Early Start
I woke around 5:45 a.m., moving through my exercises and morning energy work. A shorter practice today, because the focus isn’t on routine, but on preparation. There’s much to do before I leave, and I want to approach it with clarity, not rush.
The Train and the Unknown
Today is about the trip. I’ll prepare fully — packed, ready, open to the experience. But the train remains uncertain. If I get a seat, I’ll settle in and use the long journey to work on the PDFs. If I don’t, I’ll let go. Eight hours standing isn’t worth resisting.
Instead, I’ll release it and accept that next week’s journey will be my real journey. Today, it’s about readiness, flexibility, and staying aligned with presence.
Living the Lesson
It strikes me that this is the teaching itself: prepare, but don’t cling. Act, but don’t force. Let the journey unfold as it’s meant to.
That’s the rhythm of the New Earth — readiness, willingness, but always surrender.
1. Service as Flow — Five of Swords
Main Question: How do I allow service to move through me rather than trying to control it?
Sub-Question: Where am I still making it about me, instead of letting Spirit lead?
The Five of Swords shows that when service becomes entangled with ego, competition, or the need to “win,” it loses its purity. Spirit is asking you to notice where you still measure yourself against others, or try to control outcomes for validation. True service flows when you step out of the battle entirely — when you let go of proving yourself and allow Spirit to guide the action. Victory here isn’t in winning, but in walking away from unnecessary conflict and serving from emptiness.
2. Sacred Store — Ten of Cups Reversed
Main Question: What role does the Sacred Store play in planting seeds for the New Earth?
Sub-Question: How can I align the store not just with products, but with presence and healing?
The Ten of Cups reversed reflects a longing for deeper harmony, but also a caution: don’t let the Sacred Store slip into just being a “business.” If it is only about goods, it will lack soul. Its real purpose is to foster connection, healing, and alignment with the New Earth vision — a community of support and shared values. The reversed card asks you to re-check the foundation: is this built on Spirit’s vision of wholeness, or only on human ambition? Bring the heart back into the Store, and it will radiate far beyond transactions.
3. Receiving Support — Queen of Swords
Main Question: How do I open more fully to those who step in to walk this path with me?
Sub-Question: Where am I still carrying it all alone, when it’s meant to be shared?
The Queen of Swords calls you to balance openness with discernment. You can welcome others to help, but clarity and boundaries must guide the process. You don’t need to carry everything, but neither should you hand it all over blindly. Speak directly, share your truth without embellishment, and trust that those meant to walk with you will rise to the challenge. Let support be guided by wisdom and honesty, not fear of being let down.
4. Projections — The Lovers
Main Question: When others project onto me, how do I stay empty yet grounded?
Sub-Question: What boundaries protect my essence while still keeping me open?
The Lovers show that projections are mirrors of choice and union. People will see in you what they need to see — sometimes their love, sometimes their shadow. Your task is to remain in conscious choice: to honour what reflects truth, and to release what doesn’t belong to you. Boundaries here are about alignment — staying rooted in your values and choosing partnerships that reflect your essence, not distort it. Love is the filter, but discernment is the boundary.
5. Shedding and Retreats — King of Wands
Main Question: What is being asked to fall away in preparation for the September retreat?
Sub-Question: Which old stories or patterns no longer belong in this circle of service?
The King of Wands calls you to step into mature leadership — with vision, authority, and fire. What must fall away are the doubts, hesitations, or half-hearted commitments. The retreat requires you to show up fully as the leader who inspires and sets direction. The stories of “I am not enough” or “I am unseen” no longer serve. What belongs is confidence rooted in Spirit, guiding others with clarity and strength.
6. Intimacy and Release — Two of Swords
Main Question: How do I honour intimacy and energy release without guilt or confusion?
Sub-Question: What is the difference between unconscious indulgence and conscious release?
The Two of Swords shows the need for honest inner clarity. You may at times stand at a crossroads, unsure whether your actions stem from avoidance or from presence. The difference lies in awareness: unconscious indulgence comes from numbing, while conscious release arises from a choice made in peace and love. The card reminds you not to overthink or shame yourself — but to pause, listen inward, and act only when it feels aligned with truth, not escape.
7. The Path Ahead — Three of Cups Reversed
Main Question: As I prepare for travel, how do I hold readiness without attachment?
Sub-Question: Which part of me still clings to certainty rather than surrender?
The Three of Cups reversed suggests that attachment may stem from seeking external validation — the need to share celebrations with others, or to feel affirmed in community. But readiness is about self-containment: being able to step onto the path even if others don’t mirror your joy or affirm your choices. The card asks you to detach from needing certainty or collective approval, and instead prepare from inner alignment. The path ahead is yours to walk, with Spirit as your companion.
