“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.”
~ Paul Coelho
KEYWORD FOR THIS LUNAR CYCLE:
AUTHENTICITY
WHAT IS THE KEY MESSAGE FOR THIS LUNAR CYCLE?
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The past card “The Flow of Partnership” shows that the last lunar cycle “SOAR” was a time to explore our partnership with our soul and the Universe. Have you noticed how you connect with your soul? Are you able to listen to your intuition and act on your soul’s guidance? Are you able to truly listen deeply to your heart, and hold space for the emotions and feelings that need to arise?
When I was traveling with my family to Canada last month, I had a dream that helped me reconnect with my heart and soul. In my dream I saw someone who was more successful than me, and she was walking along side me, telling me that she was a part of me and I was a part of her. In the same dream I also had many people helping me. When I woke up, I immediately wrote the dream down in my journal, and went to the bathroom to cry. I was feeling this sadness at the back of my mind, I knew I was suppressing it because it was painful to face. It was this thought that I was a failure. I felt like I was failing at life again and I was back to square one financially, like where I was one year ago.
But my soul knew better. My soul passed me the message through my dream and reminded me that I was more resilient than I thought. “I am resilient” became my affirmation whenever I began to wallow in the thoughts of failing again.
That’s what I meant by partnership with our soul and the Universe. When we are connected with our soul, we can have this awareness to choose a different thought. Instead of beating ourselves up, we can be our own best friends and we can motivate and encourage ourselves to lift our spirits up.
In my last lunar cycle card reading, the card in the future position talked about rebirth. So now, we are coming out from this rebirth, and we are coming into this lunar cycle’s theme which is authenticity. What does it mean to be live as our True Self, our Highest Self, or our authentic self?
The present card is “Divine Patience”. When we are living as our authentic self, patience is a quality that we embody, because as the card writes, “my soul brings forth the right conditions and opportunity for me.” Instead of forcing and pushing things to happen and stressing ourselves out at the same time, we need to be patient and trust. Just like when we plant fruit trees in nature, we need to wait for the right time to harvest our fruits.
It doesn’t mean that there are no fruits at all to harvest at this time. In the image of the card, the woman is holding white water lilies in front of her heart center. She also appears to be submersed in water. Water lilies normally only bloom at a certain time of the day. So this is the time to trust our intuition too. If we don’t receive any answer from our intuition yet, then we must trust that the seed of the question has been planted, and at the right time the answer will come.
Know that when we are living as our authentic self, we are naturally patient. We are not rushing, pushing or stressing out to make things happen.
The future card shows “loving from the inside”. If we look at the transformation of the woman from the present card to the future card, even though her eyes are still closed, it feels like the leaves have now blossomed into flowers. The colors of the cards have also transformed from a cool tone to a warm tone with the red and orange. This feels to me that through this lunar cycle, as we are being patient with ourselves, as we are continually building trust with our intuition and strengthening our relationship with our soul, we are becoming more resilient and stronger from within. We are becoming more grounded with our spiritual presence, and this strength and beauty are radiating from within. We are becoming more confident to express our True Self, and our thoughts and actions are aligning with our soul’s purpose.
Being authentic doesn’t mean that we need to “do” anything. We just need to simply be, and wait for our soul to show us the next step through our intuition. We don’t need to look for any external validation to prove our worth to know that we are a success. We are a success when we embody our soul’s truth – which is to grow and evolve and to express and experience the Divine consciousness.
The sacred self-card card for this lunar cycle is to connect with our womb. On a symbolic level it also applies to men, as its meaning is to connect with our sacral chakra. The sacral chakra’s topic is about expressing our emotions and creativity, which aligns with the theme of living as our authentic self. In modern societies, both men and women are not encouraged to express emotions and creativity. In fact we are conditioned to mask our true feelings and to stop wasting time doing things that are not productive or not making any money.
How are you being called to express your creativity this lunar cycle? And the answer doesn’t come from your head, it comes from your heart. How can you honor your inner artist?
When we engage in something creative, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s art-related. Stay curious and notice what wants to be birthed through you, even though it may seem silly, irrational or even unachievable to the mind. Go with it any way and see how it unfolds.
For a woman, connecting with our womb on our physical level is also key to our health. Are you able to honor the energy of each phase of your hormonal cycle? If you feel any discomfort or pain in your womb, it may be your body’s call to deeply listen. What is this discomfort showing you? What kind of mental or emotional blockages that you may be carrying inside your womb?
Again this is the time to be kind to yourself. Instead of judging or criticizing yourself, listen to the messages that your womb has for you.
This lunar cycle also contains the eclipse season energies which is all about transformation and acceleration of our growth, bringing ourselves to where we need to be exactly even if we feel we are not ready yet. The eyes of the women in both the present and future card are closed. This means that this lunar cycle is a powerful time to turn your attention inward and to deepen your connection with your soul and heart.
Know that you are resilient, and you have what it takes to get to where you want to be. Now it’s time to deeply listen to your soul and ask your soul where it is that it wants you to be.
As I embody my authentic self, I am naturally patient.
I recognize that my interpretation of the cards is largely based on reflections of my personal life experience and you may or may not resonate with what I share. I find that sometimes by sharing what’s going on in my life, others may find that they are going through something similar in their lives. It’s important to know that you are not going through this journey of life alone.
I highly encourage you to look at the cards as well and feel into the messages and energies of the cards yourself.
Read the messages and notice what sensations come up. Do you feel light or tense? Look at the images of the cards, and notice what draws your gaze. What thoughts and feelings arise? Do you like or dislike the card, or certain elements in the image of the card? Why is that and what does it remind you of?
Your intuition is your inner compass. My oracle card reading only serves as a reference point, an invitation for you to reflect and ponder and to work your magic. I don’t claim to predict the future, nor can I do that. Take what you resonate and leave what you don’t.
Card reading is a great intuitive tool for us to find some clarity and guidance in our own life, but remember ultimately you are the one who get to decide and live the life you want.
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