Tarot Tuesday 4/19/16

Today's card drawn is the Five of Pentacles.

This card indicates a time of financial strife, poverty and adversity.  It could be that you may have suffered a significant financial loss or set-back.  Situations included in this set-back could be material misfortune and lack, loss of funds, general poverty, illness, unemployment, and perhaps solitude.  If you have suffered such a loss, remember that there are people around you who are willing to help.  This too, will pass, and there is always a way out.  Open your eyes and go to the solution, or close your eyes and listen to your inner voice.

Quite often, the cause of these problems has been a matter of your own emotions.  Greed and anxiety can lead to to loss and mistakes.  Being possessive will lead you to being alone. The appearance of this card could indicate that you have been focusing on the material too much.  Now is a good time to focus on spiritual development.  Rise above your tough time and you will be stronger for it in the end.  What have you learned from the situation?

What is your relationship to money and material possessions? Try very hard not to let money become the primary motivating focus in your life.  Your worth is not measured by how much you have, but rather by that which you do to help others.  If you are faced with a lack of money, relax, take a deep breath, and keep on going.  While these situations can cause anxiety, it is important to not let anxiety control your life.  Have faith in your ability to manifest what you need to live a prosperous and fulfilled life.  Work on your attitudes about money and let go of the fear and anxiety surrounding your financial affairs. Look at what you have rather than what you do not have.

If you are still struggling with your relationship to money, I would encourage you to remember that like attracts like.  By focusing on the positive, you can bring more positive to yourself.  You really do have the power to manifest what you need, so go do it.  I remember  watching "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" when one of the grandfathers tells Charlie "There is plenty of money out there in the world.  You can always get money."  It's true.  There's a whole lot of money out there, but there is so much more to life than money.  Focus on the good things.

I'll leave you today with a little bit of folk magic that I have occasionally performed.  It's very positive, so don't be afraid of it.  Take a one or a five dollar bill, an amount you can part with. Attach that bill to a sticky note.  Write on the sticky note "Enjoy this gift of money".  Stick that little bit of money someplace where someone will find it.  The catch is that you can not tell anybody about it and also that you can not look back to see if someone finds it.  By putting a surprise of money out there in the world, you are welcoming it to come back to you.  And think of how much fun that is for the person who finds it.  Put a little bit of good out there and it comes back to you.  Peace and good fortune.