If you know me, you know that I know stress. I have work, school, family, home, writing, tarot, knitting, and so much more that makes up my life. I’m busy, and also, I admit, rather scattered by the idea of getting it all done. Yesterday, I took some time out for me, to art journal a word cloud of everything I was stressed out about. So yes, literally, a stress bubble, on paper, right before me. It took me about an hour to be able to face it again, and to start making connections.

I pulled out my Diary of a Broken Soul deck and began to shuffle. This is one of my favorite tarot decks, that I instantly connected with and understood. It’s like it was made for me, and it never ceases to amaze me with its insights. I asked the cards about the current situation, the simply obvious overwhelm I’ve been mired in.

Current Situation

I drew the Six of Pentacles with the Two of Pentacles jumper. The Six of Pentacles is all about give and take, the necessary push and pull of life. The picture, while much different than the RWS Six of Pentacles, paints a glorious picture of a happy family, making the most out of their lives. In their happy faces, I can see prosperity, hope, and exuberance. This is what I want out of life. I want the veil to part, and to reveal harmony, exuberance, and caring. I want to provide this for my family, and to experience it for myself. I want the cycle of generosity to grow, outwards from our home, and down the generations.

The RWS Two of Pentacles is perpetually out of balance. He puts on the show that he knows what he’s doing, but it’s just a show. In reality, work/life balance is off kilter. The Diary’s Two of Pentacles shows us the way out. He is the gatekeeper, full of insight, and offering the key to the kingdom. If I follow his guidance and take the necessary leaps, I can restore the balance. I already know in my heart what to do, I just have to do it, which is the hardest part for me. As the quote goes, I need to be the change I want to see in the world.

However, me being me, I still asked for more. What does the next step need to be? Am I headed in the right direction?

Next Step

This time, I drew the Eight of Wands. The “just do it” card, and the one that usually makes me duck for cover! The RWS Eight of Wands has a wall of arrows flying overhead, and that much energy scares me. Thankfully, the Diary shows me how to stand up and take charge. I must draw power and courage from all that energy. Self-confidence and boldness will serve me well. I can get it all done, as long as I hold my head up high. I don’t have to be in control of everything, as long as I just act. It will all get done.

I am ready to do this, I just need friendly reminders once in awhile. How do you relieve stress? How do you get it all done? Do you have the confidence to see your projects through to the very end?

Hi all! Been a busy time around here. Spring holidays and a nasty period of being under the weather have seriously cut into my tarot time. But I’m getting back on track, and ready to start the summer off with a bang!

Today, I drew the Empress from my newly acquired Druidcraft deck. She is about creativity, nurturing, new life, and motherhood. Those are great concepts to embody this season, full of life, abundance, and energy! The Empress is one of my favorite cards in any deck, and a powerful yet feminine ideal that I want more of in my life.

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Inspired by the lovely Empress, I want to spread the creativity to you! On offer for now is a Create Your Own Tarot Reading, where you decide what you want answers to, no holds barred. You give me the questions you have about a particular situation, and I will create a personal reading, just for you, using as many cards as needed to answer your questions. If your situation feels complicated, with a lot of different viewpoints, then a creative reading is just for you!

All you have to do is click on the paypal button below, then email me at kimberlee@tarotmusings.com with the questions and concerns you have. I will fashion a unique spread that covers everything you need to know about the situation. All of this for only $25 USD. Feel free to email me back if you have any additional questions, and I’ll draw additional cards at no charge!

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In upcoming posts, I’ll get back to our Tarot on Tarot Reading series, and have lots more goodies in store! Stay tuned!

~Kimberlee

Last month, I posted the February Full Moon Spread, to see what the month of March was bringing in. Tonight, the Full Moon is in Libra, allowing us to weigh things in the balance, and see how our lives measure up. So here are a few thoughts on last month’s full moon, and what it brought to me.

• I did find a lot of self-control over the month, as I reviewed what was important in my life, and how to go about it. Finding the right things that work for me and my family.
• I did spend some time walking down memory lane this month, dealing with old, underlying feelings. While nothing changed on the outside, I did find new levels of peace within myself.
• I did let go of the past, in a sense, by forgiving myself and others involved, via freewriting and EFT techniques – yes, the tapping thing. I know very little about it, but I found it to be effective.
• I have continued to walk down my own spiritual pathway, and taken necessary steps to help myself and others live a happy life they deserve.

Now, onward with this month’s reading! Using the World Spirit Tarot, with the same full moon spread as last month, to see how I’m progressing.

1. What can be seen with clarity, so bright it could blind you. – Ten of Wands

A man is huddling underneath a pile of ten wands that have fallen over on him. He could no longer carry their weight, and he is still in the field, far from town. A sun sets in the distance, against the backdrop of the town.

I have been dealing with a lot this month, even if it isn’t work related, as the Wands suit would suggest. My girls have been sick the past few days, and I’m likely to catch it too. I’ve been playing with new ideas for the website, and haven’t come to a decision on a lot of them. Too much going on, and therefore nothing getting done. Exhausting just to think about, isn’t it?

2. What is completed, what closes a cycle. – Eight of Cups

A man walks away in the distance, with his walking stick, hat, and backpack, along a beach shoreline at night. Everything is cloaked in shadows. Three cups stand on the beach, while the reflection shows five upside down cups. Even though he had plenty, there was something missing, something more he needed to pursue.

The Eight of Cups is the perfect closing a cycle card! It often means moving on, pursuing higher goals, and not being satisfied with the status quo. However, if all of that is completed, that means that I done with being dissatisfied. I am no longer running from my emotional state, and instead staying in place, deciding what I could do better, here at home.

3. What begins to fade away, to darken, to abandon you…or what needs to do so. – Ace of Pentacles

A large yellow and black pentacle hovers within a wooden yoni with flowers, morning glories, intertwining around it. The sun and moon are on either side of it, indicating a world of opportunities, just waiting to be explored.

I have had a great month of material blessings! This new beginning naturally needs to grow into greater opportunities, and it is within my power to move up the chain of pentacles, finding what else is in store for me, my household, and my finances. I am in a good position to move on from the blessing of a single pentacle, to making it expand and grow.

0. Yourself. The Shadow Card. – Five of Wands

Two men fight in the street, wands clashing, each holding another at their side. A broken wand lies discarded between them, and a rooster is alarmed at their fighting in the middle of town. They both appear smiling, enjoying the thrill of the competition, the sparring.

I am ready to fight for what I believe in, what is necessary to improve my life. To stand up and compete for what is right, what is needed most. While it may be a friendly competition, I still need to give it all I’ve got, to hold my position and to succeed. This can especially be true in deciding which opportunities to choose from the Ten of Wands to pursue to increase my blessings from the Ace of Pentacles.

What does the Full Moon bring you? Try out this spread, and let me know how it turns out!

~Kimberlee