Category: Weekly reading

It’s a very blue, green and gold week we have in store, apparently! I always think it’s worth noting when a reading presents this kind of colour theme – it speaks to me of consistency, a firmness of purpose and message. So what message, then?

We begin with the suits of Swords and Cups, both of which are concerned with the internal realm and, respectively, the areas of thought and feeling. We have cards which, again respectively, initiate and complete each suit. The Ace brings us clarity and inspiration: I tend to think of it as the ‘cuts through the crap’ card. The Knight (aka King) of Cups can be a romantic, changeable character, as befits his watery realm, but he speaks to us of ideas concerning emotional matters. So… it’s a week for thinking, and sorting out how we feel about new ideas or information.

And what of the Magus? He is Hermes/Mercury, the winged messenger – yep, there’s that new information again. He is rather more concerned with the external over the internal world, but as card 1 in the Major Arcana he too is an initiatory force, a figure who speaks of manifestation and the force of will. So whatever is on its way, don’t just sit around thinking about it. This is a week to turn thoughts and feelings into action – and to bear in mind Hermes is also known as a trickster, so keep your wits about you when new things come to light!

Have a good week and stay safe x

Well, I’d say that’s a bit of a contrast to last week, wouldn’t you?

The moon cards in this deck very rarely make an appearance for me, but this is the second time in a week after another one showed up in a daily pull. I’m taking that to mean that we’re looking at some noticeable shifts this lunar month, with this quarter moon a sign that something is building, on its way.

Two major arcana cards to complete the reading feels like another sign of big shifts: these cards especially. Notice that they’re all about the X’s? I’m a pretty bad numerologist, but tens (including the 10s in each suit of tarot pips) are often associated with the completion of a cycle, a point pregnant with possibilities as to what happens next. Judgement suggests that we’ll know that when we hear it: that’s a pretty big trumpet, right? The Wheel of Fortune, though… I have a feeling that whatever’s shifting, this is not about the kind of change where the results are fixed, permanent, definite. A new phase of some kind perhaps, but a step along the road rather than the end of the journey.

And if that all sounds very hand-wavy and general, well – sometimes that’s how life is, isn’t it? We roll with it, and we keep going. Roll with it, this week, is my advice.

Have a good week and stay safe x

Ooh, I love an Ace of Vessels (aka Cups) week. A big inrush of heart energy (yes, I know I’m a day late and Valentine’s Day was yesterday).

I think we have a pretty simple task this week, actually: to tend to ourselves, and our interactions with others, thoughtfully. Ourselves in terms of care of our physical health, as recommended by the Queen of Coins (aka Discs/Pentacles), and externally how we cross metaphorical Swords with others. The Two suggests that wisdom should be our guide in these interactions, but with the Ace at the centre of things, that wisdom cannot be a purely intellectual exercise.

So, think carefully about what your heart tells you is needed this week, be sure that your head and body are in agreement, and then you’re good to go.

Have a good week and stay safe x

There are those who will see the Three of Wind (aka Swords) and The Moon in a reading and suck in a sharp breath through their teeth. I’ll admit I’ve certainly struggled with this Three in the past myself, while I was becoming acquainted with tarot. These days, however, I try not to jump to the obvious (and sometimes incorrect) ouch conclusion.

What are we looking at here, then? Two major arcana cards is pretty big energy for the week. Larger currents are at work, things are moving, changing. The Moon tells us that we can’t yet see the path ahead clearly, or focus on where our feet meet the ground in the darkness. The clouds will obscure her light and we will have to rely on our other senses to keep moving.

The Hermit, sat between the other cards, is reinforcing that message by reminding us quite literally to centre ourselves. It is so noisy outside, there are so many external stimuli, demands, conflicts trying to grab our attention. If we ignore these and head off to our (metaphorical) cave in the wilds for a while, and just listen quietly in the silence – what does our inner voice tell us? What do we learn if we allow that voice space and time?

And the Three of Wind… well, yes, there has been pain this last twelve months, hasn’t there? We all know it. I really like the way this card avoids the traditional pierced heart motif that we often dread seeing. Recognition. Pamela Eakins says “you have seen so much and you sometimes wish you hadn’t.” That hits home in Covid times.

I’ve worked backwards today, but now to draw all of that together. We’ve all taken the mental hit of 12 months in a pandemic. This week, we are encouraged to recognise and understand how that experience has touched us, changed us, affected what our future looks like. Those answers are within us and it will benefit us not to block them out but to spend a little time getting our thoughts straight about it all. That’s not to say it will make the future certain, or straightforward: but if we sharpen up our awareness it equips us better to walk the path in spite of the shadows.

Have a good week and stay safe x

Just look at those colours! There is light, this week, light and movement. That’s a welcome sight, isn’t it?

