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Jul 17 2014

Today’s Journey Tarot Sevens

The Sevens from Today’s Journey Tarot represent a new challenge. This challenge is different from the ones thrust upon us in the Fives. The Sevens all express something that we have chosen to overcome or tackle in order to evolve as a person. These cards are often very spiritual in nature. The Element determines the nature of the challenge.

The Seven of Fire shows an entertainer walking the red carpet into an event. There are photographers and paparazzi lining both sides of the carpet flashing pictures and sticking microphones out for any bit of information they can gather. Although he has a smile plastered on his face and he waves to the crowd, this is obviously a stressful situation. The Fire Element here is churning up the energy and intensity. When we choose a career or path in life, no matter what it is, there are expectations. The Seven suggests that it is time to stop struggling and overcome our resistance to this pressure. Resistance only adds fuel to the Fire. The Seven of Water shows a little boy pretending to be the captain of his own ship. The challenge here is emotional. We must believe in ourselves to make our dreams come true. This element is often missing from our plans. In the Seven of Water the child has no doubt that he will achieve this dream – and he does in the Nine of Water. We have to overcome our fear of failure to realize our goals. We have to believe it as strongly as we did when we were children. The Seven of Air shows two young men in an examination room. One is cheating off of the other. How are we going to achieve success in life? Are we going to borrow it, steal it, or create it for ourselves? The Air Element is intellectual. If we do not learn for ourselves then have we really learned? Will we ever be successful riding on the coattails of someone else’s achievement? These are all good questions. The Seven of Air says that it is time to find the answers to what kind of man or woman you want to be. The Seven of Earth show a young woman waiting patiently at a mailbox. We don’t know what she’s waiting for but the Earth Element suggests that it is vital to her future accomplishment. All in good time. That is what this card is saying. We do what we can and then we wait for the results. Sometimes those results take minutes and sometimes they take years. The lesson with this card is that we can wait. It may involve setting long term goals or investing now for a far off objective. In the meantime we live our lives and continuously plant new seeds so that the rewards become continuous.

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, A Traveler’s Guide”, author of “Lessons, The Wisdom Within Each Moment”

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Jul 14 2014

Today’s Journey Tarot The Sixes

The Sixes from the Today’s Journey Tarot Deck all have to do with harmony and the stability of everything coming together – at least for a while. After the turmoil of change from the Fives, the Sixes are a time of overcoming difficulties and putting obstacles behind us. The Element expresses the different approaches this may take. For those driven by the Fire Element it means basking in success, the emotional Water Element just wants peace and quiet. The Element of the mind, Air packs up and moves on to a better way and the Earth Element finds that there is enough to share.

The Six of Fire shows an athlete running with a torch. She has been given this honor because of her athletic achievement and also her service to humanity. Admirers cheer her on. She is a symbol of accomplishment on many levels but personally it is a moment of achievement when everything she has worked for is recognized and rewarded. Unlike the confusion of the Five, focus and commitment have created success.  It is a celebration of the triumph of the human spirit. The Six of Water shows two little boys playing in a creek. One of the boys has discovered a frog and he gleefully shares his find with his friend. These children are open to the simple pleasures of life. This is a peaceful time of play and taking pleasure in the moment. Again unlike the Five, the participants in this card don’t long to be anywhere but here and now. The Six of Air shows a family all packed up and moving down the road to a new home. They made a decision concerning what was best for them, overcame their fears (with their intellect) and chose change. This journey takes them away from the deception of the Five and toward security and stability. It is a new beginning where anything is possible. The Six of Earth shows a man in his car stopped at an intersection. Solicitors are collecting money and one holds a bucket up to the car window. The driver is reaching for money but he is obviously annoyed with being hijacked in this way. The Six of Earth is about giving because you want to and because you acknowledge that you have plenty to share. Contributing to charity has become for many just one more obligation that must be fulfilled. We write a check or drop coins in a bucket and think we’ve done our part – even when we resent the intrusion. The Five of Earth was about loss. The Six is about having enough and the pleasure of giving freely.

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, A Traveler’s Guide”, and author of “Lessons, the Wisdom Within Each Moment”