King of Water

This is your card reading for Friday, September 22nd/17—the first day of Autumn! Your card today flew out of the 'Angel Tarot' deck, authored by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine. Your card is 'King of Water' and the author's message for the card is this:
"~Trustworthy, Compassionate, Respected, Cultured~ 
Open your heart and mind to those around you. Trustworthy and heartfelt advice. Charity work.
SITUATIONS: You're a natural counselor who listens to people and offers them comforting and kind words, born  of your experiences. Open your mind to the ideas of others and be accepting of those who are different from you. It may be time to volunteer for charity work to help those less fortunate than yourself. Excellent advice may be offered to you by someone you can completely trust; follow his or her suggestions carefully. 
PEOPLE:  Someone wise and compassionate, with a rich inner life. A person with quiet authority who can see the truth and meaning behind any situation and provide a perfect solution that's both intelligent and heartfelt. Trustworthy. Cultured. Respected. Reliable. Accomplished. Emotionally stable."

My message for you today is this:
Doreen and Radleigh have separated the minor arcana cards of this angel tarot deck into the suits of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. They describe the aspects of the suit of water in this way:
"The suit of water represents the depth of our emotions. It's where we fall in love, nurture our children, and open our hearts to deep feelings. The water cards represent love, romance, relationships, family, dreams and desires. This suit also encompasses the depths of our intuitive and psychic gifts."
Ahhh—the first day of Autumn!  Do you feel the cocooning energy?  The desire to spend some time alone in quiet contemplation of all the intense energies that we have been experiencing in September and the massive energy shifts that have been occurring?  Today feels like a day of integration—which may seem in contradiction to the message that Doreen and Radleigh have given for this card, but it is not.  You may feel reflective and the past may enter your thoughts for review as you contemplate your next best move in attaining your goals. This is where the deck author's message comes into play for you today. YOU are that person who is wise and compassionate with a rich inner life!  The message for you today is to honour how far you have come and to trust in the inner guidance you have been receiving.  The attributes listed in the PEOPLE portion of the message above describe YOU, and your message today is to acknowledge that you are your own best advocate and advisor, when you follow your intuition and and the guidance that your Spiritual Advisors are providing for you. The suit of water represents our relationships, dreams and desires. You have come to the place wherein you are ready to place your time and attention on what is important and authentic for you and the Soulful life you wish to live, which honors the talents and abilities you came here to share. The Equinox means that we experience daylight and nighttime equally, which denotes a sense of balance. Feel the sense of balance entering your life, as we come out of turbulent (yet productive, if you consciously utilized the energies being offered you) times, energetically. This does not imply that we don't need to continue to act on our dreams and desires—only that we can do so from a more 'stable' frame of reference, now that we have weathered the storm, so to speak. Today is a day to honour yourself for how far you have come, and to fully let go (as the trees are letting go of their leaves) of anything that no longer serves you in continuing with your forward momentum.
Spending time in Nature, on this day of Equinox, would be particularly beneficial in integrating the balancing and stabilizing energies being offered.
Blessed be...