Category: Cartomancy

It’s time for a new adventure! Anything is possible today!  Open your mind and say, “Yes!”  You’re only limited by your own doubts and fears.  So, today shake away your worries and take a chance.  Don’t make all the decisions about your path, or make assumptions about how it’ll be before you embark.  Stay open to surprises and unexpected opportunities.  Anything could happen if you leave room for possibilities.  Trust in the universe to keep you safe, then take the leap into the unknown!

Trust your inner wisdom.  Spend time in solitude and silence.  Pay attention to your dreams.  Trust your intuition.  Notice synchronicity as you go through your days.  Look for the answers you seek within yourself.  Practice spending time in meditation so that you can hear your inner voice and tune in to your own rhythms.

A decision has been made and you’re taking your first optimistic steps towards your goals.  You have set things in motion and there is no turning back now.  You know what you need to do and you have the confidence to do it.  You have the ability to lead and a vision that can inspire.  Forgiveness of others or yourself may be required in order to let go of the past.  With the bright future ahead of you, it is an ideal time to let go of past hurts.  You might also be traveling abroad.  Coming together with others and negotiating or trading could also be implied, and these energies suggest equality and cooperation in such endeavors.  Ultimately, growth is certain.

You are being plagued by worry, anxiety and fear.  Having trouble sleeping, or having nightmares?  That’s because of all those thoughts racing through your mind.  Sometimes when we don’t deal with a situation in the light of day, it haunts us by night.  Worrying is pointless unless it drives us to do something about the troublesome situation.  Start confronting your worries and fears.  Start taking steps to solve your problems.  Talk to someone about what’s on your mind.  Write in a journal whatever it is that is bothering you.  When you see the words, you can face the problem.  Start taking better care of your health.  Don’t just sit there:  go to it!

 

Look for inspiration everywhere today!  Be ready to write down notes so you don’t forget the ideas that pop into your head.  Even if something seems “impossible” or “way too big”, write it down.  You never know!  Look for a new opportunity today.  This Ace is a seed to be nurtured.  This is a bright idea, a burst of creative energy, a source of inspiration.  Excitement, enthusiasm and energy for something new are available in this moment.  Now is your chance to be courageous.  This is a new opportunity that must be grasped in order to come to fruition.

 

You are invigorated with the energies of a youthful, dependable and practical person.  You feel like a student willing to work hard to gain new knowledge and skills.  If there’s something you’ve been wanting to learn, today is a good day to start.  The best learning for you now is hands-on, so sign up for a class that involves creating something, or read a book that includes activities and exercises for you to do.  Also, pay attention to your body, the earth and nature.  There could be a message in the physical world for you … and you will enjoy it!

 

You are in the process of withdrawing from an emotional situation … still riding out the wake of yesterday’s energies as the Hanged Man.  Your present emotional state could be a voluntary withdrawal, like taking time out to contemplate and meditate on your emotions, or an involuntary withdrawal, such as finding yourself tired of a situation and lacking the emotional resources to proceed.  Today might be one of those days where nothing interests you.  It’s not that you’re sad; it’s more that you are not feeling much of anything.   Remember that the answers and inspiration you need to go on are available to you.  Take this opportunity to notice what it feels like to just be.  You may want to return to this emotionally stable feeling in the future.  Be sure that you do not become so absorbed in apathy that you do not see the emotional opportunities available to you.  Pay close attention to your dreams and the subtle signs around you … BUT, do not get stuck.  The point of today is seeking inspiration … the Light … to move forward tomorrow.

You may feel frustrated that things aren’t moving as quickly as you’d like today.  Be patient; stop trying to force things to happen.  Take this time of waiting as an opportunity to practice being present with yourself.  You may find that when you let go of your expectations that things turn out differently, and even better, than you’d hoped.  Today is a time for patience, contemplation and sacrifice.  The greatest benefit will be had when you are able to let go.  Don’t try to control the present situation.  Try to make peace with uncertainty.  Take time to observe your environment and situation from a new perspective.  Review what has come before.  Notice the blessings that came out of hardship.  It is a good time to look at past readings and journal writings in the new light of the present.  A sacrifice may be required now in order to move forward.  Now is the time to get in touch with the spiritual aspects of yourself.

 

Today, make a to-do list and get to it.  No excuses.  No distractions.  You can get a lot of meaningful work done today, but only if you take responsibility for yourself.  It’s time to think logically and rationally about your situation.  Rules, stability and structure are central to the current situation.  If you have a position of leadership, use your intellect to make the best decisions for your team.  This is a sign to increase the stability in your life.  There may be a need for you to set limits on your own behavior in order to achieve your goals.  Your father or a father figure may be relevant to the situation at hand.  Think about what fatherhood and masculinity mean to you.

