A collective reading for the moon cycle ahead.
The November new moon falls in Scorpio, a sign of deep transmutation. The leaves erupt in fiery color, then fade and fall. Perennials send their energy to the root. Life withers, the time of decay before the dormancy of winter and eventual rebirth in spring.
Our theme for this lunar cycle is The Emperor.
Many tarot books will define this card with very charged language: authority. power. control. aggression. All of this is absolutely an aspect of The Emperor, but reducing the archetypal Masculine to this narrow view does a disservice to us all, and it’s not hard to see how this is shows up. Around the world we are seeing men clinging to worn out definitions of power and strength, control, violence. And, we are also seeing regime changes, resistance, mass rejection of authoritarianism and fascism.
Evolution happens at points of tension.
The deep, mature archetype of the emperor, and the masculine nature within us all, is one of service and social responsibility. On an individual level, it tells us: you are here for a reason and have something important to offer. The Emperor devolves when the connection to our soul purpose is lost or forgotten. The true work of the emperor is to build systems that support the community and protect the vulnerable, to offer their unique medicine and wisdom in an empowered and responsible way.
The Emperor is the old growth tree that offers shelter, shade, and seeds of nourishment. The Emperor is the ancient saguaro standing sentinel.
Where does your relationship to the masculine, within your self and without, need tending and repair?
Where and how are you being asked to step into your own power, to offer your unique gifts to be of service to the world?
A way we can best work with this theme:
The Two of Wands.
This was our theme for the last lunar cycle
The twos in the tarot speak of balance and tension, of choice and discernment. The Two of Wands brings in the energy, movement and spirit of fire. It lets us know that something is simmering, we are being invited to begin a journey and it is up to us to make the first steps.
Stay discerning, in trust of your own path.
The two of wands is is a place of preparation, of calling on our intuition and deep soul knowing to craft a plan of action. Is your compass tuned? How will you respond when the plan you are charting veers off course?
The Two of Wands is a card of promise and potential, but even more, it’s a card of agency.
A message from the universe, mystery, source:
The Hanged One.
surrender. surrender.
The Hanged One leaves us suspended in a time of deep inner transmutation. This card invites us to withdraw when we need to, to pause, perhaps look at the thing from a new perspective. Peace is not the absence of all suffering. It is not gained through apathy, or a head buried in the sand, but in accepting what is here in the present.
Can you offer yourself gentleness and trust the process you are in? Where do you need to surrender? Where can you trust you are being held and supported?
