The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Play your music and dance your dance, don’t force yourself to conform to something you’re not. You can’t become what others want you to be and still be true to your own happiness. It takes more courage to be hidden away, than to be who you are in the open.  Acceptance comes from within yourself, not through the eyes of others.

Additional Insight:

It takes a lot of effort to be you, but no one does it better. Don’t waste time pursuing dreams that others want you to have. Take time to find your own dreams, plan them, think about them, and work toward them to develop the life you were meant to live.

You’re here for your lessons and your work to advance your soul in the bigger picture to enlightenment. You must take responsibility of your journey and the accountability for those actions. No one can do it for you.

If you have issues to face, you’re the one who must learn them. You must take them head on and learn to Improvise, adapt and overcome on your own merit. Make the phone calls that need to be made. Look within and be honest with yourself. Make the changes that you not only need to make, but want to make for your own good.

If you don’t make the commitment to yourself to care for you and your best interest, who will? You leave the door open for negative influences both physical and spiritual to manipulate and overtake your destiny. The world is at your finger tips. You can be a pawn, or you can dance through it with success and brilliance. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Rest your sword, you’ve no need to fight. The battles are done and the home fires are burning brightly in peace. Release the stress and allow yourself to relax. Don’t carry the anxiety any longer, as it will not serve your physical health well. You’ve made it through the clouds and it’s time to bask in the glow of your triumph.

Additional Insight:

You don’t need to keep your sword handy in anticipation of another battle. Allow things to get back to normal and relax a little. You might find some solace in the nitty-gritty responsibilities of life once again. No need to hold onto the stress of war, when there’s no conflict to deal with.

The big battles are over. The little irritations don’t need to be blown out of proportion. The more you hold on to the tools of war, the more you pull additional energies of conflict toward you. Don’t become jaded and look at the sky with trepidation each time you see a little cloud. Doing so will give fuel to the fires on the other side and you’ll allow them the satisfaction of winning and/or being right.

Remember what you’ve accomplished and what you endured. You led the way through the briars of struggle and despair.  You fought to keep your world in your domain. You battled and worked hard to be where you are at this moment in time. But most importantly, you survived! You’ve reached the crowning moment of stability and you’re still standing. You’re still here. You’re still working toward your ultimate dreams. Relax and allow your thoughts to slow down and discover fulfillment in what you’ve gotten through and accomplished. It wasn’t easy, you may have lost a lot, but they were “things” you didn’t need in your life to get to where you needed to be.
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The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Pay attention to what you’re sending out to the Divine Universe today. What you put out, you will get back and that covers every area of your life. Be the beacon of light that can lead the way to healing. Allow your inner compassion and love to guide your thoughts and actions throughout the day. By sunset you’ll feel great about your choices, even if you don’t know their full impact yet.

Additional Insight:

Pentacles represent the essence of Finances & Debt, Possessions & Trappings, Business & Self  Interests.

Today’s message is all about the importance of facing the day from the spiritual aspects of self. That pentagram symbol that makes up this wheel of life reminds you that each aspect of your day is impacted by your inner intent.

The path you walk provides the stability of your world, how you handle things has influence on those you interact with. But how you think create the intent that governs the energy you put out to those around you and to the world/Universe as a whole.

You can create an atmosphere of healing today. Something that is truly needed in your piece of the world. If you take a moment to take a deep breath and pull from the love and compassion you have within the center of your being, you can change the world. Even if it’s only your piece of the world. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Make room for the spiritual journey and expand your perspectives of righteousness. Thinking, speaking and acting superior to others based on personal beliefs is not walking the path of virtue. It closes off the heart and the ability to show compassion. Your way isn’t the only way, nor does it authorize you to degrade or disrespect the ways of others. Whither the walk is one of spirit, relationships, family or even in business other views can still get the job done. Rise up and walk the path of knowledge and wisdom through the actions of tolerance.

Additional Insight:

Swords represent Strength & Weakness, Endurance & Struggle, Respect & Animosity.

