New Year's Day in Summertime ☀️✌️
A quick message for your week ahead from The Oracle of Animae Mundi
Last year, I went to a tarot gathering in Minneapolis and connected with Peter Watts and his partner, Julie Cuccia-Watts. Not only do they have great energy, but they’re both super-talented artists.
Peter’s deck is featured today, and I LOVE it for readings like this.
The beautiful art is black and white, and the messages in the guidebook go deep, giving me a lot of room to work and play with the energies.
Which, today, are on the bigger side.
New Year’s Day in Summertime, or Midyear Metamorphosis
There’s a well-known business coach, Taki Moore, who likes to start his business New Year on July 1st.
Today!
There’s more to this idea, but basically, I love it.
There’s a lot of energy and momentum building for me this time of year. I love looking forward to making any big changes and shifts at a time of year when there is ZERO hype about them.
It’s also a time of year when I’m not in rest and hibernation mode. In January, I’m in full-on Hermit energy and have come to not enjoy the race to better yourself that is marketed to everyone on blast.
My point?
If you’d like to join me in setting some intentions for Midyear Metamorphosis (I guess I’m calling it that), please do. And if you’re into accountability, feel free to send them to me for safekeeping.
xo,
Natalie
PS!
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The Cards
Decks: The Oracle of Animae Mundi by Peter J Watts & Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot
Before you scroll down, pick a card above first!
Take your time, breathe, listen to your body, then choose.
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Superorganism & Two of Wands reversed
“You do not end at your skin. You are not alone; you are intimately connected to everything.”
It might not feel like it sometimes, but everything you do has a ripple effect in the world that you’ll never comprehend.
We are all connected.
This message invites you to reflect on your own inner alignment:
Are you going through the motions lately or allowing presence, intention, and heart to lead?
What kind of energy are you rippling through the world, even with the smallest of your actions?
Finding alignment before action is a fast way to improve multiple areas of your life, and quickly.
What does that mean?
In short, how does it make you feel?
Your body is so wise. If the actions you’re taking, the words you’re saying, or the vibe you’re offering feels fake, steeping in fear, or otherwise “off” to you, that is a sign that you’re not aligned with your highest, best self.
Recalibrate. Refocus. Try again and see what happens.
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Death & The World
This is powerful stuff, friend.
You are on a threshold, and the portal leads to a new, more aligned, and wiser you.
Today is July 1st, a day that I’ve been treating for a few years now as a kind of new year. Energetically, the way the cycles of my life flow, I’ve found that—especially as a business owner—I have so much more momentum and freshness this time of year.
So, on this perfect day to receive this message, what are you ready to integrate, stop carrying, and move into?
What just came up for you?
If you’re not sure, try this:
Set a time for 20 minutes.
Take out a journal or type a note.
Free write without stopping, just let it flow.
Let what wants to come up come up, and your pearl of truth will emerge.
Enjoy this powerful invitation to move into a new cycle in your life. A new version of you, in some respects.
After all, you are the only one who has the power to truly change your circumstances and create your own new world.
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Earth-West-Dusk & Queen of Pentacles reversed
“Walk in honor, create your own path with confidence, and don’t allow others or injurious memories to deter you.”
In order to create with confidence and walk with your head held high as the queens of the deck know how to do best, you have to start with you.
You have the capacity to create incredible abundance in your life—financial, social, physical, etc.—but the process starts the same way for everyone: you have to take care of yourself first.
There’s a reason the airplane folks say, “Be sure to secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others.” This always seems counterintuitive, especially if there’s someone you’re responsible for, like a child next to you.
But if you go down, so do they without you there to support them.
If you’re expecting more abundance in your life and feeling like everything that could hit the fan, is, then this message is one to take to heart.
I know it can be a little eye-rolley to hear the words “self care” again, but you know it’s true.
Start small, if you need to. Take a nap. Say no to something and lay on your back in the sunshine. Whatever your body is calling for, as long as it’s for benefit and not harm, allow it.
When you’re strong, the possibilities are endless.