May Tarot Forecast 2025

1st - Beltane/May Day

11th - Mother’s Day

12th - Full Flower Moon in Scorpio

27th - New Moon in Gemini

28th - The Feast of Bendidia

The last of winter’s icy grip feels like a far away memory now, fully submerged in the light of the sun. Fiery flowers burst across the fields, setting everything in their wake alight. We are enlivened, awake and ready to greet what the day brings. We are ready to be seen and bear witness, to contain and be held. On May Day, the maiden-like May Queen ripe with possibility is coupled by the Green Man’s activating life force (viriditas). From the deepest well we are misted anew by youth. What has begun in April takes root, a flowering thing ready to reach into the earth. This represents the birth of something new–still in its infancy, walking with trembling steps and the need for its mother’s support. Maia, the goddess who May is named for, lends her motherly archetypal force to help us step into this role to protect our fledgling aspiration. Like a baby bird, it needs to stay in its nest while we seek out its sustenance. Our focus now should be on the nurturing, stabilizing and building up of its strength. It is a dream that can barely pry open its eyes. It’s incredibly important at this time to surround it with the right influences for its healthy formation. We must take care not to expose it to forces that would crush it before it takes flight.

On the 12th, we experience a Full Flower Moon in Scorpio, triggering our most ardent passions. We are encouraged to push past the limits of our comfort zones, allowing the fire to burn what no longer serves us and transform us in its light. On the 27th, the New Moon in Gemini invites us to reflect on our personal belongings and home space, such that our external refuge reflects who we are and what we want out of life. Finally on the 28th we experience “The Feast of Bendidia” held in honor of Bendis, Thracian goddess of the moon, underworld and nature–the cycles we must all go through. We are invited to embrace our current cycle as described in the paragraph above, for change is the only constant. 

Below we use a 6-card cross by tarotteachings.com.

You: Reverse 10 of Cups

At present, you don’t feel that you and your gift are worth celebrating. Your gift is the calling you feel pulled toward–the one you’ve most wanted to express from your truest heart. Maybe you feel you haven’t cultivated it enough for others’ enjoyment, that what you have to offer isn’t good enough. This is a big disservice to yourself and your community, for there is much revelry and rejuvenation that could be had.  The gift is at risk of pouring out of your cup entirely, while nine other communal cups are completely poured out and depleted. The right people, including yourself, in truth will greatly enjoy the much needed remedy that your gift can bring to the world. This can only be righted if we tap into our personal joy, and devote time and energy to the creation of the medicinal floral tonic that only we can make, from the beauty of our own being. We can find this beauty within the maiden archetype, bring it back to life with the Green Man, and restore and protect it with the mother archetype this month.

Issue: 6 of Wands

The current issue we are encountering is that we have assigned our success to a distant future contingent on communal encouragement and support to help fill our cup and provide us with the fuel we need to pursue our gift. We are passively waiting for an external condition that may not happen on its own, or at the very least that we have no control over. In so doing, we fail to notice all the ancestors that are behind us and supporting our cause. This is the support we must lean on, in order to work towards the Ten of Cups in the here and now. Further, we should not try to alter our gift into something more palatable simply because we think it will get us the validation we desire. We must be courageous and become willing to break new ground to better progress the collective. What we should seek are not accolades in and of themselves, but the new collective pathways that our heroic efforts provoke. If we are upsetting the status quo, we know we are pushing in the right direction.

