3 of Discs Rx, crossed by Ace of Swords, surrounding by 2 of Discs (below), 6 of Swords (left), Page of Cups (right), King of Swords Rx (top) 

Our collective has reached an impasse, and this year promises some breakthroughs. The road ahead is treacherous, as demonstrated by the first weeks of the year. But within this morass of state-sanctioned terror, we are witnessing the adaptation of the collective into loving, protective shapes. There is an eruption of righteous anger and the emergence of something else, too. As the old system breaks down, we are awash with possibility.

This spread is inviting us to dismantle the limitations that our culture has wrought within our own imaginations. Nature shows us the ever-present mystery of life’s ability to adapt and evolve. The systems of modernism refute and segregate nature, but this duality is an illusion. It is time for us to take new and remembered forms, reconnecting our collective to the mysteries of the enchanted world, and finding experimental paths through the intractable tension of the present.

Reading by Julie Kelton, music by Beth Bradfish. Dive deeper into the spread and moment at highlowtarot.com/slow-tarot.