Punctured

 

Movement from the Ace of Swords brings conflict. Traditionally the Two of Swords suggest restriction from a truth revealed, here there is action. What to do with a reveal? Try to deny or be spurred into action. A choice that the twos encourage. We are changed; to know is to know, whether we do anything with it or not.

The Chinese Tarot

Traditionalist

 Rules, rules, rules. I fancy that I have lived my life my way, but in review I see that I have followed most of the rules that life and society dictates. Early education embedded in my sub-conscious has guided most of my life and decisions. I wonder if my coat of conformity can be shucked these last decades and I can truly follow a life of individuation?

The Chinese Tarot

Ride the dragon

 

I was listening to the news earlier this morning and with the new occurrences of the mutating virus and lack of vaccines, I wonder where we are heading. I know that there is not much other than holding onto hope and continue safe practices that I can do. The shadows of worry encompass many, myself included. I keep thinking of the adage  'what we think about we bring about' and with the degeneration of hope where will we go?   Impossible to ride the dragon, but that is what must be done.

The Chinese Tarot ! Jui Guoliang

All that glitters

 

Interesting. Very interesting.  Something new perhaps to apply myself towards.  I am still in my self imposed down time. Soon I will return to the workforce, it is what I do. Hoping that my time apart will allow my return to be an enjoyable task, not a dreaded, got to do sort of thing. Today is a snow day, Perfect

Assertiveness

 

Raise your hands and say "Yes You Can!"

Magical Messages from the Fairies

Good Advice

 

Patience, Please.  Always good advice and best heeded when given.  I am seemingly on a "Time-Out" and it is becoming a bit uncomfortable for me. I have been here before and always rush to get back at it. What 'it' is changes, and in most of those cases, I later realized I would have been better off giving myself a bit more time in neutral.  My heart and head are still not in alignment on my path forward, so best to wait and see.

Magical Message from the Fairies

Because

 

I was thinking about this card the other day. It is a card that was drawn many years ago by another, and it validated, at least to me, that Oracles can really connect us to the stream of information from our HigherSelf or HigherConsciousness.  I was at a friends business and we were talking about The Tarot. I was just starting to work with the cards and the gal's husband came in to her shop and though he claimed not to believe in all-that-stuff he asked to draw a card from a deck I had with me. The Magical Messages from the Fairies, this deck I am working with this week. He drew this card and snorted in derision and said "well there you go!"  At 45 he knew that they were not going to have anymore kids and exclaimed "hogwash"  Two weeks later one of their teenage daughters revealed to her parents she was pregnant and eight months later, he was blessed with a grandson.

The Magical Messages from the Fairies

To your heart's content

 

Perfect advice for today and the tomorrow. Freezing rain this morning and later today and the whole of tomorrow, rain. Grab the books and enjoy.  

Magical Messages from the Fairies ~ Doreen Virtue

A day in a life

 

No sense in getting upset about spilt milk. In good times or not so good of times; things have a way of sorting themselves out. 

Tarot of Durer

Time better spent

 

"Wisdom is not easily improvised; virtue cannot be invented."

I do not agree with the above caption for this card.  There are lots of people sharing 'smart speaks' but really make up what they are saying.  So many things can be and are invented, even virtue. If you tell a tale long enough people begin to believe. Do kings and popes have divine right?  I was ready to take exception to this Hierophant who seemingly grasps the bag of riches and yet, the more I thought of it, I think the pouch is a bag of treats for his loyal dog-fox friend. All the riches and rituals become less important with time. Time, so fleeting, we realize that what time remains is best spent with those treasured few we hold dear.

The Tarot of Durer

Ready, Set, Stay

 

I have mostly gender identified with the Queens, mostly the Queen of Pentacles; this Knight gives me pause for thought on that.  Sitting here with this Knight for awhile I realize that I am a knight of pentacles.  Ready, set, and no go. This knight prefers to stay put. Yes, he has to go questing, for we all must seek out growth for ourselves.  The thought of out there is exciting, but when it comes down to it, like all pentacles we are compelled to root, to stay put. The need to seek and the need to stay are twin forces pulling at me from different directions. Comes back to the questions of  'are we what we do or do what we are?'

