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Ace of Swords :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Ace of Swords Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The Ace of Swords ushers into the suit of thought and intellect associated with the air element. As the suit unfolds, we will see the manifestations of this energy that come in the numbered cards. But as with all aces, the Ace of Swords is like a seed, containing the essence of its suit.
This shows the full spectrum possibilities of the mental realm. As the suit unfolds, we will look at these possibilities in detail. The Ace of Swords contains the potential for cleverness, cunning, deceit, understanding, comprehension and more.
The white sword is positioned directly in the center and almost seems to pop out of the card, offering itself to us. The pure white sword is intense and glaring. There is nothing to hide, we are looking upon this sword and seeing it fully, despite the darkness in the background.
White lightning bolts descend from the sky, furthering the electric, charged state of this card. It brings to mind the term ‘bolt of clarity.’ The Ace of Swords is often associated with clarity: those moments when things suddenly seem graspable. However, like lighting, those moments of clarity can be quick and fleeting.
A colorful band of what might be snakeskin is wrapped around the center of the sword in a figure eight. This is a sideways lemniscate, or infinity symbol. It is hued with all the colors of the rainbow, showing that a complex, holistic energy resides here.
Ace of Swords Tarot Card Meanings in General
The Spacious Tarot imagery feautures clean lines and a sword piercing the clouds (pictured above with the Air card from the Spacious Expansion Pack). In the Waite-Smith tarot version of this card, a hand extends from the sky, grasping a sword. The sky is clear and cloudless, alluding to the mental clarity offered by the Ace of Swords. When you feel besieged by misunderstandings or doubts, the Ace of Swords offers you new perspectives.
It is sometimes said that all aces can be thought of as gifts. The Ace of Swords offers you the gift of intelligence, rationality and clear, firm thinking. The truth, as they say, will set you free, and the Ace of Swords can be just the straightforward burst of truth that you need.
In a reading…
The Ace of Swords can speak of new ideas, fresh perspectives, and the potentials of the mental realm. This card can show times of clarity bursts which seem to be graspable, but are often fleeting. It can also be a card of undisguised honesty. Hidden motivations and beliefs are ready to be excavated, for worse or for better!
This card can also suggest that the best approach in a given situation is to ‘grasp onto’ the qualities in the swords suit. Use your mental facilities to determine how to proceed. Be upfront with yourself and others. Activate your own cleverness to approach the situation at hand.
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20 things I’m glad I did in my 20s (and 30 I want to do in my 30s)
Tomorrow, June 24 2015, I turn thirty. Of course, transitioning from one age decade into another does not have to be a pivotal occurrence. But for me, this shift is lining up with several other shifts and I truly do feel on the verge of a new chapter.
My twenties have been pretty incredible. I wanted to give them their due diligence, and so I am going to share with you twenty things I’m glad I did in my twenties.
And of course, in the midst of appreciating my past, I’m also facing forward (Three of Wands) style. And so after I’ve shown gratitude for my twenties, I’ll muse on things I’d like to experience in my thirties (both lists are in no particular order). Happy birthday to me and here we go!
Discovered tarot
Through the powers of synchronicity, I was led to discover tarot and it felt like magic. Tarot has been an integral part of my own self-discovery. Tarot has helped me understand my own inner-workings and given me a deeper appreciation of the complexity of life and human nature. And, of course, tarot led to this very post that you are now reading!
Quit my job and started my own business
This was one of the most terrifying and liberating decisions I’ve ever made. I’ve learned so much and the learning gets deeper every day. This was the right decision for me, and I’m glad I mustered up the grit and love to make it happen.
Lived alone
I like spending time with myself. I like decorating the way I want to decorate. I like knowing that when the trash stinks, it really is my turn to take it out. Even though Ben is a pretty good husband/roommate to have now, I’m grateful for the years I lived alone.
Adopted cats
All through college, my main plan after graduation was to adopt cats (why plan a career when you can plan CATS?). And so that’s what I did. If you know me at all, you know Nanners and Lulu are the loves of my life.
