It's Sunday, which means it's 'technically' the start of a new week! The start of a new week, month, year, or day is an opportunity for a fresh start. It's a clean slate so to speak, and it starts NOW! If you aren't happy with how last week went, then take a closer look at the what happened that didn't go your way. What caused the outcomes? What actions did you take (or didn't take) to meet your goals? What can you do differently this week?

If you've been following my daily tarot reading then you're already familiar with the format (and THANK YOU). I'll be shuffling my tarot cards for as long as it takes until I choose 3 cards to interpret. I spend almost as much time shuffling as I do writing. There are multiple reasons for this, but most importantly it's because I want to get my head in the right space. If I'm not speaking from the heart, or using my intuition to guide my writing, then these posts mean absolutely nothing.

5 Of Coins Tarot Card (Upright)

The coins or 'pentacles' is one of the 4 suits in tarot decks. Just like how playing cards have hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds, so also do tarot cards with their individual suits. This suit represents fortune, money, status, affluence and material wealth.

The 5 of coins is a slightly more 'negative' card, and relates to adversity and financial hardship. I try to put a positive spin on everything I write, but this card is closely associated with poverty, bad luck, and financial ruin. You may have recently lost a job, or are having difficulty paying bills on time. It can feel like the walls are closing in, and there is no help or relief in sight. Now is the time to swallow your pride, and ask for help. Reach out to those around you for guidance and support while you navigate this rough road in your finances.

This card is one of the 'minor arcana' (each of the suits are), which means the effects are temporary. While in the moment though it certainly doesn't feel that way. Your mindset is focused on everything you don't have, and how little there is to go around. When you think in terms of 'lack', you concentrate on how there's not enough to go around and get even more discouraged.

Take action with your finances, and be proactive. Sit down and make a budget, or look for ways you can climb out of the hole you might find yourself in. Make a gratitude list of all of the things you do have. When you start to focus on all of the blessings you still have, that 'lack' mindset begins to disappear and you'll begin to see a change. Life is like a roller coaster, there are ups and downs, and there is a 'season' for everything. Remember that what you're going through is only temporary, and it will soon pass.

The Hermit Tarot Card (Reversed)

The Hermit Tarot Card shows an older man with a long beard holding a staff in one hand and a lantern in the other. The white beard indicates wisdom, and the lantern providing light can mean clarity, and understanding. The Hermit is a spiritual being, who spends time alone for introspection. He wants a better understanding of himself, and the universe around him so he spends time in solitude contemplating.

When the Hermit is reversed this can indicate that you might be spending too much time alone, and isolating yourself from others. Personal time is extremely valuable, but it can cause problems if you're shutting others out. You could be feeling withdrawn and introspective, stewing over the 'big problems' of life and how they can be solved. You could spend the rest of your life trying to come up with solutions to the worlds problems, but once you receive your 'moment of clarity' it may already be too late.

This card can also indicate that you've be a little more 'shy', or timid in social interactions or out in public. Your head is down and you keep to yourself, thinking about who you really are and what your purpose is. We gain clarity, insight, and wisdom not only by learning from ourselves but learning from others as well. Don't be afraid to get out of your shell (or house) and go ask others for the answers that you seek.

4 Of Cups Tarot Card (Reversed)

Another suit in the Minor Arcana, the cups card has also been referred to as chalices or hearts. Cups represent emotions, feelings, relationships. What goes inside a cup.....? water, liquid, something that is free flowing and fills the space of whatever it is poured into. The cups suit is associated with the element water. Water has the ability to bring life and growth, or to destroy and decay.\

When the 4 Of Cups Tarot Card is reversed, it can imply that you are ready to pull yourself out of the mud and start again. You've weathered the storm and you have a desire to get back out there and start achieving whatever you set out to do. You are beginning to realize that even though everything doesn't always work out in your favor, there is always a way forward. You can appreciate the little things despite setbacks that may occur, and they motivate you to continue on.

Leave the past behind, and focus on the present. This moment right now is all we have! Make the best use of your time, and let go of the hurt or sadness you have been reflecting on that have kept you from being your best self. Enthusiasm and excitement for your current ventures will spur you on and help you continue to move forward.

I hope something in this post resonated with you. Every time I write one of these I discover thoughts and feelings about myself that I didn't realize were even there. Have a beautiful Sunday everyone, and stay safe. Love you!!!