Conscious: Reverse 7 of Swords 

The “conscious” begs the question of how we are consciously contributing to situations presented in the cards above. Why are we putting the expression of the gift at the mercy of external validation, at the risk of it never coming to light? It may be that we have learned our own motivation seems unreliable, inconsistent and trustworthy. Perhaps we hold those around us in higher esteem. We must learn to cut ourselves free of this tendency, as well as older modes of thinking that no longer serve us, if we want to stop getting repeatedly stuck. The reverse seven of swords could also reflect a struggle with people pleasing and personal expression, both externally and internally. In order to carve out space for ourselves, it will be helpful to sort personal ideologies and values from systemic ideas, indoctrination and intergenerational trauma. Another reason we may be giving our power away is because we don’t want to take responsibility for our own fate, as that would mean that we are the only ones to blame. It is hard to acknowledge areas of personal neglect, poor choices, and not setting ourselves up for success. We would also have to analyze the influences that got us to develop this survival system–the places we may have been neglected, poorly directed, etc. We don’t want to feel like we’ve been exposing ourselves to the same treatment and thus the same cycle. It’s hard to overcome these painful truths, and there may be a part of ourselves that wants to spare us the struggle and the possibility for failure. But we can only get better by looking at these realities squarely in the face, taking risks, trying, failing, and learning lessons as a result. We have to cut loose from our old ways of thinking and operating if we want to see different results.

Subconscious: Ace of Pentacles 

From a subconscious perspective, we don’t need to look outside ourselves to access our gift. The seed of untapped possibility lies within us, ready to be grown into a big strong tree that outlives us, though it’s not something anyone can see yet. We have everything we need to do this, to water this flower and watch it bloom. What we’re after is sturdy and sustainable, deeper than instant gratification culture, something that has potential to become a legacy. Rather than getting overwhelmed by what we’re hoping to create, we are reminded that we should focus on taking a single step. Then, we can work on repeating those single steps, making repeated decisions that we’d be proud to make each day, again and again. Now is all we’ll ever have - so what feels within reach right now? It’s okay to reach for what feels like the lowest hanging fruit. Whatever feels accessible to us now. It’s important to be compassionate and set ourselves up for success, rather than setting up goals that feel unattainable. If we want to push ourselves, it should be through incremental steps rather than huge leaps. 

Limitation: Reverse King of Wands

Our limitation is our tendency to take on too much–piling everything on to our to-do lists and trying to do it all. We feel we can come at anything from an archetypal forceful masculine approach, using our willpower to get it all done. While this may pan out in the short run, this is not the sustainable approach that will help us to make the most of the Ace of Pentacles energy that we have available to us now. Instead, we should find out where we can free up some of our time and energy to dedicate to the development of our gift, to take small steps towards each day. We’ll want to think about small adjustments that we can commit to over a long period of time, as opposed to taking on a lot in one short burst. The good news is that this card signals that we feel the determination and motivation necessary to stoke the fire. If we can shift our mindset to making transformation over the course of a year, then we’ll be able to use the necessary pacing that our gift requires. 

Outcome: Reverse World

If we wait on external validation and encouragement to follow through on our gift, we are going to find ourselves very disappointed. We will never act on it, or we’ll feel we acted too late, because we gave our power away. If we continue to insist on this approach, we will end up with the same discouraging results and sense of dissatisfaction as we always have. Nor will our gift flourish if we approach it from a militaristic standpoint of willing and forcing our way to a sense of success and accomplishment. Our life’s purpose and what the world needs at large can only be fulfilled when we find deep satisfaction in the work itself and release our attachment to the results. The work can be a reward in itself. We can only be satisfied if we know that we have truly committed and given this purpose our all. Key to our success is providing ourselves with the necessary structure and grounding, allowing ourselves to celebrate the little wins, and restoring ourselves with rest. The cyclical nature of the World allows us to try again, as we will always be encouraged to find our purpose.

Happy May,

Angel Intentions

May Tarot Forecast

1st - May Day/Beltane

7th - New Moon in Taurus

12th - Mother’s Day

23rd - Full Moon (Flower Moon)

This month, we’ll be using the Songs of Siren tarot deck, by Lady Moon Co. On the back of every card is a big SOS –a way to request aid from Spirit with every card we pull. The reading below uses one of the spreads from the booklet, called Crystal Visions. It is meant to create crystal-clear clarity on a situation that feels murky, whether due to our proximity to the issue at hand or projections from prior similar situations.

