The Moon moves into Sagittarius today and will be there until Thursday.
Looking at it through the eyes of the Tarot, you can describe this transit as being like the High Priestess wearing Temperance’s clothing. She’s dressed like an angel.
The Moon in Sagittarius, or High Priestess in Temperance’s clothing, indicates a time when intellect, practicality, emotions and passion can work together in relative ease.
What’s normally only an idea might find its way to becoming real. Even-tempered inspiration and emotional playfulness can create what look like miracles.
Take this time to bring your emotions in line with your passions. And play with your most serious ideas. It’s in combining the unexpected that you’ll likely find gold.
It’s a day to dissolve the fog and start looking at things with fresh and honest eyes. With a commitment to clarity, new ideas and a new sense of authority will be close on the horizon.
Take things in hand and energetically start slicing through any fuzziness you’ve not wanted to look past till now. Are you happy with what you’re seeing? If yes – go forward with strength. If not, figure out what you actually want, re-direct yourself towards it and go forward with strength.
In either case, you need to see things for what they really are before you can intelligently decide what your next step might be. This is no time to fool yourself. It’s a time to take charge, be realistic and be strong.
Next month, Tarot enthusiasts in the Middlebrook, Vermont area are in for a treat.
Brooklyn visual and performance artist Eliza Stamps will be presenting her show, The Oracle Project at the Edgewater Gallery.
First created by Stamps in Beijing, she’s performed it multiple times across the U.S. This time though, she’s gone a step further and designed a new 50-card oracle deck specifically for the show.
In The Oracle Project, Stamps uses ‘fortune-telling’ to examine the relationship between art, artists, viewer and meaning. As she describes it, the project is …
“an exploration of how the artist prescribes meaning, how the viewer accepts that meaning, and what happens when people suspend their better judgment and believe in a little bit of magic.”
Sounds intriguing.
The show opens February 15th and runs through the end of the month.
Spiritual questions and tradition are highlighted during this period. It’s probably important to you now to look carefully at the spiritual structures in your life. Why do you believe what you do? Who are your spiritual authorities and what gives them their legitimacy? Who decides issues of morality for you, your family and/or your community?
Many of these questions are answered with cultural traditions. Today, you’ll probably be examining whether or not the answers you’re accustomed to are still satisfactory. They might be or they might not be. Don’t be afraid to seek out your truth simply because it rubs against your comfort zone. Sometimes growth hurts a bit.
You might be asked to judge someone else’s dispute, or find the need to go to an authority for answers yourself. Keep your mind open, but your skepticism on. Ultimately, you’re the only one who can decide whether something makes sense for your life or not.
The moon moves into Scorpio today and stays there until Tuesday.
If you translate this transit into the Tarot, you could say that the High Priestess is dressed as Death. She’s in the midst of a great transformation.
The Moon in Scorpio, or High Priestess in Death’s clothing, suggests a time when feelings run deep. The ability to end relationships that don’t work, or release stagnant emotions is accentuated.
If there’s a situation in your life that’s nearing its completion, especially if it’s emotional or relationship-oriented, this might be a good time to let it go. At least explore it with emotional clarity.
This isn’t a time to be afraid, but rather a time to face your fears with equanimity and intelligence.
You’ve got what it takes. Don’t back down from the scary stuff.
Things might seem a little dark today but don’t despair. It’s always night before it’s day. The moon card represents this darkness before dawn.
You might be challenged to face your fears, or at least name them so you can see whether they’re really as powerful as all that. Things often seem a lot scarier in the dark than they do the next day.
Try taking some time today to really explore those things that you usually shy away from. Psychic energy is especially strong and it will be well worth your while to find some silence and listen carefully to your inner voice.
Secrets and mystery, hazy half-truths – they’re all part of the moon’s power. How you feel might prove to be more informative than what you see. Pay attention to the shadows, it’ll be light soon.
Sweetness abounds when the page of cups is around. This is a great day to communicate emotions – enthusiastically and without censor, especially to those you love.
There’s a lightness in the air and the sense that something new could be starting. And it just might be.
It’s good to remember though, that there’s no need for you to commit to anything serious right now. It’s still the time of freshness and beginnings. Becoming heavy now would only dampen what’s still just growing.
Ciro Marchetti’s Lenormand deck has already sold out of its first two printings, but at least according to his website, more copies will be available soon.
The Gilded Reverie Deck is just gorgeous. As with all Marchetti creations, it’s rich, lush, and swimming in magical light. I hope I manage to get a copy myself soon before it’s sold out again.
And if I do, I’d also like to get myself one of the Reverie themed Houses of the Grand Tableau reading cloths. They’re amazing!!
Donnaleigh de LaRose has one already, and in the video below, she lets us see just how fabulous they are.
