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Tarot Card Reading for the Week – July 1, 2018

The card of the past energy (the energy you are leaving) is the Seven of Pentacles upright.  Waiting to see if hard work and energy is worth it. What sort of harvest it’s going to yield for you.  You’ve planted the seeds, done the work and put in the time. Now you’re waiting.

The card in the present energy is the Seven of Wands upright.  Two upright “seven” cards in a row, in one reading.  This card is about holding your ground. And that ground is the high ground, so you have the upper hand. Any struggle you are going through, is a struggle you can handle. So hang in there, you got this.

The future card is Strength reversed. A major arcana card – so it’s meaning and message is significant. Or can speak to significant events or energy. Not realizing your own inner power. This is not a card of brute, physical force. It’s about the inner perseverance and determination we associate with “inner strength.” We all have it.  Sometimes we lose sight of it or don’t call upon it. So you either have lost sight of it or you aren’t calling upon it.  Do both. You have this within you – you just need to dig deep and find it.

There’s a lot of intense energy out there. There are a lot of planets retrograde. Mercury will join the party a little later in July.  So go easy with yourself. And with others. We’re all going through it, in one way or another.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Tarot Card Reading of the Week – June 24, 2018

The card in the past energy (that which you are leaving) is The Hanged Man upright.   This is NOT a card of action. It’s a card of inaction. Suspended action.  It’s a card of observing before acting.  It can also be a card of viewing something from a different perspective.  A different angle.

The card in the present energy is the Page of Pentacles reversed. Pages can be children under 10-12 or people who act like children. They can be earth sides (Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn).  Pages are also messengers. So this is a slow moving energy.  Plodding.  It can be a message about money or career or resources or finances that isn’t a particularly good message. Something isn’t developing or moving along the way you’d like it to or fast enough for you.  Like a promised raise that never seems to really happen. Or a promotion that keeps being promised to you but is never truly given to you. It can also be an earth sign person being….slow and difficult.  Think of a moody child who is refusing to hurry up with anything.  And yes…adults can certainly behave like this.  Trust me.

The future card is the Seven of Wands reversed. Feeling overwhelmed by something.  Feeling like you aren’t “on top of it” or that you don’t have it under control. Or that you’re losing higher ground. This could be related to that pentacle issue above (with work, career or money) or something else entirely.

Mars goes retrograde in a few days.  So we are all going to be called on to count to ten and take a few slow deep breaths.  It’s also not an ideal time to charge ahead with new ideas. Or to charge ahead thinking forcing your way through things is going to make it happen. It likely won’t happen.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Discomfort…

Just reading that word can make you uncomfortable.  It can manifest in physical pain or in emotional pain.  And it is one of the most power indicators and motivators of human behavior.  By our very nature, we want to avoid discomfort. Physical pain as well as emotional hurt. Just the memory of a certain event or words spoken can be enough to take us back to that moment in time…and we do anything to avoid it. To escape it.

And escape can take many forms.  Substance abuse is an all-too-common way people try to escape discomfort.  Self-medicting to numb physical pain or to help us escape our own minds and thoughts.  Some people over-spend, live beyond their means, thinking that surrounding themselves with things will distract them from their own thoughts. Their own surrounds and their own life.  Some people exercise too much. Breaking down their own bodies – the idea that if they can create a physical pain, it may distract them from the emotional pain they’re refusing to deal with.  Or just to literally “run away” from things.

Some people find themselves literally living their lives in endless circles.  They experience an uncomfortable thing, they do something to avoid it or not deal with it, it works for a little while, then another uncomfortable thing will happen (because in life, there are lots of uncomfortable things), and they go right back to the thing they were doing to avoid the first uncomfortable thing. It becomes a vicious cycle of escape and avoidance.

These things (and countless others) work. That’s what makes these things so dangerous.  But they only work in the short term.  Nothing will help the body or the soul or the mind heal faster and more effectively than by truly dealing with it.  Going through it. Not avoiding it.

