“What’s Tarot say today?” Captain Virgo asks. He doesn’t read my column, so he wants the Cliff’s Notes version of divine guidance. Just in case it comes in handy, y’kno.

“Wait,” I say. “It’s wait, don’t rush in.”

“Ok,” he makes a mental note. And when my video card came in, he didn’t rush me at all to get off the computer so he could install it for me. I knew he was dying to, but he didn’t, so I asked about it. He said he was waiting until the right time. Ha!

Today’s Tarot is the Eight of Cups, reversed. The card is associated with Saturn in Pisces, and the traditional version always makes me think of the phrase, “Cutting your losses.”  While both the traditional rendition and this one from Legacy of the Divine have similar meaning, the Legacy version emphasizes the transformational quality of leaving the past behind by man rising from the water with an octopus’s lower body. No missing that transformation. You see this card often when someone is leaving a difficult situation behind them. Inverted, the advice would more likely be to hold off until the path is clearer.

It’s impossible to miss the trend we’ve had lately on the Daily Tarot. Lots of burdens and some betrayal. Admonitions to hold off, restrain, rest, rejuvenate and wait. And you know, sometimes, that’s damn hard advice to follow. But it’s not a bad idea if you’re run down, unsure, or under heavy load.

Some decisions—and particularly emotionally demanding ones—really need your full attention. They need all your energy to execute, let alone to get out of them what you can in order to grow from the situations. You don’t want to make life-altering moves when you are not operating at full capacity; it’s one thing to grab an opportunity whenever it swings by. But it’s entirely another thing altogether to ditch that job, husband, child or friend because you’re itching to resolve.

The message today is that an impulsive decision to walk will not bring transformation right now, so hold off on sudden amputations until the weather is clearer. The loads have been too heavy lately and you may not have the emotional energy on deck to deal with it anyway. Maybe you still will, and that’s fine. Let it be an informed, rational choice. Because if you do it too fast, when you’re not fully ready, you’ll be more likely to repeat the same scenarios with different players. Nothing gained for your pain. Better to hit the hay and see how you feel in the morning. Because sometimes, the world looks a lot different after a full night’s sleep, y’kno?

Are you chomping at the bit to walk away from something?

Legacy of the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti

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