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Ten of Wands and Strength
This week, we continue to embrace Virgo Season and feel the openness that the New Moon in Virgo has brought us. We recognize the areas in our lives where we need care and support to become stronger and healthier for the journey ahead. Our cards reveal where we may feel overwhelmed and highlight the importance of tapping into our empathy, trust, and resilience.
The first card we are working with is the Ten of Wands. This card shows that we are aware of the burdens we have been carrying and the exhaustion we feel. The number ten points to the end of a cycle and suggests things will shift soon.
The many wands of this card represent our thoughts, worries, and responsibilities. We built them up slowly, but now the load is too heavy to carry. Things might feel heavy, and we strongly desire change, but that change feels elusive.
Our hope may be waning because we are not seeing the impacts of our efforts. The emotions that might come up are irritability and disappointment. But since we know we are at the end of a cycle, a new path is on the horizon.
The Ten of Wands also points to a block in our communication. There are things we want to get off our chest that we have had a hard time saying. Perhaps we do not know the right words to express how we feel.
How can we better articulate our needs this week? How can we ask for help when everything feels overwhelming? What steps can we take towards achieving our desired outcome?
I recommend writing things down. Write what you need to release and where you want to see changes. This will help release energy from your body into the universe, where it can be processed and eventually healed.
We are being called to work on the Wands we carry and let others help us. Remember, we don’t have to take on everything at once. As a first step, share your burdens aloud (even to yourself), then go from there.
Our second card is Strength. The figure on this card has a strong desire for life and great confidence, as she gently rides the bear and connects with the nature around her. She knows she has always made it through her toughest days. She draws on her past skills to propel herself forward.
Strength asks us: How can you listen more to your heart and less to your head? What makes you feel good down in your bones? What do you deeply desire?
Trust is essential to Strength. It wants us to let go of our fears by trusting that we can handle stepping out of our comfort zone. We are not fragile and will not break from doing something unconventional. We are strong and can trust our power.
Sometimes we focus too much on what can go wrong, and it keeps us from living our lives. Strength wants us to let go of our overly cautious nature and start living in alignment with our hearts.
Swim in the ocean, run freely, dance with your whole body, and express love to those around you; we have the chance to live boldly if we so desire. We only experience life once in this form, so let’s make the most of it.
How can you embody this card? How can you explore freely? How can you live in the moment and find what your heart is craving?
Strength encourages us to take at least one courageous step this week. Do not allow fear or judgment to hold you back. Take pride in a rebellious act and observe what unfolds.
Mantra for the week: I let go of burdens that weigh me down as I step boldly into my courage.
The cards pictured are from Uusi’s ‘Pagan Otherworlds’ Deck.
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