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Tarot Pulls for Change Reading #59 . The Fifth Earth: Antiquated structures and agreements have no power over me. I am liberation. . Compost those constraining concepts! Confront those who collude with oppression. Find power and empowerment in discomfort. Learn from uncertainty. Be fearless. . My job as an artist is to bear witness to what haunts us, to step back and attempt to see the pattern in these events (personal and societal), and how we can repair el daño (the damage) by using the imagination and its visions. I believe in the transformative power and medicine of art. Gloria Anzaldúa . This journey attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will focus on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #clnsacredstruggleforliberation #spiritualactivism (at Town of Montreal West) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4u3OTBnvDIm3swh5kHYgQdskmfJX9TAQ1ywVk0/?igshid=1cpcowafp5ht7

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 47 . The Seventh Fire: “Great daring and strength rises within and fear fades away." . This is the card of the Courage Carrier- the Tip of the Spear. Stay ready in order to be able to meet whatever comes, whenever. Be in touch with an inner fighting spirit, and find dignity in every breath. . Peace and Justice: “I am the imprisoned and the imprisioner, screaming for Justice; I am the enslaved and the enslaver shouting for freedom, I am the brutalized and the brutalizer sobbing for peace- with each breath I surrender to this as a path to Liberation." . Resilience is resistance. Create expansive inclusive circles for ALL. . It takes energy and courage, to name our selves and grow beyond cultural and self-imposed boundaries. Gloria Anzaldúa . This journey attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism #therevolutionwillnotbetelevised #nojusticenopeace (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MEdY_H2iwiiTegGDoWriY5uq0TpPzG-18ImU0/?igshid=8nk6uj9aj6d7

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 35 . Sixth Air: “Everything I do connects me with spirit. All my movements and expressions are a powerful prayer. I am in creative union with re-creation. I am in recreative union with creation." . The card of the Truth Seeker / Truth Speaker. The energy of this card signifies that the lie vanishes and the truth appears. This is the turning point so that struggle and strife can begin to subside. Listen to the good advice of others. . In seeking the truths of our lives, let’s not draw back from what frightens us. Let’s look toward our nepantleras (poetas, artistas, queer, youth, and differently abled) who have a tolerance for ambiguity and difference, la facultad to maintain numerous conflicting positions and affinity with those unlike themselves. Gloria Anzaldúa . This journey attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byxnx7QnFz_5crg1zY7DPELnS4-_TNj_YOifZQ0/?igshid=7dl7ku8cb84b

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 28 . The Priestesses “I am blossoming because my intuition is my soulmate." . The time of the Goddesses is now, not just the compassionate Mamas (I do get tired of being cast in that role) but the Queen Bees pollinating everything, the Goddesses who wield the hidden power of the inner Mysteries, the Unconscious, and Desire. The Priestesses ask, “What great gift to the world are you midwifing right now from the worlds beyond?" . I know I’m stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us. (Beyoncé / Queen Bey) . This journey attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZne25hW9JdhG8tjf8dqviRlHB6kwEQE26szY0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3vunjp3946hx

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 27 . Nine: Bare witness “I go into myself to find the world; I go into the world to lose myself." . The Ninth card of the Major Arcana, Bare Witness (in other decks know as The Hermit), concerns guidance through self-reflective introspection. Solitude is scared, and can be a guiding force right now; contemplation and meditation are keys to processing and digesting the learning from this past cycle. Then it will be time to share what has been learned as commitment to the Chosen path. . "The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence. Rabindranath Tagore . This journey attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSYD8aBpDfWl2YKak-4OrBazaUXfMNzV2YkaM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xjjwtwzklnwq

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 26 . The 4th of Fire: “Completion id perfection . The 4th of Fire reminds me to participate in the dance of life. Move! Move my body (especially since I have been sitting on my @ss for 3 days grading)! Move my spirit! Move that which is stuck! Move by releasing that which is grasped! And, as the butterflies indicate, it is now time for transformation. . "One day, the dance charts will be the biggest chart in the music world. Because we all need to dance. This planet will be a fun planet when the judges in court will end the day with a dance!" (Yoko Ono) . This journey attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKFHoghgovzquWSH3uHjmm8rW6BN-kCk5eDPQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xe5ibquwl2dw

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 8 . The 8th Fire “I have all the energy I need to accomplish my goals with ease and grace.” . This suit is about primal energy, strength, intuition and expansion. It is about embracing the dragon within- embracing transformation, passion, enthusiasm, and clarity of purpose. But the dragon energy is also hot, wild, and unpredictable. A card of energy, of movement, of action and alignment, is very fitting for Monday, a day when I have 2 classes (each lasting 2 hours and 45 minutes) between 8:45 am and 6 pm. The first class is about interpersonal relationships and communication- a space that needs grounding and compassion but straight talk about how racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and ageism create painful, toxic, destructive, and sometimes deadly relationships. Mentioning this several times I almost could hear a whispered “Amen” from some of the students. . But my afternoon class deserves as much of me as my morning class, so my challenge is to engage in care so I can bring my best self to that class as well. “Our life’s work is to become aware. To do this cultivate sympathy and empathy, open yourself to what you meet and allow yourself to learn from it.” (Gloria Anzaldùa) . This journey that attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsoDd84Bb-o_0dsMOQbJU4Qgbw34TGBG8l1wpc0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qakttwa4jxzz

Tarot Pulls for Change Day 7 . The Birth of Water “There is an infinite source of love around and within me. Return to the source of love. Drink deep from the ocean of love.” . The Surrendered Universe “I trust fall into my deepest desires." . This Birth of Water remind me that teaching with love is the most powerful thing I can do today as students present their journeys. I may be tempted to multitask but that dilutes my ability to co-create learning containers of love. "To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships” bell hooks. . The Surrendered Universe suggests the “fly free falling fool… breathe-sing-dance through the tense edges… learn to be held in the groundlessness...that it is only falling if there is a ground. Leap!” I am finding inspiration about the meaning of this from Gloria Anzaldùa since I am struggling with carving out time for writing: “Write with your eyes like painters, with your ears like musicians, with your feet like dancers. You are the truthsayer with quill and torch. Write with your tongues on fire.” I think sometimes we academics forget this. . This journey that attempts to build on the powers of hope and resistance and magick. Using selected #movementtarot decks, I will do at least 2 pulls a week between Monday and Friday that focuses on how I can manifest hope and justice in my circles creating ripples. If you want to accompany me, I would be delighted. . Part of the power of this process is to see the collective in action… to report back how these tarot pulls manifested themselves in the world. So, if you find that it inspires you to action, please come back and share what happened. I will. . #clnnow #clnnowdeck #spiritualactivism (at Montréal-Ouest, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsfzr6yBoerO8cwBowzBy3zoPPEC5RncwvzlyQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19tpceumhhht0