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Looking Forward 29 September 2015

29 September 2015 SJ

Maaaaybe I’m moving this to Tuesday.

I needed a serious break yesterday! With all the mystical and spiritual things I got up to between Friday and Sunday, I was pretty tired—and I needed to catch up on some of my volunteer work. This week is the final week of comment collection for something I’ve been working on for four years, so I’m working on a final push for comments and social media rallying around the cause. Plus we’re hosting a great event on Monday night to celebrate the work we’ve done over the years, so I have to be available to work on the final details for that. It’s going to be quite a ride!

And, of course, I still haven’t made that one doctor’s appointment I’ve been meaning to amidst all the hustle and bustle. I’m striving toward balance, and not sure how well I’m doing it. Let’s see what the Tarot has to say for me this week.

(All of my cards have been soaking in the wonderful Blood Moon energy!)

IV The Emperor

The Emperor Tarot card from the Fey Tarot

King of his domain. Rules material matters. Associated with Aries, which rules the full moon this month. There are dominant, commanding people in store for us this week. And, he’s suggesting to me the victory with my volunteer work that I’m looking forward to at the end of the week!

VII The Chariot

The Chariot is reminding me that everything changes and the journey keeps going on, and that I am going to have to decide after Friday what my primary road is going to be. Do I keep working at the level I have been or do I back off a bit? It’s hard to back off, because there’s always so much out there to do, but sometimes necessary.

Ace of Pentacles

With the Ace of Pentacles as my last card, I know I have the ability to begin again. Aces are always at the start of a journey, and this is a journey toward making oneself comfortable at home. Maybe it even wants to remind us to take some time to meditate and ground ourselves in our daily lives. Maybe it also wants to remind us that we’re able to take care of ourselves with the skills we have now. Those skills will also help us down the path to financial security, so have confidence in them!

That’s all I got tonight. It’s starting to feel very autumn in my parts, and I’m looking forward to a cosy evening in with people who make me smile. Hope your week is starting off great!

Some of the Fey Tarot cards scattered on the grass

Playing with the Full Moon and Faeries Oracle

27 September 2015 SJ

I’ve been slooooowly outing myself to my social circle about my Pagan inclinations, and it’s been much more well received than I thought it would be. I guess that if people love and accept me as I am now, glitter obsession and all, it’s not a far cry to see me believing in the power of Tarot, astrology, the Moon, whatever. I am already that slightly left-of-normal, but now I’m committing myself fully to that path.

The best part about being more honest and open about the path I’m walking down? It’s giving me more motivation to buckle down and study. After spending a couple hours planning a full moon ritual yesterday for tonight, I came home and spent another hour or more doing some play time with my Faeries’ Oracle cards.

I canNOT remember when I got these cards. It was for my birthday, but was it in 2014? Or 2015? 2013? A friend sent it to me with the intent that I use the book that came with it to work with the cards. I’ve hemmed and hawed, picked it up, read a page, then got nervous and put it back down, spent more time with my Fey Tarot instead.

Until last night, when I got home and decided Now was a great time to pick up the cards, pick up the book, and work on the first couple of exercises. And I learned some good things about myself and the path I’m going down while playing with these cards. Maybe soon I can use them in addition to Tarot to do readings for others, too!

I also mentioned that I’m planning a full moon ritual for tonight. I’ve studied different types of religious witchcraft paths for years, always been drawn to the moon, and until now never had the courage to follow through and do something for the full moon. I’m grateful and looking forward to a good, simple, respectful, great time to play under the Moon’s watchful eye.

Another great thing about being open to my friends? Hanging out on a beautiful day at the park and admiring the Tarot with them.

Looking Forward 22 September 2015

22 September 2015 SJ

(Am I switching these to Tuesday? Time will tell…)

Lots of self-reflection and study happening in my parts. And, of course, rest. I’ve learned from a good friend that rest is work and I’m working on honoring and respecting my need for rest—without sabotaging that rest with guilt and doubts.