One of our main purposes in this life (if not the only purpose) is for our soul to evolve.  Which means, grow. There are lessons to learn and life will keep pitching those fast balls until we learn the lesson. If you find yourself saying, why me?  Or why does this always happen to me? Why do I always meet these kinds of people…there’s a lesson the universe is trying to teach you that you aren’t learning. Once you learn it, those recurrences will stop.

So if you find yourself repeating the same cycle when it comes to how you cope with discomfort – you’re likely not learning the lesson.  In the traditional tarot, The Devil is a card associated with vice. That which controls us.  It can be drugs and alcohol, risky relationships, money, fame, attention from others, over-indulgence in any form.  Interestingly, this card is associated with Capricorn, ruled by Saturn.  I suppose that makes sense – Saturn is the task-master planet that is all about responsibility and restriction and life lessons.  What better energy to deal with vice.

If you can’t bear to be without it, or bear to stop it, if you can actually feel a palpable discomfort at the idea of not being able to reach for it or do it…it’s likely a vice.  What is controlling you.  And you can never be in control of yourself or your life or the fulfillment of your soul’s quest if something else is controlling you.  I’ve met people who get physically fidgety and edgy and angry if you take their phone away.  They’ve become so controlled by having their cell phone and by social media that they can barely manage to be without it for any stretch of time. Even mere minutes.

Want to know what controls you?  Give it up.  Stop doing it. Stop going back to it.  That old relationship you keep running back to, the bottle, the likes on Facebook.  Buying things you don’t need on Amazon. Be uncomfortable.  Feel discomfort. It probably won’t kill you. As the saying goes, if it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger. And that’s true. As a marathon runner, I can say that you don’t train to not feel pain during the marathon…you train to tolerate the pain.  So when it sneaks up on you, you know how to handle it and how to deal with it.  But you don’t train to avoid it altogether.  Because it’s the making it past the pain that makes the completion of the race so sweet and ultimately worth it. Conquering discomfort. Conquering your own mind and your own thoughts.

Discomfort is a helluva teacher.  One of the best you’ll ever have. If you allow it to teach you what it wants you to learn. If you allow yourself to feel discomfort.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tarot Reading of the Week – June 17, 2018

The card in the past energy is the Ten of Pentacles reversed.  Concern over financial stability.  Maybe not feeling like you have it now and fearing that you never will. Upright, this is about finally having that freedom of having all your bills paid (or, being able to pay them with ease). Or having enough money saved for retirement and enjoying life. Reversed, as it is here, it’s a lack to it. It’s concern over it not being there now and perhaps never being there.  This can sometimes present if you’ve been let go from a job or if you’ve recently had a round of expansive bills that came out of nowhere that deplete your savings. Or just cause you some worry.

The card in the present energy is the Ace of Wands upright. Aces starts  suit so they’re all about a new beginning to something. The suit of wands is all about creative endeavors, and the things you’re passionate about.  Not in a romantic way, but in a “life’s calling” kind of way. So there could be a brand new start to something in your life that not only excites you but truly calls to you.  Maybe a hobby or pastime.  Or maybe something completely new to you that you find really engaging.   A great card that can suggest an exciting time ahead.

The future card is the Eight of Cups upright. Walking away from an emotional situation. Leaving an emotional situation behind. Most likely, a relationship of some sort. The suit of cups is all about relationships and emotions and feelings. We often think of walking away from something as negative or sad. But if we’re leaving something for something much better, it’s not that bad after all. So whatever it is that you’re walking away from, keep in mind that it’s for something better.  Something more fulfilling.  The card after this is the Nine of Cups upright – which is the “wish fulfillment” card. So you’re leaving this….for something that truly fulfills you.

The week may start with some financial concerns, but it ends with something exciting and dynamic. A new start to something because you walk away from something that no longer serves you.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Cosmic Correspondence – Summer Solstice and Neptune Retrograde

June 18 is the day of the summer solstice (in the northern hemisphere).  The official start of summer.  A shift in seasons and a shift in energy.  It’s also the time of Gemini which is an intellectual, flirty, chatty air sign.  Light and easy energy.  Exactly what we associate with summer.

