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Fear & Feels | TT 5

A Message from the Tarot:

November 23, 2021 ~ The Tarot of the Divine

Nine of Swords

Ouch.  Nine of Swords reveals that we may have heeded toxic advice in the past that has brought about a negative consequence. (Where can we see that in the world? 🙄) This has resulted in you punishing yourself. Why did I do that? Why did I listen to that person? Why didn’t I do this instead? 

Clarity may be absolutely absent as we relent to cruel questioning of ourselves, our desires, our decisions. We may be filled with regret or a yearning for a different outcome. Your mind feels as foggy as the air in the image of this card. Dark, dank mist swirls around the oracle as she reveals her chilling prophecy.

From this place of doubt comes further indecisiveness. You may feel drawn to two or more different perspectives, choices, or viewpoints. You may be beating yourself for making the “wrong” decision in the past and you’re worried about making another “wrong” decision in the future. 

The Tarot of the Divine reveals the legend of Oedipus in the Nine of Swords. In particular, the moment that the king finds out that his son, Oedipus, will one day kill him. In learning this information, the king is tormented and separates himself from his son in hatred. Instead of raising his son with love to prevent such an action, his fear (and resulting actions) creates the truth of the prophecy. 

You may feel stricken with anxiety, terror, nightmares, obsession or even sleeplessness. The energy of the world mirrors your internal condition as we continue to bring our greatest fears into reality. Great disease, tragedy, controlling measures, loss of freedoms, and environmental destruction cover our planet. Our fear and anxiety causes us to withdraw, wishing for a different outcome, but only performing actions that increase the damage. 

Stop. Breathe. Recovery is possible with acceptance and letting go of our uncontrolled desire for things to be different than they are. With patient acceptance, we can change our fate this moment forward. We can release our fears that the future will be the same as the past – if only we can learn in this moment. Breathe. Be sure, when the time to make the decision has come, you choose out of love and wisdom and never out of fear and hatred. 

Journal Questions:

What do you currently regret? What’s replaying in your mind? What do you wish was different? What are you afraid of? What are you actively hating? How can you choose love instead?

What choices are you currently faced with? How do you want to feel in the future? What do you want your life to be like? What fears are you going to release? Can you let go of your desire for a particular outcome? Can you see the best case scenario in all options? How can you believe that everything is working out for your highest good? How can you perceive that things are happening for you and not to you?

You can stop feeling like a victim of circumstances, but it does take some emotional and mental energy to get there. There may be more pain as you close the cycle, but you will open your world to endless possibilities when you have the ability to accept yourself as you are.

Affirmation from Tarot: Mirror of the Soul :

I am loved, simply because I am the way I am.

Gerd Ziegler

A (simple) Message from the Oracle:

The Tear

It’s time to let go. Let go of the pain you’ve been holding onto just to relive the preceding experience. Let go of your fear of vulnerability. Just let go.

Let go physically; let go emotionally. Be vulnerable. Soften the ego. Release the sorrow that no longer serves you. Release what’s keeping you stuck in the energy of hurt. 

Stop beating yourself up. Stop blaming others. Just feel. 

Did you know that even strong emotions last only 90 seconds on average? In reality, a minute and a half can feel like forever. But once you release your pain and suffering, it’s over. It may come in short waves, so it feels like it’s never ending. But it’s only through feeling and acceptance that we can let go and move on.

Let the melody of melancholy run its course, flowing through you. Resist drowning in the murky drama of story-making. Don’t let the narrative override the feeling. Quiet your mind, feel, cry and let go. 

Tarot: Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani
Oracle: The Wild Unknown Archetypes by Kim Krans

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The Sun shines for you | TT 4

A Message from the Tarot:

November 16, 2021 ~ Tarot of the Divine

The Sun

In this deck, Yoshitani illustrates the Sun with the Egyptian Deity, Sun God Ra. He stands in a boat holding a staff; the sun blooms in the sky behind him. A snake, the symbol for transformation, circles its centre. Gulls fly over the trees into the sky. There is an optimistic, hopeful and energetic radiance shining from this card.

Egyptian Sun God Ra proves everything is illuminated with optimism and enthusiasm for the path ahead.

Yoshi Yoshitani, Tarot of the Divine Guidebook

When upright, this card speaks of satisfaction, accomplishment, joy, luck, vitality. What wonderful feelings you must be harbouring at the time you come across this reading! You have let go of doubt and your fear of missing out. You have overcome depression, refusing to see your missed opportunities as failures.

You now have courage to face life as it appears before you, understanding that it is YOU who creates your life. It is your perspective, joy, compassion, the love that you share, that can coax your reality to shift from negative to endlessly positive. Simply by changing your perspective you can see even adverse conditions as the best thing that could possibly happen to you. How can you take advantage of this situation – a small step on the way to achieving your grandest dreams and desires. 

This card does not mean you’re going to make millions on the backs of billions of slaves. This card does not speak of taking advantage of living beings or harming others in order to sustain your vitality. This card speaks to harnessing an optimistic internal compass that guides you ever in the direction of your happiness even when enduring hardships. 

You can try something new without worrying about looking silly. People’s opinion is no loss or gain to your being. Perhaps you can ask someone out without fear of rejection. Perhaps you can apply for a job without thinking “I need to get this or else.” 

The Sun does not change – only the sky does. You cannot control your sky, its clouds, storms, the external appearances you’re facing. But you can control your mindset, attitudes and beliefs so that you can patiently enjoy the journey while you travel to times of ease. Always thinking, I am gaining, never losing. 

The Sun card can even represent a feeling of pure ecstasy, creative energy, fulfilled love and happiness. It shines when a person has found their inner light, has discovered a divine wisdom, truth. You no longer rely on someone else to light your fire. You have found the passion within and, you share it with others. 

Suggestion:

Visualize the light and warmth of the Sun in your chest and heart. For the next few days, remind yourself several times daily that the sun is shining in and through you. 

Gerd Ziegler, Tarot: Mirror of the Soul

Tarot: Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani

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The End is the Beginning | TT 3

A Message from the Tarot:

The Tarot of the Divine – November 9, 2021

Eight of Wands

As things get colder outside, you are prepared to warm yourself with the fire of your passion and creativity. Even though recent energies have been chaotic, challenging and even lonely for some, life has given you an opportunity to organize yourself – especially around the things that are important. Right now you are either in a place to put things in order or you are finally experiencing a flow to your work.

The Eight of Wands reflects not just your determination and drive, but your ability to master it through action. When you get organized and put effort into accomplishing the details of your goals, you will see how far you can go. It is important at this time not to get too bogged down with the details but to keep the larger picture in mind. When it comes to your work, jobs and ambition, the eight is a great card to see. Though this card deals with our creativity energies, it remains unemotional as it’s more about our efforts towards external accomplishment and not our inner world.

In this deck, we see the North American Lenape Legend illustrated representing quick decisive actions. The crow on the card makes some self-sacrifice as his wings are singed while he flies to deliver warmth to the cold earth below. It is important to remember that your temporary sacrifice in the name of your passions that inspire others will pay off immensely – both for yourself and for the people you touch with your kindness and creations. 

Take advantage of this energy and your momentum to experience the excitement and results this journey will bring. 

Journal Questions:

What have you been working on that is finally coming together? Where are you seeing the fruits of your labours? What sacrifices have you made to pursue your dreams? How has this freed you from previous limiting beliefs? What’s next? 

A Message from the Oracle:

The Wild Unknown Archetypes – November 9, 2021

The Dead End

Wow! This card feels like such a contrast to the Eight of Wands energy of movement. Is it a warning or a prophecy? Or is it actually the doorway through which your efforts are carrying you?

I believe this card will speak to different readers in different ways. For some, the appearance of a dead end will make us question the path we are on. If we have put much work into something and we come up against the same obstacles we always have, those that make us feel like turning back and giving up, perhaps we should question what it is that we actually want from this journey. What are we doing in the same way that is no longer working for us? How are we letting the darkness of our path overshadow its important meaning? 

For others, the dead end is an illusion. The knot of black branches and thorns is but a shadow. There is light behind, and we can reach it if we do not let the negativity or naysaying of others hold us back. There is but one hand blocking our way. It speaks not with words, but with actions. If we use our creativity, we may easily move around this block to a new place.

For all, we should remember that each end is actually a beginning. Life remains cyclical, and there is no point to fighting cycles of birth, death and rebirth. Instead, we can strive to understand them and take advantage of the opportunity to make meaning with what we are given. Should you continue to strive to accomplish your goals through your creativity, determination and drive, you must be prepared to say goodbye to the things no longer serving you and be prepared to welcome “Life’s Beginning.” Pay strong attention to what happens at the moment you accept the ending. Feel the relief. 

Today’s Reminder:

Note that in most stories and movies the moment the protagonist reaches The Dead End, something riveting happens. You are the protagonist.

Kim Krans, The Wild Archetypes Guide Book

Go deeper:

Tarot: Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani
Oracle: The Wild Unknown Archetypes by Kim Krans