The April rain clears, leaving us with a fiery field of flowers and ripe possibility. We enter a halfway point where spring equinox and summer solstice kiss. If April was a bursting pregnant belly, May is the birth of a newborn calf. Motherly love surges for this new life–a fierce, protective love that carefully governs its growth. Maia, the goddess of fertility for whom the month is named, blesses this love, as well as new beginnings and rebirths. Here, relationships flourish, and the May King and Queen are crowned. We are invited to visit holy wells, and the morning dew grants beauty and promotes youthfulness. If we were to engage in wordplay, we would get to the heart of what this month has to offer. “May” is the grantor of permission to pursue the possibilities. We “may” bring in the month of May, by adorning our space with yellow flowers, a symbol of fire and light. “Mayday,” or m’aidez in French, enables us to ask for help from Spirit threefold, and receive threefold blessings in return. 

What’s Happening Now: Nine of Pentacles ~Sailing by Christopher Cross~

 Lyrics: And if the wind is right, you can sail away and find tranquility.

In the Songs of Siren deck, the Nine of Pentacles is represented as a pair of feminine hands gracefully held out. This positioning makes it seem like they are the magical force that suspends nine vinyl records levitating above. We see perfectly manicured sharp nails leaving scratch marks in the air. These nails feel primal, mesmerizing, sensual, and dangerous. Their perfect shape simultaneously indicates someone who is cultured, well put together, and cared for. Further, the imagery of the scratch seems suggestive of a DJ creating scratch sound effects. In this analogy, we are the DJ with nine records at our disposal. There is a dynamism in shifting from the eight to the nine. It feels as though the ninth album in the bottom center has been carefully created from the full collection. It is the fruit of the many, drawing from a wide knowledge base. Our present experience reflects this, in that it is the curated result of many trial and error experiences. 

The DJ can pluck any song out of the many, combining and remixing songs and experience in any way she chooses. The result is a magical experience that makes the listener feel as though they are hearing their favorite songs anew. Currently, we are this DJ. We feel confidence in our skills, our ability to draw from a wide knowledge base, and the mastery of our art. We feel our music, art or creation causes us to enter a state of trance and dance that leads us to feel joy, movement, and ecstasy. This enjoyment affects us so deeply that we feel moved to share it with those around us, creating a ripe environment for inspiration, conviviality and play. We know the space around us is not empty, but filled with crackling inspiration that we can access and manipulate. Finally, the card is framed by the following lyrics: “And if the wind is right, you can sail away and find tranquility.” We can make the most use of this line when we recognize that we are secure enough in our own groundedness that we have the power to give rise to any new conditions we might seek to reach our desired goals and tranquil states.

Your Role in This: Five of Wands ~Us and Them by Pink Floyd~

 Lyrics: Black and Blue, who knows which is which and who is who

At first glance and listen, this card evokes a traditional Rider Waite interpretation of struggle and conflict. Laura Wong’s choice of “Us and Them” by Pink Floyd for this card association suggests an internal war between the Internal Family system, i.e. our various parts. The imagery of five drumsticks hovering over a single drum seems to confirm this. We can imagine that if we attempted to strike a drum with five drumsticks at once, this would sound chaotic. Alternatively, if we got a band together with five different members, the initial practice sessions might clash. Likewise, different aspects of our psyche might present many disparate or contradicting thoughts and ideas, tugging in every which direction. This initial discord occurs, however, in the noble attempt to bring together all the band members’ skills into a greater harmonious whole that amounts to more than sum of its parts. We can see this potential in this card, by the way in which the drumsticks sparkle.

The Five of Wands ultimately represents the messy thoughts and work that goes into the act of creation, in order to produce the beautiful distilled result that others want and see. It represents a work in progress, the result of messy trial and error. This comes from the process of getting to know oneself and pursuing one’s art, the honoring of our various facets, and discovering which brilliant path to pursue to make the magic happen. The drum is a template of pure potential. This process can be too daunting for some to even get started. Others, like us, plunge forward and get into the messiness of practice, knowing this is the only way to get to the desired goal. Surrender only occurs when people get lost in the mess, the sense of failure, and forget what they were aiming for. We pushed past this, continually striving, keeping the goal in mind, and this is what got us to the Nine of Pentacles current situation we find ourselves in now. 

