Tarot Tuesday - Wishing Stones, a Poem

Wishing Stones

An old, frail woman sits in a rocking chair.

Rocking slowly, gently, back and forth.

The floorboards beneath her creek softly.

She is dressed in black.

Hair held back with two hair clasps.

A pouch dangles from her arm.

A drawstring wrapped around her wrinkled wrist.

There is a rustle heard nearby.

A small girl appears.

Dress in white dress, with small imprints of daisies on it.

Hair tied into a braid.

Timidly she inches over to the woman.

The woman unravels the drawstring from her wrist.

She opens the pouch, and five small stone fall into her lap.

Each stone is unique in its own way.

Different sizes, shapes and textures.

The little girl is face to face with the woman.

She hands her each stone carefully, and with great care. She holds 

the stone and with each stone she tells her wish for the little girl.

The first stone with the inscription STRENGTH

My wish is that you have the strength to endure the past, the present, the future. 

To fight all the evil and conquer it in the name of good.

Next comes CREATE

My wish is for you to create memories. Some of them good and 

some of them bad. To even life out. And that each bad memory you 

create only equals more memories that are good.

Then DREAM

My wish is that your dreams come true in your life, as well as the people around you.

Next MAGIC

My wish is that your days been filled with magic, both unreal and

real. Both created by you, and created by other people around you.

Finally WISH

My wish is that these wishes as well as many others to come your 

way. Also, that each wish is better then the last one.

The little girl admires the stones.

The woamn opens the pouch and picks eachs tone one at a time,

and places them in the pouch.

The woman hands the pouch to the little girl and says "For safe

keeping"

The little girl smiles an runs out the door.

Giggles are heard.

The woman continues to rock.

by LostTraveller

I came upon this poem and so dearly love the story and message behind it. It inspired me to create the "Wishing Stone" tarot spread. I hope you enjoy the poem, and are inspired to ask Spirit for guidance with your next wish.

This is a fun spread to do if you already have a "Wishing Stone". If you don't, now is a great time to out and spend some time with self and find one. No rules. Wherever your heart leads you, is where you must go. Specialty store... the riverbed... even your own backyard. Once you've connected with your wishing stone, hold it in your hand and think of a wish you'd like to manifest. Place the stone in front of you, and pull five cards, laying each one above your stone like a crown.

           3

    2    ...    4

1...  Stone ... 5

Spread Interpretations

1. What you will need to let go of in order to move forward with making your wish come true.

2. What you need to be open to in order to create space for your wish to come true.

3. How helping others can help you to fulfill your own dreams.

4. How Spirit is already helping you achieve your wish. 

5. The outcome of your wish. How your wish will most likely manifest itself in your life.

)o(

Love and Light,
Amanda


What was your last, full bodied, heart set wish? Are you still waiting on that wish to come true? What have you done lately to remind universe of your desire?

I Got This! A Summer Solstice Tarot Spread

Edward Cullen shouldn't be the only one with the ability to sparkle in the Sun.

Sidenote: I mean really, I just dropped a dime on some sparkle spray so that I too can look luminescent when I'm out playing in the rays of my energy source.

Let the power of the Solstice fill you with confidence. Face the world with brilliance, and let them know:

"I Got This!" 

1

2 ............... 3

4 ..... SUN..... 5

6 ............... 7

8

1. Live with passion. Embrace the power of the Sun.

2. Upcoming possibilities. The door to success is opened by...

3. Time to play. Enjoy this gift.

4. Time to be serious.

5. Welcome advice.

6. Beware what lies in the shadows.

7. How to improve, now that you're aware. 

8. A burden lifted. Let it go.

Enjoy!

)o(

Love and Light,

Amanda

A Fitness Forecast

At this point in life, my physical state is in pain. The controlling part of me wants to say I have an answer as to why. Unfortunately it's not that easy, which is why I find myself trapped in the everyday bi-polarism of self hate and love. I cannot bare to tell you the extremes I flip flop through over the course of the day as I struggle with my physical self. Specifically, the physical state of my body. Achy knees, one too many shawarma hips, a backside that comes out the top of my pants, arms that can't 'push' me up, and boobs I hate to love. It pains me, as I "think" I am quite confident, and then I see myself in pictures. I do not look how I feel. And I do not feel how I look. Does that make sense?

