The Bruja's Guide to Tarot

Seven of Cups

February 14, 2026

Element: Water

Imagery: A figure faces seven floating cups filled with alluring images.

General Themes: Illusion, choice, fantasy, discernment.

Seven of Cups Upright

This is a card of illusions. It seems like you have infinite choices and unlimited possibilities. They are all so dazzling! In reality, you can’t do everything in this world, and not everything is meant for you. Don’t get lost trying to have it all. Instead, commit to what is meant for you—your heart knows the truth of the matter and can help you look past any glamours that make certain options seem better than others.

Focus your energy on what you want to see blossom. Daydreaming is good and well, so long as you are working to make those fantasies a reality. How are they feeding you? Make sure they aren’t used to compensate for lack, but actively nourish the life you are building for yourself.

It’s one thing to dream big, but it’s equally important to stay grounded. Let go of the clutter and turn your attention to the things that matter most. There is something deeply liberating about letting go of everything so you can commit to what is really meant for you.

Seven of Cups Reversed

Focus on your long-term goals here. Don’t get distracted by short-term results or quick fixes. Likewise, avoid anything that sounds too good to be true. You can have what your heart desires, but you have to work toward it. That’s the only way you know it will last.

It helps if you keep a clear head and remind yourself why you do what you do. Why is it your passion or your calling? Remember this when doubt sets in and avoid any distractions that would take you from it.

There is something deeply magnetizing about using your time and energy on what you know is yours. Sometimes we feel a lot of options means more freedom, but this card suggests otherwise. Letting go of illusion deepens our relationship to self and opens us up to meaningful connection with others and our calling.

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Seven of Wands

February 14, 2026

Element: Fire

Imagery: A figure defends their position against multiple attackers.

General Themes: Standing your ground, courage, maintaining conviction.

Seven of Wands Upright

This is a heavy card, in many respects, as it’s asking you to fight for what you believe in, even when you’re surrounded by opponents. Keep holding your ground. Sometimes this refers to a literal battle, but more often, it refers to a mindset shift. If the world has been making you feel small, this card asks you to get big and celebrate your unique way of viewing the world.

Notice that the figure wears two different shoes. You’re allowed to be complex and unconventional. Trust your magic and your courage. Often, this manifests as a quiet, internal knowing, not a grand gesture, like the card implies.

Seven of Wands Reversed

While the reversal of this card also emphasizes that you need to stand your ground, it’s more in the context of getting over the perpetual need to be liked. You can’t please everyone, so get comfortable with healthy tension. What matters is truth to self, not making everyone around you feel comfortable. This isn’t about causing deliberate harm, mind you, but acknowledging that not everything is yours to fix or manage.

What’s that witchy saying? Cause no harm, but take no shit. That’s this card in a nutshell. Don’t apologize for who you are and don’t water yourself down for anyone.

Seven of Swords

February 14, 2026

Element: Air

Imagery: A figure sneaks away carrying swords from a camp.

General Themes: Strategy, secrecy, avoidance, cleverness.

Seven of Swords Upright

This card has a lot of trickster energy! Just look at the figure sneaking away with a stash of swords, glad to be free of whatever they’ve just left. It’s time to leave a tricky situation behind. Get out while you can and preferably while others are distracted. You don’t want to create a scene or make an issue of your departure. Just disappear so you don’t get stuck in the muck.

The Seven of Swords is about being cunning. Force won’t work in this instance, so be smart about what you’re about to do next, so things don’t backfire. It’s time to start a new chapter, and the only way to do that is to out-think your opponent or the thing that’s trying to keep you stuck in the past. Don’t blab about your new ideas or ventures—just quietly begin your next move.

Seven of Swords Reversed

This card, in reverse, is more about thinking outside the box. In fact, forget there is a box at all! The situation makes you feel trapped. Imagine an alternate way forward — you aren’t stuck, you just need to shift your perspective.

If this card were to be defined in one word, it would be cleverness. Where can you innovate? Rethink your strategy? Outsmart brawn? Given the trickster energy of the Seven of Swords, this reversal is also an invitation to get playful and flexible with your thinking. Look for creative solutions and don’t be afraid to make an unconventional move.

Oppressive systems want us to be inflexible, with narrow visions. Flex your imaginative skills and find the loophole in your current situation.

Seven of Pentacles

February 14, 2026

Element: Earth

Imagery: A figure pauses to assess growing pentacles on a vine.

