On a good day, someone can all but slap you and it’s nothing to let it roll right off your back. On a bad day, a funny look can send you spiraling. (Or maybe that’s just me.) The greater part of subjective experience seems directly related to what goes through your head at the time. Being aware of this can help you work with it.

Today’s Tarot is the Ten of Swords, shown here from the Legacy of the Divine. This card is associated with the Sun in Gemini. We’ll often see it with massive betrayals and sometimes, overreacting. My keyword here is "overkill." Because it’s a ten, we’re again looking at concluding one cycle and moving on into another, so I consider this some consolation. Like a heavy thunderstorm, Ten of Swords pain is usually intense but short-lived. Don’t forget that when you’re in the midst.

Maybe it’s just my Gemini Moon talking, or maybe those psych classes on Rational Emotive Therapy  sunk into my psyche when I wasn’t looking, but I am convinced how you think and how you feel pretty much always operate in tandem. So often, people act like their feelings are an unavoidable response to the circumstances, and it’s true that certain feelings may be predictable responses to certain situations. I’m not criticizing that notion. If you’re betrayed, I would expect you to feel hurt or upset. I certainly do! But I don’t like to stay there long, because it sucks.

When you see the Ten of Swords, realize you’re more in the drivers’ seat than you realize. How much or how long those feelings of betrayal linger are largely determined by how you frame the situation in your head. This is your exit ramp. Because while you continue to writhe around in pain, the person(s) that betrayed you are probably every bit as busy–not giving it a second thought! So who is it helping? I’d prefer to cut the writhing short, take my notes to avoid a repeat performance, and redirect the rest of that energy to live better instead. I hear it’s the best revenge. Whether or not that’s true, I certainly find it the most pleasant.

How do you deal with betrayal?

Legacy of the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

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