Beauty and the Beast- Truth and Purpose

Decks used Labyrinth Tarot by Minerva Siegel and the Movie Tarot by Diana McMahon Collis

Research credit IMDB

Alright, guys. So, yet another of my favorite movies is Beauty and The Beast. I have decided to focus on the version released in 1991 because that was the version of the movie I saw first. Of course, I saw the live-action version and I loved that one too. I appreciate the additions they made to the live-action version but I have decided to focus the reading on what I remember seeing as a child. The movie I’m talking about was released in 1991 and stars Paige O’Hara, Robbie Benson, and Jesse Corti.

So this movie tells the story of an arrogant and haughty prince who turns away a beggar woman who needs some help. This turns out poorly for the prince because after doing this, he is cursed to live out the rest of his days as an ugly monster unless he can find someone to love him. Belle is a young woman, living in a small village full of people who think she is strange for always having her nose in a book. When her father happens upon the Beast’s castle and gets captured, Belle finds him and trades places with her father. Throughout the course of the movie, both Belle and the Beast learn to see past their differences and form a friendship deep enough to return the Beast to his true form.

Cards

cards pulled from various decks

Appearances aren’t everything. What energy or quality needs to be more deeply examined so I can show up as my authentic self.

• The Hermit: taking your own path, stepping away from society to rest, recharge and relight your path, stepping into your own truth

• Ace of pots (cups): an opportunity comes in to grow spiritually and emotionally

Others say I’m strange for having this talent. What is this and how can I use this to my best advantage?

• The World: endings, completion, an old chapter ends and a new one begins.

• 5 of junk (coins): cold, destitution, come in and ask for help.

So, what I’m seeing in this reading is that I am in need of stepping back to find the truth I need to embody so I can show up in the world as my own self. There may be many things I am masking it this time because I perceive them to be “strange” or “weird.” I think my fear of these being seen is that I’ll be perceived as too far left of center to be accepted and this makes me want to just fall in line and not truly be myself. The thing I think may help here is knowing that I don’t have to stay where I am. I can step back from the rest of the world and shut off the noise to make sure I have a safe place to rest and find the light of my truth. This will allow me to grow emotionally and spiritually. Honestly, the thing that I think people look down on me for is recognizing when things are ending and when I need to step up and ask for help. Perhaps the discomfort other people may feel with this ability is that they aren’t prepared for someone to step up for them and help them when they’re feeling low and unhappy. But the truth is, I have a support system around me to help me. I know my purpose and truth is to pay that energy forward.