#MonthofSpreads Day Twenty: My Needs
1. What do I need today?
Four of Cups
Wishful thinking, short-sightedness, focus on what-ifs not what I have
The LWB meaning for this was about how I needed to focus on others and how I was being selfish, so I binned it for this spread (obviously) in favour of an internet site’s that focussed more on a personal interpretation. It suggested grounding myself in the here and now and in what I have, not just in what I wish or want.
2. How can I go about obtaining or satisfying that need?
0 – The Fool
Fearlessness, innocence, folly, potential
I catastrophise. I look at things and covet them and it’s never enough. That’s what the Four of Cups is saying. The Fool in a positive position of aspiration is about taking the good – the wide eyes of wonder not fear, the openness to experience without any expectation that it’s going to be something new and exciting – well, that’s a good place to start.
3. What can I do to maintain a healthy routine of listening to my needs from this moment forward?
VII – The Chariot
Self-control, balance, duality, self-acceptance and compromise
For a long time I’ve had the pendulum swung all the way back to the edges when it needs to be free to move. I have thought patterns that can make me rigid and miserable and behaviour patterns that can impact on my way of life. This doesn’t mean I should overthink everything or never think about anything at all, just that I need to aim for the happy medium as much as possible. A lot of the Chariot is about self-control, and, like a muscle, the more I practise it, the better I get at it.
knitting in the dark 