It takes courage to live in joy

Tarot for the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Taurus

What do I need to begin?
Eight of Swords

Courage. Silence the fears in your heart and mind. Your thoughts can be restricting. To begin you must let the fears and fearful thoughts go. There is nothing to be afraid of; it is a waste of time to be afraid of nothing.

Sometimes I think the fear is trapped in my skin, ripples that quake through me unconsciously. Return to meditation to release the thoughts and fears. Sometimes it doesn’t seem like it works. Ground down. Ground into nature. Find the wind. See freedom as fear unfurls and blows away. Feel the wind. “It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day.”

How do I begin it?
Three of Swords; Nine of Cups

Allow yourself to feel freedom, not heartbreak. Don’t hold onto wounds as if they are the only truth. It’s true that you felt birthed from a place of pain and isolation. It’s true that hurt and pain sculpted you, but the knife was not the only tool. Pain is not the only way to grow.

You can put down the wound. That shield is not helpful anymore. Where you turn your mind, goes your heart. Turn your mind around and fill your heart up. Don’t isolate.

Guidance from above.
Queen of Wands

What is real nourishment, real sustenance? What really fills you up? Do you allow yourself to chase and capture true joy? What does it mean to be vivaciously alive? What if you allowed yourself to feel that? To be that living, beating full color, full power, full on compassion. If you look for compassion for yourself, can you find it? Where? Find that flame, that true spirit, that pure fire. Let the dust burn away.

Next steps.
Ace of Cups; The Devil (reversed)

Hold onto the threads of joy and realign yourself. It’s OK to believe, to dream, to be exuberant. It’s OK to believe and dream of a life that is overflowing with love, joy, compassion. Relearn the emotions. Lift up joy and gratitude. Fill the cup with every memory that is good, every moment of joy and abundance and drink the cup. And share the cup with anyone who surrounds you that is loving – even if you don’t see them – the spirit in the wind, in the trees, in the water.

Don’t be buried by old pain. Don’t block your flow, find it. Weave magic with your new golden thread of gratitude.

How am I doing?
Page of Cups

If you have a dream of a new self, that’s OK. If the vision is vague, that’s OK. This is the dawn, the moment before the birth. Be patient and be present. Be here now. Feel here now. If it’s difficult, can you sing?

Release your throat and your tongue, lift your voice. Release the sound of your awakening. Sing your song every morning! Can you hear yourself?

What will bring me peace of mind?
Six of Cups

Let yourself revel in the joyful. Fill your notebook – write down every detail, every sensation. Be persistent with the details of your happiest memories. Feel them warm inside of you. Believe that you deserve to feel that – again, and again.

Reference:

Tarot Spread for the New Moon Eclipse from A Mystical Practical Guide to Magic by Aliza Einhorn, using The Fountain Tarot.

Method: Automatic writing based on card spread