Wednesday, November 11, 2009

How do I make sure to plant good karma in the actions I undertake now?


Your Spread

Daily Lesson

Challenges/ Opportunities
Situation

Advice

Near Future


Your Interpretations

Situation: The Magician

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Allow genius to operate in this situation and creative solutions are sure to arise.

The card that lands in the Situation position refers to the circumstances you find yourself in with regard to your concern.

Allow imagination and originality to operate in this situation and creative solutions are sure to arise. People become less judgmental in a stimulating atmosphere.

This is a good time to become involved with a person of genius who can intuitively transform chaos into a higher order. The situation at hand provides fertile ground for unorthodox approaches. It looks like it's going to be a fun ride.


Challenges/ Opportunities: Page of Coins

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Become a patient observer so you will know how to fit in when it becomes necessary.

The card in the Challenges/Opportunities position reflects how you can use creativity to turn a crisis or challenge into an opportunity.

The Page of Coins (in some decks, a Princess) in this position asks you to become as transparent as possible within the current situation. Make yourself invisible so the patterns of powerful forces which are shaping events will reveal themselves to you. For the time being, resist the urge to do anything other than observe and take notes.

Be open and awake and listen to your body -- it is telling you something interesting is going on. Some kind of transformation is in the works. When it comes to a close you will be able to help those who remain to regroup and regain their place in the new order of things. The skill that makes it possible for you to mutate through such changes and come through intact will be something you can teach others in due time.


Advice: Queen of Coins

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Be confident that if you express your truth you will not have to worry about the consequences. You will remain safe and sound.

The card in the Advice position suggests a course of action which will harmonize what you want with what is currently possible.

The Queen of Coins in this position advises you to trust the forces that have taken care of you up to this point. Continue to express your truth without worrying that you are going to lose the roof over your head or the bed you sleep in. It is your destiny to be safe and sound at this time in your life.

Proceed with confidence and do what you so strongly feel must be done. Since the Queen of Coins is often the person with the best intuition in the crowd, you may feel at first as if you are going against the grain, only to later find yourself becoming the leader of a new trend.


Daily Lesson: Six of Swords

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Change is not only required of you, it is inevitable.

The card in the Lesson position represents the personal investment or sacrifice required to derive full benefit from your current situation.

The Six of Swords in this position requires that you quit a long-standing situation. Like it or not, it's time to leave the past behind -- the familiar structure, belief systems, comforts and defenses -- and venture into the unknown. Use your wits and survival skills to find or create a healthier, more integrated situation. This may mean physical relocation or simply surrendering a comforting, familiar, closed worldview and starting to live a new way.

Learn by doing and do your best; act on your ideas. No one else can rescue you from this imperative; no one else can figure out the correct next move. There is nowhere to go but away from the past. It may feel like a great loss at first but in the future you will be rewarded by considerably more clarity, happiness and peace than you have had.


Near Future: The Sun

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
You are bonding with like souls whose influence strengthens you and fulfills your needs.

The card in the Near Future position indicates which way the wind is blowing with regard to your situation. If you follow the Advice card, however, you can improve on or neutralize tendencies.

It appears that events may soon draw you into a more magical and charmed circle of people whose capabilities complement your own. Your natural charisma is attracting those special souls who innately harmonize with you, like favorite members of your family. As such alliances emerge, you may feel affirmed and recognized like never before.

You are evolving beyond survival issues. This allows you to choose the healthiest and best circumstances for nurturing yourself. You may now find it much easier to put together that dreamed-about circle of supportive friends. This beneficial team lets everyone display their talents, express their true feelings and receive positive feedback.


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This reading is based on the work of Tarot Expert Christine Payne-Towler and Tarot.com ©1998 - 2009. All rights reserved.


Monday, November 9, 2009

work stress: how do I overcome it everyday?




Nov 9, 2009

How do I handle crisis better-constant stress at work?

Your Spread

Daily Lesson

Challenges/ Opportunities
Situation

Advice

Near Future


Your Interpretations

Situation: Ten of Coins

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
You must accommodate an entire spectrum of experience as you move among the privileged.

The card that lands in the Situation position refers to the circumstances you find yourself in with regard to your concern.

The Ten of Coins in this position speaks of people who have a high degree of privilege. Both the negative and positive sides of these highly accomplished and affluent individuals are revealed through the daily contacts you make.

You have something important to learn by witnessing their exclusive mode of living. To become a true world citizen, you need to be able to move among all classes of people. This involves learning to feel natural in situations of great opulence and interacting with people who take their life of luxury for granted.

MEANING of POSITION
The card that lands in the Situation position refers to the circumstances you find yourself in with regard to your concern.

The Situation position provides a general context for your question -- the set and setting, the politics, whatever is going on around you that might be impacting the situation or issue you are consulting the Tarot about now.

Consider the meaning of the card that lands in this position in light of the issues, people, and forces shaping your environment and circumstances. This position is about that which is true from the start -- as in the hand you are dealt.


Challenges/ Opportunities: The Lovers

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Opposites can be brought into harmony.

