Posted on Friday, 19th December 2008 by Maritzia

Today’s Card: Eight of Swords

Today, I specifically needed to make a decision about going up to White Rock tomorrow so Mark can get a refill on his blood pressure meds.  We’re supposed to get more snow tomorrow, a storm even worse then earlier in the week (6-15 inches they’re predicting — egad!).  But so far they aren’t predicting snow before early evening.

The card I pulled was the Eight of Swords.  In this card, a woman stands blindfolded with 8 swords around here.  There is an impression of being trapped.  But is she really trapped?  She can move away from the swords, she just doesn’t know it.  To me, this card is about self-knowledge.  Look at what’s around you and make a decision.  And I guess that’s what I need to do tomorrow.  Check the conditions and decide if we should move forward, or find another solution.  Either way, we aren’t trapped.  We have options.

Goddess Card: Yemanya

Yemanya is about opportunities.  Walk through the door that is open.  Take advantage of what is available to you. 

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Posted on Tuesday, 16th December 2008 by Maritzia

Today’s card is Temperence.

Temperence…I haven’t seen that card come up in a while.  Everything I’ve been getting lately has been about moving forward, working toward a reward.  Temperence is about moderation, about blending opposites, about not being too focused on one thing.  Balance the social life and time of solitude.  Balance work life with play.  Perhaps even combine work and play?  That’s a message that is suddenly resonating with me.  I tend to be a person who is all of one or the other, but I’ve never really done any kind of work that was like play to me.

My goals lately have been to get away from the secretarial field.  While I’m really good at the work, it’s not work that I particularly enjoy.  I don’t particularly dislike it either.  It just is.  I’m working at the moment in tech work, which I really do enjoy.  I’d like to work more towards doing tech work permanently.  I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately.  I’m thinking that I need to learn CSS.  I already know a bit from working with my Wordpress blogs.  If I could learn to work with CSS and maybe php well, then I would be quite employable in the tech/design field.

Today’s Goddess Card is Bast

Bast is about independence.  Taking time for solitude.  Making your own decisions.  She fits well with Temperence again.  While I can ask for advice from here to the end of eternity, nothing will happen unless I make a decision to make it happen.  Essentially, it’s up to me if I want to move my career in a different direction.

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Posted on Friday, 12th December 2008 by Maritzia

Today’s Card is the 9 of Pentacles.

This is quite an auspicious card.  The 9 of Pentacles (also called the 9 of Coins in some decks) is, like all 9’s, a card of fulfillment.  Being an Earth card, that fulfillment is usually in the material world.  Often it indicates a financial windfall or success in a venture.  Some interpret it to mean success in a venture after a period of hard work.  Let’s keep our collective fingers crossed that financial success is on it’s way for me.

It could, also, however, indicate a promotion or salary increase at work.  I just found out Wednesday that I was getting a $2 raise, so it could also be referring to that, but that interpretation doesn’t really feel right to me.  When I pulled the cards, I was concentrating more on the full moon, the weather, and what the night and weekend will hold.  I think I’ll just keep this card in the back of my mind as the weekend progresses to see where it might lead.

Goddess Card: Mawu

Today’s Goddess Card is Mawu.  Mawu is a West African Mood Goddess who is beleived to have created all life.  Mawu ensures that needs are abundantly supplied without causing harm to the world. This card often refers to environmentalism.  My husband and I have been working hard to save on utilities this winter.  We’ve kept the central heat off for the most part, relying on two small space heaters to provide heat as needed.  We have to turn the heating unit on this weekend because of a hard freeze, but we will keep it at a minimum temp to keep the pipes from freezing.  My intuition tells me that we will have all we need over this wintry weekend without needing to go to extremes.

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Posted on Wednesday, 10th December 2008 by Maritzia

Today’s card is The Star.  The Star is a card of hope.  Improvement may not be instantaneous, but it is coming somewhere down the road.  The help you need will appear.

