I’m finding that my daily card pull is a reflective exercise. I set an intention to pull my card, but it’s usually an evening practice for me now, different than my morning routine.
This evening practice is more sustainable and allows me to understand how the energy is showing up for me and what area of my life is the focus.
I've renamed this series “Reflections” to better align with its evening theme.
The Fives in Tarot are a bit chaotic. Typically representing change, conflict, and instability.
The element of fire is one that is hot. It can move fast or slow it can spread, and it can do damage. Sometimes it can be contained as in the striking of a match, other times it can be completely wild and out of control.
I like to think about how the element or energy of the suit also lends to the experience. Which helps me take into account the intensity or the range of the energy that is present.
Fire and the Suit of Wands relate to creativity and inspiration; it could be competing ideas or conflicts of interest. So it’s interesting to see how this energy show showed up for me.
This particular day, the 5 of Fire was extremely illuminating for me.
There were some tensions that bubbled to the surface in a partnership, and it gave us space to actually clear the air.
Because fire can represent passion, I feel like sometimes it also flows into the emotional or the heart space. For example, when we think about crimes of passion a instead of Cups, which is water, that to me is fiery passion that blazed out of control.
Seeing how this arose within my own personal relationships, was amazing! However, rather than giving into the chaos and conflict, it was almost like watching the fire burn, and then allowing it to to die off on its own.
This helped me to see how to engage with conflict in a way that allows for growth, healing, and transformation.
The Fives of Fire is an invitation to watch and meditate.
I’m really grateful that the cards leading up to today. They set the stage for this conversation to take place which in turn created a change within myself, how I perceived a relationship, and what it is that I desire moving forward.
It showed me how I can look at the dynamic of this relationship in the lens of spiritual love, rather than looking at it through a lens of fear.
I would say this card helped to temper some things and the instability led to some balance and growth, which is really beautiful.
Another area that I saw this play out is in some projects that I’ve been doing for my personal life and business.
I’ve been working behind the scenes to create structure and foundation, as well as to get clear on what it is that I wanna do and how I wanna do it.
Trying to streamline projects and create different processes was chaotic and overwhelming.
It forced me to sit down and figure out what is the best way to structure things so that I can write, so that I can create, and so that I can show up in ways that feel nourishing and supportive.
Again, out of the chaos something beautiful was born! I came up with a few workflows and templates and organizing my projects.
I’ve gotten a lot done and it’s been really helpful. Once everything is finalized, I’ll have a beautifully running system that is going to support me in a way that feels really good to create what it is I desire to create.
So in reflection, even though the 5 a fire is disruptive and chaotic it doesn’t mean it has to be problematic.
Today was a good example of what happens when I just watch and observe versus trying to engage or be right. It also showed me what happens when something feels overwhelming or I’m confused. What happens when I stop and just reflect and allow the answer to come.