Let’s get real for a moment. This energy we’re starting March with is a lot. It’s a post-eclipse aftershock alongside the muck of Mercury retrograde, which concludes March 20th. Nevertheless, we persist through this elongated start — not just the year but a new era of life.

No pressure, am I right?

BOTD: Two of Cups

You may remember last month, Ace of Cups was present to signal a shift into opening our hearts to embrace what they want. Here, we are invited to welcome connection throughout the month. Think of every kind of partnership we can experience: romantic, platonic, professional, artistic, etc. When we come together, something new can emerge. The lion present represents that phenomenon, but it can also represent blessed and passionate partnerships.

What can we bring to life through the power of connection? This would be a good month to go and find out.

Card 1: King of Wands

Our king is the human embodiment of fire — red headdress, red gown, yellow cape, yellow crown, orange thrown, and similarly hued staff. He can be brash and headstrong, but you can’t say he’s not motivated. Riding off the coattails of last month’s Magician energy, he’s hot to go. No more negotiating or hesitation, it’s full steam ahead into the future. His posture is tall and leaning forward to reveal his laser-focused nature.

His cape is similar to the man’s shirt in Two of Cups for this deck, replacing black flowers with black salamanders. Of course, our duo is passionate, but our masculine figure is visibly active in taking the initiative in this exchange. Think cardinal, yang energy. We need someone to get things moving alongside someone who stabilizes things. If we relied only on the King’s fast-paced salamander brain, we would get moving but not sustainably.

Card 2: Eight of Cups

This is a buffer, which is unsurprising given Saturn’s demand to be felt this month. Moving forward is great, having aspirations is awesome, but you know what’s even better? Not taking deadweight into the future with you. This isn’t a gentle message either. The journey forward, making active use of that staff, requires this detachment. For some of you, certain relationships in your life may be coming to an end (a common interpretation of this card). But for many, this will likely be old emotional baggage that we’re no longer beholden to. What are you still attaching to that has run its course? Check your closet for old clothes and skeletons that have served you well and desperately need to go.

The presence of the moon is never to be overlooked. Our intuition is also guiding us forward, not just our fiery dreams. It’s the ability to listen to the voice inside of us and trust it will get us exactly where we want to go.

Card 3: Queen of Pentacles & The Star

Queen of Pentacles is settled and secure, classically Virgo. She tends to her pentacle, protecting it from harm. You may notice that she, like our King of Wands and figure from before, is donned in red. This feels like a clear energy shift from being active, fired up, taking action to move forward, and finally settling into an easier energy to gestate the change. We are rooted in this new energy, which is good because pentacles are very concerned with the material realm. Whatever has arrived, we’re caring for it like a mother. Our queen is generous in her care, the golden sky indicating wealth in this moment of security and stillness. We allow ourselves to be held or to hold what we wish.

The Star is concerned with healing and integration. In nurturing and protecting the new that is forming, we are being healed in the process. Since the Star is associated with Aquarius, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see this emerge more collectively. However, this Star energy is very internal. If you remember the Hermit and its message to listen to our inner voice, think of the Star here as zooming in on the lantern and realizing the light is actually Tinkerbell. This inner light isn’t just phrases and ideas but a whole complex universe. Becoming familiar with it will be worth your while, especially during this moment of security.

Summary:

This month feels fiery but gentle. We start on a high, encouraged by hubris, stars in our eyes at the possibilities before us, and with a renewed sense of full capability. This gives us the push we need to leave behind whatever is holding us back from this idealized future, allowing intuition to guide our steps. By doing so, we can let ourselves rest and tend to the new life we’ve been working to form. Working with what is materializing heals something in us (and hopefully outside of us), connecting us even more to the inner voice that will inevitably guide our path forward.

Remember that the overall energy for this reading brings us back to connection. There is someone or something we feel sure we can create something beautiful with. The task at hand, once we know what or who that is, requires us to leave behind previous attachments that have no place in our present. Only then can we enjoy this new energy forming, allowing the healing process through creation to begin. If it helps, whatever this bond is, has been anointed.

Y’all, I have excellent feelings about this month. I hope you can feel it too. I’ll see you on the other side.

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