This week brings a wave of cosmic shifts, including a New Moon in Virgo, Mercury moving into Libra, Venus moving into Scorpio and a Uranus retrograde, all kicking off on September 10. It feels like a week of home truths, facing facts, getting a reality check, bearing down on the details, and seeing what needs to be said, done, and changed as a result. If you don’t acknowledge the reality, then how can you see the future vision? Let the tarot cards guide you towards the most important truth you need to face this week ahead.
Aries to Cancer
Aries (March 21 to April 20) – Six of Swords: You are ready to leave, depart, quit, walk away. And you’re not sad about it either. It’s time. Your grieving is already done, this ended long ago, it’s just been in a dying thrall ever since, and you’re ready to extricate yourself finally and for good. Get to it. This is the right time. Your gut instinct is correct.
Taurus (April 21 to May 21) – Judgement: You feel differently about yourself, better in fact, and this is going to impact your dynamics with several people. And that’s okay, because you’re done with shrinking or shape-shifting just to make someone else feel comfortable. It’s not a worthwhile price to pay. You are older, wiser and better than the version of you that let this happen, and enough is enough. Be different. Be authentic. Let them deal with it. Not your problem.
Gemini (May 22 to June 21) – Queen of Wands: You have been drifting, coasting, flying on autopilot. That ends this week. You’re putting the purpose back into how you invest your precious time, energy and attention. You have got mountains to climb, goals to smash, expectations to exceed, and a life to live fully and at full throttle. No half measures, no coasting along. Wake up. Get up and at ‘em.
Cancer (June 22 to July 23) – Five of Cups: You are grieving or mourning the loss of something, or someone. Even a kind of anticipatory grief because you can feel and sense what lies ahead. Cancer, you’re a deep well of emotion and intuition so you tend to feel what others would sense as a tremor as an earthquake. Don’t sink into this feeling, don’t let it overwhelm you. The future is not yet written, and the past is over and can’t hurt you. You are here in the present. Stay here. Don’t look too far ahead, nor too closely back.
Leo to Scorpio
Leo (July 24 to August 23) – Three of Swords: You have been treated poorly, even betrayed or backstabbed, and it’s time to see it. Stop making excuses for them or covering your eyes. Truly see what they did. And then surgically remove yourself from this situation. They have proven who they are, you don’t need more evidence or proof. Get yourself away, create distance, and heal. You deserved better. Now let them feel your total absence.
Virgo (August 24 to September 23) – The Tower: Let it all tumble, let things collapse if they would do so without you holding them up, alone and without support. Enough. You have overcompensated here for far too long, and the truth is that whatever it is you’re trying to uphold really doesn’t merit it. Let it fall. The relief will be palpable, and the reward is that you can shift your attention to something healthy, positive, and that will respond to your efforts. Stop wasting your time.
Libra (September 24 to October 23) – Three of Cups: Pleasure doesn’t have to be earned. You don’t have to control, limit or deconstruct the ways and means you enjoy your life, have fun, relax, and find beauty in life. Pleasure is life. Stop curbing your own enthusiasm and putting barriers in the way of enjoyment. You already work hard, there’s no need to punish or curtail your own fun. Whatever started this habit, remove it. You are ruled by Venus, the goddess of pleasure, you were born to have a good time. Go do it!
Scorpio (October 24 to November 22) – Ace of Wands: You need to get going with a new idea, beginning, project, role or endeavour. New news is necessary, otherwise you end up circling the drain, clinging on to things for too long, limiting your potential and future options. This week, activate some new ideas, trips, acquaintances, and options in your realm. One thing will quickly lead to another and establish momentum. Get the ball rolling.
Sagittarius to Pisces
Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21) – Nine of Coins: You are ready to admit you want things to improve, that you can do better, be more. You can see that where you’ve cut corners or come in at half measures, the results have mirrored that energy. And you take comfort from that because you know you can do more, better more consistent, and take things more seriously. A new era of consistency is beginning. It will yield success.
Capricorn (December 22 to January 21) – Death: You want to kill something off, maybe even an old habit or version of yourself that you know isn’t going to take you where you wish to go. From now until winter, you’re all about mirroring autumn’s shedding energy and letting old things die away, reach a conclusion, end quietly. Evolution starts with letting go of what doesn’t work. And then the renewal and rebirth will begin, all through this coming season.
Aquarius (January 22 to February 19) – Ten of Coins: You want to settle, nest, put down roots, build a foundation strong enough to build your Aquarian Empire on now. You are done experimenting and free-wheeling and roaming. It’s time to come home and build. A decade-long project and ambition lies ahead. A time for creating the home, family and lifestyle you yearn for. It’s all possible. The very best is yet to come. Have high hopes.
Pisces (February 20 to March 20) – The Sun: Life is good! You are feeling good about yourself, but sometimes you try to hide or dim that light because everyone else seems so down. Pisces, shine it at full beam! Celebrate your wins. Share the love. Bring glimmers of hope and happiness to others, using your own joy as fuel and inspiration. People will be genuinely pleased to see you having fun and feeling content. You deserve it. Show it.
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