The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Don’t let the news of the day swallow you up. There’s no reason to let it overwhelm you or consume your attention. It’s a distraction from the real work you need to be doing. Stay informed and speak out against injustice, bigotry and intolerance. But don’t make this your fight. Support those with boots on the ground and you’ll be able to help the right side win the day and you’ll keep yourself out of harms way.

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Remember yesterday when the battles were raging? Well they’re still going and you still don’t need to be involved. Nor do you need to distract yourself by becoming embroiled in other battles that are a long way away and only barely touch your world. Remember “you can’t fix stupid”. Nor can you force others to change and see things your way. 
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Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Things are spotty at best. A leopard can’t change their spots. But your instincts are spot on! Keep cool and don’t fan the flames of war, especially since it doesn’t involve you. There’s only one person you should share your gut instincts with and make sure you let them know your insight is only based on gut feeling. But you felt they might want to be aware of the possibility of the deception going on. Then get out-of-the-way and don’t mention it again. This isn’t your fight. And there’s a lot more going on than you know.

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There’s a battle going on, and you’ve seen it playing out around you. It’s not your war and you do not have a part to play in it. But you do have an interest in its out come. So you might want to share your gut feeling with the side you feel loyal to. 

But don’t make it out to be a sure thing. This isn’t intelligence you’ve gathered and facts that will bear out on the battlefield. Trust your gut instincts and share them with that understanding. You may have picked up on something your Generals haven’t noticed.
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The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

You are the one who paddles your boat and gives it direction. Don’t wait for others to tell you where to go or how to get there. Stand up for yourself and your goals. Don’t live out the dreams others were too afraid to accomplish on their own. This isn’t their life. It’s yours. Be strong and put forth the endurance to get where you want to be. Don’t be afraid to work for it.

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Reaching for your dreams takes work and effort on your part. No one is going to look at you and automatically know what you want to be when you “grow up”. No one can read your mind. You’re going to have to be brave and share your dream with others for their support. And no one is going to hand you your dream on a silver platter without effort from you.

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The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Count the blessings you have in your circle. Study the patterns around you and make changes as necessary. Those who can’t or won’t get away from the negative comments or put downs don’t need to be in your Universe. Let them go and move on. It’s time for banishing the unwanted negativity and cleaning house to make room for your positive growth and success. You’ve worked to hard not to move forward with joy.

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Tonight’s Blue Moon is a great time to review your current status, the situations you’re presently in and those energies that influence your world. The things you don’t like, that bring you down, that make you feel angry, uncomfortable or irritated need to be pushed aside so you can move on. You need room to grow!

You no longer need the nay-sayers in your world. You’ve changed and your attitude is not the same as it used to be. So why are you keeping those negative people in your life who keep pulling you back into their darkness. It only attracts more struggle strife into your world. Do you really need more of that?

Remember words have energy. The negative put downs, the disrespect of others and their views, the shallow comments about appearances and looks have no place in your Universe now. Everyone is the perfect reflection of the Divine in their lives. The spiritual beings before you are beautiful no matter what form they’re packaged in. Those jokes at someone elses expense are pulling you into a circle of negative thought and action. What goes around comes around. You sure that’s where you want to be? Do you know what they’re saying about you, behind your back? Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Remember what goes around, comes around. Speak from the heart and show your compassion. Others may still be struggling and could use a kind word while they’re going through healing. Listen and give them an outlet for their fear and frustration. Remember when you only needed someone to listen? Give something back and be that compassionate person today.

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Sometimes life can become overwhelming and no one knows this better than you. Remember when you wanted someone to listen to you and there wasn’t anyone there? You didn’t want someone to fix things, or tell you what to do, or make suggestions, because you’ve already done that and more. You simply wanted someone to talk to.

There are people around you who are still struggling and going through the depths of despair. And they need someone to listen. Don’t cut them off or run away from their drama because you don’t want to hear the sorrow. That’s probably what people said when you needed to cry.

Give something back from what you learned. The compassion you show to others will go a long way to creating healing and ease the fears and sadness they have bottled up inside. That good deed will come back around and reward your kindness. It doesn’t take any effort to listen or hold someone’s hand with compassion. If you share what you did and how you got through the worst days, you might ease their anxiety. Even if it’s only for a moment. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Nothing behind you is going to serve you well today. Trying to reach back and recover something you want in your life now, will not bring the desired result. Stop being stubborn and let go of those items or people who have no place or purpose for you now. You’re not the same person you were then. There are better and brighter opportunities in front of you.

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You’re not the same person today as you were last year, or the years before that. Let go of the past and allow yourself to move on to bigger and better things. The past only holds strife, stress and danger. Don’t let that person or situation from your dark days come into your life now. They only bring struggle and pain.

