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The Energy of the Week: Spark and Fire

9/23/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Spark and Fire

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, full force, to 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 love.
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 it.

Death, Ace of Wands, Three of Swords:
Last week the Devil card showed up to tempt us to stay the same.
To be old and stagnant.

This week the Death card is here to cause the transformation to take place, regardless if we think we are ready (not ready) for change.

The good from last week is still within our Aura.
Swimming and floating deep within our spiritual ocean.
It is not forgotten, but we must look forward now.

Good things have taken place and now the change must begin.
We may feel like the world is ending.
We may feel like things are broken, but they are simply asleep.
Time to awaken the strength within us, pull up our sleeves, and strike.

Create spark and fire with the metal.
Create love and peace with our spirit.
Burn, baby burn.

With a fire in our eyes, we change and transmute the very air around us.
Pain is part of the process, because we hold on to things that do not serve us anymore.
We try to return to the past and use it to our advantage, but things in the past are just memories of what we once were.
Kiss them goodbye for they are now only a pin tac in our history, reminding us of a time and place that once caused an emotion.

Move forward even if we cry with every step.
Understand that we are different now.
Now that we contain exactly what is needed, at the perfect place, in the perfect time.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Chosen for a Reason

9/16/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Chosen for a Reason

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 Devil:
Just like that, the cycle starts. Here is the Devil. I think we shall see the Tower card next week or possibly next month.
Now, let me advise you, that if the Devil card comes up again next week then I will be shaking my fist at it while it turns over.
Ha!

Okay, back to the reading.
What you wish to hold onto this week, will cause you pain.
How much pain?
Probably a lot.
Probably a little.
Don’t know.

The choice is up to you. One thing you must keep in mind, is that, the Devil is not here to cause problems. It is here to cause us to really look at what we are doing, how we are treating our self, and how honest we are with our spirit.
Are you honest with your spirit?

I know that it can be difficult to get rid of items that tempt us to return to old habits and thoughts. It can suck at times, but we must understand that they are there to push us forward. Eventually we will get tired of seeing the Devil card energy in our life and we will decide to advance on our spiritual journey.

The Devil card and I have this love/hate relationship.
Yes, I cringe when it turns up in a reading, but not from fear. I cringe at the fact that the Devil card is telling me that it is time to evaluate our life. It is time to look at our goals and what we are creating.
It may be done out of regret or lack of self-worth. It may be done out of pure spite.
In the end we will have to decide on whether what we are doing is benefiting us on our spiritual journey. If it is not, then we will have to let it go. We will have to cut ties and understand that it was simply there to distract us.

Ace of Coins, Four of Swords, Queen of Wands:
All that hard work is paying off.
We stood our ground, held on to the thought of things working out in our favor, and now it is time be recognized.

We stopped grasping for things to keep us safe.
We stopped trying to produce the solution, when Source was creating the solution for us.

Ace of Coins is about the manifestation of great things into reality.
A raise or promotion is going to take place.
It is happening as the words on this page are being read.

The struggle is over, it is time to rest and relax.
It is time to prepare oneself for the coming weeks of hard work.
No more proving that we are worthy.
No more proving that we are smart.
It is time to put that wonderful heart to work and create something wonderful.

We are recognized for our ambition to be awesome.
Let the light shine and know that we were chosen for a reason.

There is a new job happening for those who do not have one.
As you read this entry, the job is being created.
This week is about victory.
Now go and enjoy.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Revealed and Consumed

9/9/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Revealed and Consumed

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.

Seven of Wands:
The key word I have chosen for this card is “Defense”.
Stand our ground.
Hold onto what we have around us.
Understand that we walk this path for our own self-worth.
Do not let others dictate who we are.
Do not be ashamed.

When this card shows up in a reading, we must attach certain characteristics to it.
The person must be willing to stay strong in the face of danger.
The person must be willing to state their truth.
This card does not mean that we must be stubborn, it is more about living our life within alignment of our Divine plan.
We must be connected to Source.
We must stand within our truth.
We must create healthy boundaries.

