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Clear Guidance from Tarot: Reveal Choices, not Answers

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A common mistake to make when approaching a system of divination like tarot is approaching it with the intention of having it give you answers for what decisions you should make.

I will preface this article by admitting that I am incredibly guilty of trying to use tarot to make decisions for me, particularly when I am feeling my most vulnerable. Everyone goes through challenges where they wish someone or something would tell them irrefutably what action they should take or what choice will bring them the deepest sense of security and contentment. It’s easy to project this kind of authority onto systems of divination, or even onto friends, family, spiritual mentors or Spirit itself. It is tempting to seek the comfort of absolute certainty about our choices and curtail any risk of failure or setback, but we need to resist this temptation as much as possible.

The ability to make a choice of action is one of the few things in life we have any control over. When you look to external sources to give you answers and tell you what choices to make, you disempower yourself and perpetuate a fear-based cycle of doubting your own authority to know what is best for you. There are many reasons why someone can end up in this cycle – a history of interpersonal trauma, such as gaslighting or attachment injury, is a big one. The message you send to yourself when you disregard your own agency is that you are not trustworthy or able to be relied upon to make sound decisions – and if you grew up in a dysfunctional household, then you may very well just be repeating the pattern you felt towards your own guardians when they failed to be reliable and trustworthy towards you. I know all too well what this feels like, and it can absolutely be terrifying to depend on yourself as an adult if you never experienced what it is like to be in the presence of a safe and trustworthy adult. However, part of healing this means we have to make choices and live with whatever results from them, and sometimes it’s really difficult to bear. The lived experience of making choices – whether for good or for worse – is critical in developing confidence about your identity and needs, as well as learning to trust yourself. How else do you discover what you like, dislike, want, need, or desire if all your choices are made for you? You are depriving yourself of the opportunity to connect to your natural-born intuition when you outsource your agency to external figures or systems.

Receiving answers or revealing choices?

In terms of tarot and divination, asking for answers usually looks like coming to a reader or busting out a deck with a question along the lines of “What should I do about my situation?” Especially questions like, “Should I end my relationship?” or “Should I leave my job?” You’ll notice these questions all have “should” in them – which is a great indicator that these questions are asking an external source to confirm or make a decision that is not theirs to make.

While it is perfectly normal and acceptable to seek guidance and advice on issues that face us, there is a subtle difference between seeking guidance to gather data and explore a situation and seeking guidance to have a decision made on one’s behalf. Typically, we turn to external sources to make decisions for us when we are scared, confused, and unsure – which will inevitably be reflected back to us. With tarot and oracles in particular, my experience has been that the cards really function to reflect what I already know back to me – in messages and symbols that are arranged in such a way that I either perceive additional insight and confirmation into my situation, or experience further confusion and doubt. If I am confused, scared, and doubtful about the decision I have to make, I always pull cards that state this plainly, and often in my fearful state I take these cards to mean that I am making a bad choice. No matter what the situation is, every option will seem scary or incorrect if you approach it with this state of mind. This is why the way you frame a question and ask for guidance can make such a huge difference in how much clarity you gain from a reading.

I believe tarot and other divination systems can be incredibly useful for processing and organizing how we are experiencing a situation, leading to new perspectives or revealing ways to think about a situation that bring about clear, confident solutions. Tarot – or astrology, runes, or whatever other divination system you prefer – is best used to reveal choices, not provide answers. However, in order to make the most out of tarot you have to be conscious of the mindset with which you approach it.

An example situation might be that someone is burnt out on their job, though they feel a lot of affection for their colleagues and the work that they do. In spite of this, this person is struggling to make ends meet and feels incredibly stressed about the situation. They start drawing tarot cards over and over, asking, “Should I leave my job?” In my experience, time and again, this type of approach leads to confusing messages – cards that simply don’t make sense, or trigger fearful reactions. This person just wants to be told what will make them the most happy – what is the correct way to act? But the mindset in this approach is inherently powerless – they do not trust their own ability to know what would make them happy, and it shows in the cards. They need to reorient their mindset to an empowered one before they can receive empowering messages.

Shifting Mindsets

What would an empowering mindset look like? If you relate to feeling confused, unsure, or like you strongly fear making the wrong choice, try imagining this instead: what would it feel like if you trusted yourself to know what you really want, so long as you have access to enough information? Furthermore, what if you know that you possess what you need to obtain enough information to make a satisfying decision? What if you could always create a solution to any challenge or setback you experience?

Launching from the previous example, it’s likely a person in such a situation, deep down, already knows whether they want to stay at their job or find something else – the problem really is that being able to access this inner knowing is easily blocked when someone is experiencing doubt and fear. Someone can live in this state 24/7 – as I have experienced in my past. There are many exercises and tools you can use to recover your connection to your inner knowing if you think this applies to you. In my previous article on ambivalence, I outline steps you can take to access the part of you that already knows what you need.

The person from the previous example may be passionate about what they are doing and feel incredible kinship towards their colleagues. With a fear-based mindset, this person will notice the burnout and the financial struggle and become worried that they may have to leave their job in spite of loving it, so they begin asking “Should I leave my job?” with the desire to be told what to do to save themselves. In a secure mindset, where the person is aware of what they want out of the situation, the question with which they approach the cards may look drastically different: “How can I improve my job?” or “How can I make more money?” Notice how these are open-ended questions, which create space for the cards to paint a picture of your situation and reveal solutions. When you approach your queries this way, you are claiming your agency and empowering yourself to create solutions, rather than resigning yourself to being a passive participant in the unfolding of your own life. This is really the essence of The Magician, by the way.

