May 8, 2026 • 10 mins
This week's energy is asking you to rise above the noise — you’re being asked to take the lead in a few important ways this week and could be easy to get distracted, here is what you need to know…
The cards are highlighting:
- Information arriving in messy, unexpected, or poorly timed ways — but don't dismiss it
- Why snap decisions this week could cost you
- The most emotionally evolved version of you — and how to stay there
- An abundance that's available when you stop reacting and start leading
- A powerful reminder that you are more divinely guided than you realize
The truth is the truth, even when the messenger is messy.
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Unknown (00:00):
Hey, beautiful souls, welcome in for your weekly
(00:02):
reading energy and potentials.
Check for the week of May 8through May 15. There is a lot
happening this week, and we arereally being asked to step into
the most evolved versions ofourselves in every area so that
we can really rise above andhave the abundance and the
emotional fulfillment and theguidance that we truly, truly
(00:26):
want. That is what the energythis week is about. So let's
dive right in. I will say thisenergy starts out a little
messy. Now, what do I mean bythat? This first card that we
have is knight of swords, and onthis card, there is a knight
holding a sword charging ahead.
(00:46):
And part of the energy that thiscard represents is sometimes
truth that is delivered withoutcareful consideration. This is
the energy of like someone justblurting something out without
really thinking about who's inthe room, or someone leaking a
video or a story about someonebecause they're mad, rather than
(01:07):
because they had really craftedand prepared the story. It's a
little messy in the delivery,but what we need to discern for
this week is, is the detail orthe story being shared. Is it
true or not true? Right? Sothat's the discernment. It's
probably going to be informationcoming out this week, whether
(01:30):
it's for us, collectively or inyour individual life, in ways
that could be delivered better.
I'll just say, so maybe you'relearning something accidentally.
Maybe you're uncoveringinformation. Maybe someone is
saying it in a messy way, or theinformation's coming to light in
just a way that could becleaner, classier, better. But
(01:51):
it doesn't mean that the truthisn't the truth, right? Don't
shoot the messenger this week,as part of this message, and as
part of that, I would expectinformation to be bubbling up
quickly and unexpectedly. Wecould expect quick pivots in the
way things are rolling out. Ifthis relates, let's just say, to
your business life or your worklife, this could be changes of
(02:14):
deadlines unexpectedly andquickly. This could be moving up
the timeline where you'refeeling rushed. This could be
decisions that need to be made,or a deal that has a timeline
that's not ideal. So there willbe some of the energy that just
feels either very fast or lessconvenient in the timing we
might be being asked to makefast decisions, because swords
(02:37):
has to do with things that we'reconsidering in our mental
energy. Remember, you can pauseand consider the facts and get
more information, even if it issomething that's an urgent
situation, you should be able tosay, I'll call you back in an
hour and we'll talk this throughright? Doesn't mean you have to
make a snap decision. Becautious of making snap
decisions. This week, I'm goingto double down and say it that
(03:00):
way, because the other thinghere is, as we know, we talked
about this a little bit lastweek, sometimes when we are
rushing to judgment or rushingto make decisions, we are
missing important details. Ihave certainly been guilty of
this recently. I just recentlyhad to back out of something
that I had agreed to because Ihad made too quick of a
commitment and decision and hadnot done my research. So things
(03:22):
like that are possible in thistype of energy. The remedy is
just to take your time andreally do your due diligence and
get clear about the informationthat's being exchanged outside
of the people who are exchangingit. So that is the little hiccup
in this week. The rest of thisweek's energy is amazing. So
this next card is king of cups.
(03:45):
This is us when we are in themost evolved version of
ourselves emotionally, we areable to be grounded no matter
what is happening around us,even if there are big emotions
being presented in the people orsituations or relationships or
things around us, we are able toknow ourselves, to stay
grounded, to have clear wisdomand guidance. Now this could be
(04:09):
you being called on as a wiseguide for others, an emotional
support who is grounded andneutral and going to give strong
wisdom, but not careless wisdom,right? So this could be you.
