This week’s energy meets us at a powerful threshold.

As we move through the final days before the solstice, the tarot and the collective field are asking us to slow down, soften, and trust what’s quietly taking shape beneath the surface. What you thought you were working with at the beginning of the month may look similar but different now—because you are different.

We reflect on the King of Cups energy behind us, inviting emotional depth, honesty, and sovereignty as we learn to swim in deeper waters without losing ourselves. There’s a remembering here: I know who I am. I can be here, even when the terrain is unfamiliar.

This episode explores:

• The solstice as a time of untethering, quiet, and deep sensitivity

• Why this season asks for tenderness instead of performance

• The fertile void of a 9-year cycle ending—when identity dissolves and curiosity returns

• What it means to sit in emptiness without rushing to fill it

• The pressure building inside you—and why it’s not meant to be released prematurely

• Finding pleasure even in yearning, discomfort, and ache

Tarot for the Week
We pull the Two of Pentacles (reversed), signaling the end of limbo and false busyness. You’re done juggling what no longer deserves your energy.

Supporting cards:

• Ten of Swords — it’s truly over; there’s no life left in the old form

• The Tower (reversed) — the shock is settling, the dust is clearing

• Knight / Son of Wands — it’s time to move, follow desire, and choose life

This isn’t about forcing outcomes. It’s about honoring your vitality and allowing desire to guide you—not because it guarantees a result, but because of who you become by moving toward what calls you.

We also speak honestly about:

• Quiet heartbreak without a clear cause

• The complexity of the holidays—light and loneliness coexisting

• The necessity of art, connection, and truth as anchors in human life

• Letting truth transform you, even when it’s tender

As the light begins to return, you’re invited into a simple solstice ritual:
“As the light returns, so does this…”
Name what you’re calling back to yourself.

Be gentle. Float when you need to. Let the system re-organize itself.

You are not broken.
You are becoming.

Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah—however you mark this turning of the wheel.
I love you, and I’ll talk to you soon. ✨