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The Energy of the Week: Balance of Light

8/14/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Balance of Light

Photo Finish Phrase: Balance of Light and Dark

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

The Chariot:
the steps we take to create our goal into reality can be jumbled. One must have focus in order to create what is desired. Without balance of light and dark one can get lost within the thoughts of what others think. Remember to go at your own pace and move forward with the intent of good. Your goal can only be reached by action on your part.

The Star, Seven of Swords, Six of Swords:
There will be distractions that will try and take your mind off of what you desire. Do not let them steal your happiness away. You must trust your intuition with the choices you have to make this week. Do not let the opinion of others stop you from reaching your goal. Do not focus on the “No”. It will only cause you to doubt every step you have decided to take up to now. Focus on the delight of the journey. Look at the positive progress you have had so far. If the “No” was really a no, then you would be back at the beginning.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Let That Shit Go

8/7/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Let That Shit Go

Photo Finish Phrase: Let That Shit Go

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

Five of Cups:
We must all learn the value of saying good bye.
Sometimes what we see as a loss is really a blessing.
What we have given up is gone but there are things left behind.
Lessons and values that have surfaced to the top of your pond. They float there, bobbing up and down, in hope that they will be recognized. A lot of people associate the Five of Cups to the phrase “don’t cry over spilled milk”.

This week the Five of Cups goes deeper into that spilled milk.
My advice is to cry over the spilled milk.
Shake your fist at it, blame it for being in your way in the first place (even though you placed it there), and kick it while it is down. After you have showed your true feelings, regarding the situation, look into the pitcher that contained the very essence of that milk of life. Is there some left? I would think so.
With all the curvature of the vessel, it was in, there should be just enough for a sip.
A sip that will quench your thirst.
After all, everything happens for a reason.
Maybe a sip is all you needed in order to get by until the next trip to the store.

Root Chakra, The Hanged Man, The Devil:
I could feel the past in the wind last week.
I knew that it was going to return.
It has a faint smell of tears and regret.
Maybe the past must return to push us in the right direction.
Maybe we have to be tempted with the ‘coulda shoulda wouldas’ in order to appreciate the life we have now.
The past is in the past for a reason.
Be cautious with the past.
Be gentle.
Understand that it only lingers in our environment because we allow it to.
It exists because we have participated in the very creation of it.
To remember, brings it to life.
To forget the past only brings it down to an ember.
It still crackles and sparks in the dark of night.

If we allow the past to enter into our soul, then it will begin to settle and create unwanted space.
It will start to set up shop within our spiritual temple and sell bottles of lies.
The kind of lies that state to us, while we sleep, that we are unworthy and unloved.

Maybe it is time to give in to the past and allow it to reveal its true nature.
Maybe we have to give in to the temptation of a past lover. The temptation to return to an old job. The temptation to invite an old unwanted friend back in to your life.
Maybe this time we will learn the true reason as to why they are no longer part of our environment.
The cards are telling us to work through it. Stop holding onto the past. Stop returning to people and situations. Process the information. Process the pain.
Let that shit go.
Let it stay in the past.
Let the people, places, and things return to their rightful place.
Back into the shadows of long lost memories where they return to sleep once more.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Scorching Hot Summer

7/31/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Scorching Hot Summer

Photo Finish Phrase: Scorching Hot Summer

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

The Wheel of Fortune:
Like everything in this world, we all must cycle through the seasons of life. Things must be born, items must mature, and people must leave this plane of existence.
Which cycle are you finding yourself in?

Sometimes we do not look at what happens while the wheel is turning. It sometimes teeters and totters on the cusp of one new stage.

It moves back and forth, swaying from side to side, until it finally picks which season it will land in.
Sometimes we have to look at the Wheel of Fortune like a prize wheel. You step up to the plate, make sure you have a firm grip, and make it spin until it stops.
Sometimes the prize is grand and other times is turns into a consolation price. The little pieces of toys that we play with for a while and then throw away.
Look closer.

