A beautiful message for your week + welcome new Art-a-Whirl followers!
a tarot-happy weekend 🌿
What a weekend
Here in Minneapolis, it was Art-A-Whirl 2024.
“For the uninitiated, Art-A-Whirl is the largest open studio tour in the country. This is the event's 29th year, and over 1300 NEMAA member artists, galleries, and businesses are participating across 100+ locations in Northeast Minneapolis.”
If you’re new here, welcome!
It was lovely meeting many of you. If I wasn’t able to say hello in person, know that I’m so glad you’re here. Thank you for opting to join the Capricorn Born community.
This is a free pick-a-card email to start your week. They are sent out every Monday, so keep an eye out.
You can read more in-depth about what’s going on here:
Let’s get to the cards,
N
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The Cards
deck: African Tazama Tarot
Before you scroll down, pick a card above first!
Take your time, breathe, listen to your body, then choose ☀️
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the Tower
You’ve heard it before: change is the only guarantee in this life.
So why do we try to resist it so often?
Is it fear of the unknown? A need for the illusion of control? Or something else?
This card has found you today as a gentle reminder that change is inevitable.
But what’s more, if you’re trying so hard to avoid it, the Universe will take care of it for you anyway. And in that case, it may come as a surprise you weren’t expecting.
So, the message, dear reader?
Step into the next shift you need to make with a dash of curiosity and a good helping of trust. But be the one to push forward rather than wait for something to happen.
Change can feel a little unsettling at first, but it is also the portal we must walk through to access life’s next great gift.
two
King of Cups
If the cards represent aspects of ourselves, then this card is one of the best.
Whatever you’re going through right now, remember that you have access to diplomacy and handling things in an emotionally mature way.
There’s always a choice, even if someone or something is causing you some trouble.
What’s more, practicing boundaries is always a useful skill to sharpen. You can express what you need and what is not tolerated or take some space for yourself without any explanation.
Above all, this is a reminder this week to connect with compassion.
And maybe what you need the most is a heavy dose of compassion for yourself. You’ve made it this far, and you deserve to acknowledge how strong you are.
three
2 of Pentacles reversed
Well done for keeping everything in your life going. Our culture demands that we balance a LOT; sometimes, it’s hard to tell when we’ve taken on too much.
This card invites you to notice where you might be out of balance: health, finances, family, friends…all of the above?
And I’ll be the first to say it’s okay.
And what does “out of balance” mean anyway? Energetically, it doesn’t fill or lift you up. Perhaps it's an experience of being drained or feeling stuck in some way.
What can you take off your plate or put on the back burner in order to tackle an out-of-balance area with the focus and energy it deserves?
It may take some time if you’re doing many things, or you might be pleasantly surprised that when you get one thing in balance, the others fall into place much more easily.
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