Hello, Heartbeats! This week’s reading has a cautionary undertone. The Original Rider Waite Tarot Deck is our main tool, together with three excellent oracle decks listed at the bottom of the post.
The reading starts with the Three of Cups, a card of friendship and merriment. The next tarot card is the Ace of Wands, a burst of energy and creativity. By itself, the Ace of Wands is a positive card, but, followed by the Five of Pentacles, I can’t help but see it as a potential threat.
The energy of the general collective for this week transitions from light-hearted interaction to helplessness and feeling left out in the cold, and what makes the switch is the Ace of Wands. So, the Ace of Wands here might be about a backfire, probably caused by too much unsubstantiated, cheer-induced confidence. The Five of Pentacles is not necessarily an outcome, it’s more like a possibility and a warning, especially taking into account the three additional oracle cards: Blue Moon, Kushiel, and Hanuman.
A Blue Moon is a relatively rare event that occurs at the desynchronization of the calendar and the lunar cycle, a full moon that dares not respect our expectations created by the way we organize days. Why am I putting it this way? Because it suggests the limits of our conventions and control over the natural world.
Kushiel, Angel of Punishment, represents the suffering caused by our unjust actions catching up to us. Looking at Kushiel‘s depiction, you can easily see that his only goal is to hit his mark, so it’s a matter of time until he does. It’s a reminder that the negative consequences of our faults are imminent, and the only way we can avoid being struck is by taking the responsibility to realize, repent and atone. Basically, you have to put yourself in an uncomfortable position before you are forced into it.
Hanuman is the Hindu god of courage and wisdom. He can see through the layers of reality, and understand life at each level. Hanuman speaks of our divine nature but also has the awareness that not all of us are open to such truth.
Putting all these things together, our reading stresses the importance of natural balance and truth. If we make serious mistakes this week, we can be sure that, despite suffering consequences, we will have the opportunity to learn our lessons and make our amends – the sooner, the better. We also have to consider the fact that our mistakes (and their consequences) are not and cannot be isolated from the nature and divinity we are all part of.
Hopefully, we’ll use our energy and creativity wisely and responsibly this week, keeping our hearts beating 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
- 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
- A Yogic Path by Sahara Rose Ketabi, art by Danielle Noel, published by Alpha
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