So I haven’t paid attention to last week’s cards this week. On top of that I’ve had some social anxiety when I’m in bigger groups, so there hasn’t been a lot of connecting to new people either! Which is fine. My priorities right now are to take care of myself and to commit to my Tarot and spiritual practices. Everything else is just stuff.

That said, what should we look forward to this week? How about one card?

Knave of Chalices

The Knave of Chalices card from the Fey Tarot deck

Be emotional. Be intuitive. Be intimate. Be loving.

Kind of exactly how I’m going to go about my week: act loving toward myself and be emotional and intimate with my friends when need be, and intuitive about the universe. Huh.

Looking Forward 15 September 2015

15 September 2015 SJ

All right, so I’m a day late. I had this whole new site to set up! Welcome to Witchling in Flight, which will continue to focus on Tarot with all the other things I’m interested in. There’s obviously still a lot for me to set up, but hey, I’m a work in progress, and this is my site. 🙂 It makes sense!

But I’m still excited to keep writing Looking Forward posts. Last week’s turned out SO true for me that I’m almost afraid to, but I just can’t give these silly Tarot cards up! I did some battle and look at my shiny new web site, which will hopefully turn into something great. So let me dive in to this week’s.

King of Bats

The King of Bats card from the Halloween Tarot deck

A strong, powerful authority figure with a penchant for law and justice. A firm enemy and a firm friend.

The King of Bats also weighs in on family matters, so if anything’s going on with your family lately, you might need a King of Bats to help right it. Try to avoid making the King of Bats into an enemy! It’s way better to have his force and power on your side.

Page of Bats

The Page of Bats from the Halloween Tarot deck

An eager, graceful, intuitive young person on a fact-finding mission. A flair for spydom.

This person is ready to take action, get things done, and make sure the momentum is going to keep going. If you have a big project that needs doing, find the Page of Bats in your life and harness their energy and enthusiasm. Maybe you are the Page of Bats? If so, I envy you!

Knight of Ghosts

The Knight of Ghosts from the Halloween Tarot deck

A poetic, yet driven young man striking out on his own. A message, a proposition, or invitation.

On this note, we want to balance out the solemnity of the last two cards with the Knight of Ghosts, a person who has more to do with dreaming a bit than coming up with amazing new things. If this person shows up in your life, make sure you’re paying good attention to how you’re feeling, and remember that feelings and emotions are good messages about whether you’re going in the right direction.

Conclusion

It looks like this week will present quite a few new people eager to push us toward in our quests. I have been noticing monumental changes in many friends’ lives this past week, and I think we’re making room for the next stage in our lives. We’ll have to keep a look out for this King, Page, and Knight to help us along in this journey.

Looking Forward 7 September 2015

7 September 2015 SJ

Happy Labor Day to those celebrating it! I’m thankful for unions and the work they’ve done to recognize that as human beings, we need to take care of ourselves, not place ourselves as cogs in the machine for profit. I’m also thankful for the work being done to recognize that as beings, it is worth it to exist, not because you bring in some tidy profit but because you are alive and here. And so we keep going.

So what energies are themselves known this week? I’m taking a break from Halloween to let the Fey guide me today.

2 of Pentacles

The card 2 of Pentacles from the Fey Tarot deck

News, messages, growth. Ties between the small and large, the material and the spiritual.

Sometimes, I really don’t get the tie between the meaning and the card. I would have to say that there’s the beginning of growth, of absorbing new ideas and concepts that will allow you to grow. On the other hand, I’d love to have ties between the material and the spiritual in my life, as I’m gearing up to “out” myself at Pagan Pride this coming weekend, and getting ready to put together a spiritual practice in the material world.

4 of Swords

The card 4 of Swords from the Fey Tarot deck

Reaction to problems, ability to fight, decisiveness. Preparing for conflict.

Oh, this Fey is most definitely putting on a warrior’s face. It sounds like a conflict is coming to a head, such as deciding between the material and the spiritual worlds, and the 4 of Swords is reminding us that we have the skills and gear we need to take on this conflict without hurting ourselves.

Ace of Wands

The card Ace of Wands from the Fey Tarot deck

Creativity, birth, beginning, potential.

