Good morning, Folks! I just posted my card of the day on Instagram and while the card’s message still lingered in my thoughts, I wanted to hop on here and give a wee entry. Who knows, perhaps someone will benefit from this entry. I hope. I did say that I was going to try to write more– even if it was just for myself. So, here we go:

Today’s card is the “Hanged Woman” from the “Tarot of the Witch’s Garden” deck. This brought up a core memory for me. Back in the day, I was studying the aerial silks. I became fascinated with the way you could contort your body and move with the silk… and dance with it. I was in love. I watched videos on Youtube about learning different moves to try and took classes every week. I couldn’t wait to get on the silks and be one with them. One day, when it was wicked slow in the studio and class was running late, I took out my tarot cards and gave them a shuffle. As I sat, swinging on the silk like you would on a swing, a card floated out of the deck and fell upon the floor. It was “The Hanged Man.” I was instantly intrigued by this message.

I will never forget the first time that I voluntarily put myself in the “Hang man’s pose.” At first, there was a moment of discomfort. I mean, I was, essentially, bound to the silks with one foot/ankle/part shin only. I could have fallen out of it and injured myself. Once I was able to get over the panic of the position, I was able to breathe and allow myself to calm down… and relax. At that point, the blood was rushing to my head and had to figure out how to get out of it, so I did. But what I took away from that first “attempt” was that I figured out how to do the pose on my own. And I was going to figure it out again and bring it into my meditation practice in some form or another. I wanted to uncover the true message of the Hanged Man. It took another two tries, but once I got it, I had it. Suspending myself, I was able to allow myself to be. I wasn’t afraid of falling out of it. I wasn’t afraid of anything. I had trust in myself. I breathed through this position– in and out, deeply. If there was something on my mind and I brought it to the silks, I was able to see the solution from a different perspective because I was suspended. Something clicked being upside down and made sense for me there.

The lessons that I learned from my experience as being “The Hanged Woman” (quite literally) are this:

• Don’t be afraid to shift your perspective:
  • Seeing something from another angle is beneficial because it’ll help you see a solution to something that you didn’t know was there.
  • This will also help you formulate a plan and better yet, give you options!
• Don’t be afraid of getting a wee bit comfortable:
  • That’s life. It’s uncomfortable– but it’s a process that we all must work through.
  • Think of shadow work. That can be uncomfortable but in order for us to heal and move on from trauma, we all have to do the work on ourselves. We are worth it!
• Breathe throughout your experience:
  • Never hold in your breath. As stressed out humans, we tend to hold in our breath way too much. If you are going to practice, say yoga poses, remember to breathe through the positions.
• Within the position itself, there is a lesson that is there to help teach everyone something.
  • What that lesson is, that’s up for you to discover (:

Here’s a light meditation that you can do too for all of my magickal practitioners out there:

• Wear comfortable clothes.
• Go into your tarot deck and search for your “Hanged Man/Woman” card.
  • Prior to doing this meditation, make sure that your deck/card is cleansed.
  • You want to make sure that it is working fresh and clean for you!
• Fetch a yoga mat or a towel… pillows too, if you prefer.
• Find a place within your home/space that you will be undisturbed for a bit.
• Light some incense… select a playlist… burn a candle… have a diffuser going… set the ambiance of your space for magick!
  • If you like, you can bring some crystals into your space too!
• Call upon your guides for protection.
  • Depending upon who reads this, I will always put this in here.
• Have a journal, a pen and water at the ready for you.
• When you feel ready, approach your mat and sit down.
• With the tarot card in front of you, take some time to study it.
  • What insight do you wish that ‘The Hanged Man/Woman’ to teach you today?
• Lay down, mimicking the position of the figure.
  • Rest. Breathe. Allow yourself to go deeper.
  • Take in the messages.
• Meditation: Close your eyes. Take deep breaths and allow yourself to sink deeper into your body. Relax. When you are ready to meet your guide, you’ll feel a pull in your solar plexus. Journey to them. They will await you. Tell them why you have come and what you are seeking to understand. You may find that you are already upside down with them. Remember that you are safe.
• *If at any point your are uncomfortable, come out of the position.
  • Your safety and comfortability is vitally important. Remember that.
• When you are ready to come out of the mediation, thank your guide and come back.
• Clear your space. Drink some water. Write down what has happened.

I do a variation of that short meditation every now and then. I always come out of my meditation with clarity. I hope that it helps you too.

Until we meet again,

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