NEW YEAR TAROT SPREAD

Here is the New Year Tarot Spread:(3 cards top row, 4 cards bottom row)

Here are the card positions:

N ** What I need to know about the coming year?

E ** What will emerge in the new year?

W ** What wondrous surprises are in store for the new year?

Y ** Yuck! What can be improved upon for the new year?

E ** What will the energy of the new year be like?

A ** Artichoke – What will help make the new year healthy for me?

R ** What will the rewards be in this new year?

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU, &  MAY 2018 BE YOUR BEST YEAR YET!

THE TEN OF PENTACLES-CARD OF THE DAY-FOR DEC.29th FRIDAY :)

The Ten of Pentacles shows how family, and extended family, is very important. It represents tradition, being a part of something bigger (ancestors), your tribe. 

Today's meaning: Have faith, in the end all will be well.

from tumblr, posted there by dancinginthecenteroftheworld

Winter Solstice Thursday December 21-Part 2

Well our workshop to make winter solstice lanterns was cancelled, which was a big disappointment. So I haven't got that to show you now 😔  What I do have is a real simple project I made a while back, and you probably could modify this to make a winter solstice lantern, but using those fake tea lights as your candle. I called mine a "star jar", but I've also made mini dinosaur, fairy, dragon etc., jars as well...
Supplies:
•foam cut outs in any shape you want to use, and that you can paint black(to show up)
• Glass jam jars with lids
• Thin tissue paper to glue on outside of jar
• White school glue
• Quality white glue
• Clear glitter
• Twine For bow around top of jar
• Floral embellishments
• Battery powered tea lights or led string lights



• Stick the figures directly on the  inside glass 
• Use two battery powered tea lights. More light = stronger silhouette 
• use one layer of paper , overlap is ok
• Use thin school glue for the paper & for the glitter( roll in iridescent glitter top and bottom of outside jar)

• DO NOT use real candles inside

Winter Solstice Thursday December 21

Stonehenge Winter Solstice December 21, (it will be chilly there!)

Soon it will be Winter Solstice… the shortest day of the year, and it will be the longest night too. It is a time to celebrate and mark the year by inviting the light back into our lives. In all this darkness, it is a time to reflect inwardly and ask that light and warmth grow in our hearts as well.

My birthday is December 17th, so for fun and celebration and in honour of Winter Solstice, we are going to a workshop to make winter solstice lanterns. I will post a pic later...

Here is a lantern project you can make with your kiddos, if you have kiddos..

http://naturalparentsnetwork.com/winter-solstice-lantern-project/

Santa Claus and His Tarot Reading ;)

Ukrainian deck of Tarot cards"Solomiya"" from Behance

That's all the info I could find for this card

To the tune of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus----🎅

Santa gets a tarot reading: 🌠

I saw mommy read for Santa Claus

Underneath the crystal ball last night.🔮

She shuffled and cut the deck,

I could tell he was a wreck.

He worried if his sleigh would fly

A way up in the sky.

He wants to deliver so many toys🎁🎁

To all the good deserving  girls and boys.👦👧

She drew the Chariot card,

And knew it wouldn’t be hard,

And when she drew the shining Star,🌟

He knew his sleigh would take him far.

Yes, I saw mommy read for Santa Claus last night!

-Joanne Matthew 

CARD OF THE DAY-PAGE OF WANDS FOR "THURSDAY DECEMBER 7th"

Steampunk Tarot

The Page of Wands says-"Listen to your unconscious mind and follow your creative urges"....There may also be some good news coming...

Card of The Day-King Of Wands

Tarot of the Bohemian Cats

The King of Wands reminds you to lead your life with purpose, vision and a long-term view. 

Card of The Day-The Hierophant Reversed

reversed

For "Wednesday" November 29th Card of the Day-You may feel like breaking the rules, or challenging the status quo today...Be careful out there💖

The Stellar Jay Message

One of these guys was sitting on my sun deck today, and peeking in my window at me 😊 They are such a pretty color, got the punk hairdo going on, and noisy as can be. I thought I would look to see what the Stellar Jay might bring as a message...

