tarot for when I needed a boost
And the delightful surprise it called out!!
What’s a girl to do on a Sunday night when the Sunday Scaries hit? Tarot, duh!
To be honest, I rarely get stressed out about my day job. I love what I do. But the past few weeks have felt heavy (thanks Mercury retrograde!) and I needed a boost. With trepidation, I reached for my deck(s). Why trepidation? Because I needed a boost, not The Tower. Thankfully, I got something rather unexpected.
First, I mentioned ‘deck(s)’ because I regularly pull one card from three different decks - one tarot and two oracle decks.
I’ve mentioned my favorite tarot deck in other posts, The Cosmic Woman Tarot, but I don’t think I’ve mentioned the oracle decks. The first I picked up at a deck-trading event at the local metaphysical store, The City of Dreams Oracle. This deck makes me feel happy, and regardless of the trepidation I may feel, this always adds a positive spin to any pull. I have an older version of the deck and I’m really thinking about getting the newer version with holographic edges (nerd!).
I recently purchased the second oracle deck after we locked eyes at said metaphysical shop. It was the last one sitting quietly in the corner, waiting for me to come along. It’s the deck I didn’t know I needed and never wanted. The Wild & Sacred Feminine Deck is deeply beautiful in its thoughtfulness and design. It is clear the creators hold deep reverence for each of the archetypes included. I read each card feeling more empowered afterwards.
So here’s what I pulled:
City of Dreams: Projections
Tarot: Six of Wands
Wild & Sacred: Dolphin / Embodiment
Projections is probably my least favorite card in that particular deck - it’s asking me to do a lot of work - am I projecting? Or am I being projected on? Not a great start, but I already bought the ticket and was on the ride.
Next, Six of Wands - unexpected, but delighted. Perhaps I would be lauded a hero at work! My coworkers lifting me on their shoulders and chanting my name. However unlikely that scenario is, it boded well coming off of a stressful week.
Lastly, the Dolphin. This was special to me as I always thought I was part dolphin. Being a Pisces, I naturally belong on, in, or near water. This card was asking me to embody whatever recognition I may be getting this week, to live in the moment. Take a deep breath and dive in.
Summary: It seemed this week would bring some recognition for the hard fought battle of the last few weeks, but I’d have to fully own that energy and fall victim to imposter’s syndrome.
The Outcome: Now granted, it’s only been 24 hours, so I’ll report back at the end of the week, however, it’s already played out in ways that I didn’t expect. I opened my email a few hours ago and saw a message waiting for me in a popular professional networking site. The message was from a woman saying another person had directed her to my profile and was looking for some help. Public recognition of my accomplishments from a stranger looking at my resume and deciding I had the chops to help them? That’s Six of Wands energy. My first thought was “this is fake” (projection and not embodying my worth). I deep dove and found it was in fact real.
Now, to be clear, I am not interested in taking on more work. I love my job (see above). But the bottom line is that I told the universe I needed a boost and within 24 hours I got one via a connection-of-a-connection reaching out because I have a skillset that they need.
No laurels or white horses, but it did feel pretty good. That’s really all I needed.