The card in the Challenges/Opportunities position reflects how you can use creativity to turn a crisis or challenge into an opportunity.

The Lovers challenge you to distill the best from seeming opposites and create a new mixture. Rather than thinking of them as opposing each other, consider these two elements as right and left hands.

Harmonize these opposites and you will heal a rift that will greatly expand your awareness. If you pit one side against the other, however, you will slide back into unconsciousness. Share whatever you learn from this experience.

MEANING of POSITION
The card in the Challenges/Opportunities position reflects how you can use creativity to turn a crisis or challenge into an opportunity.

The Challenges/Opportunities position helps you get the best out of your situation. it reflects the cutting edge in the situation, the learning curve whereby you can turn adversity into accomplishment -- using creativity and a positive attitude.

This card can point to recurring themes in the challenges you have faced in your life -- and to opportunities that may yet present themselves. Can you think of any patterns which are returning to affect you now? If so, try to recall how you have reacted in the past. Perhaps you can see new potentials, while noticing the hidden pitfalls too. Can you imagine a different way of responding to the situation this time around?

The wisdom of this card can help you turn surprises into strengths, blind spots into windows of opportunity. Bring creativity and flexibility to the way you go about your way in the world. Your expanding capacity will become an asset and source of inspiration to all.


Advice: Four of Cups

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Change the circumstances that have brought you to a standstill. Rouse yourself from the doldrums.

The card in the Advice position suggests a course of action which will harmonize what you want with what is currently possible.

The Four of Cups in this position wants you to take a clear look at how stalled or distracted you have become. You may have been bogged down in negativity, hopelessness or a sense of limitation. It is not to your advantage, however, to see the world through such a narrow lens. Cut through some of the forces that undermine you, causing you to feel incapable.

Sometimes you have to define what you are "for" by defining what you are "against." Decide that you are not leaden as is the cup of earth, not placid as is the cup of water, not turbulent as is the cup of air. Rather, now may be the time to be as aroused as the cup of fire. Getting fired up can be your ticket to liberation from the doldrums.

MEANING of POSITION
The card in the Advice position suggests a course of action which will harmonize what you want with what is currently possible.

The Advice position may present a new option or direction, based on a different perspective on what could be helpful to you at this time. There may be a resource you have not accessed or a new point of view that opens your eyes to a solution or remedy you hadn't considered before. Or this card may simply reaffirm something you are already doing or planning on doing. It could even reframe the "problem" in a different manner altogether!

There may be one particular aspect of your life that needs attention. This could be an attitude, an unconscious habit, or some element of the environment that is impacting the way you take care of your relationships.

By adjusting your next move to take the message of this card into consideration, you are more likely to achieve better results. Yet there are times when even the concept of "doing" is too much. Contemplate this card from the viewpoint of possible avenues for action, if any. Then just let yourself flow gently along those lines.


Daily Lesson: Death

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Surrender to the sickle; submit yourself to the pruner's shears.

The card in the Lesson position represents the personal investment or sacrifice required to derive full benefit from your current situation.

The Death card in this position suggests that you relinquish what you have been clutching tightly and accept correction. Be aware that you are a part of a larger plan. The changing stages of this cycle mirror the changing of the seasons. This is a design that no individual can go up against and vanquish.

This card can put you in touch with the non-negotiable powers that sweep things along whether you cooperate or not. If you are sensible, you can derive comfort from this process and look forward to the fruits of change. On the other hand, you could choose to fight furiously while the inevitable carries on around you. If you cut your losses and surrender, however, you will be fresh for the future.

MEANING of POSITION
The card in the Lesson position represents the personal investment or sacrifice required to derive full benefit from your current situation.

You have come a long way, gleaning understanding and wisdom from your experiences in life. The card in the Lesson position points to a remaining issue that holds educational value for you, or to some sacrifice you still need to make for the sake of your fulfillment.

You may have to let go of something you like, for the sake of personal development. Stubbornness or selfishness in this regard could cost you. It is crucial to acknowledge the value of your personal growth, the importance of your happiness. No matter how difficult it may be, honor whatever you are currently learning as you reaffirm a commitment to growing in your ability to live a loving life.

The Lesson position represents the Wisdom aspect of present developments. Some self-sacrifice on the part of the questioner is usually required, some personal investment called for in order to derive the full benefits from the opportunities you have to grow.


Near Future: Ace of Coins

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
You will soon be entering a position of greater creative control.

The card in the Near Future position indicates which way the wind is blowing with regard to your situation. If you follow the Advice card, however, you can improve on or neutralize tendencies.

The Ace of Coins in this position indicates that you are coming into a time of opportunity. Your bold and original ideas will draw attractive opportunities, invitations and offers to you.

From the very beginning, you will have creative control. Trust your natural instincts and good intuitions to work for you. Be confident. Success can be yours, and when it is, you will be blessed. It's getting near the time to let yourself fly!

MEANING of POSITION
The card in the Near Future position indicates which way the wind is blowing with regard to your situation. If you follow the Advice card, however, you can improve on or neutralize tendencies.

