Reading for the Week of December 30th

Reading for the Week of December 30th

Jumping Cards: Four of Athames (Swords) & Knight of Wands

Take time to rest and go inward and recharge. You will soon be going on a new journey. You are a person on a mission and highly motivated. There is no more holding back.

Princess and the Pea - Sensitivity -

You can’t hide who you are any more. All will be revealed. There is no more mask and no more need for a mask. You will be hyper sensitive and super empathic and will have guidance for others.

Ten of Wands

You have been struggling and doing things on your own. You’ve encountered chaos and obstacles but that energy is at an end. You will be opening up to a new more calm and peaceful time. Your goal is now in sight. This troubling cycle will end soon. Do not fear.

Three of Pentacles

You are being recognized and rewarded for something you are doing. People resonate with your efforts. Stork symbolizes creativity and new birth, possibility coming more in the spring time. New ideas/projects in the works.

Ace of Pentacles

Your world is blossoming. New doors are opening and you will achieve the abundance you’ve been dreaming of.

3 of Athames (Swords)

You must clear out old energy and memories that no longer serve you. Fill your mind with new and wonderful memories and ideas. It is a time of cleansing. There could be a bit more chaos on the way before it all ends and clears away. Shine a light on all the dark places in your life. Forgive yourself and others of long dead experiences. You won’t need to deal with those any more.

Cards used in this reading are from the Green Witch Tarot and the Enchanted Oracle

Reading for Week of December 22nd

Reading for Week of December 22nd

Cards in this reading are from the Steampunk Tarot and the Mystic Dreamer Tarot

Theme: 10 of Wands /  Ace of Cups clarifying

The fog is lifting. Your way is being cleared and opening for an overflowing of abundance. The end of conflict and trials. A new cycle begins. Appropriate for the new year coming very soon.

The Fool / 10 of Wands reversed and Tower reversed clarifying

A new beginning. It’s going to be a bit risky and kind of out of your comfort zone. Be ready. The repeating 10 of Wands only makes that card resonate stronger about letting go of what no longer serves you as you move into the new year. Release what is done and gone and be ready for a new decade with a brilliant fresh start.

2 of Pentacles / The Heirophant

You have a lot going on and may be busy with a lot of tasks going on but remember to put the highest priority ones at the top of the stack. What you are doing now will come up again sometime next year. So do it right the first time and you won’t come away surprised at unfinished business. Since you have so many things going on, your focus will be split. With the addition of the Heirophant it shows that you are being guided by your higher power and reminds us to have faith that all things will work out for our good. You will have more of a spiritual focus in the coming weeks. God is on your side even when things seem to go wrong. See them as blessings in disguise.

Page of Cups / King of Wands reversed clarifying 

Winds of change are coming in causing us to stand more in our power or at least it is reminding you to stand in your power. You may not believe you have the power but ultimately you really do. Allow yourself to access that strong part of your inner core. It is asking to come out.

King of Wands reversed / 5 of Cups reversed clarifying

Here is the King of Wands in reverse again. Double the power of this card is present in the reading. You are being asked to step up and claim your seat of power. Currently you are lacking the motivation and structure in your life to allow it to come in. The universe and God want you to pull up your britches and finally do what you need to do in order to let that leader part of you burst forth. Don’t let your current problems knock you down. An easy solution will reveal itself very shortly.

8 of Pentacles reversed / 5 of Swords reversed clarifying

You haven’t been focusing on your true passions lately. Time to recommit to those things you really want to accomplish in your life. There really isn’t any competition here. You don’t need to prove yourself. Your talents stand for themselves and are already known to everyone of importance in your life. No need to show someone else what you are made of… you just need to believe in yourself and shine!

Ace of Wands / 4 of Swords reversed clarifying

Standing in your power is highlighted here yet again. Have you gotten the message yet? You are powerful beyond measure. Hold your head up high and say YES to the universe and God. They want to bring great things in for you now. There is no time to rest. It is time to take action. You have a newfound sense of what new ideas and creative visions that are coming forth in you. Everything is making sense and clicking into place.

