Month: August 2018

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Tarot Card Reading of the Week – August 12, 2018

When I read for people, I read on any cards that fall out during shuffling. I believe those cards are messages spirit wants us to know in some way.  While I was shuffling for this reading, a card jumped out. So, being true to how I read for others, I’m going to read on it.

The Queen of Pentacles upright.  This can be an earth sign (Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo) woman over 35. It doesn’t have to be.  Pentacles are all about money and resources, finances and job.  This is homemaker woman.  She’s very money savvy, very good at keeping the home in working and running order. She finds the time to bake the cookies, put dinner on the table, go to her spin class, do all the laundry, set up the meals for the week…you get the idea. If you don’t have kids or a household to run, this is just a sense of having it together. Your home and/or career/money life in order.

The card of the recent past is the Three of Cups upright.  A party or a celebration.  Going out with friends. Maybe toasting to a new engagement or baby or graduation or housewarming.  But the idea is going out with others, celebrating a happy occasion and enjoying yourself.

The card of the present is the Six of Pentacles upright.  Give and take.  Specifically with money or your time or energy.  Or anything else you value as much as money.  But that sense of balance.  When to give (and who to give to) and when to take (and who to take from).

The future card is the Five of Pentacles upright.  A sense of poverty and being left out in the cold.  Again, with regard to money or finances or your job/career. Or with anything. This card has the energy of lack. Not having enough. And being unable to find help for yourself.  Interesting thing about this card is that it shows a church with stained glass windows illuminated. Help is right there.  Yes, in the spiritual sense, but also as a place to go for shelter. To get out from the cold.   To find light and warmth. But the people in the card can’t see it. Or…are making the decision to not go inside.  So be mindful of what help is available around you. Because it’s likely right there for you – maybe because of pride or ego (or a host of other reasons) you are choosing to not get help and find refuge and comfort.   So the poverty and isolation is on you at that point.

This week could be focused on money or your job. The pentacles cards seem to suggest that.  Some weeks the focus is on relationships, or health, or our spiritual evolution…or money. So flow with this.  A focus in this area of your life is there for a reason. Try to learn the lesson.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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The Element of Water…

A symbol of emotions and sensitivity, the element of water is about relationships and feelings. This element is associated with water sign astrological signs – Pisces, Scorpio, Cancer.  It’s also associated with the suit of cups in the traditional tarot.

If you have a lot of water in your natal chart, you may be an empath. Or more empathetic than most people.  These individuals can be more sensitive all around – which I’m sure they would agree is a blessing and a curse. These signs are also often associated with psychic and intuitive ability. And healing.  Of course, that doesn’t mean that if you are a fire sign (as an example), you can’t have intuitive gifts.  One of my best psychic friends is an Aries.  It just lends itself to being more “open” and being a natural healer.

I find it interesting that a lot of people who have water (or a lot of water) in their natal chart are naturally drawn to water. They may engage in water sports (swimming, for example), or like to vacation in places by the water.  Even things as seemingly mundane as enjoying baths can also be a hallmark that some of these people share.   Water is all about our feelings and our emotions.  Think of all the examples in life where water is used to “wash clean” or “wash anew.”  Baptism, for example, or washing of the feet that a lot of Catholics and Christians may practice around Easter.   Even taking a shower.  Washing away impurity…making clean. Making new.

A very easy daily ritual you can partake in is to envision the shower water literally washing away all the negativity, all the emotional dirt and grime you may have collected or been around (I think negativity and toxicity can stick to us if we’re around a lot of people or situations that are like this) that day.  Or, if it’s first thing in the morning, cleansing your aura so that you can begin the day anew in the spiritual sense.

Epsom/sea salt baths are also a great way to cleans yourself of negativity.   Salt by itself is wonderful for protection and “pulling out or away” negativity.  This is also why being in the ocean can be healthy and spiritually cleansing and awakening.  The sea water draws out toxins and the water alone can calm and cleanse.  You can stand on the shore and every time a wave comes up to your feet or legs, as it pulls away, imagine it pulling away your problems or worries. Or if you have a specific problem or worry, imagine the ocean taking it away.

If you find yourself drawn to water, it may be for more spiritual reasons.  Maybe you need or want more emotion or sensitivity in your life.  Or within a certain relationship.  If you fear water or just don’t really like it, is it that you also fear being overcome by emotion? Do you also tend to shy away from deep, committed relationships for fear of becoming too emotionally attached?  Water can sustain life and can give nourishment and cleanse. But it can also drown and essentially destroy.

