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Deck used: Mermaid Tarot

Overall: Five of Cups

She looks sad, but she finds comfort in the company. There is hope (shining lighthouse) in the background. You just need to look for it. 3 cups have fallen, but there are still 2 cups standing behind you.
There is no pleasant way to experience the 5 of Cups–it is one of those cards that will bring a certain level of pain with it. We are reminded here that life is not without choices, and choices are not without consequences. The 5 of Cups reminds us that pain is a part of life, but suffering is optional. Fabulous new opportunities await you after you say goodbye. Life will go on, and this won’t be the last time you will have to let something or someone go.*
Saying goodbye is never easy; letting go is harder still, but not all creatures find joy in the same place which is something our Selkie is finding out. Her best friend is returning to the sea–life on land is just not for her. The path they once walked together is now going to divide into two different directions: one on land, the other out at sea. Personal destiny is just that, personal. But that doesn’t make it any less painful to accept that it might mean saying goodbye to those you love.*
- Everyone has their own personal destiny. Our destiny sometimes crosses, sometimes goes parallel for a while, but we eventually part our ways. But our time together still means something.

She looks confident. She’s happy, and she’s letting the world know with the sound from the seashell. There are stars in the sky, but one of them is so bright and letting its presence known. There’s also some cloud, but it’s not covering the stars, the stars are shining through.
Some wishes vibrate so strongly that they never have to be spoken out loud.*
That big dream, wish, or goal–the one that scares you so much that you won’t even allow yourself to think about it for longer than a second–is screaming at the top of its lungs. Your heart is talking to the universe, and the Dreamweaver is listening. Sometimes our biggest and scariest dreams, wishes, and goals are part of our karmic journey. They will come to pass whether we believe we deserve them or not. Now is one of those times. Your heart is setting the course of your next adventure, and the Dreamweaver has answered its call.*
I feel this card is about me moving to New Orleans. I’ve been thinking about it for the past three years, and it seems, recently, everything comes back to this. And this card is telling me that it’s my karmic journey. Now is the time.

She is resting, while well-protected by the ice and the four swords, and all the other animals are waiting for her to wake up. Time for the rest is over and it’s time to wake up.
If this card has shown up in your reading you are being asked to step back and take a break. You need to remove yourself from your daily life just enough so that you can feel the cobwebs leave your mind. Step away and unwind, the world won’t end! Go and relax.*
- Am I too stressed out about work and all the meetings???

I am the one who’s holding myself back.
Despite the appearance of your current set of circumstances, the Hanged Man wants you to let go and surrender. He asks you to stop trying to control the outcome, to stop fighting what is and detach yourself just for a little while. You’ll see that what you want to happen can’t while you are in the way. It might hurt your pride to hear, but it’s time to sit down, shut up, and let the universe drive for a while.*

In summary, some wishes vibrate so strongly they never have to be spoken out loud. And I am asked to step back and take a break. Also to sit down, shut up, and let the universe drive for a while. So don’t try to make my dream happen, the universe will bring everything together?? I need to sit with this for a while to make a sense of it..

* From <A Guide to Mermaid Tarot>