April 4, 2025 • 23 mins
Join Amanda Rieger Green in a special Soul Sessions episode as she reveals the April Energy Oracle Card Spread using two unique decks: The Medicine Card Deck and Colette Baron-Reid’s Spirit Animal Oracle. Amanda not only shares insights from the cards but also encourages viewers to pull their own cards for personal guidance. Learn about the theme of 'writing your own story,' the significance of slow and steady progress with Turtle, and the importance of knowing your worth through Skunk Spirit. Watch to see how these messages can help you navigate through April with divine guidance and support.
What is the theme we need to remember and embody throughout this month?
What other information do i need to put into practical action?
What is our animal guide that will receive divine help through this month?
Decks used:
Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson
The Spirit Animal Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid
Check out Soul Sessions on Youtube HERE!
Send Amanda a DM: @SoulPathology or Email: Podcast@SoulSessions.me
Follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulpathology/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Hi, everyone, it's Mata Rigo Green. Welcome to Soul Sessions,
special new episode. You'all are going to have to give
me your feedback on this. I am going to start
pulling an oracle card spread every month for the monthly energy.
So this is going to be the April Energy oracle
card spread and it will be a bonus episode that
(00:30):
we release after the energy forecast for the month, so
be on the lookout for that. One of the things
that I do encourage everyone to do is to pull
your own cards for the month because I do this stuff.
I do it on the new moon, I do it
on the full moon. I do it on a day
when I don't know which way is up or down
or I'm needing guidance. It's a great tool to connect
(00:51):
with your own voice within and your wisdom and the divine.
And if you listened already to the April Energy forecast,
the big theme was invite the Divine in. So we're
doing it, and we're going to do it together and
we're gonna have a lot of fun this week. I'm
going to use two oracle card decks, but they have
a theme and it's animal cards animal medicine, So the
(01:14):
two decks I'm going to use. The first deck is
a deck I have had for a really really long time,
probably twelve years. It's the Medicine Card Deck. This is
what if you're watching on YouTube, definitely check this out
because you may want to check this out on YouTube.
And if you're not subscribed to my YouTube channel and
checking out the videos, please do like, share, comment. That's
(01:36):
really helpful for me and it feels really good to
hear your support and feedback. But this deck is an
awesome deck. It's very simple. It's based on Indigenous traditional
wisdom of animal medicine. It's written by Jamie SAMs and
David Carson, and my book is pretty tattered. I've had
(01:56):
it for a long time. There are very long you
can tell it's a hard back book that goes with
the deck. There are very long descriptions of this card.
So when I pull the cards, I'm going to give
you a general reading, and you know, I'm going to
look at the numerology of the card in conjunction with
whatever medicine comes through with each animal. But I'm just
(02:17):
going to highlight parts of the book just for time's sake.
But I'm going to pull three cards. So I'm going
to pull two cards from the Medicine cards, the Animal
Medicine Cards, and then I'm going to pull one card
from Coleet baron Read's Spirit Animal Oracle. I have recommended
this deck, The Spirit Animal Oracle to thousands of clients
(02:41):
because not only is it an exceptional Spirit Animal Oracle
card deck as all of Collette's baron Reads decks are,
it is beautifully illustrated the cards in this deck. The
colors are so vibrant and beautiful. Then the messages, of
(03:02):
course are lovely and wise. So it'll give us two
different flavors in our reading that I'm excited to see
what I pull and what comes up. Before I do that,
I'm gonna tell you all what I'm gonna do. I'm
going to clear my decks with some sage. I've got
some sage here and a blow torch. Not really have
(03:22):
one of those lighters, and I'm lighting some sage because
these decks. I have not used either of them in
a hot minute. And I clear my decks with sage
a lot of times before I use them, and I
clear myself sometimes. But I'm lighting some sage right now
to clear these decks and all you have to do
is light a bit of sage, get the smoke going,
(03:44):
which is what I'm doing. And I'm putting the smoke
is going, and I'm just shuffling my deck, and I'm
cleansing and clearing the energy of this deck for the
highest light and wisdom to come through to show us
and to reveal to us what we need to know
in the month ahead for April, the divine guidance from
these animals from the Animal Medicine cards. And now I'm
(04:06):
picking up coll at Baron Reid's deck. The spirit animal
Oracle made this deck. Whoop, there's cards flying out. Not yet,
you're not clear, see like that old energy is still
coming through, wanting to share messages with us. I'm cleansing
and clearing this deck also for the highest Light to
come through the wisdom and guidance so we can be
(04:26):
directed and firmly grounded in the energy that we're in
and the transformational wisdom that the divine wants to share
with us today, and for April to move forward through
this month clearly, intentionally and with divine guidance and support,
especially from the animals from Animal Medicine, their wisdom and
(04:50):
their guidance instinctually and practically. All right, I'm gonna pull
three cards, and I'm gonna go ahead and pull all
three cards from the deck, and I won't turn them over.
