Knight of Swords

decisive, swift action on an idea that has taken over your thoughts; intellectual ambition, strength, and action that can be exciting and also blindly fruitless

2 of Swords

two equal forces competing against each other; a choice is required that is challenging the intellect

Death
accepting the ending of a cycle and the start of something new; uncertainty amidst transition

10 of Pentacles
the culminating card of the journey from ace to 10 for the pentacles (suit of earth & worldly goods)
abundance will come in the long term, leaving a legacy behind

As I’m working on reconfiguring my business to be what I want, I’m trying to bring some lightness, ease, and fun to how I work. This is a week of intuitive play.

Ace of Cups
the kernel/seed of the suit of cups (suit of water, emotions)
a fresh start with emotional receptivity and openheartedness

2025 is My Ballast Year.
Ballast is about when I need to be bolstered up, and when I need to be the bolster for others. When social and governmental systems can't be trusted to look out for us, we must look after each other. We must be each other's ballast. It's on us to be the stabilizers for others to fly, and to take our turn flying when others offer us stability.

I've come to the center of my Rippling Year. An interesting place to be for a year in which I'm reminding myself to be guided by the question What is my center and what am I spreading?

I want to take a moment here at the midpoint of the year to reflect on and celebrate some of my achievements in the first half of the year gone by.

I am hitting the road in Stella, my trusty Subaru Outback, and seizing the chance to do one of those things I’ve always dreamed of doing: a cross-country road trip.

I find travel so rewarding in large part because it always leads me to new discoveries about myself and the world. And I’m curious to see what I’ll learn on this trip.