Tarot of Durer

Tell me true

 

"This sign will bring success" caption at bottom of card.  I am looking for a bit of success. A boost to get me going again, or at least of bit of frolicking in the Sun.  I have been in a 'holding pattern' and though part of me says I am exactly where I am supposed to be a this moment in time, I am starting to get a bit ancy and bored with myself. Need to shake all that off and with Sun shining, tell myself, "today is a good day to have a good day!"  Now off to have a good day!

Tarot of Durer

Moderation

 

"We learn to live for a lifetime"  ~ The caption at the bottom of card. Temperance, one of those cards that is more challenging for me to read or that I am comfortable with. Temperance falls between Death and the Devil, both of which are challenging cards for us all. Today through this depiction Temperance reminds me of Venus, the Planet that rules Taurus the Bull, in astrology. Taurus is somewhat about pleasures and personal tastes and the things we highly value. Exactly right - between Death and the Devil. Death reminds of us the time that we will lose those personal pleasures and The Devil tempts us with those same pleasures.  So I am guessing Temperance then is about blending those treasures into our lives while we can without being overly tempted by them; definitely a lesson for our lifetime.

Tarot of Durer

Turn about

 

Typically the Ace of Wands is a positive card; possible success for starting something new.  This Ace makes me think of  taking the stick they tried to beat you with and turning it turn your own advantage. Sometimes the beginning of something new is fraught with turmoil, upsetting the applecart per se.  Getting something started may take all kinds of initiative to get it going. Using another's own argument to win the day, is always an option.  Roarrrrr, go get 'em.

The Tarot of Durer

No Thank You

 Empress. Em-press, impress. This gal is all dressed up and no where to go. Perched on her throne see goes about doing empressy things. To rule a nation, a empire, a world takes all the motherly out of a gal. This Empress may have children, in fact it would be right at the top of her Empress's duties to bear children, but from there they are raised apart, with only a daily viewing.  Queen Victoria was an Empress with nine children and really had nothing to do with them other than photo ops and arrange marriages.  I watch and read some of the stories of royalty and think, 'who would want that kind of life?' Sure there is money, clothes, riches, travel, but it is all for show. A constrained life. Still, someone has to do it and "mother" her domain. For me my little corner of world is quite enough. 

The Tarot of Durer

How many days?

 

Snow overnight. How many days till Spring pushes the Winter's chill away?  I know there were days, when I was much younger, that I enjoyed the snow and the cold days of winter? Hopes for days out of school, snow forts to be built, snowmen to be assembled, but those memories barely shimmer in my mind's neurons.

At least sixty days.

Eartheart Wisdom Cards ~ Sue Lion

TCB

 

Fifty years ago this coming summer, I worked in the corn fields detasseling corn. Hard, hot, miserable work. It paid well for a fourteen year old, so I was happy to do it for six weeks; two summers, long ago. In reflection I see I have been happiest working with the earth, being out in nature.  I wonder what can I do these remaining years of work, with my feet in the soil and the Sun on my face?

The Gaian Tarot

Revisit

 

The Wise-Woman, The Queen of Wands has stopped for a follow-up visit to the other day's meeting. Her reminder is to listen to my own wise inner voice. Tune out the naysayers, even when the naysayer is myself. A Queen is a Queen, right!?  As with any other they have doubts and hesitation; still they act because they must. Trust the process.

The Gaian Tarot

Questions, questions, questions

 

Interesting to discover that the apple that we eat does not just come from the local grocery store.  There is an apple tree. Then who planted the tree and tended it during its growth? Who picked the apple and packed for market? What about all the different varieties of apples? How did the one that is in my hands become my choice?  We don't ask ourselves these questions when we bite into the delicious fruit we hold in our hands, we just take the bite. Some just enjoy the fruit and some begin their lifelong work in the orchard. 

The Gaian Tarot

If Only

 

If Only. If only I could ride out and bring Spring back sooner.  I need to have my bare feet on soil or sand. But alas, it is barely mid-January and have months to go till the weather turns warm enough to take a walk through the wood in my bare feet. Traditional card is the Knight of Pentacles, and I wonder who in this card is the knight? The Spirit Stag or the gal tracking the stag? Sometimes we cannot hunt what must come in its own time. Spring will arrive when the timing is right and I will look for a messenger with Spring's arrival.

The Gaian Tarot

Curendera

 

Wise Woman. Healer. Advisor.  

