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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Seven of Cups – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Seven of Cups Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Show your creativity and inspiration today. An upside down cup isn’t empty, it’s a rocket ready to blast off. It’s a crown ready to be warn. It’s a vessel with bubbles ready to be released beneath the water. Look at things differently today and those things you thought were problems will become exciting opportunities for fun! Get out and enjoy the day!


Additional Insight:

Change your perspective and you change your world. Get rid of the pessimism and look at your world from a brighter perspective. Set your imagination free and see the impossible becoming reality in your world. Let the optimism lift you up and carry you through solutions that bring forth more opportunity.

Constantly seeing the negative, or the “not enough”, or the “too late” only keeps you spinning your wheels in the mud. The world of “not” can never change or move forward. It only goes in a circle repeating the same messages, the same lessons and deplete your energy and resources.

Get rid of the self-doubt, the moments of being unsure or knowing where to start. Erase the rhetoric of the negative nay-sayers and life long doubters. You’ve already overcome expectations, so why continue to live in their world of fear and judgement. They only want you in their world so they can feel better about their own inaction and failure.

Instill in your soul the unlimited energy of Creation from the Universe. Whatever the Divine means to you, that connection you have with that force is always there for you. It’s always available and always offering to help those who keep trying to do better. “God helps those who help themselves”. Not those who constantly express the negative, it’s no use, give me a wish and make it happen for me attitudes.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Seven of Swords – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Seven of Swords - Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Let your adversary pack up their swords and sulk away. They lost the battle to control you and manipulate you to their will. There’s no need to chase after them to continue the battle. Let them go and don’t become jaded. Close the door on this chapter and look toward the clear skies that lay before you. Open your heart and mind to the loving possibilities that lay before you.


Additional Insight:

Remember that what you put out, you will get back. You’ve fought a good fight and you’ve won. There’s no need to decimate your enemy and break their spirit. Even if you think they deserve it. Their actions have created their own karma to deal with and they will answer for their actions. But don’t let it be by your hands.

You have more important things to do than to continue a war that’s already over. Walk away. Cut ties and move on. Your energy is better spent on healing and overcoming the harm that has been done. Don’t let the wounds become scars that always remind you of the past. Doing so will only keep you anchored in the pain of yesterday.

Close the gates on this chapter of your life and turn away from it’s negative impacts. Don’t hold a grudge against others you meet or expect them to react or do the same things as someone from your past. You’re not the same person today as you were then. And neither are those who are new to your world. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Page of Swords

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti  - Page of Swords

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

The pattern of energy is coming together nicely today. Keep up the Mindful approach and back up the thoughts with actions. Be at the ready for when news arrives. This is a message you will definitely want to deliver. But don’t get distracted. Make sure you stay on course and headed in the direction you’ve been working on.


Additional Insight:

All your hard work and planning is falling into place nicely. Don’t sit back and rest quite yet though. There’s still work to be done to finalize the deal. Don’t get discouraged or distracted by other things. Slowing down now will not go in your favor.

Be cautious of the direction you’re moving so that you continue to pick up the correct information. And more importantly, so you give the correct information to those who are waiting on you. You’ll have time to relax by the end of the summer.

If you hit a stumbling block that you can’t see around, talk to those you trust and who you know has been there before you. Their wise counsel will provide some unique solutions you didn’t expect, or didn’t know about. Rely on their successful experience and heed their wise warnings. Even if the scenario they’re describing isn’t part of your plan, the solution they implemented could give you ideas for the challenges that may present themselves on your path.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Nine of Swords – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti  - Nine of Swords - Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

A pattern is emerging to protect and defend what’s important to you. Things on your plate are not complicated, nor should they be made into more than they are. But don’t block your view from the changing skies. There maybe opportunities that require adjustments to attain their benefits. Align your goals with the Divine Universe and create your dreams with ease and confidence.


Additional Insight:

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

An inverted card doesn’t automatically signify negative energies or messages. Rather they can simply be trying to inspire you to look at things from a different perspective. See things from the other side, or in a different light. Gaining a higher insight to see the entire picture.

When you align your goals with the Divine Universe you change your perspective to view all aspects of a situation and not just the things that are right in front of you. You can see how the choices that have been made are laying out the patterns for the future. And this will help make adjustments and tweak some tasks that aren’t moving in a direction that’s best for you.

Don’t be afraid of altering your course. Fear is a weakness that can take you far off the path you want to be headed upon. It can increase struggle, create frustration and animosity, all of which can prolong the journey and weaken your resources. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Two of Swords

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti  - Two of Swords

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Don’t let anger blind your judgement. Lower the swords and end the battle. Today is a time to come together and put the fight to rest. Enough has been lost and the time has come to bring peace and compassion to your domain. Be in the moment and revel in the change that’s present in your day. Share a hug and show your love to those on your path.


Additional Insight:

Victory can only be achieved through peace and tranquility. Others will go out of their way to push your buttons today. Don’t let your instinct to become angry cloud your judgement. The swords of war will cross both ways and can damage both sides equally.

Recognize the passion and perspectives of the other side. That doesn’t mean you have to agree. But allow their views to exist in their moment. You can’t “make” others change and see things your way. But with love and compassion you release their hate and walk away from their manipulation to force you into their view.

Don’t allow their staunch criticism become your baggage. But don’t allow their hate to jade your personality or your character. You have more to lose on your path of change than they have to gain from forcing you into a battle you don’t need to be in.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Ace of Pentacles – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Ace of Pentacles - Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Stay balanced today. Don’t get bogged down in the heavy worry or anxiety. But don’t be too far “out there” and assume everything is going to get done on its own. Too much of anything isn’t good for you. Positive thinking is great, but you still have to do the work and make things happen. You can’t simply wish for change. Make the most of your opportunities.


