Tarot for the Summer

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Megan Hamilton, and this is the Embracing Enchantment Podcast. Well, we have a lot of stuff going on here at Embracing Enchantment Headquarters. And something I oops. Hmm, I think a card wants to be looked at. Hold on. Two. Okay. I guess I'm not supposed to talk. I'm just supposed to talk about these cards. So hold on.

Hey. We have together the Knight of Wands and the King of Cups. And I feel like they're coming up for a reason. And that reason is that the Knight of Wands has us going all in. Right? A bun this is very, you know, apropos for the summer. Lots of open-ended.

Plans and lots of projects on the go, represented by the salamanders who are not reaching their tails on the tunic of this night. Lots of fire energy, so lots of ideas, lots of creativity, lots of go, go, go. And almost everyone I've talked to in terms of June, we all notice the same thing. June goes by like a heartbeat because all of a sudden everybody wants to go out again. All of a sudden everybody's making plans. All of a sudden you know

we're out and about and so that's amazing. And this card also reminds us

Be meticulous with your energetic output, meaning it's very easy to burn out in this kind of energy. So be careful about that. And what we can learn about the King of Cups, and that so the reason they both came out together to me seems really obvious. The King of Cups is the opposite in vibes to the Knight of Wands. The King of Cups is sitting on a stone throne in the middle of

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The choppiest water and is even, right? So the night's going full tilt, horses rearing back, go, go, go, energy, and the King of Cups is riding the waves. And so what that asks us is to go as full tilt as we can without going overboard, without overtaxing our nervous systems.

so that we get unregulated. We want to be able to

roll with the punches to ride the waves. We want to be able to take in what's coming at us without having it change us too much. Now that's not to say that we we're gonna be bypassing our emotions or not feeling things or being stoic to the point of, you know, ignoring. However

In this leadership role with the King of Cups, you'll notice that the front pillar here is the same as one of the pillars in the High Priestess. And so that also reminds us of our magic, of our connection to spirituality. You might say the divine feminine. I tend to think of the Empress as a little bit more of that role, but in terms of the High Priestess, she's also discerning. So she's not showing all of her cards.

She's got that scroll that's hidden partially between her robes. And the other thing to remember with the King of Cups is that ship in the back. To me, ships represent the energy that we send out into the world, like merchants used to send their empty ships out into the world to return back with all the good stuff. So what we put out comes back to us. And the King of Cups is a great reminder that we set the tone.

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for how others respond to us by showing up in a certain energy. Okay? So go, go, go, do all the things, have ice cream, go swimming, see your friends, go to the beach, whatever. And also not to the detriment of your overall well-being. We don't want to burn out, essentially, okay?

Alright, well those if that message is coming through loud and clear, then that was meant for you because that was that was fast. So what I wanted to say was the one of the first episodes in season three, which will be in September. This is the last episode of season two, by the way. I am taking taking a a card from my own deck.

and I am gonna be taking off July and August because I absolutely love this podcast and I've been going full tilt for a really long time and I will still be going full tilt in terms of my business this summer, but the podcast is gonna take a very well-earned rest. However, I will be taping, pre-taping an episode with a medium, and this medium

speaks to a particular person or entity as well as others. So here's where you come in. I want to know what question do you have for our psychic medium? The most helpful way to get this question to me is through a voice note at embracingenchantment.com.

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Or you can also email me hello at impactwitch.com. All right. So dates to consider that are important. We have full moon in Capricorn on June 29th at 7:57 p.m. Eastern Time. This is a recap from the moon January 18th. So

If you did that, and I saw so many f folks do it, if you did that thirteen twelve days of Christmas where you wrote down the twelve things and then you you burned them and c except for one, or you or you you know, I kept a list of what those things were, that is a good time to reflect. So six months later, are the goals still the same? Are any of them have can you c check off any off your list?

