In the season of decay and renewal, we’re asked to open ourselves wide for soul evolution, says Melinda Lee Holm. Let your deck guide the way towards the light with these tarot cards for November 2017 …
The theme for November is POWER. We start the month clearing out the debris impeding our ascension with the Death card, and then move into a series of expansions in our emotional lives, our inherent magical powers, and the courage to pursue our goals. It’s a big month!
So stay open, stay flexible, and keep your eye on the prize.
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:: 11/1 Day of the Dead—Death :: Day of the Dead was celebrated in central and southern Mexico long before the Spanish invaded and matched the indigenous celebrations of the dead to their Catholic holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. The holiday is a time to honor the dead, to celebrate their lives, and keep their memories alive by making shrines, picnicing at grave sites, and leaving trails of marigolds to lead the way back home.
While the teachings of the Death card can feel extremely difficult, the acceptance of Death as a natural part of life is one of the greatest lessons we can learn. This extends to the life and death of relationships, modes of thinking, patterns of behavior, and ways of being. The Death card reminds us that we are always evolving, always growing and expanding and, yes, dying. Embrace life to the fullest by embracing the wisdom of Death.
Calling in Death:
Wear or carry Obsidian to release what is not serving you and open communication with the Spirit World
Eat black sesame—a favorite of Shiva, the destroyer and transformer
Draw out your demons—literally. Drawing can help exorcise what needs releasing without the pressure of naming that comes with using written words.
Honor the dead through prayer, lighting a candle, visiting a marker, or simply telling their stories
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:: 11/13: Venus conjunct Jupiter in Scorpio—2 of Cups :: Remember that awesome dose of expansion I talked about last month with Jupiter arriving to hang out in Scorpio for 13 months? Well, on the 13th, Venus will join Jupiter in Scorpio for just a couple weeks, steering this major expansion into the realm of beauty and L O V E. Keep your ears perked up and your eyes open for fresh waves of love energy in new or existing relationships and take a good look at any aspects of your personal beauty routine and/or concept that could use a tune-up.
To bring on a new day in the land of love, we look to the 2 of Cups. Cups represent Water, the element of emotion, and in the 2 we see the spark of what is possible in the emotional realm when 2 hearts come together. This card is all about the maagic of the initial attraction we feel when we meet someone new. This is of course sometimes a romantic attraction, but it can also be a spiritual attraction of friendship or mentorship. Love comes in many forms!
Calling in the 2 of Cups:
Bathe with Rose Quartz—a stone or two in the tub will charge up the whole bath with heart opening energy
Make a date with someone new
Switch up your beauty routine with a new cosmetic—love the vessel you’re in!
Wear pink or green, the colors of the heart center
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:: 11/18: Occult Day—The Magician :: While there is very little information about the origins of this holiday, it is on every list of November holidays. And as a proud occultist, I will gladly take the invitation to celebrate! This Occult Day, get yourself in line for those downloads of secret wisdom by calling in The Magician.
The Magician is the Tarot’s master of manifestation. In almost every representation, he is shown with the power of all four suits (wands, cups, swords, pentacles) at his disposal. In this card, we see the figure of The Magician with one hand pointed up toward the Heavens and the other pointed down toward the Earth. When we recognize that we ourselves are beings of both the Earth and the Cosmos, we can begin to open up to our innate powers of manifestation and our Magician within.
Calling in The Magician:
Eat Cinnamon to accelerate your innate magical powers
Create a personal mantra and say it aloud daily—use your magic words!
Meditate with Labradorite, stone of magic and self-mastery
Finally get that Tarot deck (or palmistry book, or grimoire, etc) you’ve been wanting for so long
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:: 11/28 Red Planet Day—The Emperor :: This celebration of the planet Mars and its association with both Scorpio and the cardinal fire sign, Aries, asks us to embrace passion, direction, and intense energy. Whether you have Aries planets or not, look to where Mars falls in your chart and celebrate and capitalize on its big dose of fiery action from the Red Planet.
The Emperor is the perfect embodiment of Mars energy in the Tarot. Energetically, The Emperor is single-minded in his determination to accomplish his goals and create the world around him that’s in exact alignment with his personal vision. While he sometimes gets a bad reputation for being cold, the true nature of The Emperor is simply to pursue his goals and ideals with an enviable purity of passion.
Calling in The Emperor:
Wear or carry Carnelian, the warrior’s stone
Practice The Power of No and save your energy for your own pursuits
Power dress – suit? piles of jewelry? red lipstick? Get it.
Make a vision board – you have to dream it to make it happen!
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising A cat drinking milk. It’s time to nourish yourself. By taking care of yourself first, it’s easier to feel safe in a relationship. When you feel safe, you can be strong, but also open. Give yourself lots of empathy. Spend quality time with yourself. Ask yourself what you really need and how you really feel, so that you can truly open up your heart in relationship with others. Only you have the power to convince yourself that you are safe to create intimacy in a relationship with another person.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Picking your way along a rocky mountain path. You are negotiating your way. You need to keep your mind on the details. If you try to look too far ahead, you might miss a step and fumble. But at the same time, you must remain hopeful and balanced. You are on the right path. You are exactly where you need to be. Just stay present in the moment and take care of the business at hand.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising A clear pond, the water is so still that you can see your reflection. Look at your reflection in the watery mirror. You are unique. Your individuality is perfect. But this isn’t just a regular mirror, it’s a pond— a symbol of the creative and intuitive water element. This symbol means that you must trust yourself as a unique individual and you must trust your creative expression. You must let your creativity and intuition lead right now. Express yourself and enjoy yourself. That action will help you choose your next steps.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Two snakes wrapped around Hermes’ staff— the caduceus. You are being invited to find the stability between two opposites— the physical and the spiritual worlds. This may be a time of emotional healing and stabilizing. You must be willing to go deeper into emotional analysis than is usually comfortable or expected. Find way to integrate your expectations for yourself in the physical (professional) world with your emotional needs. Maybe this means you embark on a deep investigation of your emotional health with a therapist or trusted friend, or maybe it means you begin a meditation practice. Look for balance within.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Petals showering down from the branches of a flowering tree. A gust of wind releases fragrant and beautiful flower petals. It’s time to bring in more air element, so that you can have brilliant new experiences. In astrology, the air element represents mental and social connections. Open up to new learning and new social groups. Get out and circulate. Talk about your ideas. Become curious about other people’s stories. Tell your own stories in a new way. Make new connections so that you can experience fresh beauty in the world.
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Aries :: Aries Rising A leopard behind a rock. Waiting silently. Ready to pounce. Even if you are the hunter and not the hunted, there is always a risk. If the leopard wins, new resources have been won. But if the leopard misses, she is potentially exposed to unseen danger and hunger. This is an interesting symbol to interpret because it’s about taking some risks to increase your stability. Usually risk and stability don’t show up in the same sentence. But this time they do. What do you need to risk so that your stability is enhanced? It may be that the risk is emotional.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Looking out at the landscape. Fields and hills stretch far into the distance. This is your time to get centered in who you are and what you need. Do away with self-doubt. Really. There’s no reason for it. You don’t need to fear. You are capable of doing everything you want to do. Maybe the last 6 months have taught you that. You can trust that the choices which have got you here were sound. Orient yourself in a moment of confidence and then look ahead to define your vision for the future.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A handprint in the sand. It’s time to be playful and look for magic in everything. Don’t let a jaded mindset get in the way of having fun. If you are finding that you need to be right, or you need to be an expert — stop and begin again. Embrace the concept of the “beginner’s mind” and just enjoy learning. Let go of the ego, which always needs to be right. Dissolve your ego. Be playful and interact with the world like a child in a constant state of discovery.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Weather patterns. The unpredictability of the weather. This symbol is about your internal weather. The emotional storms of the mind and the clear sunny days. We have scientific methods to predict the weather. Do you have logical methods to predict your emotional weather? How can you get a few steps ahead to anticipate and learn from your emotions? Most of the time this can be achieved by observing yourself objectively. Try to do this right now so that over time you can find logical ways to work with your emotions.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A giant gum ball. That’s a lot to chew. Your career zone is lit up by the Full Moon this week. Bite into it. You can excel. You can achieve. You have to work for it, but success is available. So take action. Don’t hold back. Make it fun and enjoyable. The symbol of the giant gum ball is fun. Take a childlike approach and be playful in your work life. But keep chewing.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising Lined notebook paper. Get serious and start taking notes. It may be time to stretch your mind through writing, reading, learning, or some kind of academic study. You have a manifesto to create. Orient yourself mentally. What is your mission? What is your “why?” Zoom out to see the big picture. It might be time to ask yourself, “What’s my vision for my life?” Write it all down.
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Libra :: Libra Rising A doe blends into the forest. Have you been keeping yourself camouflaged? Have you been hiding out? Hiding some part of yourself from the world? It’s time to step out into a new leadership role. Notice where you’ve been trying to blend in. It may be that the emotional cost of being seen feels high. But what’s the emotional cost of hiding? The truth about life is that it’s a series of transitions. From birth, to maturity, to death. You are always in a state of transformation. You have to stop hiding so that your transformation can be witnessed by others.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising Standing on the peak of a mountain after a long hike. There has been work, and now there’s reward. Soak it in. Look around and enjoy the vista. Take a couple of deep breaths. Do you know that you are supported? Allow yourself to celebrate and appreciate. Notice how far you’ve come. This whole process will help you feel even more connected to yourself. Lean into it.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising A black bear hibernates. It’s your season to rest and dream. You will benefit from connecting with your intuition. Look for the unseen and the unprovable. Peer into the mystery. Create a sense of faith within yourself. In the same way that the bear trusts that it has enough resources to rest for the long winter, you too must rest. Inward self-reflection will deliver sustenance.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Weaving a tapestry. Binding together. This relates to your network. Your connections. What kind of community are you weaving? Do you feel that you are part of something bigger than yourself? Your social group can help you progress. Are you willing to share your message with a larger group of people? This is a time to feel connected. You belong.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising A goat. Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks, just stay on your path. Keep going up, up, up. It’s not on you to decide whether you are good enough or acceptable. And don’t get caught up in judging others, either. You just keep working. Keep digging in. The effort you make might even feel good. It’s nice to rediscover how strong you are.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising A llama on a journey. On a mission. Exploration. Travel. Seeking. Finding. Don’t worry about the physical and emotional realms right now. Go on an intellectual journey. Focus on yourself and your personal growth. Broaden your mind. Seek out adventure. Discover your inspiration. Push yourself out of the comfort zone and look for a new way.