I'll turn them over one at a time. But I'm
going to pull three cards. And the first card that
I am pulling is the general energy. You know, what
is the theme that we need to remember and embody
(05:13):
throughout this month? What is the theme that we all
need to know the energy that we are embodying throughout
this month? All right, there's a card, all right, And
the second card I'm gonna pull is what else do
I need to know about this? What other information am
I going to need to put into practical action? What
(05:36):
else do we need to know about this? These cards
are like long and thin and I have small hands.
All right, I got the second card out, and then
I'm going to go to collap Bear and Reid's Spirit
Animal deck and I'm going to say, what is our
magical quality? So the third card is like, what is
the magical quality from the animal kingdom that we will
(06:01):
receive divine help through? Like what is our animal totem
or guide that will divinely walk and work with us
this month. Nothing's coming out yet. Oh there it is, okay,
first card, Holy mackerel, the first, y'all. This is wild.
There is a blank card in this deck, all of
(06:25):
these cards, like, let me share you the deck, let
me show you the deck. This is so wild, and
I like, don't even know what to do with it,
but I do. Like you can see all these cards,
you know, they have different animals and medicine. I pulled
the only blank card in the deck. So there are
some decks that will have a blank card. My heart
(06:46):
a fairy oracle card has two blank cards. They have imagery,
but they have no message, no description. If you have
a deck that has a blank card, it basically says,
write your own story. So a first message from the
animal world, the animal kingdom for us. The animals are
(07:06):
telling us write your own story. I sound like my
friend Ali Fallon, that's the name of her podcast. She's
been on my podcast, I've been on hers, and I'm like, shoot,
write your own story. You are the hero of your
own journey. And if you listened to the April Energy
Forecast where I talked about movies and writing the score
(07:31):
of your life, like putting music to your life, setting
your life to music. What would be your score? This
card says that you write your own story, create your
own score. And in drawing this card as our guiding light,
the first card of our oracle pull for April, it says,
(07:54):
we got a blank space. We're in the quantum field
and with Neptune in aries. Now in this new era,
this new energy, this new consciousness we're shifting to, which
were so many of the messages that I shared for
the April Energy Forecast. It's saying, you are the leader
(08:14):
of your own life, you are the hero of your
own journey. You are in the quantum field this month,
you are in the quantum field. And I tell you what,
when we're in the quantum field, that's like me being
out in the world the other day, and I shared
this in the April forecast, how I could hear all
the spirits, all the voices, and it was loud and
(08:34):
I was having to tune into my own frequency. This
card basically ask you to tune into your own frequency.
And if you look at the imagery, because it's got
a lot of Native American symbolism, there is a dear
antler there's a shell, there is some coral, there's a feather,
(08:56):
there's a couple of bones. It's very concted to the
material world and imagery. It is connected to the material world.
So staying grounded, staying centered. This card also the energy
that I'm getting through it is saying, get your sacred
objects this month, your crystals. I have this gorgeous Herkimer
(09:21):
diamond that is sitting right here, and another crystal that
I've been working with that I'm kind of obsessed with.
It's a piece of pie write that is in like
a flame. This thing is insane. I found it in
this amazing shop in Wimberley and I was like, I
have to have this. It's like a flame and it's
got a point. But it's a heavy piece of pie write.
But get your sacred tools and sitting here on my desk.
(09:45):
It's so funny. I picked up a friend of mine
gave me this beautiful little rose quartz angel. She's sitting
right here, and I have another angel that is silver.
I've got all sorts of sacred tools sitting on my
desk that I look at. I also have this sacred
tool friend of mine gave me a grumpy Bear, a
(10:05):
care bear that is grumpy Bear because that was my
favorite care bear when I was little, and grumpy Bear
sits on my desk as a reminder that if I'm grumpy,
I can feel grumpy, and I can process my little
bad attitude and my like you know, rain cloud and energy.
