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Tarot Reading for Samhain

by Charlene Mullen

 

Hello Everyone and Happy Samhain!

The ancestors have spoken and request that I speak for them at this Samhain and harvest time. As the veils thin, we can all access their wisdom and guidance. Here we have the time of the year to celebrate ourselves, our lives, and those that share our walk with us. Those of you who read our newsletter seem to have very busy guides and allies.  They were quite "active" as I did the following reading.  

The 4 card reading is laid out as follows.

  • Card 1 shows us the past year and speaks to us about ourselves, our interactions in life, and how we have been with others.

  • Card 2 represents our blessings, what we are harvesting at this present time, our rewards.

  • Card 3 is the eternal question about the next step on our journey, and what new seeds need to be brought with us into the winter dreamtime.

  • Card 4 is the Gift of Spirit.  This is the place Spirit knows that we will need assistance and is willing to do so.

 Card 1:  Queen of Swords

Apparently, we have needed to discriminate and sort out what we believe, what we think, and how that has helped or hindered us. We have needed to communicate this to others and it may or not have been received with open arms.  It may not have been easy for us to speak our opinions and truths, but it was necessary for our own growth. We may have been overly critical at times, so there may be some healing and mending that is required. There has also been some sorrow and grieving for persons, ways of being, or beliefs that have ended.  This Queen has known life and has experienced it deeply.  It has given her the wisdom to better rule her own kingdom with truer authority.  The yellow butterflies that form her crown show the mental transformation that is occurring with and through her.  She can be the best mentor you have ever had.  Open yourselves to her within you for guidance, discrimination, and understanding.

 

Card 2:  The World

The rewards and blessings that we are experiencing are great and numerous!  We are extremely blessed.  We are harvesting many good things from all our hard work this past year.  It also shows that we have arrived at completion and that a brand new cycle is beginning for us.  We have really ended, finished, and completed it.  Sometimes, we have to be made aware that something is done and we can move on.  No more 'tinkering, altering, fussing.'  Move, get on with it.  Look to the stars and dream new dreams.  You are truly standing in you own circle of experience and accomplishment.  There is a sense of freedom and authenticity in you now.  Be light on your feet and dance for joy.

 

Card 3: 8 of Wands

This card may seem contradictory placed as it is in the place of quiet, contemplation, and dreaming.  But apparently it is urgent, almost demanding, that we set our intentions and set them now.  No more waiting and procrastinating.  Our lives and the world around us is moving and we need to keep ourselves in sync with our dreams and the dreams of Grand Mother Earth.  We are encouraged here to add our dream to the collective, so that we can be seeds of light and make differences in our daily circles of influence.  It is not about hurried anxiety, but steady and purposeful movement into the light, to stay the course, and intend our own enlightenment.  Our lives are demanding our highest intentions and commitments.

 Card 4:  10 Pentacles

WOW.  The highest that we can be in this life plane.  Here Spirit states it will help us to achieve what is our highest good here on Earth.  That we do have a purpose, that we do matter, and that we are able, in this lifetime to achieve it.  In the foreground is an elderly man, with white hair wearing a strange and colorful robe.  Who is he really?  What is his purpose in this card?  Is he an Elder, Magician, Grandfather?  There is more than meets the eye in this card.  There is a sense of mystery and magick.  The couple only see each other. Only the little boy and the dogs even see him.  Isn't that interesting?  How can we speak to him if we aren't looking for him? Covering the entire picture, the pentacles form the Tree of Life.  Yes, there is purpose and design that is greater than us.  Hopefully, each of you will tap into this higher guidance during the winter dreamtime-in the day and night dreams. Spirit is calling to you, is always there, and always available.  Turn and Look.

 I and the cards thank you for this opportunity for me to do what I love, to speak from my heart to all of yours.  I am thankful for all of your support this past year and look forward to seeing many of you at our Samhain celebration this Saturday.  I am especially thankful for my partner and best friend in this endeavor, Jackie.  You truly do dance in my heart.

 I am also thankful and fulfilled in my marriage this past fall to a man I cherish and love with all my heart.  He too, is my partner in this life, my best friend, and teacher in so many ways.  I thank Spirit, my angels, guides, and our highest selves that John and I found each other in this lifetime. I pray that his dreams are fulfilled beyond his wildest imaginings.

 Blessings and may you all Walk In Beauty.

 

Char  

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