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 Clair is a movement instructor at Good Body Feel studio in Hamilton. They read Tarot and an artist of various mediums. You can find most of their virtual activity @clairitytarot 

Cards Pulled: 7 of Cups, The Hierophant, 6 of Swords

Month: January

Themes: Illusions, Spiritual Lessons, Healing, Commitment, Traditions

HEALING FROM ILLUSIONS

I would like to remind us that life generally is a dance between opposites. All sides are here to teach us how to be with the chaos, fearlessly. We are here to be human and bring back humane dealings with each other within it. To treat each other less disposable and to recognize that our beating hearts are always talking to each other. We were at a time of extroversion last month and now we return to the slowing down again, turning within to repair and maintain: forgiving ourselves and to reflect on what we are committed to in this upcoming New Year.

It is 2020, and for many of us; things have been feeling awkwardly different since mid-2019, perhaps earlier. Many of us have been letting go of traditions/ conventions that deplete our energy and enthusiasm. Within the slow earthy sign of Capricorn, we are learning to become more practical and realistic of how we approach our enlightenment and personal development.

This is a time to make simple. We are well aware of the illusions that we have been playing out during the holiday seasons past and how many things we no longer resonate with anymore. We see now clearly, and we can no longer pretend that we unsee.

The need to heal from what has been expected of us and to be our raw selves now is a gift. This is a full stop or rather snail movement, to get us to look at what we are truly determined about and why; knowing that it is commitment that carries us through not the illusion of having it all together.  

Perhaps we need new traditions and simpler ways to honor endings and beginnings. We are being asked to simplify so we can see ourselves truly without masks. Sometimes growing isn’t the pearls, it can be stark it can feel barren. Welcome winter, welcome quiet, and welcome the empty and maybe light a candle.   

The Hierophant is about tradition, commitment, conventions but also about ‘higher’ learning meaning how we connect to our spiritual selves. Spiritual exploration is anything that allows you in some sense to become aware that you are connected to something that is bigger than you. That feeling that allows us to intuit what is called ‘divine order’ and/or ‘intelligent design’, meaning a deep knowing that everything is here for a reason; all the light but also the ugly to evolve our souls.

Healing is a non-linear process many times layered, messy and mucky. It can also bring moments of peace, resolve in the understanding that you are ok as you are and have always been. Glitter babe. Holiday hangover can have us sometimes feeling that we are not doing enough and bring up some deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and unrealistic expectations of where we think we should be in life. Six of swords is about accepting where you are in your healing and that there is no way it should look.

 You can use disciplined Capricorn energy to deepen your healing from the masks that you been playing. This is not a judgment we all do it. Mind you, we are always talking from a place of compassion and creative outlook. Our work is about decolonizing the mind and heart.  We want to nudge you to never give up on yourself and embrace the complex human you are.

Be discerning about what you think you should be doing in this world. You are allowed to not know, you are allowed to change your mind, and you are also allowed to do many things. We often forget that we are a spectrum and we also often forget that we are fragile. Our suggestion is to commit to humans and those things that nourish and that inspire you to grow tenderer but also to be clear about where you stand.

Boundaries create a sense of safety and they are allowed to harden and soften on your own timing. Let no one tell you when and how to evolve dear human. From the depths of the inner web, We’ll connect with you in the chills of February. Enjoy the subtle nuances of self-realization.  

Check out your local and/or global astrologers to round out your perspective, and trust your gut more, your path is truly yours.