Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: Blue moon. You saw me standing alone

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: Blue moon. You saw me standing alone: "And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will ever hold I heard somebody whisper please adore me A...

Blue moon. You saw me standing alone

"And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper please adore me
And when I looked the moon had turned to gold "

Friday 31^st is a Blue Moon. This simply means it the second full moon in the same month. It is a moon shrouded in mystery, magic and folklore, perhaps because it only appears once every 2.7 years.

The very term “blue moon” is over 400 years old when Shakespeare first wrote the words “blue moon” to mean rare or absurd. The rarity of a full moon appearing twice in one month, or a third full moon appearing in an astronomical season with four full moons versus the normal three, must have inspired the great playwright to coin the term.

In some cultures, the blue moon was considered the trickster moon. The faker, not the real full moon, but a mysterious doppelganger. In other cultures the blue moon was considered fortunate, something to celebrate, and a perfect time to start a long-term goal or make plans for the future.

There are many superstitions and tales through the ages regarding this rare moon occurrence.

There is an old Eskimo legend. In the tale, the Sun is a woman, draped in golden light. She is optimistic and creative and warms the earth with her powerful glow. She brings life to the earth and is loved and revered by many stars and planets in the sky.

The moon was a man, passionate, dark, and handsome. He hid in the shadows admiring the sun from a distance. It was a time when the moon had no light, but just watched and waited in dark shadows of sky and worshiped the sun from afar.

Then one day as lady Sun was putting on a brilliant set of morning clothes, she felt she was being watched. She looked around and noticed the handsome moon starring at her from a deep corner of space.

“Why do you stare at me so, sombre moon?” asked the Sun.

“I’m overwhelmed by your beauty and you leave me speechless so I can only watch you from a distance, because if I touched you I would surely die of ecstasy.”

The Sun went closer to the moon and said, “You will not die if you touched me, come closer and kiss me.”

The Moon went to her and kissed her fiery lips that morning and the fire was so strong it left him glowing all day and into the night. And every morning she would kiss him again and he would rise up glowing so brightly he lit up and the light filled his whole being and the night sky was full of light.

Then one day the Sun came out and said he would not receive a kiss from her that morning because he was becoming too bright, and the people on earth would have two Suns instead of one and it would break the natural course of things. “But I will kiss you and love you as much as I can, just not every day.”

The Moon was sad to miss the morning kiss and in his sadness he began to grow cold and dark again. But he did not become black as the night as he once was. The hope and anticipation of being with the sun once more kept a few embers glowing leaving the moon to look as if he had put on a blue cloak.

And so is the legend of the blue moon.

Other superstitions include:

It’s a great idea to pick flowers and berries during a blue moon as it will bring more abundance, love and beauty into your life.

If you see a full moon and it is blue, take a coin in your pocket and turn it over for good luck.

There is an old English tradition that if you are a housewife and see a blue moon you are to go turn the bed because it will make you more fertile.

A Welsh tradition holds that if a member of the family dies during a blue moon, three more will follow.

In the gypsy culture, if you sleep with the moon on your face, particularly a blue moon, you may go insane, so blinds were drawn or windows closed during all full moon phases.

If you attempt a robbery on the third day of a blue moon it will fail. Best not to rob anything at all.

Among the metaphysical or spiritual community, particularly wiccans and pagans, a blue moon is a powerful moon. This is usually prime time for rituals for prophecy and protection. It’s also a good time to perform rituals to attract a new job, healings, love, legal undertakings, money and dreams.

So if you are looking to improve your luck or to finish a long-term goal, don’t worry about the ancient superstitions! Instead, focus on this full moon as a lucky one and the beginning of a great new journey for yourself.

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: Love on a Two-Way Street

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Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: Every little helps!

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: Every little helps!: With summer approaching, spring clean yourself — both for you and others! Spring has truly sprung and it’s the perfect time to blast away t...

Phases and Cycles

We all at different phases and cycles in our lives where you reach a cross roads, where perhaps your path needs to branch off and experience a new, growth, progress, expansion, but this, which yes, is changes for the better, it can be unsettling, unnerving, surfacing different emotions, we can start to see the way head and perhaps doubt even our choices, then to sit on the fence and not really come to any decision , I feel this just needs time, time to get your feelers out there in your new chosen direction, do a little more research on the matter just to erase doubt 

.Being kind and nurturing to yourself having a gentle time with yourself while facing these crossroads, it can also be quite draining when we hold ourselves back again, with these shall I? Or shan’t I? Thoughts? Have some quite reflection time gaining some ground and learning about your ideas and plan your next move, this will still keep the energy's moving even by writing notes, talking it through , looking things up , can still keep us gently moving in your new direction rather than feeling stuck and making us feel we are in a rut. By keeping and feeling there is movement lightens and recharges us to then feel good about our decisions. Good luck.

