December 28, 2019

Message to the World
December 28, 2019

ACE OF PENTACLES

Pentacles are the suit of earth, the manifestation of concept into the tangible. Aces are the first card of the suit: the seed, the potential.

We are standing in this weekend pocket between the holidays and the New Decade. Our feet sink into a soft, luxurious lawn. White lilies, symbolizing creative thoughts and inspiration, surround us. The path from this pocket garden, leads through an archway of roses, representing manifestation, and we can see the potential for great heights in the future.

Have you had a nebulous idea, a concept that has been in and out of your thoughts this last week, month, year, or decade? Some direction you’d like to take, a new career path you’d like to try, an idea that you want to build or pursue? Today, the moment is ripe to give your inspiration a solid form in your mind and heart. Take the time today to manifest this seed and to visualize how it will grow and positively change your life, and the world, in the next year and decade. When you walk out of this nurturing garden pocket into the new year, you will carry this beautiful seedling with you.

December 27, 2019

Message to the World

December 27th, 2019
KNIGHT OF CUPS

When I asked Spirit what Message they had for the world today to help us manifest our Greatest Good, the Knight of Cups marched out of the deck. I did shuffle, and I had several readings between yesterday’s message and today, so this card has something to tell us that I must have missed yesterday.

The Suit of Cups is the suit of water. They symbolize emotions, spirituality, creativity, intuition. The Knight rides through a quiet landscape, the sky without moisture, and the river flowing with hardly a ripple. The ground is dry. The land, parched for water, looks inhospitable, with challenging inclines ahead.

What stands out to me is how deliberate the Knight is. He and the horse are controlled, careful, and methodical. He intentionally carries water to arid land. He brings love and compassion to inhospitable terrain, to people that might not be welcoming.

The message today is to gift our kindness to the dry, hard people, too. Their souls are the soil that needs healing water. One drop of liquid might nourish a seed that will bloom into something beautiful. If the opportunity arises to give our complete attention, and listen with our hearts, to those that we might find it difficult to love, that don’t love us back, or don’t love themselves, we should do so. Distribute the healing elixir of tenderness with an even hand. Set out into the day with mindful intention to be kind.

December 26th, 2019

Message to the World

December 26th, 2019
KNIGHT OF CUPS

The Knight of Cups rides calmly towards the new year on his white horse. He holds his cup forth as the most precious gift he can deliver, for this cup holds his most tender emotions, his empathy, his compassion, his intuition, his creativity, his spirituality. The message of this card is, if we bring nothing else forward into 2020, we must bring our love, our creativity, our empathy, and our hope. Gather up your love to help heal, your creative ideas to help mend, and your spirituality to help guide you. Gather them up and ride forward with pure intentions into the new year and the new decade.

December 25th, 2019

Message to the World

December 25th, 2019
THE TEN OF WANDS REVERSED

The figure in the Ten of Wands marches steadily towards the Village. He carries all of the tasks and responsibilities that he has accrued during his suit’s journey, gripped in his arms. They weigh him down, and he can’t see the world around him for their bulk, but his goal is ahead, and he perseveres.

In the reversed position, on this Christmas day, I see the figure carrying a Christmas Tree. He balances it alone, bringing it back to his hearth.

This card reminds us that in this Holiday season, we tend to gather around us, either in our hearts, memories, or in our homes, the people that we hold dear, the people that we are responsible for, our family and friends. We gather them to us, as this figure gathers his rods, and we attempt to create for them a memorable, beautiful experience.

This figure gathers in his arms, not just his guests, but all of the expectations of the holidays. The traditions, the foods, the activities, the decorations, and he carries them alone.

The first message of this card is an encouragement to let go of the need to set the perfect stage this day. Delegate what you can, encourage the people around you to become team members and help you, and let go of those traditions and expectations that no longer resonate with your greater good. If we allow ourselves to become depleted by the tasks that we shoulder, our fatigue will muffle our joy.

The solitude of this figure also reminds us of all of those who are alone during this time. The burden that the solitary figure shoulders might be the memory of a Christmas tree, and loved ones no longer with them. This day can contain the deepest of despair when faced alone.

The second message is to reach out to our neighbors, family, and acquaintances, who might be alone today and offer them the sustenance of your regard and kind words.

December 24th, 2019

A Message for the World
December 24th, 2019

THE TWO OF SWORDS REVERSED

She sits in stillness, at the moment before action, between the inhale and exhale of a breath, listening intently with her intuition. Facing away from emotions and blindfolded, she silences distractions. This single moment is fierce with concentration. What choice should she make? She has created space for her intuition to guide her.

Today, pause before making any decisions before acting or speaking rashly. Take a deep breath, quiet your heart and your mind, and listen to your inner voice. Walk these hours with wisdom and deliberation.