We may have thought it was a cheap novelty prize but in reality it was the exact thing that was needed to get you to the next stage of your life journey.
The homework for life associated with this card is to aid you in looking for value in having three seasons of winter or one season of a scorching hot summer.
I would like for all of us, this week, to listen to your spirit and pick certain small items to carry with you this week. Maybe they will not make sense at the beginning.
Source may advise you to carry a toothpick, dental floss, and a mint in your pocket for the remainder of the week. All items contain value. All items are small.

This exercise is to get you to leave things up to the Universe. To listen and move forward not focusing on 'the why' of the item. We must focus on the possibility that they will be needed. It is about listening to Source and following through. Maybe it will be used by another person. Maybe it will be used by your self.
Maybe you will just be a vessel that carries the items around to remind you to listen to your inner being.
This exercise will aid you in trusting Source with life choices. It will get you to listen to the small whispers in the wind. It will teach you that every small items contains value and regardless of how much of a burden it may be to carry them around, they will benefit us in the end.
Just like three seasons of winter or two seasons of a scorching hot summer.

Eight of Wands, Four of Cups, Six of Cups:
We are still returning to the past actions that have happened in our heart. With the wheel turning in a new direction, we can sometimes still look behind us and wonder ‘what if’.
This will keep us stuck in the regret stage. We will find that things are just not moving fast enough for us.
With the thought process of hurt, we stay stuck on one spot while everything else moves forward.
This week is about looking to the past for the good of things. Advising those who have hurt us, that they have no power over us.
Maybe it is time to move on. Maybe we are the obstacle on our path that keeps us stuck in a season of cold winter or scorching hot summer.

Maybe we do not want to move on in fear that things just might work out in our favor.
To be valued.
To be loved.

The moment that we stop looking behind us and pointing out the bad in a situation, is the moment that we will start to move forward. We will start to look at all the positive things in our life that have been created.
Maybe change is already happening as you read this.
All I know is that it will be swift and fast. It will take place the moment you stop looking at the past with a negative thought process.

Until next time,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Inside Light

7/24/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Inside Light

Photo Finish Phrase: Inside Light
Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

The Hermit:
this card always carries a wonderful lesson with it as it enters into our week.
Last week was about the changing of sets from one scene to the next.
Hidden behind the curtain, things were moving.
Things were changing.

You may not have noticed it, for it was subtle. I noticed it. I could see small things change and take place within my everyday happenings. This week is about our inner light. We carry the lantern of inspiration and prosperity. It is time to look within and shine a light on all of your fears and worries. The lantern of hope is a powerful tool. It shimmers and shines bright on all things within your life. It reveals what is hidden and what is to come.
Can you see it?
Can you feel it?
The curtain is parting and your big scene is coming up. It is time to perform. To put on that wonderful show in your life.

Six of Wands, Nine of Swords, Five of Coins:
One good and two bad.
Let us start with the bad first.
With change comes destruction.
Not everything appears to be what it seems.

With all the trouble and mishap that will take place this week, we have to keep in mind that there is hope at the end of the tunnel.
Victory happens within.
We win when we feel good, but what if I was to tell you that not all victories create a feeling of happiness.
With death and destruction there is no happiness because we have lost something in the process of change.

We lose people.
We lose love.
We lose our own self-worth.

Victory takes place and in the process with losing all that we love, we find that some items were not able to withstand the heat of our light.
We shine and sometimes we shine alone.
To burn so bright that we reset all that stands within our very existence.
Sometimes we must push forward by our self. Sometimes we have to shine the only light within the darkest night.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: 'No Thank You'

7/17/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: 'No Thank You'

Photo Finish Phrase: ‘No Thank You’

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

King of Coins:
This court card contains the essence of determination.
The King of Coins is known as the Elder Leader. The one who contains knowledge to guide us through process of manifestation.
In my studies I have found that this card can be associated with the sign of Capricorn.
Business person who is determined to be comfortable.
This is the lesson of this card.
To be comfortable.

What does that mean to each of us?

This is the question that should be asked each time we strive for a goal.
When I set out to be comfortable, I strive to simply have just enough to live and to have fun. A balance of the two. It is when I try to out weight one over the other that I find myself in a battle with my Ego.