This could be the energy aroundyou this week. And the next card
is kind of a different angle ofthis, which those of you that
(04:31):
know me, I like this card quitea bit. This is this queen of
Pentacles. This has to do withletting us know that if we can
be this most emotionally evolvedversion of ourselves. If we
cannot get stuck on the messymessage, we can use our
emotions, our decisiveness, thatdepth of wisdom within us, to
really create abundance andcreativity and expression. This
(04:56):
week, Queen of Pentacles in thiscard, she's depicted on the
love.
Carved throne holding apentacle. She has this beautiful
orange gown on with this healingenergy around her. There's a
little bunny, and there are somepomegranates and roses that
surround her. This is the queenof abundance. The queen of it's
(05:16):
not just monetary abundance.
Maybe it's, you know, takingsmall amount of ingredients and
making a party for your wholefamily. Maybe it is an abundance
of time, maybe it's an abundanceof wisdom that you have, or
skill or ability to teach, butit is really just the
exponential expansion andexpression of this for you this
week, if you can stay in thehighest and best emotional
(05:39):
version of yourself. No, thatdoesn't mean not dealing with
emotions as they come up. It'squite the contrary. It's making
sure you take that space to begrounded and process your
emotions, so that you are notthe messy messenger this week,
because that energy is availabletoo. It's all what we want to
step into These next two cardsgo together, and I love them so
much. This High Priestess is amajor arcana card. Now this is
(06:04):
more of a life path, rememberingthat this is part of your
journey. This go around type ofa card. This high priestess.
This is an interesting kind ofupdated imagery. The black and
white pillars that are behindher represent balance, ebb and
flow, managing our hopes andexpectations with reality, being
able to see what's happening andalso tap into our guidance or
(06:28):
our higher mind. And that istraditional imagery, as well as
the pomegranates behind her,which are her ability to have
depth of creative, abundance andwisdom and be able to manifest
the things that she wants. Shealso, in this picture, what is a
little bit different is thatshe's holding a laptop, and
there is a crescent moon rightby her knee high boots. This is
(06:52):
remembering the divine femininewithin you, who you are, the way
you can hold this energy, theexpression of it, but also this
deep intuition, this deepability to feel and be an empath
and be a sensitive and have yourown wisdom as part of this. This
week, the High Priestess, if youare not, pretty dedicated in
(07:15):
your own personal spiritualpractice, she could be reminding
you of this as well. That is theway to have access to our
intuition whenever we need it.
It is to be working on ourpersonal development, working on
being in our intuition,receiving signs, receiving those
internal nudges all along theway, so that when we do feel
(07:37):
like we actually need an answer,we can get it rather than not
having a relationship with ourintuition. She is the
embodiment, the manifestation,in human form of this intuition
and light, and she is you. Thisnext card is a reminder for
those of you who are feelinglike joy that is not me, and I
do not feel strong in myintuition. This next card we saw
(07:59):
recently, the star this isreminding you, hey, you have
your own inner guidance, andalso you have a guiding light,
whether it is your spirit guidesthe God of your heart, your
higher self, that divine wisdomof the ancestors and ascended
masters that is all around us.
So spirit is really doublingdown with these two cards
telling you you are divinelyguided. You do know what is in
(08:21):
your highest and best interest.
You do know what is in integritywith you. And again, I want to
say a doubling down of if youare not in some version of your
own personal spiritual practice,please consider tightening that
up and integrating it into yourschedule now. And it doesn't
mean that you have to go be amonk and sit on a hill and
(08:44):
meditate all day. It can meanthat you take a 15 minute
contemplative walk every day. Itcertainly could be meditation,
but it could also be grounding acouple times a day. It could be
any version of spiritualpractice that works for you, and
it can change from season toseason of your life, mine
certainly does, and that's partof what being in relationship
(09:05):
with our internal compass, ourguidance system, our spirit
guides, our soul self, our deepintuition. Part of it is growing
and changing and exploringwithin yourself that is
incredibly important as part ofthis ability to manifest this
abundance and creativity thatyou need and desire, and part of
(09:25):
this ability to stay grounded asthis King of Cups, this wisest,
most evolved emotional versionof you, so that you can support
not just yourself, but thecommunities that you're meant to
support and love. So let me knowwhat is showing up for you this
week. Let me know what yourmessy messenger or messy message
was this week that might havebeen coming in. And again, this
(09:47):
could be about someone else inyour life. So I'm so curious,
because it's fascinating to mehow I do record these a little
bit ahead, because I like to bemore neutral on the energy and
my mind, not coming in withjust.
