A New TV And A Happy Housewife?

It's unusual for me to do a Tarot reading in the evening, but since I didn't have time this morning and because I know I won't have the time tomorrow, I'm doing it now! Using the 'Housewives Tarot' I shuffled the cards whilst thinking of tomorrow and drew 'The Hermit', the 'Eight of Swords' and the 'Queen of Wands'.

Housewives Tarot

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The reason I won't be able to do my morning read tomorrow is because I'm off shopping for a new TV with my Dad. Now, 'The Hermit' is not a card I would expect to lead the reading because I'm off out, not staying in! 'The Hermit' tells me I need to take a good look at my life, to see where I am heading. So, I need to know what I'm looking for...

The 'Eight of Swords' appeared in my previous reading, in which I understood it to mean that I spending too much time writing my blogs and missing out on the good stuff like walks in the park, reading my books, meditating etc. I was swapping one spiritual quest for another and losing sight of what I actually wanted. I don't know why I am writing in the past tense because I'm still doing it and might be why 'The Hermit' is showing up to point this out.  I have made one small advancement, which was to stop drinking coffee, whose withdrawal gave me a massive headache last night and this morning. I'm back on the tea which should me to calm down and take everything in my stride and not in a frenzied caffeine rush! I am keeping in mind an aim to slow down and organise my life better so I can do the things I love and not miss out on others. Then, hopefully, I won't feel as restricted and perhaps frustrated as the 'Eight of Swords'.

Housewives Tarot

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This leaves the 'Queen of Wands', a warm, friendly and outgoing person. Hmmm... so, does this tell me that I'm going to be a 'Queen of Wands' tomorrow? Seems a bit off compared to the two previous cards. Might have to rethink.....um...

Perhaps then these cards relate to TV shopping tomorrow. 'The Hermit' may signify me looking for a good TV bargain with my dad. 'The Hermit' is a card of looking closely at something, perhaps its a TV! Perhaps the 'Eight of Swords' signifies having a restricted choice of TVs, with the 'Queen of Wands' signifying me being happy having found something suitable in the end!

I could go a little deeper with this reading though. The 'Queen of Wands' reminds me of the Nurse who gave my little one his injections this afternoon. She was a lovely, very bouncy, chatty lady who got on my nerves a little bit and made me withdraw.

High energy people tend to take up all my energy and restrict me (Eight of Swords) which has made me think quite hard (The Hermit) how I would deal with reading for strangers, if I'm having trouble dealing with the friendly Nurse! Are the cards telling me to be outgoing and self assured as nurse? (Queen of Wands) Perhaps so. It's definitely something that I will have to think about!

Generally, these cards place emphasis on looking closely myself and my surroundings (The Hermit), which will in turn bring to light some noticeable restrictions (Eight of Swords).  A warm and outgoing nature (Queen of Wands) will prevail in the end.

UPDATE 13/02/2010 14:14
I went shopping for a TV with my Dad, looking in many shops, scrutinising all the specifications, like screen size, resolutions and value for money (Hermit) but my Dad thought we could get a better deal on-line, so we didn't get one that day!

I did really enjoy going out with my Dad, so I suppose while my hands were tied by my Dad's authority on the TV buying (Eight of Swords), I did have a great time going out with him, since we never hang out together. I was in fact happy leaving it to Dad to find a TV (he's a quality bargain master) so the 'Queen of Wands' was an accurate enough finish to the reading. In fact all the cards reflected the TV hunting very well!

The Spiritual Paradox

I'm still a bit puzzled by my last reading, well, it hasn't made any sense as yet, perhaps it will become clearer later on. Today I used the Faery Wicca Tarot and asked "what's happening today?" I drew the Eight of Swords (Aer), 'The Hanged Man', and the 'Nine of Pentacles' (Domhan).

Faery Wicca Tarot

© Kisma K. Stepanich, 

Illustrated by Renee Christine Yates

The 'Eight of Swords' tells me that I am being blind to myself whilst 'The Hanged Man' tells me, take time out to work out what that is and to surrender to it. The 'Nine of Pentacles' tells me that there will be much to gain, if I do!

These cards are pointing out that I am forgetting to take time out from the PC to chill, relax and meditate. I started up an astrology blog yesterday, because I enjoy studying the Tarot's associations with astrology and love studying and watching the movement of the planets, however whilst I am really enjoy myself I know that I am losing focus of other areas in my life. You can't be very magical sat in front of the PC all the time! Can you?

'The Hanged Man' is astrologically associated with Neptune - who represents one's intuitive, spiritual, compassionate, psychic nature. 'The Hanged Man' is also a paradox, and so am I! I am trying to advance myself spiritually, writing about Tarot and Astrology and yet I am sacrificing my spiritual routines in doing do! 

The 'Nine of Pentacles' suggests that I have found  spiritual contentment now I have started up my Astrology blog. When looked at with the two previous cards it tells me that I must not lose sight of my responsibilities to myself and to take time out to relax too, because there will be much to gain spiritually and physically when I do. I also need to drink less coffee because its making me edgy!

ETA: I just added some afterthoughts to yesterdays reading. 

Why Did Brittany Murphy Die? - An Update

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According to Wikipedia -  "At 08:00 (16:00 GMT) on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to "a medical request"[26] at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She apparently collapsed in a bathroom. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was subsequently transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:04 after going into cardiac arrest.