There are ways we usher in the shift in seasons – probably without even thinking about it.  We wear certain things (lighter fabrics, certain colors), our skin and hair routines may change to accommodate the high humidity and heat, we may put our indoor plants outside to enjoy the sunshine.  And the list of “spiritual” things you can do to herald this new season is endless.  You can buy a white pillar candle and light it for an hour every evening during the summer season. You can make your own summer solstice incense for the season. Or buy a specific fragrance that you only burn during the summer months.  If there are certain crystals you associate with summer, you can bring them out of hiding and display them. Or buy some jewelry (it doesn’t all have to expensive) and wear it more often in the summer.

Likewise, Neptune is going to be going retrograde on this date until November 24.  It’s forming a trine (a good aspect) with Jupiter and Mercury.  This can bring to our attention the thing (or things, plural) we are trying to escape from in our lives. Or in our heads.  Neptune is associated with the underworld, and it’s all about escapism.  Not really dealing head-on with uncomfortable dynamics or issues in our lives or in ourselves.  So those things for us could be brought to our attention.  And, as always, the fastest way out is through. So instead of trying to run from issues or escape from things….it’s always best to deal with it.  Then and only then can you really conquer it and progress forward.

This is also a good time to get in touch with your own spirituality. Or your spiritual path. This can be as simple as starting a new ritual you incorporate into your life. On a daily basis or a weekly basis or monthly. Perhaps synced up with the moon cycles.  Or it can also be you just figuring out what spirituality means for you. How that word “spirituality” resonates.

We also have Jupiter retrograde in Scorpio and Mars is soon to go retrograde at the end of June as well.  Some shifting energy ahead for all of us.  Find some time to get quiet and centered and figure out how the upcoming changes will manifest for you.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Tarot Reading of the Week – June 10, 2018

The card in the past position is the Page of Cups reversed.  Possibly a water sign energy here (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces), possibly a child under 10 or 12.  Also a messenger because pages are messengers. This can be an emotionally immature energy.  Lots of crying and guilting.  It can also be a message that broke your heart or emotionally hurt you.  A good energy to be leaving.

The card in the present energy is the Five of Pentacles upright. Feeling abandoned or left out in the cold.  Alone and possibly lacking resources – like money.   So this can be a card of poverty – either with regard to finances or emotions.

The future card is the Queen of Swords upright.  She can be an air sign female over 35 (Libra, Gemini or Aquarius), but she doesn’t have to be.  So if this isn’t an actual person around you, it’s the energy of the card. She is a straight shooter. She says what she means and means what she says.  You don’t walk away from a conversation or an interaction with her wondering what she really meant. You know what she meant because she came out and told you. In no uncertain terms.  So if you’ve been struggling with communication or expressing yourself, this card indicates that may be a thing of the past. Finding your voice and not being afraid to express yourself. Now this is an energy that is nice to move into.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Tarot Card Reading of the Week – June 3, 2018

The card in the past position is the Nine of Pentacles upright. This is an independent energy. It’s about being financially stable all by yourself. If you’ve started a new business, it’s going well. Or it will begin to go well if this is something you recently started.  It’s a card about standing on your own and being perfectly okay with it. Not just in an emotional way, but also in a financial way.  You can finance yourself, and you’re very comfortable doing so.

In the present energy is the King of Cups reversed.  This can be a water sign male (Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio) over 35. But it doesn’t have to be.  When water people present reversed, it’s about emotional manipulation.  So if it’s not a person that you are dealing with directly, it’s just an energy around you.  A manipulative energy.  Be mindful of this.

The future card is the Five of Swords upright. It’s about winning…but at a cost. I like to think of this like you and your friends all applying for a promotion at work and you get it.  Which is great, more money, a better position, on and on. But in the process of getting the promotion, you lose some friends over it.   So it’s winning and also losing something by winning.  Sometimes this is just part of the package when it comes to attaining certain things or evolving.  Don’t let it get to you. What is meant for you (friendships, promotions, money, tangible material things…whatever) will never pass you by.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Tarot Card Reading of the Week – May 27, 2018

The card in the past position is the Knight of Swords upright. Knights are about movement and action and this knight is a fast moving one. He’s about communication and words and the mind. So some communication may have come your way. You also could have realized that you want to take a different spin on things intellectually.  A different way of thinking about something.