 

It is time to create!  Your environment offers you the abundance you need to feel nurtured and comfortable so that you can manifest your vision in the world.  Inspiration is all around you.  Be sure to nourish yourself with whole foods.  Indulge all of your senses.  Connect with nature by working in a garden or deeply inhaling the scent of trees and flowers.  Connecting with creative, empowered people will enhance your creative spirit.  Today is about nurturing your creativity.  Do something that you love to do:  make art, cook a meal, beautify your home, spend time with your children, work in your garden.  Wherever you focus your loving attention today there will be healthy growth tomorrow.

 

You have reached a point where you feel secure with your resources, but you don’t want to chance anything.  Be cautious about your health and finances.  Remember how important your well being and long-term goals are to you.  Even if you’ve slipped into some unhealthy habit or frivolous spending lately, you’ve still made some amazing progress and built a solid foundation for success.  Today is a great day to get back on track.  Matters of security and control are paramount.

 

This is a card of drastic change, release and review.  Your current phase of life is coming to an end.  Now is the time to look objectively at what has come before.  Look at the big picture of your life.  Where are you at in your life now?  What are the big lessons you’ve been learning?  What are you grateful for?  What are you tired of? In which ways did you succeed?  Where did you fail?  By taking time to check-in with yourself now, you can calm your mind and spirit.  Life cannot stay as it is.  When you are calm, your inner voice can be heard more clearly.  Change is unavoidable.  You will benefit now by being accountable for your choices and behavior.  Be honest with yourself.  So check-in, calm your spirit and notice the wise guidance of your soul.  Pay attention to the big ideas you now have.  They are not just impossible dreams!

Are you being plagued by worry, anxiety and fear?  You may be having nightmares or trouble sleeping because of all the thoughts racing through your mind.  You may be feeling ill and worried about your health.  Sometimes, when we don’t deal with a situation in the light of day, it haunts us by night.  Worrying is pointless unless it drives us to do something about the troublesome situation.  Start confronting your worries and fears.  Start taking steps to solve your problems.  Talk to someone about what’s on your mind.  Write in a journal.  Start taking better care of your health.  DO something!  You are near the end of a your mental ordeal, if you begin facing it.  If you continue to ignore your doubts and fears, they will continue to haunt you.

 

Today is a day for learning.  It’s time to examine your beliefs.  Ask yourself, “what one thing could I learn that would improve my life now?”  Once you’ve decided on your subject, hit the books.  Go to the recognized experts and pay close attention to their words.  Once you’ve absorbed the traditional teachings on this subject, you can begin to innovate, but for now, be a willing and cooperative student.  You may have an opportunity to teach someone something about life.  Will your teachings be flexible so that your student can integrate them into their own life, or are your beliefs rigid and dogmatic?  Who or what has been your teacher?  Do the lessons you’ve learned serve you well now, or is it time to seek a new teacher?  Are you making a decision based on what you believe you “should” do, or are you tuned into your higher calling?

 

Let kindness be your guiding word for today.  When you let your happiness flow through gentle, friendly interactions with others, it multiplies in the world, and will keep coming back to you.  So reach out to someone from your heart today.  Even the smallest gesture of kindness could make a big difference to them.  Be thankful for small gestures of kindness, and find ways that you can brighten the day of another.  If you are having difficulty in some area of your life, tune into your inner child — that gentle, innocent and wise part of yourself that has always been with you — for guidance.  What lesson from the past is relevant to you now?  It may also be that someone or something from your past will be useful to you now.  Think back to your past experiences for guidance.

Be gentle with yourself today and be sure to set aside some time for daydreaming.  It’s okay to say “no” to invitations, or to leave an unpleasant or uncomfortable situation.  Having good emotional boundaries is essential to restoring your energy on days like today.  Pay attention to any messages perceived from your dreams or love letters!

You are putting off making a decision for now.  You may be feeling ambivalent or uncertain.  You may not want to offend or hurt someone involved.  This card indicates the need for withdrawal in order to contemplate options.  Be rational in making a decision.  You need to know more facts before you can make an informed decision.  You are ignoring your emotions, using logic to deny how you’re feeling.  You may be denying the truth, or compartmentalizing some aspect of your life in order to not have to deal with it.  While it may be true that ignorance is bliss, ignorance or denial can also cause you to remain stuck in circular thinking and emotional patterns.  Think before you communicate today.