The Jay teaches lessons of adaptation to any situations and learning quickly with a high intelligence. He gives access to memories long forgotten and shows how to assimilate them into awareness. He demonstrates risk taking, seizing opportunities and discovering new avenues for exploration. He will show the power of intelligence and fortitude balanced with discreet silence, and utmost patience in timing. Bold and inquisitive this bird has a penchant for investigating, adapting and learning new ideas and concepts. His creative intelligence uncovers sacred interconnections with all things. Mental growth aids spiritual growth. The energy centers of the head may become activated due to the increase of new spiritual knowledge.

Card of The Day- KING OF CUPS REVERSED

CARD OF THE DAY FOR "WEDNESDAY " NOVEMBER 22....

You may see some emotional manipulation & moodiness today, like what the reversed King Of Cups  likes to pull off...keep smiling😁

CHRISTMAS TREE TAROT SPREAD

I actually found this on line, and I changed it up a bit to be fair....


First the "Charlie Brown" Christmas Tree-

Single Parent life ;)

The lay out of the cards

Here are the questions to be answered:

Spread is the shape of a Christmas tree-11 different points as below /\

1.Tree Trunk: Current situation, base of reading.

2.Gift to you:A well earned treat for all your hard work.

3.Gift from a loved one:how people in your life show love

4.Candy Cane:something sweet to celebrate in your life

5.Christmas lights: something you need to focus on

6.Glass ball:something fragile that needs extra care

7.Handmade gift: your creativity, what makes you unique

8.Antique ornament: family lesson or value to carry on

9.Christmas bell:How to ring in the New Year, future stuff

10.Cat ornament:hidden gifts, unexpected events

11.Star:universal wisdom to reflect on

Card of The Day-The Page of Wands reversed

Today's thought-There may be setbacks, but don't lose hope. 

THE ROSE

Rose symbolism in Tarot:

Rose symbolism can mean things such as: Love, beauty, purity, sexuality, passion, desire, virtue, creation, spirituality, magic, and those are just a few of the meanings.The Rose is featured in several Tarot cards, Major Arcana: The Fool, The Magician, Strength, and Death.

THE FOOL-The "white rose" in his left hand represents purity and innocence.

The Wizards Tarot by Corinne Kenner and John Blumen

The Magician: represents purity and innocence found in the Fool, but also  represents worldly experience and knowledge. In the bed of flowers at his feet this duality is repeated in the mix of pure white lilies and thorny "red roses".

The "Strength" Card- The Woman is wearing a belt and crown of "roses" and stands "unprotected" in an open green field. The crown on her head represents the fullest, most beautiful expression of nature and transient life. 

Death-The banner that Death carries has a black background, indicating an absence of light. The "white rose," on the other hand, indicates beauty, purification and immortality. 

Thought of The Day-remember....

Thought of The Day-remember....

Vintage Wisdom Oracle deck by Victoria Moseley- K's Contribution

Hello again everyone! K here, contributing once again to my lovely friend's blog.


I thought today I'd write a little bit about one of my favourite Oracle decks, the Vintage Wisdom Oracle by Victoria Moseley.

This beautiful deck kept standing out to me every time I would be browsing the cards in stores or online- once I saw what the cards looked like inside, I knew this was a deck for me! 

The most wonderful thing about this deck is that the cards have a very gentle energy and the messages of each one are quite clear, telling a story within the beautiful vintage images. If you are unsure about the card you have pulled for a reading, there is a helpful book that comes with the deck, giving each card an in-depth explanation. The deck contains 52 high-quality cards.

I had heard that this deck is a great intuitive way to read, and can produce similar results to tarot. As someone who is still learning the ways of tarot reading, I am finding that using these once or twice a week supports and inspires my learning curve, promoting deeper self-reflection.

I honestly love this deck so much and can't get enough of looking at the beautiful, ethereal images! If you love unique vintage art and an easy-to-use deck, this is definitely something you should pick up.

The deck can be found here on Amazon for Canadian buyers, and here for American/other buyers :)

Thanks so much for reading!!

