Future Tarot

Anonymous writes in:

Miss Michele,

I’ve been trying to get extra money freelancing – emailed several sources between April 1-7 and heard back from one editor who gave me an assignment and needed the freelancers to dig up sources for the story, which I did and I emailed her April 11 and again April 14. Still no reply. this could mean a lot of money and I could really use it. What should I do? Thank you in advance.

First, Miss Michele offers her apologizes for being as absent and uncommunicative as the editor in question! We were expecting to have Web access during vacation, but found ourselves without it. (And enjoying the situation! LOL)

You couldn’t ask for a better spread when asking about a new career opportunity!! I phrased the question as, “What will be so for our writer friend in regard to this assignment?”

The first card, indicating the past or heart of the matter is the Nine of Cups, the Wish card. This card indicates how badly you want this job and how you viewed this opportunity as a dream-come-true.

The near future is the Wheel of Fortune–this major arcana tells us that things will change, to your benefit, shortly!

The Ace of Rods shows us the final outcome–Rods, or wands, mean things are moving quickly, and the ace indicates a new beginner, the start of a new venture.

This combination of positive cards also tells me that you have made the right choice to pursue freelance writing and can look forward to a lucrative career in the long term.

Now, if you don’t hear from the editor shortly, this combination could mean that *another* opportunity will arise, right when you least expect it. This is what my instincts are saying as a reader. I just don’t believe the opportunity will be with this editor, but another door will be opening for you–and soon! Things will change unexpectedly, a reversal of fortune, as indicated by the Wheel. Keep your eyes open, continue pressuring Editor #1, but not at the expense of pursuing other opportunities. In either event, wherever the opportunity comes from, it will be long-term and lucrative. Good luck!

Stacey aka Wyntermoon, good friend, fellow writer and soon-to-be business partner here at Miss Michele’s Tarot, tagged me with a meme. You know that’s love.

The idea is to share seven random or weird things about yourself. Here are the rules as Wynter posted them:

1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share seven random and/or weird things about yourself.
3. Tag five people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Since this is a tarot blog, I decided to add a twist. Miss Michele will draw seven cards and use the inspiration behind that card to come up with an odd fact to share.

Let’s see how this goes:

1. Ace of Swords… I’m going to share a funny random story about myself for this one. When we first moved into our current place, the cable guys arrived to hook up our modem, cable and phone lines. Since we were still in the process of moving in, we had random thing scattered all over the place. Including several realistic-looking paintball markers and a few swords in my husband’s collection. (Including one that is made of wood.)

Our paintball tank is also parked in the driveway. One guy asks “Is that tank real?”
“Real?” I ask, unsure how to answer. It’s not virtual, of course, generated by holographic technology. But nor is it “real,” as in manufactured from steel. (And I would think this would be pretty obvious looking at it!)

We walk down the hallway to the spare room to install the cable modem. Now, I’m in the house alone with these two guys in the middle of the workday and I catch them scoping the placing out. The same one who asked about the tank notes the swords leaning against the wall in the hallway and goes, “Wow, are those real?”

“Yes,” I say.

“Are they sharp?”

“Yes,” I say.

“Wow,” he says. They continue their work until he sees the paintball guns on the floor.

My response to the inevitable question: “The tank is real, the swords are sharp, the real guns are still packed up. Any other questions?”

2. Wow… didn’t that first answer cover it all? Ah, more swords… this time, the Ten of Swords. Since this is the card of illness and possible surgery, here’s my deep dark secret. I am terrified of doctors. Wrap a blood pressure machine around my arm and my blood pressure spikes automatically. I’m not sure where this came from. Perhaps from being an overweight child and picked on by an overweight doctor but never given any real *solutions* for weight loss, other than, “eat more chicken and fish,” to which I would reply: “I don’t like fish.”

Until a few years ago, I was also terrified of scales.

3. Hmmm… the Five of Pentacles. I don’t necessarily see this card, the card of poverty, as describing me at all. So let me turn this around. Two of my favorite books are The Richest Man in Babylon and Rich Dad, Poor Dad. They have helped me keep my finances in order.

4. The Ace of Cups. I’m going to go for the mundane here: I collect coffee mugs. I have one from almost every state I’ve visited, except Utah. One day, I plan to go back and finally pick up a mug. I don’t know why I never have.

5. The Wheel of Fortune. Okay, here’s something I can work with. I don’t believe in luck. You make your own luck through hard work. I really resent it when I come across something fortunate, such as a new writing gig, and someone says, “Wow, you’re so lucky.” No. I work hard and eventually (sometimes) good things come to fruition.

6. Queen of Pentacles This card, as depicted in the Hanson-Roberts deck, is the card that I always think of as myself, so it’s fitting that it should come up. I hope to have a friend do a cartoon depiction of me as the Queen of Pentacles once Stacey and I revamp the site to reflect our partnership!