Outside Influences: Four of Wands ~God Only Knows by Beach Boys~

 Lyrics: God only knows what I’d be without you.

In the Songs of Siren deck, the imagery for the Four of Wands is nearly the same as that of the Five of Wands. We see four sparkling drumsticks hovering over a single drum. The drum, aside from pure potential, also symbolizes a shared vision, in which agreement and collaboration are required to ensure its success. In this continued analogy, the Four of Wands can be likened to getting a four member band together. They are all committed and want to work together, and have complementary styles and vision. Together they have the resources in place to be a successful band greater than its individual parts and create a successful album. In coming together, this group will share resources, struggles, joy and abundance

The chosen song correspondence for this card, “God Only Knows,” by the Beach Boys suggests that the band in question is our chosen family. The outside influence is a tight knit community whose love for us is sure and unshakeable. They value the way we shine and feel their world would not be the same without us. In this passion-driven process of mutual creation with them, we are advised to focus on beauty, pleasure, enjoyment, ample rest, all of which lend to a fruitful creative atmosphere. Inspiration cannot be strangled out of us by relentless force. When put together in the same room, the group can jam together in a creative ambiance that gives rise to the right conditions for an initiatory spark. This spark is fueled by connection. Time and patience is needed for the results, but the foundation has been built so that they can be long lasting. Together the band members provide each other with the structure, stability, and accountability that allows for exploration.

What’s Ahead: Nine of Swords ~I’m Only Happy When it Rains by Garbage~

 Lyrics: I’m riding high upon a deep depression, I’m only happy when it rains.

In this version of the card, swords are replaced by microphones. We see small lightning bolts spark off of each microphone, as though they are all competing to be heard at a karaoke event or singing tournament. It is as though they are all too anxious to wait for their turn, so instead all try to sing at once, resulting in a disastrous cacophony. A solitary microphone stands out amongst the rest, in that it is slightly bigger, and surrounded by four microphones on each side. This seems to be our true self, connecting with our heart and values, trying to ring out against all these competing voices. There are our intrusive thoughts that keep us from being able to hear ourselves. 

Our personal contribution, the five of wands, is a trying path that will test our ability to persevere through the trial and error of realizing our next pursuit. Naturally as an idea unfolds into reality, our plans will encounter complexities, obstacles and setbacks. We are wont to take this hard to heart and see it as a personal failure. We’ve avoided facing this side of ourselves thus far, but when we enter such a miserable state, we learn that the only way out is through. Our ability to persevere in the face of this is tested, but hope remains in our continued striving. The remedy for this future predicament is to come to center, without allowing this self to get stifled by the surrounding noise. We can sing our hearts out, using art as a container for the heaviness that torments us. The rain —tears, crying, processing emotion in a support group–has the ability to rust the swords and weaken their efficacy. If we push through to the other side, we may reap the rewards of a powerful and steady voice that can cut through the din of negativity and rise above it. 

Help From Spirit: Nine of Cups ~Good as Hell by Lizzo~

 Lyrics: I do my hair toss, check my nails, baby how you feelin’? Feeling good as hell

Here we see stars falling like glitter from nine downturned cups. In particular, the stars fall principally from a cup in the center, with eight cups tilted towards it, like bells ringing in celebration and support. The cup in the center seems to be the higher self, our own personal fairy godmother within that leads us to express our wishes, and grants their fulfillment.The spirit of Beltane sends us a threefold blessing in response to the Nine of Swords crisis above, which may have us wanting to send out a spiritual SOS or mayday signal. This month, we are encouraged to connect with and ask for exactly what we want; and in response, we shall receive. 

