Speaking with Little Meg

Deck used is the Urban Tarot by Robin Scott

In the past year, I have done a lot of shadow work (which is essentially a fancy term for doing deep personal reflection) and I’ve learned a lot about how my past has informed the me of today and how it will move me into my future. I look back and see a lot of the girl I used to be and came to a realization that there were parts of me that were angry because I really wasn’t internalizing what I had learned from my younger days. This reading was done in attempt to get back in touch with my inner child… my Little Meg. The question I have to ask her, is what do you have to say hon? I’m listening…

The Cards

from the Urban Tarot by Robin Scott

Princess of Swords: The character of this card is someone who is logical, clever, practical and stable. They cannot be swayed from what they believe and they cannot be intimidated either. They are rooted in the element of Earth so that they can withstand the coming storm. They have a few minds to change and they move ahead with their warrior heart.

The Lovers: This card represents the harmony between two opposing forces, the duality of different natures coming together. They are not diminished by being in the same space. Rather, these forces become intertwined and melded. These energies are the representation of the ideal unity between opposites,, the harmony between Yin and Yang.

The Chariot: The energy of this card represents the idea of overcoming obstacles along your journey to achieve your goals. This is about committing yourself wholeheartedly to confronting those things that would hold you back if you let them. While it is always smart to acknowledge that things might not work out, the energy in this card calls us to commit to building our lives from scratch and accepting nothing short of success along the way.

The Emperor: the character of this card is the epitome of fatherhood in every sense. They represent the ideals of what we think of as masculine; they are wisdom, strength, justice and steadfast in their protection and resolve. They also show a harder side of authority and a higher standard of ethics and law. By this we learn what it means to be responsible and moral adults who can go about our lives with a firm and moral hand.

4 of Wands: here we see the end of something, be it a job we took on, or an effort that required a fair amount of work to complete. This card shouldn’t be one of sadness however as this represents merely a stepping stone to new and bigger things. There are new milestones to reach, new goals to achieve. While one cycle has ended, another is soon to begin.

Ace of Disks: When this card shows up in a reading, it signals a new project is about to begin. This is the first imagining, the spark of something great to come. No, we don’t know how things will go or when the journey will end. But we will NEVER know if we don’t take the first step.

Art: In other decks, this represents the card for Temperance. In this interpretation, this represents the idea as it relates to moderation versus extremism, seeking a middle ground on issues that we may disagree with and using calm and rationality to temper one’s anger and passion. Ideally, we as humans want to have perfect balance in our lives, but this can sometimes be hard to achieve.

The big thing is that I need to know that I am just starting out right now. I am on a journey and there will be obstacles that come up. But I need to know that these things that get in my way won’t last forever and that there will be brighter and better days in the future. I am determined and strong enough to face the hard times, but I also need to understand that balancing the good and the bad is key to making it through. Honestly, no one person is all light and no one person is all dark. Finding a harmony between my light and dark is going to help me make the most and best of the coming cycles. Another thing that I need to be aware of is how my inner Emperor is playing a part here. There are things that I want to do for myself, but I need to take a close look at before leaping into. These things might not serve me, or align with the values I hold dear to me. I need to look at the morality of and motivation behind my actions, understand how they affect myself and those around me, and understand how and why I need to be responsible for the things I do.