We may feel the call of the open road this week, literally or figuratively. You may feel a wanderlust stirring within you, the urge to do something totally unknown and out of character ... but life has a tendency to get in the way with personal responsibilities and annoying interruptions.
I don't know about you but summer has a tendency to remind me of my youth, when I was more likely to throw caution to the wind and throw myself into every new experience and relationship. Then we get older, get jobs and families, and those urges seem not only impractical but irresponsible. Maybe they are, maybe they're not. The gift of getting older is the ability to discern these things.
You may find or feel an opportunity to express that Fool energy this week and maybe pay your younger self a visit. However life does have a tendency to get in the way sometimes. You may have to put off your adventure for awhile but the window of opportunity will arrive. For now just enjoy the stirrings of the Fool's energy within you. You'll know when the time is right to sling the pack on your shoulder.
This week's reading takes us into the new year and it definitely signifies change and growth. We start off the week leaving something behind us and that departure has some sadness and regret attached to it. Whenever I see this card I think of high school sweethearts who got married and had kids when they were young but outgrew each other. There is a lot of emotion there, a lot of sentimentality, but we know when something has run its course and just doesn't work for us anymore. That's what this card is about: recognizing that stagnancy and choosing to leave before it gets ugly.
The King of Swords appears next, either as a mentor or as a nudge to get us to embrace his mindset: logical, objective, even calculated. Sometimes a situation is so painful we need to remove our emotions from it and just look at it objectively. The King of Swords will help you do this, either as someone who appears in your life or as part of yourself that guides you through a difficult situation.
The Wheel of Fortune appears at the new year and this card couldn't be more appropriate. Life is all about that ultimate power of fate. Sometimes we're up, sometimes we're down, and sometimes we're just kind of neutral, coasting along. We are never in the same spot on the wheel for too long. It is constantly turning. As long as you don't expect to be in one spot for too long and realize that life is transitory, you can ride the wheel and even have some fun with it. Enjoy happiness while it lasts, know that you won't always be struggling, and know that bad times eventually come to an end as well. This is the rhythm of life.
Happy New Year, everyone! I wish you all the best for 2015! :)