Through Lizzo’s lyrics, we are reminded that we are a star that can touch the sky. We have the ability to change our lives, and have it all without sacrifice. When we feel otherwise, we should question those thoughts, and ask Spirit to help intervene. Spirit validates the hard work we’ve done to foster a good relationship with her and ourselves, and wants us to know that this is a well-earned blessing. She offers to help us pick ourselves up, to dry our eyes, and move forward again. A feeling of goodness washes over us and soothes us. Spirit is here to shower us with love and abundance, with gentle blessings and the granting of wishes. She is here to protect our dwelling and those within it, wherever we may be. We are encouraged to connect with the spirit of water – wells, hot springs, baths, and May’s dew, which bestows us with beauty and youthfulness. We are blessed by freedom, truth and love as well. Though this is not permanent, we are encouraged to soak it in this month.

The Choice That’s Yours: Three of Wands ~Roam by the B52s~

 Lyrics: Roam if you want to, roam around the world. 

This card reveals three drumsticks that sparkle and hover over a shared drum, i.e. vision. We have the opportunity to gather a team together of like-minded individuals to go on a learning or exploratory adventure if we so choose. One of the drumsticks stands out in that it is smaller than the main two drumsticks that are playing on the drum. This suggests that our efforts this month resound a bit softer, as though we are waiting for our turn to play. At this stage, we have the chance to learn from and shadow others who have taken this path before. Our plans are like fledglings that are waiting to grow up. We may find a teacher or someone more learned than us who is willing to show us the ropes. Importantly, we will be learning to play a different, complementary song. We will be learning the same foundational techniques, but creating our own song and rhythm. This is a song that will go to the beat of our own drums and hence fill us with a greater sense of accomplishment. 

The song chosen for this card is “Roam” by the B52s, with the lyrics “Roam if you want to, roam around the world.” The most literal interpretation of these lyrics is of course the opportunity to follow the impulse to go on upcoming travel. Rather than a solo endeavor however, this will likely be with a small group of friends, a nuclear family, or group that we have gathered together to go on a shared adventure. Specifically, we are encouraged to go where the wind blows, where Spirit may take us, in a co creative process. We may call on Mercury for help with inspiration and ideas in this endeavor. The Three of Wands lends itself to journeys taken off the beaten path. Though this will very much be a learning process, we have the adventurous spirit, love, and courage needed to embark on this journey. We may even find we inspire others in doing so.

Wishing all Threefold Blessings,

Angel Intentions

May 2023 Tarot Forecast

May is the 3rd month in the Roman calendar we’ve been following thus far. This month is thought to be named after the goddess Maia. She is known to be the most beautiful sister of the Pleiades, and the most timid. Maia symbolizes the concept of growth. The etymology of her name hints at working with our ancestors and that which is larger and greater. Maia is worshiped on May 1st and 15th, which ties in very well with our modern day practice of celebrating Mother’s Day on the 14th. Whether male or female, the strongest energy we can tap into this month is that of the Mother. 

Energy of the Month: Reverse Knave of Wands ~Break Me Open by S. Carey~

In April, we received the 9 of cups and birthed a creation that had been in the making for nine months. Our vision became possible in a way that we never knew it would, and manifested into the physical world. This vision is still very much in its infancy and needs a lot of space and continual care in order to grow into fruition. Now that we have reached this goal–where do we go from here?

Like the Knave of Wands, we have a lot of eagerness and aptitude for learning, but its reversed position implies we are not feeling the most confident as students. This has been an arduous journey. It took a lot to get here, and our learning has come at the expense of surviving difficult experiences. We made a hard choice to end an old way of life and an old way of being. This can leave us feeling lost and wondering where to go from here. We may still be looking for the reasons, and fighting past the urge to pick up the pieces. We may feel that we are still falling and stumbling quite a bit. We want so badly to reorient ourselves and find direction and clarity.

Breathe. What we are going through is not a failure. We are breaking open–and this is something we should allow. To quote Brian Andreas: “When you start to crack open, don’t waste a moment gathering your old self into something like you knew before. Let your new self splash like sunlight into every dark place…let all your love spill out into the world.”

