Another week, another synchronicity! We begin with a visit from our opportunity card from the monthly forecast: the Knight of Swords. Sharpen your blades, friends, because this week we’re being asked to use both our discernment and passion to chart a course forward.
I’m loving this shift in energy. If last week felt both rewarding and challenging in its immediacy, requiring us to muster all our focus and attention on big questions as we explored the Strength card, this week sees a breakthrough. We don’t have clarity of vision - it’s not like we know exactly where we’re going - but we do have energy and verve to launch into the unknown.
We start the week with unbridled curiosity. The Knight of Swords likes to explore ideas, speak their truth, and practice sharing their views and visions with the world. It’s a wonderful time to go down research rabbit holes, look into options, read voraciously, and yell (kindly) at whoever will listen about what’s piquing your interest. Yes, this card can be awkward at times (don’t expect communication perfection this week!) but there’s an unruly charm in its ability to barrel forwards, eloquence be damned. Don’t edit yourself and see who’s drawn to your passion.
In the middle of the week, we’re visited by that powerful agent of change, The Wheel of Fortune. Frankly, I’m relieved this card is here after all the “stay where you are, keep paying attention to what’s difficult” energy of Strength these past few weeks. The Wheel of Fortune always signals a consequential shift in energy. An end of an era that’s not simply personal. Be on the alert for shifts in the world around you, your relationships, and even your natural focus. I’m seeing a huge potential for a jumpstart of sorts: What if we used our Knight of Swords bravado and curiosity to shape whatever change arrives this week? Doing so will require seeing shake-ups as opportunities, endings as new beginnings, and disappointments as jet fuel for your creativity.
If Strength was an isolated exercise targeting one (very important) muscle, the Knight of Swords is a full-body sprint. Enjoy going for something out in the world and see if you can ride the spinning of The Wheel of Fortune into a future you truly desire. I can sense a feeling of relief and, more importantly, an opportunity for the work we’ve done in Strength to bolster us as we let ourselves run free. Know you’ve been doing the work and see how it might inform something new.
We see the King of Cups waiting for us on the other side. When the wheel stops spinning, we’re left in a place of emotional stability. Or, rather, a strengthened ability to maintain emotional equilibrium amidst change and fluctuation. What a way to level up from the questing, adolescent Knight of Swords! With this in mind, see if you can focus your questions or areas of interest earlier in the week so that they might land you in the shoes on the Knight of Cups. In other words, what do you want to know, learn, or grow into when it comes to relationships, emotions, and spirituality? The Wheel of Fortune could be a proving ground for these issues and give you a blueprint for how to remain calm, centered, and powerful.
This week embrace:
Curiosity, deep-dives, research, conversation, nerding out
Asking questions of yourself and the world about how to navigate change, practice equanimity, and grow in your relationships and emotional intelligence
…and then detaching from the answers and letting the wheel spin!
Change, shakeups, unforeseen events, random insights and opportunities
Practicing, stating, enforcing your loving and consistent emotional boundaries
This week avoid:
Self-editing, waiting to become an expert before sharing, strict linear thinking and planning, shooting down tender new ideas
Mincing words, not asking for what you want, playing it safe
Resisting change! Being inflexible - this is a wonderful time for unexpected opportunities, don’t turn them away!
Seeing emotional skills and achievements as a waste of time or less than