Slow progress is still progress.
Jan. 9th, 2022 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wyld_dandelyonIf you haven't yet, come ask for a card!
I'm feeling better, more centered and focused, after doing a few readings. The one (or more) card draw is still open, if you might want a card. You are welcome to stop by! It's interesting that doing things for other people can be so helpful in getting my own spirit in better shape. I guess that's part of what draws me to the cards. There's magic in so many things, but the magic in community is, perhaps, the best magic I've found. And doing readings helps me connect to people and to myself at a deeper, calmer level than a lot of the other things I do.
I have also gotten some painting done in the room that I bought curtains for mumble months ago. The walls and ceilings needed more work than I'd hoped, and work involving high levels of dust (like sanding replastered spots) is not a thing I can be in the room for, so the work took a lot longer than I'd hoped. However, finishing it up started moving faster after My Angel's doc put her on a daily asthma inhaler, and she started panting less and having more energy. The walls and ceiling aren't perfect, but they're so much better than they were.
Before Omicron hit, we took the curtains I bought myself (again, way too long ago) into Menards and picked a paint color. I'd been imagining using something like a powder blue, but the blues just didn't look right with the curtains. At the end I was torn between two shades of pale purple, and finally decided on the "sleepy purple" for the name, as a good omen for good sleep in that room once we get it done.
We also did a bunch of cleanup in the laundry room, getting ready to put a table in there to make the room more comfortable to use.
I have done a little writing and music practice. Not as much of either as I'd planned, and I have plenty of other things on my to-do list besides, but paradoxically, spending time doing readings has helped me tackle all the other things that need doing.
I had plans to go grocery shopping yesterday, but looked at the covid numbers and decided it was a better idea to just make an order and have it brought to me. I know it costs more that way, and that I'm vaccinated and boosted besides, but I feel for our poor doctors and nurses facing so many hospitalizations. My mother was an operating room nurse and after that a public health nurse, and I know that that profession can be stressful in normal times. I have the ability to stay out of the pool of people who can get infected and spread the disease, and with my asthma and allergies and other issues, I know I am one of the people who might get really sick if I got a breakthrough case. So I'm staying at home as much as I can, except for the occasional jaunt in the car to park near pokestops and play the silly game.
So, if you want a card for the new year or for creative inspiration, please stop by and ask for one! One card is free, though tips are always welcome.
And Happy New Year, everybody!
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Date: 2022-01-10 09:30 am (UTC)My health is still somewhat less than optimal. My financial situation is likewise. I have no idea what to do about these things. Whatever information the Universe wants me to have would be very welcome. Thanks, and virus-free (I've had all three shots) hugs!
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Date: 2022-01-10 06:53 pm (UTC)Perhaps the internet glitched on you and it didn't post?
I'll give you a little time to go put your post there in case you have a specific question, and an apology, because I should've noticed the tip and queried you as to whether you wanted a reading. I'm very sorry. I will definitely draw you a card!
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Date: 2022-01-10 07:54 pm (UTC)Natter
Date: 2022-01-10 11:52 pm (UTC)Re: Natter
Date: 2022-01-12 10:55 am (UTC)Your Reading, from the Oracle of the Dragon Fae
Date: 2022-01-11 01:05 am (UTC)First, regarding your health, I draw Apalala, "You are a peaceful being". The image is a winged horse twined with a yin-yang and Celtic knotwork. This is not a card of passivity, but is instead a card of peaceful action, of reaching to one's inner self for calm and beauty, and use that inner strength and resolve to change what you can, bit by bit, to bring more harmony into your life and into the world. Be strong, be free, be blessed, and be at peace.
Part of the message may be that you need to find ways to be at peace with the things about your health that cannot be changed, but I think the card is at least in part a call to action, and advice about what action is needed. Perhaps an inner sense of peace will help your symptoms (as far as I can tell, anxiety and stress can make all medical things worse) or that approaching your medical providers with the attitude of a peaceful activist will help them to take you seriously and find ways to help you.
Second, regarding your financial issues, I drew the New Moon Fae (Soul Scrying). The image is a tired looking woman with wings lying next to a still body of water. There are stars and a crescent moon overhead and flowers are seen dimly, floating in the water. The new moon fae rules creativity, the storyteller, and that which enchants. She comes to say, "Embrace all of who you are, both mystical and practical." This card can indicate that you are at a stage of new beginnings, when everything feels difficult and hard to predict. Embrace all aspects of yourself, listen to your intuition, and use your inner wildness wisely. Oh, and rest when you need to, nothing works better when you're drained or exhausted. Let yourself dream.
That doesn't seem like very practical advice for financial woes, but it's what I got. I hope it is helpful.
Re: Your Reading, from the Oracle of the Dragon Fae
Date: 2022-01-12 11:04 am (UTC)I think you're saying that my intuition about financial matters isn't as terrible as I always thought it was, and perhaps my husband and I ought to listen to me.
I notice that both cards include wings.
Oh, wait!
Date: 2022-01-10 06:58 pm (UTC)