Embrace The Magical

Last year I decided to join in #embracethemagical for the first time and loved it. Despite living in the southern hemisphere where we are moving into Spring while it seems everyone else is getting excited for Samhain and Halloween, I still felt able to embrace the magic that is found in every season.

For several years now the month of October has been #embracethemagical month, thanks to Kelly from The Truth In Story, who has provided a daily keyword or prompt and/or weekly spread to celebrate this magical time of year.

Still being fairly new to tarot myself, when I joined last year I found these daily keywords a great way to dive into a single card. Previously I had been pulling a card a day and finding the meaning for that card, but it was very general as meaning can be broad and relate to any number of things. However, I found the daily keywords were a wonderful way of looking into each card with a fresh perspective and purpose.

For this year I am starting week one with the Pagan Otherworlds Tarot, this is a new deck for me and  actually the first time I have used this deck which is quite exciting. I don't have the big book so I will just be going with the meanings as I know them. For day one I pulled the Ace of Cups, to follow along with my card pulls for the prompts visit my instagram.

Embrace The Magical

So in my last post I explained about living in the southern hemisphere and how here, October is not autumn and the lead up to Samhain or Halloween, but is instead the lead up to Beltane. I also mentioned how I prefer to celebrate the season as I experience them and not how the other side of the world may be experiencing them. And I stand my this, I do. But I just couldn't help but join in #embracethemagical.

Kelly from The Truth In Story started #embracethemagical on instagram, something she has done for a few years now to celebrate the magical and spooky month of October. Initially I wasn't going to join, as I said, I prefer to celebrate the seasons as I experience them, but then I thought that embracing the magical didn't have to mean October or Halloween. 'Embracing The Magical' was something that could be done any time of the year.

So for each week in October The Truth In Story will have weekly Tarot spreads available as well as daily keyword prompts for single card Tarot draws. These will be available on her instagram and also on her community tab on her youtube. If your interest in Tarot or other divination methods I recommend watching some of her videos. 

For this first week of #embracethemagical I am using the Deviant Moon Tarot, I know it leans more towards spooky Samhain then it does bright Beltane, but I only recently got the big book for this deck and really wanted to use it. To follow along with my 'Embracing the Magical' journey, visit my instagram.

The Tower card below from the Deviant Moon Tarot was the first card I pulled, a day before #embracethemagical officially began. A sign that, although I am experiencing Spring, it is fine to shake things up a bit with a dark and strange deck, for as surreal as the imagery might be, the insights found are quite positive and affirming.