a spread for the two of pentacles

hello, friends. this month we're exploring the meaning of the two of pentacles, so far through an essay and a breakdown of this card's main energetic components.

inspired by my fellow coven creators, bee scolnick and jeanna kadlec, an ICYMI roundup:

🎧 new episode of CALL YOUR COVEN: on chronic illness & spirituality
🕯 tarot resources on grief & hope
🎧 new episode of CARD TALK: intro to court cards
📖 this month's essay on the two of pentacles
📚 transform your tarot practice with the 3am.tarot conservatory

it's my sincere hope that these writings, that working with this humble minor arcana card (as well as the tarot as a whole), is serving as medicine right now. i know that juggling the practical need to stay informed with the emotional need to not lose hope completely can feel like walking the finest knife's edge — and that checking the news each day, seeing what is and is not happening, can feel completely overwhelming. especially if trump's executive orders are targeting you and those you love directly, it can feel hard to know how to get through each day.

and yet — we get through this by trusting each other. we get through this by not forsaking or minimizing our spiritual practices. we get through this by taking action where we can, whatever that may look like. we get through this by allowing ourselves pleasure, and rest, and joy where we can find it. we get through this one day at a time.

today i want to offer something else: a new tarot spread, one that might offer particular support if you're struggling to make a concrete decision, eager to tap into the wisdom of your lived experience, or ready to get your hands in the dirt and start planting some much-needed seeds. i know that beginnings, and those early commitments that are required for long-term change, can feel really big — and sometimes, it's simpler to stay in the haze of indecision than it is to choose a path and keep moving.

there can be comfort, sometimes, in "i haven't decided yet."

that liminal space between the choice and the execution is a delicate one, one that can feel fraught with uncertainty or doubt. how much time do you allow yourself to take when making a major decision? how do you know when you're truly uncertain, and when you're simply stalling? what happens when you know which path to choose, but you are already aware of what that choice will cost you to make? what does "the right choice" mean, and does that even really exist?