Showing posts with label 7 of swords. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7 of swords. Show all posts

12 July 2012

Today's Tarot - 7 of Swords

Have you ever seen any of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies? If you have, remember Captain Jack's compass? The one that didn't point north...it pointed the way to his heart's desire, even if he wasn't fully aware of what that really was.


There are moments when we feel like that compass looks...spinning in all directions not sure what to do next.  Our usual 'compass' just doesn't work. Religion, psychics, tarot cards...nothing seems to help or just can't give the answer we feel like we disparately need. 


Which can mean a couple of things....


Maybe we are asking the wrong question. Maybe we are hanging our happiness on the wrong piece of information.


If you asked Jack Sparrow's compass "which way is north?" you'd get no help whatsoever. If you asked the compass WHAT IS your heart's desire...nothing. Ask it WHERE is your heart's desire...viola! A very precise answer is in your hands.


Psychics and Tarot work a little like Jack Sparrows compass. It can help...it can give you very valuable guidance, but only if you are able to understand the limitations and strengths its guidance can give. 


Asking what another person is thinking, or feeling or what they will do is like asking the movie compass which way is north...it just can't give that information, even though it has been made to look like something that can. Jack's compass was made to look like something that could show you which way is north, but it can't. Movies, tv, wishful thinking and fiction has given us the popular notion that psychics and tarot can predict the future or know other people's thoughts and intentions. It can't. 


Neither the compass or psychics/tarot can tell you what your heart's desire is. That is up to you to decide. But if you think about it, and get a clear idea of what that desire is (like when Jack focused on looking for the  "deadman's chest") then the compass (or psychic/tarot/intuitive work) does a better job of showing you how to get to it.


But, ask the right question...be open to the information the compass / psychics / tarot CAN give...and you get a real, helpful, inspiring answer. Do your part...think, decide what you desire, decide what future you want to create...then psychic tarot readings can give you advice about how to get to it. Psychic tarot can help you find the path to where you want to go. 


If someone stays focused on a "where is north" kind of question, then the magic compass will never, ever be able to help. If someone stays focused on knowing what someone else is thinking or feeling or will do, then psychic tarot isn't much help either. That is the gift and strength of psychic work: it shifts our thinking. It guides us to the 'out of the box' way of looking at things. You don't expect a compass to show anything other than direction, and it is infuriating if a compass doesn't tell you which way is north.  But if you think out of the box, and realize the magic it DOES have, then you can find treasure. It is frustrating, even infuriating, if tarot readings don't give you the answer you determined to find. But if you are open to the advice psychic tarot CAN give, and not just focused on the one thing you want or expect...then you can find treasure of a different sort. With a little out-of-the-box guidance, you might be able to find what your heart really desires. It may not be a "which way is north" kind of answer, but we can still learn valuable things in unconventional ways when we are open to what psychic tarot can and can't do.


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06 March 2012

Spark




The very best use of Tarot and Psychic readings is to spark an idea.

Predictions are impossible, and even if they were in any way reliable, it would be counter productive. I want to empower people to make good choices, and to solve problems creatively...not trap them in a quagmire of fate.

Remember those flint and metal spark lighters from high school science class? Psychic readings and intuitive tools (tarot, palm line, runes, etc.) are like one of those. And like a can of non-stick spray. And like a rock.

If you need an idea, and just haven't been able to come up with what you need, a reading can help spark the new idea.

If you are stressed, or overwhelmed, or 'stuck' in a negative mental place, it is like a spritz of non-stick spray to help things flow, and to help ease difficult changes or transitions.

If two minor things seem equal or "six of one / half dozen of another"...then a quick 'yes or no' kind of reading (or a 'magic 8 ball toy, or a folded paper 'fortune teller' for that matter)is like a small stone that can tip the balance of the decision-making scales in one direction or another.

This is the lighter side of the 7 of swords. Sure it has more profound meanings, but it can be lighter, too...like a 4th of July sparkler, or pounding on a broken machine with your fist and have it start to work.

Psychic readings are just the spark. Your own intellect and creativity is the fuel for the fire of a new idea.

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02 March 2012

Today's Tarot - 7 of Swords


It doesn't matter if you get lost. What matters is having the courage to begin the journey in the first place.



19 September 2011

Today's Tarot - 7 of Swords


Being lost, feeling lost is sometimes the perfect opportunity for accidental discovery. 
When you are looking carefully, to find your way back, your sharpened perception might see something you would have overlooked under normal circumstances. Sometimes being lost breaks habits and lets new, needed information in.


That applies to thought and personal growth as much as to being literally lost. I'm not talking about dangerous-lost in the wilderness or a high-crime neighborhood. I'm talking about an accidental turn that shows you a shortcut for the morning commute, or lets you drive past a little hole-in-the-wall that becomes your new favorite restaurant.


If we feel lost in our lives, it shows us that something needs to change. The little jolt that comes when we realize we are lost, wakes us up enough to show things we were sleeping through. It can show where we are on auto-pilot. Getting lost and un-lost shows us new  thought and behavior patterns that work better.
Sometimes getting lost is good, because getting yourself un-lost can be a real learning experience.




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26 July 2011

Today's Tarot - 7 of Swords

Experienced navigators still look at a compass, maps, satellites - they get the information they need to do their job well. The same principle applies to people and intuition...even the most spiritually advanced still can benefit from guidance and validation. That is one of the best uses of oracles like Tarot.