Tarot Pull for the Week Ahead: May 23rd, 2022
Death XIII
Shake it off.
You’re ready to shake off the dust from this past winter.
There’s a process that you’ve been in since the middle of October 2021 and it has come to completion and ended this past week during the lunar eclipse. This period feels akin to the ending of a war, but the battlefield is still smoking. It is now the calm after the storm.
Think about what your intentions and goals were this past Fall. What you were hoping, wishing, striving towards, or even struggling with?
Those things have been resolved, maybe not necessarily resolved in the sense of completion, but resolved in that what you thought you were struggling with turned out to be something else entirely, and now you have that very important clarifying information to tackle it moving forward.
Essentially, the lessons of this past winter and spring– they’re done. Whether you feel it or not, they’re complete.
This week’s intention is about focusing on moving forward. You can look back, but don't linger. It’s time to acknowledge you’ve changed and move on.
Make the hallway holy.
Ever heard the phrase, “When one door closes, another one opens, but it’s hell in the hallway?” When you close a chapter there can be a period of uncomfortability as you sit in the emptiness and stillness of that which you just cultivated.
You’ve completed a process and the door behind you has closed, but the doors in front of you are not yet open.
It’s hard to not feel anxious and frustrated when the path ahead isn't clear. We have a tendency to associate the unknown and the in-between as a hellish experience.
But what if you turned it holy? Dance or sing in that hallway of the unknown. Build an altar there or paint the walls!
The beauty of this moment is that you have choices, and you don’t have to choose yet.
And maybe there isn’t a door. It’s all a threshold.
Essentially, you don't need to know your next step or answer. Allow this to be a time of playfulness and experimentation. It’s time to test out the strength that you’ve cultivated over the past 8 months and put your feet to the test on this new ground.
Tips & Takeaways:
You can look back on the lessons and experiences of the past 7-8 months, but don't linger. The energy of the moment is looking forward.
Work on staying present and in your body this week by taking up a physical practice. This could be hitting the gym, doing 15 minutes of Youtube yoga, or even just going out for a good brisk 25-30 minute walk. Aim for at least 3-4 days this week.
Why? You want you to stay present within yourself and there’s some uncomfortability you're experiencing, so it’s easy to check out.
This is your sign to go to that weekly meetup or monthly social gathering that you’ve been thinking about but putting off. While you're in transition it’s easy to isolate yourself into a mental torturestorm. So, let's not do that, OK? This is a perfect time to expand your social circle and make new friends in community environments. I’m going to heavily emphasize the word community here, because it is less about connecting with a new individual and more about joining the ride with a group that has momentum to take you out of your head. We all need community right now and to feel like we’re not alone.
Make the hallway holy. This period is about playfulness & experimentation. Put down your perfectionism, get creative and have fun.
PS: People do NOT care about perfect. FUN over perfection!