Overcoming Stress, The Ten of Fire (Wands)
This reading comes from Radleigh Valentine’s deck Angel Wisdom Tarot.
The Ten of Fire represents working too hard or too many hours, stress, and the need for balance in life. It encourages us to let others help.
In this deck, Angel Wisdom Tarot, by Radleigh Valentine, the author connects an Archangel and a Major Arcana card to each pip, or number card. (You truly don’t need to know anything about Tarot cards to receive this message, however.) In this case, the Ten of Fire references Archangel Michael and the Ego, or Devil card, number 15.
Here is the message I received regarding the Ten of Fire and The Ego cards.
That voice in your head, telling you that you just have to push through this, that life is hard or that you have not choice—you’re stuck—that voice has a name.
It is your ego, and even though that voice is coming from your own head—that voice does not belong to you, and it does not speak for you.
The real you—your higher self—the one who believes in love over fear and joy over hopelessness—that voice understands and loves you and wants what is best for you.
Fear and stress are a deadend road. Stop right now and imagine a life where you didn’t have to work so hard. That life exists for you. Now, your ego may be—right now, at this very moment—protesting loudly and telling you to close this web site and go back to your grueling work.
“She doesn’t know how hard our life is,” it protests. Your ego enjoys the status quo, the known. It doesn’t want you to find out that the option to choose something else, something new, exists for you, and the choice to change is yours alone.
You are allowed:
To ask for help
To say “no” without further explanation
To listen to a different voice—one that doesn’t whine and complain but instead loves and listenss you, sending quiet messages of support and kindness
We live in a pretty noisy world, when that’s what we choose to put our attention on.
Today, for just a few minutes, I will turn off the television, I will set my phone down. I will close my eyes and say:
“Dear Archangel Michael, Thank you for sending me this message of support and protection. Please help me quiet the noise of the outside world and the voice of my ego, so that I can hear Spirit’s message for me in this moment. And so it is.”
This reading was done with the beautiful Angel Wisdom Tarot Deck by Radleigh Valentine.
With love,
Elizabeth