Went on my first ever international trip
My first visit outside of the good ol’ US of A was to Scotland. Whisky, castles, and close encounters with the Loch Ness monster – not to mention that Scottish accent.
Spent my honeymoon in Italy
Gondola rides in Venice. Gawking at Michelangelo’s David in Florence. A tour of the Colosseum in Rome. And gelato, so much gelato (coconut for me)! My honeymoon was an incredible experience.
Visited Australia
Cruising the Great Ocean Road, watching an opera at the Sydney Opera House, witnessing kangaroos get into a boxing match, and visiting one of my best friends in Adelaide – yeah, this was a pretty neat trip.
Got a bachelor’s degree
It may just be a piece of paper, but it’s a piece of paper I’m glad I earned. I double majored in Human Development & Consumer/Community Studies, in case you were wondering.
My wedding day
Despite this being a cliched thing to say, my wedding day was one of the best days of my entire life. Good food, drinks, dancing, friends, family and love – magical.
Ran a 26.2 mile marathon in Big Sur, California
Sure, the training basically took over my life. And sure, I cried a lot. And sure, I’ll probably never run another full marathon (I find half marathons less terrible for my taste). But this was fucking beautiful and I am incredibly proud that I ran a MARATHON.
Met, dated and married Ben
From our first date watching “Up” to our most recent date watching “Inside Out,” my heart is happy to have a partner and best friend by my side.
Wrote a novel
I participated in NaNoWriMo several times during my 20s. Although my novels are very much still in rough draft form, it’s pretty bad ass to know that I WROTE A NOVEL.
Got a tattoo
A little one, on my ankle, that says “no lies, just love.” Words to live by.
Learned how to cook
Thanks to Isa Chandra Moskowitz, I got bit by the cooking bug, big time. Tofu scrambles, stews, curries…give me a knife and some vegetables and I’m a happy camper.
Met Hanson
Hanson has been my favorite band since I was 12, and thanks to a good friend who won meet and greet tickets, I finally got to meet them a couple of years ago. (Listen to my favorite song from their latest album.)
Had many trips and adventures with my friends
From bachelorette parties in Vegas, to beer festivals in Portland, to sitting around eating ice cream on living room floors; I’m grateful for the adventures I’ve had with my friends.
Donated a chunk of money
I mean, I’m not the next Bill Gates or anything, but I’ve tried to prioritize giving money to causes I care about when I have money to give. No More Homeless Pets in Utah is one of my favorite.
Worked through the Artist’s Way
I talk about this book all the time because it completely cracked me open and changed my life. It also started the trajectory that led me to discover tarot and become a tarot professional.
Learned to live with an open-heart
I used to build walls and present myself with a carefully constructed persona. During my 20s, I’ve learned the power of vulnerability and authenticity. Living with an open-heart is a daily unfolding, and it is beautiful.
Got over the fear of what other people think
Even though I’ve always WANTED to be a confident bad ass, I used to devote WAY too much energy to what people think. I now trust myself first and foremost. If something is really important and a genuine reflection of who I am, I will do it regardless of what tongue-wagging may result.
Finish my novel
I intend to get my baby from rough draft format to readable format.
Write a tarot book
Because writing + tarot = my life.
Visit my great grandparent’s town in Ireland
As I get older, I’m more interested in my ancestry. My great grandparents came to the US from Ireland, and it would be amazing to see their original home.
Go to New York City and eat a (vegetarian) hotdog in Central Park
My dad grew up in NYC, yet I’ve never been there. Gotta get on that sometime this decade. As for the hot dog, I feel like that’s just what you do in NYC and I’m a vegetarian, so there you have it.
Drink a cocktail in Hawaii
Also hike and see volcanos and stuff!
Buy a house
I am a Cancer, I am a homebody, and I am itching to find and settle into my dream home.
Adopt a dog
Probably a Border Collie or Australian Shepherd (I don’t know how Nanners and Lulu will feel about this, though…)
Grow a garden
Kale! Cilantro! Basil! Tomatoes! I want to grow all the things!
