@john.knox his was a great reading. It brought things to light about shadow work I must do. It also makes sense as I have doubted if I am a good enough person and I have always felt so connected to Archangel Michael.
You had also done a chakra scan for me through emails that was made so much sense.
I have been having a hard time focusing and you had mentioned that working on your shadow stuff helped you balance your third eye.
This has given me stuff to focus on this month and entering the winter to be get ready for spring.
I have been nervous to do the shadow work and I keep trying to convince myself that I don’t know how. But I am feeling inspired to jump in and try as I know if I get stuck the wonderful coven will be here to nudge me along the way!
I hope there aren’t many typos as I am on my phone and I am actually tearing up so the woods are blurry. Lol.
Oof, I relate to this. Shadow work can be very difficult! My suggestion is that if you have some stuff in your past that you don’t want to dredge up alone, make sure your therapist or someone knows what you’re doing. Shadow work, while it can be magical, is mostly a psychological process. You’ve got this! But you don’t have to do it alone
I do have a therapist that I am beginning to see monthly cause it is expensive. But I talked with her today and we are going to be unpacking painful stuff from the past. I have a psych degree (I don’t use it professionally) but it does give me some skills to help in between.
You know what I find humorous- that I got the phoenix tattoo because there are so many things I have risen above and it is an amazing symbol for that. And then along comes the next layer to process. I think this is a very deep important layer.
I have not scanned other people before this. Not really. I can’t read auras and colours. But I use tarot. So I cast a circle, or surround myself with protection. I call upon my higher self to help guide the process. I ask permission to work with the person’s higher self. The first time I did a tarot reading I just pulled as I felt drawn to and interpreted them while focusing on the person I was doing the reading for. Sometimes it was more life reaffirming my intention to do the reading for that person. When I was done , I thanked everyone and disconnected connections made and imagined white light cleansing me afterwards.
Next reading I did was a chakra spread. I looked up a spread online and did a similar practice as above.
I did use my dowsing stone to help me when I started thinking too much. It helped me recentre and provide direction.
I like the feedback on the spreads also as that helps me in my learning process.
To start the process, I surrounded myself and the immediate area with white light. I used my selenite to cleanse myself and the area, pulled out my selenite dowser and an amythest. I used my Druidcraft deck and Sacred Forest Oracle deck.
I decided on a chakra spread. I asked permission to work with your higher self.
I referred to the Druidcraft tarot book and Leeza Robertson’s book- Tarot Reversals. Although I don’t often read with reversals, I find this book is amazing for those times when I need more details with a particular blocked energy.
I will attach pictures in a separate post from my phone.
Root-Foundation, Ideas, Beliefs
3 of swords, upright
3’s offer potential for growth, development and fulfillment when we can synthesize a creative solution between two seemingly opposing positions
There is the potential for growth, transformation, and wisdom from conflicts and difficulties rather than feeling victimized. You are becoming more grounded by this process.
Sacral-Emotions, sensations being provoked
3 of cups- blocked-retrograde
It is possible to have too much of a good thing. A hangover will ensue and let you know you have indulged too much. Solution- stop, sit and be still.
Solar Plexus-Essteem-What is to be valued and honoured
Princess of Wands- blocked- mirror
Look more closely at your current problems or circumstances, you may be feeling confused, indecisive, or having disrupted communications. Take time to reconnect to your sources of energy, perhaps a candle meditation
Heart-What needs to be forgiven and loved
5 of Wands- blocked-blocked
Either an inner or outer conflict, this is a chakra reading so it could be inner or an outer disruption causing an imbalance. Best course of action may be to remain silent. Meditate.
With the 5 of wands there is creative struggle which can bring about wonderful results but when it is blocked it could be leading to tensions. This type of creative struggle can lead to burnout.
Throat- Communication- What message needs to be heard
10 of Wands-upright
There is a danger of burnout. Reassess what truly matters. In communication, if you are feeling down/frustrated etc, try to remember the core feelings- communicate with the long game in mind, not the short sensations.
Third Eye-Intuition, What feeling is to be sensed, what is your intuition telling you.
Four of Swords-blocked-protection
With care and attention you can successfully emerge from what troubles you.
Don’t leave your healing state too soon- your mind may be telling you to get on with it but you need more time to rest. You have the ability to channel what you need.
Crown-Divinity, What is to be discovered
King of Pentacles- upright.
Reliable, courageous, steady progress, success, grounded. Channel the energy of the King of Pentacles. This connection will aid/guide you.
Pot of Gold- The Gift
Moon-upright
Fear may not feeling like a gift but journeying through fear frees you and brings a gift from the universe.
It is important to remember that life has its phases like the moon. This too shall pass. An amazing mantra for good and bad times to stay present and grounded.
The opposite of fear is trust. Whether you feel fear or note, be guided by trust and discernment to access the qualities conveyed by the moon- creativity, imagination.
Many cards are saying stop be still and meditate, you are not quite there. Don’t move forward too soon. Don’t push.
Thank you again for letting me read for you.
If you are comfortable, you can let me know if this made sense. Also, if you are comfortable, you can let me know what you would have liked to see more of in the reading. I am saying this because you know tarot better than me and you have done readings before for others. I won’t ever do this for money, but since I am doing it, I would like to do it well.
Just posting here for you @Phoenix_Rose that I see your reading and I’m mulling it over a bit to give you a proper response and feedback All good though! This is a great reading!
Okay first off, I love the cards you chose to work with. I think they suit me and my personality
I will admit that I don’t know much about the chakra system and how it works, so some of this is going over my head in that respect. However, I can tell you that what you’ve written in terms of those concepts, e.g. the root chakra and the card pulled, makes so much sense. I don’t think I see any inaccuracies in the reading. There are some things I will have to think about a bit further but overall you really hit on something that I’ve been feeling deeply in terms of rest and projects.
See, I’ve put my YouTube channel on a hiatus recently because life has gotten really busy for me and I haven’t been able to find the time to dedicate to it. It’s also not as fulfilling as it was before and I think that’s just because of a pressure I was putting on myself. I’ve been feeling like jumping back into it but having second thoughts. Your reading has cemented the fact that I need to rest a bit longer before jumping into it again. I need to get my head on straight, so to speak, before adding more to my already full plate So thank you for this reading!
I think in terms of detail, just from a constructive point of view, more detail in the cards and sections would be great. However, I was able to glean the information I needed from the reading with the succinct style of writing you’ve chosen I appreciate you and your energy!
Thank you!
I can be quick with my words. I think mainly because I worry the more I write the more I am in my head and not my intuition. This is definitely something I need to work on.
Good Day Mr. Knox ::bowing head deeply to show respect::
The gift you are giving is greatly appreciated by many in this coven.
I am very certain that your sexuality has nothing to do with the lack of interaction. It is more a case of not knowing you and what is or can be considered reciprocity for this gift exchange It can be presumed that many are still uncertain as to their specific talent and are hesitant to show/share; hence the overwhelming responses to the weekly challenges. Everyone is still learning.
As for myself, I am still gaining insight as to what, how and when to use my skills as not everyone welcomes the foretelling whether it is through tarot, claire’s or otherwise.
I sincerely apologize for my transgression in not being more receptive to your overture of kindness. Please forgive me.
I’m sorry John, I just reread this, and I did not answer you back. I have had some unfortunate issues occur, again. I am trying to ignore them, but they are very powerful and took away my concentration and organization that I need here for Spells 8.
Hopefully, I have things back under control and I can catch up,
Medea
So thank you for this reading!