There seems to be a lot going on at the moment. The best action to take whenever we get overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of stuff we have to deal with, is to withdraw ourselves from the center of it and to try and get past all the details we are involved in. What is the essence of the matter and how do we want to approach that? This advice is to be taken literally today; let's disentangle ourselves from all the chaos and take some time to find the thing it is we really want to address.

All kinds of claims are being thrown at us by the leaders of our society but we feel unable to follow them since we cannot ascertain the validity of those claims. Times are complicated, the problems the world is facing are many and we are confused about where to find solutions. Therefore we need to be extra careful in deciding were our allegiance lies. This cast warns us that the powers that be might not have our  best interest in mind, so let's be vigilant.

Gathering food in order to eat well and make it through the winter is a good thing. So is gathering objects to make our life easier and to give us a sense of security and wealth. But a lot of us are overdoing it. Sometimes gathering becomes hoarding and we feel that instead of owning our stuff we are being owned by it. And beyond that: all that we have sitting on our shelves, is nog beneficial to anyone else. We see this happening on a global scale, it is up to us to be better than that. Let's donate what we don't need so that we spread wealth instead of centralizing it. Enough is enough!

"If only I had the talent", or, "I will never be as good as..." We are our own worst critics, we don't dare to take up painting, or to sing or to dance and constantly worrying if the result is aesthetically pleasing to others. If only we could be playful and creative like a child every now and again, enjoying ourselves without holding back! It is important to create moments in our lives in which we can express ourselves, unencumbered, without boundaries, as free as a the Gods intended us to be. Let's find s moment of creative joy today and let making moments like that into a hobby. We do not have to be perfect, it is not about performance, it is enough to realize that we are good enough as we are!

I tend to read this particular combination of coins in it's most literal meaning today. Our mum or the mothers amongst my readers are in need of some extra attention. Motherhood can be a complicated task and today we need some extra care. Let us contact our actual mother (not necessarily our bio mom but a person that fulfills that role for us) to make sure that they are alright. 

The Elder coin represents both healing and the Goddess, as the art of healing is one of the most important aspects of the Goddess. With the challenger on the table, we read that the Goddess aspect is under attack in our society. We see this happening through the infringement of women’s rights and a growing misogyny in the world. Don’t be fooled into thinking that this is only happening online, or that the suffering is only happening in lands far, far away! The coins tell us of a real and tangible danger that we must deal with. All of us!

We know all we need to know in order to make a well-informed and clearcut decision. Today is the day we make up our minds. We can do so in full confidence: we've got this!

In every situation there are two distinct positions we can take: either we look at it up close, maybe even from the inside, or we take a step back and observe the issue from a distance. The cast of today suggests to do just that: to detach ourselves from the situation we are in to gain a better perspective. So let us find some high ground and find new input from up there. What patterns are emerging? How does what we go through fit in a larger framework? What can we do to better the circumstances? 

Sometimes we are overwhelmed by what we fear the future has in store. Today might be one of those days. We worry about a job interview, a talk we are preparing or a dinner party we want to give. Or we worry about the environment, the state of the world and the repercussions of everything that is going on in the political arena. Stop it. Take a pause and realize that time spend in fear of an event that might never come to pass is a form punishing ourselves for acts we didn't commit. It is not productive and doesn't make our lives better. Breath in, breath out and make the best of today!

I feel busted :). I had a far to busy weekend and was contemplating the errors of my ways this morning, when the alarm clock janked me out of my much needed sleep. And than this combination came on the table. The Cave coin is about taking time for ourselves, about healing through rest and introspection. With the opponent on the table however, it seems that we are not paying enough attention to this part of life. We need to slow down a bit a make sure that we take enough time to rest. Did we by any chance had a busy couple of days and didn't we take time off? Make sure to balance productive time and time to recuperate! 

No matter how much we know about something, there are always new things to discover. When we keep an open mind to different opinions and keep gathering more information we enrich ourselves beyond measure. Let's enjoy the process of gathering, of reading and sifting through information and one of these days we will find the answer to whatever it is that is vexing us!

Today we see the the same constellation of coins as we had a few days ago. Are we still worrying? Or did we find the cause of this anxiety? One way or another, there seems to be reason to spend some extra time figuring out what is bugging us about things to come in order to take action. Whatever it is we  worry about, let's not allow it to rob us of our agency. We cannot always choose our circumstances but we do control how we respond to them!