General Themes: Patience, evaluation, long-term investment.

Seven of Pentacles Upright

In this card, a figure pauses in their labor to take stock of the pentacles, or coins, they have amassed. Notice how the coins seem to grow from vines, as if they were fruit. That’s how abundance works. We tend things, nourish them, and watch them grow. When the Seven of Pentacles appears, it’s an invitation to pause and take stock of your wealth in all aspects of your life. Get a big-picture perspective of your life and the growth you’ve manifested. Sometimes we forget how far we’ve come when we’re working hard.

And speaking of working hard…this card invites you to work smarter, not harder. Labor is only as useful as the results it brings, so don’t waste time toiling away on things that won’t bear fruit. This is an important skill to learn on the road to an abundant life. It’s easy to get lost in the daily grind or take on too much. Here, however, wealth comes from carefully tending what is yours to tend—no more, no less.

Invest only in what will pay off in the long run. Now is the time to be strategic.

Seven of Pentacles Reversed

Reversed, the Seven of Pentacles is pointing to some sort of leak—energetically or monetarily. Take careful stock of where you are investing your time, energy, and money. Where are you losing valuable resources? Where is your investment paying off? You have to stop the leak if you want to rebuild your proverbial pile of coins.

Stop investing in dead-end situations, relationships, or ventures. You can’t cultivate an abundance mindset if you’re leaking energy—including engaging in low-vibe behavior like negative thinking. That makes it impossible to ever advance in your profession or other parts of your life. Remember, money, at the end of the day, is about energy. So if you’re losing it somewhere, you have to find the cause of the energy drain.

Invest instead in what provides concrete, stable returns. This isn’t about fast-acting results or too-good-to-be-true get-rich-quick plans. It’s about giving your time and energy to things that will eventually bloom and grow as you tend them.

Six of Cups

February 9, 2026

Element: Water

Imagery: A child offers a cup of flowers to another in a quiet village.

General Themes: Nostalgia, innocence, kindness, emotional memory.

Six of Cups Upright

This is a gentle card, tinged with nostalgia. The nostalgia here, however, isn’t fanciful or idealized. Instead, it’s reminding you of who you were before adult life took over. What do you look back on fondly? Bring more of that energy into your life. How you feel about your past, both the good and the bad, can help you shape your present in healthy ways.

It’s time to let your inner child out to play! We get so wrapped up in the daily grind, it’s important to allow time for leisure. Goof around, have fun, lose track of time. Remember what it was like to see the world through fresh eyes.

Relearn the wonder of daily life. Don’t forget that magic is all around us, if only we pay attention.

Six of Cups Reversed

Much like its upright form, the card wants you to embrace your inner child. This reversal comes when you have been feeling heavy, stressed, or traumatized. It’s a gentle reminder that life can be joyful and full of wonder. Open up and be curious about the places in your life that you want to grow into. Tending these dormant parts of yourself is an adventure and an opportunity, not a task.

Now is the time to cultivate playfulness and wonder. Twirl in the grass. Blow bubbles. Talk with the moon and wear flowers in your hair. Do you remember what it was like to lose track of time simply by enjoying the beauty all around us?

You may need to take a walk down memory lane to reclaim this childlike exuberance. Enjoy your time there, but don’t get stuck in the past. Revisit what you need to so you can bring that innocent vitality into your present.

Six of Wands

February 9, 2026

Element: Fire

Imagery: A rider crowned with a wreath is celebrated by a crowd.

General Themes: Recognition, confidence, visible success, leadership.

Six of Wands Upright

You’ve reached an important turning point in your life. Time to celebrate! Be loud in your joy. Don’t hold back—you’re worth the party! It’s important to celebrate your accomplishments, big or small, especially if you’re used to downplaying your achievements.

Don’t be shy about putting yourself out there. It’s easy to want to fade into the background, but this card asks you to shine brightly. Bask in this well-earned recognition and success. Fully feel your confidence. And remember: this confidence and abundance generate so much good energy, giving you even more to be thankful for.

Six of Wands Reversed

Reversed, this card welcomes quiet celebrations and small victories. You might be celebrating an emotional breakthrough or a shift in perspective—things that are hard to explain to others but feel big nonetheless. Honor these accomplishments just as much as you would a job promotion or other external milestone.

