Burning away the Past and Embracing the Present- Death, The Three of Swords and The Hierophant

We’re just over half way through February and I’m starting to see a pattern emerge in my daily draws. So far a third of my draws have been made up of three cards, Death, the Three of Swords and The Hierophant. To be exact it has gone Death, the Three of Swords, Death, The Hierophant, the Three of Swords and The Hierophant. Whenever instances like this take place I take note, for they usually have a strong meaning behind them.

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Death – Shadowscapes Tarot

Since the last time I posted a few things have changed in my life. February the 3rds daily draw of Death was definitely fitting. I was going through a transition in the workplace, from acting manager of a store that was potentially closing down, to manager of a store which was now staying open. I had to make a decision as to whether this was where I wanted to be and allow all the past thoughts and fears to wash away. In a way, like the Phoenix on the card, who is death, rebirth and life encapsulated in one image, I was going through a rebirth. I needed to cleanse myself of the negative thoughts and feelings towards my job during that unstable period, so as to begin afresh under this new ownership.

Three of Swords
Three of Swords – Shadowscapes Tarot

Then came the Three of Swords on Feburary 7. Whenever this card comes to me I have a whole body reaction to it, it’s one of the only cards that does that to me. I think that subconsciously there is still a lingering link to my most recent heartbreak. I am so much better now than I was 6 or so months ago, but to be completely truthful I am not fully healed. The Swords have been removed, but the scars are definitely still there. I am still afraid of opening my heart back up. When this card first came to me I wasn’t 100% sure whether it was to do with that past situation or to do with my present. For recently a new person has entered my life, a person whom I really enjoy spending time with and who makes me feel happy inside. It wasn’t until the next day when I drew the Two of Swords, the card of conflict between heart and mind, that I began to think of the Three’s potential meaning. To be honest with myself previous to this draw I felt like I was split in two, half of me really wanted to pursue this budding relationship, to throw myself in completely, but the other half, the logical half, kept bringing up the fact that I had been planning on leaving the country in August (if not for good then for a long period of time). I was and have since been stuck in this conflict between what I’m feeling and what I’m thinking. And I fear that heartbreak may ensue, I’m just not sure whose heart it is that the Swan represents.

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The Festival and The Hermit

Yesterday I went to the Adelaide Vegan Festival. It was an absolutely lovely day, full of friends, fun and Vegan scrumptiousness :). It was the first day I’ve spent out in the Spring sun since Spring began, and being as light skinned as I am I was scrambling for shade anywhere I could find it. I got to enjoy so many Vegan delicacies, and ran into a few people I haven’t seen for quite some time which was a blessing. I even got my hair wrapped, which I’ve wanted to do for so long and got the most beautiful complement from a stranger, who said my eyes were mesmerising and reminded her of her most treasured childhood marble :). All in all it was a lovely day!

Post Vegan Festival
Post Vegan Festival, with my hair wrap ๐Ÿ™‚

Today when I woke up however I was feeling a little drained, originally I thought it was from all the sun but I think it may have also had something to do with running into a few people whom affect my emotions in a negative way. This realisation didn’t come to my mind until later today, and I believe it has something to do with the card I drew this morning :). Today’s Daily Draw was my new Tarot Stalker, The Hermit.

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Whispers from The Empress – What my Tarot Stalker has taught me. (Part 3 of 3)

So you may be wondering, why all the posts about Tarot Stalkers. Well when you do over six readings in a row, over an extended period of time, and every single time one specific card comes up, you know that something higher is going on. I am personally so very grateful thatย The Empressย gave her time to be with me over all those readings, for it has taught me a lot.ย 

Because I am only just starting out on this journey with the tarot, and I’m definitely still only skimming the surface of what there is to learn, it is easy toย fall into the trap of a shallow interpretation of the cards. Instead of spending time to see if there is more they are trying to tell me, I would often just take hold of the first thing that sprung to my mind. Now looking back over the last couple of readings, I can see why The Empressย kept coming up. It was because I wasn’t listening to what she was really trying to tell me.

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A reprimand from my Tarot Stalker – Why won’t you listen to me! (Part 2 of 3)

As I said in my last post, it took me a very long time after my break up to feel centred enough to even think about using my cards. Three months in fact. Those months were so clouded with pain and heartbreak, and it seemed that I was getting more and more lost in the fog as each day past. I had lost the man who I had thought I would spend the rest of my life with. And in such a way that I was left with so many unanswered questions.

I wonder, looking back, what cards would have called to me if I had done a reading sometime during that period. I bet you more then anything thatย The Empressย would be among them ๐Ÿ˜.ย 

Come late July I was beginning to feel compelled to hold my deck in my hands again, I must have been healing, unbeknownst to me at the time, for I still felt as saddened as ever by the events of May. My soul’s call was answered one day at work, when a customer of mine brought out his deck to do a reading for a friend of his. This had never happened at work before, and it must have planted a seed in my mind, awaiting a little watering from the universe. That seed didn’t have to wait very long at all, for that evening my mother and I were watching an episode of a series we had started (Penny Dreadful I believe) and for the first time the main character brought out her own deck to do a reading. I thought to myself, ok universe, I’m going to take this as a hint that it’s time for me to jump back out there, and continue on the adventure I began in March.

So the next day after reading a few posts on the beautiful and inspiring Beth’s Little Red Tarotย blog, I decided that it was time for me to pull a card, and see what the universe had to tell me. So I shuffled my deck and composed myself, opening to the knowledge I was about to receive, and lo and behold,ย The Empress was back to say hello.ย 

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My first Tarot Stalker – And quite the beautiful one at that – The Empress (Part 1 of 3)

We have now moved through March and into April. With my first personal reading under my belt, my apprehension was slowly starting to fade away…

Over the next month I did around 6 or so readings for myself, some more structured, with specific questions in mind, while the others were more for practice sake. And I kid you not, every single time, there was one lovely lady who persisted on popping up, that’s right, you guessed it, the beautiful mother of all mothers, The Empress.

The Empress - Shadowscapes Tarot
The Empress – Shadowscapes Tarot

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