The impact of your mindset extends to pick-a-card readings on YouTube or selecting a reader too – when you approach your query from a mindset that is grounded, confident, and curious, you may find yourself drawn to different readers or piles than you would have selected when you were perceiving yourself as powerless, vulnerable, and lacking judgment. At least, that has been my experience.

I know that it is hard to channel this mindset if it does not come naturally to you. I hope that by explaining the issue with using tarot for answer-seeking, that you can notice when you are doing this yourself and utilize the tools I linked earlier to re-center and re-approach your queries with an empowered mindset. It becomes easier over time to catch yourself and reorient your thoughts. Try it out and let me know how it works for you! Since I started approaching tarot this way, I feel more confidence in my decisions even if they don’t always yield the best results. I know now that I possess the ability to create solutions to any challenge that meets me in life, because I trust in my own authority to know what is best for me, and I want others to feel the same way.

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🍂🕯️ Seasonal Autumn Forecast 2022 🕯️🍂 YOUR Life from Equinox to Solstice! 🔮✨

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🍂🕯️ Seasonal Autumn Forecast 2022 🕯️🍂 YOUR Life from Equinox to Solstice! 🔮✨

Greetings! My name is Bee La Rosa, the Moon Lodge Mystic. I am a spiritual content creator, diviner, and artist. I offer tarot readings, dream interpretation, and Vedic astrology consultations. I also craft custom jewelry, malas, and art commissions. Please feel free to reach out! I love connecting with others.

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This is a general reading for entertainment purposes only. Watching my content does not constitute an advisory relationship such as therapy or legal counsel. I am not a certified medical or therapeutic professional. My readings are for confirmation of what you already intuitively know for yourself, not to get answers. General readings like this are like forecasting the weather for the entire planet – I can say that it is summer in the northern hemisphere, but summer looks very different from region to region. So please use your best judgment, take what resonates and leave the rest.
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Astrology 101, Pt 4: Planets and Dignities

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Part 3, Part 5

Welcome back to my intro to astrology series! Last time I went over the zodiac signs and their attributes. Today I will be diving into the planets and their various attributes. This series is here for people who are clueless about astrology and would like to develop a working knowledge of it. So please, do not use my series to administer astrological consultations to other people, as this will not prepare you to be able to ethically do that. This is to empower you to understand your own chart and understand what astrologers are talking about when you consult them.

The Planets

In sanskrit the planets are referred to as grahas, which means “to grasp,” in the sense that these celestial objects are regarded as representations of universal truths that grab hold of us. As human beings, we are grabbed by the influence of the planets – and this is reflected in the rich tradition of stargazing and mythmaking that has been present throughout the history of humanity as we covered in the history of astrology. Humans have always been gripped by the heavens.

In astrology when we talk about planets, we include the Sun, Moon, and the two lunar nodes even though they are not technically planets. The Sun and the Moon are known as luminaries because they give off light. The lunar nodes are mathematical points in the sky where the paths of the Sun and the Moon meet – meaning eclipses happen when the Sun and Moon come in conjunction with these points. They are not true planets, but for the purpose of astrology it’s convenient to refer to them all as planets.

In traditional astrology we use the 9 planet scheme (the 7 planets and the two lunar nodes) primarily for natal readings. The 7 planets are what’s visible in the sky to the naked eye: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. We see the Sun during the daytime (and sometimes the Moon!), and during the nighttime we can observe the Moon and the other planets in the sky. They appear as bright shining stars – but unlike the stars, which remain stationed relative to each other, the planets move across constellations. Ancient astrologers used to study the night sky to track the movements of the planets, using the data they gathered to calculate their trajectories and predict their movements.

The outer planets Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto can be used but they are often interpreted more as generational planets because they are so slow-moving. It takes between 7 and 20 years for these planets to travel across a single zodiac sign – so their placement in the natal chart is not particularly distinguishing to the individual as they will share the placement with everyone else who was born in the last two or so generations as them. Exceptions are made when an outer planet is closely associated with one of the other 9 planets, but for now it is not necessary to go into detail about them. Below is a table of the 9 planets and their attributes.