Energy Oracle: STRATEGY

This card shows a pen, journal, compass, and key. When you receive this card upright, it indicates that this is the optimum time for setting up a very specific strategy for achieving your goals. It is time to write down your goals for now and next year and decide what you really want to accomplish. You can’t do it if you don’t know what “it” is.

My Take

This is basically a reading about claiming your personal power and stepping up to the plate in order to be used by your Divine Creator. The universe and God really do have your back. You are being guided so perfectly into place it’s almost like you are a puzzle piece finally setting into a picture to make the whole jigsaw complete.

The chaos around you is dissolving and blowing away like a piece of coal that has been crushed and disintegrated leaving the brilliant diamond bare to the elements ready to shine. This could be the energy of the Christmas spirit’s infusion into the situation bringing more joy into your situation and life. A new wave of experience is coming in like a new shiny beginning. 

Remember, you only need to take one step toward your goal. Don’t overwhelm yourself by trying to create just to prove you can do it. We all know you can. Have faith in yourself and in the grand plan for your life. Your higher power has great plans for you. You won’t need to try so hard. You will do things like you always have but now the roadblocks will crumble away. The way is being made open to you. The time is now to move forward. You were being held back for a purpose and n ow the energy says: the signs point to YES! this new found feeling of freedom will cause you to stand more in your power. Stand up and take  your seat of power and authority. Remember, you have the ability to bring success into your life. Believe in yourself and your talents. You may not have succeeded previously because your focus was off kilter. You needed that unfocused time to release stress and tension. With that now gone, the energy flows in for you. 

Remember what you focus on is what you bring into your world and into your life. You have the ability to grasp that brass ring in our life and finally get a firm hold on it. The Universe is giving you a big YES! right now.

This is the time to think about strategy. What do you really want in your life? The new year is a great time for goal setting. What do you want 2020 to look like for you? Set those goals. Make them baby steps. You don’t want to overwhelm yourself before you even begin. Choose a word of the year that will resonate with the goals you have set. My word for 2020 is COMPLETION. I have many projects I want done and dusted in 2020 in order to bring new fun things into my life. What does the future look like for you? It’s time for you to decide and then stand up and make it happen.

Blessings

Reading for Wed-Sun- Dec. 11th-Dec 15th

Reading for Wed-Sun - Dec. 11th-Dec 15th

Cards are from the Mucha Tarot, Spirit Animal Oracle and The Good Tarot.

Death - After a period of pause and reflection, the Death card symbolizes the end of a major phase of your life that is no longer serving you, opening up the possibility of something far more valuable and for your own hIghest good. You must close one door to open another. Cycle change. New beginning, rebirth to new circumstances. You need to put the past behind you and part ways with the old, ready to embrace new opportunities and possibilities

King of Pentacles - This card signifies that you are confident and successful at attracting and managing wealth. Not only do you identify opportunities for growth and success you use this knowledge wisely for your own and others gain. You are transforming your vision into something tangible, something you can see and identify. Final fulfillment of a creative task.

4 of Cups, reversed - No more holding back or daydreaming. Time to grasp new opportunities. Time of introspection and to check in with the inner you. Things may seem hard and you may feel reluctant to move forward.

Queen of Cups reversed - Time to focus on your own emotional well-being for a change. Remember to not only take care of others but take care of YOU too! You are giving too much of yourself away and need to keep some things for yourself. Can be a warning that you are letting your heart lead your head.

The Tower - Unexpected and sudden change.Something big is changing in order to pave the way for your highest good to finally show up in your life. Time to re-build and re-focus. Surrender to this change. You can’t bypass it. Roll with the punches.

Ace of Pentacles - New beginnings, new opportunities in area of wealth, career, physical health and manifestation of goals.  The universe is giving you a green light to move forward. Signifies abundance in all areas of your life.

Temperance - Balance and moderation in all things. Allow the flow of life to move through you. A clear long-term vision of what you want to achieve is close at hand. Higher learning.