I am stuck. Do I need to visit her or become her? Become her of course, as I cannot abide by doing what is told. I have spent a fair amount of time with others that are advisors, card readers, healers and have always found my own counsel the best. Lately tuning in seems to be garbled noise. I wonder if it is all the advice given and received mashed together in one frequency? My own inner Wise Woman says "why ask, when you haven't listened to my previous advice." OUCH

Move, Lead, or get out the way.

The Gaian Tarot - Joanna Powell Colbert

Gather thee...

 

I really had a laugh when I drew this card this morning. Talk about 'what you think about, you bring about.' Before my daily drawing I was watching a program with Kitty. It was a movie for cats, and it featured squirrels and birds at a feeding site. Kitty was entertained I was intrigued with the feeding differences. The birds were eating for the morning and day, the squirrels with their cheek pouches stuffed full, gathered feed for more than the day. The Four of Pentacles advises to hold on to what you have, and sometimes it might be just okay to keep more than you need; there is always tomorrow to consider.  Any offerings today, I am grabbing hold and holding on and to remember to be grateful for the offering.

Gaian Tarot

Make a plan, work a plan

 

If you are going to work or play with Fire, best to practice lots. Skill sets are not innate. It takes dedication of time and work to hone a skill. A professional and an incompetent both will catch the eye. one in appreciation the other with a snort of derision. 

I am ready to start something new in my life. The advice here is to not jump on my horse and do it, but to take the time to learn and practice.  Ever see someone try to get on a horse that did not know what they were doing? Mostly they fail and if they do get up, the horse throws them off. 

Gaian Tarot

Plans to be made

 

Yesterday's spin on The Wheel of Fortune indicated change and here I am on my way. The Seeker/The Fool indicates some new journey.  I am at a turning point in my life and The Fool drawl today gives me the nod to begin my journey. Where to go? What to do? What to take along with me? Kitty will be my traveling companion and what to pack is easy, treats for her and me. According to my astrological chart currently Uranus is prominent in my chart. Uranus is the planet of freedom and individuality, the force inside us that hates to be told what to do. Initiates and fuels the need to be spontaneous. Yep, The Fool.

The Only Constant

 "The only constant in life is change." My Dad used to say this. I don't know where the original quote came from, but I remember my father saying this in his later wisdom years. Change comes to us all.  I can't decide if this Wheel is announcing Change or inviting me to take a spin on the Wheel of Chance? Either way change is upon me. 

I keep hearing the quote from Galadriel in the Lord of The Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring,- "I feel it the water. I feel it the earth. I smell it the air."

The Gaian Tarot

Flowers for Carolyn

 

The Empress has stopped by for a chat. She is here to remind to be grateful for all the wonderful things I have and done. I start a new trip around the Sun today so that starts my list. I started my day with a cupcake and wish. A wish for me. I think that self-importance was right up there with the seven-deadly-sins, but not so. I know that now. If we don't take care of ourselves who will?  Not an overblown ego thingy, but really positive self care. I am on my way out now for a lovely bouquet of flowers. That kind of self-care.

The Gaian Tarot

Niche

 

This is one of my favorite portrayals of the Queen of Pentacles. She has worked her years and now is her time.  Yes she still works, but at something that she really enjoys and on her own schedule.  Maiden, Mother, Crone, this Queen of Earth has earned her place in the Garden.

The Gaian Tarot

How will you pause?

 

Tuning out and tuning in. There are times when we have to separate ourselves from the noise and sit in silence. Listen to our own heartbeat, bring stillness to the moment.

  I miss birdsong in the morning during the cold days of winter. Soon, hopefully, I will wake to the gentle chirps and calls of birds announcing Spring. 

This Two of Air suggests a much more gentle pause than the typical Two of Swords. I like that.

The Gaian Tarot

It's everywhere

 

SUGAR. Sugar is my devil. I seem bound to it. I am a sugar addict.  I read the information on sugar, I hear all the warnings, but yet I am still tied to my seemingly need for it.  Christmas has come and gone and I look at the supply of this readily available drug that I have at hand and the gifts of sugar wrapped in various forms and designs. Will this be the year I can gift myself the freedom from sugar? Do I have the courage to finally face my devil?

The Gaian Tarot ~ Joanna Powell Colbert

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