SCRYING With A Crystal Ball

SCRYING with A Crystal Ball-
Scrying comes from the Old English word descry meaning “to make out dimly” or “to reveal.”
I must admit that I don't know much about scrying, except the one episode when I was maybe seven or eight ish...That particular time a friend of my Mom and Dads had me staring at a crystal ball she had, while talking like a hypnotist in the background. This is what I sort of remember from that time:....Pat was saying something about it being a beautiful day, and I was sitting by cool clear water...I felt very different when I was staring at her crystal ball, and very focused. I started to see clouds in her crystal ball, and they were starting to clear.  All of a sudden my older brother smacked me across the back of the head, cause he didn't like what I was doing, and that was it (game over).

I have thought about that episode often, and part of me wants to try it again, and part of me is not so sure...Maybe those television shows from long ago made me paranoid, such as the Wizard of OZ. (see below here )

Wow! That crystal ball is as big as a T.V.

I do guided meditations so it shouldn't be too hard working with the crystal ball. Scrying is an auto-deepening trance practise, traditionally achieved by staring into a smooth dark surface. Ancient Egyptians used bowls filled with ink and blood, Aztecs used slabs of obsidian, ancient Persians used a chalice filled with water, the Celts used darkened brass plates, and many contemporary diviners simply paint a mirror black. Many people associate scrying with the crystal ball, and there are several fallacies surrounding it. For example, some will tell you that only a ball of pure quartz crystal may be used. If ancient Druids could scry in the flash of their thumbnail in the sun, then you can scry with a glass ball, a ball of lead crystal, a paperweight, or an old fishing float.
I guess the information can come through in a few different ways, depending on your mental and spiritual state: you may hear things, see shapes, receive emotional “hunches”, or strong impressions of people, smells, or places. Apparently learning how to scry is easy: choose a quiet location with indirect lighting, allow your body to relax, take a few deep, slow breaths. Gaze at the
Crystal ball.

Scrying isn’t always successful first time round; often people will sit with a crystal ball etc., for quite some time, and practise is essential. It is important to remember that with any divination tool, the answer comes from within, not from the device. *Some of the above info was borrowed in parts from the "wiccan spells-white magic for the modern day witch".  No I'm not a witch, but I'm fine with those that are...

Card of The Day-The Two (2) of Swords

 🐈~HAPPY HALLOWEEN~🐈

*Card of The Day-The Two (2) of Swords*

Steam punk Tarot

Today's meaning-  careful which direction you choose.

UFO hunters film orb over Stawamus Chief in Squamish B.C. Canada

 UFO hunters film orb over Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C. Canada-

Squamish is about 40 miles or 6o km north of Vancouver B.C., and along the sea to sky highway. 

The Stawamus Chief (the Chief) is a world-renowned rock-climbing destination. Climbers even camp out on the little ledges of the Chief,  nice view, huh? It's even very scary looking from the ground up at you campers on those ledges!

The Chief is often claimed to be the "second largest" granite monolith in the world".

The Squamish, indigenous people from this area, consider the Chief to be a place of spiritual significance. The Squamish language name for the mountain is Siám' Smánit (siám' is usually translated as "chief" though it is really a social ranking), and their traditions say it is a longhouse transformed to stone by Xa'ays, as the Transformer Brothers are known in this language. (That in which all the spirit animals gathered for a feast.) It is seen in the physical realm as a mountain, but in the spirit realm it’s a longhouse, it is a symbol of togetherness. The mythical hero Xwech’taal vanquished a double-headed sea serpent Sinulhkay before uniting the Squamish Nation. "As Sinulhkay fled across the mountain, the creature seared a trail of defeat into the stone, which today is visible as the great cleft in the mountain's cliff-face in Squamish. (legend is this mark of corrosion was left by the skin of Sinulhka, the giant two-headed sea serpent👾👾) 

So this area has a real "vibe" to it, as well as being stunningly beautiful.

Roll on July 2017, and this story from that area: An eerie orb of ‘yellowish white’ was filmed by UFO hunters as it passed through the night sky near the Chief..

