Daily Draw 4/15/16 - The Sun

Happy Friday! Today I shuffled my deck, thought about my day and upcoming weekend, and I drew:

The Sun!

The sun represents warmth, light, health, vigor, and vitality. The sun is also associated with wholeness, completion, success, and attainment. Other elements are confidence, strength, self-love and acceptance, happiness, joy and optimism. So, that's some pretty great energy to be taking into the weekend! I have a very busy weekend ahead of me and I think the Sun is reminding me to approach things with a light and open heart, and find the joy in each moment. 

I'm still very much connecting to the energy of the Star, and it's interesting to me to think of the ways that the Sun and Star interact. In some ways, the Sun outshines the Star, which I think is just a gentle nudge to not get too lost within my own internal musings and reflections. I think the Sun is urging me to be a little more expansive, spread the love and the joy around a little more. I know my boyfriend is going to have a stressful and busy weekend, and I haven't spoken to my parents and my best friend in a little while, so it's a good weekend to reach out and connect with and support the people that I love in my life. Earlier, I described the Star as showing me a light at the end of the tunnel. I think that the Sun is a hint that soon, life is going to deliver on that promise.

It's also very appropriate for this time of year, as we are having a very sunny spring weekend coming up. Things are still a little chilly, but more warmth is promised soon. The Sun is connected to energy and growth, and I think I'll heed the somewhat literal call of the Sun this weekend by maybe going for a run and doing some work in the garden. Those sunflowers attest to the fact that the sun isn't just about spiritual enlightenment and lofty goals, but also about our connection to the earth and the importance of getting our hands dirty. There is no "earth" card in the tarot, so I think that the Sun is the card that brings my attention back to nature more than any other. Getting outside, enjoying the earth waking up around us, and really connecting with the world brings a joy, contentment, and connection with ourselves as much as meditation or inner analysis does. 

Daily Card 4/11/16 - The Star

I forgot to pull myself a card this morning before I left for work. I suppose that's not too surprising considering this will be the first day of this practice for me, and I'm still not sure if it's something that I'll do every day, every week, or just intermittently. Right now I am eager to play with my cards so pulling a card every morning intrigues me. On the other hand, if I am digging the energy or direction that a particular card is giving me, I might let it continue for a few days in a row. We'll just have to wait and see what happens!

This morning I forgot to pull a card but I'm going with the Star. After hours spent playing with my cards and reading meanings and doing readings, I dreamed about tarot cards and meanings and spreads all night. One card that kept coming to me was the Star, and I was thinking of it when I awoke. I'm not super familiar with this card yet, so let's see what the meanings are...

Beth from Little Red Tarot says that the Star often means hope or optimism, and that more specifically she interprets it to represent one's true inner self, soul, or essence. "When everything else is changing, it’s important to remember who we are." In a separate post, she describes it as "a light at the end of the tunnel."

I get the sense that this card is also about getting to know oneself better, personal exploration and growth, and perhaps a growing faith in one's own abilities. The Star is urging me to have faith that I am on the right path. It is saying that there is an opportunity to learn more about myself, and that I should appreciate my radiance and my positive qualities.

Personally this speaks to me on a couple of levels. First, I am feeling comforted and energized by the Star showing me that light at the end of the tunnel, as I am coming to the last month of my time as a graduate student, and also as I am still clawing my way out of a winter that was really hard on me physically and mentally. The Star is saying that I am on the right path for healing and that I can trust myself. Also, it's letting me know that I am worth all this hard work and in the end I am going to be so happy. I like how she's holding the star. This is the star come to earth, this isn't something unattainable or remote or cold, it's a soft illumination that is present and immediate. There's a serenity to this image, and I'm feeling a sense of curiosity and innocence. I also think about where this card fits into the Fool's Journey, as one is approaching close to the completion of the cycle. You are closer than you think to the end of the journey.

In regards to my journey with the tarot, I'm feeling like the Star is encouraging me to continue to dig deeper, to learn more about myself, and to let the tarot help me grow my spiritual and mystic side. These are aspects of myself that I have been taught are silly, worthless, childish, undesirable. I need to persevere in the connections that I am making and the journey I am taking.

This card speaks to me of radiance, beauty, truth, light, and hope. A very encouraging card and I can certainly see why it is calling out to me now. I can certainly use the encouragement and the reminder that I am strong and that I am worth it!