Blood Moon Tarot Reading

Wow. The night of the blood moon, September 27. A lot happened.

Okay. Where to begin?

I got home from work, and I just had some much needed relaxation. Around 8 p.m., I had the urge to do a tarot reading. I followed my gut. As I began to shuffle, I found myself talking out loud. I was asking questions, looking for guidance of any kind. I just need to hear something good.While I was shuffling, the Moon card fell out of my deck, exactly how it is in the photo. I was amazed. The moon's energy was that intense. I flt that the cards were telling me that they were listening. Or someone was listening.

I know this sounds pretty unbelievable. I know most of ou will not believe me. But I still want to share my experience.

I knew why I was talking out loud now. I wasn't aware, but I was not talking to myself. I was talking to my grandmother. I started crying because I truly felt this. My grandmother was a big part of my life until she passed away when I was a child. I was Overwhelmed, but I continued to shuffle the cards. I knew she was there with me at that moment. And I truly believed that she reached out to me through my cards.

I don't know if this is possible. This is how I felt.

I shuffled and then it felt perfect. I put down one card above the moon, and layed the rest of the cards out in three separate piles. From each of these piles, I turned over the top card. I just felt that was what I needed to do.

The five of pentacles represents hardship in every aspect. Economical, family, relationships. This represents my past, and I know this. I had a really rough childhood. I was an only child, I was over weight, my parents were constantly on the verge of divorce (they are good now, in fact, better than ever), I was extremely depressed and at times, suicidal. My parents had to file for bankruptcy, and we lost our house. We didn't end up homeless, but we almost did . I'm not writing this for pity, and the Wheel of Fortune demonstrates that. Things are becoming better and looking up. My past is the past, and I have accepted it, and I know that there is more for me in this world.

Now the cards the the left and to the right are what got me. This again, was my grandmother. The following is my own interpretation.
I think that my grandmother was telling me that she was here. She is represented in the Empress card. And my mother is the queen of cups reversed. My mother and I do not have the best relationship, it isn't bad either, but isn't the greatest. However, I think that my grandmother was telling me that I can find her within my mother. I think she's saying, "I'm not here, but you are not alone, either." I just lost it.

It was very emotional for me, as I never believed in these things. I did not make anyone feel badly if they had an experience like this, but I just never had my own experience. But maybe these things to not show themselves unless we open ourselves up to them.

-Maria

Autumn Equinox Tarot Reading

SO HERE WE GO!

A couple nights ago on Autumn Equinox, I did a tarot reading for myself. I thought about my business, my future in general with my career. I got some interesting cards. I drew three (not in past/present/future order), and one more for specifically my financial situation.

1. The High Priestess

This card (in career) represents a quiet woman who observes and isn't necessarily a leader. Advice associated with this card is to listen, do research thoroughly, be patient, and don't get involved in drama. All of this is extremely relevant to me. I am not on my own business wise yet. I need to do more research for my business and learn through observation at m current workplace. I also know that I have distanced myself from some people I used o be closer with, simply because I cannot get caught up in the gossip and nonsense. I simply do not have the time anymore.

2. Ten Pentacles, reversed

This one made me sad and nervous. Ultimately, failure will come. I'm going into this, ready to fail. I'm either blindly optimistic or maybe I'll be right, but I honestly think that this card isn't necessarily telling me that I'll go bankrupt and that everything will be in ruins. I think that, as my ideas become bigger and more realized, what I want is shifting. I may end up changing what I want to do in the middle of getting my business off the ground. Time will tell.

**update: I did read this in another interpretation:

~relevant~ especially if I do move to California, this will be true. I don't know though, it could go both ways... But I do know that I don't want to get married or have children because *I KNOW* my business will consume me. I wouldn't be a good mother or wife, in my opinion.

3. Seven Swords

Seeing this card, drawing it after the reversed ten of pentacles, made me feel more relaxed. This one can represent trickery, but I think in my case, it represents being resourceful and taking a new approach. (This card is saying, "don't give up")


What I'm seeing by this reading is that my original plan (whatever that will be) isn't going to go too well. Luckily I will be able to step back and reevaluate my business plan//model, which I already figured.