Love: Queen of Wands ~First to Love by Maia Friedman~

We have come a long way since last month in our relationship with platonic and romantic love, as well as the love we have for our creations. We’ve not only reopened our hearts to love, but we are proactively pursuing, protecting, and nurturing it. We are waiting for its roots to grow. Though our efforts may take multiple attempts as we head back to brighter skies, we know that will succeed and be okay. We (and our visions) are empowered to be whatever we like, knowing that love will remain by our side. Our eyes no longer flinch from the light.

Money: Temperance ~Guru by Júníus Meyvant~

In this area of life, we benefit most by working with that which is larger and greater than ourselves. This could involve working within a certain religion, with certain deities, and with our guides and ancestors. They will help us release any fears and uncertainties we have, knowing that we will be guided down a divine path that will allow us to be free. The interplay between the divine spirit and the material mundane is what will best bring abundance forward into our realities. A lot of power is given to money as the crux of our existence–the problem and the key. We want to get used to thinking of money as an energetic exchange, and one that works best when we are in a state of open flow. We want to work with patience, purpose, and moderation when we are approaching bigger, long-term goals in regards to our finances. Our guides are reminding us that a middle path is the best approach in spending and saving, and we want these dualities to work together so that we can find a fulfilling lifestyle that benefits our present and our future. 

Work: Ace of Wands ~Something Good Can Work- Two Door Cinema Club~

The work we did last month allowed us to fulfill a big milestone and made us realize that now we can be a real player in the field. Last month has given us the stable foundations and this month is all about being a fearless creator and mastering the art of manifesting our internal fire. We are mobilized to make empowered choices and make things happen one action at a time. A lot has changed in terms of who we are in the workplace or what our careers look like. We are the creator that can forge our own path, limited only by our own imagination. This is the time to pursue innovation, passion projects, and taking on more creative roles and tasks. This is where we will excel and these ideas will take off and prosper.

Health: Reverse King of Pentacles ~Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby- Cigarettes after Sex~

Somewhere along the way, we equated health with our routine, the food we eat, the vitamins we take…and we got very rigid with it. It is like we are afraid to stray from the plan, for fear that we will lose a hold of the health that we worked so hard to achieve. As though something could take it away at any moment. Even if we are not in perfect health or something has come along to challenge how we think about our help, it does our bodies no good to live in a fear state. It will only keep the body from doing what it needs to in order to self regulate. Something has made us feel destabilized and it is now more than ever that we need to remember to stick to the middle path–we need not excessively care for our health nor neglect it. We need not throw excessive money at our health nor become stingy with how we invest in it. Nor should we let work and money come at the expense of our health. Health is a form of wealth, but it is not a zero sum game–it is something that can exist in abundance for all. Wherever we are, we should ground ourselves and think about the ways in which we are empowered in health.

Spirit: Reverse Three of Pentacles ~Fisher Island Sound-Beirut~

This month, something is presenting itself as an obstacle to our spiritual growth and learning. It may not feel like there are enough finances to go around for everything that we are envisioning for health and this ripples out into spirit. We may feel quite on our own right now, immersed in a solitary practice and not sure where to go from here when left with only our own resources. This is another area we could benefit from working with a higher power, spirits and guides. They are willing to help guide us towards some answers and reach a breakthrough in our learning. We must also see if there are any internal obstacles within–is there a part of us that is reluctant to move forward on our spiritual path? This is something we will want to look into in order to foster our spiritual gifts and strengthen our motivation. 

The strongest flowers are the ones that grow through the cracks.

Angel Intentions

May Forecast

Hello lovelies, 

April's gestation period has released its hold on us. As mandrake, our heads emerged first; the body followed. In April, we were asked to stay still while closing old chapters and finalizing our ideas for our futures. In May, we find ourselves completely above ground and fully mobilized to charge into the new chapter with our fully formulated ideas in mind.

