Six of Swords
In case you have not noticed, there is an overarching theme right now that is leading all of us to team up. It is becoming more and more obvious that the places we want to go, the dreams we would love to see come to fruition, these are going to require more than our alone effort. An as much as we like to see our selves as “Team Players,” this week is really showing us all of the barriers and places where we still want to be the solo head honcho.
How many times have you heard yourself feel or think, “Gosh, I’ll just do it myself,” or “I always have to do everything,” or “if I want something done I have to do it myself.”
Some of us learned from a very early age that the only person we could truly depend on is ourselves, and we supported this by creating exacting standards that prove that no one can do it better than us anyway. And honestly, this has felt safer.
Sure, we are parts of relationships, families, businesses, towns and cultures, but if we look deep down, we still feel like our life is a party of one. This in some way serves us. Self reliance is a good thing in many ways! DEEP DOWN however, we are all longing for connection and intimacy. We all want to be seen and felt. On a fundamental level, we want to merge with others and feel the trust, love and warmth of another, and that requires a great deal of vulnerability and surrendering of the guard we have built.
How is this showing up for you? Have you noticed that you got tastes of camaraderie and partnership recently, only to feel it slip away recently, wondering where the hell it went? Did you close up, protect, withdrawn, retaliate, throw stones, confirm that THIS IS WHY you are better off alone?
Maybe you have noticed that your solo efforts towards your goals and dreams has reached a still point and you need help. You have beautiful gifts in one area, but when it comes to the ones that will get your project to market, you know you CAN do it alone, but know that someone else could do it way better.
What if you have been in a role for years that just feels stale now. It’s not your bliss, but asking someone else to do it would feel rather vulnerable, as you have always seemed like you can DO EVERYTHING.
What if you trusted and asked for help? What if you opened and created a true team? Many vulnerable conversations can happen right now. These are a must if you are going to catch your boat and sail off into the depths of intimacy and co-creation.
The six of swords in many decks, shows a child being comforted by a woman, while a man captains a ship, maneuvering them from choppy water to smooth. Each member on the boat has a role and trusts the others. What is your role in the boat? It is time to trust and explore. Who in your life, has proven that you can open to them? Where are the places you still have not? Why?
So much love to us, Team Adventurers!
Christina Luna
(I will be doing a FBLIVE this week about masculine and feminine energy, light and dark energy, our core natures, and why polarity is actually a good thing.)