#well i guess its not necessarily a reflection of subconscious desire it can just be a reflection of subconscious in general

[heatwa-ves]

okay INTERESTINGG pucci is saying stand abilities are a reflection of what you desire most subconsciously..

[madamehearthwitch]

Can I try for a reading? I don't know what to ask so is just a general "What do I need to know?" okay?

Thank you so much for your patience while I sort some stuff out. I’m excited to do a Celtic Cross spread for you :)

You Right Now: 9 of Spring - Lettuce

As the days change in the spring, the highly sensitive lettuce begins to bolt. It grows tall and becomes tough and bitter.

This card suggests that like lettuce when the weather shifts, you too are going through some kind of change. There are tips and tricks a gardener can use to slow this bolt, but it’s going to happen no matter what. In the same way you can slow the changes happening around you… but they’re happening.

Help or Hinder? Star - Rosemary

Rosemary has a place in nearly every herb garden and every kitchen. Its aromatic scent reminds us of home.

Despite what some may think, memories of home are not always a welcome thing. Or they can give us a sense of safety and well-being. It’s up to you to decide how much to let these memories occupy space in your daily life.

Subconscious Influence: 2 of Winter - Bittersweet

This pretty plant grows fast, quickly growing over any area that the birds who are so fond of its fruit might take it.

If you’re feeling at an impasse with how things are in your life, look for something which might be everywhere, that you wouldn’t necessarily thing of. It could be this thing which appears so pretty at first glace is actually doing far more to hinder you than you might think.

Past Influence: Seed of Summer - Columbine

The Columbine features pretty and eccentric blossoms and is one of the heralds of summer.

This odd plant brings to mind warm gatherings of friends and family. Who you are now is a strong reflection of the people that you’ve surrounded yourself with in the past.

Goals: Wheel of Fortune - Tumbleweed

Mostly plants don’t just pick up and move to a new location, the Tumbleweed is one of the few who can. However, this movement is entirely up to the wind, to the Fates, and not at all something the plant can control.

Here, the Tumbleweed suggests that you have a desire to be more easygoing. To recognize each obstacle and situation you face and merely one more on the journey that is your life.

Near Future: Hierophant - Datura

Datura is a stunning, yet poisonous flower which is sometime’s known as the “witch’s herb”.

Despite the risk, you may find yourself leaning more on your knowledge as a witch. Whether that’s to help someone else, or help yourself, this card speaks to the importance of your spirituality.

Your Approach: 10 of Summer - Tomato

Tomatoes come into their own during the tail end of summer. Their beautiful, bright fruit has finally gone from green to red and is ready to be picked.

Like the Tomato, this card suggests that now is time to enjoy the benefits of what you’ve spent so much time working on. The window may be small, so don’t waste time second guessing your abilities, and acknowledge that you’ve done the work, now is the time for success!

Environment: Devil - Bindweed

This plant’s root system is extensive, and surprisingly tough. It may seem as though it slides away easily, the truth is there’s still much remaining below the surface.

Although it may seem that issues surrounding you have been dealt with, be wary if they seemed to be resolved too quickly. A quick coat of paint is not the solution if the wall is falling apart. And so this card suggests the need to take a closer look to ensure nothing is amiss.

What You Need to Know: Lovers - Trillium

This delicate flower is in fact a series of plants connected by a common root system. It’s impossible to affect one without that change passing on to the rest.

In the same way, this card reminds that we don’t live in a vacuum. What is happening to one member of our circle ripples throughout. I feel the takeaway here is to be aware of taking on emotions and feelings which are not in fact your own, but are passed on from the epicenter. Sympathy and Empathy are well and good, but not at your expense.

Final Outcome: Son of Winter - Locust

The plant, not the invasive insect, grows quickly and protects itself with thorns. It requires annual pruning, lest it outgrow itself and be its own undoing.

This card harkens back to the Tumbleweed, suggesting that the ability to let go, and trust in the Fates is entirely the key to this situation. It may be time to get out of your own way and trust the process that you’ve set in motion.

Overall:

There seems to be a theme here that the crux of the issue you’re facing will be resolved when you trust the work you’ve put in (Datura and Tomato) and let it unfurl the way it’s going to happen (Locust and Tumbleweed).

Another big theme seems to be that there’s issues going on under the surface which you may not be aware of (Trillium, Bindweed, and Bittersweet), while the Rosemary and Columbine point to family as the likely source of what’s happening.

While it can be tempting to jump in and try and fix it all, the sense I get from the cards is that you have done what you need. Be aware, certainly, keep an eye on what is going on, and ensure that yourself and your family are protected. But believe in yourself and your path, it’s gotten you this far… it will get you the rest of the way.

I hope you found some truth in the reading. A reminder that tarot reading, and all divination, are not an infallible look into the future, but rather, taking the temperature of current energies and offering slight nudges and guidance.

If you have any questions about anything here, send me a message and I’m happy to discuss them with you.

Also, I apologize if the reading feels rough. My cards and I are still getting to know each other!

[cryptoandfire]

How To Become A Minimalist And Retire Early?

