Energy Forecast for Tues. 8-20

Cards used in this reading are the Mystic Dreamer Tarot
and the Secret Language of Color Oracle Cards.

Energy Forecast for Tues. 8-20

THE PAGE OF WANDS REVERSED can mean a time of confusion and indecision. Your best laid plans could hit a snag or some type of paperwork. Can indicate a mean spirited person is in your immediate surroundings.

The SIX OF WANDS speaks about a victory after battle. You have slayed the dragon, won the day and came back home victorious. You have reached for the brass ring and attained it. You are singing yay, yay, yay all around the town.

The FOUR OF CUPS REVERSED is about breaking out of a self imposed rut. Opportunities are there and you recognize them as blessings instead of burdens.

Bottom of the deck (theme of reading): 8 OF WANDS REVERSED is associated with patience and inaction. You are frustrated about something. Upright it speaks of a creative flurry and messages/news from afar coming in. Maybe here you aren't getting the message and need to wait a little longer to receive the info you need to know.

The Oracle cards are MAGENTA and BRILLIANCE Magenta says to connect to your deepest knowing. It is a color that is unique, agreeable and helpful. It uplifts our spirits in times of unhappiness. Brilliance is pretty much white and is about change and transformation. The card depicts an image of a waterfall. Waterfalls are about flow and movement forward.

My Take:

Where do you need to get unstuck in your life? You have been unhappy long enough and on Tuesday the Energy wants to kick start and reboot your spirit. Time to let it go and let the creativity flow. Success is waiting for you around the corner. Stop being a fraidy cat and breakthrough your self constructed barrier. Riches are waiting for you beyond the blockage.

Energy Forecast for Mon. 8-19

Cards used in this reading are from the Akashic Tarot
and The Answer Is Simple Oracle.

Energy Forecast for Mon. 8-20

7 OF FORCES- BALANCE indicates a time of balance is at hand. Take a moment and see where your life isn't in balance and take steps to achieve a more balanced lifestyle. This also can mean legal issues and paperwork. You might need to get things in order in this area too. Don't fear, a beneficial resolution is coming your way.

8 o OF FORCES - THE LIGHTNING BOLT - this reminds me a lot of the Tower card in the tarot. It talks of a time of splitting apart. I am hearing the words, clean break. It is a time not to fight what is and accept how things are. It is what it is. That motto seems to resonate with this card. Lightning can also mean a revelation or a breakthrough. Yet, this breakthrough might be a little more trying ran you realize.

THE QUEEN OF FORCES - represents a woman who can help bring a better balance in your life. This also speaks of new roles and opportunities cropping up. During this time choose to support yourself. You hold the sun (creativity) and moon (receptivity) in your hands. And only you can wield this power. You make the decisions. It's all up to you.

Card on the bottom of the deck (theme of reading): THE SANDS OF TIME reversed.  You have more time than you think, so there is no need to hurry. The task at hand may require more research and follow-through. So don't rush through things.

CELEBRATE YOU (6)  you are a joy to be around. So stay in your good humor and radiance. People are watching you and you inspire them to be better versions of themselves. Stand tall and shine.

My Take:

At the center of this reading is a shake-up, revelation or breakthrough. maybe even a clean break from a job or a family member/friend. It a literal Tower moment where the foundation of your life is shaken. The cards around it say, woah, it's okay. You've got this! It is what it is. You might not be able to change it but it is one of those moments in your life where you know what you learn here will help you in the future. So don't rush through this experience. You need to live it and feel it fully. Something like this is on the horizon for others who might not react so gracefully. Your example is going to help center them and prove that they can indeed get through it. Someone will be there to assist you during this time and be a support to you. They will help keep you in balance when you waver or feel like toppling. It will all be worth it in the end. So, take a moment and breathe through it.

You've got this. Stand tall and shine!

Energy Forecast of Sun 8-18

Cards used in reading are Robin Wood Tarot,
Spirit Animal Oracle and Energy Oracle Cards

Energy Forecast Sun 8-18

The SIX OF SWORDS is about going from rough waters to a calm sea, but it is a journey. It may not happen immediately, it's a process. Swords is the element of air and concerns our thoughts and being in our head. Your mind is clearing and you are becoming more focused. Thank goodness!

The THREE OF SWORDS is about heartache upright. This card is reversed and it means holing on to internal grief and not releasing it. You aren't telling others how you are really feeling. Like the girl from Frozen, just let it go!

The SUN reversed is about needing to let your inner child out to play. You have been restricting yourself like a spiteful parent. Give yourself a break. Go out and have fun for a change!

