Ashley Melillo

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Battle Between the Selves: Tradition + Practicality // Passion + Emotional Fulfillment


Reading format: For whoever reading—What’s the truth of this situation?

What’s your energy in the situation?
What’s the situation at hand?
What’s really going on?
What unseen forces are affecting the situation?
What are the potential blocks that are currently derailing your path in this situation?
Who in your life can help you move forward in this situation?
What’s the next best step that you can take right now to move forward?

Reading themes:

  • You’re being pulled between two worlds—the world of tradition and practicality and the world of passion and emotional fulfillment

  • You might be holding back expressing yourself out of fear of how others will perceive your truth.

  • Situation theme: divorce (most likely—but take this only if it resonates for you—the cards suggest that the situation or decision is surrounding legal action that initiates the breakdown of a traditional way of being).

  • You’re either choosing between two quickly diverging paths, you’ve already chosen one and need to take action on it, or you just took action / spoke your truth.

  • Subconscious blocks to your path to true happiness: Self-judgment, potentially resisting a spiritual awakening out of suspicion or because of more traditional beliefs, potential jealousy or a jealous person in your life, mistrusting or doubting your heart’s guidance and where you’re being led, being exhausted and depleted from this constant push-pull or inner conflict.

  • Divine counterpart energy (aka “Twin Flames”)

  • The full moon in Gemini on 11/27/23 may play into your forward movement with regards to this decision.

Summary of guidance:

  • Reach out to the person in your life who’s represented by the energies outlined in the reading (around 33 minutes in)—she or he would be honored to support you.

  • Be confident, know your worth, take swift and decisive action where you need to and be thoughtful and diligent where you need to—balance these energies (you’ll know which items need to be tended to swiftly vs. which need to be tended to slowly), take care of yourself and love on yourself while you’re moving through this.

  • Take thoughtful action, moving quickly where you need to (and patiently where you need to).

  • Surrender to the vulnerability of the in-between.

  • “Get out of your head, this is your destiny” (even if it looks entirely different than what your mind anticipated for your life).

Decks Used

Radiant Wise Tarot*

Wild Unknown Animal Spirit*

Animal Apothecary*


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Disclaimer: This reading is intended for entertainment and inspirational purposes only and does not substitute individual psychological advice or counsel.