Every Monday, I draw three cards to focus on for the week coming up.

To be perfectly honest, I’m starting to panic about the month ahead. It feels like a lot of things are going to make a mess of my life, and I have no idea where to find a calm oasis of sanity. Or just an oasis of calm. Too many riptides fighting each other through my system.

That’s an apology in advance for quiet on my end. Everything is just so overwhelming, and in order to focus on what to write, I need more quiet and calm. But for now, what does the Tarot say for our week ahead?

Three of Bats

Yup, looks like a riptide to me: thunderstorm eating away at our emotional center.

XIV Temperance

But Temperance will see us through: finding a place of calm, where we can nurture our inner witchiness and make some potions, will be an ideal coping mechanism.

Three of Pumpkins

Ending with the Three of Pumpkins makes me feel hopeful: that despite emotional turmoil, we’re building on solid bedrock. That means a greater chance of long-term success, even if it does not feel like that right now.

Conclusion

What do you think? Do any of these cards speak to you, or am I the only one in an emotional frenzy? I decided against using any definitions of what the cards mean, as the image on the Three of Bats of three bats carrying a heart through a storm was evocative enough for how I feel right now. Reminds me in a way of Furies: three Furies of passion pulling us through a storm… not that the Furies would do that, but that there is that passionate force behind it.

With that, I’m off to start another long week, and a weekend that didn’t have enough for me. Talk to you all soon!