Angel Ariel “The price of admission to a human life is before you leave and go back home again, you are to make a powerful positive, permanent impact on another human soul. That pays for the journey.”.
October 2022 Readings
Guidance for October 30th 2022:
“Time To Let Go And Move On”
What do I need to know? Despair Reversed
What am I not seeing? Doctor
How is it affecting me? Melancholy
What should I focus on instead? Gift Reversed
You’ve been through a lot and it’s understandable that you feel this way but there’s a need to end your reckless or irrational behaviors before you lose anything else of value. Take advantage in this break of relative calm to face your anger issues - existing along with frustration, negative emotions, annoyance- all contributing to your all-around bad mood. Although this has been an upsetting time, it will pass if you can focus on what can be done to put this behind you. However, you have raw & open emotional wounds in need of bandaging up…real healing. There may even be some current medical concerns that need to be looked at. You are urged to continue life with courage by tackling the problems you are facing with help, either professional or from a nurturing friend. One that is truly helpful, because there’s a warning that the person you are currently going to is actually no help at all & may even hinder a successful resolution to the problem. Since you have a tendency to fly off the handle at the slightest provocation, people may be tiptoeing around how to “carefully package” hard to hear advice in fear of your mood swings -which ultimately isn’t helpful to you either. What you’re not realizing is that you have been unwilling to take advice nor have you been making efforts to improve your situation. All this is adding to your depression, anguish & anxiety. By refusing help or not getting the correct help is keeping you trapped in regret unable to move forward. You are urged to gather your energies & move past whatever is preoccupying your thoughts on past mistakes, losses, financial stress or any other disappointments. What you should focus on instead are the gifts in your life, perhaps the blessings you have overlooked or undervalued. You could be in danger of losing these too if you don’t get the help/healing you need. In terms of money, this is in regard to an inability to save money, not setting aside money for what’s necessary or squandering it on frivolous things. In terms of relationships, a more generous nature is being asked to correct your perspective. Sometimes by being of service to another helps take away the focus of our own misery so one is relieved of the burden of their own troubles.
Guidance for October 23rd, 2022: “Have ‘Em Kiss Your Grits As You Walk Away”
Goals: Volcano reversed ( Knight Of Swords Reversed)
Challenge: Fog /Moon
The Way through: Fire (Passion)/ 9 of Cups-Kiss My Grits.
The Moon in this challenged position is warning the “Situation is dangerous” so avoid taking risks. Things are murky perhaps not what they seem so there’s a strong theme of conservativism rather than expansion and a danger in exploration. Certainly, not the best time to make decisions especially ones generated from anger. Being entrenched in a situation of deception, confusion & uncertainty would make anyone edgy especially when it’s unclear when it will burn off. When things get heated, you plan to make it a point to take a step back to clear & calm yourself especially when it’s impossible to accurately assess the situation or anyone’s position. You may even question your own stance. Why I’m I feeling so triggered? Are you even seeing the situation clearly or are you being manipulated by your imagination and unconscious motivations? When conversations get volatile, it can be tempting to give into impulsive speech without any thought to the consequences or the reckless damage it can cause. You may be baited into a conflict, tempted to respond to an internet troll or fire off a retort to a snarky comment. But any resulting conflict will be from a regrettable loss of patience and self-control on YOUR part and it’s not worth the trouble. Knowing this, you are making a conscious effort to not engage out of anger instead keeping violent or explosive reactions contained. So, your goal this week is to stay off the warpath by showing restraint. You have too much to lose if you “lose it”. The 9 of Cups reminds you to know your worth and adopt a countenance of quiet confidence. Hold onto your self-respect by defiantly looking them dead in the eye, say “No thank you “& walk away. You can instead creatively utilize that fire to entertain, amuse, or show your skill doing what you enjoy; perhaps even burning that anger off sexually or through intense physical exercise. Any one of those choices would be a better use of your time, energy or passion.
