07 September 2012
Q&A: How can I help make it a good date?
A. Excellent! This is exactly what tarot is all about. I'm happy to help and will do my best for you.
First, I'll shuffle the cards with the idea of "what can ##### do to help things go well for her and ******".
General pattern: There are two major arcana cards and three minor arcana cards. I see that as meaning there is energy in this relationship, there will be movement and progress, but no crises, nothing too fast, no major change...more like a natural, pleasant progression of things, not a sudden change. Of the minor arcana cards, the suites are balanced...three of the four are represented. That feels to mean that this is a very even-keel path, a sort of "don't rock the boat" sort of feeling...at the same time it feels like you get that too...you know the value of letting things progress naturally, not to push that sort of thing. If anything there is an acknowledgement of your own inner knowing, your own wisdom and intuition.
In fact that very idea ties directly to the first card, the "lessons from the past" card, which is the Ace of Coins or "greatness". The feeling here is very much one of validation, acknowledgement, encouragement, and reminder: this card reminds you that you have good insight and common sense. If there are times when you let your head rule your heart too much, this card reminds you that you are good at emotion and intuition too. You have a great heart - let yourself follow it when the time is right. There is an undertone, a sort of secondary message to remember...look back at past things that work well. The good parts of other relationships, the good parts of examples you seen...for example the things you admired about your parents relationship, or other romantic relationships you may have seen in your life. Take the good things that you have seen, admired and experience, and let that guide you here too. With many women, this would be where I add to avoid past mistakes too...but in your case, I don't get that about you at all. If there is an over-riding feeling from this card it is to say how wise and good-hearted you are and have been all along.
The next card is "lessons now", the King of Swords, meaning "forging the spirit" or "inner learning". I think this speaks to getting to know *****, being observant and attentive. I get the sense he may be the type of guy to notice in return...he'll notice your attention to detail and thoughtfulness. No matter how things go for you two in the long run, there is the feeling that this will ultimately be a good thing in your life. You will learn and grow for knowing him, for being open to this relationship and what it can give and teach. Here I get the mental image of a red rose, an d 'hear' "this is a good thing"
The "way forward" card, better known as the 'future' card, is the Star, meaning hope and faith...as you know I'm not big on predictions, but I do get the feeling that this is a good omen, a card of encouragement, hope...enjoy this time, this meeting. I 'hear' "YOUR JOY WILL BRING JOY, YOUR HAPPINESS WILL BRING WARMTH AND HAPPINESS TO OTHER HEARTS"
Next the "advice card" is The Pope or Hierophant in reverse. I don't read differently for reverse cards...I take all possible meanings, positive and negative, into consideration all the time anyway. In this case, the reversal draws my attention to one meaning more than others...conventional virtue. The reversal would lead me to say don't give into conventional wisdom or social expectations. Follow your heart, follow your inner wisdom...not what society or family may expect or push you to do. The feeling here is of the two of you in a bubble, a sanctuary, a protected place all your own, free from everyone and everything else. There is the mental image of a bright boarder around you, and using the king of sword's sword in order to draw a line in the sand...you may need to be the protector, to stand up for the two of you, to protect from pushy family members, friends or neighbors. Stand up for what is loving and right for the two of you, no matter what other's think...I don't want to be insensitive, but I want to say "even the church" here. I don't mean to offend you or *****, but that is the level of defense that comes to mind...again I see you two in a silvery white bubble, secure, lovely and protected...from white columns, from a fussing female relative, from a place with stone, and tile floors and a feeling of "official", whatever that may be.
The outcome card is the 6 of Wands...one meaning is "peace"...but I feel more drawn to say "be at peace and trust" Be at peace with your own wisdom, your own heart, and trust...trust your own feelings, trust things to unfold as they should. I want to say trust Nicola, especially if you care and want a relationship to develop...trust is needed for that.
Long story short, there is great potential here for something lovely and beautiful. The things that will help it to evolve is trusting your own wisdom and intuition, listening to your heart, give the two of you a peaceful, protected place to grow, and keep hope in what you wish to be. Be observant and attentive and your heart will know what to do.
And there the energy moves back.
I wish you both the best!