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Aries :: Aries Rising A hamster stores food in its cheek. You can’t keep holding on to the past. The hamster is designed for it, but you are not. It’s time to enter a process of emotional release. Forgiveness. Letting go. Do this now so that you can start fresh. You excel when you able to be spontaneous and unencumbered. Take some time to study how to forgive and let go. You will free up a lot of energy that can be better used for exciting new projects.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Rolling the dice. Take a gamble. Get a little risky. Do it in the area of relationships. What if you allow yourself to be a teeny bit more vulnerable than is comfortable? What if you open up a little bit more? What if you risk letting someone in? Somehow, no matter what your relationship status, there’s is a risk you need to take when it comes to relating to another person. It’s the kind of risk that could bring you deeper connection and honesty.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising Zebra stripes. It’s not all black and white. When it comes to your health and wellness, you need to seek out moderation. Slow and gentle improvements. This is an excellent time for you to get your health, habits, workflows and general organization into alignment. Resist the urge to try to “be perfect.” Instead, focus on feeling grounded and centered in the moment. From there, make micro adjustments that will help you feel healthier and more organized.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising A beach ball caught in a gust of wind. It’s time to have fun. Get caught up in a moment of bouncy joy. Creativity and playfulness are important to activate now. As is self-expression and recognition. But don’t stress or feel like you have one more thing to do. Just open up and take some time to relax. Do you know what things you truly enjoy? At this point in your life, what’s your idea of fun? Explore.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A traditional dance, memorized. Step in time and move ritualistically. You know what you are supposed to do, and you’ve done it before. Yet it’s still fun! The message here is that you can rely on the familiar. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Do the things that help you feel emotionally connected with a tradition. Others have gone before you and their wisdom can lead the way.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising An illuminated light bulb. Here’s your chance for an “aha moment.” Maybe even a couple. If ever there is a moment for you to come up with some brilliant ideas that can improve your quality of life, it’s now. Invigorate your mind, so that you can reap the full benefits of this time. Take a class, journal, research, or interview. Activate your curiosity.
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Libra :: Libra Rising A rainbow to a pot of gold. Get your wishes ready and lace up your shoes. It’s time to go look for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Discover how you can increase your wealth. Remove any blocks to your high self-worth. Remember that you are supported by the universe. All of this will help the money flow in. This is a time for you to build security.
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The 2017 Libra New Moon asks us to clarify our awareness, witness what’s out of balance, and let ourselves fully see the illuminated path towards change, says Sandra Sitron.
New Moon :: October 19 2017 :: 3:12pm EST :: 26 degrees Libra
Crimson, vermillion, and pale pink. A flamingo stands in a marsh, deftly balanced on one leg. Soon, the bird dozes off, nestling into flame-colored feathers, becoming even more balanced as consciousness fades to sleep …
This Libra New Moon is a balancing act. As the only sign of the zodiac that is a machine (not an animal or person), Libra shows that when the scales are equally weighted, harmonious stillness is the automatic result.
In the focused silence of this moon, we find out what areas of our lives need calibration. The relationships that are off-kilter. The life areas that may spiral out of control if left untended.
This process may feel overwhelming. So slow it down for a second. Take a deep breath of relief. This New Moon is not trying to add another thing to your to-do list. This New Moon does not need you to “get it together.”
For those of us who are always working hard to stay balanced, this might seem strange. It’s the paradox of this New Moon, especially when the Moon’s opposition to Uranus, the Great Awakener, shows us where harmonious stillness does not abound.
But watch the flamingoes. Curiously, the birds are more secure in their stance when they are balanced on one leg. It’s a more stable position! The act of balancing requires less effort.
While balancing might seem like more work, once you have achieved it, everything becomes easier …
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New Moon opposite Uranus A million leaves fall from the trees, dancing yellow shapes fluttering through the air. The clear outlines of the trees are revealed in the autumn, the season of reflection and processing. Reflection results in clarity. Why do we need to have clarity now? Why can’t we continue in the dark?
Moon opposite Uranus tells us that there is no more time to not see. This is the time to break open into awareness. What needs to come into balance? What needs to change in the old systems? What are we ready to revolutionize?
Anything out of balance must fall away.
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New Moon inconjunct Chiron Peeling back the layers of the onion. The revolution isn’t going to happen without digging up the old wounds. This aspect isn’t easy but hop to it anyway.
Let yourself be ready for change. Let yourself be ready for balance. Remember that you are on a journey and this is one phase. This is another moment to peel back the onion of personal and collective healing. Don’t stop now. The old way is no longer comfortable.
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New Moon conjunct Mercury and Jupiter A visit to the oracle. Mercury is clarity and Jupiter is assistance. We are cosmically supported in our revolution towards greater balance and harmony.
Ask yourself, “What do I need to see that I’m not seeing?” If you have to face buried feelings, thoughts, and patterns that are holding you back from effortless balance, summon Jupiter’s support.
Engage in self-care practices like meditation, yoga, breathwork, EFT (tapping), self-hypnosis, art-making, journaling, and connecting with supportive advisors and friends.
Jupiter is bringing in boundless energetic support, so meet him halfway!
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The study questions below are to help you get deeper into what the 2017 Libra New Moon means for you. Use them as journal prompts. For the most accurate reading, look to which house holds 26 degrees Libra in your chart and use the question for that house.
Aries or New Moon in the 7th house How can you be more giving AND ask for what you need in your relationships?
Taurus or New Moon in the 6th house What is a quick and easy change you can make to create more balance in your health?
Gemini or New Moon in the 5th house If you could take a reading of your personal “laughter meter,” would it be Low, Medium, or High? If it’s too low, what can you do to bring more joy into your life?
Cancer or New Moon in the 4th house Imagine your most supportive friend. What insight would they give you about an issue in your life?
Leo or New Moon in the 3rd house Curiouser and curiouser. How can you be more intentionally curious? Instead of going down the internet rabbit hole of unintentional clicks, how can you actively learn in a way that is invigorating?
Virgo or New Moon in the 2nd house What affirmation will remind you that you are safe?
Libra or New Moon in the 1st house How does meditation help you find balance? What is the best form of meditation for you right now?
Scorpio or New Moon in the 12th house How can you practice connecting with your intuition this week?
Sagittarius or New Moon in the 11th house When was the last time you remember being very open to change? Is there something from that experience that can help you now?
Capricorn or New Moon in the 10th house What will it take for you to realize that your diligent work is amounting to something?
Aquarius or New Moon in the 9th house What is your personal mission statement?
Pisces of New Moon in the 8th house What are you ready to clear from your life?
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Libra :: Libra Rising The root system of a tree. Find the wisdom in your roots. Keep threading your way down deeper into your soil. Find a way to receive nutrients from hidden resources. In astrology, the base of the chart—the stabilizing root system of the chart— is emotional. It has to do with your emotional security. When emotions arise, the way that you nurture and empathize with yourself forms the template for your sense of security in the world. Focus on transforming, healing, and tending to your emotional security. Currently, this has a massive impact on how you move in the world. To light up your landscape you must tend to your emotional roots.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising A caterpillar inches along. Put one foot in front of the other. Your spiritual and mental progress is activated. Trust in the process. Trust in incremental improvement. Just a little bit further now and you’ll be able to see how far you’ve come. But, part of the plan is that you aren’t ready to see yet. So attend to the steps, zero in on the small actions, and keep going.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Firefighters spraying water. An immense amount of action is necessary to secure your resources. Think of this as a fun display of vigor and intensity. It’s what you were born to do. You’re doing all of this work to create a more stable future. You’re proving to yourself what you are worth and it’s a big undertaking. Look for ways to be innovative and to connect with your larger community.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising A train car is being hooked up to the rest of the train. You’re ready to put this train in motion. There’s an anticipation building. You’ve been putting in a lot of effort, getting your systems sorted out, striving towards your goals. Pretty soon, all you’ll have to do is press Play. It will be all systems go. Let the final transformations take place. To make space for the new, you’ll have to release some outdated belief, relationship or habits. Do it for the sake of efficiency and don’t waste time in regret. Do it in order to become more of who you are.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Shifting gears. Keep making adjustments. You are in movement. This is a time to be especially adaptable. If you believe in what you’re doing, be nimble and move forward quickly. Keep your head in the game like a race-car driver. Pay close attention, stay focused, but let excitement and intuition lead. If you don’t believe in what you’re doing, you may have to downshift and reassess, which is fine. This is an excellent time to align yourself with your mission statement and spiritual beliefs. Don’t skip this step.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Making a wreath of flowers. Flowers are symbols of abundance, bounty, and your blossoming desires. The key to this symbol is the weaving of the wreath. You are weaving your community. It comes down to feeling connected. The sweetness of support. The sweetness of like minds. The human heart yearns to know the support of the group. Maybe this is a chance to heal a wound of feeling separate. Burn through that that old pain and welcome a new way.
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Aries :: Aries Rising Wheel of fortune. You are creating your own luck. Keep spinning the wheel. The more times you spin, the higher your chances of success. Just keep trying, especially when it comes to career. You are slowly transforming in this area. Meanwhile, let your partnerships be a salve. Communicate with a partner. Ask for what you need and ask how you can be supportive.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising A hawk swooping through the air. You need to zoom out to see the big picture. When you have assessed the lay of the land, you will be able to chart your course. Don’t get too caught up trying to make sure that your plan is perfectly safe and secure. It’s too hard to guess. Set to work putting the details of the plan into action. Be as practical as you can possibly be.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A water-bug walking over the surface of the lake. You are ready to traverse emotional territory. You’re processing and healing deep emotions. Yet part of your mechanism is that you know how to fly. You know how to be light-hearted and joyous. Use your creative spirit to help you process the past. Create playful rituals and stories that help you bring everything into a new context. Let yourself have fun, just as an experiment.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Eating bread. Nurturance. Nourishment. Count all the ways that you are nourished. Pay attention to your emotional reserves. They are robust. You know how to work with your emotions, although it may seem like there’s always more to learn. At the moment, learning from your emotions will have a positive impact on the transformational work you are doing in your relationships. Keep reminding yourself that you are nourished and nurtured through the process.
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Leo :: Leo Rising An array of colors. It’s time for you to pump your life full with variety, so that you don’t get bored. You need extra stimulation. You need to learn quickly. Take this opportunity to review your routines. If any of them have gotten too boring, it’s time to change. Illuminate your mindset with variety and curiosity. Your curious nature is something that you can develop.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising A work horse in a field. Take great strides. Use your strength and determination to improve your financial worth. Slow and steady wins the race. How can your natural creativity be used to help you increase your earnings and even your sense of self worth? This is a time to put in extra effort. It will pay off.
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The 2017 Aries Full Moon asks us to gather our courage, make peace with our past, tap into our truest desires, and then leap into action, says Sandra Sitron …
Full Moon :: October 5th 2017 :: 2:41 pm EST :: 12 degrees Aries
Can you trust your own desire? Take a moment to deny the complicated context of the situation at hand. Forget about the pros and cons … What do you want?
A Full Moon offers the potential for integrating two opposites; this current cycle is about integrating “balanced reason” (Libra) and from this state of mental harmony, taking “definitive and spontaneous action” (Aries).
So lift yourself out of whatever dilemma or decision is at hand. Step back. A pearl of clarity is available. A fresh and spontaneous perspective can be yours.
