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The Hermit Witch, Biggar, SK (2025)

11/24/2025

November 24, 2025

We are starting this week's medicine wheel off with a big bright spot of positivity with The Sun as our Vision.

Have you been living authentically? Have you been embracing who you are and celebrating everything you have achieved so far? If not, then do it right now! It doesn't have to be big to be significant to you. Happiness is all around you if you allow it to be.

What do you do simply because it is what you love, want or need? No other external factors or requirements giving you permission to do what is right for you alone. This isn't about self-care, or healing, or resting up so you can go forth and work some more.

This is about embodying who you are 24/7 with no apologies for taking up space. Let your light shine and follow your happiness!

11/21/2025

November 21, 2025

The story of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, recounts a vow to liberate all beings from suffering, leading to the shattering of his body when he became discouraged by the immense scale of suffering. His vow was that his body would break into a thousand pieces if he became disheartened. The Buddha Amitabha then miraculously restored him, transforming the thousand pieces into a powerful form with a thousand arms and eleven heads, symbolizing his ability to perceive and respond to suffering everywhere at once. As Buddhism moved to China, this same Bodhisattva became known as Guanyin, taking on a female presence and developed many of her own amazing stories.

With the Bodhisattva of Compassion embodying the card of Temperance in this week's Fairytale Friday lesson. We are being asked to find the middle ground while dealing with difficult issues this week. Balance and moderation is key when you decide on things right now.

And if you find yourself in conflict with someone, realize that you may both be reacting from a place of suffering. A very human and all too common thing. Find the root of why anyone, including yourself, may be acting out in an extreme manner. And bring it all to a place of common ground.

Nobody wants to suffer. And we all have the ability to bring healing to each other.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara

11/20/2025

November 20, 2025

There has already been an underlying theme of illusion, fear, and deception in this week's wheel. And the Moon showing up as the Healing card today confirms this is where your focus may be.

It's time to trust your own instincts and intuition. You may have gotten to the point where you have intellectually gathered all the information you can and have gotten all the sides to the story. But you are still too scared to make a move or decide where to place your trust.

This is where you dig deep inside and learn more about yourself. Your gut feelings are all you can go on at this point and they can be much more powerful and accurate than we are often led to believe.

The more we understand ourselves,and our subconscious, the more strong and accurate our intuition can be. So whatever difficult issue you face this week could be the catalyst that starts a deep journey of self-discovery.

11/19/2025

November 19, 2025

In our Manifestation position for this weeks wheel we have the Seven of Cups. Coming as a very good warning to match with this week's Vision, also a seven card. Sevens often representing intellect and intuition, digging deeper for truth and meaning, not being satisfied with surface level questions.

When you look for alternative solutions to your difficult issues this week, you will be presented with all kinds of choices and ideas of how to deal with it. It may be overwhelming and you may think, heck this should be easy, I'll have this dealt with in no time with all these solutions, but which do I choose?

But these solutions are an illusion and may solve the issue temporarily or at a surface level. Don't fall for the multitude of quick fixes presented to you. Difficult issues are not solved with easy solutions. You will be required to dig deeper and listen to your heart, and find the right information.

11/18/2025

November 18, 2025

We find the Ten of Swords in the Power position this week. Also symbolizing betrayal like the seven of Swords. But also representing a quick and sudden, brutal conclusion to something.

Whatever difficult thing you are going to have to deal with this week, and however you do it, it very well may come to a head. But your power will be to finally conclude it. The suffering will not be dragged out any longer. You will be able to face it and solve it. Though it may not be very comfortable or nice. Not everything can be.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel though. The man on the ground holds his hand in a position that is an old symbol for blessings. Whatever is ended and destroyed in your life right now will be a blessing in disguise. And it will also be a great Power for you to recognize that.

11/17/2025

November 17, 2025

With the Seven of Swords as our Vision card starting out this wheel, it's going to be a week for using strategy and wit. It's also going to be important to pay attention to who, what, and where you place your trust. Everything is not as it seems at first glance.

At its worst this card can represent betrayal and deception. And this week there is a sense of self-deception. What are you avoiding dealing with? What emotions or issues are you trying to ignore?

Some things are better not dealing with head on, but rather, are better dealt with in a more subtle or strategic manner. But don't fool yourself into thinking you are using strategy to completely avoid the issue all together. This week it's up to you to parse out whether you are hiding from the problem, or trying to find a better angle to come at it. Only you will know the truth about that.

11/14/2025

November 14, 2025

Donkeyskin is a Fairytale about a princess who has to go to extreme measures to escape having to wed her own Father. To the point where she disguises herself in the skin of her Father's prized donkey to leave the castle. Her situation seems to get worse and worse until she is finally able to reveal herself to the right people who can help her.