Ace of Wands - A new opportunity with the potential to grow much bigger as time goes forward. This ace encourages you to follow your heart and live your passions. If you have been waiting for a sign that this idea is the right project, all signs point to YES, go for it!

6 of Wands reversed - You have reached a significant personal milestone. Receiving uncomfortable praise publicly for your work. Your confidence has taken a hit and you need to learn to accept the praise where you find it or learn to create your own definition of success.

Judgement- You are experiencing a cosmic up-leveling. Spiritual awakening. Accept your calling is reaching out to you now. You are reaching a significant change in your personal journey through life.

7 of Pentacles, reversed (bottom of deck) - You are questioning yourself about whether you are putting your focus into the right areas of your life. Examine where you are investing your time. Where you put your focus is what will come to being in your life. Time to prioritize. You may be feeling scattered, anxiety laden or stressed.

My Take - Something is ending in your life be it a job or  something that has been important to you in the past. Now it is naturally falling away much like a snake shedding its skin. The journey through life sometimes has a bumpy patch and this is one of those times. Maybe we have learned something significant and now we are moving forward into a new realm, something bigger and better is on the horizon.

This ending has taught you something so valuable you will never be the same again. And you will share this new truth with others. There is no more holding back. It is time to stop daydreaming and start actually doing something very important with your time that will affect others in a BIG WAY!

In the past you have never felt like you mattered enough to put your ideas forth. You never felt like you possessed all the attributes you needed  to accomplish a certain task but no one ever has everything they need to bring something big into existence. Just like with the myth of Santa, you need to believe in order to make it real. Time to believe in you and what original thing you can bring into the world. Your old mindset is what kept you from succeeding before. this old mindset is dying away giving you a new positive outlook on life and how you fit into it. You need to believe in yourself and your talents in order to really “succeed”.

Something is going to come to a tipping point and it will push you over the edge like a young bird gets pushed out of its nest by its mother. This might be a big amount of chaos coming forth and you might feel like you are literally falling like that little bird. Remember that the universe and God really do have your back. You will float down to the earth as good as new, better than new, in fact. Expect to get sudden insights during this confusing time. These will need to be written down and acted upon without haste.

You have so much potential and opportunities abound. Consider this a huge Divine nudge leading you forward. Stay calm and balanced when the stress knocks you to your knees. You will be able to use your intuition to solve some type of big problem you are experiencing. You must let your energy, dedication and motivation be your guide. This is all about you. Don’t surrender to what others want. This is where you went wrong in the past. It is your dream that will finally succeed not a dream of someone else’s making.

You will need to rise up and embracer a higher level of consciousness in service to your own Higher Good. Time to make a life changing decision. You are being called to bring forth something significant into the world. This idea will changes more lives than your own.

You need to let something go. You need to master your emotions and get your stress under control. Learn to detach and stand your ground when you need to. You can’t be a Pollyanna like you have done in the past. Your ideas may challenge others and what they believe is possible in this life. Stand strong. Stand up for yourself and don’t let others take advantage of you.

In order to succeed you will have to use a much more gentle touch. Don’t get too angry. Your tone is very important right now. Be calm and others will be as well. Being mad will not serve you and will only cause you more problems in the end.

Be open to a new situation that might trigger the fear response in you or looks like it will bring you pain. This is a blessing in disguise There will be a benefit to overcoming this challenge. Relax and go with the flow. It all will unfold pretty naturally after the initial lightning strike. Stay steady and calm. There is no need to prove to anyone you can do it. You have already done that. T people around you believe in you.. Now you need to believe in yourself.

Week of December 2nd

cards used in this reading are from the Anna K Tarot and Enchanted Map Oracle

7 of Swords, reversed
Time for planning. Unexpected success.

The Magician
You need to pay attention to your intuition and trust that you have everything you need to move forward

Queen of Swords, reversed
Stand up for yourself and know you are stronger than you realize. The truth will be revealed concerning something

Intention
You need to take time out to regroup. Pay attention to the details of a project and don't just let it go on without notice.

Dragons lair
You are about to walk into a situation that will really challenge you. Pay attention to the warning signs.

