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Hey there! Glad you think so and thanks for helping with that goal by donating to the Trans Women of Color Collective :) I love to use my African American Tarot deck for everything related to ancestors. I asked three questions about how you can better connect to your ancestors and family traditions.

You received Two of Wands reversed on the topic of connecting with your ancestors. The card art depicts the West African demon that posses newborn babies, called the Obambou. There is a belief that when the dead are not buried properly and well taken care of, their spirits can turn into Obambou who enter infants’ bodies and cause them to go mad and wild. It’s going to be essential for you to be proactive about learning your culture’s specific ancestral customs and ways of working with ancestors. Research and study as much as you can so that you can create a traditional altar that they are happy with. Make sure to give offerings and tend to their altar consistently. This card speaks of an impending risk in the way that you work with them if you aren’t careful and sensitive to their needs.

For honoring your family traditions, the Emperor appeared. In this deck, he is Olorun, the owner of the sky and heaven (Orun) in Yoruba religion. It is a title of the Supreme God and creator of the universe. I’m getting a strong sense here about monotheism and perhaps even Abrahamic religions. If your family practices one of these religions, even if it isn’t consistent with your beliefs, you may want to consider honoring some of the important traditions related to that. I’m also sensing a strong patriarch and/or patrilineal traditions in your family from this card.

Lastly, I asked about what offering you could provide for your ancestors and received the Tower, who is Gaunab - the South African deity of evil who causes misfortune, disaster, and death. The good news is that the previous two cards provide some guidance on what to do, the bad news is that this card is to me a very strong indicator that your ancestors may not be too pleased with you at the moment. Maybe you are feeling lost, in conflict, or uncomfortable with family or your family line right now - or maybe it’s that your ancestors have been wanting attention and time from you that you haven’t yet given them. The “offering” being asked for here is to wash away whatever has been holding you back like a destructive flood that clears obstacles but also cleanses. I recommend some deep meditation or reflection on what these tensions may be and to make some plans to begin working with your ancestors more closely.

Hi there! Thanks so much for supporting the Trans Women of Color Collective :) My Buddha Tarot deck has been great in the past on readings related to past lives, so I used it to ask about the past life you’ve been connecting with and what you need to know going forward.

The main theme of your reading is ACTION. You received the Ace of Double Vajras, which is the emblem of karma. Karma in Sanskrit means action, it is what we choose to do that is driven by our intentions and followed by reactions or consequences that often match our intentions in some way. I drew other cards after these three for clarity on this and they were from the Double Vajra suit as well. All calling for you to take action related to this past life. I sense that there is a motherly or mother-figure related to this action, but only you know the specifics of this. My deck decided it was enough to encourage you to take action, especially if there’s already something you’ve been considering doing and doubting yourself on related to this past life.

As for guidance on this past life going forward, my deck provided some warnings to you about getting overly caught up in it the wrong way.

The Death card speaks to the fact that we all die at some point. Our bodies in this lifetime are temporary, and it is necessary to accept this even though it can be difficult to comprehend and unpleasant to think about. Studying past lives can help us understand why we are here in this life and how we can grow spiritually, but it can also hinder us sometimes from appreciating the present moment and current lifetime. Our lives here are fleeting, and it’s important to both appreciate them and remember that they will not last forever.

The last card, Judgment, refers to the Buddha Gautama’s first sermon about the Four Noble Truths. The important lesson for you there is to understand that there is no perfect life. Your past lives had their ups and downs, so does this one, and so will future lives. You will not have a perfect next life without pain and hardship just as you have had in this life too - no matter what past connections you are able to rekindle. Enjoy connecting with your past life, but don’t let “the grass is greener on the other side” misconception make you get too caught up in any life other than your current one.

Hey there :) Thank you so much for donating to the Trans Women of Color Collective! I also appreciate your patience as it took me a while to finally get to this reading.

In the previous message, you asked, “what might help me in my current path of trying to strengthen my psychic abilities? i feel like my psychic senses have some internal blockages that are hindering them and im confused as to what they are or what to do abt them.”

I used my Buddha Tarot deck for you to get some advice on these topics and drew the following two cards:

The Elephant represents what you need to grow and develop your psychic abilities. In Buddhism, the elephant is a symbol of mental strength. At the beginning of one's practice the uncontrolled mind is symbolised by an untamed and unruly elephant who can run wild any moment and destroy everything on his way. You may have also heard this called a “monkey mind.” After practising meditation and taming one's mind, the mind which is now brought under control is symbolised by an elephant strong and powerful, who can be directed wherever one wishes and destroy all the obstacles on his way.

You have psychic gifts, but developing them to the point of great strength and control is going to require a lot of discipline and practice over time. It’s going to take patience and effort to get there! So try not to get too frustrated with yourself as you practice if you’re not getting the resultls that you are hoping for. There’s no need to doubt your abilities, just take it one step at a time :) Don’t push yourself too hard either, or your abilities like an unruly elephant could have unintended impacts on others or yourself.

As for what’s blocking your psychic skills right now, the Seven of Vajras reversed says that you are too busy and focused on things that are distracting you from being able to focus and tap into your intuition. The Seven of Vajras shows the mentality of a workaholic and reveals anxieties about financial security. While career, money, and work may be important priorities in your life right now, you’ll need to learn how to shift gears and find a peaceful relaxed state of mind in order to channel your abilities better.

Stress, anxiety, and worry can be very big barriers to the concentration and state of mind needed for successful psychic readings. Try to find a relaxing environment to practice your readings, maybe add something that you find soothing to your divination routines like drinking tea beforehand or practicing meditation.

Heya (: Thanks so much for supporting the Trans Women of Color Collective <3 I read for you with the Buddha Tarot to get some clarity into whether this job is really a good fit.

You received two cards from the Vajras suit, the suit of the mind and ways of thinking. Whether or not this particular job is right for you is not so much the issue here as the way you are approaching the job search overall. The Vajras suit is calling you to reflect on why you are so keen to get this type of job in the first place and to adjust your perspective.

Just like the man on the Seven of Vajras carrying a heavy sack of valuables on his back, you want to be in the thick of work right now - bringing value, earning an income, busy with progress in the direction that you want to go towards certain outcomes. But amongst all this business, remember to take a pause and go back to what your core values are - not just the valuables that are on your mind right now. The job that you applied for is what it is, but your mentality about it and attitude towards your job search are what’s causing the lack of clarity around what to do and what path to take.

Dakinis are divine messengers who dance between the lines of our world and enlightenment. They appear at critical moments on our journeys to give warnings, provide inspiration, or cause a great shift of transformation within ourselves to be pushed to the next level of development. Vajradakini here reinforces the message of the Seven of Vajras. A poem about her says,

“I draw out the seeker’s awareness from the grasping hands of matter.”

If there is someone in your life who is warning you about your current way of thinking or encouraging you to look at things a different way, Vajradakini is a sign to take them seriously and take their advice to heart.