This is an appropriate card for today.  I talked to the rep with the contracting company I work with, and he’s going to be able to get me another $2-$3 an hour to make up for the lack of benefits in my current placement.  The company they subcontracted with set me up as an independent contractor, which was not what they were supposed to do, so they essentially were pocketing the difference they were being paid.  I talked to my rep, and he’s working with his contracting folks to get me some more money until their contract period with the subcontractor is over.  They can then make me an employee of theirs.  In the meantime, I get more money to make up for some of my losses through self-employment taxes and lack of health insurance.

The Goddess card today, Vesta, goes along with The Star.  Vesta is the Goddess of home and hearth, and is generally interpreted to mean a change in home life.  Well, the extra money will definitely mean a change in home life.  It will relieve some stress and take away some of the financial worries.  I can stop scanning Craigs List looking for a cheaper place to live.

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Posted on Tuesday, 9th December 2008 by Maritzia

The three cards pulled for your reading are:

1. Page of Pentacles
2. Page of Cups
3. The Star

Page of Pentacles

The first card represents the past or the basis of the issue you bring to this reading.  The Page can represent a person (either the querent or someone she knows) or a message.  The Pentacles are an Earth sign.  The Page of Pentacles is diligent and dutiful, and she works hard for material reward.  Sometimes she’s too diligent for her own good.  While soberness can be a good quality, like most it can be overdone.  The Page needs to take time for fun and humor and not let responsibilities overwhelm him.

The Page of Pentacles can also be a message of money, luck, health, or other good tiding.

The Page of Cups

The second card in the reading indicates the present or the current circumstances of the issue prompting the reading.  The Page of Cups again can represent a real person or can represent a message.  Cups is a Water sign.  It is about creativity, emotion and sensitivity.  The person represented by the Page of Cups is one from who creative energy flows.  This is the person with her heart on her sleeve.  When she’s depressed, she’s very, very depressed, and when she’s happy, she’s elated.

As a message, the Page of Cups represents new, creative projects.  He can also represent a new love or friendship forming.  On the reverse, he can be a warning not to be so caught up in the creative process or the new romance that you forget at the base who you are and where you’re heading.  My intuition says that this is the meaning for you here.

The Star

The third card in the reading represents the future or the resolution of the issue the querent brings to the reading.  The Star is a card of hope.  It does not mean that everything will be suddenly, miraculously better.  Rather, it predicts that over time your situation will come to fruition.  That the help you need will come, possibly from an unexpected source.  This card is also a card of balance.  The young woman has two urns.  One she pours out on the ground to nourish the seeds for new growth.  The other she pours into the pool to provide water for those who thirst.

My Interpretation

I feel strongly that these cards are representing you in this reading.  In the past, you’ve spent a great deal of time being responsible, taking care of others, doing what was expected of you.  You’re at a place in your life now where you are finding yourself and embracing your creativity.  You are allowing yourself to free your emotions and to live your life more openly.  I see this current period as a time of intense personal growth for you.  But still, you are pulled back by your need to be responsible and do what you are supposed to do.

Your resolution is in finding balance.  Balance between responsibility and creativity.  Balance between doing for others and taking care of yourself and your own needs.  Don’t let the needs of others pull you down until you are no longer yourself.  You aren’t an automaton.  You have feelings and needs that must be nurtured.  Whatever you do, don’t lose touch with that.

The Goddess Card:  Isis

The Goddess card I pulled for you, Isis, seems to reinforce this message.  Isis often represents the past holding you back, keeping your rooted so you can’t move forward.  Whether this is from a past life, from your childhood or from your more recent past, you need to work through those issues so that you are free to move forward in your life and embrace the future.

Usual Caveat

I rely heavily on my own intuition when giving readings.  What I offer may be completely on target, or it may be completely off the edge.  Only you can know if these interpretations have meaning for you.  If this interpretation doesn’t resonate for you, take the meanings of the cards and read the message from them that resonates for you.

I would appreciate some feedback on how well my interpretation resonates with you, though.  It will help me to work with my intuition and hone my skill.

