Don't be distracted from your big dream

Tarot of the Night by Schiffer Publishing

Someone (probably an old friend you have in your life now or an old friend from the past) is distracting you from your path. This is a fiery individual who wants to be the main event. They want all the attention on them but with your newfound interest in your Big Dream, this is keeping you from paying attention to this individual.

A memory from the past or a person from the past could also also distracting you. 

Focus. Focus. Focus. 

And if you manage to do this (FOCUS), you will be dipping your feet into some new fulfilling energies that will provide a massive amount of guidance that you've been waiting for. Conflicts with others may arise at this time. Please see this as more distraction being thrown your way. 

The dark ones (the people who run everything, or think they do), don't want us to see what they've been hiding from us. This treasure chest will definitely be opened and you will discover all the wonderful goodies inside. And when we all finally know and understand what has been kept from us, nothing will be the same again. 

Daily Oracle Draw - Ask Your Guides Oracle

Daily Oracle Draw

Today is a day of challenging authorities or the bosses in your life. This is sort of a hangover from the energies of yesterday. We feel pulled down, put upon and defeated. But remember no one has control of you or your energy unless you agree to it. Things may come up today to challenge you. Stand in your truth but don't fight unless there is no other recourse. Not everyone is in your path to thwart your success. 

Blessings. 

We are being challenged, tested

Your thinking is highlighted here and how it effects your central power and confidence. You may be challenged through dishonest means but this will only aid you and back fire on the person being dishonest with you. Focus on how you connect with the higher realms and how you know your vibration is high. This will bring you more certainty and clarity. And honor the feelings, impressions and intuition you get. If what you feel is you setting boundaries others call complaining, focus on the fact that you are right for you and they see only what they can see in the moment. If you are experiencing adverse effects of relationships I send you much healing, love and loads of Archangel Chamuel's pink hearts. 

Deck: Archangel Michael Oracle by Doreen Virtue. 

New opportunities lead to a whole new beginning for you

6 of Cups - Nostalgia 

Initiation (Death)

7 of Wands (Rivalry)

— Sacred Circle Tarot

We will have the tendency to think about the past today. You will either think about wonderful times in the past or a certain person from the past will be brought to the forefront of your experience today.

And in some way, you will experience a new beginning today. Death is all about rebirth. I know that a new beginning is happening for me today. I received an email about how I need to be more positive and to not speak about anything. I should just keep things to myself, inside my own head. And so to that, I said, okay. But I also decided in that moment that my role as the transmuter of negative energy was going to stop. And so as my complaining will cease, theirs will increase. In what way are you experiencing a new beginning today?

The last card is all about how the rivalry you experience with others will end and you will see things from a higher perspective. You will see the "writing on the wall" so to speak. And this will catapult you into your new beginning with gusto.

I hope you all experience a great new beginning and it is a positive one for you.

Blessings.

Deck Review: Lenormand Cartomancy by Christopher Butler

Lenormand Cartomancy 

by Christopher Butler

Lenormand Cartomancy by Christopher Butler is proving to be a great deck for me. It is my first traditional Lenormand. I have another deck that is similar but it is a Gypsy Fortune Telling deck and in the scheme of the area of Lenormand they are oceans apart.

I was given this deck by Schiffer Publishing to review and I am so glad it was in the box for me to work with. I had been, as I said, trying to figure out the Lenormand system. I had written down things from the internet and joined Facebook groups that had a focus on Lenormand and Cartomancy but nothing really seemed to be teaching me exactly what this all entailed. Tarot was much easier to pick up for me than this was. But I have to say, the book by Christopher Butler, that comes with this deck, is just outstanding. I know some people say the font is too small but I deal with that easily. I wish it had a few keywords at the top if the text, and that is my only niggle with it. Wonderfully insightful book. Love it.

The deck comes with a 96 page book and a deck of 36 Lenormand cards plus two extra Man and Woman cards, in case you want to add these extra cards into your deck. It also comes with the traditional Schiffer card, which as I have mentioned in other reviews, I have actually pulled the Schiffer card in a reading. It's funny when you do that. But I usually go with the flow and interpret as I see fit in the moment. But I digress, the box this deck comes with is a fantastic hard box with a magnetic closure. It is very durable and should last for a long time.

From what I understand Christopher was influenced by Marie-Anne Lenormand, who was a great celebrity fortune telling during the Napoleonic era. She created this whole Lenormand and Cartomancy movemenrt. This deck is an updated version of her original deck. The cards are very abstract and take a minute to look at in order to discover what the nature of the card is. Take the snake for example. The snake image is a bit in silhouette. If you don't know that #7 card is the Snake, it might take you a bit of time getting used to the artwork. But I like this new take on Lenormand. And since it is my first Lenormand deck, I am finding it close to my heart.

Christopher Butler has also created the Quantum Tarot in conjunction with Lo Scarabeo and Kay Stopforth and the Son Tarot published in 2012.

This is a wonderful deck, the card stock is nice if not a tad bit too laminated, but I find it easy to use and just a joy to play with. I hope you decide to check it out.

This deck is published by Schiffer Publishing and you can find it on their website www.schifferbooks.com or on Amazon.com.

I received this deck as gratis from Schiffer. But the views and opinions of this deck are surely my own.

Pay attention to gossipy friends

Victorian Fairy Tarot

Lunaea Weatherstone 

Art by Gary Lippincott

Four of summer (cups)

This card is saying to me that it's okay to take a break and rest but don't let the Illusions in life fool you and keep you from going for an opportunity that is ripe for the picking. Watch others emotions. Their emotions are a reflection of you today or how you were feeling yesterday. These are part of the Illusions as well.

Three of winter (swords) 

this card is usually about heartache and pain but the image tells me another story. this is feeling more like the seven of swords by way of the women gossiping and bad mouthing the obvious success of another person. So this asks which  person are you? The gossipy lady or the star. People are listening to the gossip so watch out. 

Knight of Summer (Cups)

Knight of winter (Swords)

This is an experience of opposites. There will be someone coming in who will bring clarity and happiness and will be your protector and will slay those dragons of your life. Could also suggest be two people coming in. Both are here to teach you something.

The Conjuror ( The Magician)

You have all you need to move forward in your life. So it is time to start creating that great life and living it. 

My Take:

So, what does is this all mean when we put it all together? There are Illusions in our lives that we would swear on our dead grandmother's grave was true and valid. These illusions are keeping you from going for those true opportunities that are available to you.

You play game on stage when you fall into the Illusion's trap. And those who are working with the dark ones of this world think it's a funny type of game to keep you confused, distracted, and off your path. It may take the help of like-minded friends to swoop in and save the day by banishing the illusions and showing you how you've been deceived. But in the end it all leads to a place where you are more the creator than you have ever been before. You will have all you need to move forward.

Tarot Tuesday

I pulled these cards for myself this morning from my Mystic Dreamer Tarot deck. The first card, 9 of Swords, is all about how you have had a tough time recently and been through many trials and yet you are still standing looking at your experience and deciding if you want to journey forward again or move to a different experience. This stress won't be helped by conflict coming in today. Some sort of misunderstanding with others over creative things, ideas, etc. But stay true to your own divine spark of inspiration because later in the day you will be getting a great new "ah-ha" moment that will bring all this conflict into focus. Now you will know why all has happened lately and what your part in it is.

Blessings.