Many Major Arcana cards this week – some serious forces at work! Have a great week…
Aries
The Empress – mothering – giving birth, nurturing and caring for others, expressing tenderness; welcoming abundance – enjoying extravagance, luxuriating in plenty, feeling rich; experiencing the senses – giving and receiving pleasure, appreciating beauty, focusing on the body; responding to Nature – embracing the natural, going outdoors, feeling connected to the Earth
Taurus
The Lovers – relating to others – feeling love, getting closer, being intimate; being sexual – experiencing desire, opening to another, responding with passion; establishing personal beliefs – questioning received opinions, staying true to yourself, making up your own mind; determining values – choosing between right and wrong, finding out what you care about, facing an ethical or moral choice
Gemini
The Hermit – being introspective – thinking things over, quieting yourself, needing to understand; searching – going on a personal quest, seeking greater understanding, desiring a new direction; receiving/giving guidance – learning from/being a guru, being helped/helping, accepting/offering wise counsel; seeking solitude – needing to be alone, giving up distractions, withdrawing from the world
Cancer
Judgement – making a judgement – having a day of reckoning, taking a stand, getting off the fence; feeling reborn – awakening to possibilities, making a fresh start, discovering joy; hearing a call – feeling drawn to a new direction, answering a need, recognising your true vocation; finding absolution – feeling cleansed and refreshed, atoning for past mistakes, feeling sins washed away
Leo
Ace of Pentacles – using material force – working with the physical, improving the body/health, focusing on concrete results; prospering – having the means to reach a goal, seeing efforts rewarded, increasing assets; being practical – using common sense, being realistic, accepting the tools at hand; proceeding with trust – feeling safe and protected, having a support system, believing in the good faith of others
Virgo
3 of Swords – feeling heartbreak – suffering emotional pain, being disappointed, hurting someone’s feelings; feeling lonely – feeling isolated from those you love, being separated, wandering far from home; experiencing betrayal – discovering a painful truth, being let down, getting stabbed in the back
Libra
The Hanged Man – letting go – accepting what is, ending the struggle, giving up control; reversing – turning the world around, seeing from a new angle, overturning old priorities; suspending action – giving up urgency, living in the moment, pausing to reflect; sacrificing – putting self-interest aside, putting others first, giving up for a higher cause
Scorpio
The Devil – experiencing bondage – being obsessed, being addicted and enslaved, losing independence; focusing on the material – forgetting the spiritual, getting and spending, being caught up in appearances; staying in ignorance – being unaware, choosing to stay in the dark, fearing the unknown; feeling hopeless – believing the worst, lacking faith, thinking negatively
Sagittarius
2 of Wands – having personal power – commanding attention and respect, holding the world in your hands, calling the shots; being bold – daring to do what you want, taking the initiative, speaking your mind; showing originality – doing what no one else has done, being a pioneer, marching to a different drummer
Capricorn
Knight of Pentacles – being enterprising – making every venture successful, attracting wealth, finding opportunity everywhere; being adept – being informed about practical matters, having quick reflexes, handling any situation competently; being reliable – assuming responsibility, being counted on in a crisis; supporting – readily jumping in to help, giving generously of time and attention; being steady – having regular habits and activities, avoiding mood and behaviour swings
Aquarius
6 of Swords – feeling the blues – just keeping your head above water, working to get through the day, feeling somewhat depressed; recovering – dealing with the effects of a trauma, beginning to get your health back, heading toward a more positive place; travelling – changing location, taking a trip, going on a journey, entering into a new frame of mind
Pisces
Justice – respecting justice – seeking equality, trying to do what is right, insisting on fairness; assuming responsibility – settling old accounts and debts, admitting involvement, doing what has to be done; preparing for a decision – weighing all sides of an issue, setting a course for the future, balancing al
l factors; understanding cause and effect – seeing how you chose your situation, accepting the results you created, recognising the action of karma, knowing that what is makes sense
For previous readings, see Notes by Nectar.
Notes by Nectar 