Strength, reversed
You are stronger than you realize . Take a gentle approach with trials you come across.

My Take

You need to take a gentle approach with something that is about to challenge you to your core. Don't blame yourself, just regroup and get your arsenal of talents ready. You will need to make a detailed plan to have success over this adversity. Set your mind to the fact that you can do this. You will be successful in the end. Pay attention to the red flags along the way. The truth will come out in the end.

Reading for the Week of November 25th

Reading for the Week of November 25th

Adelita of Fire (Knight) - Cayenne

Dare to take a risk! Be bold. Fiercely defend your passions and beliefs.

21. The World - Pachamama - 

Ending of something and a new beginning where you are focusing more than ever on what passions bloom in your life.

Three of Air - Echinacea (rev)

Speak the truth about your heartache and what is hurting your heart right now. Others can heal from this. As this healing occurs you come away stronger and stronger.

3. Intention  - Behind a mask

This asks you to be more authentic and show the real you. Stop hiding.

7. Energy - Joyous Fun

This asks you to have more fun and become more childlike. Enjoy your life more. Take time off.

3. Cycle - Increase - Cycle of Expanding Energy

This is a time of great growth and expansion. So if you run across a bit of chaos, just be prepared. It’s all a process. But remember that this time of change is all leading you in a beneficial direction.

8. Strength - Garlic (bottom of the deck-theme)

You have the power to persevere against all odds. Gentle strength. You will soothe a difficult situation by just becoming involved and putting your gentle touch into the mix.

Spirit Quartz

Connecting to the community. Share your gifts and passions with others.

My Take,

You are lighting the way by shining your light and others will follow your lead. You will need to be brave and strong and reveal your true beliefs. You have been through something that is now coming forward to help others. Where you were not noticed or have been snubbed, now you are being reveled for your accomplishments. Speak your truth about an old heartache and how you dealt with it. Time to open up and finally show people the real you and by your revelation others will heal. Show what brings you joy and what stabilizes you in your life. Where you find the fun will inspire others. Share your passions with others. Your gentle strength will assist you in more ways than you realize.

Reading for the Week of November 18, 2019

Reading for the Week of November 18, 2019

THE DEVIL - REVERSED - you’ve had a target on your back. Something that has been feeding you, tempting you, is now falling away. And now you have control back again.

KNIGHT OF CUPS- REVERSED - You won’t be able to be nice about it. You will trigger other people’s emotions in order to get what you want and need to open something up in your life.

JUDGEMENT - The Universe/God is touching you with Divine power and wisdom. What had you cowering in fear and afraid will suddenly be more in your control. Your personal power is great right now. You are more powerful than you have been in a long time.

STRENGTH - There is a beacon getting your attention. Something in your life is calling out to you and you know you need to resist it. You are so focused on what you need right now that beacon is barely a blip on the map of your intentions. You might feel like an outcast due to your opinions but you are stronger than ever right now.

THREE OF WANDS - A message is coming in along with a new sense of purpose. A new beginning is opening for you. It will be a whole new direction for you. I see blue skies where this is concerned. Don’t fear moving forward.

Oracle

SELF WORTH - you are worth more than you realize right now. You will need to step up to the plate and into the limelight.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME - This card signals that your ability to trust yourself and feel at home in your own skin . This is beginning to solidify as you claim your dignity and integrity aspects of yourself. No one can take that away from your. You know who you are. You hold your head high seeing through the eyes of your soul.

Bottom of the deck (theme)

EIGHT OF CUPS - There is a key piece of what you are focusing on missing right now. This asks that you maintain your dignity as you realize you don’t always need all your t’s crossed and i’s dotted in order to achieve your dreams. The Universe/God is ready to work miracles for you. Just believe.

Fairy Tarot by Doreen Virtue

Clarifying Cards

TWO OF SUMMER - Falling in love or making a serious commitment to someone. Forgiveness and the resolution of a problem. Don’t give up. Your relationship can be healed.

ACE OF AUTUMN - A windfall of money, advice, or assistance from others. A very successful project. A happy change in your career. You are an open book.

