With the Star, you finally found your element. After much searching and trial and error, you found what you are meant to do. This is where things start to get easier for you because you found what you can do without having to struggle to do it. That’s how it can be, when we are not in our natural element and we are trying to fit in, it can be a struggle to do so. But when we find our natural calling and we are doing what we are naturally gifted at, everything just falls easily into place and we don’t have to struggle to do what it is that we are doing.
Think about what makes you a star. What can you do better than anybody else that you know? Put your focus on this and enhance those skills even more. This is how you will stand out from the crowd and feel good about yourself. It could be an artistic or academic skill, or it may be an ability to show compassion. Whatever it is, work it. Your Star quality will guide you to being the best version of yourself. –Jim Larsen
7 of Wands Tarot card: Accepting that not everything will be perfect
Sometimes we get anxious. Look at this guy in the 7 of Wands tarot card. He’s trying to get somewhere, but there is an obstacle in his path that is slowing him down. He needs to figure out how to get through it, or how to get around it. That’s how life can be sometimes. We know what we want, but we just not sure how to get it. As we pursue it, it can seem like everything gets in our way and slows us down. This can be frustrating.
We need to realize that not everything is going to go our way perfectly. We can still achieve what we want to achieve, but we have to accept that sometimes it will take a little more time and effort than we expect it to. We need to slow down, take a deep breath, and appreciate that we have this to look forward to at all. If it is taking longer than we wanted to, well, that’s just life. At least you have ambition. At least you know you will figure this out and get there eventually. Keep going. Don’t let a little 7 of Wands obstacle keep you from trying. — Jim Larsen
The World Tarot Card: What to do when you have done it all
Some people live long enough- and they might not even be that old- to have nothing more they need to do. Whatever karma they were working on is taken care of, whatever their Personal Enlightenment they were working towards has been reached, and there is really nothing left for them that is crucial or vital. They reach this point, but there is still years stretched out ahead of them to get through. What then? Then they can do just about anything they feel like. Create whatever legacy they can. On the Fool’s Path, they have reached The World.
Having reached The World, they may not experience the excitement of discovery that they once did. When they could sense the presence of their spirit guides nudging them in the right direction, and when they could hear voices whispering or maybe even shouting to them about to them about their life direction, and when they were acutely aware of the many synchronicities that have served as guideposts pointing them in the direction they need to be headed in, then life was exciting because they knew their life was going somewhere, and arriving there would be exciting.
But once they accomplish what it is that they incarnated to achieve and they no longer receive the voices, synchronicities, and nudges, they may get bored with life. Things might not be so exciting anymore. They may feel like that’s that. That’s everything. What else is there? They may feel like where once everything had a purpose and meaning and was leading them somewhere, now they have done it. They are just living and just existing. It’s not that life has lost its meaning, it is more that it lost its excitement. This is it. They’ve reached the end of the road and now there’s nothing left to do but sit there. You can call this Post-Enlightenment Blues. It is time to make their own fun and their own excitement, but without the sense of a deeper, more spiritual significance purpose attached to it, it may not be as fulfilling as the journey that got them to the end of the road in the first place. It may feel that way, anyway.
The reality is though, even if it feels like there is nothing left to achieve, there is always more. To reach the World means to arrive at new plateaus and new vistas. It is as if they have graduated, and once graduated, they are meant for new and different life missions. It means to take the wisdom and knowledge that they have amassed on their journey and apply it to the growth of others and the continued growth of others. Those that are still on their journey towards the World, it is up to the Fool that has reached the world to be a beacon for them to follow. Be a voice. Be a synchronicity. Be a Hierophant and teach them how to hear and how to see what is on their path that is meant to he;p them on their way.
When a Fool is experiencing this Post Enlightenment Blues, they need to simply stop and take a deep breath. They need to remember what they have learned about life on their journey to the World and apply the lessons they have learned. They need to think about what would have helped them understand the path and the things were finding on it and what it all meant, and ponder what they would have liked somebody to have told them that would have helped them along. Once they have pondered that, share it with others that they see is on a similar or on the same path as they were on.
Nothing is ever over for a Fool. There will always be that next thing to learn and that next thing to share with others. It’s just the initial excitement that can wear off sometimes. When the voices stop whispering to you, just remember, it’s because you got the message. Those voices where there to nudge you on your journey and keep you on the right track. Once that mission has been accomplished, they fade back and let you enjoy the journey on your own merits. They woke you up, and now you are awake.
Waking up is always an exciting and life changing experience. Once awakened, you will not fall back to sleep. Once awakened, everything takes on a deeper and more profound meaning. Coincidences become synchronicities, and voices mean you are being nudged along your path towards your Personal Enlightenment. Once you reach the World, why wouldn’t you want to share this experience with others? Tell others of your journey that they may appreciate their’s all the more. —Jim Larsen
Sometimes we can work hard, make plans, and stay focused on a goal and it stays just out of reach. This can go on for a long time. Then suddenly, that goal is finally within reach. All that work you did to make this happen is on the verge of paying off. This can give you a strong sense of anticipation and excitement.
