Are You in the Thick of It?

If you've had a reading from me and a swords suit card came up, you've probably heard me call it 'the mental fuckery suit.'

Here's why...

The swords suit dives deep into our mental landscapes. It reveals our exhaustion, our thought fatigue, and the way our minds can work against us. 🗡️

Swords are tools that can cut through illusion and self-doubt, helping us find clarity. But as the suit progresses, the weight of those thoughts can grow heavier. The cards start to show us where we’re trapped in mental prisons, and where we need care, gentleness, and release. 🧠

So the swords don’t just slice, they signal when it’s time to rest, to tend to our minds with compassion.

The journey of this whole suit is a drastic purge. But that drastic purge has to happen in order for mastery and clarity to evolve. There's no skipping it.

I just love the transition/timeline of the cards. To break them down:

• The Two of Swords: That frozen moment of indecision, arms crossed, afraid to feel or move.

• The Three: The heartbreak that comes when truth hits.

• The Four: The rest. The pause. The integration.

• The Five through Ten: The spiral, the pain, the ego battles, the betrayal...especially the betrayal of self.

• The Ten: The surrender. The point where you can’t go any lower. And somehow, THAT is where something new begins.

And when you reach the Queen or King of Swords, you’ve done something truly celebratory worthy: You’ve learned to hold your truth without turning it into a weapon against yourself. 👑

You’ve found clarity, but compassion has also entered the chat. *sending a virtual high five and happy dance here*

The Swords teach us that mental clarity without tenderness is just another blade. But when we soften into that clarity, when we tend to the thoughts instead of fighting them...that’s when real healing begins.

I call it the “mental fuckery suit" because it doesn’t pretend healing is clean. It shows how damn hard it can be.

And it shows you that you’re not alone in it. 🫂

So my questions for you are:

*Taking a look at the swords suit, which card most calls to you right now? Choose one that speaks to you, or shuffle the swords suit and pull one.

*What does that reveal about where you are mentally?

Happy discovering! 💜