So gather your sacred tools in your sacred space this month,
(10:26):
and remember we're in this in between quantum energy. It
can be disorienting, but in order to ground in this
new reality, this higher consciousness, it is imperative that we
get centered and we know that we are the hero
of our own story. We are writing our own stories
and we are telling them in real life, in real time.
(10:50):
And again, write your score. What is your theme song?
What's your theme song in life this year? This month?
Just like picking an animal tote for the year, pick
your theme song for the rest of this year. I'm
gonna do it, and you all do it. Okay, what
(11:14):
if we pull another blank card? Oh my gosh, freaking
slow and Steady wins the race. Uphold the turtle and
you can see, of course it's beautiful imagery of a turtle.
And it's the number ten. So we've got the energy
of the one multiplied exponentially by the zero, which takes
(11:37):
the energy of the one, which is about the individual
taking action. Sound like Neptune in aries. All of this
aries energy coming in and it goes beautifully with write
your own story here, and then here's the turtle. It
reminds us slow and steady wins the race that this
is not about swift, immediate, fast action fast. It's what
(12:01):
are you grounding in, What are you building into your
reality that is sustainable, and are you doing it in
a practical and intentional way. Let's see what the card itself,
the Medicine has to say. And I pulled it in
the upright position because these cards in the Book of
(12:21):
the Medicine cards do have the contrary position, the reverse
position and descriptions of that. But let's hear about the turtle,
and of course it's connected with the Earth, which is
very much what I was talking about with the other card. Turtle,
Great Mother, feed my spirit, clothe my heart, that I
may serve you too. In Native American teachings, turtle is
(12:44):
the oldest symbol for planet Earth. It is the personification
of Goddess Energy and eternal Earth Mother from which we
live and evolve. We are born of the womb of Earth,
and to her soil our bodies will return. If you
listen to the April forecast, I talked about the taro
(13:06):
and the death card and the energy of the thirteen
that's the numerology for April, and I talked about death
being a transition. This card echoes that beautifully we are
born of the womb of Earth, and to her soil
our bodies will return. In honoring the Earth, we are
asked by Turtle to be mindful of the cycle of
(13:27):
give and take, to give back to Mother Earth as
she is given to us. I think this is such
a beautiful analogy for spring, and that it is a
time of renewal and rebirth within ourselves. But as we
renew and regenerate, how do we give back and not
just give back to others? How do we honor this
(13:48):
beautiful earth and planet and living library that we live on.
I think the message here is about not only sustainability
and practicality, which comes with Turtle. It's about how we
honor and respect our place of origin, this Earth, and
whether it's picking up trash somewhere that you see trash
(14:12):
on the side of the road, if it's in your recycling,
if you compost, whatever sustainability practices that you have, this
is a good time to give back and pay reverence,
pay homage to the Earth. I'm going to read on
a little further a couple more highlights from this. Turtle
has a shell which is similar to the protection that
(14:33):
Earth has employed for centuries as her body has been defiled.
There's a lot going on in terms of the environment, sustainability,
and Earth's pretty angry right now. We've got a lot
of shifts and changes in weather patterns, whether they're manipulated
or not. But the Earth is speaking. The Earth is
speaking back to us, and it's asking us to pay
(14:55):
attention and be reverent. Turtle teaches you, through its habit,
habits and patterns, how to use protection. If you were
bothered by the actions or words of others, it's a
time to go inside of yourself and honor your feelings.
If you are feeling attacked, it's time to give a warning. Snap. Wow,
(15:18):
that's a pretty like turtles are snapping. They're snapping turtles too,
So what that's saying is if you have been feeling attacked,
under pressure, really unsupported in ways. It's time for you
to stand up for yourself and in doing that, thinking
about the divine, feminine mother Earth, doing it from a
(15:40):
place of compassion, honesty and truth. How do you stand
up for yourself and not against other people. It's a
time to speak your truth, and I think that goes
beautifully with Neptune in aries. Last but not Least Turtle
is a fine teacher of the art of grounding. I
talked about grounding in the April energy forecast. You may
(16:03):
even be able to overcome some of your space cadet
tendencies if you align with Turtle Medicine. What a beautiful thing,
because all this pisce and energy that feels spacey and
elusive and mystical and confusing. Turtle is reminding us to
ground that if we place focus within ourselves in our
(16:26):
thoughts and actions and slow down, we will be able
to follow through. Last but not Least Turtle reminds us
of the dangers of pushing the river. And what that
essentially is saying is the corn that is harvested before
its time is not yet full. However, if it is
(16:49):
given the chance to develop at its own rate, in
its own season, its sweetness will be shared by all.
