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Ignore the mistake as I was still trying to figure out the right name 😅

The Emperor: The Masculine

Someone who gives stability, protection, strength, boundaries and we feel safe around them. Though I used the term “masculine” I wanted to make sure it doesn’t embody “just a man” energy.

The Empress: The Feminine.

Someone who depicts nurture, safety, softness, care. Doesn’t have to be a woman.

Both are very necessary and equally important in life. One brings the energy of “what structure will I build to bring stability?” The other brings “What am I nurturing into being?”

I have been thinking of how to interpret Tower in positive light. I realized the reason we look at Tower as a scary card is because we see the destruction and not the why. And I wanted to bring that in my card.

Well yes, Tower is a symbol of upheaval but the reason it is happening is because the foundation is cracked and is no longer supportive. Everything you ever thought of what was right just turned upside down in the most unexpected way.

I remember getting The Tower in a love reading recently for a friend and I thought the Tower was because they met this person when they were going through a difficult time. But the thing is they were likely going through a difficult times for a while and it was not a “surprise”.

But now that I think about it, that may not have been the case. This person had a knowledge of what love is previously, until they met this person and they shocked the very foundation of their understanding. Everything they thought was love until then just came tumbling down the minute they met this person.

So it looks like the city is normal in the picture with sun, birds and buildings but the foundation is cracking and all of that is going to come down. It is important that we rebuild the city with new and better foundation, understand why it got destroyed and learn from this experience.

I also love how the Star comes after Tower in the major arcana. It tells me a story of how everything is destroyed but hold onto hope while you are building yourself up.

What do you think about the Tower and the Star

I met fear on that step.
They asked me to look back at my history of failures.
They mocked me because this will be one too.
But my resilience nudged me.
“Ignore them” she said, “let’s take the first step”.
And I did. I took the first step.
I don’t know whether this will lead to something tangible
But I realized not doing anything will mean it will never lead to anything
So the odds were in the favor of the first step
And I did it
I took my step
Now I just wait and watch

Is “The Fool” the right name for this card?

I look at The Fool card as a child. Yes they are reckless, naive, dreamers, innocence, untouched by the cruelty of the world, inexperienced, but they are also risk takers, starting from scratch with not much baggage to scare them. They are not The Fool, but I look at them as a beginner ⭐️

This counts as workout right?

Creates stability not chaos
Provides and is direct
Confident and grounded
Wealthy but doesn’t show off
Adds value to people around him
Older and has wisdom
Takes accountability
Follows through
Clear with his intentions
Disciplined and secure
Safe and respectful
Determined and puts in effort
Very calm
Very protective
Very loyal
Very honest
Very fine
Masculine
Mine

I did a balancing act
Creating a child in one world,
a career in the other.
They called it ambition when it was convenient,
then called it a liability when it wasn’t.

So when my body finally opened
and gave this world a child,
I was quietly folded away
Saying “reorganization” as a reason
Discarded before my stitches even closed.

Then the questions started knocking
“Did you bounce back to your pre-pregnancy weight?”
“Are you going back to work someday?”
What is up with the world?
To want to check all the boxes to feel like a winner.

Have you seen the ocean retreat?
The longer the retreat, the stronger the crash.
So here I am, being the ocean.
That doesn’t mean I failed.
I am living in the wreckage,
taking in the wonder I created,
recouping my strength
for a stronger comeback.

Now is not the time to practice crawling.