The Queen of Swords Tarot Musings

  Take What You Need box cover front   Back of box cover Deck & Publishing Details: Deck name: Take What You Need -  An Affirmation Deck for Tuning In to Your Inner Voice Author & Artist: Dani DiPirro aka @positivelypresent on Instagram Release Day: October 15, 2024 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Size: 3.5 x 1.2 x 5.5 Inches (Standard Oracle Card size) Where to Buy: (this is NOT an affiliate link, therefore I make $0 off your purchase!) https://www.amazon.com/Take-What-You-Need-Affirmation/dp/1524884855 Ratings: ✨ Emotional Support Score: 8/10 🔥 Aesthetic Slay Factor: 10/10 🧠 Introspective Depth: 7/10 📦 Packaging Drama: 0/10 Introduction I first came across the Take What You Need oracle deck on Instagram, through another tarot/Oracle reader. I fell in love with the artwork. And then I was off to Google to investigate. I pulled up more of the images of the cards, and I fell even more in love. Instagram Aesthetic or Deep? Take What You Need is definitel...

  Lucky yous! You get two posts this week!  This was posted on my Instagram on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.  This is NOT a timeless collective reading. This is about Scorpio Season 2025. Scorpio Season Check-In, from Top to bottom, left, right: Eight of Swords, Ace of Swords, Nine of Wands The energy is definitely heavy right now. We might lack motivation to do anything that needs to get done (as reflected in the Eight of Swords, which says, "Stop overthinking it and just do it"). We may wonder why do we need to show up for work anyway when our government can't even function? Or what is the purpose of getting something done when we are tired, fed up, and over-exhausted? We may also be feeling trapped and feeling like pawns in a custody case. The Eight of Swords with a caption that says "Stop overthinking it and just do it." In the middle of Scorpio season, we have the Ace of Swords, which says "look at you—you're bursting with sparkly new ideas!". ...

  The number 9 has been on my mind since Virgo season. This would probably be more of a Virgo season post, rather than late Libra/early Scorpio. But I thought I would talk about what the number 9 means in tarot and in each of the individual minor arcana suits. Sit back, grab your favorite beverage, and let's dive into naughty number 9 (Schoolhouse Rock, anyone?!) The number nine is the culmination of the journey.  It signifies fulfillment, completion, success, contemplation and introspection. It can represent attainment, but also deep turmoil and burnout.  The Major Arcana includes nine with the Hermit card and the Moon card (18=1+8=9). The Hermit card is part of the Heroe's journey part where the hero looks beyond herself and contemplates a larger meaning in her life. She seeks solitude and while going within, she finds wisdom and light. She finds deep, spiritual knowledge that her subconscious had hidden away.  The Hermit symbolizes wisdom, introspection, knowledge...

  So...I haven't posted much since the end of September. I've also been AFK (away from keyboard) on Instagram. I've posted maybe 5 posts total in the last couple of weeks? I can't remember. Anyway, instead of a boring "excuse", I've got some tea to spill bestie! So sit back, grab a cuppa, and read on! You all remember how I was celebrating my 41st birthday a month ago, right? Well, it ended up being the start of my slow down phase I am currently going through. See, that day, I was going to get an astrology reading from my astrologer, Jane, and then I was hoping to have a person booked for my birthday. But no one booked. And I was offering some AMAZING deals! And no one booked. So instead, I sat around, ordered Pizza Hut pizza, watched TV and listened to music annnnnd...did nothing! And it continued throughout that entire weekend. And eventually, it turned into a couple of weeks. Just as I was gaining my energy back to resume posting blogs and Instagram con...