Flag Oracle #16: The abundance of stories in us all

How the past can be a personal Oracle

Hello friends,

My home is my castle. While it is sometimes messy, I carefully curate furniture and objects that serve as a backdrop for creative inspiration. In the same way, I cultivate my inner world through journal writing, meditation, and music.

Today’s reading reminds us of the interior richness that exists across time. Let’s look at the cards.

When hanging the Lakshmi Vortex underneath the canopy of this tree, I looked out into a fabulous world flooded with gold, pink, and purple light. From the outside, it looks like the flag is hiding. From the inside, the view is magical.

It’s easy to get fixated on the outer trappings of what we think an abundant life should look like—material goods, a fancy home, societal validation in the form of a job or other achievement. This card is a call to turn within so that you can acknowledge and appreciate inner abundance—the things that those in the outer world might not notice. This could include your self-care practices, your pets, your partner, your family and friends. It could include private creative acts, such as cooking, gardening, writing, or making art.

Can you feel the richness in what is already here? You don’t have to strive to have a miraculous life, and not everyone needs to know about it. It’s okay to keep your tent hidden, for when you step out into the world, those around you will feel it, even if they don’t see it.

What kind of life did this old tree live and how did it fall? Paired with the No Mistakes flag, it reminds us of the inevitability of life’s changes, the stories that surround us, and the stories that we tell to make sense of the world.

Stories are valuable. In the Night position following the Hidden Abundance card, Ancient Stories invites us to consider the richness in the stories of what has come before. If even one thing had happened differently many years ago, you might not be where you are right now, or you might not exist at all.

The human story gets passed down through generations, cataclysmic events, evolutionary adaptations, and cosmic influences, repeating and morphing with every new cycle. Your place in this web is no mistake.

I’ve noticed that sometimes the Flag Oracle is quite literal. You could find yourself consuming a historical text or video, or having a meaningful conversation with a friend or relative about times long gone. An abundance of wisdom can be gained from revisiting our past exploits and understanding how they changed us.

Your past can be an Oracle

The year I turned 50, I created a book with a two-page spread and fifty words for each year of my life. In the tradition of bibliomancy, I occasionally use it like an Oracle. I open the book to a random page and connect with the former self that I once was. What can I learn from her?

Today I opened the book to the year I was in third grade and did homeschool in Florida. What’s funny about this journal entry is that my mother administered homeschool lessons from a picnic table outside our tent. “Rode my bike to school” was a private joke; I rode in circles around the campground after breakfast. Even then, I had a sense of humor about my situation and made the best of it.

That 8-year-old girl’s sense of humor reminds me of an inner state of abundance; I’m still that girl who looked out at the world with a rich imagination and sense of possibility. Instead of being depressed that I had no friends to meet up with at school, the story I told myself that day brought me delight.

May your stories bring you delight too! Have a wonderful week!

Love, Lee Ann

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