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There has been a fundamental shift in what many of us feel that we need. There is a collective realization that our requirements are much simpler than we once thought they were. All we need is a warm bed, a cool house, nutritious food, and our loved ones. "Get back to basics" is what I hear from The World & 9 of Cups. Maybe we don't need to go back to an agrarian lifestyle, but living intentionally and considering the needs of our neighbors and community members (human, animal, and plant) is the path forward. Make the world a better place by taking solace in simple pleasures. I'm talking about potluck dinners, playing board games, iced tea and cool breezes on a hot day, the ease of knowing you've got nowhere to be all weekend, a full sack of Fredericksburg peaches, a stack of new books, evening walks when the weather is perfect, and being mindful about living in the moment.
If we are to leave any kind of good world for our children to inherit, we must be satisfied with doing less damage to the earth. Less food waste, less airplane travel, less oil coming out of the ground, less data centers, far less spending on things that must be shipped overseas, less single use plastic, more wind and solar, more communal living, more locally grown produce, more TNR, and LAND BACK.
I know this much change can be frightening, but we're in a much more stable position than the doomers think. We're also so much more courageous than we give ourselves credit for. King of Pentacles with Strength says there is a strong foundation. We are each so powerful & protected! We are so much more able to do the hard things that we want to accomplish! We really can do anything we set our minds to, it is a matter of being strong and brave enough to power through. These two together in the context of the previous cards say "Be the change." You have to set the example of what you want to see in your community. You also have to discern if the people you surround yourself with are reciprocating the energy you're giving, for good or bad, and be decisive with that information. If you're stuck in unfulfilling & unsupported relationships, please stop watering dead plants! Be brave enough to find your new people who are waiting for you to come into their life. Be a leader for the people around you. Be an example of goodness in this world.
The last pairing of cards is 5 of Cups with Knave of Pentacles, which says to me that there will be a little bit of sadness or frustration surrounding the changes that we're all experiencing, but all is not lost. Hold onto the grounding and nourishment that writing and expressing yourself bring to your life. Do more expressing! Use your journal as a way to process, to share how you're feeling and what you're thinking. Change can be very stressful, even when it is a change that we deeply desire and prayed for and manifested. Focus on what you can hold with your hands, make change in the world directly around you, and if we all work together we can manifest the changes that will bring us stability, health, peace, and unity.
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