November at a glance
What we brought in from October: 8 of Stones
Week 1: X Wheel of Fortune Week 2: 4 of Plumes Week 3: 6 of Plumes Week 4: Page of Blooms How we end the month: King of Blooms What we brought in from October
8 of Stones (Wands)
We ended October with the ease of emotional fulfillment, making the intention to be aware of our own sense of value and worth. For this awareness to be solid and supportive, we must feel it with sincerity—even passion—and be able to share who we are with others. We are direct in our communication, not to convince (for we are the only ones who require convincing) but to inspire; we want others to also feel their passions and presence and to believe in themselves. Our communication isn’t only verbal; it is also conveyed through our attitudes and actions.
What action(s) can I take that represent my passion and my belief in myself?
Week 1
X Wheel of Fortune
In the first week of the month we open ourselves to change, the external changes that comes about organically as we make our internal shifts. We flow with the movement of the cycles of change, honoring the process of becoming rather than focusing on where we’re headed. Our destination—our destiny—call us and pulls us forward. We need only to loosen our grip on what we believe we want, and to flow easily into what Spirit and Cosmos have conspired to co-create with us. We stay centered and in the present moment, tucked snugly into the hub of the Great Wheel of Karma, jumping off when we ‘know’ the wheel has rolled into our stop.
What is changing in my inner realm now?
Week 2
4 of Plumes (Swords)
By the second week we have stopped the mental machinations that keep us awake at night. We call a halt to second-guessing, assumptions and the temptation to create the stories that slow our progress. Our fears may have gotten the best of us, but now we fall back into the comfort of peaceful thoughts and familiar, supportive patterns and habits. We take a break and rest our minds; soon we will be again called to task and will step up feeling a bit fresher and more mentally astute.
How can I interrupt the negative mental chatter?
Week 3
6 of Plumes (Swords)
Our tiny holiday was a great benefit, for now we can see how we have skewed our thinking toward self-sabotage. The visions in our heads have greater clarity and the filters of judgment have melted into more objectivity. Without much bouncing back and forth between the pros and cons, we draft a plan for the action we identified at the beginning of the month. The intention to honor our value and worth is rooting into a potent and powerful belief—one we can convey to others with confidence and conviction.
How do my actions align with my thoughts and beliefs? How do they misalign?
Week 4
Page of Blooms (Cups)
The plan is now infused with the emotional backing it needs to make it real! We are filled with the creative urge—our desire, and need to express ourselves in creative ways surfaces, and we seek outlets. The world is ours to play in, and welcomes our ideas and dreams. The connection between heart and body is rich and elegant; the time for building our wishes into reality is now.
What is my fondest wish?
How we end the month
King of Blooms (Cups)
The month closes with a profound healing. We have been true to ourselves by nurturing our divinity, our value, our worthiness. We take responsibility for our creativity and use it as a salve to soothe the old heart-wound of inadequacy. We embrace our divine natures and allow our shame to be expunged. We feel content in our wholeness, as we return home to our sacred selves.
Write a few sentences affirming your value and worth.
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October at a glance
What we brought in from September: 2 of Swords
Week 1: XII Hanged Man Week 2: 9 of Swords Week 3: 9 of Pentacles Week 4: VI Lovers How we end the month: Ace of Cup What we brought in from September
2 of Swords
We ended September ready to set off on a journey—we set an intention and launched! And yet, with each step there are decisions to be made. Our intention was clear and strong, so much so we are blind to the options that unfold as we progress. Choices that were non-existent when we began now are available, if we can see them. The blindness is for peace of mind—choices can be disruptive to the flow, but only when we are focused on the imagined destination and not on the here and now. We know the options we can see, but what are we missing? Just like the Moon that rules this card, even though it isn’t visible, it’s still there
What option(s) are available that am I unable to see?
Week 1
XII Hanged Man
We take a deep breath and surrender to the power of the journey and the miasma of the mystery. We can control our footfalls, but not our surroundings. We can control our responses to the situations we encounter, but not the situations themselves. Personal will and Divine Will come to meet; our ego vociferously justifying the need to know and be in control, Spirit listening patiently and with compassion and understanding. Spirit has an eternity of time, so It waits—It waits for ego to spin itself out and relinquish its need for control.
With what issue, or in which area of life am I being asked to surrender control?
Week 2
9 of Swords
Oh, the agony of old stories! And how difficult and painful it can be to review those core beliefs, based on what we have been fed in the past! We must clear space for our newness, so we ‘Marie Kondo’ our thought closet. We are not our stories, or our thoughts or our feelings. And we are definitely not what others project upon us. The pain of this card lies in the realization we have subscribed to the traumas of others and have taken them on, believing somehow, they were ours. We have carried the suffering of others, and have learned from this valuable experience. Yet beliefs are changeable, and beg to be changed as we grow. It is very difficult to fulfill our potential while reliving the self-limiting psychological paradigms others have laid upon us. And the ones ready to be transformed are the ones with the loudest voices in our minds now. So, we give them a different expression, in our own words, written in our own hand.
Which of my stories has withered and is ready to be rewritten?
