Peculiar Perceptions

Good evening to all of you gentlefolks!
I had taken a long hiatus from posting daily readings, and while I don’t intend to start that back up again I did want to stop by with a special Imbolc reading.
Imbolc is one of the high holidays on the wheel of the year, and is personally the most significant in my practice. Imbolc is a time when we light candles, and hold out hope for the winter’s passing. It is a time for looking ahead past the weariness of winter and renewing faith in the promise of coming Spring.
For this reading I used my favorite simple 2 card spread, and it’s meant to tell us what to take with us into the spring, and what we would be better left leaving behind in the habits of winter.

Breathe In
The Six of Cups. This card is a lovely symbol meant to remind us of the sweet memories of our childhood. It is everything that makes us feel playful and relaxed, it is the echo of friendships over years and feelings they leave us with. It is one of the softest cards in the deck, with gentle remedies brimming in its cups. In this placement the card whispers to us that we need to spend more time and focus on reconnecting ourselves to those who love us. It tells us to seek out company and renew ties, to center ourselves around the bliss that comes spending good times with good folks.

Breathe Out
The Ace of Wands. This card calls to everything that is industrious and passionate. It is movement and ideas, driven motivation and fiery focus. In this placement the cards tell us that it is not the season to become so turbulent, it is not the time to be so focused on works and progression. I feel that this card speaks to our weariness that has been carved into us over the past season. Maybe we feel as though we need to jump directly into the Sun and get to work as soon as possible. But that is not the advice here. We must let go of that need to catch up, and put our energies into simply enjoying the warmth of the upcoming months, that is where the healing comes from.

Remember these wisdoms- put your focus into gentle company and acknowledge our need for the healing that comes with this soft remedy. Be still, and spend your time well. There will be moments for movement, but you must first take care of yourself.

Have a blessed week loves, and merry Imbolc. ✨

here’s a Breathe Spread for all you gentlefolks on this holiday weekend.

Breathe In~
The Ten of Cups. This is one of the most blissful cards in the deck, and it represents a full portion of love, adoration and safety. The wisdom of this is for us to look for these moments of love in the week ahead, to drink deep from them and let it refresh us. It is a simple and beautiful message for our days coming.

Breathe Out~
The Nine of Swords. This card speaks to anxieties and panics that have grown like weeds in our own mind, and we must draw them out of ourselves in order to enjoy the lovely moments to come. This year has been filled with crisis, and we carry the scars of that on our hearts and minds. But we must make a conscious effort to release ourselves from that pattern of anxiety, and allow ourselves to experience the joys that this season will bring us.

Have a lovely week all you gentlefolks 🌹