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Taking a lesson from other tarot learners and practitioners, I wanted to pull a card of the day to set my intention. What does that mean? According to several Google search result summaries, it is the act of stating what you intend to accomplish through your actions. Mostly I accomplish scrolling through Instagram, daydreaming, chasing the dog away from the front window, drinking coffee - oh - and doing the work I'm being paid for. I don't intend to be distracted all day, but my actions are distracted so I thought setting intention might help.

As I shuffled I visualized my daydream come to life: new house on a chunk of property beyond the burbs; start up a home business that will eventually become more profitable than my day job; have enough to live on in retirement. Then I cut the deck to reveal Two of Pentacles.


This tells me I'm successfully juggling multiple priorities... for now. I'm also getting caught up in day-to-day demands but losing sight of the big picture. Time management is key to meet my goals. I've been letting time just slip away, just sleeping and staring at screens. If I want to be in a position to make any future decisions, I have a lot of tedious manual tasks to complete on the house. This card is telling me I can do better, and I'll succeed in balancing all my work if I am intentional about it.

Huh. I pulled a card to set my intention, and it told me to be more intentional.

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