Shortly after her death, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told the Associated Press: "It appears to be natural." An autopsy was performed on December 21, 2009. Her death certificate listed the cause of death as "deferred".

On February 4, 2010, the Los Angeles County coroner stated that the primary cause of Murphy's death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. The drugs ingested were all said to be prescription medications. Further details on the drugs involved are due to be released when a full report is published".

So it seems she ultimately died from a change in her heart as a result of pneumonia, with the use of multiple drugs and iron deficiency contributing to her death, perhaps she did mildly abuse herself through dieting. A very unfortunate and saddening tragedy."

Whatever Happens, Hang On In There!

Argh! It's a miserable cold, drizzly Monday, and after a horrible nights sleep I feel a bit narked off. This mornings cards didn't make my day feel much better either! Using the Gendron Tarot, I asked "What do I need to know today?" and drew 'The Tower', 'The Chariot' and 'Justice'.

The Gendron Tarot

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The cards are all major Arcana cards, it seems there is a bigger theme going on, a bigger theme that I just don't want to deal with today!

'The Tower' indicates that something is going to kick me up the backside, 'The Chariot' tells me I need to just keep on going despite the kick up the kick up the backside and 'Justice' tells me that the butt kick will plateau and integrate itself into my life in a balanced way. Just have to work out what this kick ass theme is going to be!

It might be to do with my Tribunal appeal, which I was thinking of discontinuing since there seemed to be no point in carrying on with as my case had already been dealt with my the court. 'The Tower' fits because it was something I had forgotten about before it rudely steeped back into my life after waiting so long for it to go through. 'The Chariot' tells me to continue the appeal regardless of how I feel about it (a nightmare!), and 'Justice' implies that I will, well, get some justice! However I don't continuing the appeal will have a positive effect on my life, but perhaps I should do it anyway.

Perhaps 'Justice' implies that I will receive news of my Court appearance. I am due to appear in court in the near future to testify against someone accused of assaulting my neighbour. I'm not looking forward to it, but I'll do it because I'm not letting the horrible thug get away with it (Chariot). It does have its implications. I am concerned about revenge attacks from the accused (Tower), but then again, they can give it their best shot!

In a literal sense, perhaps someone close to me might have an accident (Tower) travelling (Chariot) which may see them get in trouble with the law! (Justice).

Generally, the theme of these cards tells me that there will be a sudden change in my life, that I may or may not like, but there will be a need to remain strong and to hang on in there, because my life will become more balanced and justified as a result. 

UPDATE: 09/02/2010

OK, There was a sudden change, but it was of my own doing. I decided to start up an astrology blog and stayed up - somewhat compulsively - into the early hours doing it (Chariot). The reason I did it because I had fancied doing it for a while and felt lopsided not being able record my astrology thoughts too! So I do feel a bit more balanced as a result (Justice). 

I am also going to go ahead with my appeal, despite not really wanting to. I thought I would go with the cards since there was nothing to lose, well, except more dignity! 

Hey! I just thought! 'The Tower' is a humiliating card, since it implies being knocked down when you least expect it. 'The Chariot' is a card that say to get up and keep on going, regardless of how you feel. I just hope 'Justice' really does bring justice!

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The 'Seven of Swords' and The Moon in Aquarius

The sun will be in the second third of Aquarius on the 9th February until the 19th of February. Golden Dawn assigned a Minor Arcana card to each Decan, a Decan being a third of each Zodiac sign. Each Minor Arcana card, except the Aces, gets one of these
thirds. You can see a chart HERE.

This means, that the 'Seven of Swords' will be the next Tarot card for this Decan and its picture represents the qualities of the Moon in Aquarius.

This card resembles the same qualities of the 'Five of Swords' in which Aquarius still seems unable to get on well with those around him! Where he seemed to confront others with his passionate thinking in the 'Five of Swords', he now seems to be be doing it behind their backs!

In astrology, the Moon represent our emotions and the way we express ourselves to others. Given that the typical Aquarian is is a intellectual free thinker, the 'Seven of Swords show how the Aquarian expresses his intellectual free thinking to other people, and not very well it seems!

The army camp in the card symbolises a system of thought that everyone must share for their goal to be achieved. All army soldiers must be trained to the same high standard and must be able to communicate and work well as a team in order to defeat the enemy. Therefore all soldiers have to share the same system of thought.

The man featured in the 'Seven of Swords' looks as though he has stolen the Army camp swords and is running away with them. Since the suit of Swords represents thoughts and intellect, the man represents the sign of Aquarius- a man who is primarily a 'thinking' man and the Moon represents how we express ourselves to others, then we would understand that the Swords in his hands are really his own thoughts that he his obviously unwilling to express them in the same way as others! He is certainly unwilling to express himself through the Army system of thought.

Simple put, Aquarius just wont express himself the way normal people do. He prefers to express himself his way and will not work as a team. As a result he detaches himself from everyone else appearing sly and cunning as a result.

This cards teaches us to not to behave the same way as everyone else just for the sake of it. When this card appears, it tells us that we must carry out our own wishes and express ourselves in the way we want rather than to try and fit in with everyone else.

Five of Swords

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