Planet
Name		 Glyph
Description
Sun☉The Sun is representative of our personal power and self-expression. Some archetypal associations with the Sun include patriarchs such as father and king. The Sun is a hot planet and burns quite bright – getting too close can burn others, which is why the Sun is so associated with the Self. Leo, which is ruled by the Sun, is commonly associated with children. If you think of a baby, they are totally unashamed to be themselves and this is the essence of the Sun. Babies and toddlers can also be incredibly self-centered, though. Emphasis on the Self naturally leaves less room for others, but shining our light can also act as a beacon of inspiration to others.
Moon☽The Moon is our psyche – which includes our sensory perceptions and emotions. This planet represents the mother and our relationship to family in the natal chart. The Moon is highly sentimental because of the association with mother – when we are born, we are one with our mothers and if our mother is a good mother, she nurtures and protects us. When we feel safe and secure, we can delight in our sensory experiences and emotions without fear of danger. We are free to be vulnerable, therefore the moon represents our vulnerable nature as well.
Mercury☿Mercury is the discriminating intellect – the part of our mind that learns and measures the value of things. Mercury is associated with merchants, commerce, communication, education, and also an element of trickery and fickleness. Mercury is very quick, second in speed only to the Moon, representing the speed at which one’s analytical mind operates. Mercury’s fickleness means that interests or ideas may be fleeting, but also it can mean flexibility and adaptability to changing environments – a great trait for commercial development and investing.
Venus♀Venus represents our relationships and how we express affection and appreciation to others. Venus is associated with aesthetic pleasures, romance, and love especially. Reciprocity is a big aspect of Venus – the act of receiving and giving in equal measures in one-to-one relationships. This idea of reciprocity is central to the creative process and divine inspiration – therefore, Venus is also heavily associated with artists of all kinds.
Mars♂Mars is the warrior planet – driven, passionate, assertive, and courageous, he goes for what he wants and is highly focused on goals. Mars is often associated with athleticism, physical strength, competition, and conquest. As such, Mars is also associated with military and warfare. Mars is incredibly tactical and executes action with great precision.
Jupiter♃Jupiter represents higher consciousness and spiritual knowledge. The Sage is Jupiter’s archetype. Where Mercury is concerned with counting, measuring, and naming, Jupiter is concerned with philosophy, religion, and deep spiritual contemplation. Jupiter seeks to explore ideas and abstract thought. Through spiritual seeking, one finds transcendence and becomes uplifted, therefore Jupiter is associated with beneficence, expansiveness, and idealism. Jupiter is also associated with wealth and abundance.
Saturn♄Saturn is the planet of karmic debt and structure. Where Jupiter is expansive and uplifting, Saturn restricts and brings things back down to earth. Saturn represents longevity, obstacles, discipline, responsibility, and commitments. Saturn’s influence can feel like a dense and heavy burden in our lives, but the lessons we learn through Saturn’s hardships are what turn coal into diamonds. In truth, the world needs Saturn’s influence – we need limits in our lives, as without them we would not experience containment and would easily dissipate into nothingness. Thus, Saturn is also strongly correlated to physical matter as well.
North Node (Rahu)☊The North Node (referred to as Rahu in Vedic Astrology) is representative of the mythic dragon’s/serpent’s head. This is the first planet on our list that is not a true celestial object – it is merely a mathematical approximation in the sky, used to predict eclipses. When the Sun or Moon crosses the lunar nodes in the sky, it is said that they are being swallowed by the dragon’s head. The Sun and Moon become digested and transformed by their encounters with the nodes. The North Node generally shows us where we desire to grow and explore in our life, and in the case of Rahu, creates obsessions and addictions, as well as powerful material manifestations. The dragon’s head is always seeking to reunite with its body, the tail or Ketu, and so it is important to consider them as a pair.
South Node (Ketu)☋The South Node (referred to as Ketu in Vedic Astrology) is representative of the mythic dragon’s/serpent’s tail. The lunar nodes are always exactly opposite each other in a natal chart, and for the most part are always in retrograde motion. This comes back to the myth of the dragon who seeks to swallow the Sun and the Moon, both which can never travel in retrograde motion; they are endlessly being chased by the nodes. Where the North Node/Rahu draws us into the material realm, the South Node/Ketu creates withdrawal and detachment. The South Node/Ketu is also associated with extrasensory perception, hidden knowledge, and past lives.

Each planet is commonly associated with a deity or mythic character depending on the region where the astrological practice originates. These associations carry archetypal experiences that inform the significations of the planets. In Hindu mythology, the planets themselves are deities and are also associated with more central deities such as Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Parvati, and so on. In Greek mythology, the planets are heavily associated with the Olympian pantheon. It is worthwhile to explore the mythological associations with the planets to get a clearer understanding of the archetypal themes they represent in the natal chart.

Additionally, the traits that I have listed in the above table are influenced and sometimes intensified or impaired based on the zodiac sign that a given planet occupies. We will be going over this in the following section.

Dignities & Compatibility

The planets are good at being themselves, and the zodiac signs essentially represent the environment in which a planet is trying to express itself. Some environments are more compatible with the traits expressed by the planets than others. When a planet is placed in a compatible or supportive environment, its traits are able to bear fruitful results to the native. Likewise, when a planet is placed in an environment that is incompatible or unsupportive, we can see the planet struggle to achieve its purpose. We know what zodiac signs are harmonious for a planet by assessing that planet’s dignities and its compatibility with other planets that rule the zodiac signs.

As a general rule of thumb, planets that own fire and water signs get along with other planets that own fire and water signs. Likewise, planets that own earth and air signs get along with other planets that own earth and air signs. It makes sense, because the elemental qualities are in part related to the kinds of traits and themes that are represented by a planet. The fire and water signs are owned by the Sun, the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter, while the earth and air signs are owned by Mercury, Venus, and Saturn. The Moon is a bit of an exception to this rule, and is friendly towards all other planets. Again, this is a rule of thumb, so there will be nuance that can be discerned by more experienced astrologers.

