Seven – Cairn by Cairn

Seven of Fire

Seven of Fire
Dark Goddess Tarot

First Impressions: I love this card because it makes me think of being a bad ass and taking charge. The colors and background are so simple, but very profound.

Book: Rise up or the demon’s win, Gods invoke Durga through their combined powers, tiger representing her unlimited powers, working to protect people from misery

Guidance: Know which weapon to use for the fight, know you ground and your position and make a stand, identify your personal demons, do not give up something because it is hard. It will be accomplished if you keep trying

Journaling

I really love the messages in this card, especially around knowing your demons. My personal demons are low self esteem and feeling as if I always have to buy people’s friendship. I get caught up in thinking that if I do nice things for people then they will like e and I’ve always been that way. I remember back in high school buying gifts so guys would like e. And I did the same thing with John. I thought if I bought him things he would stay. I’ve learned that if people don’t like me for who I am, than that is their loss, but people pleasing is still part of who I am.

My other demon is sugar and it is killing me, but I don’t know how to stop.

Messages from my Guides

Yes, you do! Decide to stop. Find a substitute and be done with it. Yes the first few days will be hard, but it is either do this or do drugs and feel the medical industry. You are tough and strong. You can do this.

January 9, 2018

Today was about kicking ass and taking names. I am fed up with bullshit excuses for not doing your job. I’m fed up with people not fucking reading emails and expecting things to be spoon fed. I very clearly said in my email that it was for standard training material. I was a bitch today and it kind of felt good. I’m tired of being nice as it feels like everyone walks all over me when I’m nice.

However, when I take a step back and look at things from a different perspective, I realize that everyone is

Seven of Air

Seven of Air
Dark Goddess Tarot

First Impressions: Ellen does a great job with this card in giving us the sense of the thief as Laverna is turned toward something gesturing while behind her back she holds a bag of money. I didn’t realize it when I first drew this card, but there are seven columns. I love this card and even though I didn’t not consciously look at the card, my very first impressions were ones of a thief and dishonesty.

Book: Succeeding through ill-gotten gains, hiding in the shadows

Guidance: Think outside of the box, think of another way, work for your own best interests, answer may be found in silence.

Journaling:

The message I take from Laverna is to reclaim what is mine. I spend so much time and energy giving and being for others that I neglect myself. I need to make a concentrated effort to reclaim myself. I also have to acknowledge that there are days when it only feels like taking my life back is stealing because other people do not recognize my sovereignty and only see me in relation to what I can do for them. I need to reclaim myself and life my life for me and not for others. That’s easier now than when my kids were little, but it still feels awkward to say no and put my own needs first. It is something I know will continue to be a work in progress.

December 26, 2017

Pulling this card reminds me of the ritual to Laverna that Anna led. I was okay with all the Dark Goddess rituals she led until I got to this one because it was almost as if she took glee in the idea of worshiping someone who was was the patron of thieves. However, over the past few years I’ve had a lot of time to meditate and reflect. I’ve also done the meditation to Laverna from The Dark Goddess Lodge and I’ve come to a different understanding of Laverna and the Seven of Swords in general.

I’ve realized that sometimes it is right and necessary to be a “thief” as sometimes it is about reclaiming your sovereignty and reclaiming what someone stole from you. John stole so much for me and I’m finally starting to reclaim who I am. He pounded me down so hard that I lost so much of myself. I still don’t know why he chose to beat me down physically and emotionally, but I have come back and I’ve reclaimed myself.

I’m also learning that other people consider it selfish or wrong to stand up for myself and take back my time and my resources. It is not wrong to take back what is yours. In fact it is good and noble to take yourself back to a time of wholeness.

Daily Draw: Seven of Swords

First Impressions: Being sneaky

Book: Actions have consequences

Guidance: Review your plan and reconsider if it seems fool hardy

Journaling

I’m not sure that I agree that the actions of this gentleman were foolhardy. Sometimes we have to take bold actions and break the rules. I think this card is also a reminder that there are consequences, but that sometimes the consequences are worth it.

November 20, 2017
There are consequences, but sometimes the sneaky acts that are seen as deceptive are worth it. How do we know that he the people he is “stealing” from, did not take something from him first.

October 26, 2018

My understanding of this card has continued to evolve and I still view it as taking back something that was taken from us. There are times in life when we have to reclaim what is ours and there are times when we cannot make a full frontal attack, but we need to be sneaking and deceptive because the person holding it does not want to give it back to us.