Dear Kindred Spirit,
If you’re intuitive or empathic, you probably feel collective shifts deep in your heart. Since the U.S. midterm elections, many of us have felt a lighter, brighter, more hopeful energy. We also know there’s more work to do, and many of us feel a little uncentered, wondering who we are now and what our role is.
I’ve found that putting words to the unseen part of a shift, the spiritual and emotional part, helps me get steady on my feet so I can take my next step. So I pulled two tarot cards for us, one for before the election and one for after. Then I sat in meditation with Rose, the plant spirit I work with for loving intuitive messages.
These messages are collective, so as you read, feel for what’s true for you specifically. Take what resonates and leave the rest.
Before: Strength (reversed)
Traditionally, Strength is the archetype of power and empowerment. Reversed, we look at it through the opposite lens: weakness and loss of power. That matches what many of us felt before the election, a real loss of freedom, power, and hope that we carried in our bodies and emotions.
Rose’s message was that we’re still in the middle of the shift, at a turning point, so it’s okay to feel grief and sadness while the tide turns. The swing between those feelings is happening on the world stage and inside each of us. The practice she offered is emotional equanimity: centering without dismissing your anger or sadness, so you don’t get seasick as the feelings swing back and forth. Find your center and stand your ground.
After: The 3 of Cups
Traditionally, the 3 of Cups is celebration with your people. Rose’s message pointed to what we’re celebrating the most right now: a gathering of people who used their voices and spoke up. The real celebration is knowing you are not alone. Many of us felt isolated, as if we might be the only ones who cared, and now we know better.
Put the two cards side by side and the story is loss of power through isolation shifting to strength through community. It’s the power of the people, and it’s the energy we get to keep fostering.
Three ways to work with this
Ground through your feet. Imagine standing barefoot on the earth and notice the bottoms of your feet while breathing slowly.
Try horse stance. This Qigong posture is grounding and powerful, and it came to me while I was channeling Rose’s message. Look up the instructions and give it a try.
Gather your people. Connect with your community if you have one. If you don’t yet, bring that supportive, celebratory energy in through books you read, social media accounts you follow, and voices that feel on your team.
Make it yours
Want to see what these two cards mean for you specifically? My free Tarot Journal walks you through reading a card for yourself and connecting with your own intuition. Download it at tarotandclarity.com/tarotjournal.
A book for this moment
If you want to feel that collective energy, read A Wall Is Also a Road by Annalee Newitz. It has a bonkers premise: a giant alien slime mold named Gardenpath, a university student, travels to Pompeii before the volcano erupts, while the university wants no life found at all. It’s beautifully written and all about community and activism. Newitz’s novel The Terraformers is wonderful too.
Work with me
If you feel that pull to heal, teach, lead, or guide, my 2027 Soul Mission Tarot Readings are open. We look back at 2026, name where you stand now, look ahead to who you’re becoming in 2027, and name your next steps. Book your session.
Listen to the full episode of Full Heart Free Voice wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find me on Instagram @tarotandclarity and at Emma’s Reading Room on Substack.
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