Additional Insight:

Stop worrying about what everyone else is getting into. It’s not your job to keep others on the straight and narrow. Your efforts need to be spent on your tasks and what you need to do. There’s more than enough on your own plate to focus on.

Stop using others as an excuse to procrastinate your own work. You know what has to be done and how important it is. Not to mention how imperative it is to get it done. And stop building it into a big mountain of overwhelming tasks and deeds. It’s barely an ant hill! And you know it.

Let go of the fear and focus on the steps needed to fill out the papers, answer the questions, send off the responses. This isn’t a giant war plan that has to be thought out or tested out in 1,000 different scenarios. You’ve already done all that.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Knight of Cups

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti  - Knight of Cups

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Choose the path forward carefully. You don’t need to make things harder on yourself. Take the high road and you’ll have a straight line to where you need to be. Take the low road and you’ll be moving in and out through the pit holes that can derail your goals. Victory comes from being virtuous.


Additional Insight:

Don’t let the weeds of fear, anxiety or anger get in your way, They will only drag you down further and snip at your ankles causing more problems that you don’t need. Rise up out of the gloom and see the light ahead.

You have things to do. Don’t put them off. You have tasks that must be done. Don’t procrastinate and put them last on the list. This time they really are the imperative component of the day. Don’t “make” time for those items. Put them on top and make time for the other things.

Virtue is the behavior of taking the high moral ground. That doesn’t mean being judgmental of others. It means accepting others for what they are and what they do. But refusing to follow in their nay-sayer footsteps. It means not only doing what’s right for you, but thinking and saying what’s right as well.

Don’t spend the day regretting what you should have done, could have done or what you said. You can’t take that energy back once it’s out there. You made promises and commitments. Make the effort to get them done or you’ll falter and continue the struggle.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Lovers – Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - The Lovers VI - Inverted

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

For today, keep your passion beneath the surface. Don’t let the other side raise the price, simply because they have discovered your secret desire. Allow your inner light to empower your mission and give you strength to pursue the dream. But don’t let the hidden desire out just yet. The art of the deal is to let the seller know you don’t “have” to have this situation. You can walk away, take it or leave it. It’s a day to empower your negotiation skills.


Additional Insight:

It’s 07/07, a lucky day. If you control your emotions and focus on the business at hand. There’s power in unions and you have someone on your side. Use the energy of that connection to expand your strengths, support your weakness and burst out onto the scene in vibrant success. Today is your day to shine.

But be cautious about how much of your plan you share out in the world. There are some parts of your story that don’t need to be told. In fact, doing so could hurt your chances for getting what you want and perhaps need. Wait until the deal is done and everyone has signed on the dotted line.

Then you can share the news and be excited things went your way for once. Strength and creativity will be your key resources for negotiation. But temper your excitement. Not too much, not too little. Work at being balanced and even keel, while you negotiate and make your counter offers. Make the day work for you.

You’ve waited for this moment and everything could hinge on today’s deal. Be confident, be inspired and allow the Creative energy of the Divine Universe work through you. You will be able to manifest this goal in the overall plan and come out the winner. It’s your day to shine! Now go out and make it happen.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: The Wheel of Fortune

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Wheel of Fortune X

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Focus on being centered and you’ll keep the wheel spinning in peak performance. If you allow the nay-sayers to get you down, you’ll sway the wheel out of balance. Forget about what “they’re” telling you can’t be done. Tell them what you can and will do. Keep it stable and remain in your own space. Do what needs to be done, and the cogs in your machine won’t become cluttered or out of sync. By the end of the week you’ll shut them up with all your accomplishments! Then rest, relax and have some fun through the weekend. You’ll have earned it.


Additional Insight:

Others are secretly hoping you fail. They think you’re making them look bad and they don’t want to put in any more effort than they already are. They will constantly tell you what can’t be done in an effort to “make” you give up.  So be cautious of their offers to help, their advice and especially their negativity.

It can get overwhelming when the nay-sayers add their voices to the mix. Instead of listening to the barrage of negativity, put on your headphones, keep your head down and do what’s on your list. Focus on each item one at a time and you’ll get things done faster than you expected.

The Wheel reminds us that our fortune is in our own hands. You can spin the wheel and stand back to let all the influences around you dictate where it stops. Or you can work to maintain the machine and keep the engine in top performance to keep the spin moving in your favor. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Four of Swords

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti - Four of Swords

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Don’t be so hard on yourself for the mistakes that have been made. There’s plenty of accountability to go around. Spend some time today doing a little soul-searching and be honest with yourself. You are repeating some lessons that need different choices this go around. Or you could be repeating them again.


Additional Insight:

If something has made you angry, then it’s time to be honest and look in a mirror at why. When the actions of someone else create anger within you, it’s a reflection of something you don’t like when you at your own reflection. Though it maybe an exaggerated view of an issue or behavior to get you to notice it in the first place.

The lesson today and through to the fourth are karmic in nature. They’re hitting you in all aspects of the self; Mind, Body and Spirit. Don’t simply lay back and do nothing as if you don’t have choices to make. There’s no need to fall on your sword. Instead, set the anger aside and think things through.

Try to examine the underlying message and decipher what the lessons are trying to teach you. Understanding that, will help you make better choices this time and alter the outcome to finally resolve the issue and put it to rest. That’s going to require that you look in a mirror and listen to what’s being said. There are clues in the rhetoric. Especially if it’s something you’ve heard before.
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