Like Donkeyskin, the Eight of Swords has a woman, blindfolded and appearing to be trapped. But she can escape at any time. She just has to take off the blindfold and see the solution.

This card is all about mindset. If we look at our situation as hopeless and ourselves as the perpetual victims, we will never see the solutions to our problems that will make our lives better. In the story, the princess went to her guide, the Lilac Fairy, who gave her the outlandish plan. But the princess trusted her to the end. That Fairy represents our intuition.

This week's wheel consisted of all sword cards and the Emperor. Swords in the Tarot are representive of of the mental aspects of ourselves; how and what we think. There is a strong message here to focus on how we think about and speak to ourselves. Our own insecurities can be our worst enemies. Overthinking can create anxiety and a negative mindset. If you are at a loss of what to do. Take a deep breath and listen to your gut. You never know what your fairy guides might come up with 😉🧚‍♀️

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkeyskin

11/13/2025

November 13, 2025

The Four of Swords as the Healing card this week is a clue to how you will know when you have found the new structure that is right for your life. This card represents rest and recuperation after stressful or difficult events. The original card has a knight, resting in his tomb after a life of battle.

As we are trying to leave the stress and trauma of our past behind and build structure and security in our new life, you will know when you find what is right for you by how it energizes you rather than drains you.

As you find new practices, take the time to stop and be aware of how they make you feel and think. Practice self-awareness the entire time you are experimenting with new routines. How they affect your mood and perspective is telling of how it may be benefiting your wellbeing.

11/12/2025

November 12, 2025

With the Page of Swords as our Manifestation card this week we are being encouraged to approach this new stage of our life as an eager and curious student.

You are trying to introduce new routines and disciplines into your everyday life. This is going to involve collecting a lot of new knowledge and skills you may have no experience in. It may also involve opportunities to be creative with problem solving as you try to find ways to make all this newness fit comfortably into you daily routine.

Find ways to keep things exciting and interesting for yourself. You don't want to approach your new routine structure as a chore you must slog through. This is an opportunity to mix things up a bit and make your new life something to look forward to. Think outside the box, there are no wrong answers.

11/11/2025

November 11, 2025

The Six of Swords as our Power card this week is telling us that we can make the conscious decision to move on from a difficult past and work towards a brighter and happier future.

If we plan to set up more structure and discipline in our lives as yesterday's Emperor suggests, we may find ourselves not willing to let go of past traumas or triggers that stand in our way of practicing new routines.

This means giving ourselves a bit of grace when the difficulties of the past pop up again and making the conscious choices toward the new way of being each and every time. This is a gradual process, like the water flowing down the river in this card. Change doesn't happen overnight. The transition to a new life is gradual and you may only notice how big the change is in hindsight.

11/10/2025

November 10, 2025

We start this week with the Vision of the Emperor. Depicted here as the Cheshire Cat. He is the only character in the book who seems to be outside the narrative, watching everything that happens. He seems to know more about everything, while all the other characters appear to be fumbling about. He might be the one who has actual control.

It's being suggested this week that maybe it's time to introduce some structure and discipline into your life. Something foundational that you will be able to stick to and will benefit your overall health, mentally and physically.

As we head into winter and the holiday season, the temptation to let go of all the healthy routines we developed during the long hours of sunshine is strong. But you are the ruler of your own life, and you have control over the choices you make for your own health. Stick to what you know is good for you.

If you keep that foundational routine, the exceptions to the routine over the holidays won't cause you to completely abandon it. Knowing it's still there the next day should bring a sense of security and confidence in yourself. Rather than a punishment for "breaking the rules."

11/07/2025

November 7, 2025

With Beautiful timing, the story of Tam Lin appears as our lesson in the card Strength while the season of Samhain is coming to a close.

Tam Lin is a legendary figure from Scottish folklore, known for being a human knight captured by the Queen of the Fairies. The story, most famously told in the ballad "Tam Lin," recounts how his lover, Janet, rescues him by enduring a series of magical transformations and challenges on Halloween night. Janet's courage and love ultimately break the enchantment, freeing Tam Lin from the fairies' control.

Janet had to use an amazing level of will power and love to hang onto Tam Lin as he uncontrollably transformed into numerous dangerous beasts, with faith that he would never hurt her.

In a similar sense, during this weeks inner journey and subsequent big changes that will come with it, we have to be willing to have the same level of willpower and fortitude. We also have to be able to give ourselves grace, faith, and compassion as we may have difficult moments or even scare ourselves.

Huge inner transformation is not all love and light. It can also be shadow, lashing out, and struggle. We need to be able to embrace ourselves in those moments more than any others.

I've included a tiktok link this week instead of a written source. Kenny Boyle does an excellent job of telling this story:

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSykqrfsj/

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