And then gather your courage, draw from your confidence, and from a stable and balanced center, make your move. This is a chance to drag yourself out of whatever mental game of ping-pong you’ve been playing and take action. To take action, you need to align with what you want. To decide. Lead. Choose.
Full Moons bring a high-energetic release that may feel like a celebration, an outburst, or both. As this Moon, Sun, and Mercury also point towards Pluto, this formation triggers deep dives into the shadow of our psyche, cathartic healing, and transformation.
Open space to feel some old emotions that may have been blocked; those feelings may still need to energetically move through your body before they can dissolve. Release the past and welcome the future so you can move through this Full Moon in a way that’s empowered and decisive instead of unconscious and reactive.
Above all, don’t worry about what anyone else needs. Cultivate a balanced Libran mind … so that you can make the decisions you need to step closer to yourself. This gives your Aries “I am” experience an opportunity to flourish.
Your point of power lies in your ability to courageously feel what needs to be felt and to define your vision.
By doing this you are already one step ahead. You are meeting up with your future self …
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Full Moon opposite Mercury The lightning bolt makes contact. Zeroing in. A lot may rise to consciousness right now. Sometimes that’s overwhelming … the influx of so much awareness all at once. ZAP.
Are you feeling awake now? Are you seeing what there is to see? Is it blinding you? We are experiencing a collective awakening and at the same time, just as many people are turning a blind eye. You can’t always control your own personal state of ignorance, but you sure as heck can try to see what you haven’t been seeing.
It’s time to raise your understanding. Allow this to happen even if it means you can’t ever be exactly the same as you were before you knew. Sometimes this is a really good thing.
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Full Moon square Pluto Dipping your head under the surface of the water. It’s time to transform. Entirely. Move into a new element. This can be shocking. This can be enlivening. This can be necessary. This can be frightening.
We all have a certain need for predictability and when we go through a transformation, that need is compromised. So remind yourself that there is predictability to transformation. And that the end result will be growth. There are stages that you move through when you experience a change—denial, bargaining, anger, grief, and acceptance. Let yourself go through these stages.
Allow the emotional movement. Embrace the space and sweetness that comes from stretching your heart open to feel your feelings fully.
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The study questions below are to help you get deeper into what the 2017 Aries Full Moon means for you. Use them as journal prompts. For the most accurate reading, look to which house holds 12 degrees Aries in your chart and use the question for that house.
Aries or Full Moon in the 1st house If I am crystal clear about my desires, which people/projects/requests do I need to say yes to, and which ones do I need to say no to?
Taurus or Full Moon in the 12th House What old pattern is ready to be healed?
Gemini or Full Moon in the 11th House How much do I value the support of my friends?
Cancer or Full Moon in the 10th House How can I take a clear, decisive step forward in my career goals?
Leo or Full Moon in the 9th House Where will I go (physically or mentally) to explore and expand my horizons?
Virgo or Full Moon in the 8th House What am I ready to release?
Libra or Full Moon in the 7th House What would it mean to be truly diplomatic in my relationships?
Scorpio or Full Moon in the 6th House What healthy new habits am I ready to create?
Sagittarius or Full Moon in the 5th House What is a way that I can bring more joy into my life?
Capricorn or Full Moon in the 4th House What will I do to help myself feel emotionally secure?
Aquarius or Full Moon in the 3rd House Am I open to new ideas? How can I invigorate my mindset even more?
Pisces or Full Moon in the 2nd House What do I need to do now to create a stronger base of financial security in my life?
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Libra :: Libra Rising Seated in meditation. The hardest thing to do right now is to be patient. But that is what you must do. You must be patient in your relationships. Be patient in your vision of yourself and who you are becoming. Incubate a feeling of serenity in your heart. This is important because you are in a moment primed for heartfelt explosions or ultimatums. An outburst might be cathartic, but it won’t help you align with your underlying goals. Let the feelings flow but practice patience in your reactions.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising The cue ball rolls slowly into the pocket of the pool table. Precision. Pacing. Pay attention to your health. Take simple and easy steps to invigorate physical balance. Get in tune with your intuition and it will lead you to the best physical practices that will support your health. Be persistent and just focus on today. Change your habits slowly and incrementally.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Jumping in a moon bounce at a block party. When was the last time you really let loose? You’ve got to play. Everything will grind to a halt if you don’t let yourself have fun. Loosen up your grip, let go of control and let your childlike nature break free. It’s totally okay to be childlike— jump on the couch or giggle until you can’t breathe. Create mental space that will allow you to be carefree.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Foraging for medicinal herbs in a field. Resources and support are all around you. The pathway to emotional healing is beckoning. The only question is, will you take the initiative to follow it? Take note of any workaholic tendencies. If that’s happening, is it keeping you from feeling your feelings? Are you trying to distract yourself? Look for the healing that is available to you, it’s right under your nose.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising A heron flying low. Looking for fish. You have plenty of energy to scoop them up. You’ve got to stay on the move and stay focused on your prize. Increase your curiosity. Keep looking for your next clue. Connect with your community and find the simple wisdom that will lead you to your goal. This is a time for learning and searching. Don’t stray too far from the course. This is no time for laziness, you must keep seeking.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Layers of bedrock. It’s time for a focused and grounded ritual. Make mental space for an expanded sense of security. Use your magical tools— meditation, prayer, gratitude, visualization, music, creativity, etc. to invigorate your concept of your worth. It’s time to bolster your self-worth and your financial worth. Let the ideas “I deserve,” and “I am worthy,” become stable bedrock within your mind.
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Aries :: Aries Rising A dancing flame. Let a smile play around the corner of your lips. You get to be here. You get to experience this body, this time, this incarnation. The simplicity of that fact can be enough, if you let it. Nothing ever has to be more complicated than this key phrase, “I am.” Of course, it often is more complicated than that because life is designed to be a maze of experience, learning and creative challenge. But for today, find vibrant satisfaction in the idea that you are here and that is good.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Elephants walking in a line. Like a scene from the movie Fantasia, a kaleidoscope of symbols spiral and then morph into new shapes. The elephants walking in a line become birds flying overhead and the shapes of the birds pool into a ladle of water drawn from a well. Drink the magic visions and remember that there is more to this mysterious experience than what initially meets the eye. You must look into the symbolism of the patterns in your life right now and find deep emotional healing. Pay attention.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A riddle. You might ask for help and then find that the assistance is offered comes in the form of a new puzzle. In every corner of your life you are being challenged to stretch your brain to accept new ideas. Take the challenge. Step toward it. You are ready to break free of the old mental constraints. Break out into a new level of learning. Enough with the plateau. It’s time to advance so that you’re ready for your future self.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Polar bear. Maternal bear. What about your fierceness? What about your strength? When do you access your power? It’s always there and this is your moment to allow it to flow through your veins. It’s just not enough to play small anymore. It’s just not enough to hide your strength. Stand up— in your career, your vocation, your work. Do so by taking assertive action. Say “yes” to what you believe in.
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Leo :: Leo Rising Holding the corners of the parachute. Dance. Laugh. Be jolly. Follow that playful spirit and see where excitement will take you. Maybe it will take you to the edge of a cliff and you’ll bring your parachute. You’ll take the leap and explore new territory. This is a sacred journey that can bring you closer to your own truth. Embark on the journey and don’t forget to bring joy with you.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising A ferris wheel. The wheel of life spins. It’s like a ferris wheel. Birth, sex, death, rebirth. On and on. Acknowledge the wheel. Acknowledge that part of playing the game of life is making a contract to create and a contract to release. Create your new world and release anything that is ready be forgiven. Set the intention and then enjoy the ride.
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Happy turn around the sun, sweet Libra! This is a month of transformation and integration for your whole sign. It is a cosmic fresh start. Don’t let this card scare you—it’s bringing nothing but good tidings your way. There have been so many dark moments for you this year, Libra. Now, believe it or not, the sun is truly going to start shining on your life. Difficulties will begin to melt, old patterns will begin to shift and change. You’ve already done the work, loves. This month will be a beautiful new beginning, one that will prove to you how much you’ve transformed over the last year.
Ten of Swords Rx is much softer, much kinder, and much more positive than it’s upright sister. The upright energy of Ten of Swords indicates a moment in our lives when we need to simply do, not think. This card leaves us zero room for victimhood, rumination and indecision. The old way is done and gone—there is only forward, into the new and unknown. The reversal, Libra, is a signal that you’re about to reap the fruits of having gone through that intense journey. It is done; you made it, whether you knew it or not!
Each one of you, in a critical moment, chose what was necessary, instead of what was easy. You said yes to wherever your soul was calling for you to step up, despite the discomfort—and it is going to be paying off for you in spades. You’ve been warriors, and now it’s time to move into transformation and integration, taking all that you’ve learned and channeling it into wisdom that you can share with others. Bow to yourself, loves. Honor your work, honor your courage, celebrate your soul growth. You deserve it, and then some.
Queen of Swords is here to help you ground, Scorpio. To help you root back down into your communication, your truth, and your trust in life. Queen of Swords is ruled by water and air—she is a fierce archetype. She shows up when life feels a little too ungrounded, when our mind and heart can turn in on us, flooding us with confusion. If even a sliver of us is out of alignment, she is there with her sword, ready to slice through any BS that doesn’t serve us. She is the energy that arrives when both our thoughts and emotions are contractive and limiting.
We may feel that we don’t know what’s going on, that we can’t quite find our footing. Over and over again, Queen of Swords will show up in those moments and help us expand and trust in ourselves again. You are ready for this deep clearing, Scorpio. Many of you have been working through some very old, calcified belief systems in this recent Pluto Retrograde (which began April 20th and ended September 28th). It is time to both release the lessons, and the old karmic patterns that you were made aware of again — and it’s time to begin a new leaf around communication.
Confidence in speaking your vulnerable truth is really what Queen of Swords is here for this month. She is here to help you open your heart and your throat chakra so anything that blocks you from sharing in moments of contraction can be cleared. Even if you are a clear talker, Scorpio, that doesn’t always imply truthful, emotionally rooted communication. Why is this so important? So you can begin to receive more guidance in the difficult moments of your life, rather than holding everything in. Do the deep work, let your truth shine, feel the support all around you.
SAGITTARIUS :: SAGITTARIUS RISING Three of Crystals, Rx
If you don’t like the way things are going in your life, Sagittarius, do something about it. I’m serious! This is the month to make a change. If you’ve been waiting, unsure, contracted and scared, this is the sign you’ve been waiting for to take a leap into something new. If you’ve been planning on that all along for this month, congratulations—you are right on! Now is a time to begin to embrace an exploration of self, to tune in with what doesn’t work, and stretch a hand out to whatever might make your soul sing.