The card in the present position is the Queen of Pentacles upright.  Perhaps an earth sign (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) female over 35, but not necessarily. This energy is about being financially savvy and a good homemaker. A very grounded and stable energy.

The future card is the Page of Wands reversed. Pages can be children or people who act like children.  They are also messengers.  Because the wands correspond to fire signs (Sagittarius, Aries, Leo), this card reversed can indicate an actual child (or adult acting like a child) who has a temper.  Anger and angry outbursts.  Or it could be some message of some sort that is either received or given in an angry way.

Every card that presented or this weeks reading is a court card – so it could be that there are a lot of people around you or events directly related and concerning people.  With a full moon on May 29, 2018 which can usher in a lot of high emotional energy. So be mindful of this going forward.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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“Jumper” Cards…

When I do tarot and oracle card readings, I read on cards that may jump out during shuffling. Sometimes they’ll just flip over during shuffling. Sometimes they literally fly out of the deck and onto the floor.   I believe those cards are messages spirit wants us to pay attention to.  Or, to put it another way, if you can imagine each card having a little personality of its own (an energy of its own), it’s like the card wants you to notice it. “Pick me!! Pick me!! Over here!!! Pay attention to me!”

And if the same card or cards repeatedly jump out, that’s almost definitely a message that you need to pay attention to.  It’s the same with things we may encounter in our everyday lives. Things we may see or hear. If you start noticing a certain thing, pay attention. The universe (God, source, spirit, your angels/guides) is trying to get your attention.  These things can be anything. If you start noticing a certain bird or a certain type or color of vehicle.  If you hear a song everywhere you go all the time or find yourself drawn to something constantly and consistently…that’s not a mistake or a coincidence. That’s the universe speaking to you.

So what does it mean? Well…that’s up to you to figure out.  That’s also the fun part.  Spirit talks to us in a form of charades and it’s up to us to figure out what the symbols and messages mean. You may start to notice that if you see Cardinals and hear Cardinals everywhere you go, you receive a message from somebody you haven’t heard from in a long time. Or if you hear a song constantly, it may mean some unexpected good luck. You’ll start to make the connection – and that’s when the “conversation” starts.  Your own language with your guides and the universe.  Which is pretty cool if nothing else.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo

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Tarot Reading of the Week – May 20, 2018

The card in the past position is the Ten of Swords reversed.  This card shows a man face down in a pool of his own blood with ten swords piercing his back.  So betrayal, pain, suffering, being stabbed in the back.  The good news is that the number ten is the last number in a suit in the traditional tarot. So it can’t get worse, it can only get better.  Even better still is that this card is reversed, so the swords fall out and the wounds can heal.   So there is some regeneration and some healing ahead.

The card in the present is the Three of Swords upright.  Another “pain and suffering” card. This is about emotional heart ache.  Something piercing the heart and causing pain.  So a breakup perhaps.  It’s also a “3” card, so it could mean three people in a relationship or the pain caused by a third party.

The outcome card is the Two of Swords upright.  A choice needs to be made. A decision.  And whatever it is, it’s something “close to your heart.” A woman sits blindfolded with two swords crossed, but the exact place where the swords cross in front of her is where her heart is. So she’s protecting her heart in some way. But a choice needs to be made.

I drew an oracle card from the Wisdom of the Oracle and it is Regeneration.  So rebirth, renewal.  Growth.  All of this pain or this emotional suffering is leading towards rebirth. Perhaps a second chance.  It’s not all for nothing that you’re going through this. And keep in mind that this is a very general reading – it’s not going to resonate with all of you reading this. But for those that it does resonate with – something better is going to come from all of this.

Be open to what calls you…

OracleIndigo