I’m looking at this week’s reading as a somewhat silly but ultimately powerful toast. Our central card, the Three of Cups, has three actual cups raised. They’re legitimate vessels! But out other two - the Page of Pentacles and King of Wands - add something new to the mix. Practicality (pentacles) and action (wands) join our social scene to create unique opportunities. It’s a continuation of our month’s reading whose theme is the two of cups: How might the alliances or connections you’ve been forming help you bring your goals into focus?
These cards are asking us to take our mingling, celebrating, and (healthy) decadence seriously. This week, it’ll be the scene of some important breakthroughs. New opprtunties? Partners for your next endeavor or dearly held dream? A well-timed comment or even a general confidence boost that inspires you to take yourself seriously? All of these could happen in spaces that uplift mutual joy, support, and well-being. Note where you assume ease and connection are frivolous extras and fight back. There’s a great deal of bounty to be found in shared spaces; place yourself in them as much as possible this week.
Because our card of the month is the two of cups, I’m sensing a potential shift this week where the area(s) that felt tender and therefore tenuous in the beginning of March are now solidifying into something more trustworthy and enduring. Here, a linear, literal progression is a welcome sight. No jumping back or forth, we’re counting upwards, growing at a steady and sustainable pace. Take a moment to honor how your commitment to vulnerability and authenticity has brought you to a new place. Three is the number of creativity. Something new is being born right now, so get to tending it and don’t waste time pretending you’re still in the step before.
There may also be a welcome change in our social lives. If that past week weeks (or month, even) have felt challenging to juggle, with social commitments taking up a great deal of time, this week our practical and work lives are coming back into focus. Excitingly, we’re also buoyed by a newfound sense of focus. The Page of Pentacles could represent a new idea, a readiness to commit to action, or a new source of pentacles-style stability and prosperity. Bring these opportunities and ideas to your social groups and see how they can help galvanize you.
Ultimately, we’re ending the week on the throne of the King of Wands, and encouraging card if there ever was one. Sharing your enthusiasm and schemes widely, cooking up collective plans, and being okay with starting as an amateur (especially in public) will give us all a massive confidence boost. Yes, it’s been a time to process and think and connect, but this card is showing us finally stepping back into our roles as movers and shakers. These powers have been waiting for us the whole time, so once things start moving trust that you have the skill and agility to run with it to the finish line. Get things done, relish in the rush, and know you can do it with energy to spare.
This week, embrace:
New ideas, especially pentacles ones: sources of income, projects, career moves, courses of study, entrepreneurial ventures
Convivial Three of Cups situations! Parties - cozy or raucous - get-togethers, public events, classes
Sharing your ideas with others
Committing to the next step/phase/chapter
Returning to your ability to get things done (while protecting your energy; Kings delegate!)
This week, avoid:
Thinking too far into the future
Fear of failure
Acting older/more experienced/more jaded than you really are
Hermiting
Undervaluing, guessing, selling your wands capabilities: charm, chutzpah, follow-through, initiative, bravery
This is all exactly what I needed to hear right now, thanks a million!