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Merry Lammas & Imbolg 2016

Arctic Wolf Fire

“Arctic Wolf Fire”
By Tom-in-Silence

The Festivals of Fire and Light
Celebrations of August 1st or 2nd

These Sabbats (Pagan Holidays) are observed on August 1st or 2nd, depending on one’s personal Tradition (spiritual denomination). The early pagans were not blessed with NASA or the Naval Observatory, so their celebrations varied slightly from places to place and Tradition to Tradition. Over time these holidays began to find stability as official calendars become more commonplace throughout Indo-European countries.

Even though many parts of the world transitioned to Solar calendars, Pagans still celebrated their rituals on a Lunar cycle. Thus our holiday observances actually begin  at sunset on the evening before the scheduled day of the Sabbat. And that too can depend on where you are in the world. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Knight of Pentacles – Inverted

Knight Of Pentacles - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Be watchful, use your wisdom, you know when someone is trying to take you for more than they deserve. Don’t get yourself tied up in knots today or through the weekend. If you have even the slightest feeling that something isn’t right, back away and move on. Be careful what you’re told and don’t take it at face value. Someone is trying to scam you and if you’re not careful, they’ll take way more than you have to give.


Additional Insight:

We’re all out to get a better deal, or to avoid the traps and thorns. But most of us don’t do it at the expense of others. Don’t make any big decisions over the next couple of days. You’ll be able to avoid the folks trying to stab you in the back and those who want to take you for all that you’re worth.

Remember it’s not just financials you need to watch. Abundance comes in many forms and at this point in your journey to turn things around, you can’t afford to lose anything you gained. You’ve worked too hard and too long to lose anything, from your emotions, dreams to financial abundance (no matter how small), your health or even your peace of mind. Don’t allow your final desperation get the best of you. You deserve better and you sure have worked hard enough for it. So don’t sell yourself short! Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: King of Pentacles

King of Pentacles

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Stick to your plan and govern your own destiny. Take a moment to breathe some fresh air and relax. You’ve got things covered this week. But that doesn’t mean you can fall off budget or cast caution to the wind. You haven’t reached your destination yet and there’s still much to do. Put your long-term goals in the forefront of your mind and remember what you’re working so hard for. You may be able to get there sooner than you think if you can stick to your goals.


Additional Insight:

Trying to stick to your budget and plans can get tedious. Sometimes you want to throw it all into fun and go out to have a good time. Even if it’s just to have a little break from the stress you’ve put on your shoulders. But doing so maybe how you got into this situation you’re climbing out of in the first place. So temper that desire and keep what you have in your pockets. Don’t let the frustration of doing without the little things get in the way of your bigger plans. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Queen of Swords – Inverted

Queen of Swords - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Play your own song and you’ll be able to rule your realm through strength, endurance and respect. Don’t try to be like everyone else. Your wisdom comes from the ability to see all the angles and understand what others cannot conceive from their limited view. You remind those who are ready that they don’t have to follow in order to find the right path for their journey.  It’s your insight that helps them acquire the inspiration to move forward and achieve their own goals that once seemed impossible.


Additional Insight:

Stop trying to look the same way others do. It’s ok to view things from different perspectives. It’s ok to be different in a world that wants everyone to fit into a specific set of boxes. It’s not an up or down view. It’s not a left or right glance. It’s not even a positive or negative aspect that needs to be found. 

Everything in life is round and wants to be seen from all sides. A tree is round, a rain drop, a bird’s nest, the seasons, the cycle of life itself and even the planet, sun and moon are all round.  Nature always tells us that the best parts of life are round. So stand in the center of your circle and look at all that’s within your vision to see what’s really going on in your life. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Nine of Pentacles – Inverted

9 of Pentacles - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Stop valuing your own worth by the finances and possessions you have. Those things are fleeting and don’t carry the value of your knowledge, wisdom, leadership or courage. Don’t let the materialistic world set traps for you to fall into. Be open to all blessings, especially those that bring love, compassion and empowerment into your life. What you have isn’t as important as what you have within your own heart and soul.


Additional Insight:

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

Those that continually fight for the bigger check, the greater praise or the more powerful position lose much more than they think they gain. They place their own self-interests above everything else and soon find no one to share their accomplishments with. No one who will appreciate what it can provide. And no one to be there with love and compassion when things go array. What is all that success worth in those moments? Not much.

Stop working so hard and share your time with those you love and who will love you in return. Stop looking for beauty and sex-appeal. Those things are fleeting over time and they don’t give you true love or compassion over time. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Knight of Swords

Knight Of Swords

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Take time to look up and see the road ahead. You’re still moving in the right direction. You don’t have to fight your way through the weeds. So why do you keep looking down as if you’re stuck in the muck? It’s ok to stop for a moment and smell the roses. Even the vast landscape can show you the beauty of the bigger picture. It’s not a daunting forest that you’ll need to claw through. Because you don’t have to tend to the entire forest. You get to walk beneath its canopy, feel the coolness of the shade and breathe in the clean air!  Use your strength, ambition and fortitude to change your perspective.


