I got a new Tarot deck for Christmas – the Wandering Star Tarot! So I decided to take it for a test drive in this reading…
I’ll be posting my New Years 2022 Forecast Reading in a few days, so stay tuned!
xoxo
Kate
Tarot Reading for Dec 27 – Jan 2 Read More »
For this week’s reading, I’m using the Modern Love Tarot by Ethony Dawn…
Hope you have a nice time over the holidays ♥
xoxo
Kate
Tarot Reading for Dec 20 – 26 Read More »
Welcome to part 10 of my 22 part Tarot Meanings Deep Dive series – each week we explore ONE major arcana card and uncover it’s secrets, symbols and messages.
Today we’re diving into Wheel of Fortune – a card of movement, cycles, change and luck!
Grab your Tarot journal, pen and a mug of something hot and delicious…..
Keywords: change, cycles, ups and downs, good fortune, unpredictability, impermanence, centering
Symbols: wheel, snake (evil), red guy (Hermanubis = good), sphinx = wisdom
Dark side: history repeating itself, good times don’t last forever
Wheel of Fortune reminds us that everything is always in flux, always changing and never permanent. Nothing is EVER forever!
Impermanence doesn’t equal meaninglessness – it’s the opposite. Your current life situation (relationships, job, limitations) are like a bunch of mini portals that will only be open for a limited time. While they are open, certain experiences, learning and growth will be available to you, allowing you to honour and make the most of your current situation.
Journalling Questions:
♥ What is your relationship to change like? When was the last BIG change in your life and how did you handle it?
♥ When you consider the impermanence of everything, how does this effect how you live your life?
The wheel on Wheel of Fortune goes round and round, reminding us that the nature of life is cyclical. Think of the moon phases, seasons and day/night cycles. In life, there are times of prosperity, peace and joy and times of lack, conflict and misery. Life is a series of ups and downs and each go round is an opportunity for growth, learning and wisdom.
Journalling Questions:
♥ Think of a negative change that led to a positive change and vice versa.
♥ What cycles do you experience most often? What have you learned from them?
Being centred within yourself is the key to remaining calm and powerful during all the ups and downs and chaos that life inevitably brings. Being centred allows you to be in the eye of the storm, observing all the action without being swept up in it.
Wheel of Fortune reminds us that if we stay centred, we can face any challenge and make decisions from a place of power, instead of from a place of intensity and fear.
Journalling Questions:
♥ What does being “centred” feel like for you? How do you know when your centred?
♥ What helps you stay centred?
♥ What takes you out of your centre?
Change is constant, nothing is permanent, find your centre so you can be in the world and experience it, without being consumed by it.
Let me know in the comments below…Did you enjoy this exercise? Did you learn anything new about Wheel of Fortune? Or about yourself?
♥ I’m taking a little break from this series for the rest of the month, but I’ll be back in January, ready to dive into Justice!
You can find all my previous Tarot Meanings Deep Dives right here!
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For this week’s reading, I’m using the Tarot of the Sweet Twilight – a super cool and trippy deck that I’ve barely used!
Have a good week 🙂
xoxo
Kate
Tarot Reading for Dec 13 – 19 Read More »
This reading was intense! I’m using the Dark Mansion Tarot here…
Have a good week ♥
xoxo
Kate
Tarot Reading for Dec 6 – 12 Read More »
Welcome to part 10 of my 22 part Tarot Meanings Deep Dive series – each week we explore ONE major arcana card and uncover it’s secrets, symbols and messages.
Today we’re diving into The Hermit – the most introverted card in the whole deck!
Grab your Tarot journal, pen and a hot cup of something good…..
Keywords: Solitude, introspection, wisdom, meditation, expanded consciousness, inner awareness
Symbols: Lantern, mountain peaks, old man, cloak, closed eyes, head down, walking stick
Dark Side: Being too cut off from society, unable to relate to people and interact. Able to get wisdom from within but unable to then share it with the world.
The Hermit has mastered the art of being alone without being lonely. He knows that when he tunes out the hive-like noise of society and clears his mind of chatter, he is able to commune with his soul and higher self.
Journalling Questions:
♥ How comfortable are you being alone? Do you enjoy your own company? How comfy are you being alone, in silence and not doing anything?
♥ How can you create a mini retreat for yourself – to hunker down and converse with your higher self?
The Hermit encourages us to journey inward and explore our consciousness, traversing the universe within and developing inner awareness.
Lantern = light of consciousness, awareness and soul
Head down, eyes closed, cloak = tuning out worldly distractions so he can meet his true self and discover the nature of consciousness.
The willingness to take this inward journey is the difference between wisdom and intelligence – wisdom is intelligence + going inward and consulting the spiritual dimension. Without wisdom (and the spiritual dimension), intelligence will be shallow at best and destructive at worst.
So what happens when we go inward? What do we find? I’ve recently discovered HemiSync, a company that makes guided meditations and music that helps syncronize the left and right hemispheres of the brain, putting you in a deep, meditative state. I’ve finally been having real success in my meditation sessions instead of just sitting there bored out of my skull!
