I took one of the most spiritual decks that I own - the Cat Aura Tarot - and I went into the pictures far from traditional meanings. Please read the following from the perspective of a psychologist and systemic family therapist, who wants to use tarot Pull The Magician out of your deck and put it at the center. Draw four cards to place around The Magician as follows: 1 As Above - A sign from your highest spiritual purpose - 7 of Cups To see through illusions of energy and emotions to the beginning, the source and the system that connects them and see their flow and recognize their patterns and structure. I have learned to do that with emotions, seems that I shall also learn this for energy 2. The Garden - The conditions that are best for your creative mastery - 2 of Cups when I unite my light and shadow parts and take a distance in a safe place to the turbulences of emotions and energy, I will know them and feel them but won't be overwhelmed in the process and keep my peace. The shadow looks down to the depths of turmoil into the past while the light looks to the sky and the distance into the future and together and in balance I can view and feel the present 3. The Table - Your unique approach that unites all of the different energies of your life - 4 of Swords Stay with me, be with me, not let myself be questioned or distracted, then I can touch the swords and use the analytical power of my intellect, while I am open to the sky (spirituality) and connected to my intuition looking inward. 4. So Below - The work in the world that most aligns with your highest spiritual purpose - Knight of Swords To find and guide my way and the way of others through the labyrinth of life and desires, while I am connected to the moon (my emotions and the emotions of others) and connected and guided by the stardust (my spirituality), then I can use my analytical power to see the way and maybe cut some branches along the way that are blocking the view. Share a photo of your reading and your interpretation.

Happy Friday! This week feels like it’s flown by. I’ve been traveling and visiting family, but I’m eagerly looking forward to returning because I have a ton of cool stuff that I’ve got planned for new videos and all sorts of things for the Conservatory. My music video for The Magician is Madeon’s Gonna Be Good. I got to see him perform this live at Coachella (had never heard of him before) and it blew me away. Both the stage production and the music video evoke the sense of a solitary creative being envisioning a new world of their own design, and everything that comes with turning that vision into reality. Any music videos that resonate with your understanding of The Magician? Post them in the comments!

Happy Friday, everyone I want to thank everyone who has participated in this week's card challenge for The Fool. I'll be posting a new set of challenges on Monday for The Magician, but please feel free to continue to make new posts for the challenges of The Fool. The challenges are meant to be "evergreen", so there is no "missing a week". However, I will be planning some prizes for the "best of" future weeks, so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, I thought it'd be fun to ask if anyone has any music videos that remind them of The Fool card. Mine is Sigur Ros's video for their song Glósóli, which has been one of my favorites since it debuted 20 (!) years ago. Besides the obvious imagery of the cliff, I like the idea of the Fool leading the procession of the other archetypal characters. Although I often tell people to imagine The Fool as the "actor" who is playing every character we see in every card, it's also interesting to imagine that the Fool is the leader of the parade, much like the Trionfi parades that influenced Tarot's creation. If you can think of any others that remind you of The Fool, please share them in a comment on this post!

Moonvoid Tarot Pull the Fool card out of your deck and put it at the center. Draw four cards to place around the Fool as follows: 1. The Bundle - 5 of Cups The energy you bring when you are at your most fearless --> normally I care about a lot of things, nearly anything, and I can get angry or sad, when things don't go according to (my) plan. And that can mean things or people. And I really care about them all and have a relationahip to them. Being angry only means that I care. And that also means that people and things have a hold over me. But when something breaks in me, some relationship or something doesn't interest me anymore, I go silent, silent means I severed the relation, it is not loud, it is icy cold silence, it means I don't care anymore.The hold is broken, the power is returned to me and I am capable of anything, because nothing holds me back anymore. 2. The Rose - Page of Pentacles What life is trying to give you if you could really “let go” --> actually everything I love, everything that fills my senses, touch, smell, listening to music, dive into books, stories and the infinity of creativity, writing, spirituality - the beauty of everything 3. The Cliff - 4 of Pentacles The source of fear that secretly contains a gift --> Holding on to material things, books, money CDs, DVDs, also persons, the fear of losing, something, anything, everything that is dear to me but that also means taking care of and caring and holding dear and cherish the same things that I am afraid to lose. 4. The Ally - 9 of Pentacles A source of joy that will comfort you in times of trouble --> That is home, that is my home, that picture of the card is actually my living room with the panorama windows. I love the quiet and the beauty of the things that surround me, they are an expression of myself and I take delight in looking at them, touching, hearing using them, they are an enlargement of myself and they let me be, they don't ask anything of me

The biggest risk I have ever taken was believing in myself enough to walk away from security and build something of my own. For most of my life, risk meant staying safe — always having another job lined up before leaving one, always pushing through exhaustion, always proving my reliability. As a single parent, a psychologist, and someone who is Autistic with ADHD, I carried responsibility on every level. I worked fifty to sixty hours a week, burned out multiple times a year, and got sick often. Three years ago, I reached a point where I had to face a hard truth: I could continue down a path that was slowly breaking me, or I could take a leap that might save my health, my future, and my ability to be present for my child. Choosing myself was terrifying — and it was the bravest thing I have ever done. Leaving my job meant walking away from a steady paycheck and the sense of stability that came with it. The fears were loud and constant. Would I be able to support my son? Would I fail? Would I embarrass myself in my own profession? Would I let the people I loved down? Even though I knew I was a strong Psychologist and an exceptional employee, self-doubt crept in where confidence should have lived. Still, most of the people around me believed in me. They saw my tenacity even when I struggled to see it myself, and that quiet support carried me forward when my own faith wavered. About six months before I officially left, I began preparing for independence. I built connections, created a website, and formed an LLC. At the same time, I was learning how to honor my needs — requesting disability accommodations and realizing that protecting my nervous system mattered more than saying yes to everything. The moment everything changed came when I received an email that revealed my employer speaking negatively about my need for boundaries. I responded, sought clarity, and then handed in my notice. Even when the owner tried to convince me to stay, I knew I could not. I cried. I was terrified. But I was also proud — and for the first time in a long time, I felt relieved.