FOUR OF SPRING (rev) - Be grateful. You have much to celebrate. Deep feelings of peace and happiness.  A contented personal life. Nothing can go wrong now. This card is read the same up right or reversed.

KING OF AUTUMN - Be assertive when it comes to what you know is right. Everything goes your way. A good person or company to work for.

My Take

You have not felt like you have been in control lately and it is upsetting you. But now you are coming into a new day. A new fresh energy that is changing all that and flushing the old and rotten away. It is bringing in the fresh and new. You feel in control again. You might feel a bit of resistance from others because people like it when you are down and out. It makes them feel better about themselves. Don’t listen to their taunts or misgivings. God/Universe has your back right now. You are divinely touched with wisdom and power. You are feeling large and in charge… finally!

But there is still something niggling at you in the back of your mind drawing your attention. It will be easy now to just let it go and move forward and you will wonder how it ever had such a hold on you. There is a new sense of purpose coming in on the breeze of your life. It’s all blue skies from here.

Just bask in the glory of who you are and what you are here to do. It is so great. You will be called to step up and be seen by a bunch of people who maybe have never noticed you before. You and your ideas will just seem to have come out of no where. You are finally connecting to your soul and it is shining its light through you.

You are opening up to a new commitment you never thought was possible before now. There could be a change in your career due to all the notoriety you are receiving. Remember to be grateful and thankful. This is sure the season for that.

Everything is just going your way right now.

Reading 📚 for Week of Nov. 11th

Cards used in this reading are the New Palladini Tarot 

and the Energy Oracle.

Three of Pentacles - Collaboration with others on a project. Creating something to make a big result. Respect for others skills and contributions to the whole. This card contains a window. New opportunity opening for you. Blue skies say it will be a good one.

Knight of Swords - Man on a mission. Mind is set on something and won’t waver. Highly motivated to succeed. Quick to take action but not planning ahead. Be assertive in getting what you want.

Two of Cups, Reversed - This reminds us to love ourselves. Before seeking out your Prince Charming, fill your own emotional cup first. Can sometimes indicate a breakup with a significant other.

Nine of Pentacles, Reversed- This is about self-worth. Time to reflect on your own value. Are you undercharging clients for your services “just to be nice?” You are worth more. Invest in yourself. Change your wardrobe, haircut, etc. Practice self-love. Do your make-up for a change. Shine your best self to the world. Exercise to cure stressful feelings. You will feel better body, mind and soul.

Six of Rods, Reversed - You have accomplished a significant personal milestone but prefer to keep it under wraps and to yourself for now. You may be afraid of receiving public praise. Create your own definition of success. Your confidence has taken a hit after expecting praise and recognition.

Bottom of the deck (theme): Knight of Cups - In touch with intuition and emotions and uses them to charm and attract others. Writing and creating art. You are inspired by all things beautiful and have many creative outlets open to you.

Oracle Cards:

Hostilities (reversed) - Trouble is over but there still may be some action you need to take.

Journey (reversed) - Delay or cancellation. Something could be standing in your way before moving forward. Refocus your energies and remain flexible.

Immediate Energy: Page of Wands - You feel the stirring of something new emerging within you. But you don’t know how to  turn it into action. Reconnect with the original vision of some project  and let go of the aspects that never seemed to workout or gel for you.

My Take:

A new opportunity is opening for you that has others respecting your talent and you are appreciating their contribution too. It has to do with some new project you are working on. This project will have all your focus and you are determined to bring it to fruition. You are breaking away from a way of thinking that has been detrimental and unkind to you. This asks that you have love yourself first. Appreciate your own contribution to the whole. There will be some sort of public recognition that you need to let happen. Let others do something nice for you for a change. This all has to do with something you are writing or creating. The troubles you’ve had in the past are now over, but you need to take some action to move the energy of this forward. There may be something blocking you that you will have to deal with. You will be successful in your endeavors. Remember that! You will have to let go of how you have been doing something and return to your original vision or what sparked your desire to create it in the first place to bring your project to a whole new level of success.

