I've messed around with tarot cards for a long time and the more I work with them, the more they seem to reveal. I find it fun to see what comes up and how it relates to my day, and my life. Each day I send out Sunny Day readings to a number of people and at the same time, I do one for myself. Here are some of the things I have discovered:

A head's-up for something unpleasant can help us keep from feeling blindsided:

If Murphy's Law were an energy, that would be what is happening right now...

A sign of good news can lift our spirits:

Good things are in the wind. Luck or healing, faith or optimism...

The reading can speak of the trip you have planned for that day:

Movement and change and lead the way to new experiences - new places, new people... Enjoy each stop along the way.

Encouragement is always welcome. It can be nice to feel like we are on the right track.

I see progress today ... It may take effort, but it promises mastery.

When I spent a day studying the issue of self-worth for an article and for better understanding, the self-worth card came up for that day. It was more about the day of study than what I felt.

Today I see the resurgence of a deeper level of self esteem. Let your passion for life...

It helps not to jump to conclusions. When I saw this energy come up the other day, I was curious but didn't worry. I've learned from past experience that it might not be quite what it appears.

Today's energy speaks of an unexpected temporary setback. In money matters it could be something like a car repair or the fridge breaking down. In matters of the heart it could be about feeling left out... remember that it is temporary.

It turns out it was not about me feeling bad or having a loss, it was about an interaction with a friend. Her behaviour puzzled me until I remembered the Sunny Day I had for that day and wondered if she might be feeling left out. Turns out, that's what was going on.

Sometimes we get the same energy day after day, or every other day for a week or so. Repeats don't mean that we're stuck in a groove. They mean that what we're dealing with is big for us right now. When it's something like this one, it can feel really optimistic.

Change is afoot - change that you may not have expected or may be out of your hands. But it's good change...

Something has turned out to be not what you'd hoped for... Let it go. Give it time. Re-examine your motives. And look ahead, not back.

We can use the energy for the day as a way to affirm a quality in ourselves.

Today you can meet delays with patience and uncertainty with grace. There's no rush.

Or to be a reminder of what we want to keep in mind.

Try not to be too quick to put up your shields today...

Sometimes I see humour in the reading, as though the cards are having as much fun with me as I am with them. I got this one on a day when every streetcar I tried to catch arrived and left just before I got to the stop and I ended up slogging through a biting, snowy wind to get where I was going.

I see travel, movement, ... It may take effort.

And I got "The Lovers" the next day, when visiting with a freshly-fallen-in-love couple.

The day before Christmas, I got this.

If you've been waiting for good family news, it is coming. I see a celebration and a change in your domestic environment for the better. I see people working together and happiness.

Whatever oracle we use - tarot cards, a daily horoscope, Angel Cards, Runes, or Sunny Days - watching how they work and how we respond to them can be fun and interesting. We may not always quite know why a certain energy comes up on a certain day, but by trusting that it's something that needs to be aired, we can stay curious and open to what is unfolding - not just in the cards, but in life.

I like working with oracles. The more I work with them, the more they seem to reveal.

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