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(The following reading is a portion of an actual client reading, published anonymously. It has been edited to maintain the privacy of the individual.)
10/cups ®……10/swords……5/wands
First impression: My first impression is that things at home tend to be hectic; you’re not getting a lot of support from your spouse, as a matter of fact, the cards seem to indicate that there’s some aspect of what you do that he may not agree with; for some reason a lot of stress and tension are coming through the cards.
10/cups ®: On the surface everything looks idyllic, but this is not the reality of it all. I also get the feeling of confinement, being closed into a small space– literally or figuratively. This card suggests that if you feel you need more freedom, you should actively seek it; by being passive you will become stagnant and there won’t be the normal forward progression that you would naturally expect in life…and this can apply to many things, from your relationship and your current situation, to your business endeavors.
A closer look: There will be a change of pace with your home businesses, but the progression will be slow, and the results may not meet your needs. In order to achieve financial independence, you may need to supplement your home business income with a regular paycheck from an outside source.
10/swords: This card would indicate that someone is not being supportive, and I can even go so far as to say that someone could be sabotaging your efforts. I get the feeling of the “one step forward, two steps back” syndrome.
A closer look: Has someone you love left, perhaps in an unexpected way? The impressions coming through with this card feel traumatic, as though you’ve experienced a major upset in some area of your life. Whatever this is, it’s time to take charge; to gain control over your future; to face your situation realistically; to make necessary changes.
5/wands: As a reader yourself, I’m sure you recognize the squabbling and bickering that are connected with the five of wands. The impression that I’m getting is that the atmosphere around you is often chaotic. This is where you have to reach into your center, to learn to ground yourself, to find a sense of stillness within, even when outward circumstances are not conducive to peace and contemplation.
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I’m not a medium, not usually, anyway. But once in a while, when doing a tarot reading, the dead come through. A few of these occasions have been like a small footnote to the whole process and the tarot session itself; but there have been several times that were quite profound and memorable, either to me, or to my client, or both.
Once such case involved the four of pentacles. I was using the Rider/Waite deck, and the imagery on this card is that of a male figure with both feet firmly planted on his gold coins, and his arms wrapped protectively around two more coins. The common interpretation for the four of pentacles is The Miser, that penny-pinching individual who refuses to part with his money.
As some of you know, I read using the intuitive method, which basically means that I simply allow my sub-conscious to run amok and pick up, see, or feel anything that the images on a tarot card might spontaneously trigger. Needless to say, most interpretations brought up this way have absolutely nothing to do with the traditional meaning of a card. These flashes of insight, visions, feelings, and such are often way out in left field, and sometimes the only one who can really make sense of them is my client.
That was the case this day:
As I was staring at the figure on this card, the four of pentacles, the entity of an old man was suddenly very present (in my mind and around us). I kept talking and staring and talking and staring intently at the card: “Oh, my.” I said, overwhelmed by the feelings. “His hands are curled up tight in a fist.” And as I said this I was grimacing and clenching my own fists, drawing my hands up to my chest. “Oooh, it’s icky!” I said, still grimacing, overwhelmed at the emotions and sensations. It was awful.
The woman stopped me, sort of abruptly. I think she was concerned for me.
“Wait,” she said, “I have to tell you…”
And then she went on to explain that her father-in-law had recently passed away and had left her and her husband what amounted to a small fortune, a life-changing amount of money. But that wasn’t all. When he died, she told me, he was frightened, and he was in pain, and he was fighting the death process with all his might. It was terrible to watch.
“He curled his hands up to his chest, clenching them into tight fists.” she said, staring straight into my eyes, wanting me to understand.
I looked down at the male figure on the four of pentacles tarot card, and I knew that what I was really looking at was this woman’s father-in-law.
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Deck: The Psychic Tarot
11-7-2014
For Lesley:
Deception & Envy…The Waiting Game…Love Begins
The first thing I’m going to point out is that all of these cards came in Reversed. Sometimes this is signifigant and, because of the way I read (my method), sometimes it’s not. If the universe is trying to make a point by reversing a card, it will let me know.
Oh my, the first card– Deception & Envy— This is such a powerful card, and it makes a terrific point. The thing is, sometimes You are going to be the only one who understands just how significant this is. With deception, there’s going to be a big reveal coming up. If someone has been deceivng you, you’re in for the shock of your life. On the other hand, if you are the one who has been practicing deception, you are going to be exposed Big Time. Your reputation will never be the same. If the first scenario is the one you’re bracing for, take a deep breath and expect the unexpected. If the second scenario is the case, you could try saving face and doing some damage control by Doing The Right Thing and confessing the truth. Either way…Deception is going to come to an end.
Also: Aquarius; the element of Water
The Waiting Game…Get to the Root-Of-The-Matter. This card feels as though it ties in closely with the first one. Just like the tree in the hour glass on this card– What’s being shown to the world is not the real picture; and what’s real is being deliberately concealed. Time is a factor here; it feels as though it ( the timing) has been set in motion, there’s the feeling of movment. It feel like a series of circumstances are coming into play in the realm of time and destiny…something is being played out. Your course is set. It’s really out of your hands at this point.
Also: walking in circles; circular routes; repetive actions
Love Begins…I wish I only had one way of looking at cards like this, or most cards for that matter, but there’s always two sides to everything (nothing is ever just black and white). The bottom line is that what happens in the matter of card #1 and card #2 is going to affect the relationship in your life. Again, the feeling of “movement” is strong, movement of time and circumstances, but also the feeling of physcial movement and a possible change of locality. Think hard. How you handle the circumstances revealed in the first two cards is going to come into play with your love life.
Also: joint ventures
And here, the questions that linger: Where does the deception lay? Who’s telling the truth? What’s being hidden? How will it be revealed?
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I’ve been thinking about becoming a professional tarot reader. How is it different from reading for people for free? What do I need to know to read tarot professionally?
How is it different– reading for free versus reading professionally?
For one thing, there’s way more pressure! When a client is paying for a reading, they have to realize, and you have to realize, that they are paying you for your time, not the reading itself. When people are paying for a service like this, a lot of them automatically assume that they are going to receive some sort of super spectacular, eye-opening, occult, mysterious, right-out-of-a-movie experience. This is unrealistic. What they will receive is the information that Spirit is guiding you (the reader) to see, to pass along. What they will receive is universal wisdom from a Higher Source. What they very often receive is extremely good advice and insight from someone who is viewing their situation through the cards and from a vantage point that allows for a very unfettered unbiased view. What they also might receive (and this is just as amazing to the reader as to the recipient) is a message from a loved one who has passed. What they will receive is an honest insightful connection through a form of divination that has proven to be remarkably accurate and incredibly inspiring.
What do you need to know to read professionally?
