Weekly Reading, thru May 12

Mercury retrograde ends and I feel like I’m a walking are nerve ending.  Ugh.

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall Influence:  The Tower

Yeah no surprise there.  Your internal revolution is up in arms for causes! Break the mold and don’t ever let them tell you why kind of prison you should accept as necessary.  Remember the other side are still people, and don’t be an ass.

Work:  Seven of Cups

Take your time, weigh your options, and choose carefully.  You have a lot of positive things going on, but have to refine your focus.

Love:  The Chariot

Get out and get shit done!  You’ll never find your solution by avoiding it.  Take a risk or two while you’re at it, but smartly.

Play:  Eight of Cups

Cancelled plans, lost games, lackluster results.  This is not your best week for play. 

Weekly Reading, thru May 5th

Eliminating the negativity from my life this week.  It’s felt almost overwhelming lately…

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall Influence:  Queen of Pentacles

Hearth and home may draw most of your attention this week.  Home improvement and spring cleaning are definitely good ideas!  You should be able to accomplish much at this time.  Try to avoid major contract purchases until after the 3rd if you can.

Work:  Six of Pentacles

Things will likely be going better, all of a sudden.  Now is a good time to ask for a raise if you are eligible.  Balancing work should feel much easier this week.

Love:  Nine of Swords

If something is troubling you, trust your gut.  Don’t be in too much of a hurry.  Now is not the time to ignore a problem but to confront it before it has time to fester.  Don’t place all your hope and trust in the person you just met.  Be cautious.

Play:  Three of Cups

Reunions and celebrations!  Now is not the time for solitude.  Reach out to others.

Weekly Reading, thru April 28th

This week has been a whirlwind of personal and professional changes.  Talk about major upheaval.  Wonder what next week looks like!

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall Influence:  IX of Wands

Challenges are coming, but you are ready.  Take a deep breath, calm down, and don’t let the anxiety or stress overwhelm you.  Not everything can be solved by you, so focus on what you can change.

Work:  VII of Wands

You’ll come out on top in competition.  Projects should be moving along (finally). If you ever wanted to be self-employed, now is the time to do your research.  This is especially true with Pluto just entering retrograde.

Love:  The Magician

You’ll be reaching previously unexplored levels.  New energy, or new people, are coming.  Progression and a return of strength are also part of this card.

Play:  The Sorceress

Trust your gut – it’s usually right.  New surpises will pop up.  Make yourself aware of what’s going on around you.   Now is no time to be oblivious!

Weekly Reading, thru April 21st

This has been a hard week.  Between that crazy full moon and ALL OF THE RETROGRADE PLANETS!  Seriously, I’m about ready for some direct energy at this point.  Mercury retrograde feels like a train hit me this time.

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall Influence:  God of Bones

A positive new beginning!  You have reason to be upbeat and hopeful about your future.  Something new and good is coming.  Now is a good time to explore your beliefs and try something you may have been too scared to attempt.

Work:  The Magician

New work may be coming your way.  This can be landing that new position, a new major project on the horizon, or even a promotion.  Either way it points to good fortune with funds.  People will see you; making sure you are polished and ready for the spotlight is a good first step.

Love:  X of Bones

Material wishes will be met and your security affirmed.  You have so much to be thankful for, make sure it is not taken for granted.

Play:  VIII of Plumes

We must be open to defeat if we ever plan to win.  Overcome your fear of failure or embarrassment.  If you need help ask for it.

New Moon Reading – March

I always sleep so well in new moons.  My bed becomes this wonderful place I cannot stand to leave. It also makes getting up early for work REALLY HARD.

This reading done with The Wooden Tarot, my typical go-to deck these days.

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Ending:  VII of Plumes

The cheater in your midst will bugger off finally.   You’ll feel a little less like you’re under the microscope.

Continuing:  The Chariot

High spirits and movement forward!  Make sure you communicate your boundaries clearly to avoid over-reaching.

Starting:  V of Stones

You don’t have to this this alone – reach out for help of you need it.  Don’t try to do everything in your own.  Stay thankful to avoid falling into the trap of suffering. And remember, nothing lasts forever.

Be Aware:  IV of Stones

Be cautious of hoarding tendencies.  Look carefully at what you cling to and make sure it suits your needs.  Cutting that cord is terrifying, but sometimes necessary.  Be open to change.

Conscious Influence:  God of Plumes

Put fear in its place.  Feel the fear and do it anyway.  This is the time for a new beginning.  Your willpower is stronger than you ever imagined.  Don’t guilt yourself over cutting something out that no longer serves you or taking the leap towards a better place.

Subconscious Influence:  The Hermit

Self care is super important.  Take time to withdraw if it comforts you.  May require extra effort to stay connected.  Make sure your withdrawal puts you in a good place.

Weekly Reading, thru March 31st

Okay, so I’m late.  We kinda had a party and I kinda was distracted by some amazing silver tequila.  But no matter!

This week’s reading is from The TaRat!

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall Influence:  The Fool

We gonna learn today!  Embarrassment may be unavoidable, but it doesn’t have to be bad.  New adventures and opportunity abound, if you put yourself out there and take the risk.  Time to start something – so get moving!

Work:  VIII of Pentacles

Work should be busy, but in a good way.  Order, organization, and time management skills should be at their peak right now.  Try not to feel overwhelmed.

Love:  Ace of Wands

Activity is revving up, whether in an existing relationship or looking for one.  Take care of yourself; you’ll need the energy!  New things are coming, or arriving, or looking for you.  Make it easy for them to find you.