I think this is so true to form in terms
of venus and mercury retrograde. Still and saying the corn
isn't ready to harvest yet. Quit trying to push yourself
up the river. Stand still, float, wait for the corn
(17:14):
to be ready to harvest. Whatever is being harvested within you,
it is being prepared, it is not yet ripened. And
that's how we all, most of us have been feeling internally, esoterically, philosophically,
all that deep stuff where we're feeling uncomfortable and unsure.
(17:34):
Something is being regenerated. Something is being rejuvenated. Remember that
and call on turtle. Okay, let's pull collet bearn Read's card.
And remember I said, the last card is the spirit
animal we can call on. And this is pretty cheeky, right,
this card that I pulled, it's the skunk spirit and
(17:56):
it says, know you're worth I tell you what. There's
a lot of skunks where I live. Sometimes I see
them on the side of the road because they've been hit,
But I see skunks run across the road all the time.
The numerology on this card is fifty four, and fifty
four is the energy of the nine people who have
(18:17):
fifty four in their numerology. It is this beautiful combination
of flexibility and decisive action, being flexible yet moving forward.
And the Skunk card here, skunks are actually like they're
pretty beautiful. Yeah, they stink and they send a warning signal,
(18:38):
but they also they know how to protect themselves. But
they they're very keen. They have a keen sense of
what they are here to do. Let me read the
message in this card, and I pulled it up right,
by the way, So I love that I pulled all
of these cards upright for us. So that's signaling this
forward momentum that we're moving out of a place of
(19:01):
needing lessons a little bit harder, even though it may
feel that way, that there's hope. There's a lot of
hope in these cards. Know your worth? What do you value? Gosh,
does this sound like the Taurus new moon or what
when Venus retrograde? Reevaluating things? What do you believe in?
Is it the best most authentic self on display? Skunk
(19:26):
spirit comes as a reminder that you can be proud
of who you are and what you have accomplished. Know
your worth. Not everyone will agree with you or share
your values, but you can walk with your head held high,
knowing that when you express your integrity, others can feel
your authenticity and will be inspired by it. Do you
(19:50):
know how happy I am that we are getting this message,
that I am getting this message know that others can
feel your authenticity and will be inspired by it. I
was just thinking about being inspired and sharing inspiration, and
in fact I shared that in the April forecast, especially
with Mars shifting into Leo and the planet's moving direct
(20:13):
getting our mojo back being authentic and like the turtle says,
be true to yourself, be grounded in who you are
and share it wholeheartedly. Others will follow, but not everybody's
gonna like love and agree with you. This card goes
on to say in her description, be who you are,
(20:34):
and if your reputation precedes you, good on you. You
have much to be proud of, and Skunk Spirit wants
you to be your best self and true to you.
I think this reminder right here for all of us
in April is to know our worth and be true
to ourself. And right now, in the beginning of the month,
(20:56):
as we feel a little bit disoriented, to ground in,
to remember first and foremost, we are the leader of
our own lives, writing our own stories. We have a
blank space in the quantum field, and while that may
feel tricky and elusive, trust the process. The turtle says,
slow and steady wins the race. Honor Mother Earth. How
(21:17):
do you recognize and honor this beautiful place and planet,
this brilliant planet that we live on. How do you
give back to the Earth and feel grounded, safe, secure,
and sustainable? And the Skunk says, if you know your worth,
if you're authentic, if you are true to yourself, you
(21:39):
will be inspired and inspire others. So it's a very
uplifting and reassuring message. Definitely, let me know how this
resonates with you, what you're thinking, feeling and experiencing, and
then pull your own spread to go with these cards.
If you have an animal oracle deck, do that. If
(21:59):
you're called to another deck this month for yourself, pull
those and see how they relate not only to you
and your experience, but also in conjunction with these cards.
