Truth – Still Waters Run Deep – Eleven of Water

Truth – Blinded by love or plagued by fear. Deep emotional longing and yearning needs to be expressed. Tarot & Tea, Eleven of Water

This is the energy of the day, and how to embrace and make the most of it.

Balance and alignment comes through speaking our truth. Holding and stuffing our feelings leads to illness or dis-ease. We are motivated by both fear and love, and often at the same time. It’s okay to feel both. Breathe deeply and get in touch with your truth.

What have you left unsaid that’s quietly burning you up inside? Holding back, whether from fear or from love, is still holding back. What is it that motivates you to stay quiet, Dear Heart? Hurting someone’s feelings? Losing a friendship? When we balance our feelings with our intellect, it’s time to speak up.

I often encourage you to pause in peace and ask for guidance. But has the pause gone on too long? Are you stuck? Neither motivated to move by fear, nor by love. Caught in limbo. And the emotions swirl under the surface. Breathe deeply. Let your shoulders relax away from your ears. Allow your belly to soften. Keep breathing. Become calm.

Truth. This is the place to speak from.

So, heading into a confrontational meeting, pause, breathe and get calm. And re-set as necessary.

When Eleven of Water shows up, we are looking into a mirror of truth. Life isn’t meant to be even keeled and one note. It’s a glorious cacophony of waves and sounds. Embrace all of it. Even the icky stuff. Be alive. Live out loud.

One of my teachers taught that we should cry each day, as well as laugh. I had trouble with this in such a big way! But gradually, I’ve learned to let go of emotions and let them run through me. (As best I can!) Like a child having a tantrum one moment, and then having a fit of the giggles. That’s the way to do emotion. We have to start somewhere, make it today.

When in doubt, allow spirit to guide you. Stop by a church and pray. Look up at the trees and ask for them to share their energy. Hug your pet and loved ones. Really hug. Get in touch with sharing the hug.

Bramble Cottage Black Tea for me this morning. Sipping this glorious tea blend as I wait for the sun to raise his sleepy head and appear over the mountains. The air is crisp and cool. My tea is warming and soothing. What magic will today bring?

I wish you a snuggly day. Treat your precious emotions with kindness and speak your truth.

You matter. You are worthy. You are loved.

Thank you to Ravynne Phelan for permission to use her Dreams of Gaia Tarot