08/17/2026
Collective Tarot Message đŽ
August 17â23
with Kara
King of Wands reversed + Six of Wands + The Hierophant
This week feels like a little ego check. Respectfully. đ
The King of Wands reversed asks us to look at where we might be forcing, controlling, performing, or trying way too damn hard to prove something.
Because right next to him is the Six of Wands: recognition. Visibility. Success. Being seen. Getting the flowers.
And then comes the Hierophantâthe rules, the systems, the traditions, the things we were taught we should want.
So the question this week is:
Whose definition of success are you chasing?
Are you trying to be seen because the thing youâre doing genuinely feels alignedâŚor because some part of you still needs the validation?
Are you leading from confidenceâor ego?
Are you following a path because itâs yoursâor because somebody told you thatâs what a successful, healed, evolved, spiritual, accomplished person is supposed to look like?
And whew, because sometimes the thing getting in the way of our next level isnât a lack of confidence.
Sometimes itâs being too attached to how we think the next level is supposed to look.
The Six of Wands says there is an opportunity for recognition, movement, and a win here. This isnât a âhide yourselfâ message.
Quite the opposite.
Be seen. Take up space. Receive your flowers.
But the King of Wands reversed says: you donât have to dominate the room to own it.
And the Hierophant asks you to get clear about what you actually believe before blindly following somebody elseâs blueprint.
Maybe this week isnât about proving youâre powerful.
Maybe itâs about realizing you donât have to prove it at all.
Journal prompt:
Where am I still measuring my success, worth, or growth by standards I didnât actually choose?
Take what resonates. Leave what doesnât. You know the drill. đ¤
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