I want to hear about it. Send us an email
podcast at soulsessions dot me, and definitely check this out
on YouTube, follow, like, subscribe, share the podcast, I appreciate
all of you. It helps me with resources and being
(22:21):
able to give and share more. Be well everyone, Thank
you so much for listening to Soul Sessions. If you've
got questions, do not hesitate to reach out. Email us
podcast at soulsessions dot me. If you love this podcast
(22:43):
and you want to hear more, make sure you're following it,
liking and subscribing and sharing it with other people. Send
this energy out, share it with other people. Remember, you
can always get your dose of Soul Sessions. New episodes
drop on on Wednesdays. You can also follow me on Instagram,
(23:04):
TikTok it's at soul pathology or check outsoulpathology dot com.
I appreciate you and your life. Thanks for listening.
Hi, everyone, it's Mata Rigo Green. Welcome to Soul Sessions,
special new episode. You'all are going to have to give
me your feedback on this. I am going to start
pulling an oracle card spread every month for the monthly energy.
So this is going to be the April Energy oracle
card spread and it will be a bonus episode that
(00:30):
we release after the energy forecast for the month, so
be on the lookout for that. One of the things
that I do encourage everyone to do is to pull
your own cards for the month because I do this stuff.
I do it on the new moon, I do it
on the full moon. I do it on a day
when I don't know which way is up or down
or I'm needing guidance. It's a great tool to connect
(00:51):
with your own voice within and your wisdom and the divine.
And if you listened already to the April Energy forecast,
the big theme was invite the Divine in. So we're
doing it, and we're going to do it together and
we're gonna have a lot of fun this week. I'm
going to use two oracle card decks, but they have
a theme and it's animal cards animal medicine, So the
(01:14):
two decks I'm going to use. The first deck is
a deck I have had for a really really long time,
probably twelve years. It's the Medicine Card Deck. This is
what if you're watching on YouTube, definitely check this out
because you may want to check this out on YouTube.
And if you're not subscribed to my YouTube channel and
checking out the videos, please do like, share, comment. That's
(01:36):
really helpful for me and it feels really good to
hear your support and feedback. But this deck is an
awesome deck. It's very simple. It's based on Indigenous traditional
wisdom of animal medicine. It's written by Jamie SAMs and
David Carson, and my book is pretty tattered. I've had
(01:56):
it for a long time. There are very long you
can tell it's a hard back book that goes with
the deck. There are very long descriptions of this card.
So when I pull the cards, I'm going to give
you a general reading, and you know, I'm going to
look at the numerology of the card in conjunction with
whatever medicine comes through with each animal. But I'm just
(02:17):
going to highlight parts of the book just for time's sake.
But I'm going to pull three cards. So I'm going
to pull two cards from the Medicine cards, the Animal
Medicine Cards, and then I'm going to pull one card
from Coleet baron Read's Spirit Animal Oracle. I have recommended
this deck, The Spirit Animal Oracle to thousands of clients
(02:41):
because not only is it an exceptional Spirit Animal Oracle
card deck as all of Collette's baron Reads decks are,
it is beautifully illustrated the cards in this deck. The
colors are so vibrant and beautiful. Then the messages, of
(03:02):
course are lovely and wise. So it'll give us two
different flavors in our reading that I'm excited to see
what I pull and what comes up. Before I do that,
I'm gonna tell you all what I'm gonna do. I'm
going to clear my decks with some sage. I've got
some sage here and a blow torch. Not really have
(03:22):
one of those lighters, and I'm lighting some sage because
these decks. I have not used either of them in
a hot minute. And I clear my decks with sage
a lot of times before I use them, and I
clear myself sometimes. But I'm lighting some sage right now
to clear these decks and all you have to do
is light a bit of sage, get the smoke going,
(03:44):
which is what I'm doing. And I'm putting the smoke
is going, and I'm just shuffling my deck, and I'm
cleansing and clearing the energy of this deck for the
highest light and wisdom to come through to show us
and to reveal to us what we need to know
in the month ahead for April, the divine guidance from
these animals from the Animal Medicine cards. And now I'm
(04:06):
picking up coll at Baron Reid's deck. The spirit animal
Oracle made this deck. Whoop, there's cards flying out. Not yet,
you're not clear, see like that old energy is still
coming through, wanting to share messages with us. I'm cleansing
and clearing this deck also for the highest Light to
come through the wisdom and guidance so we can be
(04:26):
directed and firmly grounded in the energy that we're in
and the transformational wisdom that the divine wants to share
with us today, and for April to move forward through
this month clearly, intentionally and with divine guidance and support,
especially from the animals from Animal Medicine, their wisdom and
(04:50):
their guidance instinctually and practically. All right, I'm gonna pull
three cards, and I'm gonna go ahead and pull all
three cards from the deck, and I won't turn them over.