As always, the forecast below is a general reading for what we need to be hearing as a collective. Enjoy! 

Energy for this Month: Knight of Swords ~ Warrior bee~

Now that April's chapter has been closed, we are being called now to act on our well formulated alchemized thoughts that we formed during our prior gestation period. Our head is on our shoulders and we can trust what we are directly receiving. We are currently in direct transmission with the divine, in terms of our intellectual and logical inspiration, as well as our communication. 

This month we are inspired to pierce through any obstacles. We are inspired to launch forth and actualize our ideas into the material realm. As the Knight of Swords, we are embodying a forward looking, visionary energy and we are fully seated in our intuition. Our intellectual ideas are augmented by working with our spiritual compass. While it is tempting to keep our eye on the prize, it is important to remember that we can reap gold through the journey, not just the destination. There is a wealth of mental enlightenment to be had on the yellow brick road. 

Love: Seven of Wands ~Sunflower~

This month in love we have the full power of the sun behind us. The potential for unconditional love is in full bloom if we look to where we can find constancy, harmony and peace within and without. Rather than feeling subject to the cyclical ups and downs, the "love me, love me nots," where can we find peace in the divine Eternal? Just as the sunflower, we can reach to the Sun of divine eternal love to nourish us. We are empowered to transmute harmful energies into a field of gold. When we feel isolated from the divine experience, like the sunflowers we can turn to each other and lend each other our light. We are in the right place this month to receive and accept this kind of love. 

Money: Five of Swords ~Scarecrow~

In the realm of money, we are like Dorothy and the Scarecrow seeking out the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Because, because, because of the wonderful things he does. We are feeling impacted by inflation and the current financial market--and it feels like all we can do with the resources we have available to power through and create or sustain an ideal lifestyle. We seem to be holding our breaths and waiting for a mystical Oz to resolve the situation. We want to magically arrive at the other side and skip the growing pains that the economic ecosystem is forcing upon us. We are sending out an SOS to someone or some future beyond us to get us past this limitation. 

But we have to keep growing, persisting, and practicing with the sword in our hands. We want to know what we could do "if we only had X knowledge or X personal connection that we do not have." However we have to keep overcoming one obstacle at a time in our overall quest, to sharpen our confidence in our navigation abilities and that which we seek to become. It will be a slow and steady journey but we will ultimately reach the goal we are envisioning. 

Work: Five of Cups ~Tin Man~

If with money we felt like the Scarecrow, than with work we feel like the Tin Man. We are being asked to strengthen our relationship with the heart center when it comes to progressing in our work goals. This is where we need to work to stay seated in our intuition. When we first entered the work force, we started with a lot of heart even if we were naive or did not have a lot of experience. Realistic experience has adapted our initial ideals, but we should still honor the core values we started out with. Rather than becoming hardened by our experiences and turning into a Tin Man, we should seek to maintain our heart and our courage. Even now, we don't know what lies ahead--the surprises, wisdoms and obstacles that are in store. Follow the yellow brick road and let your silver shoes lead you one step at a time. You have more power than you know. 

Health: Star ~Witch of the North~

This month we have the star's protection. She has a cooling kiss on our foreheads that brings us peace and hope. We are being asked to step in sync with the flow of life, and with healing earth energy. We find grounding in Earth, and healing in her fertile waters. When we sync in with this energy, we know we are on the right path. The Mother of all is our hope, our guardian and we are in her care. However, she does not make the journey for you--you must choose to align with her. 

Spirit: Reverse 7 of swords ~Dorothy returned from Oz~

In Spirit, it is hard to remember we are the hero on a divine journey; as we are bound to a mortal life on an earthly realm. We are humbled by the human experience, and as such we may struggle to recall that we are an empowered knight on a mythic quest. We are like Dorothy who has experienced our magical abilities in Oz... but after enough time in Kansas those memories begin to fade and it feels like it was all a dream. We must hold onto the memories of our higher self and our higher abilities, and integrate them back into our daily lives. 

Thanks! 

Zoe