The OGs: What do I need to know for today?

Art and deck credits go to Anna Franklin (The Fairy Ring), Heidi Schulman (Dog Tarot) and Megan Lynn Kott (Cat Tarot)

So, for this reading, I decided to go back to the beginning of my practice and pull out the decks that got me started. I feel so excited and happy to be working with these decks again, especially because I feel without them, I wouldn’t have the practice I do and the collection I have.

As a bit of a history lesson in my practice, I started with The Fairy Ring by Anna Franklin. I read off and on with this deck during high school for myself and my friends but put it aside during college because of time constraints and out of a simple fact that I wasn’t emotionally ready for the messages to come to me from the cards. Now that I’ve graduated school and now that I have time on my hands, I’m glad I picked this deck back up again because I’ve missed the energies and the story in the cards quite a bit (the kicker is that I didn’t know I was missing it… thank you for reminding me.) The Dog and the Cat Tarots are relatively young in my collection, but they were the decks that got my desire to collect tarot and oracle decks. In fact, they were the decks that led me to retrieve the Fairy Ring deck off my shelf. If you know me personally (or if not you’ll find out quick enough) that I am both a dog and a cat person and these decks hit every mark in terms of adorableness and in terms of good messages that need to be learned.

I chose to come back to these decks because I’m feeling especially nostalgic, but I’m also feeling the need to get started with the basics again. I’m just starting this adventure and it feels good to have something familiar in my hands so I can pass on the messages to you in the best way I know how. At the time I got these decks, I really needed some guidance and I hope I can pass on to you dear reader, whatever might resonate with you. So, to get us started with the reading…

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW TODAY?

Taroo Ushty: indicates aggressiveness and power misused, brute force and arrogance

The Sea Mither: powerful creative energy surrounds you, indicating abundance, partnerships and creation

The Couch: restore your boundaries, learn to assert yourself and command the respect you deserve

One of Bowls: address the issue of your concern with an open heart. The human point of view tends to be narrow so broaden your vision and use your imagination to help yourself address the issue of your concern.

Page of swords: stay on your toes today. Its hard to contain your energy but you’ll slake your curiousity soon.

Page of Cups: This page is fun and young at hear so take his example. Relax and take a moment to reflect. It’s time to start anew.

Well, the cards are right. I have been feeling a bit sad and aggressive today, simply because as of late, I have been so busy getting things ready to debut here and things with my art haven’t gone entirely to plan. (Sometimes my editing software likes to act strangely and I don’t understand it..)This has been somewhat to my detriment because my physical and mental health haven't been addressed as closely as they need to be sometimes. But, I know I can get these emotions in check by knowing that I have powerful creative energies around me and can find solutions to my problems where I need to. I also need to keep in mind that I need to be open-hearted and establish my boundaries as well as know that I’ll need to stay on my toes if I want to keep up with things around me. I’ll be okay in doing these things, but I need to know to take a moment to relax and rest as well. Sometimes hard work becomes detrimental, especially when it takes way the ability to sit back and take a breath. It’s especially bad when you can’t decompress after the hard work. This has happened to be before and I’ve also done the thing where I take things far too seriously to be helpful to myself and I haven’t given myself a chance to sit back and hit the pressure release on my stress levels. I’ve triggered my anxiety so badly that I’ve made myself physically and emotionally ill and neither of these outcomes are ideal. It’s time I lighten up and go with the flow because doing that, along with working hard (as well as taking care of myself) I’ll see a healthy and successful payoff on my goals.