On the other hand, the Ace of Wands promises a new beginning, one with much more potential for serenity and living in line with one’s values. (I swear I wrote that sentence before grabbing the key words! It’s just that easy to see.)

Conclusion

Take the time to gird your loins, stop putting off any conflict, and remember that if you approach this hurdle with your best values, you can start on the path to the rest of your life, for your highest good.

With all the upheaval in my emotional life in the last two weeks, this is an incredibly reassuring reading! I hope it helps someone else. Be well this week.

Looking Forward 17 August 2015

17 August 2015 SJ

My blogging mojo appears to be kaputt. But I’ve been wanting to bring back Looking Forward for my own amusement, and what better time?

Only one card today.

Five of Pumpkins

The Halloween Tarot card 5 of Pumpkins, with 5 pumpkins arrayed above two children in Halloween costumes, one pulling the other across the card

Being dragged along, taken on a journey only reluctantly. Don’t throw a tantrum like this child seems about to do, because what’s going to happen is for your good.

Kind of a “stop whining and get to work,” doesn’t it seem like? What have you been putting off that could use a little kick in the pants right now? Sounds like it’s a great time to get it done!

Asking the cards for guidance

12 August 2015 SJ

It’s been way too long since I’ve done a Looking Forward, but I’d like to draw three cards for guidance for the next few days. I’m transitioning back to “home” tomorrow, and gathering up all the tools I have for keeping me grounded and centered. So this is what I’m asking my Halloween Tarot: how to stay calm and collected during the next few days of transition.

Queen of Bats

The Queen of Bats in the Halloween Tarot

The last time I saw the Queen of Bats was only about a week ago, doing a one-card draw for myself. The message she had for me was simple but hard: be sure of yourself. The Queen of Bats is a woman who knows her place in life. I am not that at the moment, but I want to be. Or rather, I think the more promising point is that she wants me to be assured of my place in the world.

XX Judgment

The Judgment card of the Halloween Tarot

I’ve been judging myself, and finding myself wanting. A couple of relevant keywords for Judgment: Decision, renewal, rebirth, consciousness, forgiveness. Delaying making a decision about how my life is going to look is costing me a huge toll on myself. It’s hard to make a decision, though, with so many factors involved. Still: Judgment seems to be telling me just do it, just go through with what I need to to make my life happen.

XIX The Sun

The Sun card from Halloween Tarot

One constant in my life has been the Sun as a source of energy. It’s one of my spirit energies, really. More than one person has commented on how like sunshine I can be, so whenever I see The Sun in a reading I associate it with being my most sunny self. It’s time for that energy to be my guide just as much as being sure of myself will be.

It’s interesting to me how much the cards are saying “Just be your best self!” Well, all right. Being my best self will at least keep me honest with others and put me on a path to the life I want to be living, right?

Restless.

20 July 2015 SJ

I pretended for too long last week that I’ll be okay and that my body will be fine if I push through and work as hard as I can. Saturday and Sunday my body told me in no uncertain terms that it does not work that way. My body needs me to rest, to sit still for hours, to use as little brain and body power as possible while it knits my lungs back together into usable pieces.

Attempting to rest leaves me restless. I have too much time to compare myself to others. There are too many shoulda, coulda, wouldas circling around my head. Too many things I was supposed to do, ways I was supposed to conform.

And that’s not my path right now.

Last night, I did a simple Past, Present, Future spread for myself.

Three Tarot cards lined up: The Devil, Death, and 8 of Chalices — Past, Present, Future: XV The Devil, XIII Death, 8 of Chalices

Card 1: Past – XV The Devil. Expectations to grow up, get a job, find a career that interests me. This is the devil I know, and it is eating me up inside. Why do I subject myself to this? Because I assume it’s the only way. Is it really?

Card 2: Present – XIII Death. This may be the first time I have actually drawn Death. In movies and TV, when Death is drawn, it’s a melodramatic affair. Who will die next? Everyone asks. That’s not what Death stands for. Death stands for a metaphorical death, the same kind of death as controlled brush fires in a forest: the death of old so that something new can come in. This might be the very real death of my expectations and ideals of being “normal”. And it’s okay to grieve that, so long as I am not stuck in that grief.

