This week, we have a somewhat rare visitor urging us to do our homework and stick to facts. If life gets difficult, it is even more important to think clearly and logically, with a certain amount of emotional detachment. Don’t be afraid to ask tough questions, listen carefully for the truth, and make honest choices.

This week of the Equinox plus the Full Harvest Moon, we welcome back the most contemplative of the court action heroes. Now is the time to make a budget, especially with the holidays just over the horizon. And then stick to it. Revise your investments, reconsider where you shop, and prepare for the darker months ahead.

This New Moon week flesh and spirit are invited to find harmonious expression together. Whether you are feeling the stirrings of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere or early Springtime in the lands below the equator, you may be aware of a tender awakening of loving connections, new alliances, and collaborative support.

This week’s card calls upon us to defend what we know is right. Our laws and most noble ideals matter, even if there are powerful people defying and desecrating them. No matter what, Spiritual Law calls us to honor the contracts we have made with our Gods and with one another in order to be in this life, at this time.

Now, in these last days of Summer, a magical door has opened. Consider this an invitation to  suspend at least some of the daily grind that surely awaits after Labor Day and listen for the guidance of your Divine One(s). Let us quiet our Swords-y chattering minds and await the insight and inspiration we most need.

This week, a “jumper” card leapt from my deck, so how could I refuse? This week it asks, how do we build strong foundations and embrace the sacredness of the physical, manifest world? Security and safety come when we commit ourselves to ensuring the prosperity and well-being of our neighbors and the care of our planet.

With just a couple of important exceptions, the past couple of months have seen some difficult cards. But this week, perhaps the spell is broken. What would that look like for you? How would you describe the happily-ever-after that you hold in your innermost heart? Behold, there is hope at the end of this rainbow.

It was so shocking to me that this card came back for the THIRD time in only a couple of months, I almost put it back. Instead, I pulled a clarification card. Maybe I shouldn’t have. But forewarned is forearmed, right? It might be a bumpy ride this week. But all is not lost. Keep reading…

This week’s card speaks directly to us from his throne in the hallowed halls of knowledge, societal leadership, and spiritual authority. This is the interpreter of both current events and the Mysteries of the ancients. If he has come to offer instructions for the ultimate betterment of society, what might they be?