Week 3
9 of Pentacles
The release of the old has opened us to greater possibilities, maybe even created a vacuum. We must step up and determine how this little void might be filled, for this is a choice only we can make. If we fill ourselves with someone else’s ideas of abundance and well-being, we are renewing our subscription to limitation, sacrificing our free will for the perspectives and values of another. This is a card of active acquisition and manifesting our desires on the physical plane. We are realizing our dreams and wishes. It is interesting to see just what we have created—is it what we intended to create? Or are the dregs of last week’s stories still dictating our ‘shoulds’ and ‘ought tos?’ For the energy of this card to serve us well, we must be aware of what we want, without trying to figure out how we will get it. To co-create our realities and co-manifest our dreams we must be intimately familiar with our deepest desires, and trust the power of the Self in collaboration with the power of the Universe.
What do I really want?
Week 4
VI Lovers
Now we are beginning to not only understand the balance between two forces, but also are learning to play with it. We feel, sense our role as the co-creator and take it on with joy and anticipation. Even as we stand in solitude, we are not alone. The tension of the polarity of old and new, suffering and liberation, scarcity and abundance becomes the playground of creative artistry. The stress and strain of opposites are the artist’s brushes waiting to be picked up. We move toward the easel and feel something holding us back. The work of creating art—the art of living—requires a commitment, and commitment often translates into sacrifice. We let go of something so we may reach for something greater. It is not loss or sacrifice—it is moving beyond the former self to become the new self.
What do I believe I must give up to have what I want?
How we end the month
Ace of Cups
Our work has paid off—the fulfillment we feel is a result of our focus and attention on our best selves. We understand we are the creators of our own happiness and well-being. Our Highest Self is wrapping their great loving arms around us and is whispering beautiful words of praise and encouragement in our ears. We have the smallest glimpse of our unquantifiable value and great worth.
How will I take my value into the world?
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September at a glance
What we brought in from August
We leave the summer season filled with vision and inspiration, no small feat in the shifting landscape of our world. This is a wonderful testimony to the resilience of humanity—to our adaptable natures, our holding of hope and our commitment to faith. It’s as if we intrinsically know the chaos is only the process of achieving a new order—the quickest way to realign the intentions of the earth and her inhabitants. And this Knight can be chaotic, not because he is disordered, but because he sees so many possibilities at once—so many ideas, so little time!
What vision(s) did August offer me as it melted into the past?Week 1
We begin the month with the best of intentions to anchor our ideas and make our visions come to life. Maybe we intend to get our blog written and posted, or to organize our filing system, or research that new computer, or to finally have that conversation we’ve been meaning to have with someone close to us. Jupiter gives us big ideas and big energy to implement them. Mercury ruled Gemini asks us to explore these ideas further and jot them down, or communicate them in some way. Our tendency will be to act on our thoughts, and the more we try to get moving, the more we become distracted. This is not a week for concrete sequential activities. Instead, we allow our imaginations to broaden and our curiosity to lead the way. We research, gather information.
Where is my curiosity taking me?Week 2
By the second week we narrow down our options and begin to figure out how we can bring our ideas to life. Mercury’s ingenuity gets a great assist from Saturn (traditional ruler of Aquarius)—he will help organize our thoughts into a plan. We step back from our Jovian attitude of “Whee, anything is possible!” and take a pragmatic view of our intended projects. We can see what is feasible and what isn’t. This is also the time we will imagine how we can imbue our ideas with our own brand of uniqueness. We see our creations as extensions of ourselves, and wonder how our ideas can effect change. We connect with a more cosmic view of humanity and wonder how or what we can contribute to the cause.
What do I have to offer that is uniquely mine?Week 3
The third week fires us up! We may have run our ideas by others, and received overwhelmingly positive responses and encouragement. We are passionate about our projects and the powerful feedback loop of inspiration is activated—we inspire others with our offerings and others in turn fuel our passions and actions. We understand the things we want to do might require a risk, and this Fire Ace gives us courage and confidence. We like this feeling and may want to stay here longer, to revel in the admiration bestowed upon us; but to accomplish anything we must move along.
What am I passionate about?Week 4
The Equinox brings a calming of the frenzy and with the calm comes an awareness of how all he pieces fit together. Vision, intention, and action all move us down the road, closer to our goal. We know we must maintain some degree of balance as we progress so we take a closer look at how projects, or objectives within projects, are weighted. We prioritize and gain a sense of the effects our ideas may have. When we can envision the potential consequences of our actions, we can make adjustments in the planning stages, saving us repetitive steps in the long run. Rather than only having a pragmatic approach, or a passionate approach, we see how the two approaches meld together to create a whole that is truly greater than the sum of its parts.
Where do I need balance in my life?How we end the month
By the month’s end, we are ready to launch. If we choose to adopt the Fool’s trust, we understand the ideas we birthed at the beginning of the month will take form soon, but maybe not exactly as planned. The surprise is in the journey—we cannot anticipate the twists and turns our paths might take as we head toward our envisioned destination. We have outlined an offering that will help bring about change, but how will we be changed in the process?
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