As you may know, I have two beautiful daughters, who are both in the toddler years. While I love them completely, some days they are total hellions! Lately, they have been driving me up the wall more than usual, so I decided to consult my Legacy of the Divine tarot deck with this question:

“What do I need to know about raising my children?”

I decided to do a simple five-card tarot spread. From left to right, position one is the situation, two through four are the steps I need to take, and position five is the outcome.

1. The Situation – Queen of Swords: With her sharp mental acuity and scathing wit, the Queen knows what is right and will do anything to make sure that justice is served quickly and often harshly. I have been feeling a lot like her lately! I’ve been laying down the law in our household, and the kids are testing the boundaries of the law at every turn. I am trying to be caring and compassionate while doing so, after all, I am a Queen of Cups by nature! But I often have to resort to immediate discipline to get my point across. While the Queen of Swords is effective, her demanding nature puts everyone in the house on edge, including me!
2. First Step – Page of Cups: This card embodies child-like wonder and curiosity, and untested emotional waters. My first thought is that I have to meet my children where they are at in their emotional growth. Young and passionate, they don’t understand that their first impulses aren’t always ideal for their health and well-being. And they also don’t realize why I have to swiftly stop them from hurting themselves. I need to address their emotional needs and give them what will satisfy those needs while keeping them safe. I also need to avoid stifling their emotional development, and not resort to harsh words immediately unless it is the only alternative.
3. Second Step – Ace of Swords: Signaling the beginnings of knowledge and a sharp mind, the Ace indicates that my children are quite intelligent, and if I am going to raise them well, I have to acknowledge that as well. Sometimes they use tactics, such as whining or pleading, to get their way, and my caring nature wants to tend to those “needs” instead of realizing that they are only ploys. While I can use the voice of reason to explain what they are doing is wrong, I do not need to be drawn into arguments with them. State the facts once, and let them decide whether they will comply or not. Also, I can address their budding intellect by providing activities that will keep them from getting bored, and keeping them out of mischief.
4. Third Step – The Devil XV: The crafty devil appears to remind me that things are not always as they seem. When the children get out of line, I grow quickly stressed and overwhelmed. Yet I am the parent, and always the one in control. I need to remember that I have the choice to get mired in the power struggle, or rise above it and keep my cool. I can pick my battles, and decide what is truly important in my family life.
5. Outcome – King of Wands: This powerful leader reigns through well-controlled intuition and willpower. His flame serves both a practical and spiritual purpose, benefiting everyone in his realm. He shows that I can remain cool and confident, as long as I remember my proper role as parent. I am not here to indulge my children, but to set a good example and lead them in the ways of the world.

Overall, I have every reason to believe that this issue can be resolved over time. While rule setting and butting heads will continue to crop up over the years, I can meet these challenges by meeting my children’s mental and emotional needs while remembering that I am always the one in charge.

Do you have any other insights to share about this tarot reading? Share your tarot wisdom here!

~Kimberlee

I was browsing through some tarot blogs, and came across the Divine Whispers blog by Donnaleigh. She did a tarot reading about the world’s concept of soul mates. Very powerful, meaningful stuff! (If you question your search for a soul mate, go read her post!)

So I commented on her post, and she challenged me to draw a tarot card to discover my personal advice about my soul mate. Well, since I already found mine, I was rather curious as to what the tarot would have to say. Off to get my Legacy of the Divine deck, and see how my soul mate and I should proceed.

The Seven of Swords appeared, the trickster of the deck. Here, the thief is coming back to steal the remaining two swords, while a raven looks on. Usually, this card has unwelcome associations, including backstabbing, stealing, and upsetting the situation.

However, its better qualities include creative problem solving, eccentricity, and making the most of a difficult situation. Now, our relationship has spanned nearly fourteen years, and has had its ups and downs. We even split for a long time, and finally came back together after realizing that we were truly meant for each other.

Now, most people don’t understand why we are together anyway. We are as different as night and day, to outside appearances. Let alone all the drama that accompanied our relationship during the early years. Yet despite it all, we are happy, and we have our own unique way of making the relationship work.

He truly has “stolen my heart” like the man stealing swords here! As soul mate advice, I believe it is saying that we need not worry about outside appearances, and should be comfortable with our relationship just as it stands. Others may see a thief in the night, but when all he steals is my heart, who can complain?

Or as Donnaleigh said, as the thief is doing, “Run with it!”

What advice does the tarot hold for you this Valentine’s Day?

I’ll pass the challenge on to you. What do you need to know about your current relationship status? Have you just met someone new and don’t know how to proceed? Or are you in the midst of an angst-ridden relationship and need to steer over some murky waters?

Draw a card from your own tarot deck for yourself here, and share your insights about your relationship. Or you can post your relationship question here, and I’ll draw a card for you for free! That’s right, a one card free tarot relationship reading as my gift to you today.

If you’re not comfortable with a public reading, of course you may choose a private tarot reading. (And, no, you don’t have to ask a relationship question, but ’tis the season and all!)

~Kimberlee