✨ Chaos and Choices, Desire and Doubt

A reading for the first-quarter moon

Something’s in the air. Everything feels charged, unsettled.

It doesn’t help that one of my kids has been sick with a stomach bug (so. much. vomit.) and the other is embracing her inner Bluey and sing-songing nonsense words at the top of her lungs.

But despite all the chaos, life continues on, doesn’t it? Work needs to be done, showers must be taken. The house is still a chaotic mess of piles, and my daughter’s birthday has extended past Friday through into this week (there is still the excitement of presents arriving in the mail, the delight of playing with new things, the energy drip of balloons deflating in the living room).

Money is still tight, our calendars are still tighter. And the air is changing.

Maybe it’s the first quarter moon symbolizing balance, determination, and action. Evaluating, making decisions, and confronting challenges. Maybe it’s the hint of Fall on the horizon, the fact that we suddenly had a cooler day blanketed in fog. Maybe it’s all this political tension and a raucous debate building towards what must surely be change.

Or maybe it’s nothing.

But if you’re feeling out of sorts, just know that I am too. You’re not alone.

And tonight, the Eight of Cups is here to help.