World Teachers’ Day–What are my spirit guides telling me?
What coping strategies would serve me better?
What gifts am I not fully expressing?
What does true prosperity mean to my soul?
How should I show myself love today?
World Mental Health Day–How can I create more balance in my life?
How can I better support my friends?
What small change will make today go smoother?
Which regret do I need to release?
What could I use more of?
How do I prevent burn-out?
World Food Day–How can I show compassion today?
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty–What fear do I need to face?
How should I find calm when I am feeling chaotic?
What lesson has my family relationships taught me?
How can I make peace with my inner critic?
How can I better trust the cosmos’ timing?
What do I need to stop obsessing over?
Where do I need to strengthen my boundaries/
United Nations Day–How can I support World Leaders today?
What seeds am I planting for the future?
How can I be more mindful today?
What accomplishment should I be most proud of?
What thoughts are holding me back?
What will energize me today?
How can I pamper myself today?
What is my inner child screaming for?
Well, this is to get ready for October here in the Northern Hemisphere. Forgive me, if I did not address what is happening in the Southern Hemisphere…there is only so-much one person can do…
Although things have been unsettling here lately, I am in control of my emotions, I am being sensitive (to how my son is dealing with this) and I am no longer looking at illusions.
Eight of Pentacles - Refinement, practice, devotion
I understand by shaping myself one deliberate stroke at a time. I am sooooo deep in studying the Greeks but in doing so, I am understanding them and myself much better.
I look at the 4 of Wands as a celebration of some kind. I found a book yesterday that I’ve had for years (half price books for $1.00) and never read so I put it in my stack of books to read. Simple Fortunetelling with Tarot Cards by Corrine Kenner. I looked up the meaning in this book and it said it’s a card of harmony and completion. I need to think on this for a little while.
If anyone has any insights on this please let me know!
Your book (great thrifty find, by the way!) is right on about the Four of Wands being a card of harmony and celebration. The Rider Waite version we often see depicts a party with two people on a platform and folks celebrating around them. The art on the card from your deck is similar although, interestingly, it has some elements that remind me more of the Five of Wands and Six of Wands (the two cards that numerically come after this one). I think that’s a neat touch!
“How can I better understand myself” is a deeply personal question where the querant is best positioned to interpret, but if I can offer some thoughts as an outsider, I’d look at how this card has two people coming together in ceremony. There are two different but compatible (red/blue dynamic from their clothes, both wearing crowns of equal status) forces coming together for all to see. This could be pointing to a blend of values or aspects to create a harmonious whole. The ceremony portrayed on the card makes me thing a ritual may be a good way to embrace its energy. A ritual for harmony, perhaps?
Just some thoughts on the table for you! Blessed be
While the card always seems to be celebration and joy, it also has touches of stability, foundations and milestones. The question then is hinting that you’ve had some of those and better understanding (in a positive way) can be learned from them. It really opens the door for personal reflection.
I see the 4 of wands as celebration and harmony, so how does that help you understand yourself? As Bry pointed out, only you will really know how the read should go. For helping yourself, it seems to say maybe 2 things…Are you feeling included and in harmony with those around you? Or do you feel that you need to reach out and include more fully those around you? Just a thought.
The card represents a crossroads, planning, and the power of choice.
The only obstacle I had today was waking up and not having electricity, so I went back to sleep. When I woke up the power was restored. I had the power of choice!
The Six of Swords is a transition card. I can trust myself more deeply by moving on from difficulty to clarity and getting over the seemingly hard spots in life by realizing nothing is static and all problems will end. Some very well and some not but they will end.
Love this deck. The artwork is really good for an RWS style. The mix of characters is also well balanced.
I can trust myself more deeply by listening to my gut when it tells me something is no longer aligned and moving on, even if I’m not sure where it will take me.
The Ace of Swords often appears when someone is ready to speak a truth they’ve been circling; cut away a lingering ambiguity; stop waiting for others to define the situation
In this case, I’m projecting my own idealism onto others. I need to allow others to be themselves and not evaluate them according to my own, sometimes flawed, traits. I should not be upset with other’s fog but to realize I am sometimes seeing my own.
What am I projecting on others that I need to own?
2 of Cups
I needed some AI help on this one.
I am projecting my own need for connection, validation, and emotional harmony on those around me. I am looking outside of myself for things that I need to cultivate internally.
normally, I see this card as illusion, so reversed, I would see it more as clarity.
I see others as able to see my current situation better than I can. However, this card is telling me, that I can see my situation just fine. I need to own how I am looking at what is happening in my life, it doesn’t matter what others see.
I may not be thinking clearly [about all things] yet I am providing for the home [necessities are under control] and my anxieties over this situation is starting to clear.
My spirit guide is a doggo named Blackie. Blackie is always positive and anxious to participate in whatever I’m doing. Always smiling and always loyal.
Blackie is saying “Slow down and listen to your own emotional tide. I’m here to steady you.”