The King of Coins understands how to implement a plan. They know how to manifest their dreams into reality.
They understand the meaning of ‘sacrifice’.
They understand that you have to give in order to get.
Not all things must be sacrificed in order to obtain a particular item.
Some may look for love. Some may look for money. Others will look for fame.
The Capricorn can sit in the background with great silence, waiting for the right time to swing their hammer, and create.

Nine of Coins, Ace of Cups, Six of Wands:
Last week we had to rest and be prepared for the next battle. Upon entering the next battle we will see that victory is in our future.
This week the relationships we have built on solid ground with flourish.
We will celebrate the great story of love.
If you are looking for love, then be prepared for love to enter into your life.
If you are looking for a job, then be prepared for a job to be presented to you.

Keep in mind that it may not be what you desired.
The King of Coins usually understands this. Take on the energy of the lesson card and understand that everything happens for a reason, and that reason is always good. Go with the flow. Enjoy what is being presented to you.
Also understand that you can say ‘no thank you’. Nothing states that you must always take what is being presented.

By doing this, we pull the power back into our hands, but understand that this will cause a different course of action to open up.
We must be prepared for what comes with our decision, accept it, and move forward.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Start at the End

7/10/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Start at the End

Photo Finish Phrase: Start at the End

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

Eight of Cups:
Searching.
Sometimes we look for things within our life to fulfill our dream.
There is a route we must take.
It may look scary. It may be long. It may even have a cliff at the end of it.
Dead stop.
The cliff is not the end though.

We may need to jump.
We may need to turn around and retrace our steps.
The Eight of Cups talks about searching for something in our life. The want and need for knowledge.
The need for knowledge regarding love and peace.
Things can be unsettling, things may break, but what we find at the end of the rainbow will quench our thirst.

It will be the exact item we have desired. It will contain so much information that we will be propelled form our current state into the next. We will pass go. We will collect $200. Well, not actually money, but the love and peace will be worth so much more than material things for we have decided to look for more.
More good.
More love.
More peace.

Four of Cups, Crown Chakra, Nine of Wands:
Wow.
Let us start at the end and work our way to the top.
I want you to keep in mind that even if you are to struggle this week, the outcome will be greater than the fear.
Here is my advice:
Take care of yourself.
Rest.
Relax.
Prepare.

Do not think that things are completely over. Do not invest all your time in one part of your life. Do not overdraft your spiritual bank. Know when to stop and take a moment to appreciate.
Appreciate the wonderful person that you are. Appreciate the good in your life.
Appreciate the power you have to change the environment you live in. Appreciate the power to create such awesome things in your life.
Now that you know what the end result will be (only good of course) it is time to look at what the week will bring.

With all this searching happening in our life we will hit certain obstacles. We will need to break free from that which keeps us down. We may have a moment of peace, or rather, we will have to take a moment for peace, but the obstacle will still be there for us to tackle.
Moving.

Have you ever noticed that when we decide to move it is usually all done in one day?

In that one day we box shit up, carry heavy crap from one place to another, and trash the rest.
Sometimes we have to evaluate what we desire, what we need, and what we love all in a few hours. With one swift stroke we cut the chords attached to these items and move forward.

This week will be like moving. The only difference in the two items is that we will have more than enough time to sift through the things that keep us from moving forward in a smooth motion. We will have to really evaluate the spiritual items in our life.
We will have to box ideas up, carry heavy relationships from one place to another, and dump the negative thoughts in the trash.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Light Headed

7/3/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Light Headed

Photo Finish Phrase: Light Headed

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

Ace of Cups:
This card gives us the gift of love and relationships.
Some people think that this is only associated with the beginning of a new love relationship. The kind that we think will make us whole again. The person who is to be in our life and possible marriage.
I say that it can be any relationship with another person. It can be a deepening of current relationships or the beginning of a new one.
Friends, Co-workers, and Family.
Notice how I did not say Boyfriend or Girlfriend.

The Ace of Cups deals with the development of love. The beginning or renewal of love.
It deals with the abundance of life and togetherness.
Understand that love is all around. It is contained within the very essence of your spirit. It creates and destroys. It is in every cell within our body and the make-up of every item within our environment. Without it we would not thrive or evolve.
It is more than sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Sometimes that is what love feels like, one big party.