Minimalist is someone who practices Minimalism. Keeping up with joneses is a real factor at work and within friends circle. People always try to one up against each other. Consumerism is a fact of life for many of us these days.

You are definitely involved in some manner, even if you are not actively participating in buying and selling things constantly, when anything you want reaches you the next day with Amazon Prime delivery.

We are all surrounded by pitches and advertising almost every waking minute of every day. The billboard banner you see while driving, the great effect of sales, coupons and savings online and in store, commercials during sports events are all something that we can’t ignore. They are made to draw your attention.

There’s almost always someone that is trying to sell us something, when we’re walking through town, watching TV or just surfing the net. Everyone you converse with, in online world, is also your customer nowadays. Instagram has a lot of people that converses and pushes their products in between genuine conversations.

Advertising needs to expose people of a certain interest to new and exciting things and their task is to simply provide information. But what happens with modern day advertising is they want to “influence” and “increase purchase intent” which adds to the misery after people make impulsive decisions to buy.

Sometimes, you feel enough is enough. At some point, we should be happy with what we have, and stop wanting more all the time. How do you train your mind to stop wanting more? One of the best things that could happen as a result is Financial Independence (FI). If you channelize your thoughts with wanting less for a long period of time and be completely happy about it, then Retiring Early (RE) could be a viable option. Are you geared up to join the FIRE movement?

Read on, to get your desired answer.

Mind Game With Happiness

According to a research done by Prof. Oswald, Modern advertising makes us unhappy. Another great happiness study found that when people were offered a reward that they were then denied, their desire to get the reward increased. Makes total sense right?

But what really happened is, when those same people were then given the reward they had been denied, even though they wanted it more, they ended up liking it less!

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Sometimes, all you need is to indulge in a small pleasure that you really enjoy. It could be driving up to a ranch, enjoying green farmlands, enjoying rain or a perfect sunset at a beach to yourself!

My Example of Wanting Something More

I had a really average laptop for 3 years and felt miserable with it. I wanted to upgrade to a flashy gaming laptop with high refresh rate, thermal cooling and latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card. My aim was to seriously learn video editing and play heavy graphics oriented games on it. More the latter😜.

When I figured I had other priorities and can’t budget for the laptop that costs north of $2000, it made me want the laptop more. I have been constantly saving up, investing and monitoring my budget to somehow get the laptop soon. But once I got it, that magic disappeared. I use the more powerful laptop for the same routine that I did before and never needed this powerful laptop. You learn from your bad decisions in life.

I have many more examples that I can repent about, but that’s for another day. Let’s talk about how we can get rid of this.

Resist Becoming A Materialism Monster

When companies try to grab your attention ceaselessly through catchy advertising, you need to constantly alert yourself on the difference between needs and wants and acquire the realization that the things you want might not be the things you will actually like.

Longing for material things can cause us to feel that we are incomplete or missing out on something, which is not particularly good for your mental health. On the other hand, ownership of things does not necessarily equate to happiness, and even when you do get something, it might not be as worth it as you thought.

Craving materialistic items forever likely has a negative influence on your happiness. On the other hand, Money is finite and you can have only so much in your life. We might be turning into a materialistic monster without our knowledge. What to do instead? Spend your money on experiences (I love travel😊) or time spent with loved ones. Memories will last a lifetime and will almost certainly keep you happier for longer, when you look back.

The highest measure of wealth is the ability to choose time with family over the opportunity to make more money. Concentrate on earning money passively, make the money work for you and spend time actively with your family members. – CryptoandFire

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy you plane and theater tickets, and those things might help in the long run.

Enough is enough

Most of you who are reading this blog are already comfortable. You have a roof over your head, you have fast internet, you have a good phone, you have good food and water and you might have a good job and health too.

We are lucky enough to live “privileged” lives where we do not need to worry about basic necessities in life, the notion of “enough” is perhaps slightly far flung. What does it mean to have ‘enough’?

If you are healthy, safe and happy, then you have “enough”. A fit body, a calm and happy mind and a house full of love is all you need. – @CryptoFire

It is just as simple as that!

Learning to be content with what we already have is an excellent way to avoid gaining yet more stuff.

If you realize that you’re happy with what you already have, you won’t spend on random things to make yourself more happy. Stop comparing your life to others and only measure your progress with yourself from the past.

You will naturally stop spending money on materialistic things that don’t make you happy more. Money could be far better spent on time and experiences with loved ones.

 How To Train Your Mind To Want Less and Retire Early?

Training your mind to be happy with enough or less isn’t as easy as it sounds. I don’t know about you, but I always have a hard time taking my eye away from new video games or watching new movies or buying fancy clothes to look better.

How can we teach ourselves to be “happy with enough”? Teaching contentedness is tough for anyone.

Before I can decide how happy I am, I have to look over my shoulder, consciously or subconsciously, and see how other people are doing. Many of my feelings about my income, my car, and my house are molded by my next-door neighbor’s income, car, and house. That’s just part of being human: worrying about relative status

– Prof. Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick

How to train your mind to want less and eventually achieve the goal to retire early? Retiring early is not easy and not for everyone. You need to have high mental conditioning but I will make it easy for you on how I embraced it and give you a glimpse of my journey to FIRE.

