whimsical is my game

I’m thrilled to realize that Miss Potter was like a Tarot journey of some sorts. She started out as The Fool & ended up being in the 9 of Coins, with her being the Queen of Coins, of course. Yes, even Death & the Tower were featured, & I cried heaps as I watched their manifestations, like what I did during Bridge to Terabithia (which, btw, sucked). She reminds me of my own self (especially with our view on marriage & maternal issues, HAH!) as well as of my dear late quirky youngest sister (for their penchance in adorable art & whatnot). I loved Peter Rabbit. He was my first ever fanfiction inspiration (I started writing it when I was 6, but the story dwindled into utter belligerence as I myself was constantly breaking the rules by skipping school & getting into fights with boys up to the 4th grade) & I still feel compelled to collect his books, if not give them away to my nephew & godkids. I love this movie, & yet I don’t readily recommend it to everyone, unless you’re in dire need of a diversion from your usual fare, & you like breathtaking countrysides scenes. I’m such a girl that way.

I also would have to congratulate Ly for getting his Vanessa Tarot published & released (by U.S. Games Systems, no less! OMG!) overseas (as usual). We deserve to go to next week’s annual Tarot Readers Studio in New York, but maybe I’ll just wait until next year, as soon as I get enough vacation leaves or so. Sigh.

I bought the Winter 2006 issue of Yoga Life & I’m thinking of snagging this book as well while everything’s on sale, but maybe tomorrow. I still have to go through this resource before anything else readable, anyway.

As for today’s Tarot card, let me change the sheets & rearrange my stuff before I can draw something significant.

back from a reluctant hiatus

I know, I’ve been gone for so long! It’s been a month since I’ve signed up for that new day job, & it’s been 3 months since I’ve attended my usual yoga class. It’s also been 3 months since I’ve lived in wedge sandals & slacks, & a month since my last paid reading. This year has been intense + gruelling, but looking back, it’s actually pretty manageable, but I tend to panic easily & take things way too seriously. Well, you know how first-timers are sometimes, so please bear with me. I also just recovered from the proverbial flu, sigh.

Anyway, my usual Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday schedules are now non-applicable at this point. I’m very much free on early Saturdays & Mondays (at least before 7PM), & I’m willing to set aside my “lunchtime” at 12MN for a session on weekdays, at least for the next couple of weeks. Please note that I have to rush back to the 6th floor (message me for details) HAHA at least 10 minutes before my clock-in, but I’ll gladly provide follows-up via e-mail. :)

With that said, I’d like to thank my loyal patrons for visiting me last night & providing me very good feedback about my service. :) I really wish you ladies all the best. Cards to signify us for this week? The Queen of Wands, 9 of Cups, & Temperance. Why? You’ll know in a bit.

To share my usual personal horoscope reading online:

Why exactly do you want to be in this situation again? If a once-stimulating tableau feels like it’s on the verge of getting out of control, take a step back. Do you really want to keep heading down this path?

Definitely not. Time to shape up then.

Anyway, about the cards I was able to draw...

The Queen of Wands signifies our passionate approach to life, whether regarding work, relationships, or self-empowerment in particular. We tend to be choosy with a lot of things, & we may not take NO for an answer, so we better take care not to take things too seriously when they don’t go the way we want them to be.

The 9 of Cups is of course, the fabled Wish Card, & at this point we must be very careful with whatever we wish for. Nevertheless, this is a good indication that we’ll have a great year, so now the problem lies in whether we can actually relax & savor everything!

As for the Temperance card, this is where the relaxing, thanksgiving, & time-juggling should fit in. The question is, how are we going to achieve a balance amidst all the challenges & commotion? :)

happy New Year, happy New You

I’m sorry for being very busy & tired this month that I have not much time & energy left to update. However, I’m really happy & thankful for my newfound clients (hopefully we’re all friends now), & I hope that I’ve been able to help you sort out your issues. To celebrate our 13th post, hehe, I would like to share some of these insights gleaned from Christine Jette’s Tarot Shadow Work target="new" book. 2007 is, after all, a good year for change, & reassessing ourselves is all an inevitable part of that. Change has to begin within ourselves, & yes, even yours truly is dealing with it now (like getting a new day job supposedly). May these lines from our featured book be enlightening for you:

Any type of therapy or spiritual system that moves us closer to a state of wholeness is worthy of our attention. Whatever works, works.

We can certainly plan & have a direction, but the results may be different from anything we could ever imagine on our own.

Change is not an orderly & coherent process, but a complex, lovely, & sometimes frightening mess.

How can I support others while allowing them their own truths?

By taking loving care of ourselves each & everyday, the future unfolds & takes care of itself.

Yes, sometimes we need temporary teachers & guides, but we forget we all have the answers about ourselves inside us — if we learn to trust our inner knowledge.

So the idea is to be open to other forms of healing, counselling, & expression. Never underestimate your gut feelings, & always pray for guidance & consolation when in dire stress. The question stated above is my principal role/mission/objective as a reader. It is indeed great responsibility for me to disseminate necessary & relevant information & advice. I hope the said question will also help you in your introspection & in your daily work. We cannot just impose our beliefs & feelings on anyone; we have to consider everyone else’s differences & sentiments. We need to understand others & to meet all difficulties in life with a joyful heart. We need to be able to pass on that spirit of benevolence to whoever we’re helping at the moment as well. It’s pretty much a huge challenge, & so I apologize at this point if I would rather not delve on a subject fully when reading in public. Some subjects are quite touchy, & I would like to keep my vow of confidentiality. I can reschedule at a later, more conducive-for-trust-&-communication time for querents with rather delicate issues.

Our card for this post would then be the High Priestess. According to Christine Jette, the ff. are the High Priestess’s gifts & lessons to the querent:

• balancing intellect & intuition
• making logical decisions based on intuition
• involvement with a group of women
• exploring the unconscious
• seeking hidden knowledge through dreams, images, feelings, art, tarot, & astrology
• seeking a counselor to help you explore things unseen

It’s always advisable to seek help when we can’t take it anymore. Especially regarding heartbreak & singlehood. We are all entitled to our own sense of privacy & seclusion, but let us consider all aspects first before making an important choice or undertaking a new endeavor, & if weighing all that muddles us, let us feel free to ask for assistance. Going that extra mile in terms of counsel, research, meditation, & rest will definitely benefit the querent in more ways than one.

So, yes, I wish you all the best of luck, & I hope to hear from everyone else before February, when I’ll be much busier & more tired to socialize & study Tarot. Up next, I’ll be featuring this very much overlooked spread with a reading I’ve done for a new client.