First, and most important, you have to be thoroughly familiar with the tarot. You have to be practiced and comfortable reading for others. You have to have self-confidence in your ability to read tarot cards, and in your own intuition. You have to be able to read from a variety of tarot spreads, or no spread at all. You have to be able to do readings in less than perfect conditions– such as in large busy noisy environments with a million distractions.
You have to be able to have empathy for people, for all different kinds of people, even people with whom you might have nothing in common. You have to be totally nonjudgmental. You have to be able to look at every type of circumstance and not let your own moral, religious, or personal feelings touch or taint the reading. You have to learn to handle difficult people without loosing your cool, or your temper.
But most important…You have to really care.
What a dilemma– you’re walking a tightrope with no safety net. You have decisions to make. You have to decide which way to go, but there are so many obstacles standing between you and an intelligent solution to your predicament. This card also emphasizes to me how much of life we stumble through without being aware, really aware-in-the-moment, of life and all its subtle nuances. We miss so much, even with all five senses, and sometimes even with all six.
We can be our own worst enemy, living a life of denial, blind-folded. How does that old saying go– “You’ve got blinders on”. (Or maybe the proverbial rose-colored glasses.) Sometimes I think we just try to convince ourselves that everything is good because we don’t want to admit what’s wrong and what needs fixing. This is the point which makes all the difference in so many people’s lives: you have those people who give up and admit defeat; you have people who try their damnedest to change things but fail; and then you have those people who don’t give up until they succeed.
I don’t know about you, but I want to be in that third group.
That’s why I view this card as a “Wake-up Call”…and so should you.
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Greetings, This is actually Saturday morning (Memorial Day Weekend), as I write this.; and I sit now on the back porch, big old coffee mug beside me; lawn mowers humming in the background, tarot cards on the table beside me. I’m going to do one of my favorite things to do with tarot– I’m going to pull a set of triplicates. I’m just letting the universe speak to me. It might have something to say to me personally, or it might be tapping me on the shoulder with a message for someone else. I never know.
The deck I’m using this morning is The Psychic Tarot, and I’ve written a review of this deck, which you’ll find at this link: Here
Here we go:
7/Choose Wisely; Financial & Material Changes; Material & Spiritual Prosperity
For Myself: Good grief, this is absolutely eerie. Yes, I’ve made monumental decisions in my life over the past few months and these decisions are indeed precipitating material changes in our life. As I look at these cards, though, as important and positive as the material changes will be, there is a deeper and more important aspect to it– the ‘spiritual prosperity’ part. I’ll find myself in a unique position to touch people in ways I never dreamt possible; I’ll find myself in a position to open people’s minds up to the Goddess and spiritual paths that are outside the mainstream. I’ll be given the opportunity to touch people magickally, to educate, to expose them to the beauty and power behind nature based spirituality. It is both a blessing and a responsibility; I feel it keenly.
In General: I don’t know who you are, maybe you are many people reading this; but I know that you find yourself at a crossroads, that you are weighed down with indecision when a decision is what is required to lift the weight and move your life forward. What do you decide? Which direction will you go? Who’s instinct will you trust– what voice will you listen to– ?? In the end, it is your responsibility, this decision, and with it you will find a positive outcome, though you fret now. It will be okay, really, the cards point in such a positive direction. It’s a process, making this decision, and it might create change and disruption, this decision; but perhaps that’s because the architecture that is your life needs renovating…Don’t be afraid of the change. Embrace it.
The following questions were put to me by an aspiring journalist with an interest in divination, the occult, and the paranormal. They’re good questions, all, and I tried to answer them as clearly as I could:
1. Tell us about yourself. What do you do for a living? What are your hobbies and interests, hidden talents?
I was born in California, raised in South Dakota, and live in Nebraska. I’ve always been drawn to writing and started journaling when I was 12; I’ve always been drawn to the occult and paranormal, experiencing spirit contact for many years at various levels of intensity in my grandmother’s old house. At one point, as an adult, I began writing books, books on the topic of divination (the tarot) and books about witchcraft and gray magick. To my surprise, these books have been quite successful. I earn a living, so far, through writing and tarot reading.
My hobbies and interests? I’m an avid reader (most writers are). I love gardening, collecting (swords & daggers, tea pots, rocks and crystals, old books, feathers, sterling silver jewelry, and cats); I’m a chocoholic, a master procrastinator, a lover of old movies, antique shops, forests, old market areas, and high heels (some of which I buy but never wear). I love creating magickal oils and potions, eating ice cream cones, and designing websites. I’m a dreamer and visionary caught in the harsh reality of the modern world and modern life.
2. You are a professional tarot card reader. What sort of services do you provide to clients?
Yes, I am. I provide readings to my clients through a variety of mediums, including web cam readings though Skype, video readings, telephone readings, and emailed readings that are written out and sent to my clients. I provide face to face personal readings within my own community, as well as in-house readings done at book stores and shops and readings done for parties and corporate events. I also provide spell consultations to those individuals who want to cast a spell and do some magick but aren’t exactly sure how you put a spell together.
3. What was your career before you became a tarot reader? What made you decide to become a professional tarot reader?
Before I became a tarot reader I spent the greater share of my life raising a large family, being a stay-at-home mom and a home schooling mother. My decision to become a professional tarot reader was a very gradual and totally unexpected choice. It was probably the last thing I ever thought I would be, or the last thing that I ever thought I would do. For one thing, I always swore that I would never be able to charge anyone anything for a reading. Once I actually began reading for people outside my circle of family and friends, I realized that this was a job, just as any other occupation is a job, and that I would not be able to spend hours and hours working for free. I also realized that what I did made a difference in people’s lives; what I did was something very special and unique, and I also realized that what I did– not everyone was capable of doing.
4. How did you learn to read tarot cards? How and when did you discover you had this particular ability?
I bought my first deck of tarot cards (The Goddess Tarot) between fifteen and twenty years ago. It was the box that caught my eye when I was walking through a local book store. For weeks and months, this deck called to me every time I visited the store. At first, I tried to ignore it. I’d give the pretty box a perfunctory glance as we walked past the shelf. Eventually, I stopped. I would pick the box up and look at it. This went on for weeks. Eventually, I stopped. I finally asked for permission to open the box to see the cards. I gave in to whatever it was that was drawing me to this foreign deck of cards, to this strange thing called ‘tarot’, and I bought the deck.
The first few weeks, I was simply enamored with the artwork. The deck was totally unfamiliar to me, the meanings a mystery, how to put everything together to actually make sense of it never even entered my mind at this point. Although the ‘little white booklet’ that came with the deck was helpful in helping me learn the meanings of the individual cards, it did not help at all in learning how to look at the cards intuitively; it did not help at all in learning how to put all of this together on different levels to read the story the cards were trying to tell me. This came later, with a dawning moment, one of those ‘ah-ha’ moments you never forget.
