Regaining Inner Balance ~ Tarot for 5 Nov 2016

I’d like to believe that we’ll all regain our inner balance after Tuesday, that we’d put country and family over politics, but I just don’t know. The vitriol will no doubt continue because of momentum it’s gained brought on by the biggest case of diarrhea of the mouth ever to run for President. A line has been crossed and it may be difficult for some to regain a more balanced focus. I tried to do this reading with my Morgan Greer deck, but I just couldn’t get into the flow of it all. One time I drew male Court cards which gave the impression of more nastiness with the outside cards, a Knight and a King, facing each other. Maybe the conversation was friendly. Maybe.

So I gave up on that deck, having had enough of male testosterone for a while, and took out my Thoth deck. It’s my favorite but it’s different from most decks, although some of them are so individual and interesting, the non-traditional decks have almost become the norm. Everyone sees tarot from their own unique perspective, so it’s no wonder there are so many decks to choose from. I have a bunch, and most speak to me, but a few don’t and they sit in my tarot drawer, waiting to connect at some point in the future.

Two cards from the Major Arcana (still not using the T word), The Hierophant and The Priestess, along with the 5 of Wands comprise today’s tarot spread. Finding inner balance amid the strife we feel appears to be the theme of the reading. The numerology consists of two 5’s and a 2 combining to 12 and reducing to 3. Three is interesting in that it is the result of 1 plus 2, and in tarot, that represents combined energies of the Magus and the Priestess. From there, the Empress emerges from their union as card 3 of the Major Arcana. And it’s she who creates the Emperor. The presence of the Priestess in this reading reinforces its inner aspect. Three is catalytic, the alchemy of creation in play, the Empress as the creative presence giving birth to her experiences.

Beginning with the 5 of Wands, Crowley considers this card to be filled with strife, competition, and cruelty. I prefer a less gloomy interpretation and see it as balance that’s off. Five can indicate change and we’re all feeling that these days. A single wand stands before four others in a fiery balance, as if waiting for something to happen. Change is afoot and although we’re ready, we haven’t yet come to grips with it. The five also indicates the pentagram, or Spirit controlling matter, so the five tells us that our focus should be on our alignment with Source Presence.

Moving to The Hierophant, another 5 card, the Holy Guardian Angel sits within the Merkaba, with a key in his right hand two fingers of his left pointing downward and to the left. Beasts and creatures surround him, a star on his chest. The Hierophant, the enlightened teacher, has mastered the three worlds of structure, tradition, and knowledge. He embodies divine wisdom and reflects inner guidance.

Finally we come to the Priestess, the High Priestess in other decks. She sits on her throne, her arms outstretched in supplication to the Moon. She is the counterpart to the Magus, the Triple Goddess personified, the Feminine Divine possessing intuition, revelation, and inner wisdom. She is the gateway to the unconscious Self. She stands in the in between, embracing change with flowing grace and beauty, her eyes closed, relying only on her inner vision.

The 5 of Cups is telling us that we need only look within to know the way forward. We know a con when we see one. We’re not fooled by this man.

The emotional strife we’re experiencing is instigated by someone who has none of our best interests at heart. It’s time to stop listening to him.

His words, his lies, instigate only hate and terror. It’s time to stop listening to him.

He cannot make our country great again, because it never stopped being great in the first place. It’s time to stop listening to him.

It’s time now to go within, to seek calm from the noise and vitriol caused by someone who simply cannot control what comes out of his mouth. He will never make anything better because he has no solutions. And on Tuesday, we will make our voices heard. We will send the message that he doesn’t speak for us. He doesn’t speak for women or children or anyone with any sense at all. He doesn’t speak for men who can think beyond themselves, and has turned many in his own party to the opposing side. They see him for who he is in all his ugliness.

There are no words that can adequately describe the horror of this man, this candidate for President of our great country. Yes, we have problems. All countries do. But we don’t solve any of them by electing this travesty. Some empaths just feel things. Others can see the past and future as well. I tend to do all of it. And I can tell you that the channel I see with this guy is dark and terrifying. Typically I can see various probabilities or outcomes, but with this guy, there’s only one.

Do we want a future that circles the drain or one that has hope? Aren’t we sick of all the obstruction that’s been going on for the last eight years? Isn’t it time to move past all of this and into better days? We have a responsibility to do what’s right for our children, if not for ourselves. Do we vote for a woman who has spent her life helping others or do we vote for a guy who has ever only helped himself?

Three more days, my friends, three more days. It’s time to stop listening to his words and believe what you already know. Regain your inner balance. Catalyze your intention.

And then vote.

Blessed Be