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Posted on Tuesday, 9th December 2008 by Maritzia

Today’s card is the 5 of Wands.  The suit of Wands is about your passions, what you put your energy into, what you feel compelled to take action on.  As such, it can represent your caree or ambition, a creative enterprise, your religion, really anything that your are passionate about.

The 5’s are about obstacles and problems.  As the Aeclectic Tarot puts it, “…the fives represent the fly in the ointment. Instability; the changes that make one humble and allow for growth.”

So, essentially, the 5 of Wands is about obstacles in your job or creative endeavor (or whatever else is claiming your time and attention at the moment).  But it’s not necessarily a negative card.  Lost and Found says, “This card can indicate obstacles. Perhaps the opportunity to improve one’s position by accepting a challenge.”

But how does this card apply to my life today?  Good question.  It’s no secret that a lot of my time and passion are tied up with my blogs at the moment.  I’d really like to get these to the point that they are making some money for me and perhaps eventually earn enough to make this my full time job.  Yes, that’s hard to do and against the odds, and takes a long time and a lot of effort.  But it’s something I feel compelled to try.

So, what are my obstacles?  There’s the fact that I need to work full-time, and still find time for all the hours required to not only blog, but also do all the outreach necessary to get attention to my blogs.  Theres the need to take risks.  Giving up steady employment is a huge risk, especially at my age (I’m 46) and with my health problems.  Not to mention the fact that I’ve always been quite attached to having a certain level of security.  I’d rather work at a bad job then risk being unemployed.  But I’ve certainly been pulling enough cards lately telling me to take more risks and predicting success in taking risks.

I did step up to a challenge last month on Administrative Arts in the Blogging Idol II competition.  And while I didn’t win the competition, I increased my subscriber count 4 fold, which was my real goal there.  It also gave me the emotional encouragement I needed to continue the work I’ve been doing.

What do I take out of this today?  Keep my eye on the ball.  Keep working, manage the obstacles, and there is a chance for success in the end.

My Goddess card today echoed that call for success.  Today’s card was Ostara, the Goddess of Fertility.  Ostara predicts success and/or abundance.  She is about creation and new ideas and successful ventures.

So we’ll see how it goes.  For now, even though my ventures require much hard work and the possibility of obstacles in the path, I’m still encouraged.  I believe I can make this work in the end.

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Posted on Monday, 8th December 2008 by Maritzia

During the last year, I’ve taken to reading several feminist blogs.  I’ve always considered myself to be a feminist, but I’ve never really been active in feminist circles.  These last two years, as I’ve become more active politically, I’ve been introduced to a lot of the feminist blogs that I’m now reading.

One of the blogs that I’ve particularly enjoyed is Womanist Musings.  I particularly enjoy her blog because, as a WOC (that’s Woman Of Color, for the uninitiated), she brings a particular perspective to her feminism.  She wrote a great post this week on the lack of visibility of WOC in feminism.

I must admit that her post really made me stop and think.  And she’s right.  Black feminists aren’t highlighted in feminist literature nearly enough.  It’s not something that I had ever really thought about, but that’s an experience of my own white privelege.  I don’t tend to think about the lack of non-white faces around me (well, I do, goodness knows I’ve lamented that lack of diversity in the city I now live in), especially on-line where faces are not always apparant.  If someone doesn’t say outright that they are a person of color, I just don’t think about their race.

Well, that’s not entirely true.  If I’m honest, especially with myself, I’ll admit that my assumption when I read a new blog is that the person is white unless a picture or statement informs me otherwise.  Again, my privilege shows.

The important thing I’m trying to get at in my disorganized, roundabout way is, it’s important to acknowledge and highlight our non-white sisters.  It’s vitally important.  Little white girls are not the only ones on-line.  Little black girls, and latina girls, and asian girls are also out there, and they need to see their own feminist rolemodels.  Women of non-white ethnic backgrounds are not just women.  They are Women of Color, and they bring a unique perspective to our fight for equality.  Let’s not forget them when we talk about feminism.

