The World
Alas, I have returned. Managed to catch a little Covid right after Christmas. Never felt so bad in my entire damn life. My husband and son also had it, but they've had Covid before (I had managed to somehow dodge that bullet until now). And while I'm fully vaccinated/boosted... oof... it hit me like a ton of bricks. Thankfully, I had family, friends, and neighbors who helped out, and I was able to get a prescription for Molnupiravir. And now I feel almost human again.
I wanted to get one last card pulled for 2022 since I've missed most of this last week. Plus, I acquired some new amazing new decks over the break that I wanted to show. In the middle is The World as shown in Doctor Falke's Tarot of the Drowning World (a complicated and large deck, for sure, but gorgeous to say the least) - a gift from my husband - and on the right is The Somnia Tarot by Nicholas Bruno (and yes, we SHOULD talk about Bruno because he's amazingly talented. Seriously a breathtaking deck).
Sometimes you draw a card and just shake your head because the card that was drawn can't be more fitting - and that is what we have today: The World.
Traditionally, this is the final card in The Fool's Journey where they reach enlightenment and closes their circle of life's experiences. This is usually interpreted as the closing of a cycle, the end of a project or a period of time. Since this is a card in the Major Arcana, this usually symbolizes a larger type of closure, something with weight. Quite fitting for the end of a year.
Message of the Day: It seems like the need for closure is something it is embedded in our DNA. Unfinished relationships, songs that are cut off before they finish, every fuckin' series on Netflix that they cancel before we can find out how it ends. We thirst for an end or we're left feeling unsatisfied. So as the year counts down, we start seeing Top XX of the Year lists, to help have that sense of completion and closure.
As we think back on the year, we think of the accomplishments with smiles and the failures in frustration. We think of the wins and the losses and maybe reflect on what could have been better. We then set up resolutions for the new year, only to have them fall by the wayside a month or so later. And when that happens, we sigh with a breath of defeat or just ignore it altogether, as it clearly wasn't something important enough to fight for.
Resolutions can be a tricky subject. Some people need measurable, concrete objectives to tick off. Others flee from the restraints of such structure. Also - life happens. Sure, you're going to hit the gym four times a week, until you get Covid and you're down for a month (plus) with zero energy. There goes that resolution, right?
Wrong. A resolution is not a law but an intention and an intention only. My personal resolution last year was to make my son fresh bread for his lunches instead of buying bread. There were some weeks I wasn't able to do that because #life. But I still did it probably 90% of the year. I am damn proud of it too. Would I feel any better if I had done it 100%? Not likely.
So I encourage you to make some resolutions this year but focus on the perspective and the reason for the resolution. If the threat of measurable goals is intimidating for you, frame your resolution in a way where the intention is still there in your mind, but your method of success is fluid. Try not to start the year with "I'm not eating anything with carbs - keto for me!" and perhaps rephrase it as "I'll eat more proteins and vegetables and fewer breads and pasta." or "I'll eat less fast food." That frame of mind is much easier to commit to (and stick to) than something as extreme as a keto diet.
So as the world adds one more notch to his headboard tonight, I hope you all have a safe and happy new year celebration. I wish the best for the new year and look forward to all the blessings and light that is coming our way in this Chariot of a new year. I also wanted to say thank you for joining me on this Tarot journey, and I look forward to our time together next year!
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