LION SPIRIT depicts a lion head. Lions are the king of the jungle. You have been given a gift of pride and a healthy sense of worth. I feel like you will be supporting someone in their time of grief. You have always been the strong one. Lend a helping hand today!

The DOOR TO PERSONAL HEALING AND HAPPINESS depicts an open window. Makes me think a door for you gets closed in your face but a window is opening. A new opportunity is surfacing. And it is going to be even better than where you were. This card is a harbinger of positive change. Good things are on the horizon.

My Take:

Your journey forward is changing. You have hit a turning point and a tipping point where things will never be the same. The things you have been holding back from others will be revealed. And in that revelation, you are healed. Things get easier for you from this point forward. You will indeed be supporting someone in their time of grief, but that someone will be you. You are finally there for yourself. You are healing and whole. And because of this you grow in strength and personal power leading to new opportunities just showing up in your life. It will be a great day to remember.

Energy Forecast for Sat 8-17

Cards in the reading are from the above decks by Schiffer Publishing.
Cooks Tarot and Promethian Oracle.

Energy Forecast for August 17

The HERE AND NOW card reminds us to live in the present moment. The present is a much neglected oddity today with cell phones and tv distracting us, Netflix entertaining is and computers energizing us. Remember to center yourself today and live in the here and now.

The MARDUK card is about taking the negative things, letting them crumble and fall away and in its place something new and beautiful is birthed. Today you will access this clear ability to let the negative things effecting you fall away and replace it with something you have been creating in the back of your mind for a very long time.

The Knight of Pentacles is depicted here as the pizza delivery guy. He is dependable. He gets the job done. You can trust him at his word. This card asks you to consider the direction in life you are taking.

The King of Pentacles is The personification of domestic contentment. He has achieved what he aspired to and is now in a place where he can sit back and revel in his rewards.

The Two of Wands is about making a choice of which creative path you will follow. This card can also speak of partnership. I hear the words "just desserts". To me this says you will get what you deserve. I hope you have been living on the straight and narrow so those desserts are truly sweet.

You will need to stay in the present moment in order to deal with a literal Tower moment today leading to a time of contentment. You will have made a choice about your direction in life knowing this choice will reveal a more dependable you. Enjoy the day.

Gaian Tarot by Joanna Powell Colbert - Divine You Oracle and Tarot Review

Here I am displaying both decks side by side. Top deck is my original 2012 deck.
Bottom deck and the box on the left is the newest one published by Schiffer.

Gaian Tarot

HEALING THE EARTH, HEALING OURSELVES

by Joanna Powell Colbert

$34.99

Description of deck by Schiffer Publishing

Gaia (Mother Nature) is the primal Greek goddess said by ancients to have given birth to the sky, sea, mountains, and all of creation. This beautiful 78-card contemporary and mythical Tarot set with accompanying spiritual guide has a focus on the healing of the earth and of the self. The Major Arcana cards represent 22 soul lessons and archetypes that grew out of the religious and mystical worldview of Renaissance Europe. The Minors illustrate elements, numbers, and people. Interpretations include uprights and reverse divinatory meanings, themes, exercises, symbolism, journal questions, affirmations, and ten spreads. Sometimes the cards illustrate part of the world we live in, sometimes they show the realms of spirit, and sometimes they inhabit the borderlines between the two. Gaian spirituality understands that humans, plants, animals, stones, and stars are all inextricably linked—when one strand is pulled, the entire web is affected. Especially intended for those who practice earth-centered spirituality.

https://www.schifferbooks.com/gaian-tarot-healing-the-earth-healing-ourselves-5987.html

Size: box set 6″ x 9″ x 1 3/4″ | 78 art cards | 184 pp

ISBN13: 9780764350627 | Binding: box set

I have two editions of this deck. I am not certain which edition the first is. I bought the first deck in 2012 off of Amazon.com. It has come to be a favorite deck. It doesn’t completely follow the rules of the original Rider Waite which makes it a great deck to use for intuitive tarot readings. Sometimes I feel we get lazy as readers and fall back on all the old traditional meanings. This deck brings the Earth into focus. Real people litter this deck with beauty. It is an awesome deck to just look at. It is based on photographs that have been manipulated and enhanced in a cool way that leaves one awestruck. It is like the real world but better, through the eyes of Joanna Powell Colbert.

The second deck I have is the most recent in my collection. The cards themselves are much bigger than my original deck. I think just by looking at them side by side and you would delete the white outside border, the cards would virtually be the same size. With the larger size of the deck, it does make it a bit of a hassle to shuffle, at least for me. But I do like how sturdy the cards are. I don’t feel like these would wear out too quickly. My other deck is more bendy and shuffable (is that a word?).

