04/13/2025
Today is Sunday, April 13th, the 101st day of 2025 and there are 262 days left in the year. The next sabbat, Beltane, is in 17 days.
The Moon is waning gibbous at 99% illumination. The Full Moon for this phase was yesterday Saturday, April 12th and the next New Moon will be on Sunday, April 27th. According to Native American lore, the April Moon is known as the Pink Moon.
🌙 The current Moon sign is Libra, element of Air 🌬️
🌞 The current Sun sign is Aries, element of Fire 🔥
Today’s planet is the Sun, element of Fire 🔥
Todays color is Gold 💛
The incense for today are Cloves, Cinnamon, Frankincense, Laurel, and Myrrh💨
Today’s keywords are illumination, inspiration, prosperity, financial gain, business endeavors, and Solar connection.
The Tarot card of the moment is Chains.
🕯️ TODAYS ACTIVITY: Sit outside at sunrise and call on the Sun to fill you with illumination and inspiration. Gather up Marigold flowers and scatter their petals for prosperity. Plant or harvest something new, create something from nothing, and begin to win at everything✨
“Oh, sacred Sun: giver and sustainer of life! Fill me with your energy and give me life!”
•: C H A I N S :•
The Chains card represents your shadow (or darker) side and the negative forces that constrain you and hold you back from being the best version of yourself.
You may be at the effect of negative habits, dependencies, behaviors, thought patterns, relationships, and addictions.
You have found yourself trapped between the short-term pleasure you receive and the longer-term pain you experience.
Just as the Lovers card speaks to duality and choice, so too does Chains; however, with Chains, you are choosing the path of instant gratification, even if it is at the expense of your long-term well-being.
The Chains card often appears when you have been tricked into thinking you have no control over your shadow self or these negative forces, and that you can never break free from their hold.
You believe you need it and you must have it, even if it means going against what you know to be right to obtain it.
Deep down, though, you know it’s to your detriment, and you are only doing yourself (and often others) a disservice when you cave in to these lower needs and desires.
To break free of these negative patterns, you need to acknowledge the hold they have over you and the impact they are having on your life.
For example, the first step of Alcoholics Anonymous is an admission: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable.”
When Chains shows up in a Tarot reading, see it as an opportunity to bring these negative influences into your conscious awareness, so you can then take action to free yourself from their hold.
Shine your light on the negative patterns that have been standing in your way for so long, and over time, you will loosen the grip they have on you.
Given that The Chains is a Major Arcana card, it is unlikely that you will be free from your addictions and dependencies overnight.
It may be a recurring pattern for you, and it will take a tremendous amount of willpower and strength to free yourself from their influence.
But know this: it IS possible, and it is up to you to make it happen.
On the positive side, Chains can also show a powerful attachment between two people, such as a mom and her newborn, or a new romance still in its ‘honeymoon phase’.
Be careful though, because with this card, this healthy attachment can turn into an unhealthy, co-dependent relationship if you lose connection with your inner guidance or don’t protect your personal boundaries.