It was only after the key turned and the door opened, that I realized the depth of knowledge, the true mystery, the exciting potential that lay in a deck of tarot cards. And the stunning revelation was that I actually understood the language.
5. How do tarot cards work exactly? How do they give a person guidance and advice?
The cards work, for me, simply as a trigger to unlock a series of associations– through the image, through my own intuition, through some connection that I really can’t describe and probably don’t completely understand. I just know that when this connection works, it is truly amazing, as amazing for me as it is for my client. I know there are people who follow all kinds of rules and ritualistic behaviors with their cards, but in general, I don’t. I view the cards simply as a tool. Two things that I do follow through with: 1) cleansing the cards of residual energy through the use of a incense and 2) placing clear quartz crystal points on top of the deck when they’re not in use.
How do the cards give personal guidance and advice?…they reveal possibilities for future events; they give warnings about situations, choices, or individuals in your life; they offer answers and alternative endings to the story; they connect with spirit guides; they connect with the divine; they link the human part of us with the universe in a way that imparts to us universal knowledge; and once in a rare while, they connect with the spirit of someone who has passed.
6. You have many clients all over the world, and they consult you via Skype, or over the phone. How are you able to read their energies, even when you’re thousands of miles apart?
Distance is irrelevant when doing a reading. Everything in the universe is connected by a thin strand of energy, everything, and the slightest touch anywhere sends vibrations everywhere– this is the basis for practicing magick, and this is also true when it comes to connecting intuitively with another individual. Just as a mother might instinctively know when a child is in danger from across many miles, through the tarot it’s also possible to connect on a very personal, emotional, and spiritual level with another human being no matter what the physical distance might be between you.
From here in the American mid-west, I’ve connected with and done readings for people in Canada, Great Britain, Greece, New Zealand, and Australia. It’s been an amazing experience, enriching my life as much as it has touched their lives. It truly is a miracle, there’s really no other word for it. It also confirms to me the incredible capacity that human beings have to open themselves up to each other.
7. What has been your biggest challenge with regards to your abilities? How have you overcome this challenge?
One of my biggest challenges is reading for men. It’s much more difficult for me to reach and maintain an open and fluid connection with male clients. How have I overcome this challenge? I’m working on it. I would imagine, being a woman myself, the connection that I have with female clients is much more empathic. It’s easier for me to understand a woman, her life, her dilemmas, her choices, and her fears. Reading for men is a totally different experience, and I can say this almost without exception, there seems to be a wall that I have to get past in order to pick up the energy of the cards.
8. Do you consider your ability a gift? How do you help people with this gift?
Of course, it’s a gift. Reading tarot cards is something that, for whatever reason, I have the ability to do. How and why I’m able to look at a deck of cards and pick information out of them are questions that I can’t answer. I think that everyone is born with a natural intuitive ability, a sixth sense, but not all people are able to put this gift to use. I think there are some people who are unaware of their psychic abilities, deny them, or are even frightened by them, so they squelch them. It’s like a muscle– if you don’t use it, you lose it. By using this gift, you strengthen it, grow with it, and develop an understanding of it.
I help people with this gift by giving them insights into their lives they otherwise would not have. Being aware of the choices available to them, the possible consequences that will ensue, alternate paths they can take, all broadens their perspective. It helps people to make better decisions in their lives, to come to terms with their past; it comforts them, and it lights the way for a brighter future.
9. Could you share some memorable experiences you had because of this talent?
Oh, my, there’s so much that comes to mind. The little girl at the Harry Potter bookstore party (Ace of Cups, reversed), someone she loved has left I told her. They most certainly had. A favorite cousin had moved away. Bless her little heart, it was like a dam burst, and I let her chatter uninterrupted while she told me all about it. There was the older woman, a doctor’s ex-wife, so marred by control and emotional abuse, it was painful to watch, painful to see all of her raw spots exposed. There was the man who denied the affair, until he finally admitted that he was living with his mistress, but he didn’t consider this an affair at all. There was the grandmother who had lost her five-year-old grandson due to a medical condition and problems with the ER equipment. There was the young Hispanic couple with the sick child. Highlights have included reading for a world famous architect and a grammy nominated musician. The world is full of fascinating people.
Humanity opens up before me like some supernatural ethereal akashic record, but it’s all flesh and blood, tears, worries, loves lost, loves found, personal issues to work through; it’s hopelessness, it’s hopefulness, it’s finding clarity, it’s relief, it’s all bigger than life, and it’s all painfully personal…this is what it’s like to read the cards for people.
1o. How do your clients find you? Where is your office located? Where can they reach you online?
My clients generally find me through my websites: The Witch’s Corner & Tarot: Books, Classes, Readings. I’ve had clients find me by word-of-mouth in the internet world and email me ( witch_of_endore@yahoo.com ); and I’ve had people find me at social sites, like Facebook and Pagan related sites.
I don’t have an office; but I do personal face-to-face readings in my own community (Fremont, NE), usually at one of our local coffee shops. These readings are scheduled privately and are by appointment only. Payment has to be made at the time the reading is scheduled– this might sound nit-picky, but after having a couple clients miss their appointments and spending an afternoon sitting there waiting for them, I realized just how valuable my time is– and now, they realize this too.
11. What’s a typical day like for a tarot card reader? What’s your usual schedule?
On days I’m doing in-house readings, I try to keep my schedule and the atmosphere light and stress free. Other than that, it’s just a matter of getting dressed and trying to estimate what traffic will be like in the cities so I get where I need to be on time. (I’m extremely punctual, so I’m usually early.) It’s very different reading at a shop where the clients have to pay for their individual readings themselves, as opposed to a shop that pays me a set fee so the readings for their patrons are free. When people get ‘free’ readings, it’s like a stampede– long lines and continuous readings that go on anywhere from two, four, or six hours. I quickly learned that I have to pace myself and that it’s okay to take regular breaks– no matter how long the line is. People generally tend to be realistic, well-mannered, and polite.
The Skype, video, and emailed readings are another story, especially the written readings…that usually means you’ll find me at the kitchen table in the wee hours of the morning with candles lit, a pot of coffee on, and me in my bathrobe, all comfy and busy. Video & Skype readings are fun, and the Skype readings are really as personal as face-to-face readings. I’ve had quite a time with international clients when we try to figure out time differences; it can be a juggling act and often results in some rather odd hours for either me or the client.
12. You have a natural talent for tarot reading, but is it possible to learn how to read tarot cards? How would one go about learning this skill?
