it's giving mystical

join Kirsten on the 'It's Giving Mystical' podcast as she delves into the themes of stillness, darkness, and silence during the winter solstice. She discusses the importance of honoring the earth's cycles, accepting grief, and balancing pleasure with pain. Kirsten also explores the symbolism of the Seven of Swords tarot card, urging listeners to be mindful of mental deceptions and to embrace a tra...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the eight of wands life moves fast, you sexy thing. eight of wands is a burst forth of LIFE. something you've been nurturing, gestating, and getting really excited about is ready to be launched. and that's bittersweet. because it was fully you...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the king of swords. the king of swords is aware of truth. but also, of context. that no act is absolutely right or absolutely wrong. no thing is so clear as to be with qualification. he reminds us of the need for curiosity. the need to speak t...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the lovers. the lovers... you may come to a crossroads this week and feel the need to make a decision or choose a path. and while this is fundamentally a relational card, the energy is drawing you inward... checking on your own systems of self...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the sun. bringing us the energy of the morning glory... opening when conditions are just right, and closing when there is too much OR not enough light. the sun is the card of illumination, joy, light and confidence... so much beauty and life-g...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the king of pentacles. that ten of swords swept away any illusions. but no one said a tenth sword piercing our spine would be easy. so not easy, not pain free... but very complete. the king of pentacles follows this with a two sided message: o...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this (100th!) episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the ten of swords. ok boo. ten of swords. it doesn't get any deader. ten of swords is when the energy moves out of the dark night of the nine of swords and just finds completion. it might have been crazy painful, but it's done now. th...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the star. again! do you remember this time last month- the star was with us and it had a very singular message? stay the course. well backstreet's back and that message holds. you made important promises to yourself in september... promises th...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the four of wands. ok, I like this movement. the four of wands brings stability, containership and declaration to our passion and our desire. we call it the marriage card because it takes the desire for union and it draws a sacred space and co...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the knight of wands. c'mon baby. just push play. that's the vibe this week and it's a good one. the knight of wands can be a little too much love 'em and leave 'em sometimes. but let's not underestimate the relentless power of driving desire a...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the queen of cups. an invitation to take the time to investigate and wonder in the realm of your emotional vastness... who are you today? where did you come from? what do you feel? what do you notice? what is beautiful here and what breaks you...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the star. oooo child. stay the course. if you hear me say ONE thing this week, it's this: stay the course. whatever you have learned, incorporated, integrated, decided or enacted this month, it's a keeper. you are so very loved. so che...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the king of wands. ok sexy king. we see you, we like you, but I'm not so sure we can trust you. king of wands is balancing the good of the realm with what feels good to him... and he will often err on the side of pleasure. so like? is that...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the empress. what a beautiful invitation we all need. an invitation for more beauty. more pleasure. more creation. more art. more love. the empress reminds you that all you desire, also desires you. that so many beautiful things want to find t...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the devil. lol, tarot is just not playing right now! but it's devil with a chance of sun... so no worries. just a little moment to check in. (have I mentioned this 8 year wants you aligned, integrated and free?) well... so does the devil!...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the tower. I know. everyone (and by everyone- I mean me) is like, easy there! we really need a tower right now? but we also knew it was coming... the shifts on the atmosphere are too indicative of lightning. and the energy has been building. t...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the seven of pentacles. another dose of "be patient with the world" from sister tarot. and this one comes in with the mysterious nature of gestation, ripening, timing, growth and evolution. all the ways the material world deceives us...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the four of cups. two fours in a row is a huge stop sign from the universe. timely, given the retrograde season, and the tower cycle we are in in august. double dose of: slow down baby. definitely a time asking for patience and pacing and revi...

let's dish on STRENGTH (VIII) and the TOWER (XVI) and what these two churn up! so much 8 energy! this one goes to 11 is the vibe. eight is power and alignment and authority and being at home on the MATERIAL plane. sixteen is disrupting the status quo... shaking up the old structures that just don't work for us anymore. and feeling more deeply ALIVE and ALIGNED. go slow. let things continue...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the four of pentacles. mostly? this felt so quiet and healthy. like resting on a stone in a river. like I have my bag with all my things and maybe I have enough to share but I haven't decided yet... I might just rest here for a minute and...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the ten of swords. well. the truth: it doesn't get any deader then the ten of swords. like its done. gone. over. that can be something you don't want to hear.. a la weekend at bernie's... you might keep dragging it around with you....

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the moon. the moonlight is a fantastical realm- where shadows can take on a life of their own and our imagination can roam wild. dreamwork, word deconstruction, visualization, shadow work- all ripe for play this week. but more specifically, th...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the seven of sWORDS see what I did there?? this card is known as deception but it's most fundamentally asking us to be patient about the mysterious nature of air energy... sometimes it's deceptive, sometimes it's playful, sometimes...

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the five of wands. funny little move from six to five... speaks of a lot of ENERGY... so think about the healthy ways you hold and handle a big burst of energy... movement, sports, art, sex, challenge... and don't let the heat get to you....

what energy does the tarot have for us this week? join kirsten @givingmystical for this episode on the energies showing up for us this week... in this case, the six of wands. this is the card of victory and the bringing to the world something of wonder and celebration... but this week it comes in heavy with the reminder to celebrate all the people, ideas and inspirations that brought you to this p...