Your Tarot Card Reading for the Week of July 14
Two retrogrades this week (Saturn and Mercury) which does rather press the "pause" button on life. It's a good time to sit with what you have, rather than chasing what you don't. Review, reflect, reminisce. The Six of Pentacles brings wise advice to the table for dealing with phases that are quiet or a little flat: look around and do good deeds for others. Whose life can you light up, even a little? Who can you treat, compliment, surprise, uplift, help or support? Build up the good karma credit score this week and feel good about yourself in the process. You can choose to be a light for others this week, and it's something they won't forget.
Aces are always invitations to something or other, and this one relates to the fundamentals of life: health, wealth, work, and home. This Ace also has steadfast, long-term, far-reaching, consistent energy. This is not an overnight upgrade or overhaul. This is not a flash in the pan project. This is about something that takes months to achieve, is extremely significant to you, and will require daily attention and investment. A new wellbeing practice, a career change and retraining, a change of home or even location, a financial overhaul and new system. You decide. You figure out what will make the biggest and best difference to your life, Aries, and you go for it.
Taureans are not typically noted for loving the notion, experience, or outcome of change. You like to be constant, consistent, and in control. Well, sincere apols, but The Wheel of Fortune is heading your way this week anyway to shake things up. The best thing you can do is to push that wheel in an area that you wish were different, lean into the forces of transformation vs working against them. Expect the unexpected. Be flexible. Trust in the process. This IS all for the best. Don't judge the outcome until everything feels okay.
It's been tough recently, a lot of challenge, loss, emotional upheaval, and obstacles. And, Gemini, I am going to applaud you because you have quietly, humbly, and gracefully tackled everything single thing thrown at you. This IS strength. The fortitude, courage, and determination to keep pressing on and smiling and making others feel good, even when your heart is breaking. Time to rest up. Time to heal. Time to look back and see the trajectory and the growth, and to let the changes sink in. You can make your own changes now, you're wiser and your outlook has shifted. What would you like to change about your life? The Universe will grant you three wishes!
Resting is not indulgent or lazy, it's essential maintenance and requirements of being a human being on planet Earth! The Ten of Wands demands you take a rest week. Otherwise the specters of burn out and fatigue await, and they are not your allies. Step back from the busyness, stay home, eat well, hydrate, go to bed early (stop scrolling!), be mindful about what content you focus on and take in, gravitate to folk who comfort and uplift you. Give yourself and your nervous system a spa-like treatment by taking life slowly and mindfully. You will return firing on all cylinders next week.
Your sign's season is inching closer and the prequel to it is revealed by the Four of Cups: express gratitude. You are already so wealthy in all the ways that truly count, Leo. Count your blessings, list them and celebrate them. Thank those who stand with and by you. Treat those you can't do without. Tell folk how you feel. Revel in the advantages, gifts, and privileges you find scattered throughout your realm. And when you do so, the Universe will like the sound of your appreciation and prepare to bring you more goodies, just in time for Leo season.
Virgo, The Hermit is your sign's tarot card, as well as being the numerological symbol of this year (2+0+2+5=9 – The Hermit tarot card). I'm going to put all of that together to predict that this is going to be THE week of 2025 for you. Something is afoot! I don't think it's an external event or impact, it's something that actually comes up and out of your own experience, reflection, and research. You invent a new outlook or insight that changes the game and may well lead to an ending, a change of the guard, a renewal. What's no longer serving you will leave and what's ready to serve you well will enter. Let this unfold.
You're a super smart Air sign, you're ruled by blissful and kind Venus, and your symbol is the scale representing fairness, balance, and harmony. You are great company, a wise counsellor, and a true source of love and compassion for many folk. The King of Cups has you firmly in this mode this week- offering a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen, and a helping hand. Do good for those in your circle and feel the love, feel the appreciation, and feel the true value of what you mean to other people. It's priceless. It's what remains when all the other noise has died down. Be the King of Cups this week and use all of your emotional intelligence.
Emotions run deep in you, Scorpio, hidden under layers of protection and strategy. Yet they remain, and they also guide you, from deep in your core. Can you feel that? This week, the King of Swords gives you the power, self belief, and courage to travel deep, deep down into your core state and uncover the emotions that are currently directing your behavior. What feelings are in play? How do they translate into motivations? What have these motivations led you to doing? The King of Swords will help you make sense of the maelstrom and bring clarity to the chaos. And, from there, you can direct your life with your head AND your heart.
I think Sagittarians are THE most competitive star sign- even more so than Aries or Capricorn or Leo. There, I said it! So, the Seven of Wands is a card that suits this vibe as it invites challenge, targets, rivalry, and competition into your realm. Only stuff that is fun, mind you, nothing overwhelming or defeatist. These are games you can win and, as established, you LOVE winning. Reposition your challenges and difficulties this week as games and goals. See the play in thew strategy to win, set yourself rewards and milestones. Presented as a challenge, you will rise to the occasion and blast everyone out the water! As it should be.
Cap, don't be sad. Don't dwell on the things you feel you've lost or been hard done by recently. Chalk them up to experience, extract a lesson, release the anger or grief by expressing it and getting it out into the cold light of day (rather than circling around in your mind). The Five of Pentacles reminds you that you're not alone, this too shall pass, and there's a new dawn ahead. Prepare for it by clearing the decks, physically and mentally, of the old, broken, cluttered, or dysfunctional 'stuff' that weighs you down and reminds you of setbacks and hardships. New space. New outlook. New opportunity. It all lies ahead, the best IS yet to come.
The Star is your sign's tarot card and makes you a lucky sign! It represents your truth, purity, and progressive mind, always seeking the next level and making improvements, always working for a greater good. It also grants you wishes on occasion, and THIS WEEK is one of those occasions. Are you ready? Make a wish. Visualize it and breathe life into it. Believe in this dream. Make overt, small steps towards it every day this week. And expect the unexpected. Say this affirmation for added acceleration: 'I was made for miracles. I claim my wish with faith and fire.' I wish you luck and I hope you get everything you wish for!
Permission to experiment and try out lots of new things and ideas this week with absolutely ZERO expectation or pressure. Don't aim for outcomes, aim to have an experience and learn something, positive or negative, it all has equal value. The Page of Wands has childlike glee and wonder at everything in the world and simply wants to try, see, taste, feel, explore it all. Be childlike and let your curiosity lead you to new ways and means of doing things. Don't tell anyone about this, just do your own secret tests and experiments, review the results, and then adopt what worked well. No one has to even see or hear about the failures!
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