As an Indigo, I have come to believe that taking care of this body, the only one I've got, is first and foremost. In the physical sense, if treated like a vessel and cared for deeply, it will allow me to successfully achieve all the other aspects of life's senses. If I am able to care for self, I am able to care for others. If I learn to nurture self, I will learn to nurture Mother Earth. If I am able to connect with self, I will be able to connect with universe. I must first service that which has been given to me as my physical charge, so that I may in turn service as many as I can with a clean, clear and non-hypocritical energy.

"To offer, I must receive. To teach, I must learn. 

To succeed, I must fail. To guide, I must find."

I still feel like I'm walking around with my pre-baby 23 year old cheer leading body. I'm not.
I feel chunky, clunky and old. I'm not.

How can one body, one mind, contradict itself so much? I don't have the answer to that... but I'm willing to work on it. I've created the Fitness Forecasting spread to guide me through the week. Here's how it works: I separate my cards into courts, majors and minors. I do a clean shuffle for each pile and place them in the following order

Fitness Forecast Tarot Spread

1. Court
   2. Major
3. Minor 4. Minor 5. Minor 6. Minor 7. Minor 8. Minor 9. Minor

1. My behavoiral trait over the course of the week
   2. A message from Spirit (can be either a reward or warning)
3-9. Daily doses of "food for thought"

Here we go... Week 1

Knight of Swords
Sun
Mon Ace of W | Tue III of P | Wed IV of C rev | Thu IX of Wands | Fri III of S rev | Sat VII of S |        Sun III of C rev

Basically, what this is telling me is that I will be faced with a week where I will be living fast and needing to make quick, on the spot decisions. Essentially, I need to be aware of and avoid fast food.

Spirit is telling me that I am that top of my game, I have the energy and positive attitude to see me through the up and coming week. This is good news, as it seems I will be faced with some serious personal challenges throughout the week.

Food for Thought:
Monday - Track and journal
Tuesday - Maintain clear goal
Wednesday - Tired of being tired.
Thursday - Get through it. I will beat her.
Friday - What hurts?
Sat - Creative Discipline
Sun - Don't give in. Don't give up. You're only cheating yourself.

Good luck and have fun with this spread. And remember, tarot is like weather forecasting. You can't always be right, but at least you'll have an idea of what to expect.

Check back for daily and weekly updates as I work on "the outside".

)o(

Love and Light,
Amanda

When you look in the mirror, is what you see a reflection of how you feel?
How does your physical self affect your spiritual self?
 

An Ostara Tarot Spread

Ostara, the Spring Equinox

This used to be my most hated time of year:

• School (post secondary) is just about out, which meant I was at the tail end of my student loan money, which meant I needed to look for something asap in an effort to beat out all the other college students
• Spring forward, yah, move the clock ahead and lose an hour... right, not cool
• Spring clothes, gross.  That meant fresh pinks, flowers and pretty little shoes.  Ultimately, no more turtle necks, and bye bye boots

As it were, give me pink, give me lace and give me floral flowy anything!  I retired my turtle necks a few years ago, and have not missed them a bit.  I just finished my last student loan payment, yah me! And, having a child, I've lost sleep so many years ago, it doesn't much matter to me if we gain or lose an hour.  And it goes without saying, I am now a shoe )o(  I love them, strappy, pretty, sparkly and high.  Stilettos and Snow, no go :(

Ostara, my first celebrated Sabbat as I make my journey down this new path.  I don't feel overwhelmed by it, in fact, I welcome the joy of the balance it celebrates.  It feels flirty, sensual, alive and new. I love the balance of light equalling dark and all other balancing forces this turn represents.  As a Leo I am destined by the Sun.  As an #IndigoSpirit, I am guided by the Moon.  I am driven by the power of both, so this transition has an intense meaning for me.

To celebrate, here's a personal spread for Ostara.

Each placement of the cards are balanced, allowing for an internal/external POV, the essential base behind all IndigoSpirit readings.  It also coincides well with the balancing of light and darkness at Ostara. This spread can be a general, seasonal, spread.

** A Gift in Me, A Gift to you **

1

2|4    3|5

6|8    7|9

10|11

12

1. Claim Card ~ Current Life Position

2. What do I need to do to allow spirit to breath new life in me?

3. What old burdens do I need to expel?

4. Where is my emotional strenght?

5. How am I being emotionally weak?

6. I need to consider and be more aware...

7. I need to not worry about...

8. My intentions are best placed by...

9. I should stop wasting my time on...

10. In light and sun, his majestic power advises me 

11. In protective moonlight, her divinity shows me

12. Ostara Card ~ A balanced blessing, seeds worth planting

*As advised, so in service*

Love and Light,

Amanda

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