wisdom of the oracle

A Little Something Different Today for Some Oracle Guidance

Posted by Barbara Techel

A little something different today as my energy isn’t there to do a recorded reading on Youtube like I’d normally do. If you’d like you can pick card one, two or three (left to right) from the photo above. Take a moment to look at the cards, take a deep breath, and then choose which one speaks to you first. The card you chose will be your specific message for the week. Once you’ve chosen the card, just scroll down for the reveal and the message…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card 1 (left) The Fates #17

What area of your life are you resisting against what is? The Fates in protection (reverse) asks you to look at this and surrender to that which you cannot change. While there are certain things we can control, like how we choose our attitude moving through something that feels challenging, we also have to accept that some things or situations are destined to play out as they are meant to. The sooner you can surrender into this, the sooner you will experience more peace.

Card 2 (middle) A Change in the Wind #12

You are either sensing a shift or know that change is on the way, but you may feel uncertain of what it is exactly all about or how it will all shake out. This can leave you feeling shaky or on uneasy ground. The Zebra invites you to be in the space of the unknown and that things aren’t always black and white, but to trust that this feeling of imminent change will result in something that will serve a higher purpose, even though it may not feel this way in the moment. The one thing we do know is constant is in fact, change. Learning to accept this can guide us to flow with more ease during times of uncertainty.

Card 3 (right) Orphaned #5

Orphaned in protection (reverse) asks you to look at where are you perhaps isolating yourself? Where is it you are feeling challenged to show up as who you authentically are but are afraid to do so out of fear of abandonment, rejection or judgment? When we are in fear, which can feel very real, our perspective can be that we either feel all alone or that we will be left alone. But orphaned in protection is encouraging you to step into who you are, even when afraid, and most importantly, to not abandon yourself. It begins with you – taking that first step – and when you can recognize this, you can then begin to shift those unwanted patterns of fear. As you begin to do this you will start to notice how the universe supports you and those you truly connect with will begin to show up in your life.

If you’d like to go deeper and explore more about a challenge you are working through I’d be honored to support you. You can learn more about my one-to-one oracle guidance sessions here.

xo,

Barbara

Cards used: Wisdom of the Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid

Fox and Her Empathetic Face with a Message for Practicing Presence – Oracle Card Reading

Posted by Barbara Techel

This morning I was really pulled into the face of this fox as I pulled cards around the subject of practicing presence. I hope you enjoy the video of this oracle reading and guidance session I did for you. xo, Barbara

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The Tug and Pull – An Opportunity to Be in the Here and Now.

Posted by Barbara Techel

This morning during my meditation it started out with me sinking into the corner of the sofa and feeling quite calm. Then I noticed within a few moments that my mind began to wander and off into worryland it went.

I tried to just watch my mind as an observer —trying to stay detached to it — and trying not to get caught up in the drama it was creating. After all, I reminded myself, these were just thoughts I was having. Nothing was actually happening at that moment as all alone was I, sitting on the sofa in my quiet and safe home. 

My thoughts first drifted back to the past – thinking about something I’ve learned and how I wanted to identify with that teaching as a ‘mistake’ or wishing I had done better. I found myself in the spiral of self-judgment. Then I felt it physically in my body as my stomach began to feel like it had a knot in it.

Then my mind drifted to the future as I thought about the release of my next memoir in early 2020. What will become of it, I wondered? I then noted this tug and pull going on in my stomach. As if the right side was pulling the left side and vice Versa and back and forth it went. Soon enough I realized my shoulders were just about up under my ears! Very uncomfortable!

I dropped my shoulders, but still felt the tug and pull in my stomach. A moment later the last oracle card I pulled as I did a fall equinox reading for myself last night flashed into my mind. 

The card I pulled was, “Here and Now,” and the question I asked was from an oracle spread created by intuitive Jessica Paschke. It was basically asking what I’d bring with me from the past of what I learned into the next season of winter. 

The minute I conjured up the image of that card in my mind and saw the words again of here and now, I observed that the tug and pull in my stomach stopped. I was having those feelings again of wanting to control an outcome, be guaranteed security, and know all will be well — a pattern that I know many of us have – and one I realized once again that I can change at any time I choose.

After I was done meditating I pulled the card back out again from the deck to look at it and re-read my journal entry. The line I wrote that jumped out to me is: “In the present moment is where my power is!”

It’s so easy to give our power away, but then when we do we suffer. When I looked at the image again the past and future signposts jumped out at me. I was reminded to take with me what I’ve learned from the past – and that living in the past (my old story) does not serve my well-being. What I can take from it is the new awareness I have of what I’ve learned in order to create a better future – even though I don’t always know precisely what the future holds.

My eye then traveled to the sweet being sitting on the egg. The egg is symbolic of new life and hope. I appreciated also the open window on the egg — as if a window to my inner world and how if I stay open to receiving and in touch with how the universe is always supporting me, I will be just fine.

XO,

Barbara

Card from Wisdom of the Oracle deck my Colette Baron-Reid.