Hello, Friend! Welcome to a special summer reading. Today, we explore the Fae and their fairy magic with my take on the Celtic Cross spread designed for the warm season of abundance...
As I meander the trails of the forest, or sit in serenity by the ocean, I can feel the fairy folk awakening in harmony with the elements. Meadow Sprites, Flower Fairies, Sunbeam Sylphs, Water Nymphs, and Fire Sprites become more active in our world. The summer season invites us to embrace this magnificence that surrounds us! Jump to the tarot reading.
The fairies are present amidst the vibrant energies of this season. They dance in the moonlight, play tricks on unsuspecting humans, and bless those who show respect and reverence for the natural world. The fairy realm and the summer season are intricately intertwined, and by tapping into their vibrant energies, we can gain profound insights and guidance.
If you'd like to learn more about fairies, you can find information here!
In celebration of their magic, I designed a unique Celtic Cross tarot/oracle spread, infused with the essence of fairies and the joys of summer. I named this spread after the stone, the Fairy Cross.
Fairy Cross Stone
This reading is named for the Fairy Cross Stone, a unique crystal formation also known as Staurolite. The name "Fairy Cross Stone" originates from the folklore surrounding its shape, which resembles tiny crosses. The stone is found in various locations around the world, including Scotland, Ireland, and the Appalachian Mountains in the United States.
Fairy Cross Stones are formed from crystallization of magical fairy energy. They offer the carrier protection and good fortune. Holding one will attract the presence of fairies to you, inviting their blessings and guidance.
The unique cross shape of the stone represents the union of the earthly and spiritual realms, which makes it powerful for spiritual growth and protection. It assists you in connecting with the energy of fairies, nature spirits, and the elements of the natural world; it will also deepen already existing connections. It acts as a potent tools for grounding and manifestation, balanced by forces from each dimension.
In naming this tarot reading after the fairy cross stone, my intention is that it be infused with that very same energy, strengthening your own bridge to the fairy realm in the summer months. May you be blessed and divinely guided!
Fairy Cross Tarot Spread
I created the following spread to bring you mystery, joy, beauty, awe, and magic. You can use this to perform your own reading for yourself, or simply enjoy the collective tarot reading as it is! Enjoy, friend!
1. Sunbeam of Energy: What aspect of yourself should you embrace during this summer season?
2. Dancing with Nature: How can you deepen your connection with nature during summer to align with the fairy realm's energy and wisdom?
3. Pixie Dust of Joy: How can you invite more joy, playfulness, and childlike wonder into your life during the summer months?
4. Seashell of Reflection: What lessons or insights from the past can you draw upon to enhance your summer experience?
5. Garden Sprite Whispers in the Wind: What messages or insights do the fairies have for you regarding your personal growth and transformation this summer?
6. Fairy Ring of Protection: What actions or practices can you engage in to protect and maintain your energetic well-being throughout the summer?
7. Sparkling Wings of Creativity: How can you tap into your creative essence and express it freely, just like a fairy with sparkling wings?
8. Sunlit Symbols: What symbols or signs from nature or your surroundings should you pay attention to as you expand your psychic awareness this summer?
9. Fairy Dance of Abundance: What steps can you take to attract abundance and prosperity into your life, guided by the fairy realm?
10. Midsummer Night's Dream: A message from the fairies as you embark on this enchanting journey through the summer...
Read on for a free collective tarot reading using this spread...
Fairy Cross Tarot Reading
This is a collective reading, so it is more general than a personalized reading. Take with you what resonates, and leave the rest.
I decided to use the Tarot of the Divine deck by Yoshi Yoshitani.
1. Sunbeam of Energy: What aspect of yourself should you embrace during this summer season?
Page of Wands: Embrace the free-spirited, optimistic side of yourself. See where the flow takes you, and be present for each exciting stop along the way. When you open your heart and mind, each day can feel like an adventure. When you let yourself anticipate good things, you welcome good fortune into your life.