I'll turn them over one at a time. But I'm
going to pull three cards. And the first card that
I am pulling is the general energy. You know, what
is the theme that we need to remember and embody
(05:13):
throughout this month? What is the theme that we all
need to know the energy that we are embodying throughout
this month? All right, there's a card, all right, And
the second card I'm gonna pull is what else do
I need to know about this? What other information am
I going to need to put into practical action? What
(05:36):
else do we need to know about this? These cards
are like long and thin and I have small hands.
All right, I got the second card out, and then
I'm going to go to collap Bear and Reid's Spirit
Animal deck and I'm going to say, what is our
magical quality? So the third card is like, what is
the magical quality from the animal kingdom that we will
(06:01):
receive divine help through? Like what is our animal totem
or guide that will divinely walk and work with us
this month. Nothing's coming out yet. Oh there it is, okay,
first card, Holy mackerel, the first, y'all. This is wild.
There is a blank card in this deck, all of
(06:25):
these cards, like, let me share you the deck, let
me show you the deck. This is so wild, and
I like, don't even know what to do with it,
but I do. Like you can see all these cards,
you know, they have different animals and medicine. I pulled
the only blank card in the deck. So there are
some decks that will have a blank card. My heart
(06:46):
a fairy oracle card has two blank cards. They have imagery,
but they have no message, no description. If you have
a deck that has a blank card, it basically says,
write your own story. So a first message from the
animal world, the animal kingdom for us. The animals are
(07:06):
telling us write your own story. I sound like my
friend Ali Fallon, that's the name of her podcast. She's
been on my podcast, I've been on hers, and I'm like, shoot,
write your own story. You are the hero of your
own journey. And if you listened to the April Energy
Forecast where I talked about movies and writing the score
(07:31):
of your life, like putting music to your life, setting
your life to music. What would be your score? This
card says that you write your own story, create your
own score. And in drawing this card as our guiding light,
the first card of our oracle pull for April, it says,
(07:54):
we got a blank space. We're in the quantum field
and with Neptune in aries. Now in this new era,
this new energy, this new consciousness we're shifting to, which
were so many of the messages that I shared for
the April Energy Forecast. It's saying, you are the leader
(08:14):
of your own life, you are the hero of your
own journey. You are in the quantum field this month,
you are in the quantum field. And I tell you what,
when we're in the quantum field, that's like me being
out in the world the other day, and I shared
this in the April forecast, how I could hear all
the spirits, all the voices, and it was loud and
(08:34):
I was having to tune into my own frequency. This
card basically ask you to tune into your own frequency.
And if you look at the imagery, because it's got
a lot of Native American symbolism, there is a dear
antler there's a shell, there is some coral, there's a feather,
(08:56):
there's a couple of bones. It's very concted to the
material world and imagery. It is connected to the material world.
So staying grounded, staying centered. This card also the energy
that I'm getting through it is saying, get your sacred
objects this month, your crystals. I have this gorgeous Herkimer
(09:21):
diamond that is sitting right here, and another crystal that
I've been working with that I'm kind of obsessed with.
It's a piece of pie write that is in like
a flame. This thing is insane. I found it in
this amazing shop in Wimberley and I was like, I
have to have this. It's like a flame and it's
got a point. But it's a heavy piece of pie write.
But get your sacred tools and sitting here on my desk.
(09:45):
It's so funny. I picked up a friend of mine
gave me this beautiful little rose quartz angel. She's sitting
right here, and I have another angel that is silver.
I've got all sorts of sacred tools sitting on my
desk that I look at. I also have this sacred
tool friend of mine gave me a grumpy Bear, a
(10:05):
care bear that is grumpy Bear because that was my
favorite care bear when I was little, and grumpy Bear
sits on my desk as a reminder that if I'm grumpy,
I can feel grumpy, and I can process my little
bad attitude and my like you know, rain cloud and energy.
So gather your sacred tools in your sacred space this month,
(10:26):
and remember we're in this in between quantum energy. It
can be disorienting, but in order to ground in this
new reality, this higher consciousness, it is imperative that we
get centered and we know that we are the hero
of our own story. We are writing our own stories
and we are telling them in real life, in real time.
(10:50):
And again, write your score. What is your theme song?
What's your theme song in life this year? This month?