You may not receive the kind of clarity of purpose that you are longing for right away, but you will have started a new chapter. Just by leaving what doesn’t serve you any longer, you’ll be half way there. Three of Crystals, or Pentacles, is a beautiful energy, one that usually shows up in a reading when we are doing exactly what we are meant to be doing with our lives. It usually feels like that, too! There is a true sense that we are working in a way that is in alignment with our soul purpose.
The reversal isn’t that things are out of alignment, necessarily, but they might feel funky. It might feel tough to pinpoint the source of the discomfort and unrest around our place in the world. It usually means that we are ready to expand to the next level, ready to upgrade—and with this reversal, it usually means that we must leave something behind in order to do so. So, my loves, don’t complicate it this month. If you need to end something, end it. If you need to speak your peace, speak it. If it’s time to quit, time to move, jump in and trust yourself. It’ll pay off in spades.
October is another profoundly transformative month in a series of many for you, Capricorn. You have definitely been riding out some major changes over the last year. I invite you to reflect for a moment: where were you last year at this time? Six months ago? One month ago? I guarantee that the evolutions that you have moved through are markedly profound, whether you were feeling them internally or externally.
How did this last year change your life? How did it change you? What did you have to do—or not do—to get where you are now? And, perhaps most importantly of all, what are you still being called to release, or surrender to? Where are you ready to bloom open in a whole new direction? It will be crucial for you to meditate on these inquiries in October, Capricorn—the Death card is here to help. Transformation, or the Death card, is nothing to fear, just like change and loss of control are nothing to fear. The ego hates the feeling of not being in the driver’s seat, but the soul is right at home in the unknown.
You’re beginning, slowly but surely, Capricorn, to value your intuition over your will. This is truly the crux of what The Universe has been guiding you through for the past year. It’s certainly not to say that your amazing discipline and work ethic won’t still be a foundational part of you. You’re just building in new gifts, getting a deep lesson in pausing and surrender before stepping into anything new. You are continuing your process of being cracked open again and again, all to drop you into deeper alignment with your intuition. Keep reflecting on how much you’ve changed—the Death card will only be furthering that transformation this month.
Sevens in the Tarot are invitations to do inner work around what feels like an external situation. Seven of Wands is specific to identification with a role, position or title, usually one that has shifted from under us, or that we have outgrown. Where in your life is it time to redefine yourself, Aquarius? October will be the month to find out.
Where in your life is your ego most identified? Take a moment and feel that question resonate through your body. Is it a name, a title, a position, or a role you play out in your life? Is it your sexuality, your economic status, or your job title? It is the need to be coupled with another, or defined by a relationship? Is it the need to have specific commitments, or no commitments at all? Do these identities feel freeing to you, or limiting?
If you are defending a position, or aligning with an identity that you’ve already outgrown, bow to it and honor it — no shame or judgement in that whatsoever. Just understand that Seven of Wands is here to offer a potent liberation in that area, a gentle homecoming to the infinite nature of our being. It is a reminder that it’s safe to let things go, to change our minds, to relax into something new. Identities are beautiful, but when they begin to limit us, we need to go down to the roots and investigate. October will be inviting you into just that kind of work, sweet Aquarius. Welcome it’s presence—you are the kind of spirits who cannot be tied down when it doesn’t feel right! It might be intense to let go of an old title, identity, or role that you cherished, loved, and found yourself in, but if it doesn’t resonate any longer, it’s time to shed it.
October is your month, Pisces! Ace of Wands is an incredibly expansive energy, one that feels like a rebirth of self. It is an artistic explosion, ripe with focus, clarity and inspiration around what we love, and most desire to create. You have been in some deep cocoons over the last few months. Now, you are fully out of your chrysalis, your beautiful new wings shimmering in the sunlight. Now is the time to make, to birth, to create and to spark the flow of your passions. Ace of Wands brings divine inspiration, huge new ideas and very exciting opportunities. You deserve them in spades, loves. Seize your flame and run with it.
The wild, raw, creative juices will be flowing—your job is to give them structure. If you are making music, block out time every day to play and record, whether you like what you’re doing or not. It’s the doing that matters, not necessarily how we feel about it. Over time, that discipline pays off! The same thing goes for anything that you are breathing creative life into. Don’t think about it too much, just let yourself get your hands dirty. Play, experiment, and let it be joyous. Be sure to intensely protect and defend your sacred creative time—when the work knocks, answer.
Ace of Wands in your month of October will really feel like you’re turning a new leaf. Your souls have been waiting for this moment, when your internal process can finally join hands with an external expansion. You are ready to birth something new and beautiful into the world, something that only you could bring. Celebrate the shit out of that, and enjoy every moment. If there was ever a time to feel the fear and do it anyway, this is it.
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ARIES :: ARIES RISING Ace of Cups
The entire month of October is a beautiful heart opener for you, Aries. Again and again, you will be flooded with opportunities to fall in love with your life—and yourself. Things have shifted for you since you moved through the Akashic Records card in September. Karmic patterns were totally shifted, new cycles were born, and the potential for expansion was, and still is, enormous. Those of you who said a courageous yes to those invitations have begun a transformation that will continue to unfold in the coming months. It begins here, in October, in the glorious energy of Ace of Cups.
Ace of Cups is a gentle and gorgeous invitation to open the heart to a new level of love and intimacy. It is a truly advanced level of emotional connectivity. Everything you touch this month will have the potential to be medicine for your heart chakra. You are changing, Aries—softening and blossoming, open to ease and grace in a way you’ve never been before. You moved through a mighty process this year, and things are truly beginning to shift in another direction for you. The old things that used to matter and control your life are largely processed. Now, what you’re left with is pure potential, and pure open heartedness.
Say yes, as often as you can, to anything that brings you into oneness with another, or with yourself. Drink of the cup that is the wellspring of your innate lovability and worthiness. Ace of Cups has a beautiful ability to connect us with experiences that expand us. Be open to sudden, random acts of kindness. Be open to meeting new people—perhaps deep new friends, or a beloved. But most of all, be open to embracing the wisest, fiercest, gentlest teacher on the planet: your own sacred heart.
Nine of Cups is such a delicious energy for you to be flowing in this month, Taurus. It is the perfect card for you, beautifully aligning with your earthy nature. This month might feel like an interesting mix of busy and dreamy, which is just the way you like it! Busy with what life will be asking of you in the day to day—dreamy with your hopes and desires for the future. Indeed, nines in the Tarot are always about wrapping up, clearing an old pattern while simultaneously preparing for a new cycle to emerge. That’s why October might feel like a funny blend of energies in moments, but I promise you’ll most likely enjoy every moment of it.
Nine of Cups is the wishing card. There’s an air of mystery and magic wrapped around the very essence of it. It’s true—when we flow through this card, it’s almost like moving through New Moon energy. The time becomes ripe to plant seeds of intention for the future. We are encouraged to dream big, to wish big, to let our hearts run wild with delight. Nine of Cups is rich in potential and possibility, so let this energy take you far! What will be asked of you this month, Taurus, is to seriously upgrade your wishes in this life.
You will be drawn strongly into upper limit issues, areas of sensitivity around money, love, and general ease and grace in your life, all to investigate where you’re being called to upgrade. This card, and this energy, is where we want to step out of our comfort zones, to dream bigger than we ever have, to ask for more than we ever have. It might feel scary and vulnerable, but that’s our work in the Nine of Cups: to identify discomfort, and let our wishes bloom accordingly.
Here you are in the energy of the mighty Tower again, Gemini—the second time in the last few months. That’s a lot of deep recentering and clearing! Fortunately for you, The Tower has shown up reversed for your monthly medicine, which is a much softer energy. Let’s drop into why that is, and what it’s bringing you. For starters, you are changing, Gemini, that much is clear. There are very, very big things at play, most of them happening in a very subterranean way right now. Think of tectonic plates shifting beneath the ocean, slow, powerful, and ultimately transformative.
It is absolutely time to ask some big questions. Is your life fulfilling you? Making you happy? Do you feel like you can release some of what holds you in places of overwork, exhaustion, or even burnout? In other words, Gemini, are there aspects of your life that you used to adore, and just don’t anymore? If so, that’s okay! Just admit it to yourself. That’s part of why The Tower is here, working with you this month—to help guide you through the slow process of waking up to what you’re truly, in your heart, ready to say goodbye to.
The Tower comes to free us from something we are no longer meant to walk with. The reversal is much softer, and lives firmly in the internal realm. In other words, Gemini, you will be experiencing the clearing of The Tower in a subconscious way this month. Pay attention to your dreams and feelings, look deeply at the structures of your life, and of your inner experience. Let the process flow on its own time; commit to being a quiet, curious observer of your internal landscape. There is much for you to see this month.
Where are you in your relationship to receiving right now, Cancer? October is presenting you with an important opportunity to pause for a moment and consider this. Are you burned out? Bored? Feeling overextended? Are you truly receiving as much as you give? Are you talking yourself out of being “ready” to be of highest service, feeling like you have nothing to give to others at this moment? To get clear on where the current energetic levels are in our lives, we have to ask these questions, and follow them down deeply.
We might not feel burned out, but we might be feeling anger. We might not be angry, but we might be feeling distracted in our work. No matter what, it shakes out to the same thing: there is an energetic balance in our lives with our giving and receiving. It may be profound or slight, but no matter what, it is important that we pay attention in order to correct it. Wherever you are in this moment is perfect, Cancer — even if it’s a tough, or highly unbalanced place, energetically speaking. It’s here to teach you something, and Six of Crystals, or Pentacles, is here to help facilitate a greater embracing of that balance, a sacred ebb and flow.
In Six of Pentacles, we receive by giving, and give by receiving. The healer gets a healing, and the person offering it gets filled up by serving another person. What this card truly offers us is the wisdom to know when to fill our well when we need it, and to only serve another when we are at an overflow. Begin this revolution with yourself, Cancer. How is your well? Whatever you need, giving or receiving, may you be overflowing and abundant this month and always.
Sacred balance is your medicine this month, sweet Leo. Everything you do in October will be in service of recalibrating your spirit, helping you to feel more deeply aligned with your life path, and your purpose. Part of this will be facilitated by leaning into the soul essence of the Knight of Cups, who invites us to live in as much ease and grace as possible, even through contraction.This archetype reminds us that even the toughest times can have a stroke of beauty in them. You have spent the last few years considering this idea, learning to trust goodness, letting yourself sink deeper and deeper into receiving.
It can feel scary to be willing to choose grace in difficult moments, to lean into our faith that things will recenter, even in darker times. And yet, slowly but surely, you have created a life where that is beginning to be the norm for you. Your nervous systems have really gone through a powerful upgrade; new neural pathways have been formed. Knights bring movement and messages, powerful invitations to embody their essence and infuse it into some part of our lives. Letting things be amazing without worrying about what’s coming next, or without panicking that it will all fall apart—that is your task for this month and beyond.
This is what is getting cemented in you this month, Leo—a rebalancing of heart and head, of mind and soul. Choosing to align yourself with grace and beauty, even in challenging moments. Root down into yourself and feel the fullness of the support all around you. Doing so will open you up powerfully to the realms of imagination, the mind, and the dream space. Let it be beautiful, and inspiration, abundance and new opportunities will flow into your life.