Walking the path of superiority only brings stress and strife into your life. Being virtuous means you allow others to have their own thoughts and ideas even if you don’t agree with them. As long as those ideas are respectful to life of both human and nature, you can find room to respect and tolerate.

Having a sense of superiority in spiritual belief can carry over into all aspects of your world. Relationships are harder, family dynamics are colder, even professional and work situations can become tougher.

Today and through the weekend, spend time expanding your understanding of others and the walk they tread. Learning about others doesn’t mean you will become what they are. It doesn’t mean you’re questioning your own beliefs either. It means gaining an understanding of others and maybe discovering you have more in common than you once thought. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Constantly looking for a fight chains you to the past. There’s a difference between protecting your interests and walking out the door fully armed for any and every battle. If you keep looking for the fight, you’ll never find the peace and calm serenity you claim to want. Time to start looking with better eyes. Put down the sword and walk among the smiles of joy.

Additional Insight:

Time to review how the past has created automated responses in the situations of today. You may feel that this new situation is like the one you’ve been through before, but it’s not the same. You don’t need to react in the same knee jerk reaction and repeat the same pattern of drama.

You cannot change the past.
You can only change the way you allow the past to affect
your present and your future.
~ Springwolf 🐾 © 1989

Focus on what you learned from the past. Take a deep breath and control your own emotions and guide your own decisions. Don’t give your power away to someone else who is trying to manipulate your response. When you’re in control of what you think, say and do, you’ll be able to  guide your own journey and break the negative patterns.

Stop envisioning what you’d say if they were before you or what you would do if you could back in time. Contemplating what you’ll say or do next time to get revenge or come out on top of the battle doesn’t help to release the negative energy that is still impacting your life. Let it go already and forgive. Yes, seriously, forgive them of their transgressions; because in the end you allowed yourself to be manipulated. Fairly or unfairly, it was a lesson you decided to learn. Now learn from it and let it go once and for all. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Remember to honor the gentle side of nature, or you could risk losing something that’s near and dear to your heart. You don’t have to be the soldier king and rule with an iron fist to maintain leadership or authority. The more you ignore the inner feelings you have, the more chances you have at becoming stopped in your tracks. Showing your compassionate side allows your inner wisdom and magikal insights to bring balance and justice to your domain.

Additional Insight:

It’s ok to show your sensitive side and allow others to help you in a time of need. You don’t have to be the big strong ruler that can do it all. Especially since that’s an illusion and far from reality. Asking for help isn’t weakness, its courage in action!

Stop taking your ill feelings out on those around you and misjudging situations that don’t need scrutiny in the first place. The constant irritation at the little things only brings about negativity and attracts more ill energy to your world. You’re literally making yourself sick.

If you continue to ignore the needs of your mind and body, you’re more likely to make a bad situation even worse. Pay attention to your inner gut feelings and listen to the messages they’re trying to share. Whither you need someone to help get you through a difficult time, or perhaps a short visit to your doctor, you need to admit you need a little help this week. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

You can be the herald of good tidings, but be careful how and to who you share your news. But discernment is needed today. Not everyone needs to know what you have discovered. You could share what you’ve learned with the wrong person and create unwanted competition for yourself. Be cautious and express your excitement to only the folk you trust the most. When the decision is in the bag and you have the fruits of your labor in hand, then you can wake the streets as the Towne Crier and revel in your secret, along with your success!

Additional Insight:

Share your good luck and fortune with those who have your back and will help support your efforts. But don’t let your excitement in your discovery get the best of you and cry out to all those in town. Some folk out there don’t want you to succeed. And they’ll use your information for their own gains.

You shouldn’t assume everyone in your office/class are on your side either. There are some who are trying to get an upper hand and they won’t mind using your information to better their efforts in your small circle at your expense.

Where you share your news is as important as who you share it with. Be cautious on letting casual conversations being overheard and letting the cat out of the bag. Your discretion can win you favor and good points with decision makers. Even if you don’t realize they’re paying attention. Continue reading →