I love the deck but struggle with the renaming of the court cards. Yet they aren’t hard to distinguish from the original titles. I think my main problem is learning to use my intuition more when using this deck. It sort of forces you out of your comfort zone to come to a conclusion which more resonates with the person you are reading for.

The book is a thick sucker. Full color on all pages. It must have taken a mint to print. I appreciate when a publisher devotes the extra money to the use of color in the explanation manual. The layout is nice and clean which appeals to me as a graphic artist.

Although I love both decks equally, I do reach for my 2012 deck more often virtually because it is easier for me to handle. But if I want to take photographs, I am definitely using the newer deck. That deck just shines with an etherial quality that is out of this world.

I received the most recent Gaian deck from Schiffer Publishing in return for an honest review. I thank Schiffer and the author of this deck for allowing me to review these cards.

Energy Forecast for Friday 8-16

Cards From Manifesting Your Greatness Oracle and the 

Guardian Tarot both by Schiffer Publishing.

Music Has What You Need - Time to listen to the music that is calling to you. The music has a message for you. 

Page of Cups -this card has a feeling of longing for something that you can't quite see yet. You are blocking a beacon in your life. Your inner light is being hidden behind your focus on other things. 

Five of Cups reversed -this card says you will hear something in passing. Don't dismiss it. Pay attention to it. It is important. You will need to be mindful of this in the future.

Knight of Wands - This is a time of burning away the old to enable the growth of the new. Time to accept new possibilities and ideas.

Overall it seems like there will be messages in music for you. Pay attention to what it reveals to you. You have been protecting yourself and not allowing yourself to shine your light brightly. What you learn from the music will finally break you out of your restrictions. It's a breakthrough and a breakout for you.

Spirit Within Tarot by Steven Bright - Divine You Oracle and Tarot Reviews

Spirit Within Tarot

by Steven Bright

$24.99

Description of deck by Schiffer Publishing

Tradition and contemporary art meet within this stylish Tarot set, bringing simplicity to your personal story. The spirits within the shadows of your life are dancing through this symbolic collection of 78 mesmerizing Tarot cards. Find characters from your past, present, and future, offering reflections of your childhood or glimpses of a potential future. The card silhouettes transcend age, gender, and ethnicity as the figures effortlessly morph into friends or enemies, family and colleagues, or even the most intimate aspects of yourself. They provide a mirror for your intuition and act as a light to follow. Each of the 78 Tarot “voices” are described within the accompanying handbook along with keywords and meanings—a road map for the seeker. The symbols, set in a world we can all identify with, are easy to interpret, and recognized as traditional. This long-awaited deck is your traveling companion—whether a beginner or seasoned reader—for the journey ahead.

https://www.schifferbooks.com/spirit-within-tarot-6291.html

Size: box set 3 1/2″ x 5″ x 1 1/2″ | 78 art cards | 112 pp

ISBN13: 9780764353888 | Binding: box set

This is a super fun deck to work with. It doesn’t have a ton of imagery to draw on for the intuitive reader but there is just enough to make it an interesting reading tool in your tarot arsenal. The silhouetted images are graphic and stark really leaving you to your own imagination as to what is really going on in the card. And when you pair the cards together, they make almost a complete scene as if looking at a landscape painting. Pretty neat. You can see anyone in the eyes of each image making reading for others a breeze.

The cards are easy to shuffle and just bendy enough to make it easier on smaller hands. It comes with a small sturdy box just about the size of the deck and the booklet is a 112 page powerhouse. If you want to learn about card descriptions, this is the deck for you. The booklet sees the cards much in the way I do yet haven’t really voiced much. I feel like the author and I are siblings from another mother in this way. I enjoy all the interpretations and look to the booklet even when using other decks. I would seriously like to see Bright write a comprehensive tarot book relating all his descriptions and associations with the cards. I am sure it would be a best seller.

The back of the card is a soothing image that doesn’t detract from the deck with a non-directional print making reversals a surprise if you like that sort of thing. The bold writing on the cards appeals to the graphic designer in me and the colorful backgrounds of each card contrasts nicely from card to card. 

If you like to take your cards on the go, the box is easy enough to transport and protect your deck like a champ. 

Definitely check this deck out. It is a true winner in my book.

I received this deck from Schiffer Publishing in return for an honest review. I thank Schiffer and the author of this deck for allowing me to review these cards.