Tarot for the Week of December 21st and Solstice

Usually, the weekly card readings are posted on social media (the Facebook page, Facebook group, and on Instagram), in both written and video formats, but this week is a big week energetically, and a longer reading, so I am posting it here to the blog.  

This week's cards are:  Page of Cups, reversed, 10 of Swords, reversed, The Magician, reversed, 4 of Swords, reversed, Knight of Wands, Judgement, and The World.  (The deck is Shadowscapes Tarot, art by Stephanie Law.)  

This week begins with solstice (the sun at zero degrees Capricorn) on Monday, December 21st, and also Jupiter and Saturn coming together at zero degrees Aquarius for the Great Conjunction. 

Solstice marks the beginning of the solar cycle.  It is the shortest day of the year and longest night (here in the northern hemisphere), and the time where we thank the darkness for its gifts, plant our seeds of intention for the coming solar cycle, and welcome the return of the light as the days begin now to get longer until June 21st.  

The Great Conjunction is when Jupiter and Saturn come together at the same degree of the zodiac, and occurs about every 19-20 years.  So with this conjunction we are beginning a new 20 year cycle.  But in addition, these two come together for about 200 years at a time in the same element of the zodiac, and this is the beginning of a new 200 year cycle as well, because for the past 200 years they have been coming together in earth signs, and now they are shifting to the coming 200 years of coming together every 20 years in air signs.  This brings a larger "umbrella" energetic shift now from earth (possessions, tangibles, land) to air (ideas, communication, services).  

This week's cards are a continuation of the theme of the past few weeks - from the eclipse portal (November 30th to December 14th) onward, the weekly cards have been speaking to stepping out of the old and into the new, and consciously releasing what no longer resonates.  

We are, and have been in recent weeks, moving through a series of big energetic shifts that are breaking us out of the holding pattern we have been in for 2020.  The cards this week reflect this.  They speak to where we may be still releasing the past and therefore holding back fully and authentically expressing ourselves, and not moving forward on new ideas just yet, and the discomfort being in that in-between might bring.  And they also speak to being able to move forward swiftly once we are fully connected to our passion and true heart's desire. 

The last two cards are especially telling.  The second to the last card, Judgement, tells us of dying to the old consciousness and being reborn to a new, higher consciousness - an awakening or rebirth.  The World, the final card, is the last card of the major arcana, signaling a completion or coming full circle, and also it is a card of Saturn - a card of mastery and stepping into our authority.  These two cards reflect the energy of the Great Conjunction as Saturn and Jupiter, the old god and the young god, the time-tested traditions and new ways, come together in the air sign Aquarius for an innovative new beginning.  

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Page of Cups, Reversed

Card 1
​Page of Cups, Reversed

We may have new ideas and inspiration but not be quite ready to share it with the world yet.  We may be holding back from full authentic self-expression while other parts of ourselves catch up with our minds.  This might bring self-doubt.  Remember to tune into inner wisdom.  There's no need to force - everything is unfolding in divine right timing.  

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Card 2
​10 of Swords, Reversed

The past year has been challenging and we have done a lot of work and faced some hardship and difficulties.  Reversed, this is a card of moving on from challenges, and that means releasing the past so we are truly free to move into the new without bringing the energy of the past with us and recreating it.  Releasing the past is the first step towards a new beginning.

10 of Swords, Reversed

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I The Magician, Reversed

Card 3
​I, The Magician, Reversed

The Magician is a card of alchemy - of blending all of the elements together to create something altogether new.  With it reversed, we are preparing to manifest, to create the new, but we are not taking action yet.  This goes right along with the first two cards.  The foundation of the magic of manifestation is holding strong, crystal clear vision of our end goal and intention.  Now is the time to hone the vision - then, when the time is right, we take right action. 

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Card 4
​4 of Swords, Reversed

The 4 of Swords reversed reinforces the other cards' messages telling us that it is not time for action just yet (although the Knight of Wands below tells us this is coming soon).  We want to move forward in a balanced and methodically way, and be sure to listen to our body and give it rest and nurturing when it is needed.  Otherwise we burn ourselves out.  Remember to tune in to inner wisdom and that things will unfold in divine right timing - find flow instead of pushing and forcing.  The time a seed spends in the dark below the surface of the soil is equally important to the time it spends in the light actively growing.  

4 of Swords, Reversed

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Knight of Wands

Card 5
​Knight of Wands

Wands representing fire - enthusiasm, ideas, creativity.  Knights represent taking action and pursuing a goal.  After connecting with our heart's most authentic desire and passion, clarifying our vision and intention, planting the seed and nourishing it and ourselves, we take swift and precise action.  When we are aligned with our most authentic self and expression and connected to our inner fire, we have the motivation and stamina to navigate any obstacles we might face along our path.

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Card 6
​XX, Judgement

Judgement speaks of rebirth and regeneration - dying to the old consciousness to be reborn to the new.  It is a decision.  It is letting go of the old.  It is being aligned with our inner guidance and intuition and acting from our true center and foundation of personal truths, core values, and beliefs.

XX Judgement

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XXI The World

Card 7
​XXI, The World

The World is a sign of completion.  The major arcana begins with card zero, The Fool, and ends with card XXI, The World.  It is "the Fool's journey."  This is attainment of a goal.  It is also a card of Saturn, so speaks of stepping into one's own authority or mastery of something. We are closing one door behind us and preparing to open a new one that marks a brand new beginning.    

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