January 2026

The tarot card the Hanged Man

Card of the Day: Hanged Man

The Suspended ~ The part of me that knows sometimes the only way forward is to stop moving and see everything from a completely different angle. Keywords: Surrender • Perspective • Suspension Meaning: The Hanged Man dangles upside down, voluntarily suspended. Nothing’s happening. Everything’s inverted. This card points to the moment when forward motion stops […]

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The tarot card, the nine of Pentacles

Card of the Day: Nine of Pentacles

The Self-Made ~ The part of me that stands alone in what I’ve built and knows I don’t need anyone’s permission to enjoy it. Keywords: Independence • Abundance • Self-Sufficiency Meaning: The Nine of Pentacles stands in her garden, alone, surrounded by what she’s cultivated through her own effort. She doesn’t need validation. She doesn’t

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The tarot card Four of Wands

Card of the Day: Four of Wands

The Celebrator ~ The part of me that knows how to acknowledge what I’ve built and rest in the satisfaction of arrival. Keywords: Celebration • Stability • Homecoming Meaning: The Four of Wands is about reaching a milestone and actually acknowledging it. Four wands create a stable structure. There’s celebration happening underneath them. This card

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The tarot card, the Tower

Card of the Day: Tower

The Destroyer ~ The part of me that knows some things need to fall apart so something true can be built. Keywords: Collapse • Liberation • Truth Meaning: The Tower doesn’t ask permission. It just strikes. Whatever was built on false foundation, lies, denial, performance, structures that no longer serve, comes crashing down. This card

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The Missing Limb: What CPTSD Recovery Actually Looks Like

When people talk about CPTSD recovery, they often imagine something like this: you work through the trauma, understand what happened, set boundaries, and eventually you “heal.” The wound closes. You get back to normal, or close enough. Maybe there’s a scar, maybe things work differently than before, but fundamentally, you’re whole again. This is what

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Personal Growth
The tarot card, the Queen of Cups

Card of the Day: Queen of Cups

The Emotional Sovereign ~ The part of me that can hold deep feeling without drowning in it or turning away from it. Keywords: Compassion • Depth • Containment Meaning: The Queen of Cups is back for the fourth time this month. Four times. She’s not suggesting anymore, she’s demanding. This card sits at the water’s

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The tarot card the Five of Wands

Card of the Day: Five of Wands

The Competitor ~ The part of me that thrives in creative tension but sometimes mistakes chaos for productivity. Keywords: Conflict • Competition • Friction Meaning: The Five of Wands is back for the fourth time this month. Four times! At this point, it’s not a message, it’s an intervention. This card lives in unresolved tension,

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An alternative view of the planting area.

Garden Update

  This morning I headed out to check on the beds, and I’m happy to report that things are finally starting to show some life. The Sprouting Begins Bed 3 (rear) gave me the first real thrill of the day, three of the potato plants are just beginning to sprout. There’s something deeply satisfying about

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Off-Grid Living
The tarot card, the Six of Cups

Card of the Day: Six of Cups

The Nostalgic ~ The part of me that holds memories, both sweet and complicated, and knows how the past shapes the present. Keywords: Memory • Innocence • Revisiting Meaning: The Six of Cups lives in the past. Not stuck there, but visiting. It’s about memory, nostalgia, the bittersweet pull of what was. This card points

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The tarot card, The Queen of Cups

Card of the Day: Queen of Cups

The Emotional Sovereign ~ The part of me that can hold deep feeling without drowning in it or turning away from it. Keywords: Compassion • Depth • Containment Meaning: The Queen of Cups is back again. Third time this month. She’s not asking anymore, she’s insisting. This card sits at the water’s edge with unshakeable

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The tarot card The Emperor

Card of the Day: Emperor

The Authority ~ The part of me that knows how to build structure, hold boundaries, and lead without apologizing for taking up space. Keywords: Structure • Authority • Discipline Meaning: The Emperor sits on his throne and doesn’t flinch. He’s built something solid and he’s not asking permission to maintain it. This card points to

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