Tarot Tuesday
Take a moment and take a deep breath. Get centered, and grounded, then pick a card. By get centered I mean to get calm, focused, and to be present in the moment. By get grounded I mean to uncross your feet and arms, with feet flat on the floor. It is also beneficial if you can quickly imagine roots shooting down from your root Chakra and feet into the Earth. Allow these roots to anchor you in a supportive way that neutralizes negativity and draws up nurturing Earth energy for stability. Sometimes more than one deep breath is needed to feel ready. Often three nice, slow, deep breaths are just right. Do what feels best for you..
When you feel ready pick the card that you feel most drawn to. This week the deck is the Morgan-Greer Tarot deck published by U.S. Games Systems, Inc. The stones directly above each card I am using as markers and also including in the mini-readings that will follow. From left to right we have a Desert Rose (a form of Selenite) above the Ten of Cups, Moonstone above the Queen of Wands, and Scolecite above the Fool. Take notice of your initial reaction to seeing the card that you felt drawn to. By paying attention to our thoughts and feelings we better able to decipher our own inner guidance, and know what our intuition is telling us. Awareness and trust of any mental, physical, or even spiritual clues that are being given to us helps to strengthen our perception and understanding of our personal intuitive guidance.
Desert Rose (Selenite)
This stone is also called Gypsum Rose. It is a combination of Selenite and Barite formed from a process of moisture condensation that is then exposed to wind and sand erosion. Most often it is found in desert areas of places like Algeria, Australia, Spain, Morocco, Mexico, and South Africa. Desert Rose is said to help provide clarity to thoughts, removing confused or negative thinking. It is also said to clear and balance the upper chakras. The energies of this stone are grounding, supportive and soothing, said to each contain a guardian spirit. Helpful with confidence and luck in relationships of all kinds, personal as well as business. It is also said to assist with dream work, past life work, and most other psychic and spiritual endeavors. In divination Selenite suggests a good chance of reconciliation but a need to make the first move. Desert Rose on the other hand speaks of trusting your own intuition, or “listening to your gut instinct”. If it “feels” right then go merrily ahead with it, if it “feels” off then be cautious, or think twice about it.
Ten of Cups
This card is the tenth card in the MInor Arcana suit of cups. Tens are about endings, but the ending is usually of a cycle or a pattern with a new fresh start ahead. Cups are related to our emotions, feelings, creativity, intuition, and spirituality. Astrologically this card has the energy of Mars in Pisces, inspired action. It has the modality and element of mutable water, changing emotions. It is often portrayed as a happy card, like this image showing what would appear to be two people (their arms at least) sharing a cup with a rainbow and bounty of other cups in the air. A card of family happiness and long-lasting togetherness. Some keywords include love, peace, joy, good fortune, and contentment. If you were drawn to this card this week it is likely that you will find yourself in a good place, feeling fairly well satisfied with things. As it is a ten though, you want to pay attention to your intuition and take inspired action if you sense the winds of change blowing in directions you don’t want to go in.
Moonstone
Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group that displays a pearly opalescent schiller. It has been used in jewelry for millennia. The ancient Romans and Greeks associated it with lunar Goddesses. It is found in locations like Armenia, Australia, Austrian Alps, Mexico, Madagascar, Myanmar, Norway, Poland, India, Sri Lanka, and the United States (It has been the Florida State gemstone since 1970 to commemorate the Moon landings, but it does not naturally occur it that state). Moonstone is know to some as the “traveler’s stone” and is said to be protective for travelers, especially those who travel at night. This is a great choice for creating a protection charm to keep in your car. It is also said to be a good stone for fertility and it offers assistance and support to those who are expression their creativity in any of the arts. It is a feminine stone associated with the Crown Chakra, and our spiritual center. It is also said to balance and support the physical, emotional, and intellectual bodies. In divination Moonstone suggests that it is a good time to express what is in your heart.
Queen of Wands
This card is a court card from the suit of wands. It is mutable water and cardinal fire, or Water in the Suit of Fire, with the energy of the Cardinal sign Aries. The image is one of a regal looking woman holding a wand and a sunflower. A charismatic, self-made, warm-hearted, woman with high ideals, courage and conviction. Some keywords include fiery, passionate, energetic, powerful, imaginative, bold, aware, optimistic, outgoing, dramatic, and a benevolent authority. If you have been drawn to this card this week this card may represent you, and if so step into the position of authority and lead with confidence and kindness. If it represents someone in your life it is likely that you can expect them to be kindly disposed toward you and your plans, count them as an ally this week ahead.
Scolecite
Scolecite is a tectosilicate mineral belonging to the zeolite group. It was described and named in 1813 for the Greek word for “worm” because of its reaction to the blowpipe flames. First described in Kaiserstuhl, a state in southwest Germany. It is also found in Iceland, India, Brasil, California, Scotland, and many other localities. It is a high vibration crystal that assists with communication, especially with spirit and higher self. It has an association to the Heart Chakra, as well as the Third Eye Chakra. A yin energy stone that can help you recharge. It also assists with overcoming derision from peers, and provides warm feelings of being loved. This is an excellent stone for developing self-love and self- confidence. The energy of this stone can help one gain enough self-acceptance to allow for creativity to emerge. In divination Scolecite suggests that you can find a place of balance between loving who you are now as you are, and striving to better yourself.
The Fool
This Major Arcana card is numbered zero in this deck. In different decks it is placed in different positions, sometimes zero, sometimes twenty two. In the Rider-Waite- Smith deck for example Waite placed it after Judgement numbered twenty, but left it numbered at zero. In astrology it is attributed to Uranus, and the element of Air. Zero can be thought of as the unlimited absolute, or nothingness. The image of this card shows a youth traveling with a dog ( animal nature, instinct) holding a white rose of a passion that is pure and innocent in one hand and a wand with his sack of belongings( or experiences, or karmic baggage) in his other hand. When this card shows up it often can point to the beginning of an adventure, or any new undertaking or thing that may enter your world. It can also mean innocence, idealism, risk taking, trusting, seeking, spontaneous, and imaginative. Many see this card as the seeker starting the Hero’s Journey through the Tarot. If this is the card that you have been drawn to this week it is likely that you should go ahead and start something new, take the leap of faith in yourself and do whatever it is you have been afraid of. This is a time of unlimited potential.
This week I have chosen stones to pair with the cards that are feminine and rather lunar in nature to celebrate the full Super Worm Equinox Moon of March 20-21 in the sign of Libra. I hope this has been helpful for you. If you have any questions or would like to book a full, personalized reading please contact me at april@lodestarphx.com.