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By Sarah Taylor
A period of struggle to bring something to life has cast you into the shadows so that you might undergo some soul-searching; a rebirth beckons to you.
The fact that this week’s reading contains two major arcana cards (the cards that delineate the soul’s evolution as we move through life) means that something significant is at work here. My sense here is that it is primarily an inner process rather than an outer one — although it might be reflected in your outer life, especially where The Empress comes into play.
The Seven of Pentacles speaks of a moment of coming face-to-face with the realisation that your efforts to bring something to fruition in the material world have not been as successful as you had hoped. What comes to mind for me here is the parable of the man who sows his seeds upon the rocky ground. At first, the seeds burst into life and start growing quickly; but the flourishing is short-lived because there is nowhere for them to take root. They are cut off from a source of sustenance and quickly wither. And so there is a period of contemplation — perhaps a period of mourning — as you step back and regroup. This is your communion with The Moon.
The Moon is very much an ‘inner-focussed’ card. It speaks of a time where things are cast into shadow, familiar paths and landmarks unclear. It is a time when, as with walking in the moonlight, your pace necessarily needs to slow in order that you adapt to your surroundings. It is also a time where you need to learn how to discern the voice of your intuition from the fear-mongering that your mind can indulge in when the world darkens.