Spirit is saying it's okay to veer off into uncharted territory. Rebel a bit from what is expected of you, or from what you expect of yourself! This season is about rediscovering what sparks your inspiration and enthusiasm by getting out and doing. Ultimately, this card's energy leads us to some real passion, whether in our career, personal development, relationship, or something else!
2. Dancing with Nature: How can you deepen your connection with nature during summer to align with the fairy realm's energy and wisdom?
The Magician: Turn the raw materials you already have available to you into something wonderful. You don't need to go out and spend money to align yourself with fairy energy and wisdom.
Gather items around your home, garden, & yard. (If you do any foraging for supplies, be sure to first ask for permission, and always give your gratitude to the land).
Create an original piece of art or even construct fairy furniture, and place these in your garden, flower pots, on your porch, or in your window.
This will invite the fairy realm's support to you as you cultivate your own magic in our earthly realm. The Magician is a great sign that you're already on the right track!
I have to note that I love that this card portrays a fairy godmother crossing over your excited, curious page of wands-- what a combo!
3. Pixie Dust of Joy: How can you invite more joy, playfulness, and childlike wonder into your life during the summer months?
King of Wands: Life can sometimes feel like a race or a marathon, and we can become entirely distracted by all that needs doing.
This summer, be flexible with when and how you fit in time for more lighthearted energies. In those moments, set the intention that all else falls away, at least for that amount of time. It's truly productive to take the time to decompress like this; it helps open your mind up to what you feel passionate about, like in the page of wands (card 1).
The fairies know all too well that humans tend to take life too seriously. This summer, stand out from the crowd by embracing what makes you different. This can help connect you to who you were as a child, inviting in more playfulness and joy, and lightens the vibrations so the fairies feel safe to come visit.
4. Seashell of Reflection: What lessons or insights from the past can you draw upon to enhance your summer experience?
Seven of Swords: There appears to have been a time that you were so caught up on what's lacking, or caught up on the past, that you'd lost your footing. Perhaps you were distracted and made a silly mistake that caused trouble for you. Or, perhaps you were stuck in comparisons and lost out on something that would have been very positive for you.
This summer, be entirely present. This is a big theme that I'm getting, is groundedness and presence. It's okay to visit the past for insight and lessons, but don't become stuck there. And, it's okay to look around and see what others have, but don't let it become a hang up that keeps you from enjoying what you do have.
5. Garden Sprite Whispers in the Wind: What messages or insights do the fairies have for you regarding your personal growth and transformation this summer?
Page of Coins: The fairies are saying that you've been in your comfort zone long enough... something important is coming, and this will be new territory for you. You're starting to see this vision of what you truly want for your life unfolding before your very eyes.
This card is about making a strong effort toward taking care of yourself and taking steps to improve yourself in whichever way that you feel called. There will be many opportunities coming to learn more about your needs and where you fit into the world around you. Take it one step at a time, and be patient with yourself. There's no rush right now. You have time to grow.
6. Fairy Ring of Protection: What actions or practices can you engage in to protect and maintain your energetic well-being throughout the summer?
The Wheel of Fortune: Above all else with this card, the fairies are saying to be the positive change you wish to see. The goodness truly starts with you.
If you've been wanting to to start and establish a new positive habit, such as studying, going for walks, or cooking yourself nourishing dinners, what better time to start than in the summer? Our energy is naturally heightened by the longer days and warmer weather.
You can take control of your energy and use it as a means to create your own luck. You may feel led to meditate, visualize, receive reiki, or even dive into past life healing. Anything that you can do to raise your vibration will act as a magnetic beacon for anything that's meant for your highest good. Start small if you're not sure where to focus. Give yourself a small gift every day; take yourself out somewhere beautiful, make yourself the perfect cup of tea, tidy up your space, or purchase something you will enjoy.
Lastly, Spirit invites you to shift with the weather or moon cycles. Going back to the page of wands for card 1, this is a way to go with the flow. Honor the energy present in the collective and you will experience less resistance or blocks. This allows your energy to freely flow, creating a strong aura that protects you and balances you into a state of well-being.
7. Sparkling Wings of Creativity: How can you tap into your creative essence and express it freely, just like a fairy with sparkling wings?
