Lilith Marlow

 Universal Archetype: Similar to the Justice card in the major arcana, the Kind of Swords holds an unsheathed sword in his right hand, suggesting that he holds the power of life and death.  Butterflies, symbols of the transformative nature of analytical thought motivated by love, adorn his throne.  When ruling the domain, the King of Swords sets aside personal bias and prejudice to base his advice and judgements on sound discernment and universal wisdom. (Source: Tarot for Dummies by Amber Jayanti)

This was a jumper card for me on Sunday, but because I'm skeptical of jumper cards (cards that jump out of the deck as you shuffle), I don't really think it had quite as powerful of an affect on me as it did today (in a practical sense, I guess).  Sorry I didn't update yesterday and the day before that (although, it's not like I promised that I would post or anything).  

Anyways, as I typed that last bit about the card not having as powerful of an affect on me, I realize that I'm kind of wrong about that.  I was very much in charge of my thoughts this Sunday, even if I wasn't able to get the work that I sought to complete finished (more on that later).  I was very headstrong on Sunday, and I basically finished The Power, the followup to The Secret (don't judge me for supporting racists).  It actually taught me a lot.  I'll share my biggest takeaway: Playing games with your imagination about what you want to accomplish and being super enthusiastic is a great way to bring that about in real life.  This is TOTALLY TRUE, because I find that most of what I do in my day to day life is either because I've imagined myself doing it with (with a positive and exciting sentiment), or because it's just a habit of mine to do whatever I'm up to in the first place, which I one point I was fantasizing about in the same way!

Among other things, today was great!  I missed school for the second day in a row (I have Mono, but also I have an overdue paper, which I think is the reason why my Mom let me stay home), but it's all okay, because I finished the paper!  I wrote about 5 pages of BS about food stamps, but I really couldn't care less because my school doesn't have grades and I'm already in college so it doesn't matter!  Woohoo!  I kept the King of Swords beside me as I wrote, and it really made me understand what had to be done in order for me to get the paper in, which was: establish an optimistic attitude about the situation (I mean, like, how hard can a four page write up on Food Stamps actually be in the first place, I mean like come on, Lilith... Get it together, girl!), realize what had to be done (me sitting down and just doing the damn thing), and just doing it (<insert shila labeouf meme/nike meme here>).  Pretty groundbreaking stuff, huh!

Once I got my thought process down, I knew that the paper was as good as done (which it was, because I just finished it! *dancing gif*).

There were other ways in which this manifested itself too.  I found myself with a strong desire to do things that were good for me.  I'm about to begin an affirmations journal, which will rewire my brain to be more optimistic, and thus help me achieve the life I was destined to live (which is the life that I want to live!).  

Wow, The Secret has really brainwashed me... in the best way possible ;).  

I felt super headstrong all day long.  Thank you, tarot!  I wouldn't have done it without you.  

Also, much like my essay, I did not proofread this.  LOL.  Sory