Try to look at each relationship that is around you. The new, the old, and broken relationships that are created when we are in alignment with our Divine Plan.
Try not to rush into the relationship with any expectation of where it may lead. Just know that it will be an added bonus if it leads to a new friendship or a lesson learned.

Eight of Wands, The Lovers, King of Cups:
I am going to state that the grouping of cards talks about a fast relationship that will begin this week.
Very fast indeed.
Almost as if we will view them as a kindred spirit.
I cannot see how far the relationship will go. I cannot see what will transpire. All I can tell is that it will begin and it will feel like you have known them from another lifetime.

Maybe this is where you will pick up from where you both left off from. Maybe you will hang out this week and catch up.
I do not want to state that they will be a new person. Maybe it will be an old friend who has changed or rearranged their life that it will seem like a new relationship.

This may be a new spirit guide or a break through into the spirit world. Maybe it will be the clanking of bottles and flickering of lights in the dark while we sleep. Do not be afraid or shy away from the unknown.
Why am I advising you about this?
We must go with the flow.
They may help us later on in the week. They may show us that we are wonderful. They may advise us of the great things in our life.

This new/old person will make their presence known. I feel as if they will surprise us.
An unplanned trip.
An unknown phone number.
A voicemail.
They will want to be around us. They will want to get to know us.
Do not shy away. Do not take the love they are giving for granted. Do not assume.
Do not expect.
Allow this relationship to develop. Even if it feels as if it is moving too fast. So fast that it leaves us light headed and out of breath.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: The 'I' in 'Independent'

6/26/2017

Aaron Tarot

The 'I' in 'independent'

Photo Finish Phrase: The ‘I’ in ‘Independent’
Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

Solar Plexus Chakra:
The Solar Plexus Chakra requires us to evaluate the “I” in “Independent”.
Who am I?
What am I?
Where do I want to go?
These are the questions you have to ask yourself.
How brave am I?
I am strong. I am willing to make shit happen with the act of sacrifice for greater things are coming.
I am willing to take on the task because I know it will benefit me in the end.

There are also negative aspects to this card.
I am afraid. I am scared. I can’t do it.
These are statements that can also be associated with the Solar Plexus Chakra.
The ‘homework for life’ that is associated with this card is about understanding who the ‘I’ is. Is it you. Is it someone else.
When we associate the ‘I’ with someone else, we allow that person to take charge of us. We allow them to have power over our very existence. You may not notice it. You may also deny it.
Who are you living this life for?

No one can hold you down unless you allow them to. No one can tell you to stop, unless you allow them to.
The real power lies within your inner temple. The one hidden deep down within the make-up of your very soul. The one we all return to, from time to time, so that we can find rest and relaxation.
Once we are rested a fire will burn within the very eyes of your spirit, causing you to smash and break every obstacle set before you. Causing you to build and construct the very item needed to complete the project.
It will also show you what the ‘I’ represents in the word ‘Independent’.

Six of Swords, Crown Chakra, Three of Swords:
There are moments in our life that Source requires us to let go of the things that we think cause us to exist. It will be painful because we are not use to the absence of hurt and sorrow. We are not ready to let go of that which is causing us dis-comfort.
It is time to stop grieving.
It is time to stop feeling sorry for our self.
Stand up and move forward.
Take a step in any direction.

The more you begin to move and adjust your current state of existence, the more you begin to follow a path of greatness.
The item is simply an item.
The person is simply a person.
No relationship can make or break you. That only happens when we give it the very power to demolish our inner light.
Spiritual growth can be easy or it can be hard. It is all about perception.
We sometimes feel that we are not worthy of good in our life. We sometimes feel that the act of being awake is too great.
This will pass as you begin to understand that it is simply our nature to resist. We have been telling our story of “poor me” and “poor them”.

Now it is time to tell a story of “I can” and “I will”.
The part I want all of us to focus on is the ability to take the first step and make things happen.
I am not stating that we should all just run to the next adventure without thought.
I am advising all of us to simply think about where you want to go and start with a single step.
It may be scary.
It may be hard to do.

