Hello, Heartbeats! The deception continues. Last week, the Seven of Challenges/Swords was at the core of our collective tarot reading, and it shows again this week. We’re using the Forest of Enchantment Tarot and The Faeries’ Oracle once more, and you can find the detailed list of decks at the bottom of this post. Let’s follow the foxes and see what we should ponder this week! 🦊🦊🦊
Our previous weekly reading warned about despotism achieved through deception and some form of theft. It also advised us to tune into our feminine energy (receptivity, intuition, observation, connecting, etc.), so that we could dismantle the authoritarian danger through awareness and inclusion. The Seven of Challenge/Swords in the past position confirms the importance of deception at this time, but is it over or not? Judging from the cards, I don’t think so.
You see, the main energy this week is represented by the Four of Visions/Cups, a card associated with boredom and dissatisfaction. Following the sneaky foxes, I tend to interpret it as a general feeling of discontent, a gossamer of perception that prevents everybody (aware or not of the deception) from seeing reality. It’s as if everybody is so caught up in their disgruntlement with the status quo that they can’t see all the enjoyable things around them, all the life that bursts at the edges of their temporary perception. And what is true deception if not that?! Are we all deceived, then? The following card is not particularly reassuring.
The Enchanter/Magician symbolizes manifesting abilities. He can create anything from scratch, including perceptions – our perceptions. In this deck, The Enchanter also knows everything that is happening in the forest, so, in the context of the other tarot cards, I can very well see potential for further deception, skillful manipulation, and even surveillance. On the other hand, the Magician can very well speak about taking personal responsibility for and creating your own reality. Either way, a new creative beginning is imminent, but if we don’t take individual action, if we’re not the creators of our own lives, someone or something else will create it for us.
And here is where I appreciate the advice cards, because this heavy reading surely needs some guidance and resolution.
We have the Seven of Fire or the Cinnamon card and the serene Tobaira of the Waters. The importance of personal responsibility is reiterated, but also nuanced.
The Seven of Fire/Wands represents standing your ground in the face of a (group) threat, being defensive or just capable of defending yourself. Also, think about the distinctive aroma of cinnamon – doesn’t it suggest individuality?
Tobaira of the Waters speaks of flow, fluidity, change, grace. She brings the awareness that the healthiest attitude towards our emotions is to be aware of them, allow them to exist, but also let them go, recognizing their fleeting quality. 🧚
At first glance, the combination of these two cards may seem contradictory, but it’s actually a “live and let live” kind of energy. Individuality should be protected and expressed, but also recognized and respected in others. No matter what happens, no matter what anybody believes, despite deception, manipulation, or free thinking, life will go on flowing, and the best we can do is to make sure we allow it to flow as freely as it naturally does.
Not a satisfying reading, I know, but I’m going to stop here, wishing you to keep up to the rhythm of love, trying to choosing harmony with other people and nature as often as you can. Come back for next week’s reading, it should be interesting!
🙏
Tarot and oracle decks used for this reading:
Forest of Enchantment Tarot by Lunaea Weatherstone, illustrated by Meraylah Allwood, published by Llewellyn
The Herbcrafter’s Tarot – art by Joanna Powell Colbert, written by Latisha Guthrie, published by U.S. Games Systems
The Faeries’ Oracle by Brian Froud, text by Jessica Macbeth, published by Atria Books, Simon & Schuster
Leave a Reply