Dignities, on the other hand, refers to a given planet’s preferred signs to be in. First and foremost, planets like to be in signs that they rule, known as domicile. We learned what signs the planets rule in the last article. Additionally, each planet also has a sign that they especially like, and when a planet is in that sign it is considered exalted. A planet in its sign of exaltation is able to embody the highest expression of its natural gifts. The opposite of exaltation is debilitation and the opposite of domicile is fall or detriment. As a rule, the sign of a planet’s debilitation or detriment is opposite its sign of exaltation or domicile, respectively. Why is that the case? It is because the sign that is opposite a given zodiac sign exhibits qualities which are in a polarizing relationship to the given sign. That is why we considered the signs as pairs in the last article – they form opposites that resist each other, but also benefit from learning from each other. When a planet finds itself occupying a sign which is opposite its domicile or exaltation, that planet is out of its element, where its natural traits are challenged or inadequate for the environment. A person who has only ever known warfare and violence, for example, is going to have under-developed empathy and compassion for others. Take this person out of a warzone and place them into a children’s nursery and they are going to find that all the skills and traits they’ve learned through war are wholly inadequate for tending to babies and children. Below is a table of the planets and their dignities:

PlanetDomicileFall/DetrimentExaltationDebilitation
SunLeoAquariusAriesLibra
MoonCancerCapricornTaurusScorpio
MercuryGemini, VirgoSagittarius, PiscesVirgoPisces
VenusTaurus, LibraScorpio, AriesPiscesVirgo
MarsAries, ScorpioLibra, TaurusCapricornCancer
JupiterSagittarius, PiscesGemini, VirgoCancerCapricorn
SaturnCapricorn, AquariusCancer, LeoLibraAries

You’ll see that the lunar nodes are missing from this list – that is because they don’t rule zodiac signs. There are some schools of thought that do assign rulership of some signs to the nodes, but I do not think that is helpful for developing a working knowledge of astrology and can create some confusion. In my opinion it is best to start out with the very bare basics before adding in more nuanced takes on astrological theory.

Know that there is no cause for panic if you have any planets in their fall or debilitation. It simply brings challenges to the areas of life those planets represent; the native generally has to work harder to practice and feel confident wielding the under-developed attributes of a fallen or debilitated planet, which has its own benefits. Even though it can take a long time to learn such lessons, often the people who have had to struggle the hardest to learn something end up mastering it in ways that others with natural acuity do not or take for granted. It takes more conscious effort to become good at something that doesn’t come naturally to us, so please do not despair. Likewise, there are some drawbacks that can be experienced with planets that are in exaltation or domicile – it all depends on context.

If you’ve been following along this far, then I would like you to challenge yourself with the following question: Why is a given planet exalted in the sign of its exaltation, and not some other sign? Choose your favorite planet and use the knowledge you’ve learned from the previous articles so far, then comment below with your answer. Next time we will be learning about the housing system and house lords. Take care.

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🌝 September 10 FULL MOON Tarot Reading and Astrology Forecast 🌟

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🌝 September 10 FULL MOON Tarot Reading and Astrology Forecast 🌟

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Tarot Spread for Teaching/Therapeutic Relationships

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Greetings! I got an idea for a tarot spread to share with you all and I hope you find it useful. This spread is for evaluating a teacher-student type of relationship, which can also be generalized to therapists, coaches, mentors, or guides!

This came to me because I noticed I am coming up on a wall with one of my therapists. My therapist has been highly valuable to me and supported my growth in ways that I didn’t even conceive would happen when I started seeing her. Sometimes though, I hit a point where it feels like everything is redundant or not particularly productive – especially when I am fairly stable and there aren’t any crises afoot. I am currently in such a phase. This has happened before and it can be challenging to identify what is needed for a breakthrough, so I thought of using tarot to try and evaluate the situation. This is the spread that came to me:

This was a very helpful way for me to frame my situation with my therapist in a way that could provide insights into our dynamic. This could also be used to pre-emptively evaluate whether a potential teacher/therapist is a good match for you or can give you what you are looking for in such a working relationship. I made sure to frame #4 around what the querent can give to the work occurring between them and their teacher/therapist, rather than what they can give to the other person. This is because ideally these relationships are not about what the teacher receives – though they do receive something – it is not the student’s responsibility. The student’s responsibility is to the work that is being undertaken: healing, learning new skills, exploring new environments, challenging oneself. Through fidelity to the work the student is fulfilling their obligation to the spirit of the working relationship – in my view, at least.

I hope this spread can help others gain clarity the way it is helping me. Please feel free to comment below with your thoughts or experiences related to this spread!

September 20 Full Moon Reading 🌝

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Hello! I hope you are enjoying the transition into Autumn as much as I am. I really love the way the air becomes crisp around this time; and of course the colors of the leaves are beautiful. This full moon is occurring in sidereal Pisces, with Mars in combustion with the Sun. You might be feeling tired with power struggles occurring in your life. It’s a good time to reflect on where you are holding onto power unnecessarily, to the point where you are domineering the people you’re engaged with. You might also feel powerless somewhere, like you are under something’s thumb – consider if a discussion or departure may be in order. Pisces comes under the rulership of the expansive Jupiter, which is currently retrograding into Capricorn, its sign of debilitation. You could feel like you’re repeating cycles that you thought had ended by now; it could be time to take a practical approach to these issues without being impulsive. Let some time pass before making major decisions right now.

I am happy to be using some new decks I acquired this past week. They are the Osho Zen Tarot and The Four Agreements, of the book by Don Miguel Ruiz. I am really impressed by the artwork and messages of both decks and am excited to start using them more often.

Remember that these readings are for general purposes and are not meant to tell you what you should do with your life – you and your intuition and judgment are the best tools for making decisions in your life.

