Hello lovely readers! A confession: I’ve tried to do this forecast three times already. It was going to be a different style than usual, which I had already planned out - shorter and punchier since it’s the holidays and, coincidentally, my birthday.
I hate taking a break from the weekly forecasts because 1) I love the continuity of writing one, well, every week and 2) I somewhat selfishly like to see what the week has in store. I use them, too! But when I sat down to draw cards, I kept on getting repeats. I tried two decks. I was in the mood, but something just felt off.
I’ve had this experience reading tarot before. When you really want something, but the deck is just scrambled. So I woke up today, fresh and invigorated, ready to try again. And what did I draw? A card equivalent to seeing “reply hazy, try again” emerge from the blue ink of your Magic 8 Ball: The Seven of Pentacles.
Now, many of us who love tarot are absolute fiends for meaning. It’s why I went straight to ten-card spreads when starting out; I wanted more esoteric symbolism to extrapolate from! More symbols, more meaning, more fun…right?
But this holiday season I’ve been experiencing meaning fatigue. There’s a lot on our plates these days, so much to take care of and so much to digest. Which is why I’m really touched to see the Seven of Pentacles appear for us this week. It’s a gentle nudge to just sit with what we have. The giant question mark in Mary Elizabeth Evans’ version of the card shows a search for meaning dominating our lives. It’s as if we’ve asked enough questions already and, tied in with the mystical and unpredictable nature of the sevens in the deck, we need to just sit with them. Everything will emerge in time. No extra meaning necessary.
So how to tap into this card? It’s all feeling very in line with our theme card for December, The Hermit. Taking moments to reflect, basking in little pockets of solitude, casting a gentle gaze at what’s happening on the ground in everyday life will help soothe and calm our frazzled nerves. Let’s remember that the Seven of Pentacles is a moment to pause before taking up our work again. This isn’t frivolous or avoidant rest. Having asked big questions, our job right now is to wait for their answers to emerge.