Brew my own kombucha
Because it is delicious and makes my tummy happy.
Learn Astrology
Even long before I was sucked head-first into the realm of tarot, I was interested in Astrology. But I still haven’t really gone into the Astrology rabbit hole. Soon.
Foray into public speaking (probably about tarot)
This makes me nervous and excited at the same time. I am a much stronger writer than speaker, yet I have visions of speaking to people about the intersection of tarot, personal growth, and creativity.
Eat at Modern Love Omaha
This is a restaurant owned by my favorite cookbook author, Isa Chandra Moskowitz. She’s basically my culinary hero and I reaalllly want to go to Omaha just to taste this magical food.
Fine-tune my hummus recipe
Okay, this is kind of silly. Hummus is one of the only things I make without using someone else’s recipe, and mine needs a few tweaks to be utterly perfect.
Run a destination half-marathon
I want to go somewhere beautiful and run 13.1 miles because why not?
Go where the wind takes me
Have goals, but be flexible.
Continue to make decisions based on my core desired feelings
I want to feel magical, spacious, connected and solid. That’s how I’ll decide what to do in each moment. I wrote a post about using tarot along with core desired feelings and you can find that here.
Get another tattoo
It’s already being planned.
Dye my hair an unnatural color
I’m thinking purple. Or turquoise. Or fire-engine red.
Nurture old connections, welcome new connections
“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold.”
Give more to causes I care about
I want to integrate giving into my business model.
Go on a trip with my niece and sister
I have a seven year old niece and she is a creative, adventurous spirit. I want to go hiking or camping or something otherwise exciting with her and my sister.
Continue to prioritize my relationship with myself
Because the more I connect with me, the more capable I am of showing up fully in all aspects of my life.
Serve as a mentor to others
I have already been taking the initial steps, and soon I will be offering my services as a mentor. I want to help others explore their own answers as they navigate their own creative, spiritual and business paths.
Finish blogging through the Wild Unknown tarot
This has been an enriching experience, and it will be so rewarding when I’ve officially posted each and every card.
Grow my ‘Tarot and the Human Experience’ series
This series has challenged me to dive deeply into my thoughts about tarot and how it pertains to my experiences as a human. I have more installments planned and it’s going to be good stuff.
Be even more ME
Keep letting go of what’s not me. Keep making room for more love and light to shine through.
Write more poetry
I used to write poetry in my teens and early twenties, and my heart yearns to pick this practice up again during the next chapter of my life.
Stand knee deep in the flow of life
Allow myself to feel. Be open to the flow. The goods, the bads, the thrills, the bumps, the currents.
Make my own small contribution to saving the world
Through tarot. Through stories. And likely through other avenues that are making their way to me as we speak.
Show up fully and be unabashedly ALIVE
Throughout it all: be present. Be awake. Be well and truly alive.
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Father of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Father of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The Father of Cups (traditionally known as the King) is just as entrenched in the feeling-world as the Mother of Cups, but he comes at it from a different perspective. I mean this literally AND figuratively! While the Mother faced left, signifying receptivity, the father faces right, signifying activity. He has an adept level of emotional intelligence and embodies this awareness as he interacts with the world.
This card has a white background with vertical black lines that could possibly be rain. While the Mother’s background was mostly dark, the Father’s is mostly light. It is interesting that each of these backgrounds contains a piece of the other’s color, reminiscent of the yin-yang. There’s a bit of the opposite in each side of the spectrum.
While the Mother was a white swan, the Father is a black swan. He looks to be simultaneously poised and productive. He is able to face situations with a sense of dignity and leadership, while remaining considerate of the needs of all parties. He understands the emotional landscape of the outer world and therefore interacts with others diplomatically. He has a calming, stabilizing presence and strives to create peace.
A black cup resides in the top center of the card. As opposed to the Mother’s ornate goblet, this one is rather plain and simple. The Father of Cups is a master of the emotional realm, he is capable of navigating emotional energy from a centered, level-headed frame of mind.