Decks used:

Full Moon Insights:

  1. What is being released or called for forgiveness? Ace of Pentacles – Maturity
  2. What is the full moon illuminating/revealing? Justice – Breakthrough
  3. What comes next? Judgment – Beyond Illusion

Additional cards:

  • Fixed Moon – Hold Your Vision
  • New Moon – A new start is coming!
  • Be impeccable with your word – Enjoy heaven on earth
  • 46 – Soak in a Bath
  • 55 – Write a Gratitude List

This spread was really fascinating to interpret; my initial interpretation will become available on my YouTube channel! I’ll update this post with the link once it is ready for view. Let’s get into the reading:

This spread depicts a great emergence or breaching of a threshold, resulting in transformation. The first card is the Ace of “Rainbows,” intended as Pentacles, depicted as a serene figure enclosed in a rainbow-faceted lens or jewel, bordered by an ouroboros. The title is Maturity. Following this is a figure bursting through a wall with immense power and fiery colors, indicating passion and even aggression – Breakthrough. Finally, arriving at the butterfly-masked figure depicting Beyond Illusion. To me this is really telling a story of a big transformation. Maturity is like a dormant seed which has reached a state of maturation and met the right conditions to begin sprouting, prompting the visceral breakthrough of new life. Throughout the week I heard multiple people reference the process of a butterfly breaking out of its chrysalis and how important it is not to disturb the butterfly as it struggles, for the struggle is how the butterfly develops the strength it needs to use its new wings. If this process is disturbed then the butterfly will not be able to take flight and will ultimately die. In short, big shifts like this are not without their painful moments.

These cards are further clarified by the Fixed Moon – Hold Your Vision and the New Moon – A new start is coming! The sense I get from this spread is that a lot of you may have made an attempt to advance a vision or plan, but it didn’t work out for one reason or another, so you made peace with it and got comfortable with what you have. This is where the figure from Maturity starts, serene and incubating. The conditions have come about to present you with that Ace of Pentacles opportunity you were searching for, even though you may have moved on and made peace with the situation not panning out the way you wanted. The opportunity is coming back around, now that the timing is right. There is an “enough is enough” kind of experience with the Breakthrough card – you’ve reached the limit of what you can get out of your present circumstances whatever they may be. Being this is the suit of pentacles it is more likely to be referring to job/career, home, health, or simply a physical environment you are in. Something has fulfilled its purpose in your life and it is time to blossom into the butterfly, to fly to new ventures. Something is pushing you from stasis into motion. Your vision is being drawn down to earth to manifest, after all.

The other card I pulled was from the Four Agreements deck and focuses on the first agreement: Be impeccable with your word. I recommend checking out this book if you haven’t – it is not a very long read and has a pleasant message. According to the author, be impeccable word means to “speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” Don’t forget the impact your word has on creating your experience of reality. If you always speak ill of others or yourself, you will feel like you are surrounded by toxicity and your satisfaction will suffer from it. Likewise, it doesn’t help you to depart from a job or experience harboring resentment or gossiping about the people you are leaving behind. In combination with the self-care cards, especially writing a gratitude list, realize that your experience served a valuable purpose in your life. It could be that all its challenges are what made it possible for you to dream of greater opportunities for yourself that you can now step into with confidence. There is always a lesson to be grateful for receiving from our experiences, and when you choose this perspective you surround yourself with abundance and create heaven on earth for yourself. Take some time to journal about what you are grateful for from the experience you are leaving behind.

Additionally, consider taking a cleansing bath as you transition into your new venture. My favorite way to do this is to create a mixture of milk powder, salts (epsom salt, sea salt, etc), and herbs that promote cleansing and protection (rosemary, sage, rose, etc) in a satchet that I put in my bath. In the past I have used tea bags from this specific tea to accomplish this. You want to submerge yourself into the bath and slide your body in the tub so that your body is “passing through” the water head to toe. You can do this several times, and then try not to shower after the bath (I shower beforehand on days that I do this). You can also include crystals and incense if you desire, just be careful and do your research on what crystals are safe to submerge in water. Many will rust or release toxic heavy metals that you do not want to be soaking in. In general, quartz is a safe bet for submerging in water.

A small note – I don’t usually pay much attention to numerology, but both the 46 and 55 of the self-care cards add up to 10, which signify endings or closing cycles in tarot (coming back to the moon in Pisces!) To me this reinforces the use of these practices as ways to close out an important experience in your life. Good endings make great beginnings, and this ending is in your hands!

Thank you!

I hope you enjoyed this reading. Thank you very much for stopping by. Please leave a comment with your feedback or your experience!

August 2021 New Moon Insights 🌚

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Welcome back!

It’s time for another moon phase reading. Tomorrow we have a new moon in sidereal Cancer coming upon us. Cancer is ruled by the moon, so it being in its weakest phase – the dark moon – can be a challenging transit.

Before I get into details about the transit, I also wanted to make a small announcement that I am playing with videotaping my readings and hosting them on YouTube. If this is of interest to you, please subscribe to my channel! I will also be updating this post with the video once it is available. I also have artwork and readings for sale in my Etsy shop!

As for the transit info: Cancer is associated with the mother, comfort, home, nurturing, and your happiness. The dark moon represents the death of the moon, the waning of his power. After he fades away he regains his power through the waxing phase. The moon is vulnerable in the dark phase, even though he is in his home sign Cancer. It’s not a bad transit, it’s just that the boons of the moon take a different form in this phase. You may be feeling vulnerable yourself – anxious, easily triggered, withdrawn, or a general malaise. These are important opportunities to invite healing into your life. These dark moments can teach you a lot about your needs and what actions you can take to bring about your own happiness.

