Evolution Revolution

 

“Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.” – John Lennon

Today I pulled The Chariot. The biggest challenge for me in effecting change within and/or without is focus and making it stick. I can be in total alignment on a goal. I can be totally ready to storm the castle. But, not all problems involve castles to storm. Some problems, especially those involving ingrained habits, abusive long term relationships, addictions, compulsive behavior, bad jobs, living conditions and/or comfort zones involve a more methodical approach. It's not just change your thinking change your life. It's also change your life change your thinking.

With that in mind I am invoking The Knight of Pentacles. When I think of this knight I think of lava. It's usually easy to outrun lava, but it's really hard to stop it. The Knight of Pentacles may not win every battle but The Knight of Pentacles invariably wins the war. This knight because it does not quit. The Knight of Pentacles knows you don't lose a war until you quit.
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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

The Chariot is from The Modern Love Tarot, by Ethony
The Knight of Pentacles is from Next World Tarot, by Cristy C. Road

Judgement

"Guess what? When it comes right down to it, wherever you go, there you are. Whatever you wind up doing, that’s what you’ve wound up doing. Whatever you are thinking right now, that’s what’s on your mind. Whatever has happened to you, it has already happened. The important question is, how are you going to handle it? In other words, “Now what?”"
— Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation for everyday life

Today I pulled Judgement. It seems to me my harshest critic is myself. I look back on my life with regrets. I look back on things and wonder why I did this and not that. I judge myself for many things, changes that seem important that I do not make. I envision the person I wish I was and wonder why I am not that.

I invoke the Two of Swords. I call the Two of Swords the shit or get off the pot card. The Two of Swords is conflicted and cannot step forward. In order to take off the blinders something has to be let go of. A decision must be made. Sometimes in life, I have found, making the decision is the hardest part. And, it really doesn't matter what the decision actually turns out to be.

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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

Judgement is from The Modern Love Tarot, by Ethony The Two of Swords is from Next World Tarot, by Cristy C. Road

From Chaos, Opportunity

 

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

The world has changed. The post cold-war era of relative peace is over. This change did not start with Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The invasion just made the change undeniable. Today I pulled the 4 of Swords. This particular 4 of Swords represents a break from strife, not the end of it. This is an opportunity to develop strategy for the ongoing global war of autocracy versus democracy. This is a war that, as the invasion demonstrates, is growing increasingly hot.
I am invoking the Tower. We have to move beyond the belief that everything is fine with the world. The Tower destroys false realities. Denial is no longer an option. The good news is, as Sun Tzu said, “in the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”

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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

The Four of Swords is from The Tarot of Northern Shadows, by Howard Rodway The Tower is from Gold Lyre Tarot, by Lacy Martin and Christine Scanlon

Strategy and Tactics

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night,

and when you move,

fall like a thunderbolt.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

The Emperor is all about Strategic Thinking. Simply put, strategy is a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim. Where do you want to be? How are you going to get there from where you are? Tactics are the individual steps and actions that will get you there.
When I pulled the The Emperor this morning I stepped back and pondered. Then, I invoked the tactical card, the King of Pentacles. It's about being focused, knowing what needs to be done and f'ing doing it!
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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

The Emperor is from The Modern Love Tarot, by Ethony The King of Pentacles is from Next World Tarot, by Cristy C. Road

Overwhelmed

 

"Flight of the seabirds

Scattered like lost words

Wield to the storm and fly"

— Robert Weir / John Barlow, Cassidy

I pulled the 10 of Wands today. Some days are so overwhelming the act of wrapping your brain around what's happening is a struggle. Ultimately, the realization sets in, that you can't. You gotta let some things go.
I am invoking Strength. Bring your spirit, your talker self and your animal self into alignment. Take a breath. Get grounded. And, turn into the storm.
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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

The Ten of Wands is from The Modern Love Tarot, by Ethony
Strength is from The Light Seers Tarot, by Chris-Anne

Changing your own world

 

Camel trips do not begin or end,
they merely change form.”
— Robyn Davidson, Tracks

And, so again, I pulled The Knight of Swords. She's ready to do battle. She's a passionate warrior ready to do battle with whomever crosses her whether they deserve it or not. She's in no mood to be told what to do or what her place is. She knows what she must do. So, she sets off.

Is this the beginning or the end of her story? Is this a story about liberation from what held her back before, or is it a new quest? In response I am invoking the World. This world is the completion of the Fool's Journey. But, does the journey end, or does a journey begin?

At the end of Tracks, the book Robyn Davidson wrote about her own journey by camel across the Australian desert in 1977, Davidson concluded, "camel trips do not begin or end, they merely change form.”
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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

The Knight of Swords is from The Modern Love Tarot, by Ethony

The World is from Gold Lyre Tarot, by Lacy Martin and Christine Scanlon

The relationship

 

Today is finding sanctuary with someone you love (and this can be your own sweet self.) Today I pulled the Four of Wands. I read this as coming home to that person you are in emotional alignment with and having your batteries emotionally recharged.
I am invoking The Lovers. I don't use the term to be exclusive to people who are having sex. I use the term lovers to indicate people who have close/emotionally intimate relationships. This can include close friends, family, companions and other outside-of-the box relationships. I call these people my/your loves. Loves may or may not include people you are having sex with and definitely should include your own sweet self.
So, today I am seeking to be there for and with my loves and yes, I am including my own sweet self.
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As always when I speak of life, love and Tarot I speak only for myself. This reading is part of my Divination/Manifestation Practice.

The Four of Wands is from The Modern Love Tarot, by Ethony

The Lovers is from Gold Lyre Tarot, by Lacy Martin and Christine Scanlon