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To me, the Aces are always a reminder that just as things end, things always have a beginning. What we do with that beginning is entirely up to us but the potential is just sitting there, waiting to be taken up. Life has a habit of beating us up, sometimes it feels as though we’re drowning in everybody else’s crap and there is no lifeline to be found. It’s not often we find ourselves believing in new starts, new beginnings or possibilities because we get so ground down by the mundanity of life, the negativity of the press, the sadness that lives within this world or the heartbreak of loss that never seems to end. There was a time in my life when I would have looked at the Aces as something that happened to that happy, person over there that I was secretly resenting and hating because they had everything I wanted but couldn’t seem to find. The energy of the Aces was foreign to me because life felt like something that happened to you instead of being something of a vehicle that you could steer toward the outcomes or dreams that you wanted to see materialise.
But one day I saw a card on a website and it hit me, the damn card stuck in my mind and made me fall in love with it. It was the Ace of Wands from the Crystal Visions Tarot. Now in theory, this card is everything I normally wouldn’t look for in a deck. It’s pretty, pink, floral and just exudes that happy-happy vibe that normally makes me want to close my eyes until it goes away. I ended up buying the deck, it’s not a deck I use often, but it is a deck that most of the time can cheer me up when I look through the cards. For me, at that time, there was just such positivity and power in the image on that card, it grabbed my heart and squeezed, forcing me to pay attention.
The Aces were talking and they had something important to say.
Never give up.
Always believe in a new beginning – find your own or beat a path to it if you need to.
Sometimes you need a little neon pink in your life to make you smile.
And so in honour of the card that spoke to me this one bleak and sad day, here are the Aces from The Crystal Visions Tarot. There is about each and every one of them that exudes an energy. (I have to admit, second to the Wands, I do so adore the Swords). They all have such a powerful message, one that can be applied to each day of your life, and one that I am trying to now begin to work with. It’s not easy but they are each a reminder that you can do amazing things if you put your mind to it, all you need is a little reminder sometimes of what you’re actually capable.
Ace of Wands
“It is time to harness creative energy and move forward, putting fears aside in order to cultivate a dream”
Ace of Cups
“A time for new spiritual and emotional growth, a new partnership, marriage or mending of a relationship”
Ace of Swords
“New beginnings, a new point of view or inspiration”
Ace of Pentacles
“The ability to attract what you need in order to prosper while remaining grounded and down to earth”
Three Cats Tea & Tarot 
Such pretty cards, they are very striking so I can see why they would stay with you. Life is both something that happens to us but its also something that we can mold and shape. I think it depends on what is occurring around us and also at what point in life we are. Fantastic entry, thank you 🙂
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They are very pretty! Not the type of deck I normally go for but I’ve found with tarot cards, sometimes they demand your attention whether you want to give or not. It’s how I have ended up with most of my decks – they yelled at me to buy them and more often than not, it was just one card that had a message I needed to hear.
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hi, I love your tarot cards 🙂 I need to put that deck on my wishlist.
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Never give up. Great advice from the Aces! Thank you for a great post. 🙂
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Thank you!!
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Lovely cards, though neon pink is my idea of hell 🙂
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That is a happy deck! A deck that cheers you up is a valuable thing to have!
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Your story is beautiful, and I love how the most unlikely of decks offered you just what you needed. I’ve considered purchasing this deck many times and usually end up pausing at the pink/purple overload. But it does seem to have a certain depth and kindness to it that is very appealing!
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It is very beautiful. I have other decks that I work with more simply because I am more bonded with them and use them regularly, but this one has a quiet elegance to it I didn’t expect.
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Indeed, too much and yet, with this deck. One often never knows how and when a deck will speak. I’ve had decks I didn’t pay much attention to until I was In a certain space where I could understand their language.
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Not a deck i would have ever considered, but those aces truly are beautiful!
Thank you for sharing that personal trial and the honesty about overcoming that in-built resentment of the shiny-happy-crowd – I’m glad that the deck has brought you a measure of peace and insight in that respect, and helped your journey! 🙂
Scott
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I’m very fond of this deck.
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Very wise words “Never give up”, and I can see why you love this deck, it is very beautiful…
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Fascinating perspective on the Aces. I see the world as so full of changes that Aces are all around us, rather than being just what happy people get. After all, not every relationship is healthy, not every project works out, not every idea is a good one 🙂
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