Monday, May 26, 2025
New Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Hello! Blessed Memorial Day, to those who honor it, and honor those who gave their lives for the country.
I referred back often to last week’s reading. The 3 of Swords and the 10 of Wands were relevant in a personal situation. The 6 of Wands and the Star were relevant in a professional situation. Integrating the other cards in the reading helped me get a handle on both, and navigate them. Along with my daily card draw, because every decision we make from the moment of a reading has the power to create change (which is a good thing).
Pluto remains retrograde, and now we have a new moon in Gemini. An astrologer pointed out that the symbol for Gemini resembles a portal, and we are being offered the chance to step into who we want and need to be with this new moon. That resonated with me.
This month’s deck is the gorgeous Forager’s Daughter Tarot by Jessica Lei Howard. It’s a stunningly beautiful deck that reads well, and every bit of the artwork has layers of meaning. You can learn more about the creator and buy the deck here.
If you’re new to the weekly readings, this is a spread of mine. It’s read from left to right, 5 cards. Any card that needs more interpretation can be built into further, above and below, with either more tarot cards, another tarot deck, or an oracle deck.
These interpretations are mine, based on my experience, intuition and responses to the artwork. You may have a different experience. This is an overview of the week as it stands now; every decision we make from the moment of the reading can change the outcome. If there’s something in the reading that worries you, you have the information ahead of time so that you can plan, make better choices, or handle it differently than predicted for a better outcome. Tarot sets out possibilities, which you change through your choices and actions.
Left to right, the positions are as follows:
1. The Collective Energy of the Week
2. The Week’s Challenge
3. The Week’s Opportunity
4. The Week’s Stretch
5. The Week’s Comfort
The Collective Energy of the Week – King of Pentacles
This is a card of steadfastness, maturity, and security. Drawing it this week as the collective energy made me sigh with relief, as I had some challenges thrown at me the past few days, and was feeling insecure on very tangible levels. I believe I made the smart decisions, and this card indicates that tangible security (including money) will support me in them this week. That takes some immediate pressure off me.
The Week’s Challenge – Two of Swords
I love the bat in this card (I’m fond of bats, in general). This bat indicates the need to use more than one sensory perception, and trust one’s intuition in making a decision. For me, this ties into the challenges thrown at me over the weekend that I’m dealing with this week, the 3 of Swords in last week’s reading that I am still trying to navigate. The King of Pentacles in the previous position indicates that if I trust my gut, I will make the right decision, and I will have the support I need. I just have to remember to trust my gut (which is how I made one of the difficult decisions I had to make yesterday, and choose which calculated risk to take).
The Week’s Opportunity – Nine of Wands
The 9 of Wands is about being ready for anything, through both determination and adaptability. In this particular card, I love the little mouse climbing up the wand, determined to get to the berries on top. The card indicates that, for this week, I have to keep on keeping on. It’s a nine, so there’s still work to do, and it’s not time to give up.
The Week’s Stretch – The Hanged Man
The chrysalis indicates change, and the Hanged Man is about looking at things from a different perspective. It’s a reminder, in both the personal and practical challenges with which I’m dealing, to look at the information from multiple perspectives, and then (going back to the 2 of Swords), trust my gut. Allowing different perspectives into the decision-making process may be a stretch, but that will be worth it to make the most informed decision possible.
The Week’s Comfort – Ephemerality
The Forager’s Daughter Tarot has five extra Major Arcana cards that most other decks do not have. This is one of them, and a new-to-me card. It shows a dragonfly soaring above ghost pipes and a quartz crystal. It’s a card reminding us that many moments of our lives are fleeting, and we need to find the beauty in them. Even with the challenges this week offers and the decisions that must be made, catching those fleeting moments of beauty and vulnerability will be worth it. And, it’s a reminder that although these challenges loom large this week, they are not forever. They will be dealt with, one way or the other, and be in the past (making room for both new challenges and fresh beauty).
To me, this reading indicates a mixed week, not tilting too far in either direction as long as I remember to stay grounded and trust my gut. Did anything in particular resonate with you? Or did you interpret cards differently? I’d love to hear from you in the comments.