Tarot and Oracle Readings with other Spiritual Matters by Barb Ward

As we are now in the month of November, I think that a lot of people just skip right over the culmination of fall and Thanksgiving to get to the Christmas Holiday season. That’s a real shame. We are missing out on the last harvest bounty that’s being offered before winter sets in and slumbers till the awakening of spring; therefore, I was strongly nudged and encouraged to spend this month reviewing all that Mother Nature/ Mother Earth has to offer us in the way of blessings that it gives us. Guess what? It’s all for free. So let’s take a look at what I worked on today.

Deck- Nature Speak Oracle by Ted Andrews

Question- What has Mother Earth have to offer us first official week of November?

Outlook on the overall terrain of the situation/ week

Borderland- Hidden realms open

Borderlands are powerful and mystical areas. They are tween places- neither one place or another. They are doorways into new realms, dimensions and paths- places of great power and creativity. Pay attention to what you are feeling. Your intuition is correct. There are opportunities to move into new worlds. Crossing borderlands are both exciting and frightening.There are unknown factors at play. This is a time of going forward in faith- in- in spite of fears and in spite of not knowing what’s ahead. Trust. What is hidden will be revealed and it will bless your life.

Personal messages on actions to take this week

Holly- BE a spiritual warrior

Now is the time to be assertive. Do what you know is right. Be a spiritual warrior.Stand up, protect and defend. Be clear about your endeavors and then assert them. Do not let others take advantage of you. You have the strength and power to do what is necessary now. Be active. Assert your rights and responsibilities. You have the strength of will to do so quite effectively.

Insight into the climate of events unfolding this week

Sunrise and Sunset- New doorways

Whenever there is an intersection of time and place, there is the thinning of the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds. Sunrise and sunset are two powerful intersections that we can experience daily. These tween times open doorways into new realms and new opportunities. And new doorways are opening for you right now in most areas of your life. A new dawn and a new dusk is unfolding within your life. Let the sun set on what is no longer suitable or beneficial for you and your dreams in life. An let the sun rise on the new doors opening for you.

Notes from Me- Pay attention to what your feeling. Trust in your intuition. Be assertive in what you want. Let go of what no longer serves you and your dreams and goals and let the dawn of each new door open up doors of possibility to you. Have a good week. Remember, pay attention to what Mother Nature has to offer you in lessons and bounty.

To close out Halloween, I pulled two cards from the Halloween Oracle deck by Stacey DeMarco.

Today’s cards are:

Skull of Stars- Infinite Possibilities

Why think so small
When galaxies spin within
Realize that you are made of the stuff of stars
And infinite possibilities begin

This skull brings us back to the fact that we all all made of the stuff of stars yet many of us think so small. We are each born with a blank canvas to paint upon and indeed we are an open sky of possibilities.

This card indicates that you need to think bigger and more broadly about your future and what you would like to achieve. You need to endeavor with all your heart and soul to live the life you want and honor your own wishes and truth.

Ancestors- The love and legacy of your DNA

I walk in their footsteps
Their wisdom inside me remains
I am unique, but carry a legacy
Their blood runs in my veins

Whether or not we know our ancestors, we are the product of those who lived before us DNA-wise. Externally, we inherit physical traits. Internally we inherit the way our body works, body types , genetic disorders, evem [propensities for aspects of brain function such as introversion, musicality,
and mathematics.

The gifts our ancestors have left us and the synergy of the combination of of physical, mental and emotional that is created within us, sets us up to perfectly achieve our ultimate purpose.

Know that you are able to take action your birthright of power. You have the support of those who came before you. There may be challenges and struggles, but you have everything you need to overcome them. You Shall Prevail!

Notes from Me: ” Why blend in when you can stand out?”. Each of us have something to contribute to the world. When we were born , we were given a blank canvas to create- an open book of limitless possibilities. Or course, time and people contributed to who we were but ultimately the time came when we strike out and be our own person . You decide. Take what you were given and work upon that to be the unique individual you are in this world. Be open to the many possibilities.

Deck- Halloween Oracle by Stacey DeMarco

Today’s Card- Black Cat-Fortune meets opportunity

Sleek and black and lantern- eye
Crosses your path with a hiss
Good Luck and Fortune
Sweep by with a kiss

Should the slinky black cat cross your path through the oracle, know that good luck and fortune will be meeting you promptly. Also know that your luck will be luckier if you are prepared to take advantage of every special opportunity that comes your way.

Note from Me: Many superstitions are said about the black cat. This one though brings good luck and fortune your way. Wait and watch for it to appear on your path.;)

After my mediation, I did a tarot reading using the Halloween Tarot by Karin Lee and art by Kipling West. What a delightful deck! I had such a light energy to it. I wanted to point out that in this deck suits are as follows: Pumkins = Pentacles, Ghosts=Cups, Bats =Swords and Imps=Wands.

