Your Tarotscope: Readings for all 12 signs for 10-16 December 2018

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Aries:

Ace of Cups / Seven of Swords

This week is all about following your feelings, Aries. This means being single-minded and not allowing yourself to be distracted or talked out of what you know, deep down, that you need to do. What this affects is something that it’s taken you a lot of work to pursue. And it’s the kind of thing where other people haven’t understood your motivations – so it’s required you to make that commitment just to get this far. And now it feels like the pressure is turning up a little, and you may be starting to doubt yourself; thinking of turning back or turning away. There are those around you who haven’t believed in what you’re doing throughout; and your danger at this time is allowing their voices to affect you – those who would add to or amplify your doubts. But you’re already most of the way there; even if the going feels more tough at this time. A further challenge is posed by other potential demands on your time and energy; and this calls for you to be quite ruthless – it calls for you to be able to say “no” to those things that will drain you at a time when you can’t afford it. You know why this drew you in in the first place and that is also why you need to keep going. Your success will be truly ecstatic; all you need to do is push on towards.

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Taurus:

Page of Wands / Page of Swords

You’re hitting a blockage, Taurus. It feels like a blockage to your creativity or to your expression; and it’s breeding a degree of anxiety and uncertainty. It’s a blow to your confidence as you’re suddenly feeling unable to just continue with your projects as you were before. You seem hyper-critical of yourself in response too. But while this is coming up suddenly; it is an old wound and it feels like it’s a self-doubt that was caused by some undue criticism much earlier in life; most likely from your father. As a figure, he may have pushed you very hard or simply not given you much praise or encouragement; and while things may have improved a lot since then – at this stage when you encounter an obstacle like this; there is a tendency for you to shrink back from it – to retreat; even feeling like crumpling in the face of it. Hopefully you’ll be able to recognise the circumstances that gave rise to this; but it may require some deep meditation work to fully feel into it and understand how it still affects you today. The most important thing for you to gain from this work is the knowledge that enables you to see the patterns that have played out as a result of it. Patterns that may make you avoidant at times or lead to instances of self-sabotage. It is that knowledge that will allow you to catch when you are reacting in this way and be able to take a different stance. Over time, healing is also needed though – your inner child still feels the sting of that criticism. The more you can unpick this; the easier it will be to offer yourself the nurturing and encouragement that was denied you; and this is what will allow you to push forward towards your vision.

Gemini:

Seven of Cups / Seven of Pentacles

You feel like you’ve lost the spark a bit, Gemini. Very focused on work; you’ve applied and committed yourself; and you know there’s value in what you’re doing; but for some of you, you seem to be missing the bigger picture. It’s not just work for work’s sake – yes it’s good to feel productive and to have a polished end product; but you can really run yourself down if you just continue on like this. Think back. To why you took on this work or got into this career in the first place? What called to you? Because it doesn’t feel like it was the money – there was a more lighthearted and carefree atmosphere at that time; but now it all feels so much more serious and while you can be proud of your efforts; you can’t just look to do more and more of the same. Some of you might be wondering if it’s worth keeping going. It’s important not to have a kneejerk reaction; but you do need to take stock of things. This comes down to your own core values and how you can best align your work to them. Yes, you should finish what you started; but look for that joy and that spark within your work again; and centre your efforts on it. And for that minority of you where that’s nowhere to be found; it may be time to consider a careful transition to somewhere you can find that. This isn’t a need for an abrupt change; but you do need to find a way to love what you do; because I feel your head has dropped a bit. Be honest with yourself; but be open to finding that light and colour again too.

Cancer:

Four of Swords / Six of Swords

What’s on your mind, Cancer? Something you’re not trusting? A situation or a group of people? It feels like you’re aiming to be vigilant; but that some of you are straying into paranoia; and it’s making you very edgy. It’s playing out mostly at work and you’re being very protective of your work; you feel like someone might sabotage or undermine you if you don’t take this stance. But that’s draining you; and it feels like a repetitive thought process that is not in your own best interests. Doubtless you have been let down or experienced disruption from other people in the past; and this is what’s leading you to close off now. But not everyone wants to get at you – in fact a great many admire what you do and would like to offer support; if only you’d let them. For some of you – you’re in need of some time off and time away; and that means allowing others to hold the fort during that time – something you’ve been reluctant to do. Others of you have too big a workload; and you need to look at delegating or bringing in extra help. You’re very protective of your work and understandably so – it is your baby – and the past has been less than kind to you. But this situation calls for you to open up and trust more; and to take the pressure and workload off yourself a bit. This is still for the good of yourself and the work that you invest so much of yourself in. Stop thinking that you have to do everything alone; and that you can never take a break from it – what you’ve already created and established is robust enough to deal with these changes.

