Discover

• Private Tarot by email, order 24/7 no appointment needed
• Members get discounted private readings AND free one card readings
• Like what you read in the free blog? Click the mug to buy a virtual coffee!

Life is a stress test.

In medicine, a cardiac stress test is where a person exercises with an EKG, an electronic measurement of heart activity. In some kinds of heart disease the problem doesn’t show until the heart is put under stress by the physical activity.

Sometimes in life, our innate strength doesn’t show until it is put under stress by life.

The problem comes when strength isn’t recognized for what it is or if we expect it to be different than it is.

Being sad during sad times isn’t a failure of strength. Acknowledging it and dealing with it is strength, especially when that strength comes in the form of asking for help.

In The Crow movie, Eric Draven said “It can’t rain all the time.”

The sun can’t shine all the time either.

The world would be Death Valley if it did.

Both are essential. Both are inevitable wherever life survives and thrives. There will be times of sadness or suffering. Period.

They come, but they need not steal our strength. If anything, they just might uncover a gift, namely the strengths and foundation that the good times provided.

Sometimes a ‘fading energy’ card is less overtly fading, but a reminder of times past…a reminder to use tools and skills that have worked well in the past. This card is less fading and more reminding, asking us to remember the lessons we’ve learned and bring them forward to apply to current situations. Those lessons learned are a treasure trove – like 9 coins is a treasure, a high number pentacle card.

The Ace of Cups has an abundant, overflowing cup sort of feeling. It confirms what you have – confirms the inner strengths symbolized by the 9 of coins is indeed there, full, at the ready to pour out on any problems that come up.

The five of cups is emotion spilled, but not emotion denied – tears spilled, but not tears denied. It may be a new problem, but it just might be a comfort to find an old skill that still works.

Thank you for reading. Please come back Wednesday, September 20 to start the next “Learn With Me” series when we start to explore the 36 card Lenormand Tarot.

See you at the next sip!