Let your fears and insecurities be a catalyst for change.  If you’ve been feeling incompetent in your work, think about what skills or new work habits will help you feel more confident.  If you’ve been ill, take a look at your lifestyle and make some practical plans for healthy changes.  Though it may not feel good, your fear is a valuable tool showing where you need to make changes.

It’s time to take a break from normal life’s pace, or either you are someone close to you needs to withdraw for a time.  The withdrawal is not likely permanent, and occasionally could mean illness or, rarely, time spent in a hospital.  Clearly, this is a time where you require space.  Others may be pushing too hard for bits of your time and attention.  Don’t hesitate to draw boundaries for yourself or to say “no”.  Conversely, when others say no to you, take them at your word and back off.  Pushing in these circumstances is asking for trouble.  Now is a great time to take off from work, if you can get away.  This Thanksgiving holiday is just the sort of long weekend that is required to get back some perspective.  If things at work haven’t gone forward as well as you’d like, then try not to take it personally and push harder.  Perhaps patience with the process is required, or, if you’re done with patience, then looking for more satisfying work elsewhere is what is needed to happen.  You may need a different course of action to approach your finances, anyway, by thinking through ways to bring in extra money.  Whatever your situation is at present, know that the financial logjam won’t last forever.  Consider an act of kindness done genuinely for another … that is the kind of Action that sparks good Karma.

Today, rather than reacting to the events that occur, take the time to reflect.  If someone or something upsets you, consider why you feel so strongly about the matter.  Does it remind you of something in your past?  Though it may be scary or painful to look so closely at your hidden motivations, doing so will give you valuable knowledge about yourself.

 

You are magical!  You can take a thought and transform it into something real:  that’s called Manifestation, and makes YOU a Creator!  Today, set an intention and follow through with action.  Dream it.  Create it.  You can do it!  You have the potential to make things happen.  The key to taking control of your life is to have a vision and then take action to make it happen.  Intention and action are both required.  When your intentions and actions are aligned, real magic happens!  Start gathering the resources you need to meet your goals.  The Universe is empowering you to manifest your vision.  Take advantage of this opportunity by staying focused on your goals and applying your Mana!!

You’ve been working diligently and happily on a project, and have completed a great deal of the task.  Your focus is on maintaining the quality of your work, like the craftsman pictured here.  Perhaps sooner than you think you will be employed in steady and rewarding work in which you will need to persevere … it could be a matter that is near completion, or a learning opportunity through work that may seem repetitive.  Regardless, you are nearing mastery, so maintain your focused efforts to see your projects through to completion.

Today, pay attention to the feedback you’re getting.  Whether it’s a work project, a new health plan, or a financial investment, look objectively at what’s working well, and what could use adjustment.  Don’t let perceived failure get you down.  Instead, learn from your errors, make the necessary changes and carry on.  This is a time of pause and adjustment.  Now is the time to stand back and evaluate whether you are on the right path.  What are your goals?  Are you still directing your action towards those goals, or have you been sidetracked?  Have you been in a similar situation before and, if so, what did you do well then?  What could you have done better?  If things are not working out the way you want them to, then now is the time to look at what you can change.  You are making progress, but some readjustment may be necessary before you can achieve mastery.

In the Big Picture scheme of things, it looks as though things are changing in a more positive direction.  This is a very spiritual and karmically oriented time.  Change is part of the cyclical nature of life … though change itself is very difficult and can almost be traumatic.  If you have been experiencing difficulties in your life recently, remember Gandolf’s maxim:  this too shall pass.  Remember that in nearly all instances, we somehow contribute to what is happening in our lives.  It’s not all blind Fate.  If you’ve been riding high and doing well, keep your perspective:  what goes up must come down because Change is inevitable.  Live in this Now, be grateful for all you have going for yourself in your life, and realize that most everything around you is out of your direct control.  Actually, you ought to be good with all of these notions and roll with the punches.  Remain positive and upbeat.  Financial pressures are easing up a bit, bringing a bit of breathing room for those of us who have been struggling with money matters lately.

Stay mindful of the give and take required for all successful relationships.  If things are feeling out of balance for you generally, know that they are about to get substantially better.  Keep your eyes on the prize that you’re looking for, metaphorically, and remain or get positive.  A spiritual partnership with just one other person may be greatly beneficial to you now.  Remember too that you are also always spiritually in partnership with yourself as well.  Remember to take time and space to care well for yourself spiritually and emotionally.  This is an essential ingredient to having spiritually successful relationships with others.  Begin with yourself.

