Monthly Tarotcast for September 15 – October 15, 2009

In each month’s newsletter, I’ll be taking a look at the current mid-month to the following mid-month’s energies. In much the same way as lunar cycles and planetary movements and transitions affect all of us astrologically, the Tarot can prepare us for the energies we’re all likely to be dealing with.

Overview
The general energy of this period is assistance, aid and support. This can come in the form of financial gains, but isn’t limited to money or other resources. In many ways the help we receive can indicate that we’ve turned a critical corner and we’re on the right track to something better. Both personally and professionally, we see success in partnerships that are mutually beneficial. This can be quite pragmatic – “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”, but can also transcend the mundane and manifest as shared wisdom and healing along with shared material goods.

Week 1
Moving into the first week of this period, we have the ability to cut through irrelevant information and get to the heart of things. Good judgement, intellectual insights and independent thought are all highlighted during this time. We may feel justified in speaking our minds, and doing so in a way that’s fair and emotionally detached may serve well. Avoid vindictive, spiteful outbursts and hidden agendas.

Week 2
The second week of this period brings the end of Mercury retrograde and an end to some past situations, relationships or life cycles. If we’ve the used the energy of the past period to our best advantage, we find that we can start fresh. New ideas, new perspectives and new life cycles highlight this period. The last “re”s of the retrograde period are re-generation, re-newal and re-lease.

Week 3
The third week of this period is one of comfort, nurturing and warmth. This is a great time to invest in and focus on all of our emotional relationships – with our romantic partners, friends and family. We’ll find it easy to relate to others, and our listening skills give us plenty of opportunities to relate to and empathize with others’ experiences. Whether you’re male or female; if you find yourself wanting to mother someone, just don’t smother them.

Week 4
The final week of this period finds us tapped into a seemingly inexhaustible reserve of energy, optimism and creativity. Our main focus is on work – how we make a living and how we make our lives meaningful. We will also find ourselves feeling healthy and strong, and looking to improve our health in all areas; emotional, physical, mental and spiritual. The only caution here is not to let our boundless energy and enthusiasm become bossiness, meddling or a bid for dominance.

An individualized Tarot reading with me can tell you more specifically how you’ll be affected, so call today for a personalized, in-depth look into your life’s possibilities.

Love and peace,

Dona




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Monthly Tarotcast for August 15 – September 15, 2009

Each month, I’ll be taking a look at the current mid-month to the following mid-month’s energies. In much the same way as lunar cycles and planetary movements and transitions affect all of us astrologically, the Tarot can prepare us for the energies we’re all likely to be dealing with.

Overview
The general feeling of this period is the need and desire for a time-out. Rest, relaxation and healing are necessary. We’re exhausted and no amount of struggle or willpower will break the stalemate. If we’re willing to take the time to regroup, we can come back stronger. Refreshed and renewed, our issues and concerns can be seen in a more manageable perspective.

Week 1
Moving into the first week of this period, we begin to formulate what works best for us. By exercising moderation, we find we can mix-and-match a variety of approaches, philosophies and processes to find what works best for us. The balancing act that previously wore us down to exhaustion becomes an opportunity for integration and harmony.

Week 2
The second week of this period is focused on meeting challenges with a strong sense of conviction. The period of integration we’ve passed through has prepared us for steady perseverance in the face of opposition. Although we may have to face some of these challenges on our own, without apparent support or open encouragement, we rise to the occasion and success rewards our efforts.

Week 3
The third week of this period is a green-light period, go for it. We achieve our goals through right action, we’re pointed in the right direction, we know the reasons and motivation for our behavior. The best use of this energy is for our work and careers, our creative endeavors, and personal discovery. When applied to interpersonal relationships (romantic or otherwise) it can easily become overwhelming, so avoid steam-rolling over others. Be prepared to step out of the way if it looks like someone is barreling down on you.

Week 4

The final week of this period shows us the power of standing up for what’s right, without the personal, ego-based need for vengeance or self-promotion. At its best, this is the energy of high moral principles without petty self-righteousness. We may see and hear important news centered on major international developments (affecting North America, Central America, South America). The feeling is one of practical wisdom and insight applied to controversial matters through skilled intellectual means rather than appeasement.

Love and peace,
Dona

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Monthly Tarotcast

For June 15 – July 15, 2009

In each month’s newsletter, I’ll be taking a look at the current mid-month to the following mid-month’s energies. In much the same way as lunar cycles and planetary movements and transitions affect all of us astrologically, the Tarot can prepare us for the energies we’re all likely to be dealing with.

• Overview
  The general atmosphere of this period will bring final resolutions to problem situations and cycles ending. To some extent we can feel that change is being forced upon us even if we are the ones making the decisions and calling the shots. Resist the urge to analyze (or over-analyze) situations, relationships and even your own point of view. Stop agonizing, and the transition becomes easier, even a welcome turn of events.
  
• Week 1
  Moving into the first week of this period, we find that clearing the dead wood and ending the cycles or situations indicated by the Overview allows us to embrace new situations, relationships and attitudes. These feel distinctly different from those of the past, and we enjoy a sense of being on the right track, working from our strengths. Standing on a newly built (or rebuilt) solid foundation, we begin planning for our future success while still enjoying where we are at present. This is a great time for starting and/or developing relationships of all kinds. It's also a great time for movement - whether a literal, geographical move or a metaphorical one.

• Week 2
  The second week of this period is a great time for assertive communication. This period is a time for not taking problems or issues too personally or emotionally, so that we can be taken seriously. Accept constructive criticism in the spirit it's offered, and be prepared to take an active part in all solutions, decisions, creative problem-solving or planning. Heart-to-heart talks, sincere conversations, and honest input/feedback are all highly featured during this time.