We’re still concentrating a good deal on material matters – the Knight (aka King) of Discs is back again – but flanking the Sun on the other side is the Two, a dynamic card that speaks of motion and of energy for getting things done.

In the centre, the Sun casts both literal (daylight is increasing!) and metaphorical illumination on our business. We can feel supported in our efforts as the Sun offers us insight and warmth. Maybe those of us who have been feeling stuck, whether physically or financially, will find ourselves beginning to stretch and move again?

Have a good week and stay safe x

Well now, there’s a thing. Three Court cards. I can’t remember that happening in a weekly reading before!

The first two cards indicate that we are preoccupied by practical – dare I say, even, mundane – matters this week: health, finances (I’m looking at you, last minute tax return folks), self-care and routine. Honestly, I know that’s not sexy, but we all have to do it: steady as it goes, says the Prince, just keep it moving.

But… the Queen of Wands is back for the second week in a row, so clearly we need her fiery, assertive energy to encourage us. A little spice, a little risk sprinkled in amongst the everyday grind, just to make things a little more interesting.

So, do what must be done this week, but let your hair down a little every now and again as a reward. It’s been a tough January, and you’ve earned it.

Have a good week and stay safe x

Back on track after a week off, friends – and what an interesting mix we have before us today.

At the centre, the cogs of the Two of Pentacles are turning: there is momentum to our daily life, and we must retain this to keep our balance.

I felt sure that we saw the Queen of Wands quite recently, but when I checked it was actually two months ago already! She is a passionate, committed woman who knows what she wants and how to get it – an assertive, bold energy.

And on the other side, the Lovers. I must admit I adore this card… aren’t they beautiful? Though I also confess – every time I draw them I’m also willing him not to set the tree alight with his torch. Keep the flame burning by all means, but for your own sake keep your eye on what’s around you at the same time.

Putting all that together, then: it’s going to be quite an energetic week, and balance seems to be the order of it. Be confident and connect, in daily matters and relationships. Keep things moving but without taking your eye off where you want to get to.

Have a good week and stay safe x

Happy New Year – I sincerely hope it will be a better one for us all.

This first draw of 2021 is one of those readings where I feel like the deck is doing a gimlet stare at me… shuffles in seat and coughs nervously… OK then, shall we go on?

In the week many people return to some form of work after the Christmas holiday, I may have smiled wryly at the little nod to 9-5 from these cards. Perhaps they could best be summed up as a reminder to watch our work/life balance.

Robert Place’s take on the 5 of Staffs (aka Wands) in this deck is quite particular and concerns the flow of creative energy, while the two Nines relate respectively to health, prosperity & wellbeing (Coins aka Pentacles) and – again, according to Place – ‘experience, confidence, perspective’ (Vessels aka Cups). The 9 of Cups in general is often referred to as the ‘wish card’ and can deal with our heart’s desire, so it’s interesting to link that with Place’s interpretation and think about how our confidence can increase when we are able to get the things we dearly want.

So, we’re looking at a suggestion that this week we consider how to marry our deeply-held wishes and creative urges with our health, wellbeing and security. If you’re returning to work, look after yourself, and if you’re considering changes professionally and personally at the moment, think carefully about how you can achieve fulfilment through the things you do.

Have a good week and stay safe x

I know what you’re thinking…

But just give it a moment. I think that’s always wise when the Tower shows up, because it’s too easy to panic, but do we really need to?

During this year of all years, we’ve been reminded that life is full of Tower moments. What we’re seeing here, I think, is an invitation to think about the last twelve months in light of all that’s happened. The Four of Fire (aka Wands) gives us a natural pause, a sense that the year as a phase of our development is complete, but naturally it is by no means the end of our progress.

What comes next is a chance to choose to make the break from any old structures and ways of thinking or being that no longer serve us – bearing in mind that, with the Tower, if we don’t do this voluntarily, life will find a way of making it happen whether we are ready or not!

And our wise companion the High Priestess appears once more to remind us that whatever is to come, however unsettling change may feel, we hold the answers within us. We just have to listen for them.

I think that’s a good reminder on which to end the year, don’t you?

Have a good week and stay safe x

Ouch.

This reading feels like a reflection of where we’re at here in England just now, after the sudden change of rules around the Christmas holiday period. It’s hit a lot of people quite hard, I know, and upended a lot of hopes and plans.

I’m not going to make light of that, because heaven knows it’s been a hard year, but it would be remiss of me not to pick up on the Fool’s presence at the centre here. I think in spite of the expectations and the disappointments that surround it, the Fool asks if we can find a sense of possibility in the circumstances before us. Can we make the best of where we find ourselves, and step forward with even a tiny bit of hope?

I hope, this week, that you can. I wish you all a happy, healthy, peaceful break x