Every little helps!

With summer approaching, spring clean yourself — both for you and others!
Spring has truly sprung and it’s the perfect time to blast away the cobwebs and well and spring clean yourself!

I think we all feel this when we take a walk out into the spring air and notice Mother Earth awakening the beautiful flowers that are bursting into life, and as we enjoy the bright and vibrant colour again. That’s how we all connect and become attune to the season changing, tapping into this uplifting energy. As we shed the winter blues and what we feel was stagnant old energy, spring ushers in a natural sense of things moving.

If you feel that you have kept up appearances over the past few months or just going with the flow then you may now notice a positive shift in the right direction, a sense of things moving on. It is the perfect energy to ride on both internally and externally. Perhaps you feel that you want a big clean in your home and garden? Emptying cupboards, filling up bags for the charity shops? It is all part of this shedding, releasing, healing that I feel spring brings. So go with it, and by simple de-cluttering and organising your external world, you may bring order to your inner self leaving you feeling lighter, uplifted, happier and looking forward to Summer!
We can all get bogged down, tired, drained and others around us could be affected by how we are feeling. If things are low and you are not feeling like your usual self, you would see how this could reflect on those close to you. How we feel causes a ripple effect; an expressed emotion is like throwing a stone into the water. You will see how far the ripple goes, reaching and Affecting those around you.

Use this amazing energy to improve your home, your environment and yourself as spring becomes summer. Our psychics can help you shed those old, stagnant and built up energies of the last few months to usher in change and movement to get you up and going in a positive direction. You could see the positive effects this will have on those around you, not just at home but even in the work place.

Give it a shot! After all, what do you have to lose?

Love & Light,

Carolyn

What are Lenormand Cards?

Lenormand I believe are actually a formalized deck rather than being random like Gypsy cards.  They usually a set of 36 card deck which have both a picture and playing card insert somewhere on each card, although the Mystical Lenormand put out by U.S. Games do not which is unusual.  If you wish to have a look at what this particular deck looks like here is a direct link to some of them -  http://www.usgamesinc.com/Mystical-Lenormand/

In a way they are formalized gypsy cards usually with a playing card insert except Lenormand usually runs to a strict pattern below:

RIDER

CLOVER

SHIP

HOUSE

TREE

CLOUDS

SNAKE

COFFIN

FLOWERS/BOUQUET

SCYTHE

WHIPS

BIRDS/OWLS

CHILD

FOX

BEAR

STARS

STORKS

DOG

TOWER

GARDEN/PARK

MOUNTAIN

CROSSROADS/ TWO PATHS

MICE

HEART

RING

BOOK

LETTER

MAN/GENTLEMAN

LADY

LILY

SUN

MOON

KEY

FISH

ANCHOR

CROSS

Whether or not the cards are good depends on what is in front of each other and behind it – they are usually read in groups of either two or three together.

I have an additional two Lenormand deck which besides having the above cards have some additional extras.  My second deck which I purchase direct from the artist Ciro Marchetti.  The playing card insert on these is very small and sits in the right hand corner of each card.  I only take note of the playing card on them when it is the Outcome Card to a particular question during a reading.  This deck is called Gilded Reverie Lenormand.  Website link if you wish to see a few is: http://www.usgamesinc.com/Gilded-Reverie-Lenormand

The additional cards in his deck are:  Dice, Clocks, Mask and Bridges.

My third deck again I purchased over the internet direct from the artist named Shades of Pink Lenormand deck coming from I believe Canada – Artist name is Lynn.  This is an unusually large deck as it has 4 ladies; 4 men; 2 raiders (one being a lady); 2 children – one boy one girl along with some extras that one would normally find in a Gypsy Card Deck.  Her extras are; YES, NO, CATS, PURSE, SEXUAL DESIRE, CLOCK.   Unfortunately Lynn has since decided to close shop and I am very fortune in getting a deck from her before this happened.

Gypsy Cards

Gypsy Cards are packs of cards which can vary in size anything from 16 to 52 instead of having 78 cards as in a tarot deck. Therefore they are very random in how big is the deck and which cards are in them. 

In 1940, Whiteman Publishers produced the Old Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards, a deck a 36 cards.  One of the big different between tarot and gypsy cards is that gypsy cards have no suits.  There is however, only suit represented with the King and Queen of Hearts.  This deck above was my very first Gypsy card deck and it came with a hand cover book.

In the past Gypsy families use to paint their own hand painted cards most likely with water colour paints or coloured pencils and each family had their own style or even different amount of cards to each deck.

My smallest deck is 16 cards only which came from Germany.  No book available with this.  My largest the Paintly Deck from a supplier in Sydney Australia this deck has 52 cards in it and it did come with a booklet with the meanings of each card.

WHY CONSULT THE CARDS?

