Reflection for the New Moon in Virgo

[Beth Roth (Igraine)]

How might I BEST establish a new health regime?

Virgo is associated with health and routine. Today is the PERFECT day to establish a new way of starting your daily rituals to move toward good health and daily habits. Saturn is exactly conjunct this new moon adding the necessary discipline to follow through!

[Joan Flynn]

Ten of Cups- Epicurean Tarot with illustrations from the Universal Waite Tarot Deck
How might I best establish a new health regime?
I must put a twofold plan in place.
1. Try to create a happy and healthy homelife for myself and family with good conversation, being non-judgmental and expressing gratitude, understanding and compassion when needed. Planning to take regular walks together for exercise and companionship.
2. Plan healthy meals on a regular basis, one of which would be to include fish. The recipe for the Ten of Cups is a Seaside Stew. It is somewhat robust, very health giving with cod or haddock as the main ingredient Good brain food and energizing. A dish to " nourish your body, mind and spirit." sufi

[Celeste Cornelia]

How might I BEST establish a new health regime?
from the Enchanted Tarot - 7 Chariot (Determination)

Now that we are coming up on the last weekend of the summer I need to get back to my pre-summer determination to go to the gym twice a week, pack a healthy lunch to bring to work instead of stopping for what's convenient, cut out late night snacking, and my biggest nemisis "smoking". I was all gung ho before the summer started. After all had to peel off all that winter clothing and get into a bathing suit and would be participating in more activities that required breathing. As the weather started to become cooler my determination flagged somewhat. After all we would soon be getting back into all those cool weather cover ups and no more bathing suits. I hadn't been to the gym all summer and now that the weather was cooling off I wasn't at the beach or in the water. My most strenuous exercise was driving to and from work and I didn't have to breath so good for that so I am smoking again.
This lovely Charioteer is the warrior maiden Brunhilde. She is carrying with her the "spoils of war." LOL in my case the spoils of summer decadance. Brunhilde triumphantly wins her race riding on a reindeer steed carrying her shield behind her. The reindeer and shield symbolize the aggressive qualities that have brought her this victory. LOL - not that I will have to go to far to find my "aggressive" qualities to help me win this war, but I will need to harness this energy in a more proactive way. It is now time for me to take the reins and take control. Not let go when I think no one is looking...Celeste

[CelticMaid]

From Faery Wicca Tarot: The Hazel Wand

I began my day with working out at my local gym, and then fed a colony of feral cats that I care for each day. While walking a few miles on a tread mill and having a good stretch session afterwards feels great, it is my time in the woods with the cats that is most rewarding-- emotionally and spiritually. It is my daily prayer, and they are my daily gifts. I do want to add that I also feel blessed that I am able to have the time to walk in the morning. I just moved my mother to a nursing home closer to my house, and each visit there reminds me how precious physical health is. Thank you to "Fortuna" for calling attention to this! To celebrate the new moon I have also selected a new deck. I have had this deck for nearly a year but have never used it because I found it intimidating. Recently I have started reading up on Celtic spirituality so this deck feels right. I also think that I am ready to simply read the cards as I see them, rather than using the book to analyze.

Today, as a first card, I drew the Hazel Wand. I believe this is a wonderful beginning and I do feel strong creative energies swirling about me. Of course the little green book that came with the deck does say that I should listen for faery bells and perhaps even a faery guide to accompany me on this path!

[Jude Ore-"Nimue"]

Celtic I love this deck- it is very direct and has a strong voice!

[CelticMaid]

Nimue,

I believe that I discovered the deck through you on TFL! LOL! I found the cards you poasted so intriguing that I bought it (and two companion books), but then I kind of freaked out at it being too complicated for me to use. It kept calling to me so here I am trying it this new moon month. I am sure I'll be asking many questions about it as I go along.

Thanks! Love--Celtic

[fullmoonsista]

I picked 8 of cups from Goddess Tarot (i think!) The author calls it "Human Doing" Lol!
there is a cityscape, and a conveyor belt that looks like a treadmill...more Lol! Gears are turning, and there is a silhouette of the person juxtaposed on this... and a baby/child sitting cross-legged on the treadmill.
Reminds me of the Nike commercial "just do it"!... which is exactly what I've been energized to do this week... after being somewhat lazy and random about my exercise routine over the past few months. The man is looking toward a glowing orb, which has a distinct center, like a bull's eye. Focus, focus, focus it is saying to me.
The seated child in the picture reminds me to be loving to myself (inner child), to find the balance between doing and being....cultivate inner stillness (thankful for yoga!) which may be a challenge with all the stuff going on around me! This is so different from the traditional 8cups! If I were to interpret the Rider-Waite, I would probably be bummed out, thinking my climb up the mountain would be arduous with disappointing results. But I'm diggin' this :)

[Jude Ore-"Nimue"]

How might I best establish a new health regime?
From the Sacred Rose Tarot: Queen of Pentacles
This queen is crowned with a golden building block:- measured, balanced, and of highest value-.by building with the golden blocks of spirit (like a mason or initiate of the Golden Dawn). My health then is perfect " body, mind, spirit."

there is the upright triangle of manifestation formed with the golden block, the golden flower and the pentacle.
Nimue

[River Hawk]

Hi Igraine, I was interested to hear this because about the time you posted this I was going to an energy worker for some body work. It turned out that I have adrenal fatigue. I guess my timing was pretty good. Could be better with the follow through though, but I'm working on it. River Hawk

[Beth Roth (Igraine)]

River Hawk :)
Interesting!!!You should still pick a card as a guide through your adrenal balancing process. I's be curious what comes up.