Ace of Swords is a perfect energy for you to be flowing in this month, Virgo. It’s got your name all over it: potential for inspiration, clear mindedness, powerful downloads, and massive opportunities to make great headway on any ideas that feel deeply exciting and aligned for you. It’s a wonderful blend of your natural sensibilities, and the organic potency of this card. Embrace it with all you’ve got; it’s bringing some wonderful things your way.
Put simply, loves, the presence of the Ace of Swords is a powerful indicator of new ideas and new projects on the horizon. It could present the opportunity to study, channeling new things, absorbing exciting knowledge from others. It is often an indicator of major ideas being ready to come through us. No matter what, it’s nothing but eureka moments and strokes of genius with this card. Expect to be intellectually stimulated, and to have many different sources of inspiration flow through you as the month goes on.
As with any Ace, this energy is a gift from Divine that we have to reach out and receive, rather than assume it will just be placed in front of us. Empower yourself to work with this energy in a really intentional way. Take time to inquire deeply, Virgo: what kind of life scenarios best facilitate clear thinking and powerful study for you? Whatever they are, wherever they are, say yes to them, and take the first step. We want to be focusing on the mind and the heart being as open as they can to these downloads. We are also encouraged to say a gentle no thank you to anything that distracts or does not serve us at this time. Ace energy is powerful and magical, loves. Let yourself be fully available for it.
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Libra :: Libra Rising Flying through the air on a small plane. How do you fly? You can fly with a clear sense of direction. If you have that ability, the trip will be focused and efficient. You can also fly with a sense of wonder. An appreciation of the magic and synchronicity of your life. You can fly with pride and self-confidence– trusting in yourself and your ability to make the right decisions. Decide how you want to fly and then realize that you are already in the air. All of these options— focus, appreciation and confidence, are available for you.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising A school of fish. Feel things out. Trust that you will make the right decision, when the time is perfectly right. In the meantime, you can simply be in the moment. You can let the moment wash over you. You are processing a lot of information on subconscious levels. The school of fish seem to intuitively know which direction to go. Once you give yourself enough time, you’ll also have an intuitive sense of the right moves to make.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Blocks of stone carved out of the mountainside. You’re building something. Is your project big enough? Are you shooting high enough? Assess your plan and your foundation. It may be a good idea to reconnect with your vision and make sure it is perfectly in alignment. Get super clear about your desires so that you can build something great.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Holding the strings of a bunch of balloons. Think positively. Focus on keeping your spirits light. In this moment, the career area of your chart is lit up. It’s a very expansive time for you in the areas of work, career and vocation. If you believe in the law of attraction, you might try to get yourself in the vibration of what you want. And maybe that is how to make your own luck. So tend to your vibration and align yourself with your desires to help your career lift off.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Playing skee-ball. Take aim and shoot. Make everything into a game. Turn your ambition into something enjoyable. See yourself as a light-hearted explorer, following anything that is fun. Joyfulness is your winning ticket right now. If you are feeling very serious about something, take a step back and find some perspective. It may be that more fun is the answer.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Leaves falling off a tree. This is your season for letting go. Clear space— emotionally, mentally and physically so that you can prepare for the beginning of a new cycle. Watch the leaves of the trees falling. Meditate on how natural it is to release. This can be your reality. Easily letting go. Easily finding forgiveness. Release. As your load lightens, notice that your energy soars.
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Aries :: Aries Rising Hands outstretched. Our hands communicate so much. Do you reach out to make a connection? Relationships are of extra importance now. How can you communicate in a way that is perfectly clear and non-violent? Our cultural tendency is to protect ourselves when we are in an argument, which can result in the other person being on the defensive. And if both people are on the defensive, everybody loses. What if you were to communicate with the ultimate goal of reaching out to create harmony and clear communication? How would it feel to have more peace in your life?
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Connecting the dots. Each line that connects the dots is important. Step by step, you create an image. In the same way, it’s time for you to focus on the routines and habits that make up your day. Re-evaluate your systems or lack of systems. Get into the nitty gritty of your life— organize the junk drawer, clean the refrigerator, take a fresh look at your time management. It’s time to refine and improve the details of your life. Get to work.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A drumbeat. Music can help you transcend. Focus on any of the following— art, music, creative expression, play, joy, fun. The benefit of self-expression, fun and playfulness is that it will help you reinvigorate yourself. And maybe it’s possible to even get some positive attention and recognition.Yes, you may be busy, but a small dose of lighthearted joy will help you find an entirely new perspective. Prioritize it.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising A nose. Use your senses to help you be in the moment. Feel into your body. Look closely at your surroundings. Smell the air. Be in the moment by practicing heightened sensory awareness. This will help you get out of your head. This is a mediation. Meditation is important for you right now because it’s time to get clear about your emotions. And being clear about your emotions requires the ability to be present.
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Leo :: Leo Rising Wagon wheels moving down the road. Keep moving along. Your patient and persistent progress is what will pay off. Don’t evaluate where you are just yet. Simply keep moving. Practice patience. Persistence is definitely in your wheel house, and it may help to acknowledge that. It may help to hold yourself accountable to the track that you’re on and just keep going.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising Confetti falling through the air. A celebration. You’re worth it. Is your inherent worth something you are crystal-clear about? Do you believe it’s possible to increase your self-esteem? One of the ways to do that is to practice it. Find a way to consistently celebrate yourself. Do it in earnest. Do it with conviction. Do it because it can be the foundation that every other aspect of your life is built upon. Your sense of self-worth is a priority.
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Libra season 2017 invites us to embrace duality, and seek our highest aspirations in sacred partnership with the Cosmos herself. By Bess Matassa. Main image: DVF AW17
Sharpen your topiary shears and curry comb your unicorn manes, cosmic queens. Libra Season rides in regally to take back the castle, dressed in silky white satin and brandishing the sword of bejeweled justice. The zodiac’s aspirational aesthete infuses the everyday with a higher love, and shows us all how it could be when we commit to chasing the ephemeral trail of the most dazzlingly distant stars.
But as we stand on this yearly seasonal precipice between day and night, it’s time to learn how to appreciate the darkness and the light, and to grapple with the contradictions and complications of colliding with opposition. When we truly commit to communion, we risk collapsing the great divide between what’s ours and what we disavow, and sacrificing some of our crystal visions to allow others, and ourselves, to be exactly as we are.
So slip into both your lace and your leather, and saddle up your mythical creatures for the race towards the rainbow. In this precariously precious place between the confectionary clouds and the hard packed earth, we can catch the light just so.
When we commit to living this daydream together, we are brighter and more blindingly beautiful then we could ever imagine.
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The keyword: Relating.
The song lyrics: Love lift us up where we belong/Where the eagles cry/On a mountain high/Far from the world below/Up where the clear winds blow – Joe Cocker, “Up Where We Belong”
Check out Bess’ Libra Season Playlist, complete with dynamic duos, romantic mashups, and vocal encounters.
The color palette: impressionistic hues and Malibu tones. Sophisticated pinks and soft grays, refined aquas and violets, whip cream whites, and camera-ready sunsets.
The style: modern monarchy meets Parisian salon. Windswept scarves, button-down blousons, bell sleeves, ruffled blazers, tights & ballet flats, casual culottes, and finely-detailed florals.
Fall 17, from left: Luisa Beccaria, Mulberry, Giambattista Valli, Zimmerman, Giambattista Valli
The scents and flavors: perfect pairings, curated bouquets, and epicurean presentations. Black and white cookies, macarons and madeleines, honey and lemon, carefully cultivated orchids, edible blooms, and small plates.
The healing: cultured evenings and high-minded musings. Wine and food pairing menus, gallery expeditions, figure drawing classes, jazz ensembles, and ballroom dancing.
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Sensuous Invitation of the Month: Classic Combos for Your Venus Sign
Ruled by Venus, Libra takes the vibration of the love goddess into the realms of “higher,” cerebral love.
In our chart, she reveals our fairytale romance with the world, where we can uncover the sheer pleasure of aesthetic inspiration, and how we can harness relationship to evolve past our strict notions of personal taste.
Ignite the energy with a dynamic duo to feed your inner and outer partners.
Venus in Aries Libra season invites you to delight in the stripped down sensation of fresh relationship perspectives and courageous compromise. Classic Combo: Jeans & a Tee Shirt. Celebrate an on-the-go combo that feeds your minimalista aesthetic.
Venus in Taurus Libra season invites you to complement your sensory pleasure seeking with some more cerebral imaginings. Classic Combo: Bed & Breakfast. The ultimate partnership of feasting and dreaming.
Venus in Gemini Libra season invites you to revel in your desire for narrative and start crafting the next step in your own love story. Classic Combo: Movies & Popcorn. Innocent snack explosions meet larger-than-life tales.
Venus in Cancer Libra season invites you to mix your desire for emotional safety with some exploratory wanderings into wilder dreamscapes. Classic Combo: Surf & Turf. Ride the tide while knowing that you can always drift back to solid ground.
Venus in Leo Libra season invites you to blend your monogrammed hearts with the strength to go the distance for love, even when it challenges your egocentric craving for pure adoration. Classic Combo: Sugar & Spice. A beauty bar combo that lets both sides taste sweet.
Venus in Virgo Libra season invites you to action your ideals in the wide world with a trust in the self-sufficient sensation of lasting commitment. Classic Combo: Bread & Butter. Power up with a simple meal that’s both hard-earned harvest and creamy indulgence.
Venus in Libra Libra season invites you to explore the gap between fantasy and reality without losing one ounce of your romantic lust for future ideals. Classic Combo: War & Peace. Mix your notorious urge for compromise with some necessary embattlement.
Venus in Scorpio Libra season invites you to infuse your penchant for probing intimate darkness with some softer expectations for a brand new romantic daybreak. Classic Combo: Night & Day. Wander out after midnight but don’t miss out on the glory of sunrise.
Venus in Sagittarius Libra season invites you to pair your footless adventuring with the crystal clarity of a purposeful love mission. Classic Combo: Roadtrips & Playlists. Top-down riding meets careful curation.
Venus in Capricorn Libra season invites you to celebrate a flavor of amorous striving that’s infused with the pure and simple beauties of partnership in the present. Classic Combo: Manis & Pedis. The durational labors of nail art mix with the pampered treat of buffing your hard-working extremities.
Venus in Aquarius Libra season invites you to balance your urge for panned out, cerebral relating, with some close-at-hand celebrations of the person who stands before you. Classic Combo: Thunder & Lightening. Distant weather patterns meet close snuggling during the storm.
Venus in Pisces Libra season invites you to let your boundaryless urge to merge be informed with a clear sense of the line between yourself and a lover. Classic Combo: Pina Coladas & Getting Caught in the Rain. Blended beverages meet the clarity of rain water and the sun that shines on you both, together and apart, in the aftermath.
