So, we've reached the last quarter of 2023 and it's time to look back on the final three months of October, November and December and see whether the cards I pulled a year ago match what actually happened.
For the energy of October, I pulled the 10 of Cups. October seems to be the month where cycles come to an end for me as I believe I pulled this same card for a lunar ritual in 2022 (although it might have been 2021). Either way, an emotional cycle was coming to an end so it was time for me to review how much I had changed and how much light there was in my life compared to how I looked at my life before. I feel like this cycle was related to unconditional love as I'm not used to receiving it but thanks to my familiars and their daily endeavours, I am constantly being shown that if nothing else, they love me no matter what. And to be quite honest, I'm more than okay with that.
For the resources of October, I pulled the 4 of Spears. This card was all about celebrating and/or approaching a life-changing event. October is definitely when I started thinking about what I wanted to do to make my life more comfortable at home, and I began to prepare for it at this time. I didn't initially realise how life-changing this home project would be but before the end of the calendar year, I definitely understood what it meant to me.
But at the same time, I hadn't even considered looking back at how far I'd come to celebrate that I was even able to prepare for this life-changing event.
For the energy of November, I pulled the Three of Coins. This card is interesting as it really was the time when I started to lay the foundations for my home project. While it has been slow to actually be made manifest, I knew it would be worth the wait and that it would definitely help me to build a comfortable life for myself moving forward. It was the foundation of my home, the aesthetic and true feeling of how I wanted it to be. It was at the start of November when I began to look into my options but by the end of November, I had made my choice and plans were in place. I had to be patient, very patient, due to needing the input of others to make this project truly manifest.
For the resources of November, I pulled the Six of Swords. With this card, I feel like the message was that I was on a journey and I needed to explore certain ideas but at the same time, I wasn't the one in control of how quickly that happened, nor was I deciding where I was heading. I was merely a passenger who was supposedto "enjoy" the ride.
It was during this time that I was exploring the various ideas and options for my home project - I couldn't control what, or even who, was available so this card definitely resonated with this particular situation.
For the energy of December, I pulled the Page of Spears which spoke to me of reflection. It's interesting that this card came up for the last month of 2023 as this is the time of year when reflection is promoted within the pagan communities. It's winter so the season for looking within, reflecting on what has happened and how you've grown, where you've come from and where you want to go. It was actually in December when I realised just how much my home project meant to me and why I would get emotional about delays that occurred, and it happened because I reflected on the fact this was the first time I'd been able to do something like this, choosing something I wanted and making it happen in my own home.
For the resources of December, I pulled the Ace of Swords which signified overcoming obstacles that I came face to face with. The main obstacle (or series of obstacles) that I dealt with was connected to my home project but because of what this meant to me, I wasn't going to let anything stop me from making this project real and manifest in my life. I had to be strong and fight to make it happen, finding different solutions to the situations I was faced with.
I also couldn't give up on my project, even though there were times when I felt like I had no other option. So I had to fight against all odds to achieve my desires, or at least that's what it felt like at the time.
So that's how my experience of 2023 went. I'm sort of glad that it's over but at the same time, it's been one heck of a year, full of learning and inner wisdom but also material projects and financial honesty. I did pull a card to give me an idea of the theme of 2023 and it was the Ace of Coins, which is all about starting a growth cycle. I associated this card with growth but also with patience (which I'm not always able to practice in my general life). I feel like I need to have a specific saying set prominently in my home: "All good things come to those who wait".
That's 2023 done with and I'm looking forward to seeing what 2024 has in store! I hope this inspires you to do the same or something similar if this doesn't feel completely right to you.
Peace and love to all!!!!
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