Your Difficulties Are Temporary ~ A Message From the Universe

Tarot-based guidance for the week ahead 🙂

May 04, 2025

Your Difficulties Are Temporary ~ A Message From the Universe, 2 Anne Stokes Gothic Oracle cards and crystals on a starry blue background — Author’s photo of Anne Stokes Gothic Oracle cards

Today’s Message From the Universe reminds you that your difficulties are temporary.

Some of you may be facing a difficult ending in your life, while others feel as if your hard work isn’t paying off. You may even feel as if you are in a state of limbo, unsure of what your next step may be. This is your reminder that, however this energy shows up for you, it’s quite temporary.

If you’re facing a difficult ending:

Endings are hard, even when we know that what is ending is not good for us. It’s perfectly natural to grieve for this change, even if you wanted and facilitated this ending. Your daily life may need a little adjusting, or you may even be grieving what you thought you had, even though you now know it for what it is.

If someone or something wonderful has passed from your life, the advice will be the same. Allow yourself to grieve, but make sure you come up for air as often as possible! Seek out the shoulder of a good friend, professional, or group to help you move through this ending with grace and love.

We humans also do best when we have something to strive for, so give yourself the gift of hope for something you’d like to cultivate in your life.

If you are putting in a ton of work and wondering where the payoff is:

Don’t give up! Stay consistent and revisit your whys! Trying to find something that sticks by jumping back and forth between multiple projects only assures that none of those projects get the love and attention they need.

I know it’s not always possible, but do what you can to make sure you complete one project before moving on to the next. If you feel the need to do a little jumping between projects, then limit the number of projects and/or schedule a “free day” each week to let yourself run with whatever calls to you. Use the rest of the week to work on top priority projects.

This is also a reminder that, in the infamous words of Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd), “times is hard!” Don’t beat yourself up for not being as far along as you think you should be right now. There are so many people who are in the same predicament; stay committed and keep putting one foot in front of the other until things ease up a bit. Once things get moving, they will move quickly!

Overall, I feel like a lot of stagnant energy is starting to move.

This year will be a little chaotic for the collective as old paradigms die away to make room for new, more balanced energies and structures. Those old paradigms will not die quietly, though, which is the biggest reason for the chaotic energy we are experiencing.

Remember that something that has been fed and cultivated for years, or centuries, will not be dismantled in a span of a few days or months, even years. This dying has been happening for quite some time already, so look for the good that is now being birthed and feed it as much as you can!

Today’s crystals and decks will bring you to that item in my shop, while the music links will bring you to YouTube 🙂