The Near Future position points ahead to the natural consequences of actions you are now or will soon be taking. This card can give you a sense of which direction the wind is blowing. It may refer to the whole situation or merely to one aspect that is front and center for you right now. This is the card of impending events but remember -- you still have power to shape the way things turn out!

This is about what could happen soon -- following the dynamics of your attitude and natural temperament. This is not cast in stone, however. If you follow the Advice card you can improve on or neutralize difficult probabilities that may be indicated.


Illustrations by permission of U.S. Games Systems, Inc. Stamford Ct, USA. Copyright U.S. Games Systems. Except as used to display a Visionary Networks' Tarot reading, further reproduction prohibited. This beautiful image, scanned with permission from U.S. Games, is based on a Tarot Deck available for purchase at USGamesInc.com.


This reading is based on the work of Tarot Expert Christine Payne-Towler and Tarot.com ©1998 - 2009. All rights reserved.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Authentic OnLine Do-It-Yourself Tarot Readings :: Tarot.com

The question: how to just do what I need to do. every once in awhile I ask for an online reading. Tarot.com is the best since it gives you a chance to dig a little deeper than most. plus I like the fact you can choose just about any popular deck! This reading was interesting the first couple of times I read it. Then after two or three days I went back and it became very clear! The devil card I realize how much I've been holding back. My question was really how do I be myself ...

Challenges/ Opportunities

Situation
Self

Advice

Developments


Your Interpretations

Self: The Devil

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Put convention aside and be empowered by revealing your passionate nature in your family situation.

The card in the Self position is about you -- your needs and feelings, as well as your hopes and motivations.

The Devil card symbolizes letting those parts of yourself that have been repressed or shamed out of the closet. It represents hidden parts of ourselves, what Jung referred to as "Shadow." In general, we fear its emergence, but this card is reminding you to face your shadow stuff. Whenever we reveal hidden inner dynamics, we fear we will be seen as ugly, demanding or excessive, even monstrous. We are conditioned to mistrust passionate desires and basic instincts, because we are afraid that we might go too far, slipping into hedonism or addiction. To become a charismatic individual who can make a difference in the family situation, however, we need to outgrow fearful inhibitions placed upon our personalities and self-expression. In every generation there have been those who push these limits. They may have been demonized in their time, but later generations understood the honesty, courage and healing power of their daring.


Situation: Two of Swords

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Resist the impulse to judge or blame others or adopt an us versus them attitude within the family group. Be open to new information.

The card in the Situation position describes the family context of the event or emotional state that most interests you now.

With the Two of Swords in this position, the people in your family unit may be splitting into separate camps, jumping to judgmental conclusions and opposing each other every step of the way. This is not an encouraging trend. The result may be a division between family members that creates a polarized situation. The tendency to take sides is inherently self-destructive.

Each person needs to be on the side of what's best for the family, even though there are still going to be differences of opinion. Just pause for a moment, refuse to react and then sheath your sword in favor of listening to the others more closely.


Advice: Ten of Cups

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
A spiritual observance will help you and your family group. This is a gathering in recognition and gratitude for the divine blessings that invisibly support this world of ours.

The card in the Advice position offers guidance regarding how you relate to your family or primary group.

The Ten of Cups in this position points to the fact that the people in your family hold a special significance in your life. You all share a sense of wonder at the invisible dynamic that enlivens this mundane world. You have a sense of the sacred in common with them, different as you may be in other ways.

Once in a while the heavens open and show any one of you a glimpse of the Great Mystery. When this happens to one of you, the instruction and insight are meant for all. Celebrate your communion in some ritual way, giving thanks that we get to live this life together, despite its challenges and unpredictability.


Challenges/ Opportunities: Four of Coins

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Learning the workings of the legacy you have received prevents you from being blinded to its possible dangers.

The card in the Challenges/Opportunities position reflects how you can use creativity and skill to turn a family challenge into an opportunity for greater harmony.

The Four of Coins in this position is a challenge to learn the workings of the system that you have inherited. Study its history, how it was built and how it has been sustained. Learn how it might take care of you. Natural good humor and optimism can blind you to the possible dangers of an inheritance possessing assets of any type, whether intellectual, emotional or material. Until you fully understand how this blessing works, it's better not to interfere with it.

In the English-school decks, we see the image of a person who is stuck in his or her misunderstanding of how the material plane works. He's afraid to let go of his four measly coins, because he doesn't know he has to give in order to get. When looked at this way, this is the card of "poverty consciousness."


Developments: Knight of Coins

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POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Others can benefit from your clever skill at rebuilding a situation.

The card in the Developments position shows which way family life is turning. By making skillful choices, you can improve on or neutralize these tendencies

With the Knight of Coins (in some decks, The Prince) in this position, it appears that your ability to save a situation or relationship in peril will gain you some positive recognition from others whom you respect. This is not just about fame and praise, because there is serious work that needs to be done.

Only the best, the brightest and the most competent are able to figure out how to free up stuck energy and redistribute it for the benefit of all. Like the heroes of the old myths, you are challenged to help people raise their competencies, not just fix the problem for them.