You may have been feeling a little (or a lot) under pressure recently, or the pressure may be building this very moment. Pressure is not necessarily a bad thing, though. Some of us do our best work under pressure, and much-needed change often comes from high-pressure situations.
This week’s message is about those difficult situations and highlights the discomfort you feel in any or many areas of your life.
I saw my first real-life hummingbird right after I drew these cards. It added the energy of resilience and adaptability to this message, and fits perfectly with the “East” card, which speaks of new beginnings. The “Music” card speaks of using music to change your mood and release through moving your body, but it also feels like flow.
You may not have any control over some of the situations that affect you, but you can control what you do with them. This week’s message advises you not to fight against the current, but to ride that wave, and possibly even make it work in your favor. Use that pressure to propel you forward, and seek out new experiences or ways of living.
Here’s an example of how this works:
Here in the US, things have been in a steady decline. It’s truly unbelievable - the crazy shit that happens every fucking day. Our economy is tanking, though they tell us otherwise for some reason, like we’re not literally experiencing it.
We have masked villains kidnapping and killing brown people, and throwing them in concentration camps. That’s not even a new thing, just a drastic increase in the atrocities our government commits at home, and the balls to do it all in our faces, instead of hiding it like they used to.
And of course we know the other atrocities the rich and powerful have been committing, which is now open knowledge with ZERO consequences for the perpetrators.
Sounds pretty bleak, right? Well, it is, but the fact that we’re seeing it is a sign of progress. What has been hidden from us for centuries has been exposed to the light of day. Increasing measures of control and state-sanctioned violence are a sign that their propaganda is no longer effective.
What are we doing about it? Arguably not enough, but the thing that everyone cares about most is money, and the lack is only just starting to hit those who have been too comfortable to care.
Some people run for office, and some organize community gardens. There are a heartening number of people who put themselves between the villains and the victims, and we have a worldwide network of people sharing information that both informs and aids the rise of everyday humans over the power structures that confine us.
COVID taught us to make bread and turn our long-neglected hobbies into side hustles, and our isolation showed us just how important our villages really are.
That’s what it looks like to let pressure be our propellant instead of letting it crush us. We humans are incredibly adaptable! That adaptability can work against us, though, so we must be intentional about it all.
We can accept that a thing is happening and throw our hands up in defeat, or we can accept that it’s happening and let our determination and hope for the future shape our actions.
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Today’s musical vibes 🎶
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Tools used for this message 🔮
Deck:
The Elemental Oracle by Stacey Demarco and Kinga Britschgi (Authors’ Amazon shop)
Magic Rocks:
Pink Banded Agate:
Creativity • Meditation • Focus • Grounding • Anxiety • Protection • Comforting • Problem-solving • Accomplish goals • Stability • Balance mind, body, & spiritBlue Tiger’s Eye:
Fear of flying • Focus • Protects travelers • Protection from negative energy • Stress • AnxietyCreativity • Luck • Vitality • Innovation • Fertility • Boosts energy levels • Balances masculine and feminine energy •
Unity • Wholeness • Abundance • Personal growthPrehnite:
Peace • Intuition • Dreams • Astral travel • Unconditional love • Calms environment • Connection to nature • Prophesy • Visualization • Mental decluttering • Physical decluttering • Bad dreams • Insomia • Dreamwork • Meditation • GroundingMilky Quartz:
Purity • Calm energy • Inner peace • Quiets a busy mind • Soothes heavy emotions • Higher wisdom • Spiritual growth • Focus • A soft & nurturing energy • Self-Love
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Crystal properties and links have been compiled from various sources.
