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.
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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 making peace stops feeling like peace. Six of Pentacles and Queen of Cups, both reversed, have thoughts.
This week’s Knight of Cups and Five of Wands explores dream hangovers, emotional flux, and how to stop gaslighting yourself.