So way back in January, I wrote about a workshop I particpated in that reflected back on 2021 and looked ahead at what 2022 could be about. In that post, I didn't mention what came up for each month of 2022 but I felt like April was the right time to reflect on this very elaborate spread.
For each month, I had pulled one card for the general energy that I might encounter or experience and another for the resources or obstacles I might face. So I ended up with 24 cards for the 12 months but I'm only going to review up to April of this year here and I'll cover the other 8 months in two further posts.
For January's energy, I pulled the Child of Challenges and I felt that this card was telling me to slow down. I didn't need to panic so long as I thought things through. I didn't need to rush around because the path forwards would never be found in the mists that surrounded me. This definitely spoke about how I felt about my initial genetics counselling appointment which was scheduled for January but it was cancelled and was rebooked for April. This was definitely how I was feeling because I hadn't thought anything through and I hadn't thought about the various options that would be available to me.
For January's resources/obstacles, I pulled the Keeper of Spells. I felt that this card was talking about my passion and inner fire fuelling my personal projects. It was saying that I could wield my personal power appropriately but that I also needed to be strong in the face of adversity or darkness. This was so true because having my genetic counselling appointment cancelled on the day it was supposed to happen did affect me mentally, perhaps more than I was willing to admit at the time. I did have to call on my inner fire to get me through that particular day. The disappointment and darkness that I faced did give me fuel to fight through and discover more about myself.
For February's energy, I pulled the Ace of Spells and I felt this card was all about learning more about myself, my own power and how I can use it. It also spoke to me of learning in general, with a possible focus on nature. And, honestly, I think this is when I started to really consider learning more about how to connect with Nature and the Earth generally. I acquired a couple of books around this time - one titled Herbal Magic by Aurora Kane, and The Little Book of Earth Magic by Sarah Bartlett.
For February's resources/obstacles, I pulled the Four of Boons and this card spoke to me about the fact that I maybe haven't shared what I've learned as much as I could have done and that this was something I needed to work on. It also spoke about not needing to hide my emotional, material, or spiritual wealth from anyone because there are others who can benefit from what I've learned and I can learn from them in turn.
For the energy of March, I pulled the Keeper of Visions. This card spoke to me of needing to get to the root of my problems, literally getting to the riverbed of my emotions so that I can rediscover my own sense of flow. I think this was when it really started to become apparent that I had a lot of work to do on myself, which I initially fought against and while this inner work may not have been done in March, it was certainly brought into my awareness at this time.
For the resources/obstacles of March, I pulled the Ten of Visions. This card always makes me think of family, whether it meant I would realise the value of family, but not just blood relatives because I don't communicate with them very much so I felt it could also mean my friendship circle. I realised around this time that the others doing the Priestess Path with me had become a family for me, supporting me in ways that I hadn't really experienced before. I think it was towards the end of March that I realised just how much the other Priestesses meant to me and my other friends too outside of the Priestess Path course. I believe it was also in March that I realised I didn't need to conform to anyone else's idea of who I should be, how I should act, what I should wear, etc because I had found the family that I was always meant to have.
For the energy of April, I pulled The Huntsman. This card made me think of things coming full circle, which they did in a way through my genetics counselling appointment and the blood test I had to do for the actual test. This card also brought up the idea of balance, of give and take, of new life and death. Now, death doesn't have to be the literal meaning because it could also have indicated that something was coming to an end. What really brought this card home was that I needed to balance myself and my life and to give as much as I receive, so I've tried to do this even as April was relegated to the past.
For April's obstacles/resources, I pulled the Five of Spells. The energy of this card spoke to me of competition but friendly and full of learning rather than the opposite. This card also spoke about needing to know when a situation had turned from being full of fun into something more serious that needed to be returned to the idea of fun. This was definitely a time of transitioning back to having fun as I had lost my spark of "childishness" and had perhaps become too serious. It was in this month that I crafted my own ritual and called my power back to me, returning me to my usual self.
This was an interesting reflection on how the year has progressed and how it might progress through the rest of the year. While I haven't followed the cards and lived their influences, I did this reading for myself as a bit of an experiment to see how this year would go without me letting the cards have power or influence over my actions.
I hope this inspires and intrigues you to do something similar for 2023, as so far, I would say that my experiment has been a success.
Peace and love to all!!
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