The card can also suggest that you’re on the road to success. You might not see victory just yet, but stay steady and it will come. It’s an auspicious card for those moments where self-doubt sets in. Don’t give up—what you want is just around the corner.

Lastly, the Six of Wands reversed can also prompt you to redefine what “winning” means to you. Sometimes winning is taking more time for self-care or enjoying life, guilt-free. Other times, winning is being able to assert yourself appropriately in a given situation. And yes, sometimes winning is the full parade of the upright version of this card. But never forget that winning looks different for everyone and is no less special when you pause to celebrate it.

Six of Swords

February 9, 2026

Element: Air

Imagery: Figures travel across water toward a distant shore, swords upright in front of them.

General Themes: Transition, relief, mental passage, leaving turmoil behind.

Six of Swords Upright

This card can feel a little heavy. You might pull this when you’re in the middle of a transition, literal or energetic. As with many Swords cards, it asks you to focus on what’s next. That might feel hard to do, given the swords blocking your view. Just keep going.

Time to leave the familiar behind and risk the journey into the unknown. You’re not quite ready to let go of the ideas and energies holding you back (like those swords clouding your vision), but you will be soon. Then comes the relief.

Six of Swords Reversed

This reversal points to a blockage. Perhaps you are afraid to move forward into the unknown, or life seems to be holding you in place. In either case, the healthiest thing to do right now is to shake off stagnation and lean into change.

Surrender. Lay down your swords. Flow with life. Leave old baggage in the past. More often than not, this is about fundamentally changing the way you think. Let go of outdated ideas and limiting beliefs. Learn to see the world through a new lens—better ideas will follow.

Six of Pentacles

February 9, 2026

Element: Earth

Imagery: A wealthy figure gives coins to others while holding scales.

General Themes: Generosity, reciprocity, fairness, material balance.

Six of Pentacles Upright

This is an interesting card, metaphysically, although I suppose I could say that about all the cards. The Six of Pentacles is about a generosity of spirit. What you give out comes back to you in one way or another. While the Two of Pentacles cautions against miserliness, this card celebrates that giving spirit.

That said, as someone who has perpetually given out too much because of that generosity of spirit, I want to offer this card with a caution. This isn’t about giving freely at the expense of your own well-being. In fact, that’s not healthy for you or the people you’re giving to (or worse, you’re letting energy vampires feed off you—bad stuff!). Rather, this card is about enjoying a healthy flow of energy and knowing that a healthy sense of generosity to yourself and others is magnetic.

Perhaps more significantly, this card is about tending the impoverished parts of yourself. Where have you been stingy with yourself? Where have you cut off the flow of joy? What parts of you have gone dormant? Send energy their way. Relax into those spaces. Turn your attention toward nourishing them. You are allowed to be a whole person.

Six of Pentacles Reversed

Again, the reversal of this card begs you to be generous with yourself. You don’t always have to be giving and giving until your inner well runs dry. Be as generous with yourself as you are to others. Indulge. Relax. Feed the parts of yourself that are starved for nourishment.

While the upright form of this card speaks to an abundant spirit both with yourself and others, its reversal explicitly invites self-care and self-love. Be kind to yourself. If you are used to being the caretaker, it can be hard to let go and apply that energy to yourself. Give yourself permission to fill your inner well without apology.

Imagine what your life would look like if you fed the impoverished parts of yourself. See how you will flourish!

Five of Cups

February 2, 2026

Element: Water

Imagery: A cloaked figure mourns spilled cups while others remain standing behind.

General Themes: Grief, disappointment, emotional focus on loss.

Five of Cups Upright

This card is similar to the Four of Cups. It appears when you feel as if something is missing in your life. While the Four of Cups invites you to stop fixating on what you don’t have and appreciate what you do, the Five of Cups wants you to take a serious look at what you’ve lost and what is missing in your life. Allow the grief to wash over you and then let it go.

Mourn your losses, sure, but don’t wallow in self-pity. Take this as an opportunity to redirect your energy to the parts of yourself and your life that you haven’t fully nourished. Let the sadness you feel guide you — what is missing in your life, and how do you cultivate space for it to emerge naturally? What do you need to let go of so you can move forward?

As promised with all introspective cards, a shift in focus here will reveal new magic and possibilities if you are willing to learn from your past. The three cups scattered before you can be put upright again if you’re willing to do the work. And don’t forget the two upright cups behind you. Let their stability will help you set the others right.