Leo:

Five of Pentacles / Ace of Swords

This is about your beliefs, Leo. Your faith. How true you are to them. There’s something you want to do, isn’t there? Something new. Something that means leaving something behind. At risk. At material risk. And that’s what’s been holding you back; because you’ve been enjoying your stability and your routine. But this keeps knocking on the window. More and more obviously, when you’re not blocking it out. More than an urge – you feel guided to pursue it. And that’s why it’s about faith. That’s why it’s about believing enough to know that you will be helped when you go down that path. I see you looking at it. Weighing it up. “Hmm… Could I? What if…?” So there’s also that natural doubt. But what you can’t do is stay in this position of limbo forever. If this is something you feel called to do; then it is something that you need to go for; and that needs you to be decisive. It needs you to have razor-sharp focus; because you’ll be making a very solid commitment. No-one ever said life would be simple or straightforward; but the more you cling to what’s already familiar; the more you hold yourself and your own development back. What you have to gain is beyond anything you could lose. All it needs is for you to make that leap.

Virgo:

Event Horizon / Seven of Pentacles

A major breakthrough beckons for you, Virgo. If you can be bold. If you can take that step. It feels like this is playing out in relationships or in family life; and it’s a commitment. One you didn’t think you’d find yourself making. This could be formalising a relationship; it could be marriage; and for some of you it’s the decision to have children – but for all of you it’s pinning your colours to a particular mast and deepening a connection that already exists. This should be a straightforward decision as all it’s doing is expanding something you’ve already put into. But there is stuff from the past that is in the way. Doubts that relate to old relationships that ultimately fell apart; even to unresolved child-parent issues from your own childhood. But it’s important to see those for what they are – past experiences; things that you’ve moved through but that only define your future if you allow them to hold you back. You’re so close to arriving that I can smell it here – and it’s a rosy and bright future that you head into. Yes, it means work and commitment; but it also means not allowing old hurts and doubts to hold you hostage. You’re called upon to draw that line; and to embrace the new; and an exciting and loving future.

Libra:

Justice / Page of Cups

You’ve been feeling it as much as anyone, Libra. Stress, strain; sense of lack. But at this time you’re needed to rise above it. You’re needed to bring light into not just your own life, but those of others too. Because people are looking to you. As a role model – even as a beacon. These are cloudy and rainy days for a lot of people at this time; and while you may be no exception; it’s vital that you look past this phase to a more beautiful and optimistic future; and start to bring that feeling to your own life and those around you. Some are really struggling; and like it or not, your actions will influence them; and you are needed to offer hope and insight. To recognise the transient nature of the hurts that are biting hard at this time – and that they don’t necessarily reflect where people are actually at. It calls for you to be the rational one – not to disregard your feelings but to check them against the reality and to notice that things are nowhere near as bleak as you have been making them out to be. What you focus on at this time will be what sets how things go for you in the immediate future; and that needs to be joy; it needs to be hope and it needs to be love. You may feel like that’s asking you to be naive; but what it’s actually asking you to be is focused and confident. To be open to life surprising you with something wonderful; and to live as if you already have it. It’s a time to get your head up and a time to look forward; finding the beauty in everything around you; and doing so will encourage others to do the same. A big responsibility; but one that you need to rise to. For the good of yourself and everyone around you; because you need to let love in.

Scorpio:

Page of Pentacles / Nine of Swords

A bit of inner work for you, Scorpio; and some time alone. You don’t like to admit to being scared of anything, do you? But there are parts of yourself where you fear to tread, too. Anxieties that play up; especially when you don’t feel supported. A lot of you have some work to get on with; and it feels like something that you have to work on alone. It’s stressing you out a bit too; but no-one around you is really in a position to understand; it’s a challenge that you need to face alone, this one. And it’s knocking your confidence a little; because it’s stressful, rather than effortless; and may be taking a lot more time and effort than you had expected. The vision was there from the start – the execution is what’s proving more difficult; but what it’s showing up is a lack of self-confidence – not believing your final result will match up to it. This isn’t necessarily profound, but it is challenging. Challenging to get out of your head and to focus on this as you need to. It’s something you need to coach yourself through. By scheduling your work; by affirming yourself; and doing what you can to get more into a state of flow; less in your head. This is going to be an intense period of focus for you; and you really do just need to push on through it. And it is in doing so that you will realise how much more capable you are than you give yourself credit for, deep down. This is where you have to be your own greatest supporter; and trust that what you achieve will be worth its weight in gold.