Wishful thinking can take it’s toll on the spiritual aspect of life.  We can get caught up in self-pity or wistful thoughts of “could have-would have-should have” thinking, which tends to blind us to the beauty of what IS in our lives in this Moment.   Remember to pay attention to what “is” in your Now and the many blessings we each currently experience.  Do not worry so much about what-could-be because it’s too easy to overlook what we already have in the pursuit of what we do not have.  Counting your blessings and remaining constant and grounded in the present moment is key today.  Don’t spend too much time in self-pity or wishing your life away.  A lot of life has to do with where we place our focus.  Place your focus on the things and people in your life for which you ought to be thankful.  Today is a great day to either create and maintain a gratitude journal, or take a moment to make an entry in one you’ve already started.  If you can’t keep such a journal, then write down things you feel grateful for every day on a piece of paper.  Make a list of 20 people, situations and/or things in your life that you are grateful for right now.  This activity will elevate your mindset quickly.

Something in your life is harmful and you know it.  Today it is time to let it go.  It’s going to hurt, but this release is also going to create beautiful space for something better.  The sooner you can let go, the sooner you’ll be able to heal.  This card indicates some sort of difficult loss.  Whether it is the end of a relationship, the loss of trust due to betrayal, rejection, losing your job, the end of some sort of ailment through surgery, or letting go of some sort of way of thinking that has ceased to be useful, the loss will not be easy.  However, this release will make room for further grown and maturity.  It is difficult to be optimistic when we are in pain, but pain is a strong motivator to change.  When you feel pain, and do something to fix it, you grow.

Today is about nurturing your creativity.  Do something you love to do:  make art, cook a meal, beautify your home, spend time with your children, work in your garden.  Wherever you focus your loving attention today there will be healthy growth.  It is time to create!  Your environment offers you the abundance you need to feel nurtured and comfortable so that you can manifest your vision in the world.  Be sure to nourish yourself with whole foods.  Indulge all of your senses.  Connect with nature by working in a garden or deeply inhaling the scent of trees and flowers.  Connecting with creative, empowered people will enhance your creative spirit.  It is a time to celebrate your fertile, sensual, creative Self.

Today is about giving and receiving and the balance between them.  Show your gratitude for what you have received by giving to charity, or helping another with resources.  Pay it back.  Pay it forward.  Perhaps if you have been giving of yourself, today you will see your effort returned.  Don’t be too proud to accept help from those that have more.  What goes around comes around.  Pay attention to how you use your energy and resources.  If you feel resentful or exhausted, look for ways to give in a more balanced manner.  If you are not getting what you expect in a situation, look at what you are giving.

You have the potential to make things happen.  The key to taking control of your life is to have a vision and then take action to make it happen.  Intention and action are both required.  When your intentions and actions are aligned, real magic occurs!  Start gathering the resources you need to meet your goals.  The universe is empowering you to manifest your vision.  Take advantage of this opportunity by staying focused on your goals and applying your power!

 

When making choices today, take a long-term, heart-centered perspective.  Put the feelings and well being of yourself and your loved ones first.  A choice made purely from logic that goes against what feels good or right is not the right choice today.  Ask yourself if your head and your heart are united.  If you have a decision to make now, tune in to your heart’s desire, but also pay attention to logic.  If you are acting out of love, you are on the right path.  Take responsibility and ownership for the choices you have made.

Sit down and think about your goals today.  You have a very clear understanding of yourself, what you’re capable of and what you want in your future.  Use that energy to get intentional.  Not only can you set great goals today, you also have the energy to start working towards them!

Today, either an aspect of yourself or a literal someone with similar characteristics will emerge before you.  Take this as your guidance, still riding the energetic wave of Justice as reinforced by yesterday’s Hermit.  This King is a mastermind.  He has a mature, calm, analytical intellect which he uses in the pursuit of truth and justice.  He is a direct communicator and an absolute professional.  His decisions are based on careful thought.  He knows who he is and is committed to his own truth.  He will not bend to peer pressure or societal norms.  He is assertive and can even be aggressive in the pursuit of justice.  He is ethical and does not sway from what he believes is right.  He is not one to consider the emotions of himself or others when they are in conflict with logic or ethics.  The King of Swords is an excellent observer and can offer an objective perspective in confusing situations.  He may value ideas over relationships, or do things that make it seem like he does.