Play:  IX of Wands

You should be bubbling with energy so put it to use!  Working with multiplicity should be a good thing, and you should be filled with ‘more’ of things.  Make sure they are good things.

Weekly Reading, thru March 24th

St.Patricks Day as a holiday still boggles my mind.  I’m still not sure what we’re celebrating or why everyone is green…

On to this week`s reading, courtesy of The Wooden Tarot!

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall Influence: VI of Blooms

Feeling slightly nostalgic this week?  That’s fine, and can be fun, but remember you don’t live there anymore.

Work: Knight of Bones

Now is not the time to try a whole new process.  You need to appear dependable and even-tempered.  Mavericks are not likely to be desirable right now.

Love: XVII The Star

Generally hopeful.  Could be the realization of a goal or inspiration in what may have been a rough time.  Also expect new or fresh beginnings.  Could be a new relationship or a new phase in an existing one.  Let that breeze clear out the cobwebs and the stars shine down!

Play: VII of Bones

Time to reap what you sow, whether it was time, money, or energy.  Generally a positive thing, but choose wisely what you invest in.

March Full “Crow” Moon

I love and hate full moons.  They keep me awake better than energy drinks.  Problem is, I need to sleep to actually function at work.   Makes for interesting conversation the next day at least!

This reading is using my favorite moon deck, the Deviant Moon Tarot!

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

 (1)  What is ending:  Queen of Pentacles

The time has come to stop looking after other people’s physical needs and to reconsider what you are looking for in life.  To obtain it may require a battle for recognition.  Your limited vision must expand in order for your life to expand – take the chance!

Issuing involving a parent who cannot see that their child is growing up (trying to micromanage or care-take an adult child, for example) should be resolved before the new moon, or can lead to lager problems.

(2)   What to keep:  VII of Swords

Keep your plans and determination close.  You do you.  Let that individuality shine!  Set your goals and follow through.  Just be careful you don’t also keep the isolation and suspicion that also come with this card.

(3)  What personally affects you:  The Chariot

Control of your life, situations, moods, and thoughts.  Focus is on-point and should help to guarantee your success.

Also movement – both personally, for travel, and in life, such as moving or career change.

(4)   What is starting:  VIII of Cups

A change of situation; may positive or negative.  May mean new households and/or marriages.  Hopefully, these changes can be met without stress or strain.  Also allows for seeing and recognizing patterns.

(5)  What to let go:  Knight of Pentacles

Work, sleep, work, sleep; it’s time to break the habit.  Since it signified the work that goes into applying one-self, this may also signify, if you have been hunting, obtaining a job or promoting before the new moon.

(6)   What affects the world around you:  The Tower

Massive forces working around you, may end up disrupting the status-quo of the world around you.  Be conscious of what is happening and it may help you to avoid some serious unhappy events.  Tempers are sensitive, emotions may run high.  The Tower leads to some chaos before the change – it can be exciting, or terrifying.

You may be cut loose from a situation you are unhappy with.  It may be disorienting and unexpected, but new opportunities can await!

 (7)  Lesson to learn:  The Heirophant

Express your beliefs outwardly without fear or shame.  Be careful how much voice you give to your inner critic – that guy’s a jerk!  Do not be too quick to adhere to tradition – you may need to be able to bend slightly to survive.

Weekly Reading, thru March 17th

Another reading with the amazing Wooden Tarot deck.  For the energies during the upcoming week.

Meanings of the cards included may be both traditional and intuitive.

Counter-clockwise from the top: overall influence, work, love, and play.

Overall influence: Page of Blooms

Let loose inner child.  Play, dream, have fun.  You’ve been too serious. 

Work: God of Blooms

Intuition speaking.  Opportunity abundance, and satisfaction are yours if you are willing to reach out and take them.  Promotions, new hiring, new enjoyment of your job, or even recognizing that your happiness lies elsewhere.

Love: V of Bones

Feeling insecure this week?  Seek help if you need to; reach out!  You are worthy of love.

Play: V of Stones

Get your game on! Some healthy competition is good for you.  You have something to offer.  But be careful of tipping over any arguments.  It’s supposed to be fun, remember?

Midweek Madness

 

A midday reading while feeling a bit foggy.  The weather is nice, everything is going well, I just feel…off.  It’s hard to describe.

Seeking clarity, I started shuffling (almost a meditative thing for me now) and I LOVE using this deck for that.  It’s a mini-deck called The TaRat.

SO.  STINKING.  CUTE.

Top two are what’s bugging, middle is what the next steps are, bottom is the end result.

What’s bugging? The Chariot & Page of Wands

The need for movement and transportation, the will to express.  Feeling stifled in communication and enthusiasm.  Craving new experiences and learning.

I want to move up at work.  I want to be passionate about what I do at work and at home.  That was pretty blatantly accurate.

Next steps?  Strength & V of Cups

Change is coming.  Be cognizant of physical appearance.  A show of courage, determination, or physical presence may be necessary.  Work towards self improvement.  New experiences or challenges will draw you out.  Be cautious the instability does not cause too much anxiety.

Holy shit.  I’m not sure I’m ready for this.  Be careful what you ask for I guess.

End results?  The Hermit & VIII of Swords

Think where you are and where you want to go, focus on what you’re trying to accomplish.  Your attitude will affect everything.  Find yourself in awe during this new journey for knowledge.  You may need to accept some restrictions.  Avoid other people’s problems.  While you may end up walking this path mostly alone, you will still find the people you need. 

Success but lots of work.  I’ve never shied away from that.  I tend to be more secluded anyway, so I don’t worry about that aspect.  I actually find learning new things to be a lot of fun, so I’m hopeful that’s where this is headed!