We're on the front side of a cold front in Texas which will take our 85º nasty muggy weather to a perfect 45º in the morning. Can't. Wait. In the meantime, we have gray clouds and rain. A lovely quiet setting for reading Tarot and somewhat fitting for todays card: the VI of Swords.
The suit of Swords tends to be the more "hardcore" suit in the Tarot deck where we find heartbreak, grief, depression, and anxiety. The VI of Swords usually represents grief and a painful "moving on" - a re-balancing after some type of transition. All of the cards in the deck above are gorgeous. So much water represented (water is the emotional realm) as it shows a migration to a new point unknown.
Message of the Day: The holidays usually represent a happy and festive time with so many Hallmark moments that you could literally throw up from all the saccharine-y sweet sentiment. But it isn't that way for everyone. People - especially over the last three years of the Pandemic - have lost a lot; and sometimes the holidays are just a painful reminder of what was taken or how life has changed. Time heals everything - but sometimes (a lot of the times), the holidays can be like ripping off the band-aid and pouring salt in an almost-closed wound.
There are two perspectives to this card. 1.) If you are the one experiencing the loss and pain, how do you move forward and be present for the new experiences going forward? (Realistically, that is probably going to involve therapy, possibly trauma-informed therapy, and time.) But it's also about accepting the changes, grieving as is needed, and accepting life is full of change we cannot control. You aren't alone in your pain, but letting your grief consume you will prevent you (and others) from having new experiences and making new memories.
And 2.) If someone you love or care about is in this situation, how do you support them and empathize without being overbearing? Some people just aren't ready to progress, and that is okay. Follow your intuition (your gut) on this, and you will feel when it is time to step back. Sometimes just knowing that someone is there is all that needs to be said. Their grief and pain could be from the loss of a job, financial strain due to inflation, family breakup... any number of reasons. You most likely don't hold the magic key to fix things nor are you their savior. But you can offer to help where they allow and have empathy for their situation.
The "Christmas Spirit" can be shard in small quiet ways, without a plastered on fake smile, ugly-ass Christmas sweater, and nasty-ass fruit cake (come on, no one likes that stuff). Be sensitive to the needs of others around you instead of assuming they are in the same place as you.
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