Water is far and away my most favorite element.  I have a lot of Scorpio in my chart, so I guess it makes sense.  In the coming days or weeks, spend some time with the idea of the element of water and what it means for you.  What about it appeals to you and what turns you away.  And why.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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The Suit of Swords…

The traditional tarot is divided up into four suits: swords, cups, fire and earth. Each suit corresponds to a particular astrological grouping, and a specific type of energy.

The suit of Swords corresponds to air signs in western astrology – Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. And just like air individuals, this suit is about the mind. It’s about intellect and thoughts and communication.

The court cards are often read to be actual people. Although, sometimes, they can also represent the energies that these people may possess or exhibit. Read upright, these people are generally expressive and good communicators. They don’t mince words. They say what they mean and mean exactly what they say. They’re also intelligent.

Reversed, these individuals can use words to cut. To be mean, to harm. They may also speak before thinking. And can be prone to malicious gossip.

Just like we all have aspects of many astrological signs (you can see this in your birth chart), we also all exhibit aspects of all the suits. In this case, communicating effectively and intelligently.

Be open to what calls you….

OracleIndigo

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Tarot Card Reading of the Week – August 5, 2018

The card of the recent past energy (that which we are leaving) is the Nine of Wands upright.  This is a card of suspicion and not trusting. It’s also a battle tested and battle weary card.  You may have recently gone through something that truly tested you. So you’re tired, but also defensive.

The card of the present energy (what is around you as you are reading this or that you will soon enter) is the Six of Wands reversed. A fall from grace.  If you once had the respect and admiration of those around you, something may have happened (or may soon happen) that will cause that admiration to fade. This is also a card of victory and winning (when upright). So reversed, it can indicate a block or delay to achieving that victory and the admiration of others.  Just because it’s blocked now, doesn’t mean it will stay blocked forever.  Energy is always shifting…

The future card is the Nine of Swords reversed. This card can indicate trauma or something that really has you worried. Up at night worried or “in your head” worried.  The reversed meaning is similar to the upright meaning – in that it’s all about significant distress and mental anguish. But when it’s reversed, as it is here, it can indicate a desire to change that.  When it’s upright you may be so caught up in it that you don’t see a way out or don’t realize there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  When the card is reversed…you do. You realize you don’t have to remain in this dark place forever and that you don’t want to. And that you’re going to take steps to get out.

I drew another card because, let’s be honest, these cards weren’t the best and brightest to get. And that card is the Eight of Wands upright.  A much better card, this can indicate communication and action. Positive action. Something moving in a positive direction.  It’s also sometimes called the “arrows of love” card. So it’s possible that the communication or thing that is moving in a good direction is related to a relationship in some way.  So now we know that all this suspicion and fall from grace and worry isn’t for nothing.  It may be what is needed to spur on the action and forward movement of something.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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The Elements – Air

Another way to think of elements is in terms of energy.  There are typically four elements (or energies) we think of in terms of spiritual practice.  There is a fifth – that of “spirit.”  But four primary ones: air, water, earth and fire.

Air corresponds to the “air” signs in western astrology – Libra, Gemini and Aquarius.  The suit of swords in the traditional tarot also corresponds to the element (and the signs) of air.  It is about intellect and the mind.  Communication and words. Thinking and thoughts.

If you resonate with this element, you may find yourself drawn to wind.  Sensitive to subtle changes in wind direction or in breeze. Or you may just like the way the wind picks up before a storm. Incense is a typical representation of this element to have on your altar if you like to have all of them present.

Some say if you find yourself drawn to a particular element, it can represent an area or a dynamic you resonate with.  Or, a particular area you need to focus on. You may find that at certain times in your life, your attention or focus is drawn to one element over another.  Or that you always seem to resonate with one or two throughout your lifetime.

I’m a Libra sun (I also have Pluto in Libra, and Mercury in Libra).  So part of me has always been drawn to air. And wind. And the mind.  I also have a lot of water in my chart (Scorpio rising, North Node in Scorpio, Uranus in Scorpio, Mars in Cancer, Lilith in Pisces) – so I’m also drawn to water.

An easy way to work with the elements is to follow the signs the moon is in or the sign the sun is in. If it’s in an air sign, work with that element throughout the month (or moon cycle).  Meditate on it and see what it reveals. You may be surprised…

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo