Present Path Tarot
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Tag: gratitude
The Gentle Way Through Overwhelm
I often overbook myself, take on too much, and resist pulling out of any commitments when I realize I am past my limits.
My German mom and workaholic dad taught me to just push on through the overwhelm. I am grateful for the fortitude they instilled in me, but I am trying to learn a new way.
I want to make different choices when I get this drained and fried out.
So I got up, and put away the tools and work gear. I tidied up the mess from the partially done big task. I accepted that it would reside in limbo.
This felt like a big shift for me. I didn’t push through. I backtracked. I paused. I prioritized my focus on one zone to manage, instead of spreading myself too thin.
Reflecting on Achievements: A Tarot Perspective
This hand is here to high five you. And me.
In the last 3 months, I have been going going going nonstop. Even though I am tired, I get a thrill out of the productive gains forward.
Today, I ask you to take a moment to simply acknowledge what you achieved this week or this month from the perspective of each of the 5 suits of Tarot.
You Are Enough
I pulled cards to ask what to speak about today, and the shadowy cards of the Moon and 10 of Swords came up.
The overlapping messages of these are about the ways our limiting beliefs and inner turmoil hold us back.
For many of us, the feeling that we are trying our best and it’s just not quite making the mark is incredibly common.
So today, for just a few minutes, let’s sit and be present with what’s real in this moment.
A Simple Yet Effective Practice
Most of the 78 cards in the Waite-Smith Tarot deck have multilayered meanings.
The act of reading is to mingle the various concepts in a spread and discern what overarching message is formed in that scenery.
Then there is the 9 of Cups, with one pure essence behind it:
Enjoy and be grateful. Savor, relish, appreciate.
My Ack!Knowledements
I have been thinking about validation lately.
People often reflect that my tarot readings are validating, and I enjoy being a stranger who can reflect back what your intuition is saying.
More poignantly though, I have been talking about acknowledgement with my therapist a lot.
Because I desire approval and I don’t like that appetite.
Can you relate?
We seek it from friends, lovers, family, and, to an unhealthy degree, random strangers on the internet.
Often these groups don’t reflect what we want. But we keep going back anyway.
Why?
How the Cards Helped Me on a Bad Day
Last week, I shared another Caturday reading for all, inspired by Dexter Murdermittens (see below) that reminded me just how the cards can support a bad day.
Reading & Gratitude
A Reading for this week of Thanksgiving 2020 and a Gratitude Meditation.
Meditation begins at 5:20
Deck: Dark Mansion Tarot by Taroteca
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