Yes, it is possible for anyone to learn to read tarot cards. However, just as with any other endeavor, everyone’s skill level will be different, some people more attuned to it than others; but still, anyone can learn to do this. It’s fun, intriguing, and it is an excellent way to strengthen your intuition, your natural psychic abilities. Tarot cards can also be used for personal meditation and exploration, a very private thing, a special relationship shared between you and your tarot deck.
You’ll learn to read the tarot by 1) choosing and purchasing a deck…I always recommend for beginners that they choose a very basic standard deck to start with, and I usually suggest the Rider/Waite deck. 2) learning the basic standard meanings for each of the cards in the deck. 3) starting a tarot journal. 4) investing in a tarot course, or purchasing books on the subject, so that they can go beyond the standard definitions for the cards and learn to read intuitively, learn to interpret a spread, learn to apply numerology and a bit of astrology into the picture…there’s so much to the tarot, so many ways of looking at it, so many other esoteric connections to explore. Studying the tarot can become a life-long passion.
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The Deck: The Psychic Tarot
Two figures stand on this card, identical figures, one in the shadows, one in the light, both gripping a golden scepter. They are eye to eye, stern, serious, surrounded by a galaxy of blue stars.
Black and white. Polar opposites, polar opposite energies, polar opposite personalities. What is the ulterior motive of this card? Its almost a dare. Who will win?– your good side, or your bad side…and is your bad side so bad after all, or can you think of it as just a different dimension of your whole being? This card is unique, in that it can be a mirror with two variations– it’s either going to point out an inward conflict, or a literal conflict within the real world.
This card is all that and more. When this card appears for me, it actually warns me of confrontation, confrontation that can be very personal. It warns me to be on guard, it warns me of ulterior motives, it warns me with an animal instinct that relies on adrenalin. It prepares me for the fight.
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I am having *way too much fun* doing this, it’s a hoot. I’ll be posting here and on Facebook and Twitter, as soon as these audio/video clips are ready. I’m hoping to accomplish all this in 1-2 weeks.
When the major arcana card “Justice” comes up in my readings, 95% of the time it’s because the person I’m reading for is involved in some way with the judicial system. They’re either going through a divorce, or involved in some sort of litigation or other legal issues. Always. This never fails. But getting someone to admit it, or getting them to see the connection, isn’t so easy.
When I was doing readings at Ameristar, two very common looking middle-aged mid-western women sat down across from me, all giggly and twittery from the nervousness of having their cards read for the first time. As I guessed, from their very mundane appearance and demeanor (and energy), there wasn’t anything earth-shattering going on in their lives. It was really kind of boring, actually, though I wouldn’t say this. But “Justice” popped up, and it popped up in a significant way that sort of tapped me on the cheek– there’s a connection here, it said, shhhhh….listen.
I looked into the round face, the eager eyes, the lady bent expectantly over the cards, and I asked, “Do you have anything going on with the judicial system right now?”
Her eyes glanced up into mine (we were very close), and she said, “Ahhh….no, nothing that I can think of.”
“Yes,” I insisted. “You have some connection with the judicial system.”
She turns to her friend sitting in the chair beside her, “Agnes, I can’t think of anything, can you?”
Agnes squints as she thinks, wracking her brain, “Noooo…”, she starts to say, drawing the word out as she was still thinking, then suddenly…“Well, your sister is a Clerk of Courts.”
I had all I could do to keep from laughing.
The Aces
The Aces herald beginnings, beginnings in love, finance, money ventures, or mental endeavors—according to cups, wands, pentacles, and swords. Beginnings may be strong and powerful, overwhelmingly passionate, or rife with potholes and points of contention we should be cautious with. Beginnings are always exciting, often unexpected, and lead us on a journey through life which often winds up at the door of our destiny.
Ace of Pentacles
Since the Aces herald beginnings and this one usually deals with those things connected to the element of Earth, and more specifically—money, material goods, acquisitions, growth and expansion; you’re coming into something substantial when this card shows its face. Upright, this card bodes well for new and upcoming financial ventures. This card tells us it’s a good time to start that business, make that investment you were thinking of, or even buy that lottery ticket.
But reversed, this card is like a little tap on the shoulder, a little voice in our ear whispering, “Be careful!” It can also suggest that there is a weasel lurking amongst your financial and business associates. It’s warning us to check contacts carefully, consider motives, use your intuition and don’t be rushed into something when you don’t feel certain.
Ace of Swords
The suit of swords deals with the element of Air, the mental aspect of life—communication, study, writing, thought processes, that intangible part of us, but the part of us that connects us to the world through our human intelligence. Upright, this Ace may be telling us that we’re going to pass that test, that it might be a good time in life to go back to school, start writing that book, or to sharpen up on a few subjects we’ve always found interesting.
Reversed, however, the Ace of Swords can be a brutally painful card. It may be speaking to us of emotional and mental abuse or illness, or some other form of mental instability. This card may be telling us that we have to work harder at mental endeavors in order to succeed. It may be warning us about decisions we have made, or are about to make, that may not be in our best interests. Sometimes this reversed card is trying to tell us that we may be our own worst enemy.
Ace of Wands
The set of wands are often centered around business and finances. Since wands are associated with the element of Fire, there seems to be more passion, more urgency, more movement in this area than pentacles promote. Again, we’re at beginnings and the beginning of any ventures whether in finance or romance, often begins with a walloping amount of passion. Upright, this card is like a no holes barred flashing green light. “Go for it!” it shouts in our ear.
But reversed, this card may be warning us that a situation is too hot to handle. It’s telling us to be careful, be cautious, think things through and slow down. We may be playing with fire, and who wants to get burned? This card, reversed, is warning us to temper unbridled passion and enthusiasm with a little common sense and restraint. If you’re at the beginning of any financial endeavor, double check contracts, verify information, and look into alternative sources.
Ace of Cups
The suit of cups is attuned to relationships, love, and romance. If you drew this card and you are single, there’s a very good possibility that love is coming your way. If you drew this card and you are in a relationship or married, odds are that there will be a renewal of those first sparks you experienced early on with your partner.
This card also heralds blessings, a communion—of body, mind, and spirit, a new spiritual awakening and enlightenment, the discovery of a new life path and destiny.
When reversed, this Ace speaks of loss—a loved one is gone—sometimes suggesting that they have moved on to another relationship, they have physically moved, or a loved one has passed over. All three scenarios have appeared in my readings, being announced by this one mysterious enigmatic card.
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Ace/cups: I’ve noticed that this card almost always comes up for someone who is alone, romantically speaking, and that’s because this card heralds a new relationship on the horizon. Love is coming, just hold on to your hat, listen for that special voice, watch for those eyes that captivate you. You’ll know it when you see it, when you hear it, when you feel it. That’s what the Ace of Cups says, be ready, open, willing to take it all in and embrace the moment.
There are many types of relationships, and many types of people who come and go from our lives in a variety of ways and at various stages.