King of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
Most decks use the title King of Cups for this card. We took a gender neutral approach, titling the card Elder for the Spacious Tarot (shown with various cards from the tarot and a couple from the Spacious Expansion Pack). As the final rank in the court cards, the Kings/Elders have achieved a high level of proficiency in their suit. Therefore, the King of Cups is above all else someone who is highly emotionally intelligence. He not only senses the emotions of other people, he also senses how he might best interact with these emotions.
At his best, he can be a compassionate leader, a counselor, or even an activist. Kings take their understanding of their suit and impose it upon the external world. The King of Cups understands what other people truly need and strives to be an influence for positive change.
In a reading
When you see a court card in a reading, it may be asking you to consider how you can embody the positive traits of the card. The Father of Cups might ask you to approach a situation with your head held high. It is possible to be sensitive while also maintaining your leadership. If the Father of Cups were to adopt a slogan, it might be the ever popular “keep calm and carry on.” He is a protector and an encourager. Keep facing forward and stay centered in your approach.
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Mother of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
Click here for a directory of all posts in my Wild Unknown series.
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Mother of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The Mother of Cups lives in a world shrouded by both mystery and beauty. She dwells in the night-time, just as the Empress and the High Priestess did. Night-time is the realm of the feminine and of inward flowing energy. However, if you look closely, there are white vertical lines dispersed in the black background. There’s a bit of the opposite contained within the darkness.
The Mother herself stands out, a white swan against a black background. She faces to the left, the direction associated with mystery and yin energy. One wing is outstretched gracefully over an intricate goblet. Blue, purple and pink stars sparsely dot the sky behind her. These colors are often associated with spirituality and receptivity.
The Mother of Cups has more mature emotional intelligence than the son or daughter. She is wise to the deeper implications of the world, she sees more than just what meets the eye. She is highly sensitive, yet does not let her sensitivities overwhelm her. Her intuition can seem almost magical. She easily senses what type of care and love is needed in a given situation.
As a court card, the Mother of Cups represents an aspect of the human psyche (For a deeper explanation of the court cards, see this post). This card is associated with the part of you that feels a deep connection to many different life forms. She represents your sensitivity to the world of dreams and myths. She asks you to embody her ideals of living with kindness and compassion.
Queen of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
The more common title for this card is the Queen of Cups (retitled Guardian of Cups for The Spacious Tarot). The tarot Queens have an internal mastery of the energy of their suit. As such, the Queen of Cups is adept in the watery energy of emotions. The Queen of Cups is highly tuned in to her own feelings, and she is also strongly empathetic. She is aware of the subtle undercurrents of emotions in herself and in others.
The Queen of Cups lives life in a heart-centered manner. Kindness is usually her ideal intention. This doesn’t mean she is naive. In fact, unlike the more starry-eyed emotional approach of the Son/Knight and Daughter/Cups, the Queen has a more holistic understanding of emotions. She can process even the most difficult of feelings while remaining centered.
In a reading
The Mother of Cups can ask you to tap into the traits within yourself that align with her personality. Emotional sensitivity could be needed in a situation. This card can be a gentle reminder to tune into your own feeling states as well as the feeling states of others. There is a time for rationality and logic, but the Mother of Cups reminds us that intuition, trust and the whole spectrum of human emotion can and should also be integrated into our daily lives.
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Be spacious: there’s room for us all
You’ve got stuff to do. You’ve got art to make and things to create and a life to live. You’ve got changes to make in the world. And to do these things, you’ve got to cultivate spaciousness. You’ve got to trust that there’s enough room for you to expand – because there is.
This mindset stands out from the hyper-masculine, competitive, dog-eat-dog paradigm that many people choose to live in. There’s an alternative to this push, shove, “someone else must fail so that I may succeed” frame of mind.
And that alternative is spaciousness.
You have opinions. You probably have stances that you hold with utter conviction. You have strong feelings, passionate views on one issue or another.
But someone else? They probably disagree. They probably hold the opposite position with just as much tenacity as you hold yours. They would likely contradict each and every one of your viewpoints.