Sagittarius:

Four of Swords / The Hermit

Pride and defiance are the order of the day for you, Sagittarius. Someone might be trying to get at you, to needle you; or there may be a situation that isn’t developing quite as you’d like it to; and it’s something that you need to stand tall in the face of. Haters gonna hate; and setbacks are what they are; but you’re showing the toughness to get past this. A lot of it is a recognition of how far you’ve come in recent times – and the more you can celebrate that; those not-insignificant achievements; the more of this kind of thing you can ride out. It’s a hurdle where you might have stumbled or even fallen in the past; or else you might have been provoked into an ugly or even destructive reaction; but this is a sign of your progress. Keep your focus dead ahead; because whatever you’re going through is only temporary; and the foundations you have laid are solid. This is what allows you to push on past this and it’s what allows your belief in yourself to grow still further. Those who snipe at you are only showing their own weakness; while any setback you’re facing is going to allow you to show your strength and integrity – guiding you on to something even better.

Capricorn:

Six of Pentacles / Four of Wands

Some of you are finding yourselves in positions of new responsibility or authority, Capricorn. A new job or promotion; or situation where people are looking up to you. It feels very much like this is where you belong; but the question is how you handle it. How you avoid letting the power go to your head. You’re in a new role or have a new responsibility and the impression you make is how things will proceed. This needs you to be generous and it needs you to be fair. It also needs you to recognise the help others have given you to get to this stage; and indeed that whatever you achieve is as much the work of others as it is yours; so you can’t let your ego swell out of control. Because you’re making a choice of the kind of working relationships you’ll have here – and even for those working alone this is about your attitude to your clients and any collaborators. It means taking nobody and nothing for granted. That doesn’t mean pretending to be everyone’s friend – you have to remain professional, after all. But it means being fair; and it means being open. Anything less betrays a lack of confidence on your part – so if you have that tendency then that indicates work that you still have to do. Remember, you are here because you deserve to be – but doing the role justice now you are in it is something that you will need to continually demonstrate – you are in a position of trust.

Aquarius:

Ace of Pentacles / Ten of Pentacles

You’ve got the bit between your teeth, Aquarius. Going after something. Something that feels important to you; and hence your focus and your sense of urgency. Working very hard at this and not allowing yourself to be distracted; like you’re targeting the motherload. There’s no doubt what your priority is at least. So what’s the harm, what’s the risk? It feels like you’re not letting anyone or anything get in your way. And that can be really valuable at times and certainly gets you to your destination much faster. The only issue is if someone gets trampled in your haste. When you’re focused so much on the big prize that you miss some of the details along the way; or when you inadvertently hurt someone who you see as an obstacle. Yes, you’re correct to take responsibility predominantly for yourself; but there’s no need to be cruel or heartless – and this is a risk for some of you here. So we’re dealing with how you conduct yourself and the value and respect that you afford others. Success is a wonderful thing; but success you can share is so much better. This week; just take the time to check your approach to ensure you’re not doing anyone else any unnecessary harm along the way.

Pisces:

Ten of Swords / Nine of Wands

You’re being forced to take stock of a few things, Pisces. Old habits die hard; and there are certain beliefs and behaviours that you needed to relinquish a long time ago – and that you haven’t is meaning that your current situation is messing with you more than it needs to. Chief amongst those seems to be a sense of helplessness. Seeing yourself as a victim of circumstances – a perspective where things simply happen to you; and where you need to fight a constant defensive battle rather than setting the agenda for yourself. Some things are out of our control. But some things we choose to perceive as such because it’s more comfortable for us to do so; because we’ve settled into the role of the embattled one, the victim; even the martyr. More than anything it betrays a lack of trust and a lack of self-belief. And while it may be rooted in very real past experiences; in practice this is disempowering you. You have to take a step back from this situation and objectively consider both your way through it; but also what it is that causes you to self-sabotage and to give away power like this. These are things you’ve done for a long time and that’s why they’re not easy to break out of. But with the space you’re moving into; you can’t afford to carry these patterns with you. You’re so much more powerful and capable than you give yourself credit for. And where a belief system like this doesn’t serve you, it really needs to go. You have a strong need to go into the new year lighter; more flexible; and more able to take control. You can only do so by losing those beliefs that demonstratably limit you.

Your Tarotscope: Readings for all 12 signs for 10-16 December 2018

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