With summer fast approaching, the energy around us is getting more active, buzzy, and loud. The efforts we put in at the beginning of the year and throughout the spring will start to become more apparent as the season shifts to one of rapid growth and production. Even if you feel like you haven’t worked toward your intentions, know that you likely have some things to show for your efforts right now. Be proud of them! As June is pride month and I’m a queer woman, this pick-a-card reading centers on pride. What should you be proud of? What should you be standing by strongly? What should you have the courage to embody and show to the world?
Take a few moments to breathe, center your thoughts on yourself, and shut everything out. If you are not in a place to do this, feel free to tuck this article away for later when you have a moment to focus. Ask yourself to be guided towards the message that will lead you to what you should be proud of lately, what side of yourself you need to let shine, and what qualities you need to proudly display. Let yourself be drawn to a section. You can either pick a number from one to three, see which corresponding image catches your eye, or notice where you end up reading first. It is totally fine if every section resonates. As always, this is very generalized — community readings are meant to be a starting point. Spend some time digging deeper to see what comes up for you this month!
CARD ONE
The Page of Swords is very active, with busy energy. Ruled by the suit of swords, this card is influenced by the realm of the mind: intelligence, wit, analysis, and problem solving. The Page has a youthful energy that presents a fresh perspective and a desire to see things change quickly. However, a common struggle for a Page of Swords can be impulsivity, poor planning for the long term, and charging into a situation before knowing all of the details. With this card being upright, the positive qualities are emphasized, but the challenges are still worth paying attention to.
Through the lens of pride, the Page of Swords means you should be proud of how you think. Be proud of your desire to understand, and of your questions and ideas. It doesn’t matter if some ideas never bear fruit; your hunger for ‘more’ is a gift. Many people who have these qualities have experienced shame for not contenting themselves with the present, for rocking the boat, or for asking too many questions. Their contributions can often be undervalued, making them feel like their brain is a burden. This card asks you to spend some time this month allowing your inquisitive side to breathe a bit.
Share ideas and thoughts, try new things, and feed that hunger for knowledge. Your fighting spirit is much needed right now. Wear it with pride!
CARD TWO
The Eight of Wands is a card that zooms through your life quickly, and it is best to be ready for it when it does. This is the moment obstacles are removed and the path ahead is clear. The period of waiting is over, and if you are in agreement with yourself about what you want, run ahead and go get it. This card follows those who tend to make their biggest moves very quickly, but even planners may find that significant shifts in their lives happen unexpectedly. Don’t worry; you will adapt to it! The Eight of Wands is about grabbing what is given to you and making something of it without delay. For the more impulsive folks, the trick is to steer that bit of chaos in a targeted direction. While you may not have known what the target was going to be a second ago, you are ready when it shows up.
You, my friends, can thrive under the right pressure — whether you like it or not. Be proud of how you receive these moments. Two main types of people are often drawn to this message: those who experience a lot of resistance on their path that falls away suddenly, and those who never have a plan but make it work through the chaos. No matter which category you fall into, you should be proud of how you run with things when it is your turn. You truly can make the most out of anything; you just need the next destination to run towards.
Spend this month appreciating how you have built up your resilience for the unexpected. Your theme for this month is ‘keep moving’.
CARD THREE
The Two of Cups is one of harmony, balance, relationships, unity, and contracts. It represents the blending and cooperation of two energies, particularly surrounding matters of emotional or spiritual importance to you. For this reading, it has appeared in the reversed position, which can indicate disharmony, imbalances, rifts in communication, and bonds that are not in alignment.
In the context of pride, those drawn to this message may have been through hell and back emotionally. Learning how to let toxic connections or patterns go may have been a repeated theme in your life. The generational cycle breakers, the survivors, and the healers are likely to find that they need to give themselves some credit for the hard emotional situations they had to navigate. Be proud of how you have been working towards harmony while keeping in mind that some of you may still be in the middle of disharmony at the moment. It takes time, and you are doing your best to find your balance. This month you may find your pride in the part of yourself that is challenged when you are tempted to appease, overcompensate, and smooth things over.
Stay strong and be proud of all that you are. Those who are meant to will find a way to harmonize with you.
Jae Melland is a tarot, rune, and palm reader. You can visit seidrwhispers.com to schedule a reading or see her at her shop, Luna Apothecary on Clearwater in Kennewick.
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