Reading for the Week of October 28

ACE OF PENTACLES - REVERSED
You feel like your purpose or what you offer the world is being unnoticed. You have so much sweetness and joy inside you. You think the Universe doesn't have your back.

SEVEN OF PENTACLES
A time of waiting for your harvest to arrive. Be patient. All good things take time.

FOUR OF SWORDS - REVERSED
It is time to move forward after a time of stagnation. You are feeling better.

SIX OF PENTACLES- REVERSED
You need to make sure you give your time, money or advice. Someone needs to hear it. Don't hold back.

IS THIS ME? You don't think people are the real you and your are questioning your path. Are you going down the right road?

OBSESSION
You are overly focused on something.

THE CHILD I WAS MEANT TO BE
What you create doesn't seem to grow and if it does, it seems to go poor before it comes to fruition.

My Take

You feel like what you are giving to the world is going unnoticed. And you wonder, what is the point of continuing this?  You are being worked on by spirit, god and the Universe to put you in the perfect position to help in some way. As soon as the growing has finalized, you will move forward like gangbusters. You will need to give of your time, talents, money or advice because someone needs to hear it.

You have been questioning your own path as you see it through the eyes of others. You need to forget what others think and just shine your authentic light despite what others do or think. If you do this, your current obsessions will make more sense or fall away completely. This growth is very fragile and it seems almost imperceptible to the naked eye. You are being protected as this process occurs. I believe you are meant for great things and god is preparing you for that outcome.

Energy Reading for Friday Oct 18

Cards used in this reading are from the Crow Tarot and the Archangel Animal Oracle

KING OF PENTACLES - REVERSED

You aren’t feeling like you have mastered your calm assurance, and are feeling stressed You are acting very stubborn and rigid right now. Maybe you are stuck in a rut and just need to move to get the energy flowing. Kick yourself into gear!

PAGE OF WANDS

Messages come in about your creative passion. A spiritual path is calling you. You may be more novice at this but see where this path might lead. New levels of consciousness. Map out your strategy for your creative calling. Stay grounded in the realm of the here and now. Be present.

MONKEY - Experience all life has to offer.

Be more free and start to think more outside the box. Monkeys are a powerful symbol of good luck! Playful and light hearted it wants to awaken your child-like spirit. Being innovative.

PAGE OF SWORDS - REVERSED

Winds of change are slow to come in. Take that time to get ready. You are holding back from expressing your truth right now. Regret and sorrow. Don’t make promises you can’t keep. You are all talk and no action. You need to go public with your ideas and opinions!

6 OF CUPS

Thinking about the past and what has happened. Have you learned this lesson before or have you not learned it yet? Listen to your intuition in order to move forward from here. You are ready to give and receive without expectation. Time to turn over a new leaf and start anew from a new place. See the world as a magical place, like a child would.

My Take:

You are stubborn and don’t want to take action right now. But you need to kick yourself into high gear for something that is coming in. It is a calling of sorts and you will recognize it as such. But stay grounded and in the here and now. Try to be present and not just in your head thinking all the time. Don’t take things so seriously. Lighten up! Good luck will find you where you are! Get ready to go public with your ideas and innovations! A new pathway is opening for you to become more free in your public expression. Time to go bananas energetically!

Reading for Thurs, Oct 17

Cards used in this reading are from the Haunted House Tarot, 

Vintage Wisdom Oracle and the Divine Circus Oracle

Jumping card: (current energy) 3 OF CUPS

You haven’t quite broken the surface of getting into some group you want to be included in. If truth be told, you are being overwhelmed by their emotions and in a way, psychically attacked by them. Learn to shield yourself from their energetic emissions. Use Archangel Raphael’s healing green energy to surround you in kindness and self-care.

6 OF SWORDS - REVERSED

This card depicts us in the midst of a time of trial and we are braving the storm. It may take a little longer to traverse the difficulties than you like but that’s okay. All the good things in life take a little time.

