Aug 31: Two card Draw: The Moon & The Wheel of Fortune

For this evening, I drew the Moon card. A very unconscious card traditionally. However as an Astrology I see the connection immediately to the fact I spend a major part of the evening working on the home space (Moon = domestic matters in Astrology).

My partner and I (represented by the two animals) worked on the project to erect a desk and a new computer chair (the two structures in the background?). We finished by night after which he had an early night for work tomorrow and I continued to burn the midnight oil.

We did talk about unconscious motivations and childhood, things in our underworld so to speak. I think this card is a follow on from the 'quiet' of the 6 of swords. Feeling feelings. Allowing.

The card for the next step for me is the Wheel of Fortune.

Of course this was a welcome to see. A Change is upon me the card suggests, and the need and manifestation of Change. I am continuing to futher my work seeking new opportunities. As Jupiter, this card shows that expansion and in fact as I think about it, Jupiter is about to hit my Ascendant in a couple of week, the first house of my Astrology Chart indicative of a new 12-yr Jupiter Cycle!

I am seeking to expand and grow - and luck as they say is the combination of timing, opportunity and skill. When the three meet, 'luck' is born.

I intend to manifest this in the cycle ahead. I am out of some darkness and of course into a clearer space, as seen in the past few cards (and as felt within and without).

Change is good. New furniture placements, new job horizons. All in balance, yet change comes when we can risk failure. Expansion means to get off your ass and keep moving and growing.

I welcome this new cycle, this new change and this new turn of the wheel.

Final Note: I wanted to see where this CHANGE or new cycle was leading me and again it was emphasized by the next card which I drew from the deck right after: the card of a new beginning, a new cycle, the Zero of the deck, the Fool.

Aug 29: Six of Swords

The Six of Swords I pulled today during a very peaceful moment, as my partner lays sleeping, and a day after our difficult weekend finally comes to an end. A moment of mental peace.
Immediately the card washed over me with calmness. That things are 'okay'. That letting things sit, often heals. Without seeing a face here, we cannot determine feelings. Only thoughts. The suit of Swords is just this - mental energies, our ideas, thoughts, communication.

Nothing is being said, but a journey is taking place on the inner planes - a mental journey from troubled water (seen in the card) to a more peaceful land.

Clearing the air doesn't solve anything, but it does clear a space to allow for detachment, a breather from the heavy intense world of human emotions.

A gentle process of moving from one mental state to another is the message of this card today I feel. The swords represents thoughts - we carry them with us on our boat, but we move them to a new place.

The man represents the active part of us that must make an effort in finding mental (swords) peace (6) or helping move us to places where we'll achieve that.
The woman represents the receptive side to ourselves which can literally "sit with our thoughts"

And the child represents the trio - that we need to remember to nurture our inner child - especially as conflicted thoughts often are karmic play-outs from childhood.

Today was the day of peace after a stormy weekend. And a welcome card to see.

Knight of Wands Reversed (Aug 27)

For the late evening I'm kept company by the Knight of Wands - a guy who carries the fire energy on his suit, his helmet, leaving a trail of fire behind him. He moved forward, strong-willed with a mission, his growth seen in the wand growing leaves.

However, this evening he is reversed. He reflect, I realize, my own lack of openness with regards anger and aggression, after an argument with my partner this weekend. I have been practicing self-control which is a clear sign of this card reversed, but I don't think that's a less-healthy way to channel aggression. I just don't see the point in blasting it all out in the open at this point.

Going somewhere helped - i went on errands earlier which tapped into my Sag Moon again. I think reversed it's a 'running in circles' or 'nowhere to go' trapped (or contained) energy which I am feeling, since I haven't been anywhere this whole weekend until tonight

I do need more fun and enjoyment in my life (as Saturn conjoined Venus in leo it's been a tough weekend for enjoyment).

First card after a departure...

Tonight I am pulling a new card to get back on track and continue this Journal.

I am using my first deck right now, the Rider-Waite I was given when I was 16, a birthday gift from my brother.

The card I pulled was The Ace of Pentacles which I overjoyed to see. As the initial card in the pentacle deck it deals with PHYSICALITY. A giant coin is held above an open door. New health, new work, new money, new grounding.

perfect - in that I just completed my 1.5 day fast. A new resolve is arriving and a new job offer (I've been contacting quite a few people) and today I started a new book.

manifestation - that is how I view this card. A new start, a new journal entry (and a fresh beginning here, along with a new start after I cleaned up my diet.

This is trhe start of a new road, I just have to walk through the door. A most promising launch to this new chapter of the Journal and my path.

Returning to the Journal

I am preparing to return to the Journal with a renewed dedication.

Stay tuned for the next card and the next installment of the Journey!
Neil