Finally, last, Ace of Pentacles, which I have gotten in a financial tarot reading before.

"Ace would suggest that whatever it is you are planning there are sufficient funds available.  It is a time of financial abundance and material growth.   Even though you may have to spend money, you are still able to hold onto some and have enough to go around.  As Pentacles demand results for all their efforts, the Ace suggests that investment in new projects or ventures at this stage will be especially financially rewarding and yield a good return.  Whatever it is you desire to do, rest assured that you are able to afford it when this Ace appears."


Yes.... and with that, I'm gone. Have a good night everyone.

-Maria

Happy Autumn Equinox+ The Blood Moon, September 27/28, 2015

Apparently, the pope claims that this blood moon is going to mark the end of an age. NOTICE how he said the end of an age, and not the end of the world. How are people mistaking this as an apocalyptic event? The "medieval age" wasn't the best, but it wasn't as if the world was destroyed. People are taking this too literally, when it's clearly a metaphor for our universe. In fact, I completely agree with this guy. The whole universe is shifting and the energies are wild right now. I believe that the shifting of the universe is the end of an age and beginning a new age. In other words, people aren't going to die + the world isn't going to be destroyed. SO not to worry! This is a good thing!

We can honestly see this with the presidential election. As you can see, a lot of people support trump and a lot of people support sanders. It's getting heated, and the Blood moon is pretty much going to decide which way things are gonna go (The side of Love, or the side of Hate). With either who get elected, it's going to throw the US into a whole new state of being. And that's all I'm going to say regarding politics.

Back to the blood moon/full moon/lunar eclipse/super moon/harvest moon. This is the fourth lunar eclipse out of four. "The Grand Finale" so to speak. This weekend is going to determine much of what the rest of our lives will be like. That's what I personally believe. We are going to start new projects that will last for a life, while ending things that aren't meant to be in our lives. I feel that this is going to be an unofficial new year of sorts. Elephant Journal sums it up much better than I can:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/09/september-supermoon-eclipse-redefining-relationships/

Oh, and I wanted to talk a little bit about an experience I had earlier. I was out on a walk today, and I had, with lack of better terms, a spiritual awakening. I felt okay with everything. I've had a lot of issues these past twenty years. I've always hated my body, I felt weird about my face, eating became a chore and then a habit, my self confidence has never been that healthy. Things started to change at the beginning of the year. I had a bad couple weeks in summer regarding all of this, but I surrounded myself with positive messages. Then today, I was walking. I felt sweaty, good, soaking in the sun, looking at all of the flowers in my neighborhood. I thought about how people have called me and old soul, and I've realized that this is the best compliment I could ever receive. I never really truly believed in reincarnation, but now I do, with my whole heart. I had a breathe taking moment where I almost cried. I thought about how all of my friends are familiar souls, and how we have probabl met in past lives. I think about the few people I regard as soul mates, and how my soul has been searching for them all along. This was so comforting and reassuring. I thought about all that I had been through, as a soul, and how this is all only temporary. Everything has been a test, and I will continue to be tested. But knowing that I was much more than my physical being, that made me feel comfortable. You would think this would be common sense, but I think we lose that sense of self when we are bombarded with what we should eat, be, and do. How we should look, how we should spend our time, how we can make money. We are more than that, and that made me feel happy and reassured that life isn't going to be so bad.

Wow, sorry about that. That was all really mushy and all. But it is how I feel, so.

Okay, now I'm going to go do a tarot reading for myself to welcome in the new season and get a fresh take on some things I'm fuzzy about. I'll post about it soon.

-Maria

*ALSO, my tire blew out on my van, wal-mart sucks, but my dad fixed. I called it.

