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In this post, I’ll attempt to demystify September’s 3 card mini-spread from my Overview of 2018 spread. To recap, the three decks I used were The Enchanted Map, Triple Goddess Tarot, and Spirit Cats. I chose these 3 for their ability to give me concise info and for their ability to work together. The Enchanted Map card represents the theme of the month. The Triple Goddess card elaborates ways to achieve the theme. The Spirit Cats card gives me a guide card whose energy I can call upon when I need support.

Theme: #27 home
How: 4 of Cups
Helper: unconditional love

“Home is where…” okay, yeah, we all know where this quote goes. September is time to think about what home means to me and to mirror these values both in myself as well as in my physical space. Autumn is here and I associate September with comfortable settings. Finding places to snuggle in and read, wearing hoodies, and cozy clothing. As the leaves on the trees turn colors, I too, need to work on stabilizing my heart.

The 4 of cups is the best “meh” card out there. It describes a longing, for something we don’t have yet. It’s the card of daydreams and in my line of work, they are necessary. Time to take my mental images out for a good look and match them up with what I think home and comfort are. I need to be careful, I don’t want to get trapped in these illusions, for they will always appear better in my head, than they do when I implement them.

Helping me solidify these items is Aiko, the spirit cat of Unconditional Love. Throughout this month she’ll remind me that love and home are one in the same, and if I am placing limits on either of these two items…well, then, it’s not true unconditional love. Part of loving is to learn to accept a person, or a situation (or home) for everything it’s made of, even flaws. So, while my dreams provide some design and insight into what I want my home to look like, I cannot limit what that vision will become. Time to accept the flaws.

In this post, I’ll attempt to demystify August’s 3 card mini-spread from my Overview of 2018 spread. To recap, the three decks I used were The Enchanted Map, Triple Goddess Tarot, and Spirit Cats. I chose these 3 for their ability to give me concise info and for their ability to work together. The Enchanted Map card represents the theme of the month. The Triple Goddess card elaborates ways to achieve the theme. The Spirit Cats card gives me a guide card whose energy I can call upon when I need support.

Theme: #35 Education
How: 8 of Swords
Helper: cuddles

I swear, I didn’t hand pick this card for August. The month most kids go back to school in the States is the same month I’m being asked to delve deeper into those subjects I don’t know well. It’s time to go back to school and learn something new. I have a lot of classes (purchased online), so I’m thinking I’ll make my way through the classes I have not finished. Expand my mind, my horizon, and learn something new this month.

I’ll use the 8 of Swords to help focus my attention as I work through this material. I need to pull myself out of feeling stuck. We’re never truly stuck, we just forget about the options surrounding us. The blindfolded person featured on many 8 of Swords cards remind us that we have many senses to work with. If one doesn’t provide a strong enough answer, then another will. Sometimes, when I’m learning new material, I’ll close my eyes and let my ears soak in the voices speaking. Cutting the visual clutter down helps me focus more and gives me a clear headspace to learn more.

Fluff, the cat of cuddles, is this month’s guide. The card’s message is time to disconnect from the external and to reconnect with the body. It’s a perfect compliment to intense learning situations where we focus so much on the brain and the work, but forget about nourishing the body that houses it all. I’ll use this energy to check in while I’m learning. Let part of my lessons be how my body reacts to what I am doing. And to give it the stretches and attention it needs to keep me working at my best.

I’m participating in a tarot class hosted by my friend Callie French. One of our assignments was to take our “personal life challenge” card and make a collage card. To calculate this challenge card you add the number of your sun sign tarot card and the number of your ascendant sign. It so happens that my birth sign and ascendant are the same, which is Leo or 8-Strength. Which gets me 16, or The Tower card. Fun! LOL

Here’s my artist’s statement for this image I collaged:

Volcanoes are destructive forces. Their lava lays waste to everything in its path, laying a new foundation of earth. Once the lava cools, it becomes fertile soil for new life to grow. The planet up top is Mars, the astrological symbol for the Tower. Also, the largest volcano in the solar system is on Mars. The feather, represents hope: the chance for rebirth. It also connects this card to the next in the sequence, The Star. The series of bubbles, are the wishes and dreams cast out. It’s an unexpected touch, like the transformative power of the Tower to help us get what we want. The bottom text is a quote from one of my favorite songs, “Ground,” which reminds me to keep my feet on the earth and always go back to fundamentals. The vertical text, is the core message of the Tower: it’s destructive, yet it burns away what no longer serves, so we are free to explore what connects us to our soul’s purpose. This art may feel minimalistic in composition; however, I feel it serves the energy of the card… to strip bare and give the hint of rebuilding. 

In this post, I’ll attempt to demystify July’s 3 card mini-spread from my Overview of 2018 spread. To recap, the three decks I used were The Enchanted Map, Triple Goddess Tarot, and Spirit Cats. I chose these 3 for their ability to give me concise info and for their ability to work together. The Enchanted Map card represents the theme of the month. The Triple Goddess card elaborates ways to achieve the theme. The Spirit Cats card gives me a guide card whose energy I can call upon when I need support.

Theme: #10 rock bottom
How: Tower
Helper: majesty

When I think of Rock Bottom, I think about hitting a personal low. Everything has gone to hell and there’s no coming back from it. This month’s theme sounds a lot like disaster but it’s not. Strangely, this card asks us to surrender through challenges. The only way up from a deep, dark place is to surrender and gain perspective. So, this is what I will attempt to learn this month. See the challenges I’m facing, surrendering to them, and using the new perspectives to help me grow and rise up.

The Tower becomes the perfect mechanism to learn this lesson. It’s all about stripping yourself bare, to see what you are made of, so you can build your self back up, stronger. The flashes of insight during this moment give us power to see what is really important, and what our character is made of. Good stuff for a month all about surrendering.

Majesty is my spirit cat guide this month. She’s regal and helps illuminate the traits that make us shine. Surrendering and stripping myself bare is hard and dirty work. She’ll be next to me to remind me of the beauty that I am and to honor and respect myself as I work thorough this transformation.

In this post, I’ll attempt to demystify June’s 3 card mini-spread from my Overview of 2018 spread. To recap, the three decks I used were The Enchanted Map, Triple Goddess Tarot, and Spirit Cats. I chose these 3 for their ability to give me concise info and for their ability to work together. The Enchanted Map card represents the theme of the month. The Triple Goddess card elaborates ways to achieve the theme. The Spirit Cats card gives me a guide card whose energy I can call upon when I need support.

Theme: #3 wizard of awareness
How: Knight of Swords
Helper: patience

Wizard of Awareness reminds me to be observant this month. Being aware of my internal and external worlds can push me into a deeper understanding of how everything works. It can help me spot trouble areas. It can give me insights to share and write about. It can also prepare me for what is coming by allowing me to release attachments. Nothing going on is personal unless I allow it to become such. This month’s theme will be a great lesson to remind me of this.

Knight of Swords is how I shall accomplish this. I have a lot going on and will keep my head forward and my game on what I am doing, rather than what is going on around me. I will use my smarts and ask good questions, which will, in turn, help my powers of observation grow.

Snugpuff, the spirit cat of patience, is my guide this month. Another wonderful synchronicity between the cards, Snugpuff will remind me to let go of the things not in my power, and keep focus on what is in front of me. I have a hard time relaxing and releasing. I am sure this month will not only challenge the speed at which I normally live my life, but enhance it by reminding me what is important and to really deep into enjoying those moments more.