Just like picking an animal tote for the year, pick
your theme song for the rest of this year. I'm
gonna do it, and you all do it. Okay, what
(11:14):
if we pull another blank card? Oh my gosh, freaking
slow and Steady wins the race. Uphold the turtle and
you can see, of course it's beautiful imagery of a turtle.
And it's the number ten. So we've got the energy
of the one multiplied exponentially by the zero, which takes
(11:37):
the energy of the one, which is about the individual
taking action. Sound like Neptune in aries. All of this
aries energy coming in and it goes beautifully with write
your own story here, and then here's the turtle. It
reminds us slow and steady wins the race that this
is not about swift, immediate, fast action fast. It's what
(12:01):
are you grounding in, What are you building into your
reality that is sustainable, and are you doing it in
a practical and intentional way. Let's see what the card itself,
the Medicine has to say. And I pulled it in
the upright position because these cards in the Book of
(12:21):
the Medicine cards do have the contrary position, the reverse
position and descriptions of that. But let's hear about the turtle,
and of course it's connected with the Earth, which is
very much what I was talking about with the other card. Turtle,
Great Mother, feed my spirit, clothe my heart, that I
may serve you too. In Native American teachings, turtle is
(12:44):
the oldest symbol for planet Earth. It is the personification
of Goddess Energy and eternal Earth Mother from which we
live and evolve. We are born of the womb of Earth,
and to her soil our bodies will return. If you
listen to the April forecast, I talked about the taro
(13:06):
and the death card and the energy of the thirteen
that's the numerology for April, and I talked about death
being a transition. This card echoes that beautifully we are
born of the womb of Earth, and to her soil
our bodies will return. In honoring the Earth, we are
asked by Turtle to be mindful of the cycle of
(13:27):
give and take, to give back to Mother Earth as
she is given to us. I think this is such
a beautiful analogy for spring, and that it is a
time of renewal and rebirth within ourselves. But as we
renew and regenerate, how do we give back and not
just give back to others? How do we honor this
(13:48):
beautiful earth and planet and living library that we live on.
I think the message here is about not only sustainability
and practicality, which comes with Turtle. It's about how we
honor and respect our place of origin, this Earth, and
whether it's picking up trash somewhere that you see trash
(14:12):
on the side of the road, if it's in your recycling,
if you compost, whatever sustainability practices that you have, this
is a good time to give back and pay reverence,
pay homage to the Earth. I'm going to read on
a little further a couple more highlights from this. Turtle
has a shell which is similar to the protection that
(14:33):
Earth has employed for centuries as her body has been defiled.
There's a lot going on in terms of the environment, sustainability,
and Earth's pretty angry right now. We've got a lot
of shifts and changes in weather patterns, whether they're manipulated
or not. But the Earth is speaking. The Earth is
speaking back to us, and it's asking us to pay
(14:55):
attention and be reverent. Turtle teaches you, through its habit,
habits and patterns, how to use protection. If you were
bothered by the actions or words of others, it's a
time to go inside of yourself and honor your feelings.
If you are feeling attacked, it's time to give a warning. Snap. Wow,
(15:18):
that's a pretty like turtles are snapping. They're snapping turtles too,
So what that's saying is if you have been feeling attacked,
under pressure, really unsupported in ways. It's time for you
to stand up for yourself and in doing that, thinking
about the divine, feminine mother Earth, doing it from a
(15:40):
place of compassion, honesty and truth. How do you stand
up for yourself and not against other people. It's a
time to speak your truth, and I think that goes
beautifully with Neptune in aries. Last but not Least Turtle
is a fine teacher of the art of grounding. I
talked about grounding in the April energy forecast. You may
(16:03):
even be able to overcome some of your space cadet
tendencies if you align with Turtle Medicine. What a beautiful thing,
because all this pisce and energy that feels spacey and
elusive and mystical and confusing. Turtle is reminding us to
ground that if we place focus within ourselves in our
(16:26):
thoughts and actions and slow down, we will be able
to follow through. Last but not Least Turtle reminds us
of the dangers of pushing the river. And what that
essentially is saying is the corn that is harvested before
its time is not yet full. However, if it is
(16:49):
given the chance to develop at its own rate, in
its own season, its sweetness will be shared by all.
