Hello lovely subscribers,
It’s been a time, hasn’t it? Yes, this is the understatement of the century, but I’m honestly feeling at a loss for words. There’s so much to say and so many people saying it which makes for, in my very scientific opinion, a true hot mess.
It’s been easy to get worn down and exhausted by it all. Truth be told, when we list things out it’s easy to see why: political instability, injustice laid bare, environmental destruction, a global pandemic that’s been raging for going on 6-months… oh yeah, no wonder why we’re all stressed and frazzled.
I realize I’m being cheeky in tone here, but I’m in no way downplaying the severity of our reality nor the spectrum on which it’s unfolding. Due to privilege and circumstance, many are able to ride out these storms with minor inconvenience to their lives while so many others are directly affected in horrible ways.
Yes, this is not uplifting, but like the full range of images in a tarot deck, examining and acknowledging the darkness present in the human experience (I’m looking at you, The Tower card…) opens us to empathy, awareness, and an appreciation for life itself.
It also inspires action.
In my tarot philosophy, the reading isn’t complete until we do something with it, and this is a principle I practice extending towards my life as a whole. What values do I have? What realizations are becoming clear to me? Once identified, the next step is to honor them with an action as quickly as possible (waiting, as it turns out, is the perfect environment for procrastination, perfectionism, and, ultimately, doing absolutely nothing).
Yet, in times of stress things can feel extra murky and hard to navigate - this is where I turn to tarot.
A Simple Spread for Focus & Action
Card 1: A central issue or theme to focus on
Card 2: An action you can take right now
Notes: Brevity is key here! Don’t get lost in the weeds - take what comes to you and run with it, avoiding grandiose, multi-step plans, googling, and consulting card meanings. Just do one thing that jumps out and see where it leads you. The goal of this spread is to spark the first step on a longer journey of showing up.
You can use this spread for any level of action from the personal to the political and everything in between (or beyond). Let yourself get inspired by the images and use their energy as a springboard into the most important part of the reading - the doing.
As an experiment, I’ll be doing free mini-readings with this spread in the comment section below. After all, we could all use some inspiration and uplift and this is a way I can give back. Simply add a comment requesting a reading and I’ll respond with your two cards and a brief interpretation.
Because I believe in the power of choice and each querent’s relationships to the cards, my interpretations of card 2 (the action card) will be pointing you in a direction rather than giving you a directive because, yick!, the idea of bossy tarot directives is the opposite of inspiring and empowering.
You can add a theme or area of your life you’d like to focus on, otherwise I’ll just see what comes through. I’m setting aside a few hours this afternoon to do as many of these as possible.
Let’s get out of the weeds and into the action, refreshed and connected to ourselves and the world.
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