As always, I’ve set the intention that this collective reading for the month of July be clear, useful, and offer guidance for the greatest good of all. This month I pulled 3 cards, what we need less of is Knight of Cups, what we need more of is 5 of Pentacles reversed, a card to encourage us and let us know we’re on the right track is 2 of Cups, and the last card, Justice reversed, jumped out of the deck of its own volition.

There are questions sprinkled into the reading below and you are very much encouraged to use them as journal prompts to help you process what’s going on and coming up for you. My goal in sharing these readings is to spark moments of reflection and offer opportunities to connect with your own inner knowing. You are your own most precious compass.

If you find yourself reading this after July 2024, consider that perhaps this message is for you exactly at the moment you need to hear it.

July 2024 Reading

less this: Knight of Cups
more this: 5 of Pentacles (R)
encouragement: 2 of Cups
*volunteer card: Justice

This month calls for less Knight of Cups energy. I say this with the utmost love and compassion, my dear friend, please stop waiting for your proverbial Prince Charming to come along and save you from whatever woes you may have. Or maybe, you have someone in your life that comes along to pick up the pieces when you find yourself feeling emotionally messy or overwhelmed. It is one of the biggest gifts in life to have a robust and reliable support system to hold you through the ups and downs, but perhaps there is someone in your life you’ve been putting a little too much pressure on to hold you all by themselves.

As you put out fewer damsel in distress vibes, you are advised to call in more 5 of Pentacles reversed, more claiming emotional responsibility for yourself by grounding into the internal resourcing and coping skills you have developed over time. Perhaps you haven’t been able to prioritize some self care routines that would really serve you at this moment. Recommit to yourself and the practices that help you access your own sovereignty. What helps you feel grounded and connected to your own confidence and power? More of that, please! Are there words you could speak to yourself that help you remember how incredibly capable and deserving you are of loving yourself well? Is there a firm boundary you need to lovingly set with yourself?

Encouragement comes in the form of 2 of Cups this month. The reason we’re dealing with this push and pull of wanting to be held by others and the power of holding ourselves is because we have a dream of union. Over and over again, the cards remind us that peace within ourselves then attracts the external coming together we desire in relationship. In this particular reading, these messages pertain to romantic love. Whether you are partnered up or not, this area of your life will be taken to the next level if you’re able to acknowledge and balance and cultivate the union of humility and confidence within yourself. When do you feel most at peace? Can you remember a time when you felt most like your vibrant self? How can you call that version of you back? What practices can you integrate that help you come home to your own energy?

And finally, Justice blew out of the deck reversed, carrying a reminder not to judge yourself too harshly as you do this important internal work. As you practice not putting so much pressure on others, remember to also extend compassion and understanding toward yourself. Is there someone whose advice or feedback you really respect? What would they say in this situation that would help you to feel grounded and strong in yourself? Talk to the part of yourself that resists doing what you know is good for you and ask it what it needs. If there’s a part of you that feels hurt, upset, abandoned, afraid, or something else, try and find a way to acknowledge it, accept it, and do what you can to soothe it.

Suggested tools + allies this month:

daily meditation, movement, or journaling routine

make art, express yourself, allow yourself to explore with no particular expectation

take yourself on a weekly solo date! (go to a museum, hike, attend an open mic, take yourself out for tea, the possibilities are endless, have fun)!

ginger or geranium essential oil + carnelian stone

inspire + conjure and glowing boundaries vibrational elixirs

marigold flower essence + vibrational elixir

golden: everyday ritual body oil

motherwort extract: heart-centered nervous system support