This is okay. Space exists for your opinion. Space exists for someone else’s opinion. Live from a place of spaciousness. There is room for us all.
You have ambitions. Maybe you want to run a heart-fueled business. Maybe you’re writing a novel. You’ve got big dreams, goals, outcomes that you are working to make a reality.
And someone else? They will start a similar business. They will work just as hard on their great novel. They will chase their goals with a fervor to match your own.
This is okay. Space exists for everyone’s ambitions. Do not be swayed by scarcity or lack. Be like a flower with plenty of room to grow. Don’t act like a weed struggling to stake a claim in another plant’s territory. Be spacious. There’s room for everyone.
The spacious mindset says that your growth is good for me. The spacious mindset says I don’t have to fight, I don’t have to change your mind if you disagree. The spacious mindset says that you can flourish, and I can too. The spacious mindset says you can do your thing and I can do mine and we don’t need to tear each other down. We can build each other up.
When you are being spacious, your energy that could sapped by worries, bashing and fighting is freed up. You can then use that energy to fertilize your own creativity, to cultivate your own expansion, and to encourage others as they find their own sense of spaciousness.
Be spacious because the alternative is outdated. Be spacious because it feels better. Be spacious because you want to pave the way for a new paradigm. Be spacious because it shifts your inner currents and enhances your love.
Be spacious because you ARE spacious. There’s room for us all.
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Email Tarot Readings: How the Process Goes from A-Z! (video)
Y’know those times when the Universe just keeps nudging you to do something? That’s how this video came about.
The majority of the work I do for my clients is made up of email tarot readings. And I don’t want to toot my own horn, but people are usually pretty damn happy with the results! Recently, a client emailed me saying they were curious about my process. How do I begin? What does my reading space look like? How do I select a deck? And so on.
And then, within the same week, ANOTHER client emailed me asking the same question! Okay, Universe. I’m listening. I thought this would be a fun topic to explore visually, and so I made a video! I describe my entire process and even give you a little tour of my tarot office.
This might be interesting if you’ve been a client of mine, are interested in being a client, or even if you’re a fellow tarot reader who fancies a peek at how I work!
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PS: The ending of the video is a little abrupt because my camera died. I filmed this during Mercury Retrograde, so…yeah. 🙂
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Son of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
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Son of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot
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Son of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The Son of Cups (often called the Knight in other decks) still has some of the child-like innocence of the daughter, but brings new levels of complexity. While the Daughter of Cups seemed to be in stable water, the lines in the background of this card are slanted. He inhabits a more varied, multi-dimensioned emotional sphere.
The Daughter faced us head on, while the son is gazing to the right. Instead of a rainbow of color in the water, the son has a rainbow of color coming forth from his cup. He’s a little more reserved with his emotions than the daughter. He holds them closer so that he can examine and understand them. He still sees the poetry in life. He is still drawn to self-reflection and beauty. But he can also be prone to dark moods and hurt feelings.
I view the Knights/Sons as embodying paradoxes, flip sides of a coin (I wrote a more detailed explanation of the court cards here). In this vein, the Son of Cups is introspective, but that can turn into being self-indulgent. He is poetic, but that can turn into being sappy. He is sensitive to the point of being hyper-sensitive. He is intuitive, but that can turn into ignoring logic. Essentially, the Son of Cups is still learning to handle the spectrum of his internal world.
Knight of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
The Knight of Cups is often described as a sensitive soul. He certainly has a romantic way of looking at the world, gravitating towards drama and a flood of emotions. This can be a beautiful thing, as he teaches you to fling yourself straight into the direct experiences of your emotions. However, it can also present a challenge as he is not the best at maintaining perspective and clear thinking.
In The Spacious Tarot our version dives deep into murky waters. Water can be a metaphor for the imagination and the unconscious mind, showing a willingness to explore your own psyche.
The Waite-Smith tarot Knight of Cups rides a white horse, another symbol of his romantic nature. This card reminds you how potent it is to connect deeply with life, but make sure you don’t lose yourself in the rolling tide.