Mercury Retrograde, Lunar Eclipse, Pluto going direct + Tarot reading 9/17

A lot is happening! Yesterday, Saturn turned out of scorpio and into sagittarius, BUT, mercury ALSO turned retrograde, so the next month or so is bound to be super interesting. All I want to say about mercury going retrograde: I feel it, everything is backwards, and I feel like my van is going to die. If it does, I CALLED IT.

Now the full moon, a.k.a. the harvest moon, is coming up on the 27th. This is paired with a lunar Eclipse in Aries. The eclipse earlier in the year (in march or april I believe) is connected to this. Something that you started, is coming to an end. This is extremely relevant to me. However, with Saturn here, we are going to be okay with this change (maybe not immediately, but in the long run). Also, pluto will be going direct as it has been retrograde for months, and this rules money and finances of all kinds. Look out for that opportunity for extra money. I'm actually getting a raise at work in October, so this is relevant to me as well. This, paired with Saturn in Sagittarius, I feel that my business will be coming to a reality even more so! And who knows, this business may just turn out to be nothing that I expected.

Anyway, I did a small tarot set for myself on September 17 when mercury went retrograde and Saturn moved into Sagittarius. I drew a card for communication, relationships, business, travel, and spiritual growth (I saw this layout on instagram). I won't get into too many details, but out of the cards I drew, three of them were wands. Now wands represent the fire signs and I am a Sagittarius, so this set was really just full of energy. This could also point to a project is in it's first stages and only a thought (my business). Along with those three I drew two major arcana cards, both upright. So I'm feeling a lot of mostly okay energy. My patience is being tested but I've found new outlets to release my stress. I'm becoming okay with being alone and working on myself (and this blog). I've been cooking a lot, working, reading, and writing. I'm just very excited for what these next couple of months have in store for me.

-Maria

~fall feelings~

Autumn has always got me feeling nostalgic, in a sad and happy way. I think about past love, past interests, past everything. I begin to smell cinnamon and nutmeg. I see pumpkins everywhere. A breeze begins to roll in. I start thinking about all of the yummy things that will be in season, what I will make people for Christmas, what my Halloween costume will be. I think about how different things will likely be in the next few months. I think about how change happens so subtly and slowly, that it seems sudden.

Thinking about the past is a perfect reason to reflect, learn, grow, and consider change. Now we can begin to wrap up our chores for this year and begin to prepare for the new year. You may be thinking that I'm thinking way too far ahead, but have you been to Michael's lately?? They already have Christmas merchandise everywhere!

(Astrology Alert) The new moon was this past weekend, a new moon AND eclipse in Virgo. The new moon is the perfect time to accept new energies and goals into our lives. Energies are high and the whole universe is taking a shift. Since 2012, Saturn has been in Scorpio, making the past few years a trying time. We were faced with new challenges and were pushed to our limits in specific aspects of our lives, but this also opened us up to experience, therefore learning and wisdom has (or should have) been achieved. Now Saturn is about to enter my sign, Sagittarius (Sep. 17 2015). This is the perfect time for entrepreneurial ventures and business. What a perfect time to launch my business!

Not only that, but the Autumn Equinox is September 23 and this is followed by the Full, Harvest Moon on September 27. I plan to do some tarot readings and I'll post those. The harvest moon is not only welcoming a literal harvest, but a metaphorical one as well. Now is the times that our goals and dreams begin to take on reality and come to fruition.

I have began to talk about my business more and more, and I will share it here soon. I can feel it getting closer and closer, and I'm becoming more hopeful and powerful. Even as people continue to look as me like I'm insane, I'm going. I'm not going to stop because "80% of business' fail, you know."

Also I started an Autumn playlist. Here it is (it isn't done yet):
https://open.spotify.com/user/miaxyloto/playlist/2kaAVX1FtDSghbTnPakrkq

First Post/Welcome/What to Expect

Hurray! Yes! Hello! My name is Mia, some of you may know me and others may not. Everyone is welcome into this world. I don't really know how to introduce this, so I am just going to go into what I am going to be writing about and sharing here.