZECH VERSION) AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

The Radical Love Tarot Challenge Prompt
Topic: Moments of resonance
Question: How can I listen more closely and go more deeply into my moments of resonance?

Fournier's Tarot Cats by Ana Juan

How can I listen more closely to my moments of resonance?
Ten of Pentacles and Nine of Cups

Be settled and grounded and grateful.  This is about balance and security, and the need for both in order to hear more clearly what those moments mean and where they come from.  When distracted by chaos or imbalance, it becomes harder to focus on those moments, and harder to render meaning from them, because there’s so much going on that’s pulling your attention away from that feeling of resonance deep within.

How can I go more deeply into my moments of resonance?
King of Swords Rx and Eight of Cups

Don’t over think it and instead let it lead you to new horizons. Moments of resonance are about intuition. Using too much reason and analytical thinking will just pick them apart and leave them like tiny pieces of shredded paper on the floor.  Instead of dissecting these feelings and invalidating them with logic and reason, allow them to take you forward into the sensation itself and introduce you to new understanding about what feels right for you and you alone..

DECK USED:  FOURNIER’S TAROT CATS BY ANA JUAN

#DiscordTarotolicsFeb2021 Challenge Prompt
Question:  How can I best work at improving the skill of a more gentle and nurturing delivery during readings?

Tarot Skrytých SvětůReading Summary: Acknowledge that using a nudging and persuasive tone (Strength) is too much too fast for some people (Four of Swords Rx). Instead, slow down (Knight of Pentacles) and allow a warmth to overlay (Queen of Pentacles) your normally more forceful approach.

Take Away: Although my reading for others is focused on empowerment and helping them, sometimes I come off too strong in this regard and it feels like “too much” in the moment.  To temper this, I need to slow down and focus on instilling more warmth into my delivery.  It’s not about giving them a shoulder to cry on but rather providing a glowing center of warmth and caring that threads through that message of empowerment.  In slowing down, it then is easier for them to digest and the warmth further makes acceptance of what’s being said go more smoothly and easily.

DECK USED:  TAROT SKRYTÝCH SVĚTŮ (SHADOWSCAPES TAROT CZECH VERSION)

Daily Self Kindness

When I realized I had dozed off into a nap during my meditation, I didn’t berate myself or shame myself for it.  Instead I wallowed into the pillow and enjoyed the relaxation.

On the Path of Emotional Growth

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Today’s meditation was skipped because I laid down to do it… and dozed off.   So, yeah.  it just didn’t end up done.  Perhaps before bed.

The Destiny Deck - Page of CupsToday’s draw is the Page of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of the learning process embedded within the experience of creativity, the exploration of one’s emotions, and the possibilities that are born from curiosity.

Something I’ve found from working with this deck for a bit is that I don’t find it especially inspiring for intuitive reading.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful and I have clients that absolutely love it… it just doesn’t do much for me personally.

So… I will take the message from the card itself rather than anything that stands out to me in the imagery of the card.

Above all else? The Page of Cups resonates with me when I think of the emotional growth I’ve been going through over the past year.  The process of allowing my motions to breathe and exist, the learning of words to express them. and finding a way to be more open with others concerning my emotions… and open with myself about them.   This growth process has not been easy, but I look back and realize now that I’ve made progress… even as I have a long way further left to go.

DECK USED:  THE DESTINY DECK

The Radical Love Tarot Challenge Prompt
Topic:  Invisible wounds
Question: What invisible wounds help in feeding my depression?

Tarot Skrytých Světů

Reading Summary: I deal with a lot of conflict (Seven of Wands) dealing with the contrast between how I was taught to deal with the world and my responsibilities (Page of Swords), and the new path I have been working to establish (Ten of Swords).

Take Away:  I’ve spent a long ass time treating myself like crap and beating myself up both as I push myself to do too much and then berating myself for not doing even more. The wounds from my past that taught me this way of doing things are still there, even as I try to turn things around and do them differently now.  These wounds help feed my depression, although are surely not the only thing that does.

DECK USED:  TAROT SKRYTÝCH SVĚTŮ (SHADOWSCAPES TAROT CZECH EDITION)

#DiscordTarotolicsFeb2021 Challenge Prompt
Topic:  Draw or write something free form inspired by the card(s).

The Destiny DeckWhen walking along one’ s path
through the journey of life
we focus on the journey
and try to avoid strife.
But when it comes
we must rise to the challenge
and push back against those
that try to take vantage.
Through this process
we learn and grow
and the path we take
becomes our unique flow.

DECK USED:  THE DESTINY DECK

Daily Self Kindness

I allowed myself to let loose and drown today.  ❤️