The gift this week is that things that were once stagnant are finally getting some forward momentum. The long holiday for those of you in the US may have slowed things down a bit, but we'll make up for it by charging through our duties for the rest of the week and getting new projects going. There is so much to be said for just getting off your butt and doing things whenever you start to feel grumpy or dissatisfied. [...]
This week the Page of Cups reversed offers us a lesson in sensitivity. The gift here is that we are being asked to notice our sensitive natures, to notice which things overwhelm us so that we can work with them rather than letting them take over. It may feel frustrating because it seems that these same issues keep cropping up, that we are never able to move on from them completely. [...]
You don't have to be good. You don't have to be fair to everyone. You don't have to meet everyone else's expectations. In fact, your primary job is to take care of yourself. We are conditioned to think that meeting other people's expectations and taking care of their needs is the only way to survive. [...]
You know all of those conflicts that have been keeping your life from just flowing smoothly? Well, the good news is that they will finally start to leave you alone this week! These could be conflicts of ideas between you and another person, conflicts within your own mind that keep you stuck and make it hard to know the best way forward, or even conflicts between you and your environment. [...]
This week is all about working through conflict and finding ways to connect instead of isolating. The Five of Wands Rx shows us that the arguments and inner conflicts that we think will keep us stuck forever are actually just temporary. In the moment, it can feel like the thoughts that are plaguing us [...]
The Queen of Swords reversed tells us it's okay not to have everything under control this week. Allow yourself the gift of falling apart a little bit, even if it feels hard and messy as it's happening. Trust me it is truly a gift. When we fall apart we are able to see and sense the parts of ourselves that most need healing. [...]
