depression - Articles - The Tarot Guild2024-03-28T19:41:40Zhttps://tarot.ning.com/articles/feed/tag/depressionAnxiety, Depression, and The Five of Cups...https://tarot.ning.com/articles/anxiety-depression-060920222022-06-09T19:11:34.000Z2022-06-09T19:11:34.000ZDax Carlislehttps://tarot.ning.com/members/DaxCarlisle<div><p><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10550961488,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="10550961488?profile=RESIZE_584x" width="550" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>This morning on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/tarotguild" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>, Courtney asked:</strong> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"><em>Hi, I asked if my anxiety and depression would get better soon this card always shows up in readings for myself. I don’t fully understand this card... can someone please explain it? Please and thank you...</em> 😀</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>I responded in the Comments:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">We literally call this the "Crying over spilt milk" card! The individual is focused on the three Cups that have been knocked over - spilled their contents. 😔 He/She mourns over the loss 😫, not paying attention to, nor even noticing, the two upright Cups, <strong>still full</strong> with their contents, right behind him... 😀</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> This is symbolic of having one's <em><strong>focus</strong></em> on the negative; usually losses, failures and disappointments... <em><strong>rather than</strong></em> the possibilities, opportunities and potential available to them..... 🎉😎💜</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> In the Waite/Smith (RWS) deck version of the card, a river passes before him ("The River of Life"), with a nearby bridge, and a castle or home on the other bank, representing foundation, security, and prosperity...</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> The message is to metaphorically "build a bridge"! ...to "get over it" (cross the bridge). Recognize that Life is a series of cycles, with "ups" and "downs". </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> The trick is to acknowledge any failures or loss, learn from them, and then <em>swiftly</em> <strong>Re-Focus</strong> on the potential and opportunities that are <strong>always</strong> there... always available to us ....in <strong>any</strong> situation! 🤠 😃 💜</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"> Focus on what "<strong>You Want</strong>" to be experiencing in your Life! Write these down. Pull cards on them - What do you need to know now to progress to your goal(s)? Create a <strong>daily ritual</strong>, where you spend 10 minutes re-reading and adding to your "list", perhaps right after you wake, before sleep, or both! 😉☕️</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">...Then draw a Card to represent what it is you <strong>want</strong> to experience. Close your eyes and imagine you are experiencing that right now. Use all five senses. What does it feel like, look like, smell like, sounds like, even taste like?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Visit Courtney's original Post here:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/tarotguild/posts/5336771096362629/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/tarotguild/posts/5336771096362629/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Bright Blessings,<br /> ~ Dax. ☕️ 💜 😎</span></p>
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<p> </p></div>Spread of The Day! ...Monday, July 5th, 2021 ...Defeat Depression, Isolation, Hopelessness within The Group!https://tarot.ning.com/articles/SOTD070520212021-07-05T18:33:40.000Z2021-07-05T18:33:40.000ZDax Carlislehttps://tarot.ning.com/members/DaxCarlisle<div><p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">Oh ya! ....<em><strong>We ALL Love Mondays!</strong> </em>The beginning of another work-week! But with all new beginnings come new opportunities! In a <em><strong>World Year of Five</strong></em> (5) it's all about "<strong>Change</strong>", and today is the "<strong>5th</strong>", adding to that <em>Energy</em>....</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;"><em>Change, High-Energy, Adventure!</em> ....The entired date reduces to the <em><strong>Eight-Vibration</strong></em> (07052021 = 17 = 1 + 7 = 8) ....<em>Abundance & Prosperity, Monetary Concerns, Career</em>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">In our <em><strong>Spread of The Day</strong></em>, the first three cards deal with <em><strong>Isolation</strong></em> and <em>separation</em>. You may be feeling depressed, anxious, isolated from others, a hopelessness, especially surrounding your career, finances, or a project you've been working on.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">Swords represent the "Air" <em>Element</em> and are about <em>Thoughts & Ideas</em>, and in the <em><strong>Nine of Swords</strong></em>, there are a LOT of them! This is literally the card of hopelessness, isolation, despair, dreams, fear, depression, insomnia, stress, loss, and self-sacrifice.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;"><em><strong>The Hanged Man</strong></em> speaks to <em>Adaptability</em> to <em>Change</em>, <em>Transformation</em>, <em>Sacrificing</em> one thing to attain another, taking a <em>Step Back</em>. The <em><strong>Four of Swords</strong></em> and <strong><em>The Hanged Man</em></strong> are both cards from the Tarot that tell us to "Think outside the Box"!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;"><strong><em>The Hanged Man</em></strong> has <strong><em>hung himself</em> </strong>upside, in order to see the world more clearly, with fresh eyes, and see the World in a completely different way than the rest of us. A delay is implied, and you may be feeling that, in regards to that project, your finances or career.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">The <em><strong>Four of Swords</strong></em> is a time of healing and recuperation, recharging, taking a step back, letting go. The next card, the <em><strong>Three of Pentacles</strong></em> (coins), gives us a solution!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;"><em><strong>No, you don't need</strong></em> more Antidepressants! Both the <em><strong>Three of Pentacles</strong></em> and <em><strong>The Hanged Man</strong></em> (12 = 1 + 2 = 3) bring in the <strong>3-<em>Energy</em></strong> of <em>Creativity & Communication</em>. In the <strong><em>Three of Cups</em></strong> we see <em><strong>three</strong></em> individuals coming together on a project.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">After a short time of taking a step back, and thinking outside the box, with <em><strong>The Hanged Man</strong></em> & <em><strong>Four of Swords</strong></em>, it's time to get back to it! The answer is found <em><strong>within the Group</strong></em>. Cooperation and pooling resources, skills & abilities, ideas and creativity!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">There are many ways to bring the <em>Group Dynamic</em> in. If working with partners or contractors, or bringing others into a project, your career or your finances, is not feasible, you can still seek out others for help, ideas and inspiration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">You can create a <em>Mastermind Group</em>, gather with family, confidants, advisors, coaches... Either in person or on a video-conference, Zoom, Skype.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">If your feelings, from the <em><strong>Nine of Swords,</strong></em> are not related to a project, career, or finances, the same advice holds true! You can get on Zoom with those close to you and talk things over. You can seek out others in a similar situation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">You can look for meetings, say on Meetup.com, for groups. Search Facebook Groups, and on other platforms. Setup some Zoom gatherings or meet in person. This will lead to the conclusion, with the <em><strong>Knight of Pentacles!</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">The <em>Knight of Pentacles</em> is a card of slow, steady progress. It's the slowest-moving of the four Knights, but it's progess nonetheless! He (she, they) is practical, sensible and patient. He's not afraid of hard work, and has conviction and industriousness! ....<em>This is your Path forward...</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.6667px;">In closing, I highly recommend this <a href="https://bit.ly/3hjKE8q" target="_blank">TED Talk on YouTube</a>, "This could be why you're depressed or anxious", with Johann Hari. In a moving talk, journalist Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world -- as well as some exciting emerging solutions (including the <em><strong>Group Dynamic</strong></em>). "If you're depressed or anxious, you're not weak and you're not crazy -- you're a human being with unmet needs," Hari says.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Bright Blessings!</span><br /> <span style="font-size:14pt;">~ Dax</span></p>
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