The cards this week are helping us move through our challenging emotions and aligning us to our growth and passions. Take a moment, set an intention or question, and pick a card above. Answers after the jump!

I want to revisit the Tower and the video of the channeling I did of the card back on May 19th. You can also check out the original post where I talk about how I channel and the vision that came through of the deep reprioritizing and re-encoding that is happening as we move through this card. I have been pulling The Tower a lot this week in my own ritual and spiritual work and I am getting the sense that another big shift is coming. I invite you all to watch this video again and start/continue to sit with the tough realities of living in an America that has repeatedly, vehemently, and arrogantly chosen to not face its shadow. With 5 planets retrograde, we are revisiting these shadows, and the lessons we were facing at the start of the pandemic - put simply, unsustainable economies and social structures maintained and enforced at the cost of human life and emotional well-being.  In addition to the violent backlash to revolutionary protests in support of Black abolition happening now, states and cities are re-opening even as covid-19 cases rise,  all seen as the price of returning to “normalcy”.

The Tower asks us to be wary of this yearning for bygone days of willful ignorance. Indeed, The Tower is a shock to the system that shows us the fallacy of choosing blindness; the upheaval comes even to those most entrenched institutions and belief systems - note the crowns on the top of the structure and the head of one of the falling figures.

This card is also about the fallacy of separation - consider how the Tower is isolated, on a rocky and ominous foundation in a pitch black sky. Trying to align to any illusions of being “above” facing these harsh realities brings the same fate.

But all is not lost in the Tower - this change comes because it is for the sake of clearing away what it is not serving and allows for us to build anew. The upheaval is Divine in its nature; the yellow falling flames illustrated are Yods - the first letter of the Hebrew name of God: YHVH. You can also find Yods on the Wheel of Fortune, the Moon, and the Aces of cups, swords, and wands.

So within periods of darkness (The Tower and The Moon) there are opportunities for new beginnings (Ace of Swords, Cups, and Wands). Divine is with us through it all (The Wheel of Fortune). And Divine is us. We animate Divinity. We bring it to life. And this is the source of the immense power we are capable of when we are in these moments of uncertainty. We create the change, we our responsible for its arrival, so we have to trust ourselves enough to dream of more. But before we can begin to articulate and realize our dreams, The Tower helps us see with shocking or resonant clarity what deeply ingrained beliefs and institutions need fixing. What are we gripping on to that is holding back from wholeness?   ​

These are serious paths we are on. We are healing intergenerational traumas. We are unraveling very old conditioning and programming that is not eager to be undone. It will fight like hell to continue its existence. Consider what it feels like to grapple with a challenging thought or behavior that is well ingrained - how hard it can feel to make a different choice, how much you fight it, even one that you know would be nourishing to you. We are seeing this amplified on a personal level and on a collective scale. So we have to build trust and deep intimacy with our souls, so that it feels safe to be with ourselves as we walk down these roads. We have to teach our inner light that we won’t abandon ourselves in the mist.   In this we are learning how to stand in our own power in spite of what is happening around us - to hold our vibration of peace even as we are flung from the seat of our comfort. 

How is this change showing up for you in your life? How are you choosing presence during these challenging times? Where are you looking for support as you move through this? You are invited to share here in the comments or journal to reflect.

​This week we are visited by the Empress! Inviting us to connect to our sense of wholeness and abundance, even through turmoil. This message feels like an acknowledgement from Spirit of the challenging times we are moving through and encouragement to connect to our inner sense of grace as we continue this deep collective transformation.

As many of you know,  I  created a ritual for The Golden Dome School's  opening ceremony for their tarot fundraiser last weekend. All proceeds from readings booked with participating healing artists  went to  For the Gworls, National Bail Out,  UndocuBlack Network, and G.L.I.T.S.  $12,092.33 in total was donated!  Below I am posting the ritual  - it was originally posted to The Golden Dome School's page as a carousel post with text included as the caption.

The intention of this ritual is to open us up for reflection and healing. To face our shadows, release excuses and displacing blame,  and to make ourselves ready for action aligned with our highest and best good.  

The messages from Spirit are gentler than they have been in weeks. It says a lot about where things are right now that I am feeling nerves and tension around integrating these messages and calling in ease. Try as best as you can  to be gentle with yourselves! 

Take a moment,  set an intention or settle on a query, pick a card, and check the answer after the jump!

who do you serve?
your fear or your highest good?
who do you serve?
your insecurity or your wholeness?
who do you serve?
your excuses or your wisdom?

do you have the courage to face yourself? 

This is less of a pick a card this week than it is a general reading! At the very least, it felt like each card has something important to offer all of us. So feel free to choose one as usual, but I encourage you to read  the messages for each. You can check them out after the jump! 

​a transmission that came through clearly and couldn’t wait for video so I wrote it down to share!

you have more power than you give yourself credit for
let that be the water that holds you
to move and float on water requires surrender 
a release into which is out of your control, always slipping out of your grasp
it is not for you to own
it is to support you 

you are free to speak 
you have access to knowledge 
more than has ever been accessible to you 
all you have to do is choose it, and you can go anywhere or be anywhere at anytime 
can’t you see the beauty in this? 
use this gift
use this knowing 
use this incredible access 
you cannot claim ignorance 
of your power or your depth
it is here for you, waiting 

to know is not to assume 
it is to stay curious 
to remark upon the world 
it is to know that whatever you know, there’s more than you don’t 
that there is always more to learn 
that there are infinite ways to be 
what a gift this is 
what an opportunity 
what a way to unfold through this world 

there are things you are waking up to that you have always known 
keep it simple
it already is 

From this week's Wednesday reiki session on Instagram Live.  Catch it live Wednesdays at 11:11am PST on my IG!

​We do not have the luxury of silence is the message from the Hierophant this week. I channel a message from Spirit through this card that focuses on using our voice and manifesting change in action. Honored to keep holding space for Divine's direct messages through these weekly updates lately. Please let me know if the channellings are feeling resonant and helpful for you!