HOT TAKE + Updated Monday Vibes!
Now that The Adventure Tarot is officially out in the world (!!!) I thought it would be fun to jazz up the structure of Monday Vibes so y’all can get to know her better, receive some exclusive BTS takes on the cards & see how I weave tarot into my life. 🔮
SO, let’s do a lil community pull together:
Six of Pentacles
Essence: Resourced
Releasing: Guilt
Excerpt from Guidebook: Society has socialized women into believing that being generous is synonymous with being a good person, so to be a good person, you must be in a perpetual state of giving. Giving in every sense of the word: time, money, energy, smiles. The thing is, we can’t be in a season of giving indefinitely. If we always give, our wells will run dry and there will be nothing left for when we need it. The Six of Pentacles reminds us that we deserve to feel supported and resourced, too.
INSPO: Traditionally, this card is about generosity. But when I sat with this idea for The Adventure Tarot, something about it bugged me. Because I feel like women are constantly being asked to be more generous (or grateful, or selfless, or some type of martyr). So instead I wanted to invite women to interrogate their own understanding of generosity. I wanted to take the entire idea of generosity and flip it on its head.
MY HOT TAKE: I am so over budget right now in my biz it’s not even funny. The Adventure Tarot is my baby—my first published creation—so of course I’ve been dishing out money left and right in order to bring her into the world with a big splash (social media! ads! web design! quiz! Pinterest!). Everything feels very high stakes like I need to spend money on XYZ in order to succeed. So when I think about the Six of Pentacles, I think about the fact that as much as I want to take care of The Adventure Tarot & get her to all of the people I know she can help, I also deserve to keep some money for myself.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Now’s a good time to take a look at your budget and how you spend your time & energy. Where can you plug some leaks? Are you giving because you want to or because you feel like you should?
And if you’d like to share your insights with me from this card pull, I’d love to hear what popped up for you! You are your own best guide, and you know I love hearing from you, so feel free to respond with what this card pull meant to you! ❤️
P.S. If you’ve been feeling called to have an Adventure Tarot deck of your own, you can grab a copy via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or swing by any of these amazing BIPOC-owned bookstores!
“I am in loveee with The Adventure Tarot Deck and all the wonderful energies it brings!! Claudia would be proud ✨🦋 I am such tarot girl! spreads from your deck are gonna be my new fav part of the week!!”
– Momona Tamada, Actress (Claudia Kishi in The Baby-Sitters Club On Netflix
Described by readers as “a bubbly, confident, wise, kind older sister,” Monday Vibes is a personal growth newsletter that brings a cozy, slumber-party feel to some of life’s hardest challenges. Monday Vibes is a safe and inclusive community to explore the wonderful and messy parts about being human.
