This morning, while I was meditating during my morning coffee, I received the image of a peacock. To me, the peacock is a sign of brilliance, self-expression, artistic gifts, prosperity, confidence, spirituality and beauty.
As I shuffled the cards for the “card of the day”, who comes out is none other than the Knight of Wands! Talk about complimentary energies!
The Knight of Wands is a character for sure! Charismatic and passionate, when he comes riding in, it is a sign to move forward in pursuing what it is that you feel passionate about. I love to see this card when I am conducting a reading for an artist or an entrepreneur. The epitome of “fire energy”, the Knight of Wands is colorful, just like the peacock. This guy does not come in quietly! Look at the red plume on his helmet, his red horse just raring to go, and bright yellow clothing. The Knight of Wands is riding into this reading with an attitude of “look at me” this is who I am!
The message that comes in strongly for me today with these two images is one of “coming out” and “go for it”. Follow your passions and do not be afraid of being different. I am reminded of the lyrics of the Cat Stevens song “Don’t Be Shy”. In the chorus he sings “don’t be shy, just let your feelings roll on by, don’t wear fear or nobody will know you’re there”.
Are you “wearing fear”? I believe this is something we all struggle with. We want to be accepted by others, and/or play it safe, that is our nature. But we were not put here on this planet to just “fit in”. How boring would life be if we all thought the same, looked the same, had the same taste in music, etc.
People will judge you no matter what you do, so do what it is that makes you happy. I’m sure everyone has heard this phrase. It really is true. For every person that criticizes you or your work, or trolls your videos, there will be countless others that will love it! But really, what matters is that YOU love what you are doing. Whether you have one subscriber or 100,000 on your social media page, you will find that as long as you are creating with passion and show the same respect for others that you would like shown to you, you will be “successful”. I put this word in quotes, because “success” has a different meaning to each of us.
Of course, be smart about what it is you want to do. I posted a Meme recently on my facebook page which stated “follow your heart, but take your brain with you”. This saying is a good reminder for that Knight of Wands energy, which can be a bit impetuous (laugh). There is nothing wrong with having a stable day job that pays the bills, while you are building your dream. You certainly don’t want to be that person that blames their failures on excuses, bad karma or other people, when in reality their “bad luck” was just a result of “bad planning”.
Leonardo da Vinci earned his living painting for the church, Einstein worked in the US Patent office, and Brad Pitt worked a variety of odd jobs while he was waiting for his acting career to take off. And yes, I too have a “day job” (laugh). Just like “The Star” card in the tarot, it is a good idea to have one foot in the water and one on land.
So to wrap things up, peacock and knight of wands encourages us to express ourselves and create! Show those colors! Start that business, post your art, teach, sing, go back to school, whatever it is that you love to do. Keep your eye on the prize and keep moving forward! Bring your dreams into reality.
