How many of us have sold off our instincts in order to feel safe and secure? But when we do, we kill off our resilience, our uniqueness, our creativity and our self love. We also kill off the opportunity that change can offer.
Category Archives: inner child
Tarot by the Moon – October Full Moon
Tuning into the cycles of the moon, or lunations, we can maximize our understanding of collective cycles of energy that we are a part of – and learn to accept and even enjoy our experiences of being part of a greater whole. I like to use astrology to understand the larger theme that we could be operating …
The Sun – Solar Power – Freedom, Joy and Play
On this Summer Solstice, the Sun bursts in, bringing optimism, joy and positive energy. In a Tarot reading, the Sun is a great omen. It points to good things to come, personal power and abundance. The Sun can also symbolize the importance of teamwork, group activities or group accomplishment. In the Rider Waite Smith Tarot …
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Father of Cups – Snuggle the Shadow
Have you seen your shadow lately? Your dark side? Has the devilish presence of your hidden, unloved and scary side made an appearance lately? How would you even know? Notice your reactions to other people. Who really BUGS you? Tell me all about her! OK, I’ll go first. Theres this woman. When I see her, …
6 of Cups – Roots
This card is traditionally associated with childhood and the accompanying nostalgia of remembering innocent moments of childhood. I love this sweet mind state, and I like to think of it as a chance to acknowledge the inner magical child. As we go through daily life, we often float on the surface of things. We take people …
Judgement – Forgive Self First
I gotta hear, I gotta hear, I gotta hear, I gotta hear…. The words to the song “Moonbeams” by Family Band play in my headphones while I ponder this beautiful representation of card 20 of the Major Arcana – Judgement. The wild thing that you may not know is that Kim Krans, the artist and …
If you aren’t terrified, then you aren’t Transforming!
Transformation is happening, it is a natural process. We don’t get to force it, but we can help it along. Here we have a delicate point in the process – the chrysalis is disintegrating – becoming translucent, and soon the cocoon will fall away and we will be forced to spread our wings. It feels …
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Daughter of Cups – The Ugly Duckling
Sweet Daughter of Cups! You may not know you are a swan yet. Are you still looking for your tribe? Are you still wondering if you belong? I have always loved the Ugly Duckling because it is a divine archetype of the journey of the outcast. Even as a young child, I derived great hope …
7 of Swords – Fuck it.
Whats the point? Forget it. Fuck it. The saboteur has come to stay. Every inspirational idea or plan you have is useless. You’re broken, your sword is broken. It’s not gonna work. We have reached a certain kind of hell, which is known as futility. You’re helpless, its hopeless.Negative thinking has taken siege of your being. …
Margot Darling 