With Courage and Love

Decks used are the Animal Power Oracle by Alyson Charles, the Wild Unknown Spirit Animal Oracle by Kim Krans, the Dog Tarot, by Heidi Schulman, the Archangel Animal by Diana Cooper, the Spirit Animal Oracle by Colette Baron Reid, the Cat Tarot by Megan Lynne Kott, the Crow tarot by MJ Cullinane, the Spirit Song Tarot by Paulina Cassidy, the Tarot of Pagan Cats by Magdalena Cassidy and the Spirit Animal tarot by Dawn Brunke.

So, the last several posts, I’ve talked at length about the changes in the energy around us and what it's going to potentially going to mean for us down the line. It’s been a grind, especially when things get tough, but what is evident is that there’s a tenacity in all of us that is allowing us to move forward. I’d like to continue exploring this energy with you, and seeing what else we could glean from tapping into this. Let’s get to some cards and find out what we need to see.

cards pulled from various decks

Llama: be unbothered

Cobra: pausing, waiting, the inner teacher, student of life, humble and wise

Rhinoceros: be strong and courageous

7 of Bones: look at your situation through the eyes of love, fidelity and faithfulness. These attributes will help you ground yourself, give you a sense of belonging in this world and help you to act in your highest good.

Elephant: learn from the past

Rabbit- the moon dreamer (The Moon): magic, wonder, inspiration, reflections and insights, dreams, ego, fears and the potential to not see the way through the darkness

8 if cups: leaving behind disappointments and hurts and making your way to broader horizons and new fields to water

2 of cups: blending, unionizing, harmonizing, integration of what you know with what you’re learning, the start of a young but potentially long lasting love

8 of acorns (wands): rapid movement forward, information coming in quickly, pay attention to how you’re feeling during this time and stay on your toes

The Hanged Man: surrender, shifting perspectives, seeing things in your situation from a different angle.

Okay friend, it’s time to make some shifts in your perspective on things right now. What is happening here is that things are moving forward quite quickly, and the things you’re holding onto are going to ultimately be the things that hold you back. I say this and immediately think of the old junk lady from the Labyrinth movie. this is perhaps a niche example but the metaphor is apt here I think… some of the things you’re carrying with you aren’t serving you and it’s time to shake those things off and move forward. It’s best to take what you know, blend it with what you’re learning and use all of that to make your way down the road, even it it’s jagged and uneven at first. See right now, you’re being called to go forward. Give where you have been (right along with so many others no doubt) it’s going to be best to lead yourself with courage and love. No, maybe you don’t know where the road is going to bend next, but ultimately, you’ll find yourself where you need to be if you let yourself move ahead, in spite of the bumps and bruises you may pick up along the way.