Guidance for October16th, 2022:
“A New Life for Her to Consider”
Signifier: The Thinking Woman
Opportunity: The Sun
Challenges: The Garden & the Gate
Outcome: Financial constraints
"Shit is going down with your job-reevaluate, change your perspective or quit"
Our main protagonist, in this week’s story has a lot to think about. For starters, she doesn’t look happy where she is currently. Perhaps once, but no longer. As the card so bluntly declares, “Shit is going down with your job-It’s time to reevaluate, change your perspective or quit”. Transformative change is in the air and so she is considering a new direction. The Sun speaks to an opportunity for a nurturing new beginning focused on personal growth, greater fulfillment, enjoyment & harmony. This could be an opportunity to birth a new her or a rebirth of some aspect of her life. The Sun also brings clarity and it’s become clear to her that she needs to be liberated from her toil. Changes are happening, ones she needs to look at. Part of her challenge is that she’s been comfortable. Not once was she tempted to look outside the confines of her garden gate envying greener pastures. It may have been a little home away from home. She may have been there for a long time, grew up there in a sense but things are not as rosy as they once were. She may be staying out of loyalty, comfort, promises of “good times returning” or plain ole fear of the unknown. The money has been good which is why she stayed for so long but is it all about the money? Sometimes a richer life experience & ease of mind is much more valuable than a paycheck. What has staying safe brought her? This is a chance to shift her focus & widen her perspective. She’s smart, thoughtful, conscious & aware and she’s sure to land in a place that closest resembles her truth than the place she’s currently in-taking that wealth of experience with her. However, if she does take this new opportunity, money will be tight so this will not be the time for large expenditures. She’ll have to live a bit more conservatively until things improve and make financial decisions based on need & not want. But she needs to know the situation WILL get better. She should take care of her needs now, be grateful and value what she does have. Life’s too short not to hop the fence & dip her toes in another pool.
Guidance for October 9th, 2022: “Following Your Bliss for Fair Compensation”
Theme: Ingwaz
What can you change? 9 of Cups
What you can’t change? 6 of Coins
What you may not be aware of? King of Wands w/ Whatever Floats Your Boat
This week concentrates on taking time for oneself to concentrate on growing & ascending to new levels of being. Signifying internal growth & personal development, Ingwaz invites us to blossom into our full potential. Right now you may be focused on what you need to gain more knowledge, where you lack skill & places where you want to improve in. Here the emphasis on what’s needed to advance to the next step however you may feel a bit stagnant -like you just can’t seem to get it off the ground. Despite any frustration, you should feel quite satisfied with your accomplishments so far. While you yearn for more, take time to enjoy & admire what you’ve made & successfully launched into being-that’s more than most! A bit of gratitude for your blessings may be called for and be delighted for it. Remember that while you look for the chance to benefit from the generosity of others to get to the next level, there’s no way to force another to give you something even if you think you deserve it. You can’t control whether one decides to bestow their time, attention, good will, opportunity or resources ($$$) on you or not. You may question the fairness of it as others receive what you think should have been yours. Conversely, if it’s you giving to those with their hands out, you can only give so much. You’re only capable of giving what you can. Hopefully, they will be appreciative of it but you can’t control that either. What you might not be aware of is that your independent style & effectiveness are being recognized. By “doing you”, you are noticed by those in leadership & management. Actually, you’re well-respected by those in higher positions and they admire your strong principles and straightforward manner. You can confidently develop & express your originality. Stay undeterred and feel free to pursue with enthusiasm what “floats your boat”. By following what inspires you, it will bring you the rewards you seek, financial fulfillment & just compensation thereby shifting you to a new level of wholeness- of actual growth.
Guidance for October 2nd, 2022: “Expand your Wellness Choices”
Keep: Protection, Rest & Rejuvenation (reversed) w/ 3 of Wands
Let go: Courage, Contract & Queen of Wands (reversed)
Give a try: Progress, Victory & Page Of Cups (reversed)
This week, the Wands appear to bring attention to health, body & wellness concerns as well as innovations or advancements you may have been blind to since last October. Echinacea speaks to a need to take a more active role in strengthening your inner defenses (immune system) and calls attention to where you are out of balance & in need of supplementation. Coming into the season ahead, one can’t take a day off on their well-being. In fact, there’s a call to boost your health game to maintain physical vitality. By not expanding your regiment, it may lead to weakness & disappointment. Whether that means adding supplements, incorporating a better diet or striving to make time for your body to rest, know that whatever has worked for you in the past may not be successful this time. Everything doesn’t work for everyone every time, and what was once effective, may need to be switched up. Consider alternatives and avoid being married to any one means of defense. In addition to health & wellness, the Wands also represent innovation & growth and since it’s here with the ladder of Progress, it points to inner & outer advancements. There perhaps was a time you never would’ve considered other options. But enough time has progressed to show the successful results of other treatments or methods of wellness that perhaps it’s now time to give it a go. You are being asked to loosen up & let go of your stubbornness-of the tenacious energy invested in a particular way as the ONLY way. The Queen of Wands in reversed presents an energy of capitulation or yielding to some other method while keeping realistic expectations. Open your mind, do some research and thoughtfully consider what successfully worked for others.