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25 July 2011
Today's Tarot - Temperance
Temperance is the "everything in moderation" major arcana card. It has developed a little negativity around it from the old "temperance movement" of the early 20th century. It isn't about pretentious austerity, or militant piety, or painful self-denial.
Today, the part of the card that steps forward is akin to one of my favorite lines from the new version of "The Karate Kid"...."being still isn't the same as doing nothing." More on that in a minute.
Temperance is about balance. In the west, we often connect old-fashioned balance-type weight scales. In the east it might be the yin-yang symbol. For now, let's focus on the balance scales, like we saw last week on the Justice card.
On scales like that, if you have something big, like banning alcohol, it takes something equally huge to balance it...like the crime and crime enforcement the Temperance Movement of the 1920s ultimately fostered.
If you have something light on the scales, it takes less to bring things into balance. That is where we start getting back to the idea of "being still isn't the same as doing nothing."
Instead of piling on weight after weight to balance a loaded scale, as we see in the historical example of Prohibition, another solution is to take stuff off the loaded side.
Summer has a bit of a reputation for frenetic relaxation. We want to do stuff, fast. We want to have fun NOW while the weather is good and we have time off from work. We have a tendency to equate "doing nothing" to wasted time. Being still isn't wasted time.
Sometimes the answer to heat and activity is stillness. For effort to be productive, it has to be balanced with passivity. For our frenetic schedules to work, we need to be still every now and again, and be still with gusto - remember it isn't like we are doing nothing.
Being still is tough. Letting things go, being aware of the here and now..."mindfulness" is a good way to put it. Bring your mind to the task of being quiet, being relaxed, being here, thinking about only now.
Stillness is relaxation dynamite. If you are genuinely still, you aren't doing nothing...you are recharging your batteries in a big way. Five minutes of stillness is a vacation compared to whole day of striving to relax.
Vacation hard. Work, play, enjoy the summer in whatever full-throttle way you enjoy. But don't forget to balance that with a little stillness too. Done right, stillness can be its own kind of extreme.
Wishing you a day of balance, and stillness when you need it.
05 July 2011
Today's Tarot - 8 of wands
The 8 of wands is one of my favorite cards. Why? Because it thinks like I do. Who doesn't like vibe-ing with like minds. "Birds of a feather flock together" and all that. The 8 of wands is one of my favorite feathers.
In western terms it is a card of "infinity" or "gestalt"...the biggest of big pictures. In eastern philosophy terms, it is the card of "ten thousand things"...infinite potential.
I don't know how common it is, but I'm hard-wired to like the big picture. The more I see of it, the happier I am.
Remember that old Madonna lyric..."truth is where you find it"? In my experience, especially working with Tarot and Intuition, this is very true. There are reflections, shadows, and echos of truth and inspiration all around if we are open to it. The same idea can come in a lot of different formats. We might be closed to the idea in one form, but it can be a game-changer for us in another form. Great-grandma might need to hear a church sermon to find inspiration, while a teenager might need to hear it in a rock song on the radio...or vice versa, who knows? Good ideas are woven all through the fabric of life. It is just a matter of finding the thread that works for you.
mprobable, maybe, but possible, yes. It might just take an adjustment in view to see the way there. It might just take a little dose of "big picture" thinking.And so it is with the 8 of wands. One example of the 8 of wands "gestalt" and "potential" meanings is googlemaps. Focus in too close, and you might miss your destination. But if you zoom out a little, things fall into better perspective. Underneath it all, you have a huge potential, a whole world of things to find and see, almost. Click the right links, and you can see the moon. 8 of wands reminds us of the same ability within our personal point of view. If we get too caught up in the narrow view, the little nit-picky details (don't get me wrong...attention to detail is needed, I'm talking about imbalance and excess here). If our point of view becomes to narrow and in-close, we can lose the forest in the trees. When that happens, it is very easy to become overwhelmed by our situation. The cure...the balancer...is to pull back, zoom out, and look for the bigger picture. Remember anything is possible...even if it takes a lot of work and a little luck. I
Wishing you a day filled with infinite possibilities and the wide vision to see them.
21 February 2010
9 of coins
Not all work is physical, personal growth, insight, wisdom, gaining emotional maturity...sometime this is the hardest work of all.
Baihu
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09 November 2009
Arcana in Balance
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Today is the Fool...balance of work/play, humor/seriousness, effort/relaxation
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