A Different Rhythm
I woke at 5:45 a.m. in a new environment. No yoga mat, but I took myself to the poolside — meditating, moving through my exercises, grounding into the day. A lighter bag now carries Dante’s Inferno. The weight of words is easier than before, and I’m beginning to understand the journey within its pages.
I swam briefly, packed my things, and sat to journal.
Dreams and Habits
Sleep was filled with dreams, vivid yet slipping away the moment I opened my eyes. I know I need to return to the practice of writing them down immediately. Habits form quickly, but just as quickly dissolve. Impermanence is always teaching. Yet, I’m grateful that when I decide something is important, I can pick it back up again.
The Weight of the Train
I still feel tired. The train ride yesterday lingers in my body, but it also gave me resilience. Ten hours — even standing — and I see I can endure it. Now I’m up early to rent a bike, to see temples, to breathe the history of this place.
Work on the Horizon
Later today there’s a team call, and also a conversation with Pen. We haven’t spoken for a week — the longest silence in months. The community page also needs my attention. It’s offline, and I feel it’s time to bring it back as a paid space. Many options, many moving pieces.
It’s overwhelming at times. But for now, I’m here on this trip. The work will happen when it needs to, where it can. There’s no rush.
Oh and the young couple next door are now engaged! Mazel Tov!
—Tarot spread—
1. Presence in Uncertainty — Five of Pentacles Reversed
Main question: How do I stay grounded when the path ahead feels uncertain?
Sub-question: What anchors me when I don’t know if the seat, the plan, or the timing will work out?
The Five of Pentacles reversed speaks of recovery from lack, of realizing you’re not as alone or unsupported as you feel. The journey may seem uncertain, but it’s guiding you into new resilience. What anchors you is the trust that support appears when needed, and that you’re learning to walk through uncertainty without fear of being abandoned.
2. Acts of Service — Eight of Cups Reversed
Main question: What does it mean to give without expectation?
Sub-question: How do small gestures — like offering food or kindness — ripple into greater alignment?
The Eight of Cups reversed shows hesitation to walk away from old patterns. It reminds you that service is not about leaving behind your needs but transforming them. The ripple begins when you act not to escape emptiness, but to fill the present moment with presence. These small offerings tether you to alignment rather than withdrawal.
3. Comparison and Contentment — The Fool
Main question: How do I release the pull of comparison to old luxuries or past lives?
Sub-question: Where am I still measuring worth through external standards, instead of presence?
The Fool invites you to see life anew, without baggage. Old luxuries and comparisons are weights of the past. Your worth is not measured in where you stay or what you own, but in the freshness of spirit. Let the Fool guide you to step forward with openness, no need to compare, only to begin again each day.
4. Serendipity and Alignment — Page of Wands
Main question: What are the unseen alignments unfolding around me?
Sub-question: How do moments like the young couple’s proposal reveal the guidance of the New Earth path?
The Page of Wands is a messenger of sparks and synchronicities. These alignments are whispers of new journeys, showing you that life constantly births inspiration around you. The proposal was not random — it mirrored your own path of planting new beginnings. Trust the signs as messages that you are on course.
5. Habits and Impermanence — Ace of Wands
Main question: How can I cultivate habits that serve me without clinging to them?
Sub-question: What is the teaching in losing and re-finding my rhythm of dreams, practices, and routines?
The Ace of Wands is raw, fiery energy — the spark of habit, creation, and renewal. Habits are not chains; they are sparks to light again and again. The teaching is that impermanence is not failure — it’s an invitation to reignite. Each time you return, the flame burns stronger.
6. Work and Overwhelm — Justice
Main question: How do I approach my projects with clarity instead of overwhelm?
Sub-question: What is asking to be prioritized now, and what can wait until later?
Justice calls for balance and truth. To avoid overwhelm, cut through illusion. What serves alignment comes first, what clouds your energy can wait. Justice reminds you that clarity isn’t about doing everything at once — it’s about acting in integrity with what matters most now.
7. Travel as Teacher — Judgment
Main question: What is this journey itself teaching me about resilience and surrender?
Sub-question: How can I carry the lessons of the train, the temples, and the road into my daily path?
Judgment is awakening. The journey is not just travel — it’s resurrection, a calling into greater presence. The lessons are about shedding old identities, hearing the higher call, and stepping into a clearer vision of service. Every mile on the train, every temple visited, is part of your own rebirth into the New Earth.