As always, my readings are for everyone and very generalized. These are for fun – please do not use them to make any major decisions. They do not replace the advice of professionals like doctors, lawyers, etc. Use your best judgment for your own life. If this reading does not resonate with you, that is fine!

Decks used:

The Reading:

  1. What is rising up in the collective? Ace of Wands
  2. What is the message of this new moon? 9 of Swords
  3. What is the final outcome of this moon cycle? 2 of Swords

I started with the first three cards before drawing additional cards to clarify the ace of wands. The overall tone is touching upon what I reviewed astrologically at the beginning. The message of the new moon – this is how you are feeling right now. A woman is depicted crying in bed. The bed is a place where you should be able to feel safe; sleeping is a vulnerable act where one lets their guard down for several hours at a time. A lot of fear and anxiety comes through in the 9 of Swords, but rest assured these fears are just your mind. You may be experiencing nightmares during this time. The final outcome of this moon cycle is referring to the summation of the last 28 days – the 2 of Swords. All these fears and doubts are culminating as ambivalence or hesitation. Are you planning on making a big change and are wondering if you can really do it?

The woman in the 2 of Swords is blindfolded and turned away from the ocean behind her. The ocean is not raging, but it is dark from the night sky. If you have ever been atop a body of water during the nighttime, then you know how scary it can feel because the gravity of the water seems so much more severe when there is no light to illuminate its depths. When you are in a state of ambivalence, it can feel natural to not want to face what’s bringing your doubts to the surface. You might feel that by exploring your negative emotions about an opportunity, you will lose that opportunity or come to find out that it’s not right for you. While that can be the case, it often isn’t as well. By experiencing doubts, you are being called to examine what you need to make this opportunity into a true success for you. Note that the color blue from the ocean still seeps into the woman’s skirt in spite of her best effort to pretend it isn’t there. Don’t be afraid to step into the water and trust your ability to swim. You may find some very valuable information about what you need from this situation to move forward in a confident, secure manner.

The Ace of Wands is an incredibly auspicious card to kick off this next moon cycle. I drew three additional cards to clarify what is coming into this phase and drew The Magician, the Page of Wands, and the Queen of Wands. The message is very loud and clear: you are receiving inspiration and being told to run with it. Be confident in what you want to pursue. The hand holding the wand is emerging from the storming clouds of the present. The flowers depicted at the feet of the magician also appear on the bedsheet of the woman in the 9 of Swords. There is a diamond in the rough here to be discovered. The Magician and the Ace of Wands both involve raising a wand to channel divine inspiration into intention and manifestation. The Page of Wands is looking forward into the future; he sees all the possibilities that are available to take. Let yourself play with some ideas; you may encounter a very creative solution to your ambivalence. The Queen of Wands holds a blossoming sunflower – a symbol of success and vitality. Your new path will reinvigorate your passion. The black cat at her feet depicts the power that comes to you when you embrace and integrate your darkness. This cat is a domesticated cat, this represents integration of the shadow aspects into harmony with the conscious life. You have immense inner strength.

From my Whispers of Healing deck I pulled two cards that represent what would be most beneficial to you to move through the 9 of Swords and 2 of Swords energy. Those cards are Intention and Grateful. The intention card speaks to all this wand energy arising to manifest – be clear about what you want. Set your intentions, but understand that setting an intention doesn’t mean controlling others or situations. You can only control your own actions and feelings. Focus on what you want to call into your state of being whether that is confidence, peace, gratitude, or abundance. Grateful is here to point out that even though things feel stressful, there are things to be grateful for if you look for them in your life. Be grateful even for the sad and unfortunate moments in your life because of the teachings those moments bring into your awareness.

Other cards from the Self-Care deck include Journal and Alone Time. I think journaling is an important exercise for intention setting and recognizing gratitude. For the next couple weeks, set an intention and write it into your journal. Also try gratitude journaling exercises and note how it impacts your state of mind moving forward. I always do gratitude journaling when I am experiencing challenges to bring some positivity into my mindset. By practicing gratitude you will feel more capable of enduring whatever comes your way.

Alone Time depicts a woman standing on a stone in the ocean; it reminds me of the imagery of the 2 of Swords. In this card, the woman is naked, hair loose in the wind, and embracing the expansive water that surrounds her – not hiding from it or ignoring it. She has moved from the shore in the 2 of Swords and into the ocean – but she is centered upon a rock, she isn’t in danger or drowning. How do you think she got there? Spend some time alone with yourself – this can be while journaling but I think also it is beneficial to carve out time and space to just be alone and not doing anything. Sometimes the greatest ideas bubble to the surface when we pause.

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Thank you!

That concludes the reading. Please let me know in the comments if this resonated with you or leave your feedback – I really appreciate it. If you have any questions about my readings or how to use tarot and oracle cards, I would love to answer them. Have a wonderful time and I will drop in again at the new moon!

July 23 Full Moon Reading 🌝

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Welcome back – it feels like the new moon was only yesterday and now here we are. This current full moon is in sidereal Capricorn – conjunct with Saturn. Are you feeling wounded? Particularly sensitive to burnout? Has all your blood, sweat, and tears caught up to you this week? Moon with Saturn can do that. Don’t be too hard on yourself during times like this!