What about that one that you've been keeping track of? How are you doing with that? It's a great way to just check in and then reprogram whatever the next six months are going to look like. And in case you haven't been noticing, because heck I have, I did a shadow work workshop at Molly Molly Donlin's community a couple of weeks ago. And

Three minutes before we were meant to start, my Zoom wasn't working. It just decided it was gonna update. I am so meticulous about turning on my computer, getting Zoom set up, getting everything ready, like hours beforehand, because this always happens. And sure enough, Zoom decided to update. thankfully, everything worked out, and the workshop itself was a huge success. which was wonderful, but

My goodness, did my nervous t system take a hit. So all that to say, Mercury, we've been in Mercury Shadow. So there's been a lot of tech weird stuff, communication funny things. I always think of Mercury Shadow as the opportunity to clean up your messes before the true chaos begins. So for me, Mercury Shadow like my own cleaning up my own house so that I can

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Weather the storm. What's up with me in metaphors today? Anyways, weather the storm of the actual Mercury retrograde, which happens sort of more universally. So that goes retrograde on June 29th, until July 23rd. So keep those dates in mind. And then we have the next new moon in Cancer on July 14th.

So do with that information as you will, you know. A lot of folks are like don't do plan anything during a Mercury retrograde. I've actually had some of the most beneficial, huge days of my life during Mercury retrograde. So

You know. why is strength upside down? That's weird. These are all supposed to be right side up. Huh, something is amiss. There you go. Well Mercury is about to station retrograde. Let's pull a couple more cards.

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We need to know.

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Mmm. Nine of Swords. All right. I got this one yesterday.

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So there's a couple ways to look at nine of swords. It's a pointy card. It doesn't it this person doesn't look happy. They're sleepless, worrying, holding their head in their hands. They they're either crying or worrying. Something's not great. They're definitely not laughing. I guess they could be, but they're not. So this is either thoughts racing, too many thoughts, or worry. And the good news is this is a nine, which means it's right before a ten.

Which is the end of something. So if there's something you're worried about

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You might consider asking yourself why it worries you so much. You might go into it and say, What's the worst that could happen? What will I do if the worst happens? Sometimes knowing that ahead of time can help take away the worry because often we just let worry run amok without actually looking into it or taking care of it. And then it has a much worse effect on us.

The other thing that I often think of with this card is that in terms of manifesting, worry being a big emotion sometimes feels like energetic money in the bank. So sometimes if you're gonna manifest something, and this is a page straight out of Mitch Horowitz's book, which is actually holding up my microphone, Practical Magic, which is that big emotions fuel.

manifestation. And so sometimes if you're manifesting something, you've already put in the work for it. Consider that. That's what mine was yesterday.

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Next.

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Ace of Pentacles All right. A new journey supported by the universe guides, whatever you want to call them.

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Towards prosperity, sure, career, money, stuff like that. Absolutely. Stuff related to Earth. So body behavior, a fresh start, a new path. We love that.

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You might consider on the full moon that's coming up what needs to go so that you can make space for this new journey that wants to begin.

related again to earth. So material things. And let's do one more.

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Final card for the summer.

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Four of Cups, what miracle is trying to come through to you, but you can't see it because you have closed off somehow. Maybe you're bored, maybe things are seeming to be same old, same old. maybe you only want things to go a certain way, and you can see them so clearly.

That you can't actually see the other maybe better stuff that's trying to come through.

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What can you do to be open to miracles? What can you do to be open to not a fixed manifestation, but instead

Something that's getting you on the path, let's say that Ace of Pentacles, right? We know we need to get on the path and have a destination that we're planning on, but we also know that more often than not, something comes in that takes us off the path, usually, to something better. And so if we're not open to that, then you might get what you're manifesting, but it might not actually be the best thing for you.

There might be something better. We co-create with spirit guides universe, whatever you want to call it.

And that sometimes means taking a step back and seeing something in a full picture instead of a fixed image that we have in our minds. All right. Take whatever resonated with you and leave whatever did not. Or come back to this later if something comes up and you're like, I think that's what this card might have meant. So don't forget to go to embracingenchantment.com and ask our medium a question and I will share it.

On the debut season three. it may not actually be the first one. I shouldn't say that. Whenever it shows up in season three. And spend your summer catching up on episodes you haven't heard because listen, I have the actual best guests. I have such incredible guests that agree to come and speak with me, and it feels

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Very special indeed. You can find all the information and takeaways from today's episode in the show notes or in embracingenchantment.com. Subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a review or a voice note. That would be so helpful. Let's get let's let's elevate the visibility and audibility on this podcast over the summer. Whatever help you can give, we will gladly take it. You can find out more about me and what I offer at impactwitch.com.

Make sure you're subscribed because we have some exciting episodes coming up with a medium. Just mentioned that. I'm gonna talk about Reiki. That's a reminder to myself that I still gotta do that and so much more. Until then, here's to building an enchanted life.