In a reading
This card can ask you approach a situation with sensitivity, imagination and compassion. This card can also call you to examine your deeper feelings and motivations. Is the emotional energy at work within you healthy? Or is it bubbling wildly? The Son of Cups offers you the chance to hone your skills in navigating your emotional landscape.
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Daughter of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
Click here for a directory of all posts in my Wild Unknown series.
Creator’s keywords: emotional, romantic
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Daughter of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The cups court cards in the Wild Unknown are represented by swans. Symbolically, swans have been associated with love, elegance and grace. Of course swans are at home in the water, making them natural fits for the suit of cups! There’s also something that seems a bit tender about swans. They are creatures that seem simultaneously fragile and powerful.
The Daughter of Cups (often called the Page of Cups in other decks) is a young swan. The lake around her is calm and stable. Her reflection shimmers in the water as a full spectrum rainbow. This shows that she holds the potential for a full range of emotions, and she welcomes any emotional experience without labeling it as negative or positive. She allows herself to fully feel whatever it is that she is feeling, but ESPECIALLY the good stuff.
There’s still a sense of innocence in this card. Although the Daughter of Cups has the potential to embody any number of emotional states, she is still young. Some might even venture to say she is naive. She favors the rose-colored glasses view on life. She sees the good in all that is. She knows how to look on the bright side. She’s in love with life! Perhaps there is a difference between being naive and believing that love conquers all.
The Daughter of Cups has a simple approach to life, but there can be great power in simplicity.
Page of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
Most decks use the title Page of Cups for this card. We retitled this card as the Child of Cups for my deck, The Spacious Tarot. The Waite-Smith tarot depiction shows a person standing near a body of water, holding a cup. A fish pops out from the cup, and the person gazes right back at it. Fish are a symbol of the unconscious, associated with the watery realm of dreams and feelings. This suggests that the Page of Cups has an unfiltered relationship with intuition, and interacts openly with this type of energy.
As the “youngest” of the court cards, all of the pages have a straightforward relationship with the energy of their suits. They are raw in their approach, and may sometimes come across as clumsy and childlike. But there is something important to be learned from the pages’ unadulterated approach. You can find a detailed explanation of the court cards here.
In a reading
In a reading, this card can ask you to open your heart. There is magic in vulnerability. Sometimes we need to trust our intuition and our own good nature. The Daughter of Cups reminds you to show your true colors to the world, because, as the song goes, they are beautiful like a rainbow.
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Vibrant energy, visual creativity etc {odds, ends & personal chat}
Hey guys! This will be a more conversational blog post than usual. Happy Fish Tarot is an extension of who I am as a person – and so this week, instead of a singularly-focused essay, I’m coming at you with some odds & ends from my life.
I have been riding an intense wave of creative, vibrant energy lately. I’m not sure if my stars are aligning or what, but things are clicking and zinging all over the place! Here’s what that looks like:
New services are in the works!
If you’re subscribed to my newsletter (it’s free, sign up via the box below this post) you know that I recently put out a call for volunteers to help me create a new mentoring program. The response was phenomenal! I was absolutely floored by how many people reached out to me, and I can say with complete honesty that every single one of them would have been delightful to work with.
Eventually I settled on four people to give my mentoring services a test run. We are now in the initial stages of working together, and it has been an incredible learning experience. I am ridiculously excited to see how this unfolds, and in the not-so-distant future I will be offering mentoring services in addition to tarot readings. It makes my heart sing to deepen my work in this way, it feels so RIGHT. More details will be coming soon!
I’m hosting a picture challenge on Instagram!
I adore Instagram. My feed is chock full of inspiring, thoughtful goodness. It’s such a simple social network (especially compared to the beast known as Facebook) but I find it highly satisfying. Two thumbs up in the Carrie book! I participated in a photo challenge when I first joined, and it was so fun. I’ve wanted to create my own ever since then… and now I have! I’m hosting ‘Reeling in Wisdom’ – a 15 day photo challenge. It has been so stinkin’ fun to see the creative photos people are posting. I’m having having a blast! You can start at any time, so check out my Instagram profile for the prompts (the picture above was for the first prompt, ‘my superpowers.’)