KNIGHT OF SWORDS - REVERSED

This Knight looks so intense. He is powerful and has ideas that are so awesome they really breakthrough the blocks. These inspired ideas will take us to a whole new level of experience. Raven symbology says we need to pause and take serious consideration before we take action on any messages we receive. This image is connected to Death, who is the messenger of the Gods in some culture. Swift and sudden change.

JUDGEMENT- REVERSRFD

Depicts a figure named Raven saving a young girl. Evolution, rebirth, protection from negative elements. A calling or being called to do something important.

STRENGTH - Willingness to embrace life’s lessons, vulnerability, ultimate strength is in our ability to co-create with the divine. Protection from life’s slings and arrows and illusions.

INNOCENCE - View your circumstances through the eyes of a child. See it in its simplest form. Don’t overthink things too much.

DEVIL - REVERSED (theme) Addictions overcome. Releasing our burdens. Shrugging off shame and regret.

SUPERNOVA - Something in you needs to be unleashed. You are holding back from saying something and it needs to come out right now in order to heal your circumstance. A wild explosion of creative energy will be the result.

MAVEN & MASKS - Who do you want to be? This asks  you to act as you wish to be and so it will be. Fake it until you make it. Taking off the masks and showing the truth in a situation.

My Take:

You feel like you need to be a part of some group (or you are in this group but feel set apart) but there is something blocking you from fully committing. All their needs and wants are overwhelming you currently so I am not sure why you want to be a part of this. You need to take time to heal before confronting any of these people. Some truth comes to the surface and it causes a huge ripple in the dynamic of this group. There is going to be a big change coming, sudden and swift and you don’t have any control of it You will just need to brave the storm for a little while. This will be a process. Just remember you are being divinely protected and directed by God. You have a calling and you will indeed be using it even if it is not as a part of this particular group. Don’t try to take everything so seriously and let it tear you down emotionally. You are taking a huge leap in evolution right now. And it may seem like you are taking steps backward but you are just seeing everything from a new level of experience. There is more creative expression that needs to be unleashed from you and this group is just holding you back right now. It may have to go away in order for you to grow. So, for right now, act as if everything is exactly how it needs to be. Do your job and stand back and watch the fallout happen all around you. Remember, you are protected.

Reading for Week of Oct. 14th

Cards used in this reading are from the Herbcrafter's Tarot, Halloween Tarot in a Ton and Sacred Traveler Oracle Cards.

THE LOVER'S - This is a card about making a choice. This card has both blossoms and thorns so you may find that you are very fruitful in your decision but it doesn't come without some stitchy complications.
Clarifying card: 2 OF BATS - you need to make a choice with your heart and not your head. Don't go overboard with the logic. Sometimes the path is not clear.

JUSTICE - This card says you reap what you sow. There are consequences for every action.
Clarifying card: 6 OF WANDS - Success! Victory. You accomplished what you set forth to do and now you are getting the rewards you deserve.

HIJA OF EARTH - This asks us to be flexible. Some things take time. Return to a beginner's path. Don't over think your decisions or make them too complex.

Oracle: UNKNOWN TERRITORY - You are exactly where you need to be. - Even if you don't have all the answers, keep moving forward!💛

My Take:
You will have a choice to make today but it doesn't come without its complications. You need to go with your gut and intuition on this because the choice won't be clear. Whatever you decide to do will have the desired effect and be ultimately successful. Go back to basics and don't try and make this all too complex. The simpler, the better. Be flexible. You may not know where this all will lead but you are doing exactly what you are meant to do at this time.

BOOK REVIEW - The Language of Tarot by Jeannie Reed

The Language of Tarot: 

A Proven System for Reading the Cards

by Jeannie Reed

Paperback, 240 pages

Published September 8th 2019 by Llewellyn Publications

Goodreads synopsis:

Reading the cards can be as easy as reading this sentence.

Welcome to a world of tarot you couldn't have imagined until now--a world in which you can give accurate and insightful tarot readings with little or no guesswork while also developing your psychic ability. This revolutionary guide, written by a tarot master with more than thirty years of experience, teaches a simple, proven system that makes reading cards in a spread as straightforward as reading words on a page.

