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My anxiety isn’t…
Cards: Success (The Chipmunk and Laurel) and Determination (The Ram and Dahlia)
My anxiety isn’t going to lead to or destroy my success. It just is. It may slow me down, but in what ways can I be victorious over it, or against it. My anxiety may be determined but it will not last forever, it will not climb every mountain and bloom into every season. It can be overcome.
How do you feel about and cope with anxiety?
Happy Readings! 💛💛💛
-Madame Starbeam
-Madame Starbeam
The prompt for day 9 is: How can the Universe help me manifest what I want to attract?
Card pulled: 2 of Swords.
It looks like the universe is going to give me some difficult options to choose from, and I’m going to have to figure out how to navigate that. This kind of reading piques my curiosity, so I’m going to pull a couple of oracle cards to clarify.
Clarifier cards: The Hind and The Horse.
The hind is a card of subtle and feminine expression, and the horse is a card of travel and exploration. The horse seems to be on the move, graceful and purposeful, while it seems like we’ve caught the hind unawares, in her own realm, tucked away in secret. Maybe these choices will be different in the way they present themselves- one obvious and showy, the other subtle and quiet. If that’s the case, I might miss the subtle and quiet one all together!
The tarot deck used for day 9 was the same as in my last post, This Might Hurt. It’s a rocking good deck.
The oracle deck I’ve used here is one I’ve had since I was like…10? Maybe? The cards are huge, and I struggle with the symbolism, but I bought it at like a Chapters because I was super into Celtic everything (I was trying to find myself through my ethnicity/ancestral background) and I liked animals- I still do! I figured I’d give it a bash and see how it goes. The cards themselves are stunning, but I find the imagery difficult to link and remember. It’s called The Druid Animal Oracle and mine came with a beautiful book and a reading cloth.
Tell me what you think!
Happy Readings 💛💛
-Madame Starbeam
Tardy to the party for day 3 (sorry) I’m going to combine those mofos together.
And also? I am not very good at tarot photography it turns out. I am not bad at photography generally, but I am terribly out of practice. This is less than ideal. I know. I’m sorry. Hopefully my photos get better!
Today I’ll be using an oracle deck as well. Oracle decks aren’t the same as tarot decks- they have no set number of cards, or set imagery that they should cover. They mean whatever the creator wants them to mean (and usually they come with a little book to explain what they mean). They can be used on their own, with tarot decks and tarot spreads, or a mixture of both- there’s no wrong way to use oracle cards! Now! Onto the prompt:
Day 3: What part of me and I encouraged to show, express or share (more)?
Cards pulled: Strength reversed (Rx), The Empress, and 4 of wands Rx.
For me, this reading means I should be proud of my current physical transformations* because I’ve managed to stay the course and not falter on my goals. I’m beginning to feel tired, and I don’t really want to do it any more, and I think this reading wants me to be more self-confident and proud of what I’ve achieved, so I can continue!
The deck used here is The Modern Witch Tarot– one of my firsts and one of my favourites (and in my opinion: one of the few mass market decks with decent quality card stock for not a billion dollars but whatever). Highly recommend this deck: female-centred, traditional RWS-based deck for those on a budget.
Day 4: Where am I to use my instincts and follow my intuition? Why is this important for me?
Cards pulled: The Duck and Chrysanthemum (Luck), The Hare and the Oak (new opportunities), The Hound and Pear (loyalty).
Hmm… I keep getting cards about new opportunities lately- and choices, they seem to be following me and I’m really not sure why because I thought I knew everything on the go at the moment. I think this reading is telling me that I need to keep my eyes open and follow my instinct when it comes to new opportunities and lucky chances (maybe I should be buying lotto tickets, lol). Loyalty could be why this is important to me- maybe it’s telling me that I should follow my intuition when it comes to the new happenings in my life and that the loyal lovelies in my life will have my back, no matter what.
The deck used here is an oracle deck! Very popular at the moment, it’s Woodland Wardens– a series of animal and plant pairings and a cute little guide book to go with them.
What do you think? What cards did you pull today? Let me know in the comments!
Happy readings 💛💛
-Madame Starbeam
*I’ve been trying to lose weight, as I’m quite heavy, and it’s at the point where it’s bad for my health, bad for my back, bad for the longevity of my mattress, etc. I would like to be able to climb a flight of stairs and not feel winded, and I would like to feel comfortable flying economy- not like I’ve been crow-bared in and out of the seat. I’ve been at it since October, and I’ve lost just about 22lbs (the bigger thing is, I’ve stuck to my eating plan, something I’ve never been able to do before).
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