Monday, June 16, 2025
Waning Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Hello, friends! Pluto is still retrograde, and we have the Summer Solstice on the 20th. I hope you have something wonderful planned.
Last week definitely emphasized the 9 of Swords and the 8 of Wands for me. I’m hoping this week is a little better.
This month’s tarot deck is the wonderful Everyday Witch Tarot with support from the Everyday Witch’s Familiars Oracle. Both are by the wonderful Deborah Blake with art by the terrific Elisabeth Alba. You can visit Deborah’s website here and visit Elisabeth’s website here. Both decks are available from Llewellyn Worldwide, with the tarot deck here and the oracle deck here.
I am a huge fan of both of these creators. No, I don’t get a kickback from them or from Llewellyn, and yes, I bought both these decks!
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 – Page of Cups
Curiosity and the willingness to try new things are wonderful, unless there’s no follow-through. This week, the Page of Cups reminds us that it’s great to shake ourselves out of ruts, remain curious, and learn new things, but don’t just follow something because it’s new and shiny. Take the time to really learn about it and grow your skills.
The Week’s Challenge – Queen of Pentacles
This is an odd card to have as a challenge. Usually, it’s a relief to see this Queen. This card is a reminder that there is so much about which to be grateful in our daily lives. Sometimes it’s difficult to remember that, because we ignore what we have, looking toward what we want. This is a good reminder in this position for me this week, since a payment has been delayed in my work. My challenge is to remind myself that everything is fine, and I have what I need, and the payment will arrive when it’s needed. Just look at the abundance of black kittens and grapes in this painting. Plenty for which to be grateful!
The Week’s Opportunity – Three of Pentacles
Creating together, when the work is truly shared and communication is clear, is a chance to make something larger and more sustainable than done alone. This week is an opportunity for collaborative work on something very tangible. That can be on a creative project. It could also be on making the world, in general, a better place, by working with the others across time and distance. Look for those opportunities, and enter in a spirit of genuine collaboration, rather than pushing your own agenda.
The Week’s Stretch – King of Wands
Another Court card! The King of Wands follows the plan, and he’s explaining it to his cat, who is paying attention – or deciding how to play with the wand he holds. The stretch this week will be to make sure you are making the decisions to move forward, not just going along to get along with someone else’s decisions. Take a stand for your own well-being.
The Week’s Comfort – 7 of Swords
This is an odd card to have in this position, as comfort, which is why I added oracle cards to explore it further. The 7 of Swords is about guile and deceit. Is someone lying to you? In order to save yourself, do you have to play some of your cards close to your own chest, and not reveal something? If something feels off about a person or situation, pay attention. Be careful where you place your trust.
Exploring this further, the Foundation of this situation is the Snake. There’s a transformation happening. You may need to conceal part of what’s happening from someone who does not wish you well and would use it against you if they knew. Know when to keep your own counsel and don’t reveal information before its time. Someone may try to derail something connected to the Page, the 3, or the King, if they know about it before everything is finalized. Know when to keep your mouth shut this week.
The Growth from so doing is Dog, also an Earth card in this oracle. Connect with yourself, nurture yourself, play, rest. That will give you clarity to know where your loyalties should lie. Keeping your own counsel will show you who does not wish you well, and you can detach from them by the end of the week.
The needs for the week look like flexibility, caution, and discretion. Walk lightly, stay quiet, and follow your path, not the one that’s more convenient for others.
Did anything in the reading particular resonate with you? Or did you get something completely different? I’d love to hear from you in the comments.