For the purpose of this discussion we are considering looking at readings of either tarot, playing or gypsy cards.

There are minor differences in their method and there are certainly some major differences in on what is on the face of the cards.  However, only tarot can be used as an objective tool in the pursuit of self-analysis by meditating on the archetype of each of into the Majors.  Neither gypsy nor playing cards can provide you with that tool.

 

With tarot, the invaluable benefit of this kind of divination for self-awareness is that the cards never lie.  Of course, the fortune-telling image of card reading still exists, and some of us really do want to ‘know what our future holds.  As long as we don’t deny responsibility for our future choices by saying “the cards decided for me’, then card reading somehow, uncannily, seems to describe patterns of behaviour.  We are exactly what the cards say we are. 

Many people turn to the tarot for its archetypal and symbolic significance in their lives. 

All type of card reading allows you the chance to truly develop your own choices and journey in life and to bring greater awareness to your sense of purpose.

Is it difficult to say no?

We have all found ourselves in a difficult position where we just want to kick ourselves for ending up in yet another dilemma! Carolyn returns to offer you the guidance you may need.

It’s all too easy to feel like we’re never in our own space – be it in the home or work place. When our friends and family ask something of us – whatever the favour is – even if we’re feeling low and tired, we tend to reply ‘yes’ without even thinking. But if we’re always saying yes to everyone and everything, we can begin to feel that we’re running around putting others firsts and ourselves last. This creates resentment, and we can soon feel unhappy and drained.

I feel there’s a balance to be found here; naturally juggling giving and receiving by monitoring what is being asked of you and how often. There needs to be an exchange of energy, so that we can pick and choose when we say yes in a way that allows us to put ourselves first when we need to. If it’s not a good time for you – consider saying no. It’s natural to feel guilty but once we feel secure and confident, and respect our feelings, others will do the same. They’ll know that you’re still there for them – and will still offer to help – but when it’s right for you.

 It’s useful to remember this in any area where your good nature could be taken advantage of – especially in the workplace, where too much could be asked of you. So, become aware of your thoughts and feelings and the effect on you of what is asked of you. Adjust to giving and taking, and making healthy relationship changes.


Love & Light.

Carolyn

Are they draining or uplifting you?

Have you ever felt you were sensitive to other people’s theories? We are all sensitive, deep down, and, whether you are aware of it completely, sensitive to others. Let’s explore this together!

As a psychic, I feel that opposites do not always attract; in fact, I think that more often than not, like attracts like and that we resonate with those on a similar vibration to ourselves, one that could be either positive or negative.

What’s your vibration? Is it a positive one? Take a few moments to reflect on your life. Who is the most important to you right now? Are they positive, uplifting, supportive souls, or are they negative, draining and weigh you down?

How do you know whether or not someone close to you is positive or negative? Have you ever experienced yourself stepping back from friendship or even a loved one? Have you felt repelled even? Perhaps you were drained or tired and didn’t quite understand why? Your own feelings are a good way of gauging whether or not someone is a negative or positive influence on your vibration. Because deep down you care about others, it is easy to become over-consumed by a relative’s or friend’s emotions. Their drama isn’t yours, but it can still affect your vibrations negatively!

You may even feel that you just can’t deal with much more of their company, their contact, often without knowing why you may be dreading their phone call or text. It’s because it might be more stress and involvement than you want. Always trust this sense of intuitive protection; it’s okay to care about others, but not at the expense of caring for yourself. We don’t mean to delete close friends and family from our lives, but we can learn to step back and create healthy boundaries in any stressful situations. Learn your own energy and boundary to recognise what is your own drama and what is others.

Then step forward. Enjoy those that support you. Recharge your energy and of course value and appreciate relationships where there is “give and take”. 50/50 is very important. We can all get hooked and easily involved with a connection but it’s important to notice who gives and who simply takes your energy without giving any in return.

Spring is the perfect time for an internal as well as external spring clean; don’t miss this opportunity to raise and uplift your energy. Call me today and using my insight, let me help you understand more.

Love & Light,

Carolyn

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: New Moon 16th July 2015

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: New Moon 16th July 2015:   The time of the new moon is a time to breathe in deeply and move into a calm state of mind. In this state, you can watch your emo­tions c...

New Moon 16th July 2015

 The time of the new moon is a time to breathe in deeply and move into a calm state of mind. In this state, you can watch your emo­tions come and go and not be affected by them. In this calm­ness, you begin to see your life more clearly; you begin to see what is possible.

The new moon is the sym­bol of begin­nings. This is a good time to con­tem­plate upon your true motive. What is your spir­i­tual intention?

You feel mag­ne­tized because you are in har­mony with the Earth. When you are in har­mony with the earth, you give pos­i­tiv­ity to oth­ers. You anchor light and love and spir­i­tual power on Earth.

