Trauma work is weird.
You think you’re just too sensitive. Or lazy. Or bad at relationships. Maybe you’ve spent years trying to fix these things about yourself, frustrated you haven’t “gotten over it.” But then something clicks—and you realize some of these patterns aren’t due to personal failings at all. They’re echoes. Reflexes. Survival strategies you picked up to make it through.
That realization? It’s part relief, part rage.
Because you’ve been blaming yourself for damage someone else caused. And now, you have to decide: do you want to keep carrying it?
That’s the kind of energy showing up this week.
Next Week in the Cards
If these cards seem familiar to you, it’s not an accident. This combo showed up twice last month, once upright and one reversed, in the same positions and even using the same Meows Tarot deck. Repetitive Tarot is repetitive. I guess we should take note, huh?
Outlook: Ten of Wands, reversed.
This card always speaks to burdens, but reversed, it’s whispering, “Some of this isn’t yours.” Maybe you people-please because you knew love was conditional. Maybe you overexplain because your parents didn’t listen unless you presented as perfect. Maybe you doubt your memory or perception because someone chipped away at your reality for years. This week is a chance to notice the weight you’ve taken on that wasn’t born from you—and consider letting it go.
This isn’t about becoming weightless. You’ll still have responsibilities, wounds, passions. But with a little sorting, you may find what’s left is truly yours to carry. And that feels different, and a lot more manageable.
Advice: Seven of Pentacles, reversed.
This card usually invites patience, but reversed, it’s a reality check. You might be seeing results that don’t match what you expected—because the seed that got planted wasn’t yours. A career path you chose to please others. A life script handed to you by obligation. A dynamic you’ve been reenacting instead of healing.
Reversed, this card says it’s okay to change direction. To stop investing in outcomes that were never truly for you. Just because something took time and effort doesn’t mean you owe it your future.
Now, for you:
What’s one thing you’ve blamed yourself for… that might not have started with you?
And what happens if you stop calling it a flaw—and start seeing it as an old wound that’s healing?