today is, for me, day ten of social distancing. i’m lucky enough to be able to work from home through this and to be able to walk to all the places i need to get, thus avoiding public transit. i’ve cleaned my entire apartment; i’ve gone for walks; i’ve played a bunch of animal crossing: new horizon. i’ve started meditating and doing yoga again. i’ve read poetry to instagram; i’ve sent little videos to friends and received some back; i’ve facetimed for the first time in my life. i’ve sent a lot of texts and DMs.
it’s a weird time to be living through. mostly, i’m fine. i have anxiety spikes that seem very reasonable, considering we are in a pandemic. i worry about the people i know and love who are in jeopardy right now. i am fucking mad at capitalism.
but also, i have seen communities rise up. the state won’t support us so we are doing it ourselves.
the six of stones is a card of victory, of rising up. when i pulled it for this newsletter, my first reaction was, “well, what the fuck am i going to write about? victory?” and then it came to me. it’s not about victory, it’s about that rising up. it’s about coming together. we are all in this together. it’s always been true, but the virus has made it clear.
this week, darlings, don’t try to go it alone. reach out to your people. if you need to talk, but don’t know who to reach out to, you can always reply to this email or comment on this post. i would be happy to be there for you, genuinely. be well, darlings. stay safe.
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this week’s deck: the wooden tarot
this week’s crystal: amethyst
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ps, i’m going to be pulling cards again in my instagram story today! head over if you’d like one!