For this
New Moon I've drawn two cards as usual. The first one for the energy I am going
to release and the second one for the energy which is beneficial for me to
embrace. From the Wild Unknown Tarot I drew:
Release -
Wheel of Fortune
This card
is all about flowing with the ups and downs in life, while trying to maintain the
center position of the wheel. Accepting of and adapting to every situation life
throws at you and making the most of it. Being a very controlling person I
imagine this card would be quite a challenge as an embrace card, so to see this
card in the release position for me today, it tells me I need to let go of the urge
to untie the knots of all these colored ropes and ribbons and sort them by
color, length and material. The more I fiddle with them, the tighter the knots
are going to get. I want to try to let go and to give life a chance to unfold on
its own accord. Life doesn’t need me to hold the strings like a puppeteer.
I could
learn a lot from the owl in the left upper corner. She is sitting there so relaxed,
observing how the wheel turns and not giving it too much thought. I think she
is more curious to find out if I have it in me to show the same detachment as
she does..
Embrace –
The Moon
Lately I
have noticed that I am quite adept in running from difficult and confusing feelings and situations.
I can bury myself in numerous distractions so I don’t have the time to deal with
what matters most. Me!
The
first stirring of discomfort became noticeable when I was working with the Five
of Cups, which I dropped very soon after.
But just like everything in Spring, when something has budded, there is no
stopping it anymore. I tried to cover things up for my birthday and now that
has passed, the Moon card is calling out loudly and persistently. It’s time to
get real with how and what I feel. Just
acknowledging my feelings can be a good start. Also I need to try to find out
what is I love and dream of or fear and hide from.
Like The wheel of
Fortune, this card is also about cycles; times when I feel good and times when I
feel less happy. I want to learn to accept this and not to berate myself when I
am feeling down. I know these times will pass. Maybe if I learn to accept them when
they arrive, perhaps they will pass sooner and I won’t lose so much energy
fighting them.
Be gentle with yourself. Let the Wheel turn and transport you to where you want and maybe need to go, control Wheel to a pace you feel comfortable with. Be Well.
ReplyDelete"Be gentle with yourself." I think this might be perfect as my motto/mantra for this lunation and perhaps after that as well! Thanks Carolyn :)
DeleteAs wise as an owl, that would be nice - seeing in all directions, even in the shadows of your own soul. Baby steps... :D
ReplyDeleteYes, taking is slow is the best way for now. Like many people I feel strongly attracted to this animal and I love when they are depicted on cards
DeleteThe Sacred Rebels has some nice ones :)
That Wheel reminds me of how tend to easily release what I don't like and doggedly try to hold on to what I do, which never works. Things are going to change on their on timetable, not mine. I love the evergreens that frame the Moon. They've got deep roots that can keep you grounded no matter what is confusion clouds our understanding. May you nourish yourself with those roots until the clouds clear, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much my dear Bev. We have a very large evergreen in front of our house. It will remind me to stay rooted. I hadn't made the connection between the trees in the card and the one in my garden. Thank you for that too
Delete"Life doesn't need me to hold the strings like a puppeteer." This is such a great insight. I love this post, your honesty, your heart, your musings. Bev's got some great practical advice there in looking to the tree for grounding and you've connected it up with the one in your yard. Love when the community comes together like this. Blessings for this New Moon cycle, my dear.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kindness my friend and yes it is such a wonderful experience to be encouraged and to be held by such amazing women from all over the world and yet so close to my heart. <3
DeleteWe've had the highest tides this moon cycle and the tidal river I live along side of has been higher than I've ever seen. I could worry about floods. In Canada here we've had a dreadful monstrous fire that has whipped out a whole city and about 90,000 people were evacuated. I could worry about fires all across Canada and global warming.
ReplyDeleteIt would be easy for me to awefulize everything that is going on in the world that I have little to no control over, including the goings on in my own life. But I remain hopeful, work at letting go, and draw on the inner wisdom, like the owl who sees in the dark, and the moon reminds me to draw on my intuition, and ignore the crazy making that I can create all by myself!
I have to remain calm and make sure I don't got caught up in the daily stress of my own problems which only leaves me not being able to see the forest for the trees because I have forgotten to be grateful.
A very wise attitude indeed my friend. Most of the time this is doable for me too but sometimes the forest gets a bit too dark.
DeleteThere is certainly something to be said for letting pain/difficult emotions move through you, breathing them in and exhaling them, letting them go again. Not that it's particularly pleasant, but sadness usually doesn't resolve itself - it waits for acknowledgement. Sigh! Oh life. Yes, the reflection of "cycles" in both of your cards is nice to see. It's interesting how the crescent moon in the Wheel is waxing, and in the Moon card it is waning (but lit up with yellow). Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteI've noticed both moons in the cards two. Maybe they emphasize the cyclic theme of this reading: from the new moon to the dark moon, one full lunation
DeleteIt does help to acknowledge your feelings. It feels lighter, more relaxed: an "it is what it is" kind of feeling