The big lesson with this card is understanding that we must move forward with the things that will benefit us in the long run. Others may frown upon our decision due to not understanding where we are coming from.
This card also deals with the feeling of our backs against the wall. Maybe we need to have this done, so that we will decide and follow through with it.
This is not about winning or losing.
This is about making a strategic move towards our greater good.

Strength, Ten of Swords, Nine of Cups:
This month is all about hidden surprises.
A present that is to be opened and used to our advantage.
It is all about being positive.

Stay strong and understand that we contain the power to create.

The Ten of Swords is showing up, stating that there may be a feeling of defeat, but it is only an illusion.
The Nine of Cups is prompting that surprise to be revealed and consumed.

What we wish for will take place.
What we desire, will be obtained.

This month, the entries will be short and to the point.
I feel like if I was to write in a lengthy manner, then the lesson would be lost within the sentences.
Sometimes a word can change the very energy that sits around us, waiting to be noticed.

One step is all that is required from us.
One step in any direction.
Move, be strong, hold on to hope, and everything will fall into place.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Things Hidden

9/2/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Things Hidden

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.

Knight of Swords:
This card is known as the Communicator.
The phrase “silver tongue” comes to mind.
It can be used to do good or to cause trouble.
The astrological sign I associate to this Court Card is “Gemini”.
Split personality.

We see the Knight charge ahead with great power and when this card shows up in a reading, we are dealing with an action.
The action to create good within our life.
Like the sword, the Gemini is double edged.
One side can cut with truth and the other with a lie.
I believe the Communicator is here to help us with working things out in our head.

We stand in front of many paths to walk and the energy of the Knight of Swords speaks to us about clarity.
Cutting through all the bullshit requires a sharp sword of truth.
We can take on the power of the Knight of Swords and speak with a sharp tongue of truth, using our words to get to the core of the solution.
We break through obstacles with power and precise strikes.
Are we communicating properly and listening to the other person?
Are they listening to us?

This card can be a person within our life that is either here to cause trouble or make things whole again.
They have power and action on their side.
They cause us to move and choose our path of greatness.

Be cautious though, like everything within this life, we have a choice.
A choice to create or destroy.
Will we use this power to heal or hurt?
It is up to us to understand what side we stand by when the Knight of Swords shows up.

Page of Cups, Five of Coins, Four of Coins:
Things need to be made clear.
If we hold onto our energy, then the Universe is missing a piece of the puzzle.

Things will work out in our favor.
We see the Page of Cups hanging out in the shadows, ready to reveal the surprise of love.
We look at the Five of Coins as a downfall.
We stumble in the dark, hitting our pinky toe on the end table.
We whimper in pain, but the toe is still intact, even if it feels like it was ripped from our foot.
Things may feel like they are gone and out of reach, but with every step we take in a direction of hope, we find that things are just hidden.
We find that we have had our eyes closed during the struggle.
Maybe the light of love was too bright for us and as we kept moving forward, we forgot to open our eyes once again allowing them to adjust.

This week is about our feeling of security.
It may be threatened and shaken, but we are not going to allow that fear to take over.
Keep giving our time and energy to those around us who reciprocate that same energy to us in different forms.
Understand that as we give, the jar of love and security will fill up, overflowing at times.

The answer will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Within the Sorrow

8/26/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Within the Sorrow

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.

Three of Cups:
The Key word I have associated with this card is "Celebration".
Celebration of what has happened, what is taking place now, and what will take place in the future.
It is a sense of knowing.
We dance in celebration to build up energy.
To create sacred space.
To let the Universe know that we are happy and content.

It is the coming together that creates this power.
Friends and family bring in a new form of energy.
Personal versus shared power.

When we look at the three of cups, we see people trying to harness power.
They understand that sacrifice must happen.
I want to look deeper at this card.
I want to see it in a different light.
This is the only way to move forward with our Tarot Journey.

What happens after the celebration is over?

Between the Three of Cups and the Four of Cups. The part that is not yet boredom with relationships and love but is still in the happy stage.
The shadow spectrum of this card deals with the commitment with people that do not benefit us.
Putting our hands in those that could mislead us.
Maybe it is not their intention to mislead us but as some may say; it is like the blind leading the blind.
We take their hand in faith and hope that things will turn out okay.

