#august reading

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As we approach the end of July, it's only natural to ask yourself what is in your future, and hopefully this can help bring clarity to that for you. These contain general advice for the month ahead. Take what resonates and leave what doesn't, as this is a community reading.

& 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕?

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Hello lovelies 💛Venus is in retrograde at the moment and I feel like the energy has been shifting in interesting directions for many of us. Today's PAC will be focused on where this will take you in the month of August💛 To continue, pick an emoji 👀

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PILE 1 🐯

congratulations! you have been waiting to receive this news for a long time it seems and well? here it is! life may have been seeming like an endless wait but good news is here. you should approach this new opportunity with preparation. life rewards those who are prepared. you need not worry too much because this is something you're definitely capable of doing, however, it may not come easy at first. hang in there, it WILL get better. there's no need to fret. think of this experience as a preparation for bigger blessings. be kind to yourself. be open to receiving help. don't push people away. you can do this but you need others to guide you along the way. success is not created in isolation.

PILE 2 🦀

im sorry for what you've gone through. times have been tough for you and im so sorry that you were treated that way. you're probably experiencing a bout of low self esteem and that's okay. we all have our moments, but please this is not forever! this is a passing moment and please don't lose perspective of the fact that this is not how you will feel forever. feelings are temporary. this is fleeting. even if you feel like you're at fault, don't dwell on feelings of self-blame. you may have made a mistake but we're all human and we all make mistakes. ITS OKAY, it may feel terrible right now but this is not what defines you as a person. please go easy on yourself.

PILE 3 🐼

oh lordy lord, you are a hustler, aren't you? you need to find time to sit down and RELAX. you've been working yourself to the bone and if you keep going, you will burn out pretty bad. you've been giving too much of your power away. you may be the boss babe at work but in your personal life, you're kind of a doormat. stop letting people walk all over you!!! block those people and just move on, honestly. your desperation makes others look down on you. don't let people see you like this. where is your pride? keep your chin up and know you're better than however you're letting the people in your life treat you. its okay to be the bad guy. be the villain if you have to but please choose yourself. if someone wants you they will make an effort to keep you in their life. but they're doing none of that, so MOVE ON.

PILE 4 🦚

baby 🥺why are you doing this to yourself? you know deep down what the truth of the situation is and you also know what you need to do but you so desperately want to be deluded, so you're letting yourself be blinded by this illusion and its hurting you soooo bad 😩please dont do this. you need to have the courage to face the music and accept things as they are. you can keep lying to yourself but it didn't help then and it won't help you now. you can keep pretending everything is sunshine and rainbows but sooner rather than later, the bandaid will be ripped off and you will feel the sting and honestly half the pain, you've caused yourself. pick yourself up. have the dignity to hold yourself accountable. you know the right thing to do and its not this.

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I’M SO EXCITED!! Also this is posted on my instagram (hh.tarot) in a more condensed form.  Like it’s not a big chunky paragraph like we’ve got going on down below.

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HERE WE GO!!

What cards went where bc the pic is so small :) 1. King of Pentacles 2. 2 of Swords, reversed 3. 7 of Pentacles 4. Death, reversed 5. Justice, reversed 6. 8 of Swords 7. 8 of Pentacles, reversed 8. Page of cups, reversed

The theme card, King of Pentacles, seems at odds with the rest of the reading at first glance because he’s usually recognized as a harbinger of financial success and security and the rest of the cards read mainly about self work and development.  However by working on yourself, you can achieve more tangible success and increase your self confidence to a point that more important and daunting matters seem less so and you’re able to handle things with increased ease.  As things become easier to deal with (due to you being more equipped), you can move your focus to matters that can bring you happiness and success.

During the month of August, the Two of Swords (reversed) highlights the sense of stagnation or the feeling that you’re plateauing.  You may be able to see where you want to be and it might feel very far away, but by viewing things in a big picture sense, you can set our sights on the long term and notice that you’re putting in the time and hours now in order to receive those payoffs and benefits later.  Maybe by looking at the bigger picture, you’ll be able to notice a detail or aspect of your approach that is neglected or has been receiving too much attention. The Seven of Pentacles calls us to look large and appreciate that you’ve been working through the contributing details and tending to what needs tending in order to get to where you want to go.

