The Stargazing Panda
THE STARGAZING PANDA
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LIGHT THEMES
ASTROLOGICAL NERDERY. As the card title suggests - time to gaze upon the stars and calculate the corresponding astrological references to aid you in your reading! When this card appears, you can explore the astrological side of things, bringing in the stars to create an interdisciplinary interpretation or outlook. If you’re a newbie and you feel called to astrology, you may want to do some Googling and look into the corresponding astrological references of the cards in your tarot spread. You can also look into your own birth chart and astrological placement / timing to see if you can delve deeper into the messages that have shown up. Basically, go do some astrology-ing!!!
CONNECTION WITH THE DIVINE. “Gazing upon the stars” or “gazing into the stars” can also serve as a metaphor for connecting with the divine. Looking into the heavens is a motif for seeking knowledge, inspiration or wisdom from a “higher power”, from the mysterious & unseen, or from our higher self or higher consciousness. Now may be a good time to connect with your spirit guide / guardian angels / patron god or goddess / ancestors / animal totems or archetypes. Light an incense, do some intuitive journaling, or pray to connect with divinity.
SPIRITUAL QUESTIONING. Maybe you’ve been asking yourself some big questions - or maybe you need to be asking some big questions but haven’t gotten around to it! Maybe you are discovering a new perspective on life, or perhaps you feel called to make drastic changes or break a disruptive routine so that you may welcome more meaning and more joy into your existence. Maybe you’re feeling confused, lost, numb or ungrounded because you just had a “Tower Moment” and you are now searching for something new to hold onto. Be it a place, an identity, a new relationship, a new worldview, a new way to live - you are gazing into the stars and looking for answers. Don’t be afraid - this is a good thing. Whenever we are asking questions about our lives, that means we desire more honesty, more authenticity, and more expansion. Keep asking those questions and see where they lead you. Know that you are protected by the pandas and that you will be led towards your highest bamboo - I mean good.
ESOTERIC STUDY. Other than astrology, the Stargazing Panda may also represent any kind of esoteric or metaphysical study or spiritual practices: alchemy, botany, chi healing, herbal medicine, yoga, shamanism, paganism, witchcraft. What is a field of study or practice that is calling out to you? Now may be a good time to try and explore to see how these new knowledge and new downloads could benefit your life right now!
SHADOW THEMES
DISCONNECTION. Are you feeling numb, aimless and perhaps even cynical? The feeling that “there is no god” or “nobody cares about me” or “whatever”? You may be feeling disconnected from your faith, your loved ones, from yourself and you are unwilling to start questioning what’s working and what’s not. This is not a good place to be. Life is about movement and expansion - if we’re not moving or expanding - if we are disconnected from the sources of life and vitality that surround us and within us - we will not be able to grow. We will only shrink. Or fade. Time to reconnect with yourself, with your relationship, divinity, with spirit, with the universe - whatever it may be. Stop staring out of the window and looking at nothing!
LACK OF PRACTICAL ACTION. So you’re a planner, an explorer, a searcher - always asking questions, always reflecting on yourself and your experiences, always downloading wisdom from the divine. Good, good. But have you acted on any of your insights? Or are you just doing all the “work” in your head? After you’ve “gazed”, shouldn't’’t you be packing up your belongings so you can travel there? Well, what are you waiting for? Get your butt moving! You have great things to do! Dreams to manifest! A wonderful life to live! Stop wasting time!!
STELLAR EXCUSES. Need to find yourself again? This is the unfortunate next step after “lack of practical action”. Not only are you sitting around and doing nothing, you even managed to convince yourself that you are onto something grand - and that you are, in fact, doing something - you’re planning your next “big adventure”! You are thinking about how you can manifest the perfect outcome through positive thinking and laws of attraction! See, you are doing stellar work!! No, you’re not. You are doing a stellar work at giving excuses! Remember: gaze into the stars - but don’t forget to reach for it & run towards it!! Otherwise, how are you going to catch it!? Don’t look at the pandas - they’re certainly not going to deliver it to you. They dread exercise enough - and they can’t be bothered with lazy people! BUT, they do get super pumped up when YOU are pumped up and ready for action!! Only then, will the pandas run miles and conquer the world for you!!!