Today's Three Card Tarot

I asked my Sacred She Tarot to see if I should even attempt to write this L-L today. I've been feeling ill since last night and have almost -0- energy, so I am going to make this short and, hopefully, "sweet."

Today I Drew the Above Three Cards

These cards are from the exquisite Ma Deva Padma's Sacred She Tarot deck, and they are doozies!

Card One: Fire 3, Refresh

My first query was, do I have the energy to do a full Love-Letter. The Refresh card was perfect as it spoke to me that I needed a break to rest and heal. That's a no-brainer!

Card Two: Fire 11, Self-Expression

This card told me that whatever I write is an expression of myself, so I'd better be truthful and go for it. This I will do with the help of some informative links to other reliable sources.

Card 3: Air 14, Power

I could hardly believe I drew this card as it is exactly what I am feeling to express. Here's what Ma Deva Padma had to say about her card:

“People in power often if you're larger than life, and some will spare nothing to maintain that image. They will create rules that apply only to themselves and their inner circle, using praise as a trophy, while humiliating and marginalizing those they perceive as disloyal. The clear message is that they are to be both respected and feared. Vocal opposition will be ridiculed as naïve or condemned as traders; active resistance will provide retribution, regardless of any collateral damage.

Abuse of this kind is present in the boardrooms and bedrooms of today's power brokers and has been for millennia. Whether on the world stage or at home, such manipulative tactics are often used by bullies and bosses. A tyrant always chooses disdain over respect.

Alternately, the integrity of a genuinely powerful person imparts a compelling, calm authority. Their freedom from self-serving motives illuminates a liberating path, empowering others to stand strong in their own right.

Developing inner authority is the only effective way to deal with those who attempt to impose their power on you. Rather than meeting them on their terms, direct your attention towards strengthening what gives your life meaning and purpose. Even if it requires facing harsh conditions and your own fears, flipping that internal switch will reveal the path toward enlightened self-determination that is unique to you.

There are two powers in the world: one is the sword, and the other is the pen. There is a third power, stronger than both, that of women.”

I am so grateful we may elect a WOMAN President, a highly qualified woman, Kamala Harris, who has been in close proximity to our current President, Joe Biden, for 3 and 1/2 years. She is no stranger to how our government works and brings her own wealth of knowledge and wisdom. Here's a link to a video of my favorite Historian, Heather Cox Richardson, where she explains more about this transition: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/videos/507646105045285

I also highly recommend a group called Red Wine & Blue, which is organizing to help us return to a Democracy where women's rights are preserved and valued. Their link is https://redwine.blue/

This is all I can muster today, so I hope it proves enlightening and helps create a space where you come into YOUR own power.

Inspiration

I’ve not been myself lately. Nothing too new there.
But as the days have gone on I am still waiting to feel my peace again, to feel myself come back into my body. It’s taking longer than usual.
And it occurred to me that it’s because I am changing.
I’m on the move again. I am shifting.
A new version of me is coming to accept the baton from the old.
I’ve been here before and yet I often fail to recognise the signs until they slap me in the face.
And slap me they have.
I’m not myself at the moment because I am changing guard as it were, but unlike the ceremonial soldiers, this doesn’t happen swiftly.
It’s more like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, having dissolved to a pile of goo and matter, ready to reform, ready to break through the shell I built myself without even realising.
I can feel my wings tapping at the surface, itching to unfurl but not yet sure of their strength to immediately be able to fly off, ready for anything.
And something in my soul is reminding me that the only way to know if these wings are ready to hold my weight, is to go to the edge and jump.
Put faith in my process, in nature’s process.
A time of change is coming for me and so while I make the final tweaks to this next version, I am taking a moment to look at the old ones. To talk to them. Forgive them. Apologise to them. Put them at peace. Remind them they were exactly as they were supposed to be.
Remind them we will see many more versions of us before the final one holds us all and takes us home.
I’ve not been myself lately because I am becoming another self.
I wonder if you feel this way too?
If so, the new me, looks forward, to meeting the new you.
There is much more living for us to do….

-Donna Ahsworth