The Language of Tarot presents an innovative system that treats tarot as a science. It can be taught and learned. Jeannie Reed discovered that when the same two or three cards appear together, it usually represents the same issue in any client's life. This remarkable book translates many card combinations and supplies examples to support each lesson. You can be more creative and confident with card meanings as you uncover how they relate to matters of health, money, relationships, and more. With Jeannie's guidance, it's easy to become fluent in the language of tarot.

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4.5 Stars

I have to admit that even though you don’t hear too many people reading the tarot in the way Jeannie Reed suggests, but this is the way I do it. I like to “tell the story” of the cards. It is exciting to see that others read like this as well. 

I mesh meanings in a similar way you do with Lenormand. For instance, when you add 9 of Pentacles with the 10 of Pentacles you can come up with one idea. Then add your intuition based on some feature in the card artwork that stands out and suddenly these two cards can mean that “affirmations do indeed work.” The image of the lady in the 9 card looks like she is daydreaming, lying on a couch. That stood out to me. The ten is all about having your own happily ever after. Together you can see how this lady who is all alone could be wishing/affirming her desire for a family in the future.

If you are a writer or even like to write fiction, this way of reading will really resonate with you. It may take a bit of practice because using your intuition based on card images plus the actual meaning can take awhile to develop. But I find this way the easiest for me. In certain readings a card like the Tower can mean something altogether different if the cards around it are suggesting something else. 

Go with your gut, guys. This is a wonderful way to read the cards. If you struggle with the actual meanings you still need to learn them in order to read this way. But don’t let a certain strict meaning keep you from finding the truth the spread reveals. 

Be a brave soul and try this out for yourself. You won’t be sorry. I will be picking up this book again and again to refresh myself and keep my intuition raring to go. Thank you so much for putting this out in the world. It is so needed.,

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

BOOK REVIEW: A Course in Tarot: In-Depth Training, Exercises, Questions with Answers by Eleanor Hammond

A Course in Tarot: 

In-Depth Training, Exercises, Questions with Answers

by Eleanor Hammond

Paperback, 200 pages

Published October 15th 2018 by Red Feather

Goodreads synopsis:

The Tarot provides accurate insight into emotions, life events, relationships, career and money matters, family situations, and more. In this course, you will find easy to understand techniques to apply the wisdom of the Tarot to your life with any deck you choose. Because everyone will be at different learning stages, the lessons cover the basics all the way through to the deepening influences for seasoned readers. Taking a different approach than other course books, this program instructs students to comprehend in simple terms where each Tarot card originates and how to make personal links to each card. Once you identify how to connect the 78 cards to your life, you will find that you've already experienced each circumstance described in the Tarot, which makes it simple to read the cards. Included are exercises, an in-depth reading look-up sheet, test questions with answers, and even instructions on how to create your own deck. For use with any Tarot deck and appropriate for all skill levels.

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4 Stars

There were a lot of things I liked about this book. Firstly, they break up the minor arcana and speak about how each number is different or the same based on each suit. For example, there was a section showing all of the TWOS (2 of Wands, 2 of Pentacles, 2 of Cups and 2 of Swords). It was easy to look to each one and see their similarities. It was refreshing to know that sometimes twos ca mean similar things based on the reading you are giving. It was kind of like a Numerology type of approach that I really enjoyed.

Even though I am a a graphic artist and know how to draw, I wasn’t compelled to draw each card in the sections provided. I would have rather the book paired up with a popular Schiffer deck and show those cards instead as examples. Similarly, there was a section to write down your own interaction with the particular cards in order to make the interpretation more your own. I think that is an awesome idea. I am not compelled to write in my books, so if you would like to keep all this info close at hand, using this workbook would be a great choice. I am more apt to write it all down longhand in a journal.

The interpretation of the cards in this are wonderful. I completely resonated with so many of the descriptions. I will definitely look to this book when searching for the correct meaning that just isn’t coming to me.

Lovely book and I feel quite a good one if you are new to tarot and want a nice introduction to it.

I received this book as a hardcopy paperback via Schiffer Publishing in return for an honest review.