In July, you might have been noticing attachments that didn’t feel as fulfilling or useful as they have in the past.  Death (reversed) calls us to embrace this change and let things go. Anything that you’re clinging to could hold back the growth and development that needs to happen for you to be successful.  This change might feel like a lot or it might seem highly personal, but it has the potential to be incredibly transformative.  Justice (reversed) also indicates that you might be reluctant to let go of those things, thoughts, feelings, relationships, or people.  You might know that their time has come to be released but you might not be letting yourself let them go.  You’re accountable for your happiness and more aspects of your life than those attachments are.  

At the beginning of this month, Justice and the Eight of Pentacles call for you to really take a step back from yourself and look without emotion on your situation.  Be honest with what is holding you back and needs to leave.  It’s hard and it’s scary, but lying to yourself and holding on to things that no longer serve you can be far more detrimental to your future.  The Eight of Pentacles also calls for you to find a balance between what you think would make you happy and what could actually make you happy.  In your journey to find happiness, make sure you’re finding balance and moderation between what is happiness and what is perfection.  If you’re seeking perfection because you think it will make us happy, it could result in your detriment or stagnation rather than forward progress.  

Once you reevaluate what will make you happy and how you can get there, the second half of August is the time for action.  During the last two weeks of August, The Page of Cups (reversed) urges you to be more comfortable, confident and open with your creative side and your intuition.  This is the time to work through any doubt and start to phase out the self critic in your head.  Begin to release old habits that don’t serve you or contribute to your success.  Implement behaviors like positive self talk and notice the difference that it makes.  The Eight of Swords is telling you that forward progress will come easy once you become open to creating and setting in motion positive change in your life.  

End scene lol that was long but I felt like it was thorough which is what I wanted.  Please lmk if you have any feedback or questions! I was super impressed with how accurate it seemed to me and I hope everyone else feels the same way

And I’m back ! I really hope you’re having a nice day and not burning like I am at home. But we are here for the wrap up. Last month, I read 5 books (4 physical and one audiobook) but none were five stars which made sad. But that’s ok, because I know September will be better! Now let’s jump to the reviews.

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas- People in the book community fight because some will say that this novella was just a money grab for fans. I disagree, I think this was necessary. The next book will be telling Cassian and Nesta’s story and the book served as a conclusion (a nice happy ending) to Feyre and Rhys’s tale and a bridge to Nessian. Fans don’t want content of our Night Court couple in the next couple because the story isnt theirs. I liked the novella, for me it offered a good stepping point to The Court of Silver Flames (coming in January I’m sooo happy !!).

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater- I don’t know. The pace of this book really confused me, cuz the first half was quite slow and then the end felt so rushed. And Adam and Ronan’s also felt so rushed (that’s made me sad) when we could had more moments in the book previous, making it more believable. Also the thing that we were threatened the entire series seamed a bit anticlimactic to me. I really don’t dont. But I liked Henry though.

We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie- It was interesting but the biology facts were wrong because we all have estrogen and testosterone in our system but in different quantities (if you remember the discussion of female athletes with high levels of testosterone). And in a lot of moments the conversation turned into a lot of binary, he or she repeatedly when you could they ( and no talk of intersex or non binary people). Although it was important the talk of educating young boys to respect women I can give her that.

Histórias Extraordinárias by Edgar Allen Poe- a portuguese edition with some short stories. Most of the stories were kinda weird and not that interesting but at least 3 we’re actually good and scary. I might not read Allen Poe again because I don’t think it’s my style though.

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov- all classics are boring? Hell no. This was the most weird and compelling story I have read in a while, I really recommend picking it up. The devil arrives in Moscow and everything goes crazy. People are killed, scammed, put in mental hospitals, transformed in witches and many more. The title actually doesn’t have much to do with the book until the end.

August

J | F | M | A | M | J | J

New Unwind by Neal Shusterman (5/5) A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (5/5) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (5/5) "Juice Like Wounds" by Seanan McGuire (4/5) Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (4/5) Pantomime by Laura Lam (3/5) A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo (3/5) Tunnelville by Troy H. Gardner & Erin Callahan (3/5) Bestiary by K-Ming Chang (3/5) Lore (chapter sampler) by Alexandra Bracken (3/5) The Wild by Owen Laukkanen (2/5)

Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe: Stories 57-66

Rereads Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (5/5)