Author: Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila

Hhmm … looks like you might be trying too hard, pushing too fast, or generally stepping on the toes of others.  You may need to study the body language of others and consider how well you do (or don’t) accept constructive criticism from others.  You are likely to have a great deal of mental and physical energy now.  Use it wisely.  At work, you may soon be dealing with some conflict if you are currently employed.  If still interviewing, you may need to behave with a great deal of humility to land the position you’ve been hoping for (but don’t put yourself down).  Be cautious with contracts.  In relationships, you might experience mild conflict.  Know when to push and when to back off.  Choose your battles and watch your words.  Allow your partner to have his or her space.  In money matters, be careful to not assume you know more than you do.  Are you just skimming the surface of matters?  Ask for expert help if there’s a chance you don’t know quite what you’re doing in relation to your finances.  Have you been overdoing it with your health?  Working too hard?  Behaving too intensely?  Give yourself and others around you a break.  Your frayed nerves demand it.  Silence and rest work wonders … especially now, as you might have also been ignoring your spiritual side.  There is an esoteric side to the world that is not necessarily immediately visible to the eye, or logical.  Explore spiritual belief systems that interest you, even if you don’t buy into them.  Open your mind.  If you think it’s already open, look more deeply and open further.

It’s important to keep your balance in every way that you can, even to the mundane, boring things like eating right and getting enough rest.  The focus today is on partnerships, both business and personal.  Stay mindful of the give and take required for all successful relationships.  If things were feeling “out of balance,” then re-balancing is occurring now.  Stay positive.  At work, you’re about to fit things together in new and unusual ways.  Work is about to get a lot smoother.  If you’re looking for employment, you are about to find the right fit.  In your relationships, pay attention to your ideas about balance and equality; share them with your partner.  With your finances, you are gaining control over the state of your income and expenses, but there’s still room for improvement.  Today is a great day for energy work focused on balancing your chakras.  Balancing body, mind and spirit is also part of today’s focus and a reminder to pay adequate attention to all three aspects of You.  When you make changes with yourself within, you manifest those changes externally in your relationships and your perception of your world.

This card signifies special energies afoot and known as the “wish card”.  When the Nine of Cups appears, then what you are hoping for or dreaming about most is very likely to be yours in a brief period of time and overall.  Happiness and good things are about to enter your life once again.  If your inquiry required a “yes/no” answer, then the answer is a powerful “yes”.  Again, the caveat to any divination is that not all messages are carved into stone.  This is an important time to notice and improve on your use of positive affirmations and visualizations and the ways in which they can enrich your life on every level.  Good luck that you hadn’t counted on could be yours at work, or interviewing for work.  This month could be the month that previously stalled projects or plans finally move forward.  Love relationships are looking strong, relaxed and feeling comfortably balanced.  Finances are looking better and your situation and vision for better is looking more achievable today.  Trust yourself.  Dream big … then, take the steps to make it happen.

Wands are in the realm of accomplishment and are often generally related to work/career.  If you are having a difficult time and draw this card, know that things are likely to improve very soon.  Be upbeat, optimistic and hopeful about your future, because you have lots of reasons to smile about it.  You are likely to be feeling quite energetic and positive, or you will be feeling this way soon.  Aces also tell you that now is a good time to start something new.  What will you begin?  If you’re looking for work, something new and exciting is headed your way now.  Be bold and ask for what you want/need in the work/career arena.  You are likely to be more successful, more so at this time.  A new love relationship is up ahead for those seeking companionship.  If you already have a partner, then your relationship is headed towards another new level of understanding that allows each of you to express yourselves through one another harmoniously.  Remember that your mind and body are more closely linked then you tend to consider.  One affects the other, without a  doubt.  A new spiritual influence may enter your life.  Think about your spiritual role models.  If you don’t have one, seek one out.  The resources are out there, if you are open to discovering them.

O Happy Day!  Your proverbial ship has come in and your material wishes will be met, perhaps beyond what you envisioned possible.  Overall, things are going exceedingly well for you.  Security in all forms is at a high ebb.  You have a great deal to be thankful for.  Relationships of all kinds, finance, health … all ought to be in good stead now.  Consider how you got to this happy situation.  Make the best of it, and be sure to share what you have, even if it’s only a kind word spoken to someone in need.  We get back what we give out.  A raise in pay or a better position may come to you out of the blue.  You are very likely to enjoy this new situation.  This is also an excellent omen when you are looking for work.  Just the right position, at just the right pay, is likely to be made yours if you keep trying.  Persist and work with this upswing, even if you see no concrete signs.  If you’re in a committed relationship, this card is a sign that things are advancing to the next levels of intimacy … living together, engagement, marriage, childbirth.  For a time, you will likely experience a peaceful, happy love life.  Enjoy it, and make sure your beloved knows how much s/he mean to you.  If you’re looking for love, then new love may come into your life so fast it will make your head spin.  Be open.  If you’ve got financial questions on your mind, today’s energies answer them with a resounding, upbeat “yes”.  Invest in your future and save some of what’s coming in now.  This is a time of peace, joy and prosperity for you.  How will you share this?  How can you deepen your spiritual growth and exploration when you are already happy and doing well?  Revel in these good feelings.  Share them in whatever way you can.  Record them in your journal so that when times get difficult again (as is always true of a Cycle), you can refer back to this happy time and be reminded that these energies always come ’round anew.

Be careful about where you put your trust.  If you are inquiring whether you can believe what a person is telling you, or trust that a situation is stable, this card clearly answers “no”.  However, where one door closes, another door opens.  You are being guided to a situation that is better for you.  Trust yourself and trust in the Universe.  This card signals that your work situation is about to come to an end.  Your best bet is to get your ducks in a row and think through what you will do if you do indeed lose your job, for any reason.  You may have been treated badly by someone.  Don’t waste your time and precious energy plotting revenge.  Just get on with the next phase of your life.  Above all, don’t give up.  Something about the love situation you are in is not right.  Ask yourself a lot of questions, accept reality and don’t close your eyes to the truth.  You can’t force someone to love you or to behave respectfully.  If you’ve recently met someone new and you’ve been looking, keep looking.  In money matters, you might be facing disappointment.  This is definitely not a time to gamble.  Rather, it’s time to take stock.  If money has taken a downturn for you, or someone you trusted has not come through, be careful not to beat yourself up.  This is not the end of the world.  Try to think logically and rationally and strategize:  what now?  You may finally let go of a long, deeply held spiritual belief that has actually been standing in your way.  Again, you must be careful where you put your trust in terms of spiritual leaders who may seem to have your best interests in mind.  Discernment is required.