At this New Moon in Cancer, we can plant the seeds of our deepest needs and desires, watered by our sense of self-love and compassion. We need to love ourselves so we can love others. Our fulfillment sparks others to find their own. And our compassion fills us with the knowledge of our inter-dependence, making us willing to share ourselves with the world.

Cancer. Sign of the Waters of Life, the archetypal Great Mother, as well as the sign of our emotional body. The sign of feminine power that nurtures life. Like the crab, Cancer's energy sinks deep within, aware of our deepest emotional needs, concerned with our sense of security, committed to those we love.

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: I took a journey into the past

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: I took a journey into the past: I took a journey in to the past, just as Dr Who can do in his tardis. I set the time to when I first experienced fear. I did not expect to...

I took a journey into the past

I took a journey in to the past, just as Dr Who can do in his tardis. I set the time to when I first experienced fear. I did not expect to see myself hovering above my mother during her time of miscarrying me. The story is as follows - 

As I close my eyes and relax in to my awareness of existence, I ask to revisit the time that my fear first existed. The images come very quickly from my mind as I travel back to beyond what I consciously remember. I suddenly stop at an experience that suddenly felt very incredibly emotionally aligned. I saw myself as a baby hovering above my mother as she lay on a hospital bed pregnant yet losing much blood to miscarry. I am travelling in light body to and fro above watching her predisposition when I suddenly feel her tremendous fear and desperation. Her emotional vibration reached me at such a depth that I stopped hovering and with full determination and knowingness I zoomed back toward the womb sure that I was going to make it as I had a mission to complete here on earth and the first one was to experience trauma and fear to be able to heal it. The moment of clarity from hovering above her to feeling that cry for help pulled me so much toward the need to fight and be born that the confirmation of my existence after so much blood loss was quite a shock to the doctors as they were convinced, including my mother, that I had miscarried along with my twin at 5 months pregnant. To describe myself in light body knowing my mission right there has fully validated for me that as souls we all choose our purpose and path here. Before this experience I would have fully doubted such and put much down to influence and learnt patterns of being yet even now these patterns can be broken with the power of delving back to your agreement before you reached the womb. In my case I was already developing and this experience of near death threw me in to the awareness of how much emotion has a lot to do with whether we survive or we leave the physical. Emotion has to want it so much to make it happen.

 
I can now say without doubt that from pre birth to what I do now it is very clear that my purpose is to heal emotionally and spiritually and I am incredibly grateful for having the opportunity to travel back and relive the moment that impacted where I am now. 

I wanted to share this very personal experience not only to inspire but to give more faith in that no matter how much information is pumped in to the world and shared each day that is much from a superficial level, you exist at a much greater powerful level than you can possibly fathom. Many of you have depression and fear based beliefs from your life paths and the load you carry from your familial journeys but it is important that you know this can all be changed at a cellular level. Much of what you have today is by influence and genetics. Where are you? That is why I now use what I am given and can intuitively channel to connect to find the you in you. You were not sick, deprived, destructive or neglected before you came in to this world. It is not the world that has put you in this state. It is the holding on of all that is not yours. You do not make an agreement to carry another's emotions, you make an agreement to learn from them and increase compassion to raise Earths vibration and the existence of human kind.

In light 

Eve

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: What's New!

Ask The Answer Community Blog Spot: What's New!: Check out new mobile site Announcing a one stop mobile shop to have a great read, get special offers and call a psychic or tarot re...

What's New!

Check out new mobile site

Announcing a one stop mobile shop to have a great read, get special offers and call a psychic or tarot reader on the move!

What’s new at Ask The Answer?   This week we introduced a calendar on the site so you can now see what time your favourite reader is logging in to take your calls. This we hope will ensure you can plan your reading time at a time that suits you.

If you have never called ATA before remember you can benefit from a physic or tarot reading for just £10 by entering the code 8274 when prompted.  The number to call for credit card readings is 01223 449 606.

We had a great phone call from a customer who totally amazed by what had occurred last week. A few weeks earlier she had a psychic reading and was told that a celebrity of sorts would knock on her door and offer to buy her house and she was also given the first name of this person.  What a load of rubbish she thought, as if that is going to happen.  Well, it turns out that is exactly what did happen!  She had that knock on the door from a local celebrity who enquired if she had thought of selling as very interested in her property!  You really never know what may happen and sometimes you may need to wait a little while to see the results.

Also this week we have launched a new mobile site for our blogs and special offers, this allows you to be the first to see what is new while on the move. It also makes for  great reading while commuting.  Plus there is the additional feature of simply clicking to make a call to your chosen reader at any time. Why not take a look and let us know what you think.  The link to access from your mobile is ATA Community site for mobile users

Hope you have a lovely weekend and let’s hope this weather stays as good for a while longer

Warm wishes

The ATA team