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Posted on Monday, 8th December 2008 by Maritzia

I’m finally back to blogging about my daily tarot card pull.  I’ve been sick as a dog for a couple of weeks, so just haven’t had the energy to type these up.  But I’m much better now, so here we go:

Today’s card is The Empress.  This card  is about opportunity and abundance.  She tells us that whatever we are working on, whether it’s a relationship, a job, or a project, has a strong possibility of success.  But we must be willing to do the work, and we must have patience to allow our fruits to be born.  Many cards depict the Empress as pregnent, with it’s symbolism of opportunity, creation and abundance.

This fits in well with today’s Goddess card: Aine (pronounced An-yah).  Aine tells us to take risks and to put our desires into action.  It’s warning isn’t about making a wrong decision, but about making no decision.  As my momma used to say, “shit or get off the pot”.  Make a decision and act on it.  This card also suggest interpretations of  being on the right path and your dreams coming true.

I believe that these two cards are talking about my blogging.  I’ve been blogging for a couple of years, but I’ve only really started to try and capitalize on my blogging in the last 10 months, and especially working at it more deliberately since September.  This is something that I really want, something that I’m willing to work rediculous hours for very little recompense to get it off the ground.  These cards are a confirmation for me to keep on with the path, that the decisions I’m making along this line are good ones, to “keep moving foward” to quote the movie “Meet the Robinsons”. (That’s a cute flick, by the way.  I highly recommend it.)

What are your interpretations of The Empress?  How does she speak for you?

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Posted on Thursday, 4th December 2008 by Maritzia

Seriously, a Leaping Goddess.  I want this wall plague so, so, so, so much!  I found it at Goddess Gift in the UK.  It’s 83 pounds (which is what, about $120 US or so?), and I can only imagine what shipping to the US would cost.

You know, I don’t wish for money very often.  I don’t mind our tight finances, because we do really well most of the time despite them.  But, oh, I would love to have this wall plaque.  I’ve been looking for a Goddess representation that really moved me, that was meaningful to me personally.  And this one really fits the bill.  She’s big and fat like me, but she’s leaping and jumping and joyful.  Yes…the very day I get my hands on a windfall, this is what I’m doing with it.

Someday when I have some time and energy, I’m taking up sculpting.  Then I’ll just make my own statuary.  But till then…I want this plaque!

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Posted on Friday, 21st November 2008 by Maritzia

The Knights are always the hardest cards for me to interpret because there are so many possible interpretations.  Actually, I think all of the court cards fall into that spectrum for me. 

The Knight can represent a person, travel, or something else entirely.  Let’s look at the two aspects separately. 

Knights (or Princes depending on the deck) tend to represent movement, whether physical movement as in travel, general change, or general movement forward.

Pentacles (also seen as coins or disks depending on the deck) are earth symbols.  They’re about matereal subjects: money, material needs, etc.

Bring them together and you get movement towards money (I can hope).  That interpretation is in line with the general trend of the cards I’ve been getting lately, and it would certainly be welcome at this point.

The Knight of Pentacles can also be a symbol of responsibility and focus.  Sticking to the job until it’s done.  This interpretation actually goes well in hand with my Goddess card today, which is Diana.

Diana is the Roman Goddess of the Moon.  She is usually shown with her bow, hence the interpretation of focussed attention.  Stick to the job, stay on target, and you’ll hit the mark.

Now, how that plays out with the general messages of the last week, I don’t know.  Unless I’m being chastised.  *sighs* There was a job alert in my e-mail last night from the local hospital.  They have 3 administrative assistant positions opening up.  And I applied for them. 

Yes, it’s true, I was weak.  The lure of security overcame me.  What can I say, I’ve got a cold and I’m vulnerable to the lure of security.  But just because I applied for them doesn’t mean I have to take the job if offered.  Actually, my real thinking is that a job offer would be a good way to nudge the company where I’m working as a contractor to move toward making my position a bit more permanent.  So, I’m not really wavering from my path, because I don’t really think I want to continue with admin work.  I like doing tech support.  But maybe having other options open will give me some leverage here.

That’s what I’m telling myself anyway  *laughs*.  That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!

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