Other odds and ends!
I’m training for a 13.1 mile half marathon (this will be my fourth, or fifth… I’ve lost track, wowza!). This one is next month in Bryce Canyon and I have a feeling it’s going to be freaking gorgeous (see photo below). I really enjoy running – runner’s high is a real thing for me, I get some of my best creative ideas on runs. I’ve never been drawn to competitive sports, and I’m not competitive with running. Sure, it’s fun to see myself improve but frankly, I’m not very fast and I’m okay with that.
Bryce Canyon – image via
It’s almost summer and that means lots of exciting things: farmers markets! Festivals! Road trips! Veggie burgers! Mint juleps! Peaches, cherries, tomatoes, basil! And my birthday – I’m a June baby (Cancer sun sign). This is a big one for me – I’m turning 30. I’ve been doing some inner work around the symbolic death of my 20s and making room for a new chapter in my life. Age is, of course, just a number. But my 30th birthday has happened to align with other changes in my life, and I want to respect this time of transition.
Books, books, books. I’ve always been a relatively hardcore reader, but over the past couple of years I’ve been mainly reading non-fiction, tarot and personal development. Recently I have been making a conscious effort to give extra-nurturing to my inner bookworm – particularly with fiction. I’ve recently finished reading ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ by Neil Gaiman, and I re-read one of my teenage favorites, ‘Daughters of Eve’ by Lois Duncan. I’m now in the midst of ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’ by Susanna Clarke.
That’s it for the odds & ends this time, I hope you derived some entertainment from this puzzle-piece of Carrie-ness. And I sincerely hope all is well with you! I have positive energy in spades, and I’m sending some your way right now.
I’m always here if you want to say hi, and I am still available for private tarot readings via email & Skype. Until next time, take care of yourself – that’s an order.
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Ten of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Ten of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot
Creator’s keywords: harmony and joy
Carrie’s keywords: kinship, joy
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Ten of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
Kinship, joy and harmony are the words that come to mind when I look at this card. Five cups form a semi-circle around the top half of the card, five cups complete the circle at the bottom of the card. Each cup sends forth five beams of light, one for each of the cups on the opposite side of the card. And while each cup is sending light, it is also receiving light.
The sending and receiving embodies the saying “you get what you give.” Life isn’t just about receiving endless positive energy and good vibes. It’s also about broadcasting those things and creating more beauty. Even in a scientific (yet poetic) sense, we are creations of stardust. And as Julia Cameron says, we can continue creation by being creative ourselves. We are in a reciprocal relationship with the Universe.
All of the colors of the rainbow are present in this card. There’s a sense of wholeness and completeness here. This card echoes some of the sentiments of the World. Everything is as it should be, positive energy is permeating your very existence.
The tens represent the culmination of a suit’s energy. As such, the Ten of Cups shows an ulimate realization of the watery, emotional suit of cups. This is a card of kinship to the universe, a connection to yourself, and a sense of joyful belonging.
Ten of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in general
We took some inspiration from the Wild Unknown in our imagery for the Spacious Tarot (shown above). But here, instead of straight lines, the cups exchange a watery flow of rainbow energy.
In the Waite-Smith tarot, this card shows a nuclear family embracing under a wide rainbow. The children dance while the adults embrace each other with arms outstretched. As such, this card has traditionally been associated with family love, but it is not limited to this realm. The Ten of Cups is associated with all types of love and joyful emotions.
Sometimes this card comes up as a reminder to tune in to the harmony underlying your situation. Even in times that seem difficult on the external plane, there is an invitation to find your own internal sense of serenity. The Ten of Cups reminds you to take the common spiritual advice “be love” and implement it in real ways.
In a reading
This card can remind you of the importance of gratitude. It can show times of joy and connection with yourself, your environment, and your fellow human beings. If you want to receive love, joy and harmony; start by being an embodiment of these things yourself.
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