When we see the Three of Cups, we must focus on great minds coming together to manifest.
To manifest love.
To manifest magic.
Remember this as we leave the party, as we enter back into the “normal life”.
Remember that the magic is still brewing and moving towards our desire.

The Sun, Death, Six of Coins:
This month, the theme has been about happiness mixed within the sorrow.
The energy for August has been a roller coaster ride, up and down, left and right.

The change is passing.
Our spiritual growth is starting to slow down.

The Sun is representing the return to a pleasant time. Some associate this card with harvest and abundance.
I associate this card with the feeling of returning home again.
That warm feeling which fills us up with so much joy and happiness, our eyes tear up.
We feel whole again.
We feel complete.

Death had to make an appearance since the Tower card showed up this month. We can not have one without the other. This is the change that has been taking place all month. Now it is present and we know that things will start to slow down as the change is almost complete.

The Six of Coins brings the two cards together.
We give love and kindness and we also receive it.
Something great is going to be given to us and the person giving it will also receive great things. The circle is complete. The line has been drawn.
Now it is time to enjoy and accept what is being given.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Turn Around

8/19/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Turn Around

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.

Queen of Swords:
I associate this card with the sign of Aquarius.
I was taught that this card is known as the Idealist.
I can never get this card situated because there are not very many Aquarius people around me.
This person is very well with words.
They communicate, in a loving way, what is expected and what is needed in an environment.
Watch out though.
The shadow side of this card can be mean and cruel.

What we see as sharped tongue is just the Queen of Swords expressing her frustration and concern.
I would associate the song “You can’t always get what you want” by the Rolling Stones with this card.
The Queen of Swords will advise you on what route to take but will state what danger is involved.
Do not cross this card with an intent to ignore her sound advice.
She does not respond well to her time being wasted.
Be ready to hear what she must say and pay attention.
We may not hear what we want to hear, but it will be words that are needed to get past the obstacle on your spiritual path.

Knight of Coins, The Empress, The Tower:
We see action within the Knight of Coins.
The action and possibility of overseeing the good as it takes place.
We respond with happiness when good things happen within our life, but what happens in the down time?

What happens when it all falls apart, crashing to the ground with great force, destroying everything we have built to the sky?

Sometimes the truth hurts.
Sometimes we look the other way, hoping that things will work out differently if we keep our eyes closed.
We must face our fear.
The fear of losing everything.
The fear of being unloved.
The fear of being less than.

The Empress is telling us that good things are happening all around us.
What we have planted will flourish.
The people we love will understand, just like we understand them.

Even if the truth will cause things to break, we must remember that things can be fixed, made whole and new again.
Accept what is happening at this very moment.
Appreciate life.
Appreciate the air we breathe.
Appreciate our very existence on this Earth.

Do not get lost within the destruction that is taking place.
Do not get lost within the rubble, but if we should find our self in this position, then understand that it is better to keep moving forward than to turn around and retrace our steps.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Causes Pain

8/12/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Causes Pain

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.

Seven of Wands:
The key word I have chosen for this card is “Defense”.
Stand our ground.
Hold onto what we have around us.
Understand that we walk this path for our own self-worth.
Do not let others dictate who we are.
Do not be ashamed.

When this card shows up in a reading, we must attach certain characteristics to it.
The person must be willing to stay strong in the face of danger.
The person must be willing to state their truth.
This card does not mean that we must be stubborn, it is more about living our life within alignment of our Divine plan.
We must be connected to Source.
We must stand within our truth.
We must create healthy boundaries.

The big lesson with this card is understanding that we must move forward with the things that will benefit us in the long run. Others may frown upon our decision due to not understanding where we are coming from.
This card also deals with the feeling of our backs against the wall. Maybe we need to have this done, so that we will decide and follow through with it.
This is not about winning or losing.
This is about making a strategic move towards our greater good.