Five of Cups Reversed

This card, when reversed, is much like the Five of Swords reversed, only it tends to deal more with emotional or inner conflict. Cut your losses and move on. There’s no resolving this issue, be it a search for relational closure or internal healing. You’ve been wounded, and it’s not something that will ever feel healed—and that’s okay. The important thing is not to pick at the wound.

Don’t look back. Right now, forward movement is the only vital path you can take. Time and distance, are the best healers. Keep moving forward, even if it’s hard, and, again, shift your focus to new conjurings. Closure comes from letting go and looking to the future.

Five of Wands

February 2, 2026

Element: Fire

Imagery: Five figures clash with wands in a chaotic scene.

General Themes: Hollow victory, conflict.

Five of Wands Upright

The Five of Wands, like the Five of Swords, is about hollow victories and conflicts that seemingly have no end. It’s important to know when to walk away. This card wants you to redirect your energy to more life-affirming pursuits. It’s one thing to fight for what you need to, but the presence of this card indicates that the fight here is not worth your time or energy.

Walk away from conflict that doesn’t generate healthy change. Shake off the stagnation of constant strife. In this instance, it’s important not to fight change that can only come through flow, not force.

The Five of Wands can also show up when a lack of communication creates more conflict than is necessary. Slow down and cultivate healthy conversations about what needs to get done or fixed. Not everything gets resolved through battle.

Five of Wands Reversed

The reversal of this card indicates that you need to let down your guard. You don’t always have to be ready for a fight. In fact, that’s a good way for trouble to find you! Instead, shift your frequency. Sometimes the best way to avoid drama is to simply shift your focus to more generative things. If you don’t feed the conflict, it can’t grow.

It’s one thing to wrestle with something, but do so in a way that’s generative. Explore. Examine. Research. Feel. But don’t fixate on a specific outcome. See what makes the most sense when you look at the situation holistically.

Instead of constantly pushing forward or striving to conquer the next big thing, focus on what you do have. Cultivate contentment, and you will find less desire to chase after pointless conflict.

Five of Swords

February 2, 2026

Element: Air

Imagery: A figure gathers swords as others walk away defeated.

General Themes: Hollow victory, conflict.

Five of Swords Upright

Like the majority of the Fives in their upright form, this is about facing grim realities. The thing you were fighting tooth and nail for is not meant to be yours. It’s time to cut your losses and move on. There are some battles you can’t win, and the only way through this situation is by surrender.

You can waste a lot of time trying to make things work, but it’s better to let go and move on. Look to the future and remember that there are better ways of doing things that don’t require you to waste time or energy on issues that will never move forward.

Sometimes this card comes around when you do win—only the victory feels hollow. What were you fighting so hard for again, and why? Rethink your goals and shift your perspective. Don’t grasp for something that comes at too high a cost. It’s never worth it. Instead, withdraw and look for a smoother way forward.

Five of Swords Reversed

Like its upright form, the reversed Five of Swords signals that you’re in the middle of a battle you can’t win. The only thing you can do to maintain your dignity and remaining energy is to walk away. Find your equilibrium. Remember who you were before this ordeal took over your life.

The best way to resolve this conflict is to let it go and move on with your life. Broaden your horizons and look for the bigger message. When things get too hard, it can sometimes be a sign from the universe that you are moving in the wrong direction. Our egos want to push back against healthy limits, which isn’t good for us in the long run. The best way to restore equilibrium is to get grounded and listen to this message from life. Where does it want you to go instead? The answer is in the path that restores inner harmony.

Five of Pentacles

February 2, 2026

Element: Earth

Imagery: Two figures struggle through snow beneath a stained-glass window.

General Themes: Remembering support exists; you are not alone.

Five of Pentacles Upright

The Five of Pentacles is a card of despair and isolation. Typically, you pull it when you are feeling left out in the cold, like the figures in the card. This could be because you are feeling disconnected from loved ones or because you are disconnected from your true self.

Like all Fives, this card flips the script on how we read upright cards. It comes to shake us up after the security of the Fours. Suddenly, you feel less secure and might struggle to make your way in the world. Remember, tarot is all about energy, so this could be literal (you got fired from your job or you’ve been iced out of your social circle), but more often than not, it’s about an energetic freeze.

As with all things, a return to your soul center is required. Let go of outer scarcity and turn to your inner light. See the stained-glass window in the image that shines a light on the figures trudging through snow? That’s the card’s promise that warmth and connection are within reach, if only we look up.

