Daily Tarot: 3 of Swords

You can’t avoid pain in life, but you can choose how you treat yourself when you’re in pain.
Where we get hurt emotionally, sometimes we compound the injury by denying our pain. We tell ourselves it’s dumb to feel that way, we tell ourselves to get over it, we tell ourselves to toughen up — basically we use the logical mind to fuck up our soft, intuitive heart. In RWS-inspired decks, this card usually shows a heart pierced by 3 swords. Which feels like the heart asking for your focus. It’s totally normal and necessary to pay attention to that! You wouldn’t ignore a broken leg, don’t ignore a broken heart. You deserve to feel your feelings and heal your wounds.
This new moon is a good time to set intentions for healing and balance, and it’s so nice to have an intention come from the heart. You can literally ask your heart what it needs. It’ll tell you. Put your hands over your heart, take a few deep breaths in and out, and when you feel tuned in, say hey heart, what do you need for healing this moon cycle? Notice what words, sounds, images, and emotions come through. That’s your answer.
Mine says more service, more laughter and more sleep.
Happy new moon, and love to you all.