I am still playing around with how I would like to photograph my readings. Today I photographed the whole spread and then did individual shots of the cards I pulled from my Whispers of Healing deck – those cards have so much rich, visual detail that I feel they deserve their own shots. Please let me know what you think!

Remember that these readings are for general purposes and are not meant to tell you what you should do with your life – you and your intuition and judgment are the best tools for making decisions in your life.

Decks used:

Full Moon Insights:

  1. What needs to be forgiven or released? Gibbous Moon – You’re very close to achieving your goal
  2. What is the full moon illuminating/revealing? New Moon in Leo – Confidence is your key to success
  3. What comes next? New Moon in Cancer – You and your loved ones are safe

I drew additional tarot cards to clarify the gibbous moon – and to just give a whole picture of what’s being conveyed. Pictured are the 7 of cups, 8 of cups, ace of swords, and two of wands.

I’m seeing a picture of a person who was struggling with feeling distracted from their goal and this caused a lot of tension and disappointment. You may have been on a path and experienced an event that made you doubt your choice, and so you spent some time with the 7 of cups – imagining different possibilities and enticing ideas that could take you out of this stressful challenge to your commitment. In the end we see the figure walk away from this confusing distraction in the 8 of cups – leaving the mess and the doubts behind. The ace of swords is introducing new clarity or a new way of thinking about the challenges that lead you to doubt your path. We then end with the 2 of wands where that same figure is gazing out onto the world they left behind, reflecting on all the steps and choices that have taken them to this moment where plans are being put into motion.

Relating back to the Moonology cards, what is being released is the moment of hesitation you experienced towards advancing your plan. I think you’re experiencing a huge shift and it’s natural to run into challenges when you head into a completely new direction from what you’ve previously done – I base this off of the fact that the ace of swords and the 2 of cups follow the 7 and the 8 of cups. It’s as though there was a mid-course correction on your journey, such as changing careers or moving to a completely new city. I don’t think that what you doubted was the thing you are moving towards in the 2 of wands, but moreso the steps you are taking to get there. This goal is something you’ve wanted for a long time. This is where the new moon in Leo and Cancer cards come in. You are allowed to believe in yourself and approach your goal with confidence – you and your loved ones are safe, there’s no need to panic. The gibbous moon is reminding you that you set out to achieve this goal of yours a while ago and you are very close to achieving what you needed to make it happen.

The other cards that accompany this reading are Sensitivity, Unexpected, and Transform. With the cups cards and cards such as the gibbous moon and new moon in Cancer, it’s worthwhile to explore how your emotions have been impacting you recently. Are you standing in your own integrity, or are you taking on the thoughts and feelings of people around you? Don’t be hard on yourself if you have – it just happens sometimes. The nymph depicted in this card is surrounded by a lush grove – go back to what makes you feel centered. The Unexpected card depicts a girl walking down a staircase and happening upon an unexpected, dazzling castle – this is you as you move through these doubts and challenges and discover that everything is going to be alright in the end. This girl is transformed by this discovery into the grown woman depicted in Transform, peering into the cloche dome as she lifts it and frees the butterflies trapped inside. This confirms the powerful shift you are experiencing. Transformations can feel like you are dying, even if it’s taking you to new heights. Hold your ground and use your intuition to identify what you need to make it through the bumps in the road. You are manifesting what you wanted!

Thank you!

I hope you enjoyed this reading. Thank you very much for stopping by. Please leave a comment with your feedback or your experience!

July 18 Waxing Phase Reading 🌓

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Greetings honey hunters! I am back with another reading for you all. This spread will focus on what is manifesting amongst the collective during this current waxing phase. If you haven’t looked up in the sky recently, we are just moving through our first quarter moon of this lunar month. A quarter moon often acts as a climactic point where there is conflict or surging events that become resolved with the final moon phase – in this case, the upcoming full moon.

Decks used: Golden Art Nouveau Tarot, Moonology, Sacred Self-Care Oracle, and Whispers of Healing Oracle

1. What is rising up in the collective between now and the full moon? 4 of Pentacles

2. What solutions are available for challenges that may arise? 8 of Cups

3. Advice to follow? The Hermit

4. The final outcome? The Empress

This spread has some information that you may not want to hear. The 4 of pentacles depicts a man who is clinging to a gold coin – he doesn’t appear very pleased, but more like he clings to it because he is afraid not to. This coin is not really doing anything for him; he is dressed plainly and surrounded by humble dwellings. There is so much more out there for him to obtain, but he is afraid of letting go. There is a rising realization that this state of being is stagnant and unfulfilling – as told by the 8 of cups. The man turns his back on material security and makes his way for the mountains in search of something more. You also have the power to do this. Note, that the cups that are left behind are not broken – this doesn’t necessarily mean you must destroy or remove this source of material security from your life, though you may decide to.

Ultimately the message here is that there is more to life, to you as a person, than getting your material needs met. Perhaps there is some fear associated with discovering what more there is for you out there, because it may take you to places where you stand alone like The Hermit does. The Hermit is the man in the 8 of cups leaving everything behind and seeking out what’s true to him, which may not make sense to the people he’s left behind. His experiences age him and leave him wiser. He is guided by his own light, which appears to lead his gaze to the empress. Is he returning to the environment he previously left, with a new perspective?