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The 2017 Virgo New Moon asks us to tune into the details, discern what’s truly important, and commit to a brand new upgrade, says Sandra Sitron …
:: New Moon :: September 20 2017 :: 1:30am ET :: 27 degrees Virgo
The Virgo New Moon is the Goddess of the Harvest. Her power exists in her ability to discern. The farmers deliver the harvest in bushels and baskets at her feet. She appraises and sorts; good bean here, bad bean there. Through her effort, the bounty is made even more beautiful. Through her attention to detail, the fruits of labor are made even more perfect.
There’s a moving and adaptive energy to this New Moon. You may find yourself sorting. You may find your thoughts moving quickly, making appraisals. Making decisions. Making things better, but sometimes making yourself batty with the heightened need to find perfection.
Your salve is in the forest, at the beach, in the park. Get your feet and your body close to the Earth. Get yourself grounded in the undeniable perfection that exists in a blade of grass.
There are other ways you can get grounded too: drink enough water, eat nutritious meals, drink herbal tea, exercise outside. Listen. Observe. Chew your food slowly. Notice how many decisions you are making in a day. Try to have times of the day when you aren’t making decisions— less online shopping and more time spent listening to music or washing dishes.
Harness the power of this New Moon by taking the opportunity to refresh your habits and overhaul the operating system of your life.
Virgo energy can help you set new intentions around how you live your daily life. Sometimes focusing on Virgo topics means focusing on the most mundane things. How’s your digestion? How’s your overall health?
Avoid the urge to overthink and instead focus on the habits you want to change. Make a detailed plan. Decide which categories you want to improve— spiritual practices, sleep, nutrition, exercise, email management, money management, social-life, creative outlets, household efficiency, cleanliness, getting rid of clutter, workflows, volunteerism, activism …
This New Moon is involved in some terse aspects with no-nonsense planets. You may feel a depth of intensity that makes these life adjustments feel more intimidating or overwhelming than they need to be.
Stay grounded and notice when you are feeling triggered. Just observe yourself. Encourage yourself whenever you can. Reach out to your most giraffe-like friends for perspective. Once you’ve decided where you will put your energy, decide on which healthy habits you are ready to begin. Put systems in place to make it happen. Set your intentions and repeat them aloud over the next few weeks.
This Moon can help you make your improvements a reality …
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Moon opposite Chiron A map of an unfamiliar territory. Here’s the roadmap to take a journey through the thorny terrain of our collective wounds. This is not an easy aspect. But it is a necessary one. This trip must be taken. So gear up. Make sure you are well outfitted. Bring your crinkly silver emergency blanket and your waterproof matches.
Be prepared to notice when you are being triggered and respond responsibly. Take care of yourself. If you see someone acting out, try to understand what they are getting triggered by. Yet at the same time, continue to protect yourself. This aspect can result in massive healing if approached with awareness. Dedicate yourself to observing your feelings and contemplating your unconscious wounds. Decide how you will navigate the terrain.
Moon inconjunct Uranus Crossed wires. This aspect combines emotional sensitivity, frustration, and rebellion. Yet these energies can be transmuted to receptivity, stretching yourself and innovation.
So, if you are feeling erratic “eject button” energy, tune in. Ask to receive a better feeling thought. Brainstorm solutions. Put things in perspective. Use the powers of gratitude and prayer to welcome in the “New Idea” that offers an innovative solution. Don’t let frustration squelch your search for a resolution.
Moon square Saturn The diamond is beautiful but sharp. A challenge: take responsibility for your emotions. What is emotional maturity? It may be that you are emotionally mature when you are willing to fully feel an emotion, give yourself empathy, and take responsibility for your reaction.
What does it mean to take responsibility for your reaction? Your reaction should give your emotion somewhere to go– an outlet. And when you react to your emotion, find a way to do so without laying blame for the emotion on someone else.
Gain awareness the emotion’s source and let it act as guidance system, teaching you how you can make your life more wonderful.
Make sure that you don’t isolate yourself during this Moon phase. Find your buddies who will empathize with you and help you feel grounded and secure.
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The study questions below are to help you get deeper into what the 2017 Virgo New Moon means for you. Use them as journal prompts. For the most accurate reading, look to which house holds 27 degrees Virgo in you chart and use the question for that house.
Aries or New Moon in the 6th house What healthy habits are you ready to create?
Taurus or New Moon in the 5th house Are you meeting your need for fun and enjoyment? Do you honor this need?
Gemini or New Moon in the 4th house What emotion is easiest for you to express and why? What emotion is most difficult for you to express and why?
Cancer or New Moon in the 3rd house What mental pattern are you ready to change? What belief is at the root of this pattern? What new belief would you rather think?
Leo or New Moon in the 2nd house What systems will you create improve your financial worth and what adjustments will you make to your understanding of your self-worth?
Virgo or New Moon in the 1st house When are you proud of yourself? Name all the ways and journal about self-confidence.
Libra or New Moon in the 12th house What do you need to see that you aren’t seeing?
Scorpio or New Moon in the 11th house What do you need from your larger community?
Sagittarius or New Moon in the 10th house What fresh intentions are ready to make when it comes to career?
Capricorn or New Moon in the 9th house What is your “why?” (aka, your philosophy, your mission statement?)
Aquarius or New Moon in the 8th house What are you ready to let go of?
Pisces or New Moon in the 7th house When it comes to relationships, what are you grateful for?
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Get this week’s astro symbol for your sign in our Numinous Weekly Horoscopes from Sandra Sitron, a.k.a. Strong Eye Astrology …
Virgo :: Virgo Rising A cresting wave. Momentum. You’ve been working to get everything organized and and your work is about to pay off. Keep staying attentive to the details and systems that you’ve created, but loosen up your grip and let yourself coast a little bit too. Enjoy yourself. Play. Look for moments of confidence and hold on to them. This is what you’ve been working for.
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Libra :: Libra Rising A bouquet of roses. This is a time for rest and retreat. Soak in the beauty that’s around you. Be sweet to yourself. Give yourself the gift of kindness. You are in a phase of subconscious processing and it may be hard to be left-brained logical right now. So instead, retreat. Center your attention on your emotions, creativity, reflection, and your spiritual practices.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising Stomping around in muddy boots. Make an impact. Let your presence be known. It’s time to invigorate your need to feel connected to a larger community. This isn’t always a primary need that you focus your attention on, typically it’s more natural for you to connect with people one on one. But right now you can easily set intentions for community building. It’s time to feel like you are part of something.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising The spiky waves of an audio recording. It’s okay to have irregular waves of energy. Right now, your energy may be a little bit erratic when it comes to your work. But work is a place for you to put your focus. Try to create systems and routines. Set up new goals and intentions for your career. Look for ways to streamline so that you can grow.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising A big gold star in the sky. Keep being directed toward achievement. Stay focused on the goal. Back up your goals with a mission statement. This is the moment to set intentions for your “why.” Why are your goals important to you? What is the driving philosophical motivation? Once you have some clear ideas, keep them posted nearby. Stay connected with your “why.”
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Children playing outside in the summertime. Memories need to be sorted through. It’s time to take stock, reflect, and release. Let go of anything old that is no longer serving you. Forgive. Create a ritual that helps you release the emotional charge of anything you are ready to let go of. It’s time to strike out on a new path, and to do so, you need to release some baggage.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Rolling hills and meadows. Appreciate where you are. Soak it in. Find gratitude. There is always something to be grateful for. Activating gratitude will allow more abundance to flow into your life. This New Moon takes place in your area of relationships. What are you ready to appreciate when it comes to relationships? Set fresh intentions for your relationships and activate gratitude to help make yourself a vibrational match for these intentions.
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Aries :: Aries Rising Eating cake. You’re focused on getting your daily life organized, healthy, and routine. This is a great way for you to use your energy right now. But your symbol this week offers a reminder that you should also remember to enjoy yourself. Take care of business in all of the practical areas of your life— sleep, nutrition, money management, efficient workflows, home organization, etc. And when you have finished a hard day’s work, take time out to relax and play.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising A single engine plane diving and turning in the sky. Expand and explore. Do something fun that lights you up. Set fresh intentions for joy and creativity. This is a time for you to learn to meet a need that you don’t always focus on— your need to give and receive attention. You deserve to be appreciated. Take yourself out of your comfort zone and open yourself up to receive positive attention.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A hopping frog. Emotional transformation. This is a moment for you to think and learn about your emotional nature. What emotion is easiest for you to express? What emotion is most difficult for you to express? Why? Set intentions to use your emotions as an inner GPS. Respect what this inner guidance system is telling you. Make sure that you have healthy ways to move emotions through your body. Do some journalling and reflecting on your emotional processes.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising A swan dive. Look for proof of your own gracefulness. What is grace? Maybe it’s inner balance. A sweet acceptance of yourself. When you accept yourself and feel balanced within, it’s natural to exude that peace and harmony outward and have a positive impact on the world. This is a moment for you to make adjustments to the way you think about yourself, so that you create more peace in the world.
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Leo :: Leo Rising Looking through a telescope at a castle. Visions of grandeur. Set your sights on the wealth you can build. Maybe this is actual wealth that will set you up for a life of affluence and philanthropy in the 3-dimensional world. Maybe this is inner wealth and security that helps you know your own worth. Probably it’s both. That’s a lot of pressure for one weekly horoscope, but the key here is “set your sights.” Set your intentions for your life in relationship to inner and outer wealth and abundance.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising A tiny mouse. Reconciliation and organization. Something seemingly small may need your attention. It may be something that needs to be reconciled within you before you can move on. Or maybe it’s something that needs to be organized— either in your mind or in your space. Pay attention to the details now, and notice every minor feeling. Be thorough and focused so that you clear up energy for bigger adventures ahead.
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Libra :: Libra Rising Hang-gliding. Letting yourself float and explore. There is a time to be a go-getter, but right now you need to let yourself be a little more mellow. You’ll actually learn more right now by “being” instead of “doing.” Hang out and observe. Get outside your normal routine so that you can gain fresh inspiration. Or explore through your imagination and your personal symbolism.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising Eating dry, crumbly toast. Sustenance and nourishment. Finding satisfaction even when it’s challenging. Knowing there is enough. It’s time to truly appreciate the simple things in life. Do it as a meditation. Appreciation and gratitude will keep you thinking positively. It’s important to nourish yourself with positive thinking. But make sure it’s positive thinking that is grounded in gratitude. Why is gratitude so effective? It gives your subconscious mind actual proof of something positive. The subconscious mind loves to have proof. By expanding your sense of gratitude you will be able to create massive positive change in your life.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Jigsaw puzzle depicting the sky. You are figuring out how to meet your goals. Putting the pieces together. Keep the faith that you have all the pieces of the puzzle and that you will be able to create a clear picture eventually. There may be some amount of trial and error, but keep at it! You are headed toward the summit of your desires.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising A foreign alphabet. This alphabet is hard to interpret and you may feel like you are stretching your brain to understand. Basically this mental “stretch” is about creating a new philosophy for yourself. Use your imagination and your intuition to help you create this philosophy. Something is shifting within you on deep subconscious levels and you need to change. Try to understand this deep, symbolic shift and create a new way of thinking about the world.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising A tractor in a field. Look at how quickly the tractor moves as it spreads the seeds throughout the field. It is efficient. It’s a funny thing to say, but maybe the tractor is “confident.” There’s no feeling or emotion blocking the tractor’s efficiency. It just does what it needs to do. It goes through the motions. You need to move into a rebirth so that you can be ready to operate on a higher level. What about this can you automate? How can you move through the steps with certainty so that you don’t get in your own way? What can you do to create more confidence within yourself?