Minimalist enjoying small pleasure towards FIRE

Here are 5 tips that I find really effective to keep me happy and take me towards FIRE

Appreciation journal

I have my own appreciation journal. A gratitude journal helps you appreciate the small things in your life. It helps you see that there are wonderful things in your life even when you aren’t feeling positive. If you ever find yourself  thinking about a negative thing, instantly switch your mood to take time to appreciate the small things.

Appreciation journal, in case you haven’t already guessed, is a journal in which you record all things that you are grateful or thankful for in your life.

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Gratitude is an attitude and way of living that has many benefits in terms of health, happiness, satisfaction with life, and the way we relate to others. It goes hand in hand with mindfulness in its focus on the present and appreciation for what we have now, rather than wanting more and more.

By surrounding yourself with positivism, you can overcome the natural human instinct of focusing heavily on the negatives. Harvard Research has shown that surrounding yourself with gratitude can improve your happiness and well being. Giving Thanks can make you happier!!

Positive Thoughts and Reflection

It is important that you be a positive person. Positivism attracts positivism. You will totally attracted like minded people with your “gratitude attitude”.

You could probably take a look at yoga or meditation and see if it helps calm your mind and keep you happy. For instance, Yoga and meditation seems to have boundless benefits and it just takes a minute to have access to these quality content in Google’s Youtube. Anyone can do Yoga or Meditate and you don’t always need to have an instructor.

If journal-ing isn’t really your thing, just try to stop for a moment and think about all of the positives in your life and make your mind your appreciation journal. Taking time out of your busy schedule to acknowledge the positive things in your life will help you to recognize that you are indeed gifted and don’t need anything more.

Often, you will find that you already have everything that you desperately require to live a happy and fulfilled life. That realization alone is incredibly powerful.

Become a minimalist

Have you ever wanted things without actually thinking about why you want them? Don’t worry, I’m not singling you out. I, sometimes, have the same problem. We are all human. We tend to not think what we are going to gain from some things but just develop a desire for it.

Minimalists search for happiness not through things, but through life itself. You decide what is necessary and what is inessential in your life.

Minimalists believe in quality over quantity.It does not mean the things you buy are cheap. It means they are something you need, regardless of how much it costs.

“Being a minimalist” means you value yourself more than material things. It means making decisions based on what you need instead of showering yourself with gifts of everything you want. It is better to take a look at every single piece of stuff and genuinely question : does that really enhance value to my life?

Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding financial freedom. Minimalism is not a radical lifestyle.

You have more of what you need and enjoy, instead of being worried about what you don’t have.

Every time you feel you NEED something, ask yourself WHY you need it. If we are more thorough in our examinations of our needs and desires, then wanting less can be a natural transition. Similarly, there are also some proven methods that you could quickly learn and apply to your life.

What is Marie Kondo Konmari method?

The KonMari Method is Marie Kondo’s minimalism-inspired approach to tackling your stuff category-by-category rather than room-by-room. If you are not familiar with the techniques, I’d suggest reading “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” once. There is also a Marie Kondo Netflix show if you want to watch.

There are six basic rules to get started:

Commit yourself to tidying up

Imagine your ideal lifestyle

Finish discarding first. Before getting rid of items, sincerely thank each item for serving its purpose

Tidy by category, not location

Follow the right order

Ask yourself it it sparks joy

After a month, thank yourself for your clutter free lifestyle with things that you didn’t need gone. When you have a lot of choices, that could end up affecting your productivity.

How does Minimalism help achieve FIRE?

When you start living your life minimalistically, you eventually find that your expenses is going down per year. FIRE is calculated with 4% Savings Withdrawal rate or 25X savings. As you slow down your expenses, your savings account is going to get a multiple times boost. This naturally makes it much easier to reach your FIRE number without breaking a sweat on smallest expenses. Remember, owning your own time and deciding what to do with it is the ultimate freedom.

Minimalist to FIRE

Parting Thoughts

We all want some things that we probably don’t need, be it a new phone, a nice dress or be the king of one the kingdoms in Game of Thrones (come on, don’t act as if you want to pass this up). We all draw castles in air.

To be clear, wanting more things is perfectly human thing to do. But, when we want too much all the time, that is where the problem starts. There should be a limit for everything . It can start to have a negative effect on your mental health. You might start to feel insecure, incomplete and unsuccessful without your new found desire.

If you concentrate on being being grateful for what you have in your life and take time to appreciate the qualities in your friends and family, life will become a bed of roses. People will naturally want to associate with you for your positivism and motivate themselves to be a positive person too.

Last but not least, it is absolutely necessary that we question our motives for wanting more, before showering yourself that gift. Similarly, when minimalism helps you attain FIRE, you need to have a clear goal on why you are pursuing it.

In Conclusion, some of the questions you could be asking yourself is

Why do you want to be wealthy?

Do you actually have a plan for all that money or do you just want it for the sake of having it?

What is actually the point of your desire to be rich?

These are the sorts of questions that we need to be asking ourselves on a daily basis if we want to retire early, happy and rich!

Minimalist to FIRE

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