World Spirit Tarot – Page 2

Deliberate Draw: Six of Pentacles

First Impressions: Balancing, resources, unequal

Book: Sharing resources, remembering how others have helped you, the human heart holds a profound capacity for generosity

Guidance: If you are in need, expect help in some form, share some of your abundance

Journaling

I love the reading on this card. The six of pentacles is a card that I historically have a difficult relationship with as the first six of pentacles card I ever worked with was the DruidCraft, but this card really makes it about sharing the wealth and paying it forward. It is a reminder that none of us exists in a vacuum and that we all need someone else’s help. I think a part of being open and willing to accept help is the attitude in which help is asked for. I am so much more willing to provide help when it is asked for in an attitude of humility and not entitlement. I get really angry when people act as if my money is there money and they are entitled to it. That’s happened to me a could of times when people would ask for money, then act as if what I gave them was not enough. Or when people said they wanted money for food and I bought them food and that wasn’t enough. I’m much more discriminating in who I give help to these days. I think part of it is perception and people assume that if someone has nice clothes, a computer, etc., then they have all the money in the world, but I don’t and the reason that I do have nice things is that I work for them.

Accepting help is also all about attitude. I don’t ask for or accept help if it feels like charity or if the person giving the help acts as if they are superior to me. I have worked really hard to get to the point where I feel good about myself and I’m not going to put myself in a position of inferiority to someone else. There are things I am lacking that others have and things that others are lacking that I have. One of the lessons I’ve learned about equality is that it doesn’t mean we are all equal in everything. It really just means that it evens out. That’s a hard concept to grasp sometimes because I was brought up thinking equality meant everyone had the same size piece of cake and that is not what it means at all.

The other important part of this card is that sharing isn’t just about money. It is also about sharing the intangible gifts we have with others. It means sharing our knowledge, our support, and just generally helping people get by in this world. The world can be a cold and hard place and a kind world often means the world.

Deliberate Draw: Sibyl of Pentacles

First Impressions: Goddess of plenty, grounded, transformation

Book: Loves her body, the earth, and life itself, understanding the cyclical nature of fertility, a caretaker, confidence

Guidance: Self trust is the most important quality, find your earthy qualities

Journaling

I love the reminder to find earthy qualities within myself. I am happiest when I am being true to myself and not getting caught up in things that aren’t real and honest and true. The physical world is so important, but we often neglect it as we chase after stuff that doesn’t matter. I know that I’ve been being much more critical about the stuff I acquire lately. I’ve learned that so much of the stuff we acquire is just junk or becomes junk. That’s an interesting lesson because we live in such a consumerist society where we are constantly told that the more stuff we have the better life will be, but I am coming to realize that that is not true. More stuff is just more stuff. And the truth of the matter is that no one is going to want all that crap when you die, it will just end up at goodwill.

I’m working at taking a good long look at all the stuff that I own and making decisions about what stays and what goes. I know that I need a certain amount of stuff in my life, but I don’t need all the stuff I have. I think about people in my family who have storage containers full of crap that they never use. Not only have they spent a ton of money on stuff that doesn’t matter, they’re also paying money to store all this stuff.

Deliberate Draw: Sibyl of Cups

First Impressions: Emotions, floating, messy

Book: Beauty, fragile, discovering self-love

Guidance: Spend time along journaling, dreaming, or exploring

Journaling:

This card fits where I am today as it is a reminder that loving myself needs to come first. I sometimes get so caught up in taking care of other people that I don’t make time for myself and when that happens I end up getting run down and cranky. However, when I take the time to love myself and take care of myself, I absolutely glow with love and I can be kind and compassionate to others. I grew up being taught that taking care of myself was selfish and that it was better to give love to others than to take time to love yourself. However, all that creates is someone who is very unhappy and resentful of the world. When I truly love and honor myself, I have energy to love other people.

I’ve also learned that the biggest way for me to honor and love myself is to set boundaries about what I will and will not do. I have learned that I need to be firm about the time I need for myself and I need to say no to things that don’t work for me. When I do that and do it in a kind and gentle way, life is way better than if I say yes and am resentful. I’ve also learned that I am someone who really needs a lot of alone time and when I make time for myself and have that alone time, I can be sociable. However, if I don’t get that alone time that is critical for me, I just feel depleted and angry.

Deliberate Draw: Sage of Pentacles

First Impressions: Wisdom, at peace with the world, power

Book: Rules with steady hand and kind heart, no need to prove himself to anyone

Guidance: Find your own stable center

Journaling

Interesting card for me to pull as I’ve been feeling very centered lately. My loving kindness practice has really helped me to be more self possessed and in control of my emotions. It has really helped me let go of the need to be loved and admired. I think the root of it is that I’ve realized that I can love and admire myself and that’s okay. I don’t need anyone else’s approval but my own and realizing that has helped me let go of clinging and needing to be with someone. I’ve realized that I am the master of my own universe and that I am responsible for my actions and there is no one else to blame or to look for for approval.

Knowing that I can make my own decisions without having to pander to anyone else’s thoughts or concerns is amazingly liberating.