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising A beautiful rosebud. Opening your heart to love. You may even need to do this in your work and in your relationships. The rose bud doesn’t hide itself— it blooms. This is your time to bloom. Heart opening is something that we can do over and over again. The more we do it, the higher our vibration becomes. Open your heart with healthy boundaries intact. This action will help you in your relationships and in your career life as well.
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Aries :: Aries Rising A pocket watch. Dignity. Carry yourself with dignity. Make sure you feel physically and intellectually “put together.” Only because it will help you feel dignified. And that’s important because in the next few months you will begin to reexamine yourself as a leader. Before you do this you want to have your personal ideals of dignity, confidence, and expertise thoroughly expressed within yourself.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Horses in a field. This symbol represents your energy and drive to express your authentic self. That’s appropriate for you now as you need to be certain that you are meeting your need for giving and receiving attention. Can you express your true self and feel seen? Are there old wounds that need healing around being seen for who you are? Now is the time to heal those wounds so that you can be boisterous and joyful.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A tornado. It’s time to shake things up. A sudden force knocks over the old, so that the new can be rebuilt. Do this in the areas of home/family or relationships. The symbol might sound destructive, but it doesn’t have to feel destructive. It’s simply time for some new habits or systems in these areas. Change it up.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Pouring liquid through a funnel. Pouring, measuring, batching. Controlling the flow. Control the flow of information in your life. Take in information and then do something with it. Put it somewhere. Implement it. Keep learning, sorting and organizing. The challenge is to do so in a meaningful way. The news cycle or the scrolling motion of social media can quickly become overwhelming and mind numbing. You want anything you learn right now to help you feel like you are making important connections.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A honeycomb. Remember that you have what you need. You have enough. You are enough. Settle into an experience of sweetness. Enjoy the sweetness of life. That will help you feel more safe and secure. Somehow, in this moment, enjoyment and security go hand in hand. The challenge may exist in knowing that you are worthy of both. Trust that it is so.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising A wave reaches full height. Move with the waves of energy. Make adjustments like a surfer. It’s time to improve your communication techniques. Notice what isn’t working and make it better. Your relationships are especially important right now. The wave symbolizes a crescendo. The Full Moon occurs in your relationship area of your chart. Allow your relationships to crescendo in a state of love. Steer away from excess drama.
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Libra :: Libra Rising A bunny chews green grasses. Nestle down into your routine and take good care of your body. Get some healthy habits set up for yourself. Be deliberate. Use your intuition to help you define what will be best for your body and your health. Stay grounded in the present moment like the bunny patiently chewing her dinner.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising A ball of fire. Like a ball of fire blazing across the sky, this is a moment for you to be bright, bold, and receive a lot of attention. Blaze bright with creativity. Express yourself fully. Light up your world. Make decisions by contemplating what would bring you the most joy. Have fun. Keep your mind focused on playfulness and lightness.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Playing patty cake. Childish games. This a chance for you to be a little bit nostalgic. Meditate on the child that you once were and ask that little one what she needs. Play games with her and help her feel emotionally secure. Hang out with her a couple times a day, even if it doesn’t feel necessary. This effort will open many doors for you, in many areas of your life.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Building blocks. Each belief we hold is a building block. As we learn, we build one block on top of the other until we have created constructions that inform our emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Sometimes this happens consciously and sometimes unconsciously. Sometimes the building block beliefs bring us joy and sometimes they hold us back. This is a chance for you to go through and systematically adjust the core beliefs that are no longer working for you.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Dipping your hand just below the surface of the water. Exploring below the surface. Going deeper. This Full Moon occurs in your area of security and personal resources. If you look a little bit below the surface, you may discover resources you weren’t aware that you have. If you look for it, you may find a greater level of security within yourself.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Playing volleyball. Preparing for the spike. Let yourself take action. Make a clearcut decision. As you take action, you will get to know yourself better. You will build your confidence. This is a time for you to learn about who you are and who you want to be in the world. How will you lead?
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Aries :: Aries Rising The third eye. Connecting with your intuition. This is a quiet time for you. Make lots of space for meditation so that you can open yourself up to new dimensions of experience. Stillness and quiet will help you know with certainty what is important to you. Settle down and wait for the answers to rise up from within.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising A herd of zebra resting together. Finding your community. It’s important for you to know that you are connected. Make sure that your beliefs and values are reflected in your community. If not, maybe it’s time to regroup. Become clear about your values and find a support system that helps you stay aligned to your vision.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A superhero with beams of light emanating from her hands. Take on any challenge with your magical super powers. What do you want to create in the world? In your career? This Full Moon lights up your career zone and has you asking yourself questions about work and vocation. Follow your intuition and trust that you have the ability to meet your career goals– as long as you buckle down and do the work.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising A flag is planted in a remote location. Exploration. Look further for the answers. If something isn’t working in your life, notice what it is and seek out the solution. Don’t wait for it to solve itself. Explore. Be willing to upgrade to a new philosophy. Be willing to adjust your values if you find a way of thinking about the world that is a better fit for where you are now.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A frog on a lily pad. You are ready to transform. Look for wisdom and guidance as you move into a new phase of life. Let go of anything that you no longer need so that you can find fresh expansion. Forgive and release. Clear out your closets. Find the wisdom that helps you move on.
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Happy turn around the sun, sweet Virgo! You are celebrating your birth month with one of the most exciting and beloved cards in the Tarot, the Queen of Wands. Ruled by the dual elements of fire and water, Queen of Wands is all things. She is the witch of the deck, the alchemist, the sexual goddess and the spirit of creative genius. She is a direct channel to Divine, she trusts her intuition, and allows her creativity to flow from her like rainwater. She is quiet about it, too. Indeed, Queen of Wands doesn’t need to talk about these aspects of herself — she just is, beaming her magic out into the world with every step she takes. You are being asked to embody Queen of Wands energy this month, sweet Virgo, allowing yourself to walk through the world radiating these qualities. Rather than wholly relying on your beautifully honed intellect and ability to analyze, you’re being invited to allow your inner knowing to guide the way even more deeply this month.
This shift in energy will organically lead you to some totally new experiences in September and beyond. It is making way for new collaborations, new ideas, inspirations, moments of brilliance and a greater felt experience of total empowerment and personal magic. This card’s reach is transformative. Your only job is to be willing, loves. Willing to allow this alchemical energy into your life, willing to let it sit at the table of your heart. It will be helping to literally redefine your sense of self, and your beliefs about what you are capable of. Leave room for mystery this month. Embrace wabi-sabi in all things. Push against your comfort zone, trust yourself in crucial moments, let the fire and water within you, the passion and the deep knowing, dance as one. The result be will amazing.
Rejoice, dear Libra! Do a little dance and get excited — you are moving through the amazing Ten of Cups this month, an energy that you have earned with your hard work, one that is enormously deserved.
Ten of Cups is romanticized for a reason — it’s pretty spectacular. It represents the joyful end of an emotional cycle, typically one that has been rife with inner turmoil. The journey in the Cups from the Ace to the Ten is an intense one, filled with many lessons. In the Cups, we learn to move through great loss, we learn to trust our intuition (even through the din of fear and huge emotions), and we open ourselves to love, to the perfection of the beauty all around us. Ten of Cups is the payoff to this struggle, and it can come into our lives in many ways.
Ten of Cups can be an experience of getting everything we want, our dreams coming true, and living happily ever after, but that’s not always the case. What Ten of Cups gifts to us, above all things, is the opportunity to genuinely love, accept, and appreciate the present moment, giving thanks for all that we do have. You have the opportunity to taste the fruits of trust and peace in your life, Libra — even if you aren’t where you’d like to be, even if you don’t have your beloved by your side yet, even if you are still learning, still figuring stuff out. Wherever you are is perfect, and you get to practice leaning into that, regardless of where you are in your life, which will only make you more available to greater joy and more blessings. This is the true gift of Ten of Cups, and — dare I say it — the key to a happy life. It’s an invaluable lesson. Be here for it.
Knight of Wands reversed has a very important message for you this month, Scorpio: have more fun. This archetype is letting you know that life has become too starchy, too devoid of play and spirited joy. September will be your opportunity to change that in a lasting way. Much is spoken of your intensity and sexual energy — you are also spectacularly hard workers. When that fixed sign work ethic drifts too far left of center, it can turn life into one big responsibility, with no moments left for relaxation, or restoration, not to mention fun. Be willing to look deeply at your beliefs about play. Is it just for kids? A waste of time? Does it make you anxious, believing that your time could be spend on more productive things? If so, it’s time to recenter from the foundation up. You not only need moments of unstructured creative time, but you also need to shake things up with some fun. Whether that means working on a side project, playing on a basketball team, taking a weekly class, or taking up ballet, it doesn’t matter. Empower yourself to shift your relationship to the value of fun, whatever that means to you.
Knight of Wands is a being that moves through the world with the desire to bring great joy to those that he comes into contact with — he wants to have an impact, wants to be seen and remembered. You are giving this gift to yourself this month, Scorpio. Show up for yourself on a new level, and be willing to get really uncomfortable with how much fun you allow yourself to have. The benefits of this shift are invaluable. It will infuse new life into your work, will open your intuition, and will reconnect you with your loved ones. This month, commit to the hardest work of all: play.
SAGITTARIUS :: SAGITTARIUS RISING Two of Swords, Rx
September is all about self care for you, Sagittarius — both making it a priority in your life, no matter how busy you are, and upgrading it to a new level going forward. Two of Swords is a very powerful and important energy, one that offers us a crucial barometer around our brain chemistry, mental well being, and energetic boundaries. When we receive it in a reading, we need to clear, take space, process things mentally, and return to our center. This card employs a fierceness of spirit around self care that, unfortunately, can be misunderstood all too easily as someone who is too cold, too distant and stand-offish. Two of Swords, however, invites us to pay it no mind — she encourages us to take the space and time we need without explanation.
