Two-Card Reading for @sad-little-witch 

First of all I apologize about the wait! I desperately had to close the shop for the last month because I couldn’t keep up with life throwing me financial curveballs while I was trying to pay for and organize my best friend’s wedding shower. It’s been ridiculous; but regardless I hope this helps you out and I appreciate your patience.

Why are you having nightmares again? 

Sextans & Octans 

To be perfectly honest, you’re stressed out and you may not even realize it, especially if you tend to live on auto pilot. Your subconscious is trying to work through issues that have surfaced in your waking life because you aren’t dealing with them in a healthy and straight forward manner. Your mind is working overtime while you sleep searching for solutions to what’s causing you stress, and inevitably this can come through as nightmares. Nightmares usually have a root cause in the real world that gets twisted into terrifying images and messages because you aren’t acknowledging and facing that cause. And of course, this makes you not want to deal with the issue even more, but you’re just hurting yourself in the end.

Acknowledge your stressors and seek how to balance or eradicate them. You’ll sleep better knowing they won’t be there or as powerful when you wake up.

Are you doing the right thing bringing a person into your life right now?

Puppis, Reversed 

This goes back to your stress levels, and no, it’s not the greatest idea because you are adding to your responsibilities that don’t necessarily need to BE yours. This person may have a tendency to lean on you for things they are capable of doing on their own, and don’t hardly consider everything else you need to do or spend time on. The traditional card here would be Strength, so you definitely are putting yourself at a disadvantage piling more weight on your shoulders. The advice here would be to treat them fairly and communicate that if they are able, they need to be put more effort into the friendship, their responsibilities, or whatever it is that made you want to reach out to them in the first place. 

Helping people is not something you should shy away from, but when it starts to damage your own health you need to re-evaluate what you’re getting out of it. Some people only rely on others to get by in life, and unfortunately or not they are choosing mediocrity by being complacent, and it’s not your responsibility to make it better for them if that’s the case.

Bottom line, if you had to ask, it probably isn’t the best idea because you are already having doubts about how it would benefit anyone but them. It is NOT selfish to take care of your own health and responsibilities first, and you need to start doing that before you’re unable to do that for yourself. Pay attention to your subconscious! It’s trying to tell you that something is wrong and needs attention.

Three-Card Reading for @littlest-witch

How do I continue to expand my creativity and keep myself from flat-lining on my goals?

Three of Cups

My first thought here with the imagery is that you need to be incorporating more self-care time into your business routine. Old business models about constant production are out, and new ones about taking it slow and listening to your mind and body are in! You need some personal time in order to de-stress and reflect on what you have accomplished, which also gives you the opportunity to reshape your ideas.

With the imagery of the tea and soaking in a bath, it’s also a subtle reminder to pay attention to your health and make sure that your body is getting the nutrients it needs. If you’ve been feeling sluggish especially and experiencing brain fog, try to add a little color into your diet if possible. Or just eat what makes you feel good!

The last aspect of the three of cups is that you need more social interaction if possible. This doesn’t necessarily have to mean physically going out, but it does mean that reaching out to people you trust and enjoy will be beneficial to helping you reach your goals. This card often suggests that collaboration with like-minded people can bring better productivity and satisfaction with your work. But, it could be as simple as brainstorming ideas with your friends, or letting them critique your work.

Non-stop work is going to drain your creative resources. This is simply telling you to slow down, take breaks, and to express yourself with people instead of letting the paper get everything right off the bat. Be consistent with your stress management.

Six of Cups

I always find the idea behind this card a little difficult to explain or suggest, as it’s not always a understood universally as positive. This is about re-visiting your inner child and the ideas that made you happy or carefree growing up. Of course, not everyone can look back and see positive experiences, but it’s really up to your discretion and personal comfort.

A different way of expanding your creativity is looking at the ideas that shaped your current art style, or looking at your progress as an artist. How did your art develop? What did you like about how your art started and how do you feel about it now? You could consider looking back at some original designs that you don’t use in your shop and re-invent them into what you think would fit your current style and theme. It’s a little bit of a push for you to do some shadow work if that’s something you are interested in. Examine your past and pull inspiration from it to shape something new and viable for your shop.

Three of Wands

Bottom-line, this card is telling you to keep an open mind about the future of your business and the opportunities it could give you. Even though it isn’t necessarily directly about your creativity, it is a message that shifting your strategy will give you more choices in the future about how to expand your business. This means that you’re going in the right directions, and that all your hard work has the potential to pay off in a greater sense!

I wanted to add a little tid bit about the symbolism of the frog in two of your cards as well. The frog can represent blessings of prosperity, and I think this fits in with the directions of the message as well. If you can work towards more balance in your self care routine, open your social interactions and take some time to reflect on your progress as an artist, your creativity and productivity will have the opportunity to flourish. And when you grow as an artist and a business, you’ll find that more doors open to you financially and creatively!

You are successful and you have the tools to keep expanding, so just be kind to yourself during the process! Nothing needs to be reinvented overnight. Let yourself mull in the waters of reflection and interpersonal connection, and your creativity will only grow from it.

2-Card Reading for @phoenyxthemage

In regards to your potential love interest, they seem to be less emotionally available than they may be communicating to you. This card indicates that one of you involved is lacking in spiritual or introspective connection, and really could use some time with themselves before committing to another person. At this point in time they are unable to provide you with a worthwhile pursuit, and may be disconnected from their own personal goals, leaving you potentially high and dry.

My first piece of advice here is to look over your own emotional health and putting it alongside your personal reasons for considering pursuing a relationship with this person. Do they align or mesh well? Of course every person is going to have some things to work on in their lives, but you want to be thinking about what is best for your personal health. If you are ignoring something in your own life that needs attention, or perhaps have recognized already something in them you aren’t sure how to work around, then this isn’t a good idea right now.

The second card indicates that while you DO want commitment and a sense of passion reignited in your life, your reasoning for pursuing them may be a tad flippant. The Knight always barrels in without thinking too much of consequence or future paths, so it’s definitely a good thing that you took a step back to ask! It’s not wrong to want to pursue something for the sake of passion, but you don’t want it to burn out too quickly either. Take some extra time getting to know this person on less of an intimate level before making a decision you both are not ready for. There’s no reason to cut off the potential for a good relationship, but it just isn’t the right time.

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@wildheart-insanebrain said: I’m not sure if you’re still have any spots left for free reading, if not I’m sorry! But if you do could I please get a reading about an upcoming musical audition I have -like what I should expect from the audition? Thank you so much, have a good day!

4 of Swords

Expect that it will probably be a lot less stressful of an environment than you are picturing. Take it easy and don’t push yourself too hard. It sounds like whoever is in charge may be a little lax about who they let in. It may also end up that you will be required to do less than you prepared for, but don’t take that as an excuse to not practice! I think you will have a very good outcome because you will knock their socks off with how well you prepared and how much you care about the show. Give them a wake-up call about what they’ve been missing :)

@iamacollectionofmiscellanyandtea said: Hello! For the one card readings, I would like to ask what is the next hurdle in our lives. Thank you for your time and your insight.

Queen of Cups

You may find yourself experiencing a lack of compassion in your immediate relationship. Assuming “us” is you and a partner, it is pretty normal to go through a period of stagnancy at one or numerous times, but understanding this should help you both through it. Some feelings you may encounter would be doubt, lethargy, boredom and isolation. This would be a great time to focus on personal goals and things you’ve set aside for your partner or co-made goals, but I also advise that you take some time NOW to both write down things you enjoy about each other to save for a time when you feel disconnected.