The Seven of Cups says “make up your f*&king mind already!” You tell yourself you are contemplating things but really you just don’t want to make a commitment to anything.
Choices, choices, choices! If you choose the cup with the sexy fairy you can’t choose the one with the beckoning castle. But you need not see things this way.
By going down a certain path, more options will present themselves – there are no dead ends here. Making a choice will not close as many doors as you think. Be bold today and make a concrete decision – you won’t regret it!
We’ve all been there before. You ask a question, draw a Tarot card and low and behold the Tarot card you choose makes absolutely no f#*king sense.
What to do? It can be tempting to just reshuffle and redo the reading, but chances are the second reading won’t make any sense either….and you will feel like you kind of cheated.
Yesterday I did a three card Tarot reading for myself regarding launching my new Life Purpose Coaching services. I asked for insight into what my potential clients deepest concerns and needs were. The three cards I got were:
Hanson-Roberts Tarot
At first, I wasn’t sure what to make of this miserable trio. The Knight of Pentacles made a bit of sense, but the Seven of Swords and Five of Pentacles had me confused.
I was about to walk away from the reading, but then I remembered a technique that I mentioned in a previous blog post about “encore cards”….
If a Tarot card does not make sense in the context of the reading/question, notice which symbol your attention is drawn to first. Then, ask yourself what that symbol means to you.
When I did this for the Seven of Swords, my gaze was drawn to the little birds flying in the sky (which is weird since its the least obvious thing in the card!). To me, these birds represent having a “bird’s eye view” and understanding the big picture and how things connect.
The snowflakes in the Five of Pentacles jumped out at me and in my opinion they represent uniqueness and understanding one’s unique gifts and talents. Suddenly, these cards were making total sense in the context of my Life Coaching question!
After I had this epiphany, the traditional card meanings made complete sense as well – Seven of Swords was trying to tell me that my potential clients would need help with making thoughtful, practical plans.
The Five of Pentacles was showing me that overcoming “poverty thinking” would be a theme and the Knight of Pentacles was displaying the importance of moving forward with deliberate intention and thoughtfulness.
Now it’s your turn! Think back to the last time you did a Tarot reading that left you scratching your head. If you remember what card(s) you got, recreate the spread and try this technique. Or…simply ask a question, draw a card and intend for it not to make any sense – then you can test out this Tarot trick! 😉
Feel free to share your results in the comments below!!!
Today’s Oracle card, Beauty’s Truth is all about the importance of sensuality in your daily life. Pay attention to your five senses today – really taste your food, smell the air, listen to beautiful music and delight in being totally present!
Be a total hedonist today – buy yourself fresh flowers, read a trashy novel in the bath (instead of vacuuming) and eat something sinfully delicious for dinner.
Pleasure seekers get a bad rap, but enjoyment of life and feeling good is the best way to truly transform this planet.
Be playful today, like the pink fairy on this card – and delight in your innate sensuality. Your not being selfish, you are helping bring more joy and cheer to the world, starting with yourself!
In the comments below, tell me ONE joyful/sensual thing you are going to do today….
Today’s Tarot card is the Ten of Wands and it here to tell you to lighten up and stop taking on more responsibility than you need to!
You may feel crushed by the weight of “society”, but know that it is mostly you who is piling all this pressure on. Your best self will not shine through if you are feeling limited and exhausted by all those tedious daily tasks. Time for a break!
If you have a guilt complex you may feel like you need to be busy in order to be “good” – or that unless your work is hard and stressful, you are lazy and therefore a bad person. This is total BS!
The Ten of Wands is here to tell you that you are taking on more than is necessary. The world will not collapse if you stop doing everything and taking care of everyone. Give yourself permission to play hooky today 😉
Today’s Oracle card message is Visualization and it is a reminder of the power of visualizing our goals and desires.
If there is something that you would like to have, do or be, visualize it happening – notice what it feels like, looks like and tastes like. Create a clear, shimmering picture of your dreams realized.
Doing this for just a couple minutes a day will lift your energy, which is the first step in creating major shifts in your life. Remember that everything that is created was first imagined and visualized – in fact, visualization is creation on the etheric plane!
Are you ignoring a golden opportunity? Today’s Tarot card, the Four of Cups, suggest you might be! Your expectations may be very high, which is good, but don’t forget to look beyond appearances.
Something that might seem totally boring could actually turn out to be a delicious experience! So if you find yourself feeling a bit closed off to people or to trying new things, loosen up a bit.
Something will be presented to you today and you will be tempted to turn away or just ignore it – but look again, think twice and don’t be so quick to say “NO!” this time.
The Eight of Swords has appeared because you may find yourself in the thick of self sabotage today. Self defeating thoughts may threaten to overwhelm you, keeping you blind to reality. Remember that things are not really how they seem when you are in a negative mindset.
If you find yourself feeling helpless, down in the dumps or even just confused, your task today is to pinpoint the negative thought (or thoughts) causing you stress and find a way to turn those thoughts around.
Those negative thoughts don’t need to exist – they are no more a reflection of reality than your positive thoughts. Take the time to question your thoughts: are they really true? How might they be untrue? How might the opposite of those miserable thoughts be true?
As you unravel your limiting thoughts and beliefs, the veil will lift and you will become truly free.
Today’s Tarot card is the Six of Wands, from the Paulina Tarot deck. You’ll be going places today, so hold onto your hat!
The message today is that you are moving onward and upward. Any goals you set today will be well within your reach. The Six of Wands is all about making progress and feeling a sense of achievement from your hard work and efforts. Lap up any praise or compliments that others give to you today….sure it’s a bit ego-centered, but who cares?
If you are feeling like a bit of a loser today, start by making small goals that you know you can achieve. Once you have achieved those, your energy will have shifted and you will find it easier to start setting and reaching bigger, bolder goals. So prepare for lift off!!!
On Monday I became a Certified Angel Card Reader and to celebrate I am offering 7 reading spots for those who would like an Angel card reading about manifesting more prosperity and abundance in their lives. I am currently on a break from doing private readings, however I feel so excited about doing Angel readings right now that I felt I needed to take a break from my break 😉 Click here for more info.
The Nine of Swords has appeared today to tell you to stop worrying! That only makes things worse!!! You need to get it together and put things in perspective today.
Even if your worst fear manifested, chances are it would not be as awful as anticipating that fear. The guy in this card is looking up at the sky with dread and thinking oh no, here it comes, here it comes!
This card is all about learning to manage your thoughts. Your thoughts create your feelings and together, these are what create your reality in many ways. So its important for you to master your thoughts and what better way to do this than create situations for yourself so you can “practice” this.
There are many different ways to manage your negative or fearful thoughts. I have found The Work of Byron Katie to be quite helpful, as well as Tapping.