• Week 3
  The third week of this period is an ideal time for all of us - men or women - to connect with our feminine side. This is yin energy at its finest, highest manifestation. Openness and receptivity are the rewards of having communicated with more detachment and intellectual dispassion during Week 2. Now, we reap the benefits of more nurturing, emotional and even passionate exchanges at a time when they benefit us and others the most. One caution during this period: resist the urge to mother/smother the people you care about most.

• Week 4
  
  The final week of this period shows us that it's clearly time to make some decisions. If following this month's guidance has brought us some much-needed resolutions, there are still some issues that we're afraid to deal with, or that we're remaining willingly blind about. Temporary truces and compromises can only serve up to a point. If a stalemate still exists, it's in our best interest to take action on our own behalf.

An individualized Tarot reading with me can tell you more specifically how you’ll be affected, so call today for a personalized, in-depth look into your life’s possibilities.

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Monthly Tarotcast for May 15 - June 15, 2009

In each month’s newsletter, I’ll be taking a look at the current mid-month to the following mid-month’s energies. In much the same way as lunar cycles and planetary movements and transitions affect all of us astrologically, the Tarot can prepare us for the energies we’re all likely to be dealing with.

Overview

The general atmosphere of this period will be challenges, difficulties and the courage to meet them head-on. This doesn’t mean our successes come without a certain measure of struggle – mostly with ourselves, and self-doubt. We will ask, “Have I got what it takes?” We do if we believe we do, and if we trust our internal compasses.

• Week 1
  Moving into the first week of this period, we find the Mercury retrograde (which began on May 6th/7th) playing some of its usual tricks as we try hard to hang on to what we have – whether material possessions or ideas – that make us feel safe, stable and secure. In this case, Mercury the Trickster pulls the rug out from under us by making us feel dissatisfied with the very same things we’re holding onto the tightest. This is a good week to (re-)examine and (re-)assess our values; and to cultivate a sense of irony.

• Week 2
  The second week of this period reminds us that sometimes delays and postponements can actually work in our favor, if we take a healthy and longer-term perspective beyond immediate gratification. This temporary standstill may feel especially restrictive if we insist on rigidity, inflexibility and “victim consciousness”. This time can be used to our advantage and benefit if we’re patient and willing to loosen up – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Mercury will station direct on May 30th, to a collective sigh of relief, but we won’t quite be out of the woods.

• Week 3
  The third week of this period continues to test our strength. Have we exercised patience and loosened our strangle-hold on things that represent the old order and outdated structures? Challenging as it is to let go of what no longer serves us or satisfies us, the rewards of doing so can be great. If we’ve done so, we should feel a certain calm confidence that what we’re working toward is manifesting even if we can’t yet see it. If we’ve been stubbornly clinging, we’re in for a wrenching, disruptive and destructive end to our reverse-ride on the roller coaster.

• Week 4
  The final week of this period shows us what happens if we’ve ignored the advice and opportunity of the previous periods. If we’ve blindly held on, we’re about to get knocked on our stubborn butts. Change has arrived! It can be the breath of fresh air we’ve prepared for and anticipated with positivity, or it can be the tornado that rips through all of that rigid structure and order leaving rubble in its aftermath. Choose well and you get to be Dorothy (complete with ruby slippers), choose poorly and you’ll wind up with a house on you (à la the Wicked Witch of the West).

An individualized Tarot reading with me can tell you more specifically how you’ll be affected, so call today for a personalized, in-depth look into your life’s possibilities.

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Monthly Tarotcast for April 15 – May 15, 2009

Each month, I’ll be taking a look at the current mid-month to the following mid-month’s energies. In much the same way as lunar cycles and planetary movements and transitions affect all of us astrologically, the Tarot can prepare us for the energies we’re all likely to be dealing with.

• Overview

The general atmosphere of this period will be fulfillment and satisfaction. Remember last month’s celebratory atmosphere? This is the “morning-after” all that joyful partying, but without the hangover or big after-party mess to clean up. We’re happy, we’re grateful, we’re feeling the after-glow. But, it’s time to look forward and move forward to next steps and new things. This energy also speaks to long-term commitments in romantic relationships. Nice that it comes after the Venus Retrograde! Venus turns direct in gentle Pisces on April 17th.

• Week 1

Moving into the first week of this period, we’ll be looking at people and situations in a fair, balanced and impartial exercise of (mostly good) judgment. Contract negotiations, formal (and informal) agreements of all kinds can be worked out smoothly during this period as long as both sides come to the table with fairness in mind. On the other hand, unfair, manipulative, “win-lose” situations will probably break down during this time.

• Week 2

The second week of this period reminds us to pay close attention to our dreams (sleeping and waking). Fears and anxieties held in the unconscious can surface during this period, resulting in nightmares or panic attacks if we’ve severely repressed or tried to resist working through our issues. We may find sleeping difficult or be restless and irritable during our waking hours. On the upside, our intuition and psychic abilities will be highly tuned during this period. As long as we’re aware of true intuition flashes and not simply giving form to our fears, this can be a very helpful influence.

• Week 3

The third week of this period gives us a chance to cut through irrelevant or obstructing junk to get to the heart of things. This is a period of quick thinking and analysis, with strong intuitive flashes that can positively influence our decisions and judgment. Once again, fairness is a strong component of this energy, however patience is not. The independent, fair-minded thinker will not suffer fools gladly during this time.

• Week 4

The final week of this period gives us an opportunity to indulge our sensuous, pleasure-loving natures. Passions run high, charismatic individuals who may remind us of someone from our pasts – or actually be a romantic partner from our past – can appear (or reappear) in delightfully alluring ways. This is potent, creative energy and while it is definitely sexual, it can also manifest in non-physical ways too. It feels like emotional and energetic Spring, gearing up for a very hot Summer!



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