Put simply, loves, you need to take some space and it’s not happening. There is a need for greater gentleness around the nervous system that’s not being honored. So, what do you do with this information? Inquire around where and why that might be, and make changes accordingly. It’s not because you did anything wrong, or you aren’t paying attention — quite the contrary. It’s most likely because many of you are in deep process, evolving along with everyone else on the planet, and what used to work for you in terms of self care now needs to be expanded and reevaluated. It’s that simple. Whether it’s bodywork, more time in nature, upping your hydration, tweaking your diet, or just more restorative time in general, Two of Swords is calling, and it is crucial to heed her invitation. Make zero apologies. Do not explain yourself when you need space. Trust your intuition around social media, your phone, or the company of certain people in your life. Take the space, and see how much more supported you feel.
I have three words for your September, Capricorn: Go for it! Whatever you are envisioning, planning, creating or dreaming of, go for it. Divine timing is on your side to make almost anything happen this month. Gather your courage, center yourself, and seize the chance to birth your next great project, task or idea into the world. Committing to these energies may stretch you to your limits in many ways — but what excites you more than that, Capricorn? What thrills you more than a juicy challenge, and a chance to work hard on something that stimulates you? Page of Swords coming together with Virgo season is going to unfold like a dream come true, offering the perfect support system for you to birth these ideas into the world. Take advantage of it.
Page of Swords is a powerful archetype, ruled by air and earth. He is someone who has done the work mentally and energetically to ready himself for something new. His hopes are high, his vision is clear, he feels good, and he is chomping at the bit to have his “shot.” He has knowledge he wants to share, thoughts he wants to communicate, people he deeply wants to serve. The air/earth combination aids him greatly in being able to accomplish this, grounding his visions with enough practicality to make them feasible. In other words, Capricorn, go for it. You are ready. You have moved through the big contractive energies of the last several months, learning your lessons, trusting in timing, learning the art of leaving room for mystery — now you get to move forward, armed with the wisdom gained from the last cycle. If you are feeling scared, ask for support around your next big steps. If you’re willing to be bold and brave, you will have everything you need to make it happen.
September promises to be a very delicious month for you, Aquarius, ripe with potential opportunities and exciting choices. Two of Wands is an energetic fresh start, and represents a time when the possibilities of our life expand enormously. We begin to have options where we didn’t before, and our interests may be aroused in many different directions. Your sacred opportunity this month will be to make some very important choices around your next steps. This might feel tough in moments, because any path that Two of Wands offers brings something amazing. It’s really a win no matter what, which is is an awesome situation to be in.
Two of Wands is about letting our hearts be guided by the wisdom of our experience, a choice that is largely guided by an earned instinct. You are changing, Aquarius. You have been through a deep journey in the last year, and some of that is beginning to shift. The skies have been very changeable for you this year, bringing you into some powerful lessons and, in some cases, extraordinary change. The path ahead is clearer, brighter, more rich with possibility. Any rut that you’ve been in, energetically or otherwise, is most definitely coming to an end. Life is going to start getting a lot more exciting, the future opening up in some amazing ways. You may feel like you’re at a crossroads of sorts this month, Aquarius, but it won’t be a painful one. The toughest part of Two of Wands is figuring out where to point our compass because every option feels wonderful.
If you can gently temper the excitement you may feel with a little reflection, it will help enormously. You will make the choice that’s best for you, Aquarius. Trust your heart, and give yourself time to drop into what your soul is really longing for.
You are moving through Five of Cups this month, Pisces, and I won’t lie to you: you’re going to be swimming in some deep waters. But when has that been a problem for you? You are the most experienced deep divers in the Zodiac, regularly swimming into parts of the heart and caves of the soul that many never visit in their lifetime. You are being invited to embrace this part of yourself — it is one of your most awe-inspiring superpowers.
Five of Cups is a kind of emotional contraction, a lesson we move through in order to more deeply trust in the temporal nature of our emotions. Being in Five of Cups can often feel like we cannot see the way forward, that we will be stuck in a situation forever. This card can arise around a totally innocuous inner experience, or it can be as blunt as grief over the loss of a loved one, heartbreak, or a flood of old emotions returning. In the traditional Smith-Rider-Waite card, we see a man grieving over three spilled cups, his back turned to the two full cups behind him. The medicine of this card is inviting you to turn to the “full cups” in your life — what awaits you, and lives on the other side of your emotional experience. There, a treasure awaits, one that will contain what you need in order to move forward.
These treasures are earned through the power of your soul work, Pisces, and enrich every part of you. They strengthen your gifts, expand your intuition, and bless you with greater wisdom and deeper knowing. September is one of those months, one that will invite you to dive deep, and certainly one that will yield its weight in expansion, inner richness and golden wisdom. Trust it, and take the leap.
September is your month, Aries. The path ahead is bright, clear, and practically golden in its potential. Take advantage of it fully, leaning into every bit of the magic and alchemy that await you in the upcoming cycle. You are moving through the Akashic Records card in September, and put simply, it’s a really, really big deal. This card showing up in a reading is extraordinarily rare, and the medicine it brings is highly advanced and deeply effective.
The Akashic Records themselves are a kind of Universal file folder of divine information. When we tune into the Akashic Records, it is said that we can gain wisdom and answers around anything in the Universe that has ever been, or ever will be. You are in this kind of powerful energy this month, Aries, and it is guiding you toward your next big expansion, both as a collective sign, and as individuals. Know that you have the power to shift your karma this month, to change the direction of your patterns — the potential is endless, and promises to be incredibly magical.
The month ahead will be full of spectacular blessings and opportunities to expand exponentially, but you have to work. You have to show up, doing your part. Whatever you bring forward, Divine will double it. This is the month to say “fuck you” to fear, to doubt, to past pain, to old traumas that have been holding you back. Show up, shine your light, share what has been in your heart, and take the next step in your soul’s evolution. It’s going to take everything you’ve got, but you’re up for it. Rather than thinking of it as an intense or draining time, think about yourself as a kind of athlete, training for the Olympics. You are ready for this — you can do it.
You are moving through the advanced medicine of Five of Crystals, or Pentacles this month, sweet Taurus. It is here to let you know that what you want — what you’ve wished for and longed to manifest — is coming. It is on its way, being hand delivered to you, and you are being asked to be trusting and patient with its arrival time. It’s tough, but you can do it.
Five of Pentacles is an advanced energy because it typically asks us to move through a challenge of some kind. It will also ask us to stay very centered through the unfolding of it, rooted in our truth. It doesn’t matter where this card shows up in your life, it’s job is to test your trust, and to help you relax into this moment, unknown as it may be. Empower yourself to stay as cool as you can. Five of Pentacles never lasts long, and it’s usually totally up to us as to whether it’s a slightly uncomfortable experience, or a dreadful experience. Your choice, loves — choose wisely.
Fives in the Tarot are always contractive. They literally squeeze us in order to expand us, readying us for a birth of some kind. When we resist a contraction, we are just uncomfortable for a longer period of time. When we give into them, surrendering and honoring the lesson, we make room for new. Five of Pentacles is often unfairly thought of as a card of money trouble, which is such a limited view of it. If it does affect your abundance this month, Taurus, it is only an energetic sign that you are expanding, preparing to receive more. Get curious around what you might perceive as setbacks and delays. They really are bringing a gift. Once trust in the timing is infused, everything you’ve been waiting for will flood right in.
You are cycling through the Death card this month, Gemini. September promises to be a deep time of powerful renewal, incredible lessons, and — of course — releasing what no longer serves your life. Whether this sacred death is a external one (marriage/relationship, job, apartment, a big move), or an internal one, space is being made for something new to grow. Trust it with all your might, sweet ones. There is nothing to fear from this card, I promise you. As much as you might not want to say goodbye, the thing you are releasing can serve you better in another form. Death never comes unless it’s truly time for that aspect of your life to go.
Ruled by Scorpio, the Death card never bodes an actual, physical death. The Death card is about an energetic death, about spiralic change and the turn of the wheel of life. It is in a snake shedding its skin, in the changing of the seasons — the last golden leaf falling from a barren tree, preparing at last to rest for the winter. It is the transmutation of one thing into another, and the honoring of that process. We eat food, then we become food. The weeds in our garden can become sacred compost, fertilizing the new, encouraging it to grow. This card brings transformation to all who are touched by it, letting us know that an old part of us must die away in order for us to move forward, growing as we need to be. Because this card represents an ego death, it can be intense for us to move through it. Honor any discomfort that may come up for you around it, perhaps even grieve it in your way, but no matter what this is coming up around, it is making space for something amazing to come in. Trust and release.
September is a kind of review for you, Cancer, one in which you will be called upon to be very present around your emotional boundaries. What you say yes and no to this month will be of the utmost importance to consider. Your reserves will be precious, so it will be crucial to make sure you are moving forward with something only when you truly feel good about it. Saying yes when it’s really a no can have some consequences this month: think getting sick, feeling drained, etc. You all have so much light to share, but your nervous systems need a lot of down time to regenerate after being out in the world. That’s okay — just honor it. Four of Cups is a sign that that honoring is not happening as it needs to. Now you have to check in around why that might be.
Four of Cups reversed is a powerful energy, and one that can be challenging to anyone with a heavy fear of missing out, whether it be on experiences, opportunities, or relationships. It comes at a moment when we are emotionally full, and in order to digest our feelings and experiences, we need to take a gentle break around mindless intaking. We have to integrate. Honor your need to take this time, Cancer. If you continue to drink while you’re still hungover, you’ll always be sick. Honor your instinct and your truth, allowing your words to be a reflection of that. Trust that you can miss nothing that is meant for you, giving yourself the gift of pausing long and hard before you commit to anything this month. September is a reset, and a chance to heighten your integrity and personal commitment to your self care. Embracing it will bring in more abundance than you could ever imagine.
You are moving through the medicine of Nine of Swords this month, Leo — diving deeply into a powerful invitation to face your fears and find a sense of personal equilibrium in a time of uncertainty. Indeed, nothing in the tangible realm will necessarily be in flux, or creating an external source of fear — in other words, the fear brought up in Nine of Swords may be coming solely from your own mind, but that doesn’t make it any less legitimate. The experience can be uncomfortable, no matter what. The work you will be welcomed into this month will be to pull up a chair to your fear, invite your doubts and “what ifs” to tea. To listen to yourself, and inquire around what might be happening in your mind that you don’t necessarily want to hang out with all the time. Honoring this invitation will be a deep liberation to your spirit, empowering you to not only face what scares you, but to befriend it. Once we face a fear, it becomes an ally, one that can provide enormous strength and self compassion. Trust what it’s bringing, and allow it to really transform you this month.
Often, Nine of Swords arises in a reading when we are about to do something exciting, awesome, or expansive. The brain can get frightened of losing control over us, and can pump out all kinds of fears, doubts, terrors, “what ifs,” and nightmares, all to keep us in familiar territory. It will be crucially important to ask yourself if you are in one of those times in your life, Leo. If so, Nine of Swords is, dare I say it, a very positive card bringing a very important message for you. Face your fears, and find excitement and empowerment on the other side of the journey.