Question: What lessons are we currently learning in 2019 and what will be the spiritual energy of the upcoming months into the new year and new decade- 2020?

!. Current Situation- 5 of Imps

Generation of excitement or conflict, Rebellion, Struggle, Competition

2. Crossing this Situation- 9 of Imps

Taking action, Finding a common cause, Courage in non-conformity, Liberation

3. Foundation- Hopes and Goals- 4 of Bats

The need for restful retreat, a calming escape, welcome release, A change for the better.

4. What is behind us- Knight of Ghosts

A message, a proposition or invitation

5. The crux of the matter- Strength

The use of gentle persuasion over force, inner strength, Quiet determination, Utilizing your best instincts.

6- What may influence us in the near future? Ace of Pumpkins

Fresh start, good news, abundance, accomplishment wealth

7- Attitude and perspective- Page of Pumpkins

Respect for new ideas, openess to all, Reflection, The harbinger of good news.

8. Opinions- Judgement

Breaking out of a rut, Karma, Power of Forgiveness

9- Inner Emotions- Knight of Imps

Idealogy, Taking action, Powering ahead, Well intentions sometimes unreliable

10- Final Results- Sun

Success, Illumination, purit of spirit and mind, Good partnerships with others. Comradery

What is unseen?

10 of Imps- Excess of Burdens

High Priestess- Balancing the seen from unseen

2 of Pumpkins- Duality. Struggle for Harmony

Fall Out Cards:

Queen of Imps- Success in all endeavors- Family, home, career, growing things

Justice- Fairness, equality, achieve balance through elimination of access baggage, and misdirected efforts. Right the ship

Notes from Me: I intuit we are heading into better times especially for our country. We learned the valuable lesson of not giving into apathy, nonchalance, and self oriented ways. We must come together as a collective society and live in harmony with each other and Mother Earth who provides for our needs. I believe this reading compliments what I saw in meditation. Let’s finish this decade being open to new ways and perspectives and start the new decade with positive action and energy. Be part of the whole.

This morning I did a powerful meditation to Celtic Druid Drums music. I wanted to connect with Spirit and ask if they show me a message for the upcoming months. I felt that I was gliding through the dark sky with a bird’s eye view of the landscape. All 4 Earth elements were shown to me by symbols of their own.

Air- Crow- Messenger , Eagle- Higher Perspective Owl- All knowing, all seeing, WISE

Earth- Sun- illumination Lightning bolt- Sudden flash of truth

Water- Rain- cleansing/ Rainbow- Luck- After the rain, comes the rainbow

Fire- Bonfire- Purging

I went from dark to light. Clouds gave away to sunshine. This symbolized to me illumination, change and clearing

I also saw a cobweb which symbolized buildig a connection to others, places and things in our life.

That’s usually how my meditations work. I see things, feel things and learn things. I think that we collectively are headed for a transformation and change in the upcoming months heading into the new year- 2020. Things are going to be brighter. We are going to be wiser. We will see things from anew perspective with all that we went through in this decade into the next. We will purge all that no longer serves us to make room for new ways of living.

Deck- Halloween Oracle by Stacey DeMarco

Today’s card: Ghost- Regret

Like smoke rising from the ashes
A mist from the sea
The dead they are watching
They have come to haunt me

Should the ghost come gliding into your life during divination, it may indicate that you have some regrets to let go of. Holding grudges and regrets is burdensome work and weighs us down eventually. By taking actions to free ourselves of these old burdens, we clear the way for some rightful and wise action for the future. We can begin to live again fully if we let go of what was and step into new possibilities.

Note from Me: Regrets and grudges that we still hold onto are like ghosts. They will haunt us until we make peace with them and let them go from our life. Sometimes things don’t work out they way we wanted and may have expected but that doesn’t mean we should carry them around with us like baggage. As the saying goes ” Life doesn’t always give us want we want but will give us what we need” and that could simply be a lesson we needed to learn.

Halloween Oracle deck by Stacey Demarco

Today’s Card- Vampire- Emotional Intelligence

Should the Vampire card appear in your reading, it may indicate that you are being drained in this way and the time has come for stronger boundaries. We have to be very aware of what gives us energy and what takes it away. We should be aware of needing people to need us and why we invite people like this into our environment (home) , workplaces and lives if we indeed have them around us. Developing the emotional intelligence within ourselves, helps us defend ourselves against this kind of emotional and “psychic” attacks and enables us to foster healthy equal relationships of all kinds.