Even if you try to surgically grapple through the negativity to recover what you’ve lost, you’re going to get shocked. It’s not worth it. And you’ll bring back the pain and hurt you’ve worked so hard to recover from. You know in your heart that others haven’t changed their ways. So don’t let them manipulate your kindness or your heart.

Forgive the past, forgive the attempt to manipulate you again. Then let go and move on. In some cases it’s not going to be easy. But remember you can’t learn lessons for other people. You can’t save those who don’t want to be saved. Don’t let their insistence fool you, they may be trying to change, but they’re not there yet. And you don’t want to be there when they fail; again.
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The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Keep your eye on the bigger picture. These little things are simply part of daily life. They’re not the mountains you’re fearing them to be. You’re not going back to the beginning, and you don’t have to worry about drowning in the sea of despair. Those days are over. But you’re not ready to live a champagne life either. So manage your resources appropriately and things will be fine.

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You’re not going backwards or repeating the struggles you’ve already overcome. What has crossed your path this week is nothing more the daily responsibilities of life. Don’t make them out to be more than they are. You merely have to take control of your world and manage the maintenance of living.

Security and sustainability require constant oversight. You can’t ignore the routine or expect someone else to take care of it for you. Life means being responsible for your self and what needs to be addressed and taken care of to life in this world.

This isn’t a time to feel like you’re being overwhelmed. It’s not a time to grovel and cry why me! It’s not just you. Everyone has bills to pay, everyone has things they must take care of to survive. Unlike everyone else, you’ve gotten through some pretty rough times and you’ve survived. You endured hardship, you fought through stress and strife and you survived. You are stronger for it and you know what needs to be done.
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The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Showing compassion and respect to all things is the key to living in concert with the world around you. Be brave and stand up to the inappropriate comments that others make. It might be a joke, but it’s not funny if it propagates intolerance and hate. Stand up for peace, acceptance and compassion. Walk your talk and be careful how you “like”, “share” and support the voices of others.

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There aren’t many things worse than being a hypocrite. You can’t talk a good talk and proclaim your side of the argument is the only perspective and built on love and compassion, then turn around and spread visceral intolerance. So be careful who you judge today.  You could be showing your true colors and place the biggest judgement on yourself.

Our world has become a culture of fear mongering in order to gain favor one side of the argument over the other. Spreading hate, intolerance, and a deep seeded agitation for anything that’s different. It’s easier to scare others and destroy bridges that have been made to advance the journey.

But it takes real work and contemplation to build something that lasts through the ages. Creation is a difficult task. That’s why those who don’t have the fortitude want you paying attention to the anxiety. They don’t have the answers, but they’re greedy for the control the creation enjoys. They simply don’t know how, or don’t want to work for it. Continue reading →

The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Pour everything you’ve got into your mission today and through the weekend, and you’ll find all your cups over flowing with celebration. It’s not your wallet that needs to be shared, but your heart, mind and body. If you really want to win the day, you must put in the championship effort. You can do this! Now go for it!

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As your work on your dream today and through the weekend, do so from a place of wholeness with Mind, Body and Spirit in unison. Your passion can will your efforts, but only if you think things through and focus on the actions you need to take.

Don’t let others control your emotions or they will divert your attention and cause you to make mistakes. Don’t pay any attention to the negative talk that gets into your head, their goal is to create self-doubt in your mind. Be cautious over the physical choices and actions you take, to ensure you’re maximizing your energy for the long haul.

Align yourself with the Universal energy of Divine Creation and you’ll be able to tap into the unlimited energy surrounding you. Whatever that Divine force is to you, it’s there to help you work your dreams and achieve your goals. “God helps those who help themselves.” You want it, it’s time to work for it and make it happen.
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The Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

Don’t take the blessings that have come your way for granted. Take care of what you’ve received and help it to last as long as possible. If you don’t appreciate those blessings, you’ll waste their gifts and wish you hadn’t. It’s ok to treat yourself once in a while and enjoy life. But when you try to live a champagne life with a beer salary, you’ll throw away all you’ve worked for and be left with nothing. It’s a day to be cautious and frugal.

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Don’t turn your back on the blessings you have already received. You asked for them, you worked hard for most of them and you should appreciate them when they arrive. When you ignore those things that have come your way after all that, you make it much harder to keep them safe and sound as you move forward to the next goal.

If you got it and realized you didn’t really want what you received than it’s time to sit back and pay attention to the lessons you face. Be careful what you ask for, you might get it. And when you realize it’s not what you needed, it can be very hard to get rid of it in a proper way that promotes growth instead of creates negative karma.

Time to slow down and start paying attention to what’s within. Be honest with yourself and make sure you’re looking at the real picture before you. Is what you’re striving for something you “want” or something you “need”? If you don’t need it, don’t waste your time on it. Because it probably won’t last or it will bring more heart ache than joy.  Take off the rose-colored glasses and see what’s before you with respect and honesty.
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