Two of Wands, Five of Swords, Five of Coins:
Keep looking forward.
Remember that last week was about allowing things to take place.
This week the energy wants us to focus on our goal.
Even if things do not work out as planned, which we see in the Five of Swords, we still must focus our power on the plan we created.

When we see the Five of Coins enter our environment, fear can sometimes set in, for it means that there is a loss of something.
A loss of money, love, or person.
They are never really gone.
They sit on the outskirts of our Aura, waiting for the right positive thought process to latch on to, and be manifested.

I do not like to tell people that there will be a loss of something, for they think it will never return.
As we move through this week, understand that things may not work out as planned.
They may look different and people may change.

We must stay focused and understand that we are not the ones who are lost in our belief system.
We understand that change must take place and with that change, there may be a feeling of pain associated with it, because our body may not agree with what is happening.
Our body may not agree with the change for the better, for it only knows that change causes pain.
Our spirit loves change, for it knows that something awesome is about to take place.

Things will be left behind, and new things will arise.
All of this is just a process that we choose to be positive or negative.
My hope is that we choose for it to be positive, even in the darkest storm.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: A Lantern

8/5/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: A Lantern

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.

Queen of Coins:
The Queen of Coins can be associated with “The Artist/Priestess”
Money and business are definitely involved when this female is around.
A Tarot reader who is in tune with the energy around them will understand when this card is a female person or a male with female energy. In this day and age, the Queens can be female or male. The Kings can also be put into this category.

Let us move forward. The Queen of Coins is strong willed. Everything she touches turns to gold. She is able to create something out of nothing. She works with the physical body and realm. She can also be associated with abundance.

I decided to meditate on this card. To get more information.
She states that she is life. The Queen of Coins is the book keeper in a business. She is the lender of money. She keeps all contracts in order.
Do not cross her for she will use the physical world against you.

What is the lesson associated with this card?
We must learn to create what we desire with compassion. We must tend to our physical world, creating relationships, and taking care of our health.
Learn to balance spiritual with physical. Understand that abundance is created with a gentle hand and determined heart.
It is about balance.
Standing our ground versus being stubborn.
Slight changes in thought and emotion.
Know when to give and when to hold back.

Ace of Wands, The High Priestess, The Hermit:
I have evolved with my writing. There use to be time when the sounds of heartache songs filled my mind as I punched away at the keyboard. I would write about the devastation of what was to come. The cards would mimic my feelings and only speak of pain and destruction.

Now I listen to soft piano music with vibrant strokes of the keyboard. I try to feel the emotions of the piano player as they work their magic with the keys.
In turn, I do the same with my keyboard and writing to the audience in a way that can be related to their own wonderful life.

Even in the darkest times, we begin to dust our body off, pick up the pieces of our heart, and continue to move through the darkness.
With only a lantern attached to our staff, we begin a new journey.
I am rambling again as I type out my thoughts.
Let me focus.
The energy will be about our ability to allow things to happen.
To be pushed and shoved in a direction that we have not thought about.
We are determined to take a certain path, but Spirit has so much more in store for us, they are simply asking us to trust them.

We may lose our faith in the process of transformation.
We may scream and shout at the Universe for our own lack of focus.
Remember that things are happening behind the curtains, of this show we call life.

It is time to be like the Queen of Coins and understand that we contain the power to create.
With a gentle touch, we can make things grow and produce prosperity, just don’t give up on process of allowing things to work out in our favor.
This is what the Spirits want us to focus on.
The process of allowing.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Rusty Nail

7/29/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Rusty Nail

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 Wands:
The key word for this card is ‘Victory’.
It means that we will overcome any obstacles that we are faced with. They may be large and overbearing but we have come out as a champion.
This does not mean we are unscathed.
This card is about returning home in one piece.
We arrive at our rest stop with a chance to heal and be whole again.
Understand that we have just come out of battle. We have just taken our power back. Sometimes we are left bruised and bleeding on the side of the road at 2 am in the morning. We hold strong and fight for our life.

