6 of Swords, 10 of Cups: Checking the Damn Folder
Sometimes it’s not the message you’re scared of. It’s the question beneath. This week’s cards on facing what you’ve been avoiding, and not doing it alone.
The Cosmos is part of any Fool’s Journey—those blips of the divine that show up in everyday observations and ponderings.
Here, you’ll find plenty of Tarot, a touch of magic, maybe some astrology, animal messengers, and other bits of woo woven together. But whether or not you buy into a new-agey framing, the point is the same: what counts is the messages, not the envelopes they arrive in.
Sometimes it’s not the message you’re scared of. It’s the question beneath. This week’s cards on facing what you’ve been avoiding, and not doing it alone.
Sometimes the thing that feels like it will ‘fix everything’ isn’t. But being okay with that is the real fix.
Can you even hear yourself right now? That’s what the cards are asking. And if you’ve learned not to notice your own needs, it’s a pointed question. The Queen of Pentacles and Nine of Swords have some help.
When everything in you wants to clamp down and pre-solve every possible disaster, the cards have an annoying little suggestion: open your hands.
Sometimes the hardest thing being asked of you is to keep being generous with people who aren’t returning the favor. The Six of Pentacles Reversed and the Moon weigh in with advice.
Sometimes making peace stops feeling like peace. Six of Pentacles and Queen of Cups, both reversed, have thoughts.