Orange skies, relieve us of the summer’s heat. Moving into winter, we are healed and blessed by the quiet season.
Mirasol
Orange skies, relieve us of the summer’s heat. Moving into winter, we are healed and blessed by the quiet season.
Mirasol
Finally, new moon in Scorpio is here. Not only that, but Sun too, is in Scorpio. It’s big transformation time for all. Everyone will be affected in one area of life or even more. For some Scorpios, or those with planets in Scorpio and the 8th House, dramatic changes are afoot. Let’s prepare ourselves for a slow and long renewal that comes from within. Scorpio is calm deep waters. Our immediate instinct is for stability and permanence. But now something is stirring and overriding that asks for exciting and interesting above and beyond. Take the road, feel the magic of creativity and let it flow in you and through you.
Believe.
Flavia
Where is the road going to take you?
Mirasol
Death and rebirth. Endings and beginnings. New approaches are imminent with the cosmic card. It is all change for the fundamentals of life. But what takes priority is a new way of thinking, of conceptualising, of understanding and dealing with everything around us. The opportunity to think in a new way for ourself and our passions is manifesting right now. Action on all fronts will follow but at this moment perception is what changes. And it changes so profoundly that nothing will be left untouched. It’s a renewal from within. Eventually, all its effects will be felt without.
Our visions will become bold and infused with desire and Strength as a most powerful tool. Our internal personal Strength of character to do the right thing for all will support our renewed way of thinking. And it’s thinking once more that moves buildings and shakes everything standing. In this context Strength is confidence and responsibility; it is knowledge and it is justice. Read as Fortitude or Lust, Strength is in effect a card that tells us how to control our world through trust and cooperation. We are in change in a way that we can all benefit and gain from a joyful context in which we can interact. It is not a solitary card but one of sociability and positive influence. Care and good will triumph in the end.
As the slow season approaches it is supported by stability and compassion. Our achievements are integrated. This is confirmed by Euterpe, the Muse of Lyric Poetry and a Titan goddess of memory. She will inspire and entertain us with her delightful artistry. We can take joy in our abilities, courage and accomplishments that we reached so far in manifesting our purpose. In many small ways and in big ways we need to review, and, with bold energy, appreciate the good news. With Euterpe by our side we know we can smile. Her sister Polymnia – a more sober figure – meditative and pensive as well as ethereal and luxuriant is responsible for transmitting those changes and advancements, praising far and wide our virtues, excellence and many adventures. A Muse associated with Agriculture as well as the Art of Epic Poetry, here she presides over the third Harvest marking the end of growing season as autumn rolls in. With the coming of winter and the season of rest we can be assured that our name will glow and we will shine on our past commitments and hard work. While we stand still our dramatic glorious story will travel far and wide.
Flavia
We’re here. You’re here. That’s the greatest wealth. We’re here and we can be grateful for what we’ve got and pursue our dreams further. Now they become reality with abundance as they take substance and material form. The tangible around us means we can also think about doing even better in the future. We’ve got everything we need in ourselves in order to have everything we value. Let’s be happy now. And let’s believe that we can go up a level for more.
Love and strength always.
Flavia
The Shaman of Cups shows us a man standing inside a temple, his face is painted white and he is pouring alchemical liquid into a boiling cauldron. Behind him, playful dolphins, snakes and a shell adorn the wall of the sacred space.
The card is a thoughtful image of the depths of emotional knowledge which makes us human. Acknowledging our innate skills of caring for ourselves and for others, we find that we can better navigate our emotions and learn from our experiences. We can control our feelings and transmute our passion to detached awareness. The white face paint expresses the shamans readiness for spiritual work, which is enhanced by the alchemical brew in the cauldron. This interplay is supporting profound change and increasing spiritual and emotional maturity.
The message of the Shaman of Cups is poignant during this Samhain and Halloween week as the veils between the natural and the supernatual world are thinning and the ancestral spirits loom around us. Any emotional ties which still bind you to the past can be released with gratitude, which in itself will increase your receptivity to flow. Being masked helps to process and understand difficult feelings that might arise during this seasonal change. And simultaneously the mask will enable you to unfold your magical healing work into the world.
The Shaman of Cups Meditation
Try this meditation with the Shaman of Cups and note what the card wants to tell you.
Sit down in a quiet space. Take a few deep breaths and relax.
Focus on the image of the Shaman of Cups. Observe how his powers as a masked shaman are heightened when he pours the magical liquid into the cauldron. The playful dolphins remind us of the joy of life. The image shows us all aspects of our emotions which we can own and funnel to create our passion projects, or simply to maintain our pure and balanced existence in everyday proceedings. Mask yourself and journey inward.
Stay in meditation for 5 to 10 minutes.
After the meditation, journal about the below questions:
What would you achieve if you put on your magical mask of manifestation?
What wishes would you put in your magic cauldron to retrieve in 6 months time?
Create your ancestral altar, bless your current path, and know that the right way is unfolding naturally.
Mirasol