Most of us look for omens around us, either consciously or unconsciously. It might be a song on the radio, or a wild animal that catches our attention. We find messages from the Universe in these omens. We see them as signs of confirmation and validation, warnings, or messages from angels and loved ones in spirit.

I was speaking with a friend recently who told me how she makes a deal with the Universe in order to receive a particular message. I thought this was a brilliant idea, so I wanted to share it with you.

In the cartomancy world, we ‘activate’ specific cards to mean certain things. What my friend does is to activate a symbol to serve as a positive omen regarding a specific aspect of her life.

Here’s how you can do this.

If you are working toward, or waiting for, a specific thing to happen in your life, like a great job or a great relationship, find an item in nature that is not plentiful, but that could possibly appear in the world around you. For example, you might choose a green feather, or a blue butterfly. Tell the Universe that when you are about to find, or have found, the thing you are waiting for in your life, it must show you this symbol in a way that is unmistakable.

I have named this process ‘activating an omen’.

I think this process is helpful for three reasons. First, when you activate the omen, you are also affirming to yourself and to the Universe that you are seeking, and expecting, something wonderful in your life. The very act of doing this will bring you closer to your goal.

The second reason this is helpful is that it keeps you focused on achieving your goal.

The third reason is that, when you do achieve your goal and receive your omen, you will move forward in confidence. You will be confident that you are on the right path, and confident that the Universe is working with you as a co-creator in helping you reach your goals. You will know that the Universe listens to you, and is communicating directly with you.

The StaarCorner

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Activate a Tarot Card

To activate a tarot card is to create an agreement between yourself, the Universe, and your cards that a specific card will have a specific meaning beyond its usual meaning.

You might activate a card for one certain reading only. Or, you might activate a card to symbolize something special and specific over time.

Sometimes it seems that a card will activate itself by appearing in readings to mean a specific non-traditional thing time and time again.

For example, when I was living in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and wanting to move to Florida, the Sun would come up in ways that made me think of this goal. It felt like this card was being activated to symbolize my move to Florida. Even to this day, when I see the Sun come up in a reading for someone, it will sometimes discuss a Florida vacation or relocation.

If you are performing a reading about a specific topic, you might choose a card cognitively, and activate that card to give a positive answer to your question, should it appear in the reading. For example, you might say that if the Three of Pentacles appears in this reading, that will be a sure sign that I should take this job offer.

The Week in Review

I am teaching two classes and leading two tarot meetups each month on my YouTube channel. I am also doing at least four live broadcasts every week on my Facebook page. I hope to see you at some of my live broadcasts!

This week I shared a blogpost about magic wands and how to use them.

From Around the Web

August begins this week. Here are some resources to help you this month.

From Tarot.com, here are your monthly horoscopes.

Get ready for the Lion’s Gate Portal!

August First is celebrated as the first of the autumn harvests. Here is a tarot spread from Ethony about what you are harvesting in your life.

Cards for Your Consideration

When I think about working directly with Universal energies to achieve goals and to receive omens, the card I think of first is Major Arcana 1, the Magician. This is for a number of reasons.

First, it’s in the name. The Magician does magic! The Magician harnesses the power of earth and heaven to help him on his journey.

Keywords for the Magician include tools, skills and abilities. This card affirms that we have what we need to manifest what we want, in mundane ways as well as magical ones.

The Magician is an initiate. He is beginning his journey and learning to wield his power. He asks us to do the same.

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Volume 3 Issue 31
July 29, 2020