Rob Freeman and Marcus McNabb captured a ‘ball of light’ travelling over Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C. before it disappeared from sight. "At first we thought it was an aeroplane. There was absolutely no sound… then we absolutely knew it was no aeroplane."-Quote

-Using night vision

The orb was captured through a night vision camera and more than 43,000 people have watched the video since it was posted.‘The trees behind the orb were all lit up. That means it was in front of the trees.’The pair have taken their hunt for UFOs to 11 countries and 30 cities in the last three years. Apparently all around that area of Howe Sound has had sightings of UFO's or orbs. I had no idea about this until just recently, and I'm a native to B.C.😕 I'd love to see one, but when I'm with friends.....Dee-Rubylake Tarot

Here is all their camera gear:

Extra info quote- The Chief is a sacred mountain,” Freeman said. “Lights are found in ancient spots like Peru or Norway. Whatever it is, in every single country on every single expedition, we’ve got something.” 

Thursday- Card of The Day-Three (3) of Swords

Three (3) of Swords-

Card of the Day  thought----  Be kind, some words can really hurt !

A Brief History of SAMHAIN

SAMHAIN- (pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/ SAH-win or /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/ SOW-in, Irish pronunciation: [sˠəuɪnʲ]) is one of four Gaelic seasonal festivals that has been observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and beyond. Believed to be of Celtic-Pagan origins, Samhain marks the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter- the darker half of the year, celebrated from 31 October to 1 November. Traditionally this is when the Celtic day began and ended at sunset. This is about halfway between autumn equinox and the winter solstice. Similar festivals are held at the same time of year in other Celtic lands; for example the Brythonic Calan Gaeaf ( Wales), Kalan Gwav( Cornwall), and Kalan Goañv (Brittany).

According to early Irish literature, many important events in Irish Mythology happen or begin in Samhain. Cattle were brought back down from the summer pastures and livestock were slaughtered for the winter. Much like the time of Bealtaine, bonfires were lit for protective and cleansing purposes and there were rituals involved. It was another time of year for the Celts where the boundary between our world and the Other world was thinnest- crossing over would be much easier. This was said to be especially true for the Aos Si, the spirits or fairies, who where likely pagan gods and nature spirits, as well as souls of the dead coming back home to seek hospitality.

At Samhain, it was believed that the Aos Sí needed to be appeased to ensure that the people and their livestock survived the winter. Offerings of food and drink were left outside for them. In order to trick the Aos Si, miming and guising occurred in which people would go door-to-door dressed in strong disguises or costumes so they would not be recognised by the spirits. Verses would be sung at the doors in exchange for food. 

Large festivals were always had at this time of year, at which the souls of dead kin were asked to attend and a place set at the table for them. Divination rituals and games were also part of the festival and often involved nuts and apples.

Yes, from Bewitched...(an example kinda.) Loved the show

Also according to mythology, a Cat Sìth will bless any house that leaves out a saucer of milk on the Samhain. Houses that don't will be cursed......👾

EGO interrupts Intuition

EGO interrupts Intuition-


I don't know this little man, but it would appear he has a big ego and is very controlling, and I'm looking for examples...

Some signs of a big EGO-

• Too much is never enough. ...(like a hole in the soul that never gets filled)
• Disliking when people succeed. ...
• Redirecting the attention back to you. ...
• Constantly comparing yourself. ...
• Craving respect and recognition. ...Wonder if Kim J.un takes selfies?
• Always being defensive...They perceive any resistance to their thoughts and actions as “attacks”.
• Manipulating-
• They believe they’re more intelligent than everyone else, so it should be easy to control them.
  When it comes to manipulation and control, egotists are not afraid to throw a compliment or two someone’s way to get what they want.  GROSS!

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Signs of a Intuitive-Spiritual person

Being a spiritual person is synonymous with being a person whose highest priority is to be kind to themselves, "and to others". A spiritual person cares about people, animals and the planet. A spiritual person knows that we are all One, and consciously attempts to honor this Oneness. Spirituality, is a state of enlightenment and consciousness, being able to see beyond materialistic boundaries. Your intuition is always speaking to you, whether you hear it or not, learn to listen to it. I think having a big ego can kind of crush intuition a bit though, IMO. Messages from the ego are often linked to fear, and harsh messages trying to talk you out of things. Messages from your intuition are respectful and along the lines of believing in yourself...'The problem is not that we have an ego, it’s that we allow the unhealthy parts of the ego to take over and rule our lives'-Gemma Stone(psychologist). I guess balance might be the key, to keep your ego in check, like catch yourself in the act ! BE KIND...