Five of Pentacles Reversed

This card is like a deep exhale after holding your breath for a bit, waiting to see how things will pan out. You survived. The sad energy of the upright form is banished in this card’s reversal.

You’ve come back to yourself after an ordeal. Heal. Decompress. And appreciate being on the other side of things. Remember this too: you are never truly alone. That stained-glass window above the figures always promises light and belonging if we’re willing to reach for it.

In fact, the Five of Pentacles in reverse is a somber reminder that abundance and connection come first and foremost from being true to self. Return to your inner light and everything else will follow.

Four of Cups

January 26, 2026

Element: Water

Imagery: A seated figure beneath a tree, focused on three cups while a fourth is offered by a divine hand.

General Themes: Emotional withdrawal, dissatisfaction, introspection, and gratitude.

Four of Cups Upright

Upright, this card asks—no, BEGS—you to re-enchant your life! It’s easy to get stuck and feel like your life is going nowhere fast. What’s needed is a change in perspective. Instead of fixating on what you don’t have, take a breath, look around you, and notice what you do have.

Look at the figure in the card. His arms are crossed and he’s looking away from three golden cups right in front of him. He doesn’t even notice the fourth cup, a divine offering, practically falling into his lap. He’s miserable!

And to think, if only he’d look up. Take a deep breath. Uncross his arms and look around. He’d see that the world is conspiring in his favor. If this isn’t an invitation to practice the art of joy and curiosity, I don’t know what is.

Consider where you put your time and energy. Also consider where your mind goes most often. Are these thoughts generative and life-affirming? Or do they restrict flow?

Take a moment. Look up. And be open to everyday magic and synchronic happenings. Seems like a better way of going about life than always looking for what you lack.

Four of Cups Reversed

Reversed, this card offers an opportunity to clear through stagnation and old perspectives. Step back and look at your life. Really look. Don’t just look for what’s missing. Notice what’s there, especially the things that enhance the quality of your life. Make a list if you need to. You’ll find you have rather a lot more than you realized.

New opportunities and energetic shifts will come from this pause.

At its most magical, this card is about shifting out of scarcity into an abundance mentality. Pure gratitude floods your heart and you’ve learned not to take your life and healthy relationships for granted. This shift is everything. Suddenly, you can enjoy the bounty of the three golden cups before you and trust that the fourth one will find you when you’re ready.

You’ll be surprised how magnetic gratitude can be. It’s revitalizing. It’s contagious. It’s an invitation for good things to come into your life.

Four of Wands

January 26, 2026

Element: Fire

Imagery: A garlanded archway supported by four wands; figures celebrate beneath it.

General Themes: Stability, homecoming, communal harmony, a safe container for joy.

Four of Wands Upright

Like the Three of Cups, the Four of Wands is a celebration card. It’s time to appreciate the good things in life. Honor even the little things and take time out of your life to celebrate the really big stuff. Have some fun!

You have reached a state of stability and sustainable abundance. It’s safe to let down and relax now. Center yourself—think of your body as hearth and home, the root of your abundant spirit. The more you ground yourself in what matters, the more you will flourish.

Four of Wands Reversed

The Four of Wands reversed still carries the joyous energy of its upright form. Here, though, it’s more about inner harmony, something we don’t celebrate enough. It is no small thing to find your way back to yourself. Some people never do. So take this time to honor this pivotal moment.

Now is the time to release worry and negative self-talk. Just because things don’t seem to be moving forward in the outer world doesn’t mean you aren’t growing. The deepest work is quiet, almost imperceptible—and the longest lasting. So enjoy the process and release the need to control the outcome, a temptation which is often at the root of worry and negativity.

In its most alarming form, it can reflect a time of instability and upheaval, particularly in your personal life. Your life feels like it’s turned upside down! But, as with the Hanged Man, this card offers a new perspective. Look at things from a new vantage point and see what this topsy-turvy energy can teach you. Maybe you’ve needed to loosen up or let go of things you can’t control to restore harmony. Maybe this friction shows you what you need to remove from your life in order to thrive. Pause and take in the scene. The answers will come. And when they do—celebrate.

Four of Swords

January 26, 2026

Element: Air

Imagery: A figure lies in repose within a church; three swords hang above, one rests below.

General Themes: Rest, recovery, mental stillness, sanctuary.

