Thanking the Decks

Deck used is the Fairy Ring by Anna Franklin

So it’s the end of the month and it’s been a ride for the last few weeks. Mentally, I’ve been in some tough places, and I’ve had to fight my base instincts where certain people in my life are concerned. Things have been interesting in terms of getting things together for me and I don’t want to lose time thinking on negativity and intrusive thoughts. I still have a long way to go in this life and I’m only just starting. So what’s the final message I need to move forward from here? Let’s get to the cards, shall we?

The Cards

from the Fairy Ring by Anna Franklin

The Selkie: Shedding old skins, new beginnings, transformation

Robin Goodfellow (reverse): delay, postponements, irritation, legal problems, a narrow- minded bigoted individual

The White Lady: special events or places, loyal warm friends around, but one may be easily hurt.

Ostara: creativity, emergence, energy, ideas, versatility, dexterity, idealism, individuality

Herfest: Fruition, completion, harvest, reward, recognition of hard work, bounty

Queen Oonagh: Skills, solutions, help, good advice, friendship

Fachan: take a step back to see the bigger picture

Changeling: duplicity, not being yourself, two-faced

Grim: profound and inevitable change, drastic endings, and a complete transformation

Samhain(reverse): immobility, quiescence, constriction, censure

Imbolc: resurgence, purification, freshness, originality, new beginnings

So it’s the end of the month and it’s resonant for me because things have been so hard since November. Things haven’t been great for me, but there have been so many good things that come from this as well. I’ve been able to put a lot of my energy into making content here, but I’ve also been able to sit back and take care of my heart as well (and believe me when I say that I am so excited to come back for March and April because the blogs for these months are going to be so good). Before I get into the actual interpretation, I want to thank the cards for their final message because I needed to hear it.

One of the first things I’ve been seeing is that I am starting to do the necessary thing of shedding the old and welcoming the new. It’s coming after a period of delay and stress and because of that, there will be the opportunity to go to special places and see special people. I am excited for this to start happening, especially if things start to lighten up and we can be back to normal again. Even better than that is the idea of being able to see recognition for the work I’ve been doing and the idea that I can bring in the bounty of this work. I’ve also been developing new and practical skills for myself, particularly where the idea of seeing problems and detaching from the emotions that come with them.

The thing that most resonates with me is the fact that I’ve been in situations where I’ve been called to change my personhood and this has caused me to be still and constricted. I’m being called to let it go and move on because I’ve been in my skin and my soul has been on this planet far too long to do that to myself. This is what shedding the old and welcoming in the new means to me… I need to embrace and welcome the things that make me unapologetically me. So how can I do that? I need to rest and take breaks when I need to because my work is and should never be a crutch for my issues. I need to dream bigger than what people say I’m allowed to and I need to leap when the time is right.