Hello, Heartbeats! This week’s general collective reading advises us to stand up for ourselves – sound advice, in my opinion. The decks of tarot and oracle cards are listed at the end of the post, as usual, so let’s dive into the spread. 🤿
The main energy for the week is represented by the Seven of Wands. Coming after the Five of Wheels/Pentacles, this could mean that, after acutely feeling shortcomings and their effects, we’re determined to take responsibility for our well-being, setting boundaries to influences and people who could put us in a position of lack and helplessness again.
The Five of Wheels/Pentacles is one of my favorite cards in this deck, Tarot of the Golden Wheel, despite being a generally negative card. Mila Losenko, the author and artist, did a fantastic job at depicting deeper implications of lack and poverty. The two characters in the scene are burning the wheels of their wagon, being forced to sacrifice the very means of escaping the dire situation they are in, for immediate survival. Stranded in the frigid woods, they only have one certainty: they are going to survive as long as the fire is still burning and they stay in place. When morning comes, they will have to find a new solution, but to get there, they have to stay alive now. 🔥
The Seven of Wands comes in and says “NO! I don’t want to feel restricted and helpless anymore, so I’m going to defend myself.” In other words, this week, we’re refusing to be victims of scarcity (anymore), and we’re determined to stand our ground, especially in situations and with people that might restrict our possibilities and/or perspectives. Followed by The Fool, the Seven of Wands represents a liberating attitude that has the potential to bring about fresh beginnings, new lessons and opportunities to explore. It also indicates that we can trust ourselves because we’re guarding our higher interests.
The Fool speaks of the courage of a pure heart, of following an unheard call that pulls us out of our boundaries and comfort zones. We might find that some problems we were trying to solve had manifested simply because we didn’t act promptly and firmly against their causing factors. When we finally take that stand, those problems might just disappear, leaving you light and ready to explore the future.
The oracle cards, Grief and The Fee Lion, speak further about past suffering and the need to tie up loose ends.
I like the Divine Abundance Oracle Cards with their beautiful colors, encouraging messages, and Tosha Silver’s eclectic yet unitary approach to spirituality. However, upon seeing the grammar of the Grief card, my mind was desperate to find a way to embrace it… and avoid buyer’s remorse. So, I thought about times of overwhelming anguish, when we can’t see clearly or function at our usual level, of the blurry vision of teary eyes, and I assigned this card a dimension of compassion, which made the grammar mistake (or artifice) endearing. Grief is proof we are alive, that our hearts still beat and function, and, in order to heal, we need to be gentle with them. Allow your heart to feel and heal, embrace the sadness, then let it go. 💙
The Fee Lion points to the fact that, oftentimes, we keep ourselves in misery solely because we don’t tie up the loose ends in our lives. Following through is easier said than done, but essential if we want to move forward. If we postpone or neglect doing what we need to, disappointment will attack us from within, but also through others. Therefore, it’s always best to do our own tidying up by choice, before external nudges push us into negative feelings and situations.
Remember that this week is all about taking that seventh wand in your hand and claiming sovereignty over your energy, despite other people and circumstances. Enough suffering, let’s start a new cycle of self-empowerment! We can do this!
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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
Divine Abundance Oracle Cards by Tosha Silver, art by Fena Gonzalez, published by Hay House
The Faeries’ Oracle by Brian Froud, text by Jessica Macbeth, published by Atria Books, Simon & Schuster
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