Hello, Heartbeats! This week, we’re pulling the plug on Christmas lights, pushing the boxes with festive ornaments to the back of the closet, and we’re getting serious about the essentials of life. 🎄🔌🌲 At least that is what the Tarot of the Golden Wheel, The Wild Offering and Moonology oracle cards, and the Oracle of Emanations (Angelarium) suggest – the detailed list of decks used in this tarot and oracle reading is at the bottom of the post. Be forewarned, the following message shoots straight to the core. 🏹🤍
When I look at the Nine of Cups next to the Death card, I see a light switch suddenly turning off. One minute you’re cozy indoors, in comfort and control of your environment, the next, you are out in the reality of life that is beyond your control: darkness, cosmic perspectives and proportions, natural cycles, decay, and (re)birth. This may sound heavy, but the Death card is actually about cutting off the heaviness of unessential things. It’s the ultimate representation of minimalism, of clearing and cleaning, reminding us that in order to nurture a new beginning we have to make room for it and accept that the past is just fertilizer at this point.
The Six of Cups might indicate a tendency to go back to memories of “the good old days”, remembering the serenity and peaceful calm of a time when (the concept of) death did not cross our minds, when we focused on life, on potential, on hopes and dreams. If we use nostalgia as an escape, it will always make us feel as if the best of our lives is in the past, and that attitude makes it impossible to fully enjoy our present. Moreover, it makes us oblivious of the good things in our present. That being said, nostalgia can also be highly beneficial, if used wisely, as a fountain of inspiration for ways in which you can heal, nourish, uplift, stimulate, delight your inner child.
And here, the advice cards tie in beautifully.
First off, we have Aging, which, especially in this context, speaks of atemporality. The message on the card says:
“I am one with unlimited Love, beyond all seeming restrictions of age. I am filled with joy, energy, and beauty – a vessel for the Divine Shakti!”
It reminds us that no matter the transformations we go through in life, there is a constant core in all of us, beyond our physicality, or minds, our physiology and emotions. That core is divine – it used to shine brightly in the child you used to be, and you covered its brilliance throughout the years, but it is still there. And, at a very basic level, it is the pure experience of existing, before any interpretation.
Then, we have the Full Moon in Aquarius. Aquarius symbolizes the synergy between individualism and care for others. The card says “Show the world the real you,” that is the core of who you are, the things you deeply care about, the unique value you can offer to others.
Netzah/Netzach is the seventh sefira/emanation in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, at the bottom of the Pillar of Mercy. Netzach means “eternity” in Hebrew, strengthening the theme of atemporality in this reading. Netzah represents endurance and is the strength that emerges from pushing your feet firmly against the ground.
I feel inclined to interpret the Full Moon in Aquarius and Netzah together, as the responsibility for your own life, growing stronger through being true to your higher self and ideals, no matter how uncomfortable or hard it gets. It’s your burden, your privilege, your true value and power.
This week, it’s a good idea to go deeper than our New Year’s resolutions, and really ask ourselves why we want to achieve the things we do, investigate what would make us truly fulfilled, and devote ourselves to transforming (back) into that person we always knew we were – our true selves.
And, as we make room for authenticity, keep up to the rhythm of love – it always helps!
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Tarot and oracle decks used for this reading:
Tarot of the Golden Wheel by Mila Losenko, published by U.S. Games Systems
The Wild Offering Oracle by Tosha Silver, artwork by Katie Daisy, published by Hay House
Moonology Oracle Cards by Yasmin Boland, artwork by Nyx Rowan, published by Hay House
Angelarium by Eli Minaya and Peter Mohrbacher, published by Lo Scarabeo
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