That feeling is best described as the 8 of Wands within you. It is the piece of you that knows you deserve the rewards of what you have worked for, and soon, very soon, you will have it. It is like that feeling when you are offered a job you have been wanting, but it will still be a couple of weeks before you start it. It’s yours, you have it… almost. Start preparing for the changes this will bring to your life. Think about how your life will be different now that you achieved this. Congratulate yourself and prepare to live the changes that are afoot. —Jim Larsen
Boredom is a mindset. Look at this guy in the 4 of cups tarot card. He doesn’t have to be so bored if he could train his mind to find other qualities in a situation. Boredom is not an intrinsic quality of humankind. The mind is meant to be a tool that contributes to the betterment and the survival of the overall being, but all too often it turns against the overall being and causes stress and distress.
The mind, capable of deep and profound thoughts, often spends its time looking for what is wrong. Sometimes what is wrong is that “There is nothing to do” or “This that I have to do is dull and uninteresting.” And then it does nothing to fix this perceived problem. It doesn’t look for alternate ways of looking at it to make it more interesting. It doesn’t look for the humor in it. It doesn’t look for a philosophical component to it. No, it just whines that it is uninteresting. This is unfortunate. As powerful as the mind is, when it searches for new and different ideas about a situation, it will find them, and it will have new dimensions to explore. So that is a good thing to do.
When feeling bored about something, instead of feeling defeated by that boredom, turn it around and force your mind to find another way to perceive that thing. It doesn’t even have to be anything big. It could be some little thing that you can ponder, laugh about, or deconstruct. Do this, and your mind will be active. You can even write about what you find. Some people have made good money examining the smallest things in life. They turned their boredom around and made it work for them. They didn’t let their inner 4 of cups get to them. — Jim Larsen
The Hanged Man Tarot Card: What Einstein would have done
” No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Albert Einstein said that. He could have easily been quoting The Hanged Man. Think about it. When you have a problem, is it solved by thinking the same thoughts about it? Is it solved by looking at it from the same angle? By thinking the same thoughts and looking at it from the same angle does nothing but reiterate what you already know about it. You can only do that for so long before you realize you are not getting anywhere this way. That is when you need to shake it up.
Examine the problem from other angles. Figure it out what it is really made of so you have a better idea of what you are dealing with. Turn it upside down. Look at it from that angle. What new thoughts does this inspire about it? What new things have you figured out about it?
Somewhere in this new angle is a thought about a solution. Or maybe you need to alter the angle a little more to find it. The important thing is, don’t fixate on one way of thinking or looking at a problem. Examine it from a variety of angles to find a workable solution. It’s what Albert Einstein would have done, and Albert Einstein embodied the Hanged Man. –Jim Larsen
The Page of Cups is an emotionally aware individual. Today, as a Page of Cups, take a very real and sincere look at your emotional state. Don’t cover your feelings with smokescreens and insincere excuses. Find the courage to examine and appreciate exactly what you are feeling. Examine and understand what has made you feel this way, be it a good feeling or a negative feeling. Examine your triggers. What can change your mood for you with very little notice?
Be very emotionally aware. Take note of what bothers you so that you can counter it with something positive when it comes your way. Take note of what brings you joy so that you can encourage more of it, and invite it when you are truly in need of it. As a Page of Cups, you will become very aware of your emotional self. This is to your benefit. Be able to alter your stimulations to achieve positive states for yourself. –-Jim Larsen
Today is the day to show the world that you are not giving up. You have come a long ways- too far to abandon your dreams- and you are going to keep fighting to achieve what you have set out to achieve. You have something to prove, and you are going to prove it no mater what. Others may give up- let them. That is their business. But you have more determination than that. You didn’t start this pursuit just to quit because it became difficult or you got knocked down in the middle of trying. This is something worth fighting for, so you are going to take what ever punches come at you and roll with them. You are going for it, no matter what. This is the 9 of wands within you. — Jim Larsen
What you are doing right now is the right thing to be doing, so don’t think you have to alter your course. Keep going as you have been going and keep doing as you have been doing. You are on the right track. Don’t second guess yourself and don’t doubt yourself. You are on the right track and there is no need to change what you are doing. — Jim Larsen
Student of Speculation (Page of Swords) Fool’s Path Tarot by Jim Larsen
Page of Swords Tarot Card: Having those “Ah-ha!” moments
The Page of Swords is that piece of you that has those ‘Ah-Ha!’ moments. You know, when you have been struggling to understand a concept and then all of a sudden it hits you? You have that sudden flash of understanding? That is your inner Page of Swords processing stimuli. This is the piece of you that is open to knowledge. It is open to learning. It wants to learn new things. It may not know exactly what questions to ask, or even who to ask if it did, but it keeps awareness open to what is going on around it and is absorbing the wisdom and the knowledge that is in the air and processing it to use for its own purposes. This is the piece of you that is not content to have unanswered questions or to be confused about what is going on.
This piece of you will look for connections between multiple different influences that are afoot and put them all together to create one big understandable picture. Encourage this piece of yourself to find the answers it is looking for by not shutting out different ideas based on not understanding them. Examine them until you do understand them.
When you do understand them, process them. Make them a part of the overall awareness that you have of the world. By doing this, you will create more and more schema to attach even more wisdom and knowledge to. This will make you an unstoppable force. Never lose your sense of curiosity. Keep asking questions, and keep looking for answers. Make the Page of Swords within you as powerful as you can. — Jim Larsen