7. And… the Star… Since this is the card of intuition and psychic matters, I’m going to use this card to share a bit about how the Tarot works, according to Miss Michele (and only according to Miss Michele).

The Tarot is a combination of learning card meanings by rote and relying on intuition. I keep in my brain several alternate meanings for each of the cards, and trust that the Tarot will lead me to the right definition at the right time. Every so often, I hear “whispers” in my mind that offer greater insight into the reading. Some people are easier to read for than others and, when I read for certain people, I can pretty much ‘hear’ the Tarot whispering the truth in my mind.

When a reading is “incorrect,” it is because I have misinterpreted the cards–not because the cards themselves were wrong. This sometimes happens when I have bad news to deliver and try to sugar coat it. I am getting better about simply revealing the truth at the cards share it with me, even if it is not what the person wants to hear.

After all that, I have no idea who I’d like to tag. Come back later to see if you’re “it.”

Rebecca Laffar-Smith writes:

Thank you so much for the private reading you gave me the other day. I really love the insight and rightness you always seem to share with your readings. I’d love some relationship insight at the moment. I’m not sure how to phrase a question so I guess general guidance would be great. What can I expect out of my relationship and how should I handle the coming months?

Rebecca,
Miss Michele admits, I did a throw yesterday for this question, with my Moon Garden deck. It didn’t “feel” right. I have done so many readings for you, it appears you have your own deck in my collection; the Hanson-Roberts works best for the connection between us.

It would seem, however, your gut instincts are correct… the relationship in its current form is not working. The past shows the Ace of Swords, a card of strength and powerful intellect. You made a strong connection with this person, and the relationship started off strong… more as an intellectual connection than “true love” however. You may have also both spent so much time analyzing the negative points of the relationship and the challenges ahead that you blocked “the good stuff.”

The near future shows your state of mine, in the Nine of Swords. With all the turmoil in your life right now, your relationship is just another thing adding to your sleepless nights! Additionally, your worries may not be as bad as they seem. (Across the board.)

Before looking at the Final Outcome, Miss Michele drew another card, signifying “Advice.” Miss Michele knows what *she* wants to suggest, but this is a tarot reading, not counseling. The Tarot’s Advice comes in the form of the Major Arcana, the Star. While the three minor arcana in the initial reading would indicate the choice is entirely in your hands, the Star is supporting this assertion: Trust your instincts. If you think this isn’t going anywhere, change it! The cards don’t seem to be saying dismiss it entirely, but the current course of action is not working.

The final outcome, if you don’t make any changes, according to the tarot, is the Five of Cups, the card of emotional poverty. However, while it may look bad–you may be disappointed from the loss, or unhappy and emotionally unfulfilled if you stay, all is not lost. We must release the bad in our life to make way for new, better opportunities. (As you know well!) Allow yourself to feel the grief over the loss of this relationship, but know that better things are on the horizon.

The card for today is the Eight of Wands, one of my favorite throws to indicate progress and success!

I see multiple interpretations in today’s card. I just returned home from a bike ride. With the wind whipping through my hair, heart pumping, legs on fire, I felt absolutely great! My bicycle (which, at this point, I realized, is worth more than my car!) is a lightweight road bike designed for speed, and that’s exactly what I experienced.

I returned to my home office revitalized and ready to work.

I’ve been fairly productive all day so far and have a few articles to wrap up before it’s time to change my clothes and get ready to attend a high school play. If I can keep up this energy level through the evening, this will be a perfect day. Full speed ahead, indeed!

One of my first tasks of the morning, incidentally, was to update the Order Page for Miss Michele’s Tarot. I added a Spring Special, an in-depth, six-card L-for-Love Reading, for only $20. You can get a variety of readings ranging in price from $5 to $75.

And, of course, three-card readings on a specific topic, posted here on the blog, are always free. Just post your question in the comments section of the blog.

I started out today’s card of the day reading with a straightforward question: Will I be successful in completing some of my work today?

The forecast is not good, but certainly reflects my mood. I’ve had a bad case of the “blahs” since Sunday afternoon. I’m not sure why. It could be because the temperature plummeted from mid-60s on Saturday to 40s on Sunday, and it’s been quite overcast. I am so done with this weather! I want spring, nay, SUMMER, already!

The card of the day is the Nine of Swords, the Nightmare card. This doesn’t portend the disaster that it could, it simply means I will have an unproductive day… unless I take action to change that.

I need to stop letting my worries about completing my work, well, stop me from completing my work. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

I need to clear off my desk and apply some good old-fashioned BIC (Butt-in-Chair) exercises if I have any hope of catching up.

I asked the Tarot for some advice on how best to do this. I drew The Lovers. Simply make a decision, and do it. Choose which project to tackle, forget about the rest, and move forward. Sounds easy enough, right?

Check back tomorrow to see how I did with that!