Card 3: Future – 8 of Chalices. One official meaning of this card I read is to work with limited resources. Which is what I have right now: limited resources for good health. Another friend suggested that this is another analog to Spoon Theory. Fact: I don’t have enough spoons right now. Conclusion: Time to work with what I have.

This card shows a Fae about to embark on a long, solitary road. My first reaction is relief – I’ve been trying so hard to make “being a sociable person” work, but if I can successfully take care of my needs while walking a solitary road, I would be content. In that respect, the card promises better things for me. I just have to let Death take over all the shoulda, coulda, wouldas, clear the ground for me to walk my path, the one meant just for me.

Looks like an auspicious time to try out a new journey and stop fitting myself into the mold that has never worked for me.

Slowing down

14 July 2015 SJ

Hello, Luminous Emporium! I’m currently on my lunch break at work and working out all sorts of raging thoughts. It’s hot, humid, and air quality hasn’t been great over where I live right now, so I’ve been escaping to a friend’s house with central air conditioning. Meaning I haven’t gotten much done the last couple of evenings with regards to study and building new routines into my life, but you know that we ALL need breaks from having to do things all the time, right? Right. (Why yes I do remind myself of this often!)

Since I’ve been so lax in my Looking Forward posts recently, I’ve been toying with the idea of building Tarot reading into my daily routine: maybe draw a card in the morning to study and start my day, or in the evening? Evenings tend to not work well as I get caught up in some exciting thing or another, then act like a toddler at bedtime, too excited about what’s going on but too tired to go to sleep. I have been picking up my spiritual and Tarot books with more regularity, so I am counting this as a win!

While Becky is monopolizing the cool artsy lifestyle, I’m brainstorming lotions and potions to make. I’m a big fan of homemade deodorant, and I figure if I can make my own deodorant and a lotion that works really well for me, why not also make some special lotions and potions for you all? Use the tidbits of aromatherapy knowledge I’ve picked up from one place or another over my life for good, right? Maybe even put some spells into it, for added witchyness!

I’m slowing down in the sense that it’s hot and to properly take care of myself, I need to make sure I am resting in the evenings. “Go go go” simply doesn’t work for my body, and that’s okay. Meet yourself where you are, right? Still, it’s hard to be patient and take it easy when we’ve got so many ideas and plans to develop and unveil!

Looking Forward 11 May 2015

11 May 2015 SJ

Hello, readers! I just spent some time trying to clear my head with guided meditation from a rather moody and depressed day so that I can bring you a less biased reading. I really ought to do readings for myself, but with one thing and another, I’m just too busy to take the time. “Too busy” is definitely starting to overwhelm me. I guess the only reasonable thing is to say that I’m only human and I have to do what I can with that.

So let’s keep with the theme of being gentle to ourselves and see what the cards have in store for the week. I’m using the Halloween Tarot today.

Queen of Imps

A kind, generous, curious woman who revels in the world’s wonders. Success in all endeavors—family, home, career, growing things.

Success in growing things is appropriate to early May in the Midwest. Everyone is getting plants out now and getting them ready for summer!

XV The Devil

Self-indulgence, temptation. Unethical behavior, abuse of power. Being a slave to your desires. Avoidance of responsibility. Discontent.

(This sounds like my cat right now, being a slave to her desires and avoiding responsibility for herself!)

XIX The Sun (Two-Headed Monster)

Exuberance, happiness, success. Simple pleasures. A purity of spirit and mind. A good partnership or marriage.

The Sun is always one of my favorite energies in a Tarot deck—well, one of my favorite energies in general. Its happiness and good feelings just flow through me.

All Together Now

Obviously the Devil is still trying to get our attention: something is stuck in our thinking, and it’s time to tease it out. This Devil orders others around, keeps them on a tight leash, and acts like she’s doing it for their own good. Does that sound familiar? If we can break free of that kind of pattern, we can move on to the totally content feeling of lazing in the Sun, feeling good about everything. Perhaps emulating the Queen of Imps will be good right now, looking at all the wonders of the world and wondering how it all works together.