Four of Wands

Today's card, the Four of Staffs, is related to a celebration. This card indicates stepping back and enjoying the fruits of your labor, after you've built the foundation for future success. I still have a lot of work to do today, but got a lot completed yesterday. Perhaps I will finish early and have some time to enjoy the rest of the day!

Three of Cups...

Miss Michele isn't trying to work her way through the deck in order, but the Three of Cups is today's daily throw!

Today's energy, once again, will focus on celebration and relaxation, although I know I want to finish up several projects in order to be able to focus on interviews on Monday.

It makes sense, as I can practically feel the love in the house this weekend--we are just enjoying each other's company, not talking a lot, just liking the chance to be in the same room together on our respective computers.

Since today's entry is short, I want to remind everyone that time is running out to get your 13-card reading for 2008 at the special discounted price of $10. Miss Michele will introduce a new special for February shortly!

Two of Cups

Today's card happens to be one of Miss Michele's favorites: the Two of Cups. Representing partnerships, cooperation, and romance, this card is perfect for a lazy Saturday afternoon.

Although I have a lot of work to get done, the overall day will be filled with closeness and a good balance of leisure and accomplishment. :) It means my projects will get completed and networking efforts will be successful.

This is a pleasant change from the abundance of recent "work" cards, although I've noticed a shift from Pentacles and Wands to Cups lately.

Knight of Cups, Nine of Swords

Miss Michele didn't have to pull a daily card today... the Tarot did it on its own.

Miss Michele left her Hanson Roberts deck sitting face up on the table and noticed the Nine of Swords on top. She shuffled for the daily draw, and the Knight of Cups fell out.

She tucked him back in and drew a card. Nine of Swords.

She put the card back in the deck, pondered it, and began to start another reading. The first card she drew? Knight of Cups.

These are the cards for today and indicate a new opportunity that Miss Michele's alter ego is afraid to take. She fears the project may lead to sleepless nights and added anxiety if she gets involved. Worse, it could lead to a repeat of certain "character types" from her past.

She'll take this project, but only on her terms.

Sweet Chariots....

Miss Michele's throw for the day is the Chariot. Yet another Seven, showing I'm in a similar phase, but that things are perhaps, more ready to come to fruition with a significant step in the right direction.

It shows I need the courage and determination to finish the task at hand, and, with completion, will reap rewards in the form of feelings of accomplishment.

I'm still trying to figure out how yesterday's card manifested. My best guess is that by being aware of the day's energies, I was able to avoid battles of wills or stand-offs. Even in situations where I was expecting a fight, things went exceedingly well.

I faced only one situation where pride came in to play, and managed to put my feelings aside to handle the situation in a professional manner.

An Uneasy Feeling

Perhaps it has to do with the stock market and the economic climate, or maybe it's plain old "writerly" doubt, but Miss Michele had an uneasy feeling that things were going too well lately!

The tarot is perfect for pinpointing the source of these intuitive flashes, so Miss Michele asked a targeted question for her daily throw.

"What forces could prevent me from being as successful as I want to be today?"

After multiple cards (all potentially relevant) fell out of the deck, Miss Michele decided she was just being sloppy, stopped, focused, and pulled a card.

The Seven of Wands.

This card indicates a battle of wills, pride in action, and competition from unexpected sources. I may realize I am not as good as I think I am (today) or I may simply become overwhelmed by all on my plate and feel like I'm not doing as well as other freelancers in my position.

Misdirected competition has been a theme in my life lately, and I wonder if that won't manifest in more than one area today?

The tarot advises me to be ready for the battle, muster the courage and the strength to persevere, focus and get it done! Financial rewards may not come immediately, but I am in an important growth stage right now.

Page of Rods

Today's card gives Miss Michele some of the balance she's been seeking. The Page of Rods means I will have an active and fun day, with child-like, playful energies prominent.

Today's relaxation will put me in a better state to face all I have to do next week and to complete all the tasks in front of me. (And that's no small feat!)

My creativity will be flowing and tasks will be fun! Additionally, since the Page can indicate the very early stages of an endeavor, it represents this very blog, which I changed a bit yesterday!

Five of Pentacles, the Magician

Proving that the Tarot is "on" even when the reader isn't, my card for today needed little interpretation. After staying on the phone with a friend for about two hours last night--and losing track of my alcohol intake while I chatted--this morning's throw gave me the Five of Pentacles. I commented to a friend that the guy on the card, with the crutches, bandage on his head and his arm in a sling, described how I felt!

It passed, as those things do, and I drew another card for this evening, as the day was divided by very different and distinct energies. The Magician. I certainly feel as if I'm back to my old self, and got some significant work done on this blog.
I have to interpret the Magician as my "mastery" of limited HTML. I actually got the buttons to go where I wanted them to, and the pics don't look half bad.

What do you think of the new organization? Is it easier to place orders and have all your questions answered?

A new skin is next... Is it time for the pink to go?

Do I See a Trend?

Today's card is the 8 of Pentacles. ::sigh:: A close friend of mine who also reads Tarot interpreted it as I have so much work and am having a hard time staying up-to-date on it. Which is sort of true. I'm keeping my head above water--mostly, and avoiding feeling too overwhelmed.

The focus in my life, however, is just work, work, work.

Which suits me fine for the time being.

Three of Pentacles, Once Again

The card for today is the Three of Pentacles, which also happens to be my theme for the month of January.

The Three of Pentacles is the card of hard work and learning. It's 1 PM and I already feel good about what I've accomplished for the day, so I'm going to stop blogging and continue plugging away.