Four of Swords Upright

I call this the radical self-care card of the deck. It’s an invitation to enjoy guilt-free self-care and self-love. It’s okay to take time for yourself. We live in a world that values extroversion and external markers of growth, so it can feel strange to turn inward and focus on healing—two things which are hard to quantify or explain in the context of the status quo.

This is a time to examine your life and release anything that is causing undue stress, or to find a way to not let a stressful situation hijack your nervous system. The card indicates that the only solution right now is to slow down and tend your inner life.

Remember: sometimes the best thing you can do is practice self-care. All healthy changes come from within first. As that old witchy saying goes: as within, so without.

Four of Swords Reversed

This card is a major caution sign! Similar to its upright form, the reversal asks you to practice self-care. Only here, it is BEGGING you to slow down and take care of yourself OR ELSE. Seriously. If you don’t slow down now, life will make you stop—and never in the way you want it to.

Reversed, this isn’t just a card about radical self-care but intensive rest. Think of your soul as a hospital patient or someone who is on enforced bedrest. You need to recharge and allow your system to heal. Period. Everything else comes after that.

Your soul will thank you.

Don’t be afraid to protect your solitude and interiority here. In fact, doing so is a necessary part of healing. Take your self-care as seriously as you do everything else. OR ELSE.

Four of Pentacles

January 26, 2026

Element: Earth

Imagery: A figure clutches coins to their chest, head, and feet, guarding material resources.

General Themes: Security, conservation, control of resources, scarcity mindset.

Four of Pentacles Upright

This card appears when a scarcity mindset creeps in. You don’t need to hold on so tightly to your resources. In fact, the more you try to hold onto your wealth—both literal and metaphorical—the more it leaks out of you. It seems counterintuitive, but if you loosen up, you don’t lose that hard-earned wealth; you’ll add to it.

The Four of Pentacles invites us to cultivate an abundance mindset. It’s a reminder that you are a capable, empowered being who has the ability to nurture and maintain wealth in all things. So loosen up!

This card can also signal that you are being stingy with yourself energetically, not just monetarily. When it appears, ask yourself where you feel restricted in your life. Often, we tighten our energy when we want to feel safe or in control. Examine the situation and allow yourself to breathe into the discomfort. Notice how flowing allows for more abundance and insight than restriction.

Four of Pentacles Reversed

Reversed, the message is much the same: cultivate an abundance spirit. There is a greater sense of safety in this card’s reversal, however, as if the figure no longer needs to hold on so tightly to their resources.

Release your need for control and security. Again, it seems counterintuitive, but the harder you hold on to your assets, the more you restrict growth—if you let go, the more abundance you create naturally through the return of flow. In other words, prosperity comes from living in harmony with your true nature and nurturing energies that feed your interests.

This card in reverse can also appear when you’ve successfully outgrown your scarcity mentality. Keep staying open, keep flowing, keep nourishing that which feeds your soul.

Three of Cups

January 19, 2026

Element: Water

Imagery: Three women raise cups in a circle, surrounded by harvest imagery.

General Themes: Celebration, shared joy, emotional integration.

Three of Cups Upright

This is a card of celebration and connection. Enjoy it!

Reconnect with yourself and those you love. Honor the relationships in your life and the magic that comes from joyful relationality.

This card is an invitation to party! Relax, have fun, and spend time with people who make your life better. Upright, this card can also ask you to embrace a celebratory spirit, even if you’re just going about your daily tasks. How can you invite more fun and connection into your life?

I always think of the Three Graces in Greek mythology when I see this card: Beauty, Charm, and Joy. Invoke their bounty when they appear. This is not a card for playing it safe or being demure. Be loud in your enthusiasm and the world will respond.

Three of Cups Reversed

Reversed, this card is still very much a relational card. Instead of seeking out company, however, this card asks you to find joy in solitude. This is the time to nourish your internal life and relish some much-needed alone time.

Self-care is your priority right now, as are creative endeavors, so don’t hesitate to carve out time for either. Healthy relationships come out of a relationship to the self, so don’t neglect the importance of tending to your needs. In fact, this card asks you to celebrate it!

This is also one of the cards that asks you to cultivate divine receptivity. It’s not about going out and doing all the things, but nourishing openness and creating a life that allows good things to enter. Let go and relax. Trust that the Three Graces will find you when you aren’t trying so hard to find them.