Note from Me: Who’s draining you? We all have people who when we connect with them, afterwards, we feel depleted. Be cautious of these type of people. Set boundaries. Shield yourself.

I was given a nudge to really celebrate and immerse myself in the Halloween traditions and history of the Holiday this Halloween week. I purchased this deck, Halloween Oracle by Stacey DeMarco as well the Halloween Tarot deck by Kipling West. Both decks have a very good energy to them and I’m looking forward to playing with them this week. I also over the weekend looked at some very old pictures of my various Halloween costumes I wore as a child and some pictures of my sons costumes when they were children. It helped me to recapture the fun of the holiday. Do look up the meaning and history of this holiday for yourself. You’ll be glad you did. So, shall we begin to play?

Today, I chose a daily message for us from the Halloween oracle by Stacey DeMarco. The Card for today is: Skull of the Flowers- Creating through the ashes.

To blossom and bloom
The work must be done
Through fire and ashes
Our fortune it comes

Sometimes we wish for a life that’s different then the one we have and that can mean radical change. Sometimes to have that new life, everything falls apart to make it so- and that can be uncomfortable. We may lose our relationships or they may change. We might lose a job, have to move to a new home or become ill- all big events that lead to reassessment of the ” how” of our lives. The Skull of Flowers illustrates that there is a sureness and yet a rawness to starting afresh. Sometimes, the Universe gives us a blank slate to work from, so we can build what we really want, rather than just settling for less. The Skull of Flowers not just a kind of Phoenix energy but an energy of success and full bloom through adversity.

Notes from Me: So, there you have it. The beginning of the week is upon us and perhaps for some a new beginning in our life. It’s hard work to begin again but from the ashes of endings come a Phoenix energy of unlimited possibilities.

Deck- Native Spirit Oracle by Denise Linn

Question: Great Spirit, give us a positive, affirmation message for today?

Left Card- Trickster

Things are not as they seem. Something that seems bad may in fact be good or vice versa. Don’t take everything at face value. Look beneath the surface. This card reminds you to find gentle amusement or humor in seemingly difficult situations. It also encourages you to find irrepressible fun. Step out of the mold.

This card offers you the opportunity the outmoded ways of perceiving yourself.The Trickster allows you to see yourself in an entirely new way and asks you to step out of old routines and habits that might be keeping you stagnant.

Middle Card- Wounded Healer

Healing energy, vitality and life-force energy through you and to you. You are a healer, and you provide healing for others, even if you’re not conscious of it. Whatever needs healing in your life is being resolved. Your so called faults are becoming your virtues. No matter what happened in the past does not have to equal the future. It’s true, the cracks can be where the light enters the soul.

Right Card- Tracker

Focus your intent and passion on one thing, rather than being scattered in many different directions. Be single minded in what is truly important in your life , and let everything else go. Track the unseen ( but very real ) stream of energy to that which you desire.

What you see around you is the result of what you focus on. When you direct your thoughts, you attract positive experiences and people in your life but if you focus o what isn’t working, you create more challenges.

Notes from Me: Change the way you perceive your life. Find the humor in what challenges you. You are being healed and are a healer. Our minds are capable of healing our selves. We must find the right frame of mind in order to do so. Change your inner dialogue to affirming thoughts and believes. Yes, I can heal. Yes, I am healed. It opens the energy to flow freely. Stay focused on what you want and desire in your life. Let the negativity go. Take each day as it comes. Be present, be grateful and be positive.

I had a dream last night of snake. I was at a home of someone who was was having a party. There was an outdoor deck and out from underneath a dog was laying there. He was a dog from my past- a brown dog, When I went to greet the dog, I saw there was a snake and I became fearful that it would bite the dog. The dog came out from underneath and the snake followed afterwards. The snake wasn’t in pursuit of the dog, it was following me. I was afraid. Everywhere I went , the snake followed me and I tried to get away but it would always find me. I was afraid of it’s bite but it never bit.

I dream a lot but when I dream of an animal, I always look up it’s spirit message.

A snake symbolism is letting you know that transformation is taking place. A snake is a powerful symbol that represents the source of life. There is a healing taking place as well as we shed old ways as the snake sheds it’s skin, to make room for growth of new. Snake is also a symbol of the mystical. It brings with it increased energy, important transitions, change and, again, healing opportunities. It may also bring a new source of creativity.

My interpretation of my dream : Never fear change. It is inevitable. Don’t walk away from it. Invite it in.

Also, I wanted to make mention that dog is my life time totem. Dog’s are symbols of loyalty and unconditional love. I was born in the Year of the Dog as well. Dog’s hold a very special part in my life. I believe in this dream that the dog was reminding me that it will protect me always.