Additional Insight:

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

Stop turning everything into an impassable mountain! Geez, enough with the doom and gloom outlook. If you don’t want the constant barrage of negativity in your face, then change your view! No one has you tided to the chair, so get up and move. Whither that means get off social media, turn off the news or simply sit in a room that brings you serenity, you decide what you want to see. You decide what energy you hold around you. So choose the light cool energy that brings you comfort, or the warm energy that makes you feel comfortable and safe.  Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Eight Of Swords – Inverted

Eight of Swords - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

The more you struggle the more harm you’ll be doing to your own future. Be careful you don’t clip your wings and assume the worst. You have the chance to achieve everything you’ve worked for, so don’t give in and don’t give up. Change your view and see the love you already have around you. It can lift you out of this negative mindset you find yourself in.


Additional Insight:

The more you put yourself down or take on shame, you’re only digging into old scars. Not to mention, building new ones. Enough, you’ve learned those lessons and there’s no need to replay them in your head. Let them heal already and then let them go. 

August is going to be your time to shine and feel alive again. You’ve seen it coming and you know it’s on the horizon. But for some, you think it’s illusion or it’s not real or it can’t happen. Why do you keep sweeping the visions away and replacing them with the old dark memories? Do you really think you don’t deserve happiness and blessings after all you’ve been through? Because that’s totally ridiculous and you know it.

Time to walk your talk and stop preaching to everyone else to build them up from the ashes. You’ve helped so many people who have been going through the same thing you’ve experienced. Now it’s time to listen to your own advice and take it in. Untie your hands and set yourself free from the self loathing and negative image. You’re better than that and you know it. Continue reading

Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Two of Wands – Inverted

2 of wands - inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

If you bring your magik together, you’ll have greater success in manifesting what you need. Don’t fight over what needs more attention. You can work things out to prioritize all the items you have to take care of. Everyone will be happy and you’ll have plenty left over to do the things that may bring you a bit of fun come the weekend.


Additional Insight:

There’s no reason to argue or become frustrated. You don’t need to turn this chore into a 2 day struggle. Everything needs to be taken care of, but you may not be able to do it all at once. So prioritize your list and decide if you’re going to deal with the little things first and get them out-of-the-way. Or if the big things need to be listed on another page that can handle the solutions much better or easier.

There’s enough to go around if you know where your which lists are for what. Get organized and separate all your items first. Then you can determine how best to resolve them. You might even be able to devise multiple solutions for you thought only had one clear resolution. You know what must be addressed now, but they maybe taken care of through two different means. You already know what their priority is, but are you sure you know the best course of action for all of them? Take some time to think things through and organize your piles. Before you know it, everything will be laid out and marked on the calendar as needed. Continue reading

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

9 of Cups - Inverted

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Hold onto what you’ve got. Things are falling into place and it’s not in your best interest to look back in sorrow. Even though you think your cups are all empty, you have more blessings and success around you than you realize. Stop and look for a moment. Allow yourself to support those you love most, and more importantly let them support you. Appreciate your blessings, and you’ll attract more to come your way.


Additional Insight:

It’s not easy to give up some of your independence and allow someone else to take care of you. But sometimes we all need help and we’re placed in situations to remind us of that. Whither it’s a physical ailment, financial support or some other form of help, it doesn’t make you less of a person. You can be strong and independent, even when you need someone to lean on. So don’t take your frustrations out on them, they’re only trying to help.
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Today’s Tarot Meditation Drawing: Five of Pentacles

5 of Pentacles

Mystic Faery Tarot by Linda Ravenscroft

Stop focusing on the bad days and change your perspective. Things aren’t in ruin. Each time you thought this was it, blessings came your way for what you needed. You’ve made it this far and you know things are finally coming to an end. Stop dreading the change. You need it to be over so you can clear the way for the new.  This is a good thing!


Additional Insight:

The sun is rising and trying to show you the way to the fields of your dreams. Why are you still sitting in the gardens of sorrow that can’t give you any more than they already have? You’ve cried enough, you’ve had to give up more than you wanted to, and you’ve emptied more than your fair share onto the ground. So stop pining away for what was. If you want it to be over, then you have to let it go.

You have 5 more days to get things together and prepared. That’s all. You can’t sit back and let what’s left be taken because you haven’t done your part. Doing nothing because you’re tired of all the fight and struggle, isn’t going to help you get to the next chapter. There’s still time and still something you can do to walk away with a little in your pocket. Don’t ruin the chance to put the final nail in the coffin of the past.  You deserve something out of all this. So get ready to take it, before there’s nothing left to save.
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