This journey ends with The Empress – abundance, fertility, creativity. When you heed the calling of the hero’s journey, you find a kind of lush depth of plenty that you can’t experience when you live life as the man in the 4 of pentacles. Whatever you end up doing, it’s going to sustain you in a way that knows no bounds. Your cup will always be full. For some, this could also mean finding a partner (your own empress), but I’m feeling more that it’s about finding what drives you creatively, or possibly looking at what you’ve got with a new kind of appreciation that isn’t stifling or spiritually empty.

When I pulled a card to summarize the reading, I pulled “Show the world the real you.” This goes back to the man in the 4 of pentacles, transforming into the hermit. You have more to give to this life. It’s okay to stand out.

Other cards include Breathe and Aromatherapy. It can be scary to decide to turn away from something and face the unknown, or admit that something important in your life isn’t making you as happy as you thought it should. Breathe through it; use incense, essential oils, or your favorite scents to ground yourself in your body. Movement also appears to encourage embodiment. Chanting is another powerful tool for becoming aware of your body as you feel the vibrations of your voice project out. Allow more sensuality into your day to day – like the empress.

The last two cards I want to focus on are Compassion and Kindness. Compassion speaks particularly towards being patient with yourself. It also suggests that you depart from unfulfilling circumstances with compassion towards who or what’s being left behind – they served a valuable purpose in your life.

The image of Kindness is particularly symbolic when considering the words of Joseph Campbell:

The whole cycle of human life from childhood to old age has in its middle the period of participation in the historical society into which you have been born. The child is prehistoric in its character and has not been inducted into the way of its particular historical condition. The aged person, who has disengaged from the toils, concerns, and the prejudices of this particular society, again has gone back into the realm of the universal. So that figure of old age looking at childhood that we still use to symbolize one year passing into the next is one eternity looking at another, and in between is the time of historic action in the field of history. … What the cornucopia represents is that vessel of our own psyche out of which the crop must come, out of which the flower must bloom, and the figure carrying it can either be the child,…or the old man.

Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine, ch. Mystery Cults

What a fascinating message which is so synchronous with this reading. This card can be taken to represent The Hermit looking back on the figure from the 4 of pentacles, who is naive to all that his life will offer him, represented by the flower. Reflect on the symbolism of the cornucopia, the flower, and The Empress. When you look at this card, who is giving the flower to whom? What things do you think the old man might have to say to the child, or the child to the old man? Make note of what comes up for you, and remember to be kind to yourself.

Thank you!

Please let me know in the comments if this resonated with you. I appreciate feedback! I hope you all have a lovely week and full moon.

June 24 Full Moon Reading 🌝

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Hello, it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done any public card readings! If you are new here – welcome and thank you for stopping by the moon hive. I am the bleeping bee and the is a place where I like to post moon cycle tarot and oracle readings, as well as other content that I find supportive to inner work and spiritual development. Please consider signing up for email alerts if you like what you see!

Today I am excited to use my new ring light setup I just received today. Having the right light to photograph the cards I draw was actually somewhat of a hindrance in the past – I often felt a pressure to do readings by a certain time when the natural light for photography was best. Now I can do it whenever I feel like it and still achieve aesthetically pleasing results! Let’s get to it.

Decks used: Golden Art Nouveau Tarot, Moonology, and The Sacred Self-Care Oracle

Before I dive right in, I’d like to explain that these readings are for fun and aren’t specific to anyone in general. That means if you don’t find that it resonates with you, then it doesn’t! If you get something of value from this reading then that’s wonderful. Whatever your experience is, I’d love to hear from you in the comments!

Let’s get to it.

Card 1 – What needs to be forgiven? 8 of cups.

Card 2 – What is the full moon illuminating? 7 of cups.

Card 3 – What comes next? 9 of wands.

What I got from this reading is that issues of abandonment are coming up for a lot of people. Perhaps you were abandoned by someone, like a family member or someone you looked up to. Maybe you are considering abandoning something you’ve put a lot of work into or that took up a large part of your life and even produced a lot of good outcomes for you. This full moon is revealing to you that you have a lot of choices for how to proceed. Another phrase coming up: forgiveness is a choice. I’m feeling very drawn to the cloaked figure radiating from one of the cups in the 7 of cups – the choice that feels right to you might not make a lot of sense or the details for how to make it happen might not be clear yet. Go with your gut feeling – what feels empowering to you. Empowering doesn’t necessarily mean free of fear or that it’s going to be easy – look at the figure in the 9 of wands. What you’re moving towards may have been on your mind or been developing for a long time now. You might feel confusion or self-doubt, but your position is secure. You can handle whatever challenges might come up during this waning phase!

I drew the following supporting cards – you are good enough and alone time.

Whoever abandoned you, their actions don’t reflect on your worth. Your choices do not have to be perfect either. If you are choosing to learn a new skill, accept that you are not going to be exceptional at it right away and love yourself for taking up a new challenge. You will feel connected to your inner strength through overcoming this challenge. Make some time to be alone with yourself, with no expectations, just listening to your body and what desires and drives surface when there aren’t any people or responsibilities around to distract you. Consider how alone time makes you feel – get curious. Are there any emotions or memories that come up? Consider journaling about your experience.

Thank you!

I hope you enjoyed this reading! I greatly appreciate feedback and would love to hear your thoughts. Happy full moon!