I think this is so true to form in terms
of venus and mercury retrograde. Still and saying the corn
isn't ready to harvest yet. Quit trying to push yourself
up the river. Stand still, float, wait for the corn
(17:14):
to be ready to harvest. Whatever is being harvested within you,
it is being prepared, it is not yet ripened. And
that's how we all, most of us have been feeling internally, esoterically, philosophically,
all that deep stuff where we're feeling uncomfortable and unsure.
(17:34):
Something is being regenerated. Something is being rejuvenated. Remember that
and call on turtle. Okay, let's pull collet bearn Read's card.
And remember I said, the last card is the spirit
animal we can call on. And this is pretty cheeky, right,
this card that I pulled, it's the skunk spirit and
(17:56):
it says, know you're worth I tell you what. There's
a lot of skunks where I live. Sometimes I see
them on the side of the road because they've been hit,
But I see skunks run across the road all the time.
The numerology on this card is fifty four, and fifty
four is the energy of the nine people who have
(18:17):
fifty four in their numerology. It is this beautiful combination
of flexibility and decisive action, being flexible yet moving forward.
And the Skunk card here, skunks are actually like they're
pretty beautiful. Yeah, they stink and they send a warning signal,
(18:38):
but they also they know how to protect themselves. But
they they're very keen. They have a keen sense of
what they are here to do. Let me read the
message in this card, and I pulled it up right,
by the way, So I love that I pulled all
of these cards upright for us. So that's signaling this
forward momentum that we're moving out of a place of
(19:01):
needing lessons a little bit harder, even though it may
feel that way, that there's hope. There's a lot of
hope in these cards. Know your worth? What do you value? Gosh,
does this sound like the Taurus new moon or what
when Venus retrograde? Reevaluating things? What do you believe in?
Is it the best most authentic self on display? Skunk
(19:26):
spirit comes as a reminder that you can be proud
of who you are and what you have accomplished. Know
your worth. Not everyone will agree with you or share
your values, but you can walk with your head held high,
knowing that when you express your integrity, others can feel
your authenticity and will be inspired by it. Do you
(19:50):
know how happy I am that we are getting this message,
that I am getting this message know that others can
feel your authenticity and will be inspired by it. I
was just thinking about being inspired and sharing inspiration, and
in fact I shared that in the April forecast, especially
with Mars shifting into Leo and the planet's moving direct
(20:13):
getting our mojo back being authentic and like the turtle says,
be true to yourself, be grounded in who you are
and share it wholeheartedly. Others will follow, but not everybody's
gonna like love and agree with you. This card goes
on to say in her description, be who you are,
(20:34):
and if your reputation precedes you, good on you. You
have much to be proud of, and Skunk Spirit wants
you to be your best self and true to you.
I think this reminder right here for all of us
in April is to know our worth and be true
to ourself. And right now, in the beginning of the month,
(20:56):
as we feel a little bit disoriented, to ground in,
to remember first and foremost, we are the leader of
our own lives, writing our own stories. We have a
blank space in the quantum field, and while that may
feel tricky and elusive, trust the process. The turtle says,
slow and steady wins the race. Honor Mother Earth. How
(21:17):
do you recognize and honor this beautiful place and planet,
this brilliant planet that we live on. How do you
give back to the Earth and feel grounded, safe, secure,
and sustainable? And the Skunk says, if you know your worth,
if you're authentic, if you are true to yourself, you
(21:39):
will be inspired and inspire others. So it's a very
uplifting and reassuring message. Definitely, let me know how this
resonates with you, what you're thinking, feeling and experiencing, and
then pull your own spread to go with these cards.
If you have an animal oracle deck, do that. If
(21:59):
you're called to another deck this month for yourself, pull
those and see how they relate not only to you
and your experience, but also in conjunction with these cards.
I want to hear about it. Send us an email
podcast at soulsessions dot me, and definitely check this out
on YouTube, follow, like, subscribe, share the podcast, I appreciate
all of you. It helps me with resources and being
(22:21):
able to give and share more. Be well everyone, Thank
you so much for listening to Soul Sessions. If you've
got questions, do not hesitate to reach out. Email us
podcast at soulsessions dot me. If you love this podcast
(22:43):
and you want to hear more, make sure you're following it,
liking and subscribing and sharing it with other people. Send
this energy out, share it with other people. Remember, you
can always get your dose of Soul Sessions. New episodes
drop on on Wednesdays. You can also follow me on Instagram,
(23:04):
TikTok it's at soul pathology or check outsoulpathology dot com.
I appreciate you and your life. Thanks for listening.
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
Ridiculous History
History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.