With the aid of others, we return to our loved ones. We come home with the knowledge of battle.
Understand that we must return with an open heart. Do not return with a mind set of battle. Do not bring the battle to your place of comfort.
Leave it on the battlefield where you left the obstacle. If we bring it into our house, then be warned, it will start to take on a life of its own. It will start to take over our spirit and create the same battlefield that we just left.

Rejoice in the thought that you have conquered a person, place, or thing but leave it where it lays.
Celebrate with an open heart and open mind.
Allow more good things to enter into your life. When you do this you leave no space for negativity.

Strength, The Star, Knight of Cups:
We enter this week with the sound of victory trumpets playing in the back ground.
We are strong.
We are determined to figure all of this goodness out.

A pleasant surprise containing love will be given to us.
We will receive with great bounty, and we will also give with great intent.
I feel that it will be about energy.
Our time.
The gift of love and peace.

As a spiritual being, we travel light, carrying things in our backpack that contain truth.
Sometimes it will be a hammer that we carry, not really doing anything useful, but sitting there taking up space.
At some point in our journey, it will be used, for we can feel Spirit telling us to hold on to it.
Other items are used up quickly, like the magic star in Super Mario Brothers, it lasts for fifteen seconds and then disappears.
It may be difficult to part with the items we carry, for we have become attached to the weight and balance.
Maybe we will feel lost with out them in our backpack, holding us down.
Victory can come with a loss.
A sacrifice.
It is time to let go of the old tethered things within our heart.
It is time to allow new and bright things to be integrated in to our soul.
We are successful with our goals, putting one foot in front of the other, and stepping into the bright day with a smile in our heart.

A piece of advice before I go:

Embrace what comes your way, whether it is a battered rusty nail or a new found penny, hold it dear with each step. Understand that we are the vessel it clings to on this journey, but we are not the owner.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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The Energy of the Week: Through a Crystal Wand

7/22/2019

Aaron Tarot

The Energy of the Week: Through a Crystal Wand

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.
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The High Priestess:
If the Magician is the manifested elements within our life, then the High Priestess would be the unseen forces working to birth our desire.
It is the kind of shit that swirls and sparks in the dark of night.
It is the unknown desire that sits within the center of our spirit.
The kind of desire that we sometimes hide within the shadow of our life. In true essence, it is no different than the feeling of “wanting to be loved”.
This card is about your intuition.
It is about the spirits talking to us through signs and symbols.

Sometimes we just know that something will transpire and take place.
Sometimes we end up at a certain place in our environment, by a wrong turn on the highway of life.
Sometimes we must trust that the path we are walking on, will lead us to exactly what is desired.

The High Priestess leads us down a balanced path, but we must recognize the good contained within it.
It is when we do not trust our inner self, that we end up in a state of despair and disappointment. It is when we do not trust the spirits, that we end up lost and unworthy.
Sometimes that is required.
Sometimes we must get lost within the bright lights, congested traffic, and stadium filled crowds, in order to stop and listen to our inner self.
In order to stop and listen to our spirit.

The Hanged Man, The Emperor, Seven of Cups:
Three Major Arcana and one Minor.
What to do with our life?

The unseen forces working behind the curtain are pulling the ropes and moving the props, to reveal the next act.
We stand behind the curtain ready to be called on.
To enter into our environment and dance.
As I listen to the music playing in the background all I can think of is dancing.

Moving in swift motions as the keys on the piano are played.
Funny, I can only listen to piano music when I write. It connects me to Spirit. It opens up my mind to be filled with Source information.

Sometimes we are faced with many choices, swirling around in our mind, causing us to really think about what we desire.
We look at each one through a crystal wand, shinning and reflecting only truth back.
Some may lead to joy and others may lead to a detour, but we examine each one with an eye of love.
We recognize that we are the keeper of our own self-worth. We manage our own happiness and no one is in charge of our own wholeness.

Some may think we are crazy and that our choices are out of the ordinary but we know what will be produced in the end.
I feel that this week will be about advancement in the work place and relationships.
Growth.
We will move ahead with a thought of prosperity. We will make a decision based off of clarity.
We will shine bright once more, as we push through the obstacles set before us.
Be strong, understand, and manifest.

Until next time.
Blessed Be,
Aaron

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