I was doing readings in a book store once, when a young girl, about twelve years old, came into my booth. I generally don’t read for children, but this was a Harry Potter in-store book party, so parents were at hand.
She sat down across from me, very wide-eyed, quiet, and expectant, absolutely adorable. As I turned the cards for her, this card, the Ace of Cups, came up (reversed). I was hesitant at first, then I told her, “This card, when it comes up this way, often means that someone we love has left. But it’s not necessarily a bad thing, it just means that they’ve ‘gone away’ for a while.”
Her eyes opened wide in amazement, and the expression on her face was like a light bulb going on. She opened her little mouth and enthusiastically began telling me about her cousin, her dearest friend, how they’d been together ever since they were ‘little’; and how her cousin and her cousin’s family had just moved away. She told me how sad she was, how much she missed her cousin and all about plans to visit each other. She prattled on and on, and I just sat and let her talk.
When she left my booth, she met her mother on the other side with a high-pitched incredulous voice, “She said that someone I loved had left, but that it was okay!” I could hear her enthusiastically talking to her mother, her chattering little voice fading as they walked away.
Ace/wands: If you’re thinking of starting your own business, changing careers or companies, or in any way starting over where employment and a career are concerned, this is the card you want to see. It’s like the green light at a drag race. When you see it, step on the gas, put the pedal to the metal, and roar down the pathway, cause it’s clear and victory can be yours at the end of the line.
Just remember, once in a while this card turns up reversed, and it says, “Hang on to your hats, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.” No one ever said that beginnings and change are easy and effortless, and it’s this little glitch that usually catches people off guard.
Ace/pentacles: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; hold on to what you have; a hand-out; kiss my ass…These are only a few of the impressions left with me by the Ace of pentacles. I suppose I should be all happy and hopeful and grateful when this card comes along. Traditionally it means ‘new financial beginnings’, tra-la-la. Big fat deal. This card is chintzy. It wants to make you think it’s all rich and important and that it’s going to be bringing you some tremendous miraculous windfall. It lies.
The Ace of pentacles is just like some sparkling toothy smiling man with a big car and a wad of cash in his pocket. He’s never what he seems to be, and he never delivers on anything, including sex, money, or personality.
In the end, it’s a big let-down.
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Partnership, pairing, and sharing. As much as our individuality is respected and held sacred, so is our ability to share our lives, our world, our bodies, and our selves with another human being. Whether we are mated to someone through romantic love, creative endeavors, ideas, familial connections, or simply choice– this is a sacred union because what is part of us is touching another individual, adding to the experience of their life in ways we might not even realize. The fluidity of relationships is highlighted with this card, represented by the ocean and a pair of dolphins interacting on a blue horizon. Partnerships are not stagnant and are constantly metamorphosing to encompass change, changes within the partnership itself and changes to the individual. Because of its fluidity, partnerships, friendships, and special connections may not always be forever, but may touch our lives at a moment when it is most needed, when this connection will be most beneficial.
(The deck: Motherpeace Tarot)
3 Empress:
This card is wide hips and breasts full of milk, knowledge, history, and strength. It reaches into the past, far beyond the clutches of Christianity, to a deeper time when we were more connected to the earth and nature’s natural cycles. It dances the joyful dance of femininity, the dance of the wise-woman. The Empress luxuriates in all that is hidden and cloistered within our sub-conscious. She is our base raw sexuality, she is the essence of the witch, the female shaman, the matriarch in all her old glory. Through her lineage all women are connected, and one day the world will turn once more to the Divine Matriarch and set destiny upon an old new path.
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Write your readings down, for yourself, for your clients, in your tarot journal, for future reference, to look back and see your magickal connection with the cards.
Below is an actual tarot reading for one of my clients:
1. Your husband’s job…
The Wheel of Fortune
The Fool ® 2/pentacles King/swords ®
It looks as though a change is coming, and it could be a change that turns things topsy turvy, at least for a while. (Note: spinning and cutting come to mind, weaving, as well as objects of a circular nature.)
The Fool generally sees us on a journey, whether a physical journey, or something new which we’re beginning…a new path, which reinforces our first card. This man either has an angel on his shoulder, or he has someone behind him from whom he draws support. It also appears that with this change will come greater financial balance. Also, the idea of “killing two birds with one stone” and “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”, comes to mind– this seems strange, even to me. I don’t know if there is a literal connection somehow to birds, or these cliques will have something to do with your husband’s employment in a figurative way.
The King of swords is a proud man who sometimes tends to take life too seriously. It would be to his benefit to look at the lighter side from time to time. Laughter reduces stress. (Note: I got the impression that this King needs some down time and that stress might be a factor in his future in some way.)
2. Your third grandchild…
Temperance ®
The Hermit 8/wands ® 8/pentacles
This will be a child of balance, patience, and determination; someone with fortitude who doesn’t give up easily, but keeps plugging away until the desired goal is reached.
This is also a solitary child, someone who isn’t afraid of being alone, but rather, gathers strength and maintains serenity by actively seeking ‘quiet time’. She (or he) will not act swiftly, will not in fact do much of anything quickly, but will have more of a slow and plodding nature about them.. They will certainly not be impulsive. Don’t become frustrated when you want something done quickly and it isn’t, ‘cause this child is going to do things in their own good time on their terms.
This individual will know, from a very early age, what their lifework is, and may begin an apprenticeship/training in this field at a very early age, possibly in the late teens/early twenties.
(Note: I don’t know where I get the ‘they’ from, but since it came on its own accord, I’ll leave it as is.)
3. General Reading
The Chariot
Princess/cups 3/cups Knight/cups
First, is someone getting married? If the aren’t right now, they will be in the future.
I felt, with the first group of cards that your husband’s change of employment would involve: 1) a move, 2) travel, 3) a long commute; and this concept is enforced here with The Chariot. Someone is going somewhere.
The Knight of cups brings to mind the story of the frog and the princess, Sir Lancelot, and the idea of dark water, totally disconnected thoughts…this is what happens when you use the intuitive method of reading the cards. If any of this doesn’t make sense to you now, it probably will in the future.
Also, autumn comes to mind, perhaps in relation to a time element for some of these events to play out. Actually, I feel that autumn is going to be very significant to you in some way. And I also feel as though water plays some significant role here as well– this could be actual physical water; such as a lake, river, creek, pond, etc.; or it could involve the element of water; which includes such things as emotions, dreams, intuition, the west, the color blue, and Mondays. It looks as though everyone is going to have their hands full, when it rains, it pours, as the old saying goes.
*About the reading: The ‘they’ in this particular reading came from the fact that I was not only picking up the unborn child, I was picking up a parent as well. As the mother told me, it was ‘freaky’, and I had it down pat, even to the apprenticeship.
The bond and connection between parent & child is the strongest of all human bonds. Remember this when you’re doing readings, just as in this case– when reading for one, you very likely will pick up the nuance of both.
Psychic readings, and particularly tarot readings, are a means of seeking answers to questions we may be avoiding, shining light on other people’s motives, exploring new paths and avenues we only suspected were there, and discovering guidance from a source outside ourselves.
If there’s something on your mind– a persistent question, a personal dilemma, a decision to be made– you can seek answers, direction, and inspiration from a uniquely personal psychic reading.
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I just finished the most incredible reading for an intriguing client. Some people you read for have a ‘wall’ erected– either they want a reading but they’re actually skeptical about the whole thing, or they have something in their past that they might not want you to see, for whatever reason, they keep a protective emotional barrier around themselves that prevents you from getting all the way through to the real them. It can actually be tiring trying to read for these individuals. That was not the case for this lady and her reading. She has the most amazing energy– it’s open and fluid, it’s honest and clear, and it’s very easy to pick up on it and follow it…through the cards, through the seasons, through time.
Tarot Reading
Deck: Haindl Tarot
The Horoscope Spread (nontraditional)
September
The Emperor ®…Princess/stones…The Chariot
There seems to be issues with male energy this month. A male figure-head (father, husband, boss) seems to be having difficulties of some kind, disruptive issues that they are dealing with. This may be what leads up to a journey, either unexpected or rushed (or both). Connected with this is the idea that the lines of communication are not clear and someone is being misunderstood, or there is a sharp exchange of words.
Also…a hidden figure, someone lurking in the background, a third party, possibly a female; Aries, and the strong in-your-face energy associated with it; kingship, superiority, perhaps pertaining to someone’s mentality or someone’s perspective; vulnerability. The idea of ‘safety-in-numbers’; the idea of ‘the-odd-man-out’, the black sheep, or someone who tends to stand out from the crowd in some distinctive way. I’m also getting the idea of something ‘behind’ you, which may be figuratively speaking (do you often have the feeling of being rushed, or pushed to do things, as though someone were prodding you on from behind…that’s what I see). The waning moon will be an important time for you, you must want to ‘bring something to you’, which is what this moon’s energy is used for (but perhaps you already know that). “This girl is on Fiiirre…” The words to this song, as well as an image popped into my head– and here’s where psychic readings are so weird– this could mean to literally watch out for actual physical fire of some sorts somewhere sometime, or it could mean some kick-ass wild energy that you are able to whip up.
If you were looking for some connection to the Mother Goddess, it has come up with this card. In the Haindl deck, the Princess of Stones is depicted as the Lakota “White Buffalo Woman” …“The woman’s name was PtesanWi which translated White Buffalo Calf Woman. She taught the Lakotas seven sacred rituals and gave them the chanunpa or sacred pipe which is the holiest of all worship symbols. After teaching the people and giving them her gifts, PtesanWi left them promising to return. Later, the story became attributed to the goddess Wohpe, also known as Whope, or Wope…”
October
King/swords ®…The Hermit ®…The Wheel of Fortune
The month of October seems to be starting out with some male energy also, but not as pronounced and over-bearingly strong as last month. This King may be an actual person in your life– very intelligent he is, rather wordy though, loves to hear himself talk, and tends to be very opinionated. Since he’s standing on his head, he’s either not being very effective in trying to convince you of something, or in trying to influence your life in some way, though he tries. The Hermit is also on his head, which means it’s time to reach out and leave the quiet meditative solitary moments for a later date. It will be to your advantage this month to reach out, to touch base, to contact people you may have been out of contact with for some time, or to make new friends and new contacts. The Wheel, this ominously portentous card, is actually telling you that your luck will change– is this a good thing? Most of the time, yes.
Also…You are feeding into something, and I’m not quite sure if this is a good thing, or if this is a bad thing, but I’m betting you’ll know what it is and be able to figure it out when you ask yourself this question– good? Or bad?; whatever you’re feeding into, it’s growing– this could mean such a variety of things, and this is where I wish that psychic readings would work like they do in Hollywood movies and I’d see that little vignette in my head, but it doesn’t, and I don’t….are you enabling someone? Are you patting their ego, which might already be too big? Are you promising something that you might not be able to follow through with?– these are all just questions for thought.
The totem animal, the owl, comes to mind (wisdom, the goddess Athena, predation); also, the idea of lots of watchful eyes– and this I’m picking up from The Hermit, so it sort of gives me the feeling that you might have people watching you when you least suspect it, and this could be in some big pompous way (like in the workplace), or it could literally mean a peeping tom, so keep your shades drawn at nighttime. “Jupiter”…expansive energy, something you’re working on or towards may prove fruitful and successful about now (financial issues, financial and business endeavors, legal issues)…for any of these things, the time is *Now*.
November
10/wands ®…The Hanged Man ®…Ace/cups
This appears to be your “Month of Emancipation”. Not only are you giving the finger to whomever it was/is who’s trying to stab you in the back, or at least influence you to their advantage, but you’ve also let go of the martyr syndrome, and you’re finally doing something for yourself for a change. And it looks like a new relationship is on the horizon (the Ace of Cups). Also…remember last month and ‘all those eyes’ watching you? Well, this month you put distance, or some sort of barrier, between you and ‘them’. I have a feeling that you’re going to learn to set boundaries, or this might also mean that there will be physical distance between you and this group of people– if it’s work related, be prepared to find yourself relocating for your current job, or starting a new job in another location; if it has to deal with family and friends, it’s that good healthy boundary that I just spoke of. Love them as we do, sometimes family can be stifling, and sometimes they can be just downright manipulative.
Rainbows come to mind, and the idea of revelation, salvation, coming-of-age, self-exploration, rejuvenation, rebirth, resurrection.
December
Three/wands ®…Princess/cups ®…The Star
The month of December will be a time of cleansing and caution, of third party endeavors that might entail an unexpected glitch or two, which just might shed some light where light needs to be shed. It could also be a month in which there is an unusual exchange between you and someone you‘re very close to, an exchange that could uncover some information that you might find disconcerting, surprising, or upsetting, or all three, or none of the above if you‘re really laid back and open-minded. This set of cards is sending off a strange set of vibes that seem to be confusing and contradictory– and this very well may be the energy that you experience during this month.
Also…if new contracts, or any other legal document, comes up that needs signing this month, be extra cautious. You might want to have an attorney take a look at it if you don’t understand it fully– 100%. There could be a little underhandedness afoot. Crystals– clear quartz point crystals come to mind…either you have them and like them, or you need to get some, either way, their energy is calling to you. I see a figure on the other side of the crystal in my mind, a shadowy figure– I’m not sure if this figure is you, or if it is a female figure that has passed that is somehow trying to connect with you.
When any of the cup cards come up reversed, it signifies some sort of loss to me, that along with the unusual news you will be receiving…this could just be pertaining to a relationship loss of some kind (and it quite literally could mean someone physically moving away, this has come up in readings before), but it could also be referring to the actual passing of someone that you know (and before you get all anxious and everything, because I hate when things like this come up and I often keep mum, but just know that sometimes I get these feelings where animals and pets are concerned).
If anyone in your family is seriously ill, and you have the sudden urge to go and visit them, do so, without hesitation…If you have the sudden urge to visit anyone, follow through on it. I’ve found, from personal experience, that there’s often a reason unknown to us, a reason that we’re suppose to see and connect with his individual.
Cleansing…cleanse your personal space (both physically, just because in clearing out dust and debris, you are unwittingly clearing out lots of nasty energy type thingys, and cleanse your personal space spiritually– using incense, either sandalwood or sage, white candles, and salted water with which you can asperge (sprinkle) various rooms of the house– and don’t forget cubbies, closets, any small spaces.
January (2014)
Strength…8/cups ®…Prince/stones ®
The beginning of the new year might be off to a slightly shaky start, as far as money goes, though this Prince is one of the most stable, even when standing on his head, so this will all get worked out. It will just take a bit of time and a little effort. Who’s leaving?…or who left and changed their mind? Someone who left your circle of friends will return, and this could include family, friend, or partner– not sure on this one; I just know that someone has a change of heart and decides to return– uh-oh, could this possibly be job related? (It‘s a possibility– things like this tend to pop into my head just when I‘m ready to go on to the next set of cards.) Though you may feel a little distressed this month, you can pull it off okay– you’re a strong gal, and you have the capability of handling a lot on your plate at one time. It’s a busy flurry-scurry hurry up and straighten out time. Smile!
Also…the serpent: wisdom, the goddess (the apple and the snake– don’t let them fool you…as I suspect you already know, the apple is the fruit of the goddess, and the serpent is representative of her knowledge and wisdom); sexuality, an open honest expression of such and a healthy appetite (I could be less demure and discreet and say, “Hang onto your hat, girl.”…but I would never do that J)
That eight of cups nags at me– coming and going, going and coming– leaving and coming back. Hopefully, by the time this month rolls around, you will know exactly what (and who) this is referring to.
February
7/wands…Ace/wands ®…Death ®
The month of February will be marked by a radical change. Since the Ace of wands showed up for this occasion, it should traditionally point to changes in finance or business, and it very well may; but that’s not necessarily the feeling that I’m getting– I’m thinking more along the lines of relationships, your feelings, your emotions, even your inner connection with the Divine. Big change. You will find within yourself the courage you need to handle the changes in your life now with calm and courage.
Also…the idea of putting up a barrier, figuratively speaking; contemplation and quiet, meditation, and the sea shore; seashells and the ocean; passion– physical passion, passion for ideas and plans; the raven– occult mysteries, magick, paranormal; water, or waterways, a boat; passage or initiation of some kind.
March
Justice…3/swords…Queen/stones ®
March may be a month of sorrows, personal sorrow, as well as quiet introspection. The three of swords is a stickler, it is; it points to heartache or heartbreak of some sort. Justice or karma of some kind may be met this month, but these issues are seldom what we expect them to be, and we’re often disappointed that the justice wasn’t enough, or the karma didn’t come sooner. And with this Queen, who represents the ‘mother’ aspect, either of someone around us, or within us, I am always leery when she’s standing on her head. It usually means the ‘loss’ of something– either the actual loss of our mother, empty-nest syndrome, the loss of a pregnancy, or the onset of menopause. It holds the transitory quality that encompasses women’s lives.
Also…the idea of ‘self’, of a healthy ego, the idea of pride in yourself– in your accomplishments, as well as other aspects of ‘you’– all good things; the scales of justice– this almost always pops into my head with the major arcana card that came up, I’m hoping that you don’t have any legal issues in the works at this time, but be prepared for this, because sometimes that’s exactly what “Justice” is pointing to. And then there’s Libra– it sort of goes with the scales, huh, but also the attributes– love of beauty and peace, the hopeless romantic, the mediator. A tear, a single tear; the number ’3’– symbol of the triple god and goddess, the triad, ‘father/son/holy ghost’, in Wiccan spell casting– by the power of 3 times 3; body, mind, & spirit…three; the sacred spiral– there’s a lot spiritual energy coming through this set of cards; I do believe that you are going to find March to be a month of spiritual awakening, big time.
In Haindl’s deck, on the card “Queen of Stones” is depicted “Spider Woman”…also known as “Grandmother Spider”…a great wise-woman; creator of the universe, casting her dew-covered web into the sky to create the stars. This entity has significance for you, especially this month, watch for her; watch for her as images of spiders that show up unexpectedly– on the tv, in a newspaper ad, things of this nature– pay attention to the actual creature, should you come upon it…what comes into your mind? Where did you see it? What were you doing?
April
6/swords…Queen/wands…5/stones
Separation, movement, as the six of swords is traditionally the ‘divorce card’, but separation can encompass so many things, and I hate being negative, preferring to look on the bright side of things– and this card is also traditionally the ‘you’ll be traveling over water’ card, which sounds really tiresome and gypsy’ish when you hear it over and over, but it so often turns out to be prophetically true. (Water, waterways, and the such seem to come up quite often for you in this reading.) This Queen, my goodness…she may be you (genteel, well-organized, neat and tidy, and likes her world this way as well. She also likes being in control…let me rephrase that, she *Needs* to be in control, if she’s not the world will know it– (you?). If it’s yourself this Queen is showing me, no problems, if it’s another individual in your world, then you might have a few issues to work through, because her sense of control may be affecting you in a negative manner. The last card here, the five of stones (pentacles in more traditional decks) depicts a tight money issue, financial stumbling blocks– but the up factor here is that this card is reversed, meaning this bump in the road is going to be short lived, just that– a small glitch. I like when all three cards come together with one message, but that is not the case this time– I’m not able to see the link here, but I’m betting that you most certainly will.
Also…someone in the background of all these goings on this month, a shadowy figure, I’m thinking male, and as he fades to the background, so does his importance and his influence. The idea of pricking your finger on a needle– don’t know where this is coming from, unless you sew, or unless you’re getting blood drawn this month for lab work. The idea of a dominant female– very dominant (you or the Queen?…or you *Are* the Queen J); an aloofness, as though you are deliberately disassociating yourself with someone, but the disconnect is not quite complete.
The Queen of Wands is depicted in this deck as Kali (or Kali Ma), a kick ass goddess. This goddess is loaded with wild-woman devil-may-care energy, and she’s one of the goddess’s that I’m writing about in my next book. She is a vengeful warrior goddess, and it’s this type of energy (and entity) you call upon when you need to stand up on your hind legs and howl, protecting yourself without any qualms of guilt. Keep her in mind.
May
Princess/wands…4/wands…6/cups
You are reunited (or just plain united) with someone from your past this month in a celebratory way (wedding, family reunion, some sort of group gathering). Messages concerning financial or business issues may be coming through– or this card, the Princess of Wands– brings an energy or a particular person you will come in contact with during the month of May…she’s a tough little thing, knows her own mind, but tends to be moody (especially if she’s overly tired, or she’s hungry– hang onto your hat). A younger female individual comes to mind and her (and her energy) are very robust, industrious, and rather invigorating– this may actually be the theme for this month, so if you find yourself racing around at 100 mph accomplishing all sorts of things you didn’t think you’d get done, you’ll know where it’s coming from (the Princess of Wands).
Also…a ring, or a favorite ring, or a ring you haven’t yet purchased or received, or a ring that‘s special to you in some way– oh, I see it on the left hand, but I don’t want to attribute it to that “special” kind of ring, because all of us wear rings on both hands (but that definitely popped into my head). The third eye chakra– pay attention to your intuition, and also, perhaps this chakra needs some working on, and you’ll find more information on the chakras at my website: click HERE. If this chakra is out of balance, you have a tendency, for one thing, to look at everything through a really logical train of thought, and your ability to be in tune with that little voice in your head that works on intuition and gut feeling is pushed to the wayside, and sometimes we just can’t afford to shut that little voice out.
The idea of a sword and a shield– the warrior, strength, being able to stand up for yourself, courage, nobility, believing that you should take a certain stance or action for ‘the principle of the thing’. Sometimes, even when it’s not to our ultimate benefit, we just have to do something that we know is the right thing to do, just cause we do– not everyone understands this. “The Perfectionist”…if this is you, let it go, which is so easy for someone to say, because you probably can’t just let it go, it’s ingrained, it’s part of the very basic thing that is ‘you’; if this is an individual in your life, this Perfectionist, realize this about them– they can’t help it, any more than they can help having brown eyes, or dimples, it’s in their makeup.
A bubble, the kind we used to blow as kids from those little plastic bottles and wands, and with it the idea of something ethereal, transitory, something beautiful but fleeting. The element of water, which is also tied in with intuition, psychism, your dreams (and nightmares), as well as spirit and goddess connection.
The month of May might be magickal.
June
Ace/stones…9/wands…10/cups
Get the ball rolling. Get a move on with whatever plans you have in mind. Get it done– now’s the time. June appears to be a power month for you; you’re standing on solid ground, a firm foundation, you have the upper hand in a situation or relationship, run with it, don’t miss this opportunity. In the end…success. You’ll get what you desired, you’ll get what you’ve worked for, all the puzzle pieces will fall into place for you.
Also…rainbows– I think they came up earlier (symbolizing lots of things besides a pot of gold…happiness, ‘crossing-over’ (on many levels, not the way it’s usually thought of, but crossing over to new understandings within yourself, new understandings with other individuals, finding yourself on a new spiritual level, that sort of thing). A totem animal– the vulture–symbolizes death/rebirth, new vision…and I’ve heard that this totem is a life-time thing, once it’s entered your life it will be with you always, even into other lifetimes.
Rite of Passage, through fire, no less– fire is purifying, cleansing, it sweeps the slate clean so that we can begin again, it gives us a second chance. (I also believe that ‘fire’ appeared earlier– and I don’t want to alarm you, but that practical side of my mind is always intruding, and it wants me to tell you to be cautious about fire– the regular mundane kind– in general.) The idea of a sponge– ‘soak up’ …knowledge, information, anything of this nature which comes your way that you can literally ‘absorb’.
July
2/wands…2/swords…6/wands
July encompasses partnerships, decisions, stalemates (both sides stubborn?); it’s all about working to get your way in the end, working towards something you want, or the way you want something. It’s a kind of ‘stick to your guns’ energy that will dominate. May the strongest party win– and hopefully, this will be you.
Also…maple trees, and the idea that the coming autumn will prove to be significant to you in some way, perhaps that’s when the decisions made this month will come into play, when the plans laid this summer will unfold. Entering uncharted waters, trying something new, and along with this that feels figurative, also comes the impression that you will literally be entering a building for the first time– somewhere new to you, somewhere you’ve never been– the logical voice in my head is saying (apartment building), the illogical voice is whispering “ancient sites, runes, old castles, time-worn stone steps, artifacts, ancient sculpture or pottery, medieval– or even older“. It’s this little whispery voice that always gets me into trouble, but perhaps you have some sort of connection to this type of thing which I am unaware of.
As autumn was highlighted, so is the coming winter, perhaps a time of great decision for you, once more. It’s funny how ‘time’ is irrelevant or transitory. Time comes to me with tarot as seasons, and though this set of cards is meant to deal with a particular month, a particular time-frame, it is actually reaching, with ghostly otherworld fingers, into the future, the coming winter. I do believe that you must be very cautious with the decisions that you make this month, in July, because you will be living with the consequences of these decisions for months to come. What you decide this month, right now, will affect your future; and I do believe that the decision will be yours.
August
9/swords…The Fool…4/stones
So, July is past, and the decision is made…now begins the consequences, starting with anxiety (we always second-guess ourselves, even when we feel absolutely 100% sure that our decision was the right one, and even if it is), issues sleeping (insomnia, troubled sleep, perhaps nightmares– brought on by the extra pressure, the anxiety) can sometimes come up. The idea that you are going to be beginning a new journey, perhaps literally– actually moving, relocating; or figuratively, as taking a different path in some aspect of your life (this also adds to your sense of anxiety). There is a sense of financial pressure this month, having to tighten the purse strings, penny-pinching, but this may also be because finances might be very important to the decision that you made in July, they’re connected, and as right as you feel you are, as excited even as you might be about all of the upcoming events, that does not mean that it’s not a time of anxiety and second-guessing yourself. Learn to be confident in your decisions, in your ability to handle change, be confident in ‘you’.
Also…a bird, a long-necked white bird, in peril of having it’s throat slashed (as is how birds are slaughtered)– this sounds so macabre, but it’s not really, it’s saying– ‘don’t burn all your bridges behind you, don’t cut off your nose to spite your face, leave options open, don’t permanently slam doors behind you’. (Something to keep in mind.) The other cards also– long necked white birds (Geese? Swans?) This is probably manifesting as some sort of totem animal…
Goose: communication, the written word, fertility, marital fidelity, the goose was a totem animal to American Indians, it’s images used during the celebration of the Winter Solstice. Swan: altered states of awareness, beauty (a new realization of your own), development of intuitive abilities, healing, and transformation.
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