We need the Sun to warm us and make our crops grow. Which hemisphere we live in doesn't matter: either the Sun is returning to our lives in anticipation of summer or the Sun is greeting us briefly in a season of coldness, either way we welcome it's life-giving warmth. So let us use today to celebrate the simple pleasures in life; the sun on our face, the song of a bird, a glass of clean water. Don't over-complicate life, just try to enjoy it today!

The Elf is eager to start something new. Enthusiastically he explores possibilities, gathers information and buys the necessary equipment. This new endeavor can be anything ranging from work-related project to moving to an new house to going on a trip or starting with a new education. I happen to do the latter this week and I am really excited about it! Whatever journey we embark on, half the fun lies in the preparations, so let's enjoy this time of getting ready.

On our hilltop we have an overview. We see the grand picture and imagine that we know all there is to know. However, the smaller, sometimes intimate details of a given situation are lost to us. We see the forest, but not the trees. So let's not get arrogant in our delusion of all-knowing, let us come down  the hilltop and its ivory tower, and see what things are actually about when we see them up close. Only than we can truly get to know things.

The Daily Cast of today teaches us to give equal attention to the sacred feminine by drawing our attention to the Goddess. In Neo-pagan circles it is widely understood that the forces that power our world are not exclusively male, nor female and working with both God(s) and Goddess(es) honors the balance between those forces. Yesterday we gave extra attention to the mother(s) in our lives, today we do the same on a more spiritual level. Honour the Great Mother!

I tend to read this particular combination of coins in it's most literal meaning today. Our mum or the mothers amongst my readers are in need of some extra attention. Motherhood can be a complicated task and today we need some extra care. Let us contact our actual mother (not necessarily our bio mom but a person that fulfills that role for us) to make sure that they are alright. 

Preparing ourselves for the future by making plans and setting aside some money to fulfill them is in itself a virtuous thing. To a certain extent it ensures our safety and stability. However, whenever the opponent - also known as the Challenger - is on the table, we know that the Oracle is warning us not to take things into the extreme. In this case we are alerted to the fact that we run the risk of forgetting our present by looking too hard at the future. Life is that which is happening today while we are preparing for tomorrow, so don't miss it!

Not all that is old is worth keeping! That goes for ideas but -in this particular cast- even more so for material stuff. If we keep stacking new things on top of the things we already have, we will end up with a pile of items that are utterly useless in their overwhelming quantity. Let's review what we have got so far, only keep what is helping us further and refrain from accumulating more stuff. It is time for a good cleaning. Cobwebs Adieu, empty spaces welcome!

"If only I had the talent", or, "I will never be as good as..." We are our own worst critics, we don't dare to take up painting, or to sing or to dance and constantly worrying if the result is aesthetically pleasing to others. If only we could be playful and creative like a child every now and again, enjoying ourselves without holding back! It is important to create moments in our lives in which we can express ourselves, unencumbered, without boundaries, regardless of our own uncertainties. Let's create and enjoy it! 

The time to gather as much information as we can and to roam the internet indefinitely in our search for more details is over. We know what we need to know, now it is up to us to actually do what we need to do. Let's be brave and make the decision; it is a good day for it. Remember that not choosing is also a choice, but in that scenario we allow are agency to seep away, condemning ourselves to whatever random outcome comes of it. So let's do this, the choice is ours to make.

Yesterday the Fairy wished for us to be free in our expressions of joy. Today she shows that if we can reach that freedom, the world is a wonderful place, full of possibilities. Its opportunities are limited only by the limits of our imagination. She encourages us to open our eyes and our hearts to new ideas.  We owe it to the inquisitive nature of our spirit to let it roam free from time to time. That we may become filled with wonder and awe, and that we will forever feel the magic in our world.

"If only I had the talent", or, "I will never be as good as..." We are our own worst critics, we don't dare to take up painting, or to sing or to dance and constantly worrying if the result is aesthetically pleasing to others. If only we could be playful and creative like a child every now and again, enjoying ourselves without holding back! It is important to create moments in our lives in which we can express ourselves, unencumbered, without boundaries, as free as a the Gods intended us to be. Let's find s moment of creative joy today and let making moments like that into a hobby! 

Preparing ourselves for the future by making plans and setting aside some money to fulfill them is in itself a virtuous thing. To a certain extent it ensures our safety and stability. However, whenever the opponent - also known as the Challenger - is on the table, we know that the Oracle is warning us not to take things into the extreme. In this case we are alerted to the fact that we run the risk of forgetting our present by looking too hard at the future. Life is that which is happening today while we are preparing for tomorrow, so don't miss it!