In the end you will find that all the grief, pain, and sorrow is simply an illusion. We did not die due to the act of giving up the person, place, or thing. We simply decided to say good bye.
We decided that we are strong with or without it. We decided that we contain the power to change our environment.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Try

6/19/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Try

Photo Finish Phrase: Try

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

Page of Swords:
Untapped.
Ignored.
Not bound.
This is the energy of the page of swords. Without communication, we would have a loss of knowledge.
We must be open with our thoughts and speak them into existence. The page of swords is untapped power. They are known as a novice in the element of air.

Too much wind and you have a hurricane. Too many words and you can have a fight on your hands. Learn to speak your mind but also learn when to stop talking. Do not keep discussing subjects that have already been resolved.

Also if you have been looking for an answer, then it will be given to you through word of mouth. Sometimes the page of swords can bring in information. Always leave room for a moment of dialogue. Do not rush back into the moment of solitude. Sometimes we have to have a talk with those that we love so that they will understand where we are coming from.

Nine of Wands, Ten of Swords, Two of Cups:
The key word for this week is “Try”.
We want to try and create. The situation may not turn out the way we would have wanted it to but we will get what we need.
Do not give up.
Keep moving.
We have the power to break through any obstacle. It may seem like we have had enough. That we are weak from all the fighting but we will find the power to rise up again and make things happen.
We must look to the positive side of life.

The forest may look dark. It may seem scary. Try to look past this façade. It is only there to keep us from entering.
We have all the ability and tools within us to get past the shadow.
If we decide to move past the feeling of being scared, then we will find that everything will work out in our favor. If you decide to try, then things will fall right into place.

I think I state this with each reading. Somewhere hidden within the cards are the words ‘It will all work out in your favor’.
The cards are simply guideposts and exit signs that advise us of what is up ahead. The power lies within us to make a decision that will aid or hinder us on our spiritual path.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

The Energy of the Week: Come Out Swinging

6/12/2017

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Come Out Swinging

Photo Finish Phrase: Come Out Swinging

Hello beautiful people,
Welcome to your weekly post about the energy of the week, what it will be like, and how to take better advantage of that energy.
Let us begin.

Six of Cups:
There are moments when I want the past to return into my life. I wish for it to rear its ugly head and remind me that I was once unhappy. I sometimes crave for my past mistakes to return with full force and show me why I created this change in my life. I want to be reminded of old habits that I had forgot about. Habits that can push me to the ground and lead me to believe that I am unworthy.

The past returns with great momentum. It spins and topples on the axis of our life. It balances our spirit out with the earth-like body we inhabit.
The Six of Cups is about the past.
Past actions.
Past loves.
Past statements.

Try to love the past. When it is mixed in the present, we must separate the bad, and scoop up all the good on top.
Remember to look at the past with eyes of forgiveness. Remember to state to the past that it is just a memory. It does not contain any true power, only the power we feed into it.

Three of Coins, Knight of Swords, The Fool:
We will grow at a very fast rate and see the fruit of our labor. Take charge of the past when it enters your life. Know that the past is there to guide us. With the mistake of one action we can learn to proceed with great caution. We may be faced with the same choice. We may be faced with the same dilemma. What we must keep in mind is our own self-worth.
Are we worthy of this great change?
Are we worthy of good?

Know that we are worthy of only great things. This form of power may look like we are selfish. It may seem that we are not taking other thoughts into consideration. I would state to them that we are of no value to others if we are not whole and functioning at full capacity.

If we are lacking, then everything that we do will be lacking as well. That is like planting seeds into the ground, not tending to them as they should be, and wondering why they are not growing. We must put all our power into what we do. We must go forward with our decisions with 100% Faith. Knowing that everything will turn our okay. That everything works out in our favor.

We will be taking a new step on a new adventure. Try not to stumble. If you should happen to fall then know that you can always pick yourself up and try again. The statement associated with the Knight of Swords is ‘Try’.
We are not here to fail. We are here to succeed. To open our arms up to the Universe and receive. To create with great love and joy.
When we fall, it is simply our body telling us to slow down, re-evaluate our choices, and come out swinging.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron