Hello, Heartbeats! If this week’s cards were a choir, a sweet and gentle song would resound throughout the world, bringing about healing. All the tarot and oracle decks used in this general collective reading are listed at the bottom of the post, in case you are interested, and, that being said, let’s see what messages jumped out of those beautiful decks for us. 💌
The theme of the week is healing, and it is so strongly emphasized that the reading could very well end before it begins – ha ha! Most of the cards represent rest and healing, one of them being literally named The Singer of Healing. But let’s take it step by step and start with the tarot cards.
The Queen of Pentacles, despite not being overtly a healer, is grounded and abundant, essential qualities for rapid and thorough healing. The Queen of Pentacles represents earth energy, the stability needed for rest, the nutrients needed for recuperation.
The Four of Swords is the card of rest, and it is the main energy of this week, transitioning to The Star, a card of healing and aspirations. Apparently, this is a good week for giving our minds a cleansing break, in order to become more receptive to inspiration and revive hope inside us. Does this mean we shouldn’t think of anything? Not at all. We can put our thoughts in order, digest leftover negativity from the past, or simply meditate – as long as we do it gently and it has a calming, releasing, healing effect on us.
The three advice cards paint the picture further.
The Eight of Earth/Pentacles doesn’t suggest rest or healing; in fact, it is a card of sustained effort, developing skills, and mastering one’s craft. However, in this context, I tend to see it as occupational therapy or, better said, the therapeutic effect of purposeful activity. In this particular tarot deck (The Herbcrafter’s Tarot) that can also double as an oracle, the Eight of Earth is associated with Turmeric. The card shows old clothes being dyed with turmeric, which is one of the various uses of this plant. Turmeric has a long history of utilization. It is a staple of Indian cuisine, and it is considered to have medicinal properties, especially in Ayurveda. I personally like a good DIY turmeric face mask from time to time, despite its tendency to stain the skin and give a jaundiced look that can last for a few days – or maybe that is exactly what amuses me. 🙃 But I digress. The idea is that healing can come in many ways. Sometimes, depending on the situation, it is healing to rest and ingest a medicine. Other times, healing is achieved through movement. Old and stale problems may be “healed” by learning how to deal with them differently – not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Healing is a gradual, active process.
The next card is Catch Your Breath, and catching your breath is just a small break, definitely not a long pause or reaching the finish line. In this reading, it speaks of taking care of ourselves, of our energy; it advises us not to exhaust ourselves, and to use the moment of rest to gather our strength and refresh our focus and purpose.
Finally, The Singer of Healing gives the message once again, as straightforwardly as a card could. Healing is not necessarily a pleasurable process, but it is a progressive one that aims at improvement. Some aspects of ourselves and our lives need rest, others need action – find your unique healthy balance… and keep up to the rhythm of love!
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Tarot and oracle decks used for this reading:
The Original Rider Waite Tarot Deck by A. E. Waite, illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith, published by Rider
The Herbcrafter’s Tarot – art by Joanna Powell Colbert, written by Latisha Guthrie, published by U.S. Games Systems
Nature’s Whispers by Angela Hartfield, artwork by Josephine Wall, published by Blue Angel Publishing
The Faeries’ Oracle by Brian Froud, text by Jessica Macbeth, published by Atria Books, Simon & Schuster
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