Tarot Blog Hop Imbolc 2014 Master List

Welcome to the Imbolc 2014 Tarot Blog Hop. We are an international group of tarotists who write together on a specific topic eight times a year. Here you will find  a list of particpants and links to each of the blogs. At the end of the list is an explaination of our topic, which is "Tarot, Healing and Creativity."

1.  Maureen Aisling Duffy-Boose  http://tarotwitchery.blogspot.com/2014/02/tarot-blog-hop-2014the-seer-bard-healer.html 

2.  Louise Underhill http://www.priestesstarot.co.uk/2014/02/tarot-blog-hop-tarot-healing-creativity/

3.  Chloe for TABI http://tabitarot.blogspot.com/2014/02/getting-creative.html

4.  Bonnie Fernandes http://tarotsalve.com/2014/02/01/imbolc-blog-hop-tarot-healing-and-creativity

5.  Ania M http://aniam.co.uk/blog/incubation/

6.  Karen Sealey http://pureblessedtarot.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/throw-momma-from-my-brain/

7.  J Jordan Hoggard http://jordanhoggard.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/tarotbloghop-imbolc-sanctuary-of-self-creating-the-making/

8.  Morgan Drake Eckstein  http://gleamingsfromthedawn.blogspot.com/2014/02/tarot-and-healing.html

9.  Stella T'arot http://www.usgamesinc.com/tarotblog/2014tarotbloghopimbolc/

10. Stacey Carroll http://thetarotoraclewitch.blogspot.com/2014/02/tbh-divination-healing-and-creativity.html

11. Alison Coals http://alisonsalembic.blogspot.com/2014/02/tarot-blog-hop-imbolc-2014.html

12. Chloe for Celtic Lenormand http://www.celticlenormand.com/2014/02/imbolc-blog-hop-making-of-songbirds.html

13. Christiana Gaudet http://tarottrends.com/content/imbolc-2014-tarot-blog-hop-tarot-healing-and-creativity

14. Arwen http://tarotbyarwen.com/?p=17623

15. Olivia Destrades http://firstearthtarot.blogspot.com/2014/02/imbolc-blog-hop-feb-2014.html

16. Shauna Aura Knight  http://shaunaaura.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/outcome-card-tarot-blog-hop

17. Joy Vernon  http://joyvernon.com/Blog/tarot-healing-and-creativity

18. Sharon Cumming  http://sharoncumming.blogspot.com/2014/02/tarot-healing-creativity.html

19. Chloe http://innerwhisperscouk.blogspot.com/2014/02/imbolc-blog-hop.html  

20. Joanne Sprott http://cosmicwhisperstarot.com/2014/02/01/breaking-through-imbolc-tarot-blog-hop-2014/

21. Joanna Ash  http://sungoddesstarot.blogspot.com/2014/02/Welcome-Spring-Through-Tarot-Healing-And-Creativity.html

As the wrangler for the Imbolc 2014 Blog Hop it was my responsibility to set the topic. Here is what I gave the group.

Imbolc, also known as Imbolg, Brigid, Brigid’s Day and Candlemass, is the cross-quarter day between Yule (winter solstice) and Ostara (vernal equinox). It is generally celebrated January 31, February 1st or February 2nd.

Imbolc means “in the belly.” This is the Irish holiday of the lambing ewes who herald the coming spring.

This is the holiday of Brigid, Brighid, or Bride, a Goddess so beloved she became a Catholic Saint. The Catholic Church celebrates this holiday as St. Brighid’s Day.

On February 2nd many Christians observe Candlemass, which celebrates the divinity of Jesus Christ and is thought to have some connection to the original Pagan holiday. At this time of year Pagans and Christians often weave Brighid’s Crosses and light candles as reminder that warmer weather is on its way.

Groundhog Day is the secular holiday in anticipation of the coming spring which has sprung from these ancient roots.

There are so many themes one could pull from this rich holiday for a fabulous blog hop. Which should I choose?

I’m going to indulge and divulge my personal connection with this holiday. I am dedicated to the Goddess Brigid, the Triple Goddess of smithcraft, poetry and healing. When I put that all together, Brigid becomes the Goddess of healing through creativity.

As I see it, tarot is a tool of healing, and a tool of creativity. So let’s do this. Let’s write about “Tarot, Healing and Creativity.” (Of course, if you use another tool you can change the “tarot” to “cartomancy”, “divination” or whatever works.)

Handle the topic “Tarot, Healing and Creativity” any way you like. For instance, you could:

• Share a story about how tarot has inspired healing and creativity for you, or for someone you know.
• List ways we can use tarot for healing, and to inspire creativity.
• Discuss the ways we heal through creativity.
• Design and perform a card spread to nurture creativity and healing.
• Discuss specific cards that represent creativity and healing to you.
• Design a healing ritual that uses tarot images.
• Write a poem, create a meditation, do whatever feels right for you.

Tarot Translation Group Week Two

Welcome to the Jupiter Frequency Tarot Translation Group Blog Hop Week Two. To see the list of links, or to join in the fun, visit The Jupiter Frequency.

The premise of what we are doing is this. Each week, we have a question, and three cards pulled to answer it. We each look at the question, and the three cards, and each give our own interpretation of what we see, all based on those same three cards. You can join the group on Facebook and play with us!

Here is this week's challenge, submitted by one of the group members.

The Question: My spouse and I seem to be on different energy cycles lately; my energy is up, when his is down and vice versa. It’s making both of us irritable. In what ways can we work through these ups and downs together?

The Cards: (Note: this is a three card spread, no specific meanings attached to any of the positions. Cards are listed from left to right.)

Using the Shadowscapes Tarot I pulled: The Chariot, The Five of Cups (RX), Nine of Pentacles

My take is this. The Chariot tells me there has been some traveling. Perhaps you have been traveling together, separately, or both. The travel has impacted the vibe between you.

The five of Cups reversed is a clear message to you. You, as the old song goes, must "ac-cen-tuate the positive, e-lim-inate the negative, latch on to the affirmative…" You must do this in your own thinking, and in your conversation with him. You must generate a positive energy. If you do it first, he will pick up on it and his energy level will begin to match yours.

The Nine of Pentacles suggests two things to me. One is that you should not let this period in your relationship make you feel insecure in yourself or in your relationship. Two is that you each need to find the right boundaries for private time and space and time and space together.

Each relationship has energy cycles. Some are more pleasant than others. Things like travel, changes in schedule or tight quarters can causes uncomfortable energy cycles. Be patient and be positive and you will find your balance together.