Hello dear ones and welcome back to another tarot journey along the wheel of the year.
Here we are between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox at the Lunasa festival.
This time and season is a transition between the summer energy towards the autumn energy,
Where we still have that height and fullness of summer but may begin to feel the pull inward and the invitation to begin to let go.
Time is also transitioning here and you may begin to notice that the days are gradually getting shorter with less sunlight and the darkness arriving earlier in the evening.
Lunasa is the first of the three harvest festivals in the Celtic tradition.
This is when the first fruits are ripening and getting ready to be harvested.
These are the grains,
The corn,
The apples,
And the berries which you may see are in abundance at this time of year.
There is a tradition of offering of the first fruits as a sign of abundance back to the earth to give gratitude and thanks for all that the earth provides for us.
So with this energy of Lunasa,
Let's journey with the tarot to explore how the first harvest is showing up for you this season.
So I invite you now to grab your deck of cards,
Either tarot or oracle cards will work with this spread.
Although I will invite you to put the book that came with your deck to the side for this practice and afterwards if you need it for more support then you can come back to it.
Throughout this practice I invite you to connect intuitively with your cards,
Looking at the colors,
The symbols,
The textures,
The story that is unfolding in the card and how that relates to the question.
And then any of the archetypes that you know about that specific card.
This is a five card spread and you will have four minutes for each pull and to journal afterwards.
Of course pausing if you need more time to explore the prompt.
So now is your time to grab your deck and your journal and let's begin.
The first energy of Lunasa we are going to be working with is abundance.
What is in abundance right now?
What is in abundance in my life right now?
The second card we are going to pull is the energy of sharing.
How can I share my abundance with others?
How can I share my abundance with others?
And the third card is pruning.
What needs to be cut away?
What needs to be cut away?
Coming to the fourth card of first fruits.
What is ready to be harvested now?
What is ready to be harvested now?
And the last energy we will work with is nurturing.
What do I need to nurture now to get ready for the next harvest?
What do I need to nurture now to get ready for the next harvest?
Feel free to spend as much time as you need exploring these questions and the cards you pulled into greater depths.
Remembering to take deep breaths of gratitude for what came through for you.
As we all go forward from here into the harvesting season,
I pray that we will all be able to lean into our abundance and share it with one another.
May you be blessed with the first fruits of your harvest.
Blessed Be.
