December Reading for the Collective | The 4 of Pentacles & Letting Go of the Illusion of Control

December Reading for the Collective—The 4 of Pentacles & Letting Go of the Illusion 🌬️

The 4 of Pentacles steps forward with a reminder about control & our comfort zone.

The 4 of Pentacles asks us to examine what & why we are trying so hard to preserve the illusion of control.

By clinging to anything – people, places, belongings, ideas – we believe that we can maintain control. However instead of an actual sense of safety, the Four of Pentacles is here with a reminder that safety is an illusion.

An illusion that we try to maintain by clinging to what is familiar— even if it is leaving us unsatisfied.

Now is the time ask questions….
✧ Where do you feel that things will fall apart without your management?
✧ What ideas, behavior patterns, goals or objects are you clinging unto?
✧ Is your energy being used efficiently or to your detriment?

It’s essential to find the balance between preserving the things that you value while also being open surrendering to the natural ebb & flow of energies.

You do not have to cling so tightly. Relinquish a little control. You’ll have so much more energy to use productively when you’re operating less from a place of force & more from a place of trust.

Change is constant & will always find a way. When we go with the flow, change is smoother than when we fight the currents feeling like we are drowning.

Now is the time to…
✨let go!
✨cut cords to let go of people, places & things that no longer serve you. Use guided cord cutting meditations, journal or seeks the help of a shaman or energy healer skilled in energetic release techniques.
✨pause & ground yourself! The more rooted you are in your body, the less stress & anxiety you experience & the less you need the illusion of control.
✨breathe! Breathe deep & experiment with breath work.
✨Connect with the incoming energy of winter! Nature knows how to let go. Talk walks in nature & look at how the trees, plants & earth of letting go of life to surrender into inevitable death. They know life will bloom again.

Mantras to use are….
✨ Peace is within my reach.
✨ I release my need to control.
✨ The future is a gift & I am creating it.