Tarot Meditations

Each New Moon I draw a major arcana tarot card as a touchstone for reflection for the month to come. I offer these reflections to you for your meditation practice in the coming moon cycle. To receive e-mail notification each New Moon, sign up to my mailing list.

• February 13, 2010 - XVIII The Moon

Dreams, fantasies and inner desires are making their way to the surface this month. Pay close attention to your dream world as your subconscious reveals itself. Do you have special powers or skills in your dreams that you do not possess in waking life? Are you dreaming of lands you wish to explore? What dreams do you fear the most? Who are the monsters, despots and enemies who inhabit your dreamworld? Who are the lovers, warriors and allies? Which dream lives do you secretly wish were real? Pay attention to these snippets of your other realms and allow the ones you desire to take shape and manifest in your waking world.

The Moon says “Listen to your dreams”.

• January 15, 2010 - III The Empress

It seems fitting that the first card to be drawn for 2010 is the Empress, a symbol of fecundity and abundance. The economic climate of 2009 shook up our sense of security leaving an atmosphere of scarcity and fear. It takes focused intention to shift our mindset from worrying there is not enough to believing there is plenty. We need to embrace not only the belief that there is enough for all, but also that each one of us, globally, are worthy of abundance.

Reflect on your feelings about abundance and how you give and receive. Do you feel equally at ease in being generous and as you do in accepting? Do you feel that you are paid what you’re worth in money and respect? Do you view money as “dirty”? What would your life look like if you had enough? What would your life look like if everyone had enough? Do you gladly share your talents and wealth with others? For true abundance to take root and grow, we have to be open to share our resources with the faith that like attracts like. Let your acts of generosity lead the way to abundance in your life.

The Empress calls for the cultivation of abundance for all.

• December 16, 2009 - IV The Emperor

Reflect on your relationship to structure and boundaries. What do these terms invoke in you? Do you immediately feel resistance or a sense of powerlessness? Do you struggle to state your personal boundaries clearly before you feel drained in your relationships? Do you fear that saying No will cause drama? Do you worry that your boundaries are too rigid? Setting clear and fair boundaries is crucial to your sense of self worth and respect, as well as making a safer world for us all to navigate.

The Emperor calls on you to set healthy boundaries.

• November 16, 2009 ~ XI Justice

This is a time to balance passion with integrity. Who is the true you? Do you stand tall in your personal ethics? Do you speak your truth regardless of the consequences? Do you treat yourself and others fairly? Justice gives you the strength to be your own witness. Only you know the whole story. Make peace with your story and your truth so that you may feel in balance.

Justice calls on us to own our personal truth and to act from there.

• October 18, 2009 ~ XX Judgment

It is time to transform the inner voices of judgment and self-doubt and finally let go of past pains. It is easy to blame others for our pain but the secret lies in where we secretly believe that it is all our fault. What mistakes have you made that you still berate yourself for? How do you feel you betrayed yourself? What would it feel like to let go of the belief that you are not worthy? What would self-forgiveness feel like?

Judgment calls on us to awaken our hearts to true self-forgiveness and compassion so that healing and wholeness can follow.

• September 18, 2009 ~ V The Hierophant

Consider the moral code you live by.  Is your inner compass truly your own?  Where did you learn the difference between right and wrong?   Was it inherited from your family, schooling, cultural or religious background?  Have you crafted your own, unique set of values and ethics that you live by?

The Hierophant calls on you to be your own wise counsel.

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