I’ve been getting back into trying to do a daily evening reading using one of my current oracle or tarot card decks. I know that some people like to do it in the morning—but I barely give myself enough time to get ready and out the door in the morning, and I don’t really want to rush doing a reading.

I cycle between the different decks (as you know if you also follow me on instagram) though I might use the same deck for two or three days before going to a different one.

I’ve been trying to be more honest and true to myself, and therefore have been doing these readings—this is my form of “praying”—to where I’m asking the universe what are my options going forward. I know that these cards are just “suggestions” and ones that I can chose to ignore (though that means staying stagnant) or listening to and growing.

So I’ve decided that I’d share some of the readings that I’ve done over the past week or so.

When I did a reading using the #wildunknowntarot deck, I drew cards that corresponded to change, positive energy, and contentment being on the horizon. Basically stating that forward is the direction to go, no matter how scary that unknown journey is going to be–I need to find the joy and excitement in the journey.

I’d done a similar reading using the #wildwoodtarot deck, to where I was pointed to walking through a gateway onto a new path, goals will be reached (through commitment and focus), and continuation of my path back to my spiritual truth.

Earlier in the month I did a #mooncyclespread using the #flowersofthenightoracle deck on the night of the #virgonewmoon. I know that I need to listen to my inner voice and feel more self confident in the planning of my job transition. One door will soon be closed, and then I just need to look for the one that will be opening. I’ve decided it’s time to start moving on and exploring other scientific job opportunities outside of academia.

When I used the #enchantedspelloracle deck–I saw that I needed to really think of switching directions, as being at the bench is basically behind me–though it could also mean that academic research is behind me, and I can still do bench work in industry. But I do need to figure out which direction I should be turning to figure out what is ahead of me.

And finally, when I drew a card from the #chakrawisdomoracle deck–I drew a card for the #browchakra. Which was fitting as I’m slowly stepping into the unknown as I work on my career transition from academia to industry.

So in conclusion—I’m not crazy for wanting change–staying in the same place where you don’t grow is crazy. This is something I’ve been guilty of doing over the years because I always feared the change more than the stagnant position. But as I am looking at my birthday coming up in a few days, I’ve realized that I need to start embracing change and stepping outside of my comfort zone every now and then. By doing so I can slowly start achieving things that I’ve been too scared to try to do before hand.