Three of Wands

January 19, 2026

Element: Fire

Imagery: A figure stands on a cliff with three planted wands, watching ships move outward.

General Themes: Expansion, anticipation, the results of earlier choices.

Three of Wands Upright

The Three of Wands is an expansive card. Wands are all about raw energy and potential, so it’s important to take advantage of that energy when it appears; otherwise, it will disperse. This card specifically wants you to explore new horizons. Those could be a literal invitation to travel, get out of your comfort zone, or try something new.

More often, the Three of Wands invites you to cultivate an expansive mindset. Look at the world around you from a fresh perspective. Reimagine a situation and look for ways to encourage stagnant energy to flow.

This is a time to dream big and explore your potential. Think about the best possible outcome and go after it. Embody your hopes and dreams. Feel them deep in your bones, then work on bringing them into the world.

Three of Wands Reversed

When reversed, this card specifically wants you to focus on the present moment. Stay grounded and don’t get carried away longing for greener pastures someplace else. Sometimes the best way to move forward with your life is to stay rooted in the here and now.

Keep your gaze forward. The past is in the past. Focus on your present moment and trust that it will help you create a more positive future. This includes editing your self-talk and internal monologue. Does it welcome change and flow? Or do negative thought patterns stifle creative energy? Your energy flows where your thoughts go, so direct them toward forward movement and grounded healing.

Three of Swords

January 19, 2026

Element: Air

Imagery: A heart pierced by three swords beneath storm clouds.

General Themes: Painful clarity, grief, truth that wounds but has the potential to liberate.

Three of Swords Upright

This card speaks of tremendous heartbreak. And this isn’t the type of heartbreak that magically goes away. In fact, when we talk about healing from heartbreak, we seldom discuss the fundamental truth of this kind of pain: healing looks a lot like like learning to live with the emotional scarring. In other words, we don’t have to forget the pain, but we have to learn to let our heart grow around the wound.

At its most empowering, the Three of Swords is an invitation to embody relational expansiveness. Healing is honoring the history you lived through and not letting it shut you down emotionally.

Embodied feeling offers transcendence. It might sound counterintuitive, but feeling what you need to feel allows you to free yourself from those heavy emotions. As tough as this card is, at its heart (pun intended), it’s about remaining expansive and open even when feelings are difficult. Those difficult feelings remind you that you’re human.

Three of Swords Reversed

Upright, this card explores how to survive serious heartbreak. Reversed, it symbolizes a profound release of pain. The three swords slide out of the upside-down heart, suggesting an effortlessness to this movement, which often happens after time, space, and processing have done their work. It doesn’t mean that you will never feel the pain of that heartbreak again, only that it no longer controls your life.

This card reversed ushers in a period of emotional recovery. Embrace the process. Go slow. Be quiet. Allow yourself to recharge and don’t feel the need to rush out of this liminal space.

It’s also important during this time to resist the temptation to indulge in negative thinking. That only reopens the wounds. Let go, move on, and feel the relief that comes from letting past pain stay in the past.

Move forward with emotional clarity and an open heart.

Three of Pentacles

January 19, 2026

Element: Earth

Imagery: Three figures work together within a sacred architectural space.

General Themes: Skill, collaboration, building something meaningful with others.

Three of Pentacles Upright

This card emphasizes meaningful collaboration and hard work. It’s not about hard work for the sake of hard work, but productive labor. There’s a magic to applying yourself to your craft, day in, day out. The Three of Pentacles is an invitation to bring your dream to life. You have the vision and the ability; now you just need to apply yourself. This isn’t a time for shortcuts, vision without action, or self-doubt. Apply yourself, and the seeds you plant will sprout.

It might not feel like you are making progress in the moment. The key is to embrace the process. Think of it as a form of conjuring. The time, energy, and effort you put into your task will ultimately pay off.

Three of Pentacles Reversed

The reversal of this card asks you to slow down. Take your time with new projects. Things might feel stagnant, so it is important that you examine where the energetic blockage is and move from there.

In its upright form, this card encourages collaborative work. Here, the card gives you permission to work solo, if you need to, or at least on a smaller scale, both socially and in terms of the scope of your project.

Return to the basics. Find your inspiration in the daily practice of showing up, even if you don’t have all the answers yet. Let new inspiration come from your devotion to your craft and from practicing the fundamental skills that got you where you are. They will come when the universe knows you’re willing to do the work.