Kate’s Charm Reading
A while back I started doing charm readings for myself, but I’ve since fallen off the wagon a little bit. I got the random urge to do a reading today and figured maybe if I post it, I’ll get back into the habit. Since this was done on a whim, I didn’t have much of a focus while casting the charms. I’m going to consider this a ‘what do I need to know right now’ type reading and we’ll see what happens. There’s a TLDR at the end if you' don’t want to read through my whole process; I know it gets long.
A breakdown of the charms as they lay on the mat:
Smiling Sun behind a Cloud in the ‘Health’ section
Green 1-Up mushroom from Mario in the ‘Finances’ section
Snow Globe in the ‘Manifest’ section
Spiderweb between the ‘Manifest’ and ‘Boundary’ sections
Sprig of Holly in the ‘Boundary’ section
Folded Angel Wings in the ‘Release’ section
Curled Up Cat in the ‘Discipline’ section
Compass between the ‘Success’ and ‘Clarity’ sections
Usually I see the Sun behind a Cloud indicating happiness despite the clouds hanging over things. Given that my health hasn’t been fantastic over the past couple of days, this makes a lot of sense. I’ve done quite a bit of smiling through the gross feelings for the past couple of days.
I actually had to do a little bit of research on the Mushroom since I didn’t play a lot of Mario as a kid. According to the Wiki, this mushroom gives you an extra life in the game. They also tend to be hard to find, and when you do they’re pretty difficult to get to as well. This seems like it has the potential to be positive, especially in the finances section. I want to say it means there will be significant amount of extra money coming my way, but that feels more like wishful thinking than anything else. Sounds like I might have to do a bit of work for it, but I’ll cross my fingers and see what happens I guess.
The Snow Globe often makes me think about slowing down and taking the time to marvel at the little beauties in life. With this in the ‘Manifest’ section, I think I need to slow down on purpose. I should take some time to just exist without trying to catch up on things too quickly. I am in the beginning of my travel season, so I think resting while I can is a good idea.
The Spiderweb is an intricately woven masterpiece that takes a lot of time and energy to create. Usually I interpret this as needing to slow down and pay more attention to the details. Since this was split between the ‘Manifest’ and ‘Boundary’ sections, I think it enhances the Snow Globe idea of slowing down and taking everything in around me, while also making sure boundaries aren’t being crossed in any way. I might not be paying enough attention to the details of my recent interactions and need to hold my boundaries a bit better.
The Sprig of Holly often represents a connection to nature and maintaining a sort of prickliness that I don’t typically have. In the ‘Boundary’ section this would definitely speak to holding boundaries better, but also making sure that I keep grounding myself every so often. I definitely haven’t made a point of doing that in a while, so I might try to spend some time outside and taking things in. That might help me relax before I go back to work.
The Folded Angel Wings often make me think of protection, both of yourself and others, but only with pure intentions. This being in the ‘Release’ section tells me that I should let go of the urge to protect others and, based on the placement of the other charms, I should focus on protecting myself instead.
The Curled Up Cat has a ‘homey’ feel to me. That’s probably because we own cats, but it’s a very cozy posture for a cat to take. This brings back the theme of taking time to rest, and since it’s in the ‘Discipline’ section, it feels like I need to take rest and relaxation a lot more seriously than I have been. I actually need to set aside time for myself to intentionally slow down and think about things before taking any major action.
The Compass often helps me with direction and focus. I’m not great at creating my own direction, so sometimes when I need a clue as to where I’m going, I’ll let this particular charm lead the way. This time the Compass sits between ‘Clarity’ and ‘Success’, with north pointing past the ‘Boundary’ section and towards the ‘Career’ section. That seems pretty straightforward to me. I’ll find clarity and success if I point my intentions at my career and follow through with them. now figuring out what exactly that looks like in real life is going to be interesting, but I’ll figure it out eventually.
TLDR: My health isn’t going to be the most fun for a bit, but I need to smile and take it for a bit until things settle down. There might be some financial success coming my way, but I have no idea where from or how I’d go about getting it. I need to manifest myself some time to slow down and rest, almost like I need to make it part of my routine. I need to hold on to my own personal boundaries and let go of the idea that I need to protect others. And if I figure out where I want to go with my career and stick to it, success and clarity will come around eventually.