The PATH: your weekly message from the tarot cards {week of sept 01}
Plus, a VERY special announcement at the end!
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THE CARDS
decks: Tarot de Carlotydes & Ocean Dreams Oracle
Hello everyone, happy Tuesday. These are usually on Monday, but I’ve learned to gift myself the holiday weekends. I used to think you guys would mind, but I’m pretty sure you couldn’t care less 😆 I guess that’s self-employed growth, or something.
I’ve had a really heavy week on a personal-emotional level, but I love the magic of the readings I offer that speak to me as well. And this is one of those!
If you get a personal tarot reading from me, I often use my Path spread. It’s a spread I came up with early on and still default to because it’s excellent for addressing most things.
This week, I’m offering another collective message for your week from two lovely decks. The Tarot de Carlotydes is a wee French deck that I adore. The art is so delicate and beautiful.
So, sit back, grab a cup of something, and trust that if you found this message, there’s something here for you.
Thanks for reading.
xo,
Natalie
The Path Spread | Oracle: Deep Mysteries
Why the oracle?
I like to add an oracle card to my spread to set the tone for the reading.
This week’s path has the flavor of initiation: a call into deeper discernment and trust in your own clarity.
The cards suggest choices and subtle inner work, all pointing to a shift from external noise into internal authority. This is about inner work and truth.
Where you are right now | The Lovers
Right now, there is an area of your life where you face a moment of choice, alignment, or union.
You’re standing at a crossroads where decisions are not just about what you do, but about what you commit your heart and spirit to.
The Lovers card isn’t always about love. It’s about your relationship to “other” in your life. Whether that be people, projects, or the Self, the Lovers invite you to reflect on how you show up in relationship to other things.
The threshold: what you must walk through | Wheel of Fortune, rx
A reminder that the wheel doesn’t always turn on our timeline. Sometimes luck and karma show up unexpectedly. Reversals here suggest frustration with delays or feeling stuck in patterns.
The threshold you must walk through is to meet patience and perspective: can you trust that shifts are still happening beneath the surface that maybe you can’t see?
If something didn’t turn out great, if you’re singing the song of bad luck, can you search for the gift of growth that might be hiding inside?
Energy you will need to work with | Five of Cups, rx
Healing.
A softening of grief or regret, and a chance to see what still remains.
There’s energy here of moving forward, but only after truly acknowledging what has been lost. Maybe you need to cry it out, write it out or just scream into a pillow.
Whatever wants to come out needs to come out, and from there, everything new opens up before you.
What lies ahead | King of Swords, rx
Be cautious of clouded judgment or rigid thinking, especially when dealing with tough emotions.
This card reversed asks you to check your biases, watch your tone, and avoid cutting yourself or others down with overly sharp words.
A good practice might be to take some space between communicating your truth, just to make sure you’re clear and diplomatic about things.
Guides | The Hermit, rx + Two of Wands, rx
Your guides are here to help you along this week’s path. Both cards point inward.
The Hermit reversed nudges you to listen to your own inner light rather than isolating too much or waiting for someone else’s wisdom.
Over-talking about sticky things you’re going through isn’t the best route here. Sit with things just long enough to hear your inner being light the way.
The Two of Wands reversed echoes this: plans may feel unclear, but it’s better to pause than to rush. The guide is subtle but firm: clarity is cultivated, not forced.
Summary
This week invites you into initiation: choices that matter (Lovers), patterns or cycles that test your patience (Wheel rx), healing where there’s been loss (Five of Cups rx), and the challenge of seeing clearly without judgment (King of Swords rx). Your guides remind you that clarity isn’t found by rushing outward, but by pausing inward, trusting your own light (Hermit rx, Two of Wands rx).
The oracle of Deep Mysteries ties it all together: the wisdom you seek is already unfolding within you. Peel back the layers, honor the subtle shifts, and trust your own discernment as you step forward.
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