Journalling Questions:
♥ What helps you become more aware of your inner reality (feelings, energy, consciousness, soul)?
♥ Do you make introspection a priority? Or do other things get in the way?
The Hermit reminds us to contemplate our spiritual journey and physical journey (life path) and make them intersect. Discovering how you can express your spiritual path through your physical life is key!
We must be able to root our spiritual selves into our physical reality so that our work in the world is in alignment with our spiritual blueprint.
The Hermit knows how to journey inward and obtain spiritual wisdom and then bring it into the physical, mundane, day to day, Earth plane.
Journalling Questions:
♥ Take time to meditate, journey and contemplate. What insights, wisdom or inspiration did you receive? How can you incorporate it into your day to day life?
The Hermit knows that without wisdom, we are doomed to fail. The only way to access this wisdom is to journey inward and let go of ego. The Hermit is a mediator between the spiritual and physical worlds – and YOU are The Hermit too! All of us can access our inner hermit if we choose to.
When we tune out the noisy, chattering world of form and people’s opinions, we can access deeper states of conscious awareness and journey to the universe within to bring back wisdom and light to share with the world!
Let me know in the comments below…Did you enjoy this exercise? Did you learn anything new about The Hermit? Or about yourself?
♥ Join me next week as I dive into The Wheel of Fortune and give the luckiest card in the Tarot a spin!
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I felt called to use my Terra Qi Goddess Oracle for this reading…
Have a good week ♥
xoxo
Kate
Oracle Card Reading for Nov 29 – Dec 5 Read More »
I’ve been collecting crystals for the past ten years or so. I first discovered the magic of crystals when I took a Reiki class and my Reiki teacher’s home was FULL of them! I’d never really been into crystals before that but I began to appreciate them.
In the video below, I share my collection….
What are your favourite crystals? Which ones do you find yourself drawn to? I’d love to know!
xoxo
Kate
My Crystal Collection! Read More »
For this week’s reading, I’m using the Osho Zen Tarot…
Have a good week 🙂
xoxo
Kate
Tarot Reading for Nov 22 – 28 Read More »
Welcome to part 9 of my 22 part Tarot Meanings Deep Dive series – each week we explore ONE major arcana card and uncover it’s secrets, symbols and messages.
Today we’re diving into Strength to explore how gentleness (the maiden) can relate to wildness (Lion) and how we can face our fears and meet our challenges with gentleness, respect and compassion.
Grab your Tarot journal and pen, pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in….
Keywords: power from within, fortitude, perseverance, gentleness, respect, compassion, taming
Symbols: Lion (a challenge), infinity loop, mountain, maiden (softness), maiden looking into lions eyes (facing one’s fears and challenges)
Dark side: Not honouring your own boundaries and letting others walk all over you, identifying your soft side as “weak”, not understanding where your true power and strength comes from.
Strength represents the power that comes from within as opposed to power gained through outer circumstances or physical strength. A fortitude of the soul. Those who possess this inner power exude a quiet confidence and authority and show respect and compassion toward self and others. These people are calmly rooted in their values and sense of themselves and are not easily manipulated or intimidated.
How does one cultivate this kind of inner strength? By facing one’s fears and loving and respecting others and self.
Journalling Questions:
♥ What fears have you not yet faced? Which one’s are you ready to face?
♥ How can you face your fears AND be gentle and kind to yourself?
♥ Who do you know that possesses this “inner power”? How do you know they have it? How do they treat others?
Strength is about taking a soft, subtle and gentle approach to a challenge. It’s not about forcing your will or whipping anyone or anything into shape. Gentleness is often how we show respect and caring to self and others and Strength recognizes and respects the divine spark in all life – all people, animals, plants and nature.
Strength honours her adversaries and challenges and sees them as opportunities to cultivate more compassion and understanding.
Journalling Questions:
♥ How can you cultivate more respect and compassion for self? For others?
♥ Where in your life are you being harsh, forceful and ungentle? How can you soften your approach?
Sometimes we equate boundaries with being cold, distant and unloving, but Strength knows how to be assertive, stand up for herself and maintain her boundaries yet remain loving, compassionate and respectful. Strength creates her boundaries as a way to honour and respect herself and others.
If self respect and inner power are lacking, setting and maintaining boundaries can be difficult. Strength advises us to set our boundaries from a place of honouring (ourselves and others), as a way to help us be more compassionate and loving.
Journalling Questions:
♥ How do you feel about setting boundaries?
♥ How good are you at maintaining boundaries?
True strength is unassuming. True strength comes from within and it has nothing to do with throwing your weight around or maintaining control over others. Strength is all about mastering the art of taking a soft, gentle and kind approach to challenges. You radiate strength when you have respect and compassion for self and others, are able to face your fears and maintain flexible boundaries.
Let me know in the comments below…Did you enjoy this exercise? Did you learn anything new about Strength? Or about yourself?
♥ Join me next week as I dive into The Hermit and reveal the secrets of the most introverted Tarot card in the deck!
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