Nine of Pentacles: You're being called to truly remember who you are, at a deep level-- that unique essence that cannot be compared or duplicated-- because you have something to offer the world that's one-of-a-kind. Explore your ideas without judgements, allowing them to come through just as they are. Have an open mind so that your inspirations can expand and have the space to grow into something tangible. You're an independent thinker, and when it comes to creative endeavors, it will be best to keep your plans to yourself until they're ready to be unveiled.
It's a misconception that creativity just comes to you and flows effortlessly. You will find it best to carve out time in your schedule to honor and understand in what ways your inspirations are moving you. This is a card of self care, so slow down and nurture your well-being in the process. You will find in those moments that you've stepped out of the chaos of everyday life that ideas can come in with ease.
8. Sunlit Symbols: What symbols or signs from nature or your surroundings should you pay attention to as you expand your psychic awareness this summer?
Temperance: Flowing rivers, waterfalls, and even the trickling of a small creek will tickle your intuitive senses. Sitting by the ocean and listening to the waves roll onto the shore has the same effect. When you unexpectedly encounter water in any form in nature, pay attention to what thoughts come to mind, as they will be pointing you in the right direction.
Water is a symbol of life, representing divine generosity. It invites us to be more vulnerable at times. Other times, it supports as as we move through shifts and changes. Try taking a swim and feel the element of water completely surround you with its soothing and healing frequencies.
Contemplate the fluid nature of this reality. The river's water is never the same as the last time you visited it, yet it remains fundamentally the same. Humans are quite similar. No matter how much life changes us, we can always remember who we are and where we came from.
9. Fairy Dance of Abundance: What steps can you take to attract abundance and prosperity into your life, guided by the fairy realm?
Ace of Cups: You're being called to cleanse, cleanse, cleanse! Clear your aura, chakra system, and space of anything that feels low vibration or out of alignment, whether it be a physical item, a project, idea, emotion, . You can ask the fairies for help.
Some people like to burn incense or sage with an open window, visualizing stagnant and negative energy leaving the space through that window.
Some people like to use crystals such as selenite, black tourmaline, hematite, and obsidian for cleansing and protecting overall.
You can use scents, such as incense or essential oils, such as orange, peppermint, lavender, and sage. You can visualize white light from source surrounding yourself and filling your home.
While you shower, imagine all of the energy that you've collected in your aura throughout the day washing off and rinsing down the drain. While you clean your home, imagine that as you scrub, you're washing away old energies.
Emotions are of course not as easy to cleanse. The Ace of Cups invite us to use our tears to cleanse ourselves when things are heavy, stressful, or chaotic. Make time to sit with yourself and reflect or journal. Crying is good for our nervous system, soothing us after only a few minutes of tears. Energetically, we are using our throat chakra to express ourselves and move some of the emotion out of our system. Salt water is also known to have a cleansing energy.
Always invite in happiness, love, and truth once you have completed any sort of cleanse. Something needs to feel any empty space left behind. Love and truth bring in abundance. The Ace of Cups is also a beautiful heart chakra card, guiding us to be open and express our love to others.
Additionally, the overflowing cups feels representative of leaving wine or something boozy like Brandy as an offering for the fairies if you're trying to connect with them. Make sure to do so with good intentions, and be clear of what you want: to attract abundance and prosperity into your life. You can even join in, if you partake, by having your own taste.
10. Midsummer Night's Dream: A message from the fairies as you embark on this enchanting journey through the summer...
The Star: What a lovely final card! We're being invited to open our mind, eyes, and heart. There is so much to yet to discover and be inspired by. You are going to find yourself in awe.
If you look to the night sky, you will start to feel the sense of the infinite possibilities! What is the biggest dream you have? How can you go bigger? You are worthy of your wish's fulfillment. Have gratitude for what you have, and have faith that you will see you dreams come true.
That's all for now...
Now that summer is in full swing, I hope you find yourself in touch with the beautiful and uplifting energy of the fairies! If you use and share this spread, please tag me-- It's so fun to see what comes through for different people!
Until next time,
Courtney Deerborn