Judgments of what the currentevents are. So I like to do
these a little ahead, and it'salways so interesting to me the
comments and shares and emailresponses that you guys give
(10:08):
about the nuanced ways thatthese messages are touching your
lives. So thank you for beinghere. Let me know if you are
still loving these weeklyreadings and what else you would
like to see or hear on the pod,and I will see you all for our
next episode of spirit speakeasyon Monday. Big hugs. Lots of
love. Bye for now. You.
Hey, beautiful souls, welcome in for your weekly
(00:02):
reading energy and potentials.
Check for the week of May 8through May 15. There is a lot
happening this week, and we arereally being asked to step into
the most evolved versions ofourselves in every area so that
we can really rise above andhave the abundance and the
emotional fulfillment and theguidance that we truly, truly
(00:26):
want. That is what the energythis week is about. So let's
dive right in. I will say thisenergy starts out a little
messy. Now, what do I mean bythat? This first card that we
have is knight of swords, and onthis card, there is a knight
holding a sword charging ahead.
(00:46):
And part of the energy that thiscard represents is sometimes
truth that is delivered withoutcareful consideration. This is
the energy of like someone justblurting something out without
really thinking about who's inthe room, or someone leaking a
video or a story about someonebecause they're mad, rather than
(01:07):
because they had really craftedand prepared the story. It's a
little messy in the delivery,but what we need to discern for
this week is, is the detail orthe story being shared. Is it
true or not true? Right? Sothat's the discernment. It's
probably going to be informationcoming out this week, whether
(01:30):
it's for us, collectively or inyour individual life, in ways
that could be delivered better.
I'll just say, so maybe you'relearning something accidentally.
Maybe you're uncoveringinformation. Maybe someone is
saying it in a messy way, or theinformation's coming to light in
just a way that could becleaner, classier, better. But
(01:51):
it doesn't mean that the truthisn't the truth, right? Don't
shoot the messenger this week,as part of this message, and as
part of that, I would expectinformation to be bubbling up
quickly and unexpectedly. Wecould expect quick pivots in the
way things are rolling out. Ifthis relates, let's just say, to
your business life or your worklife, this could be changes of
(02:14):
deadlines unexpectedly andquickly. This could be moving up
the timeline where you'refeeling rushed. This could be
decisions that need to be made,or a deal that has a timeline
that's not ideal. So there willbe some of the energy that just
feels either very fast or lessconvenient in the timing we
might be being asked to makefast decisions, because swords
(02:37):
has to do with things that we'reconsidering in our mental
energy. Remember, you can pauseand consider the facts and get
more information, even if it issomething that's an urgent
situation, you should be able tosay, I'll call you back in an
hour and we'll talk this throughright? Doesn't mean you have to
make a snap decision. Becautious of making snap
decisions. This week, I'm goingto double down and say it that
(03:00):
way, because the other thinghere is, as we know, we talked
about this a little bit lastweek, sometimes when we are
rushing to judgment or rushingto make decisions, we are
missing important details. Ihave certainly been guilty of
this recently. I just recentlyhad to back out of something
that I had agreed to because Ihad made too quick of a
commitment and decision and hadnot done my research. So things
(03:22):
like that are possible in thistype of energy. The remedy is
just to take your time andreally do your due diligence and
get clear about the informationthat's being exchanged outside
of the people who are exchangingit. So that is the little hiccup
in this week. The rest of thisweek's energy is amazing. So
this next card is king of cups.
(03:45):
This is us when we are in themost evolved version of
ourselves emotionally, we areable to be grounded no matter
what is happening around us,even if there are big emotions
being presented in the people orsituations or relationships or
things around us, we are able toknow ourselves, to stay
grounded, to have clear wisdomand guidance. Now this could be
(04:09):
you being called on as a wiseguide for others, an emotional
support who is grounded andneutral and going to give strong
wisdom, but not careless wisdom,right? So this could be you.
This could be the energy aroundyou this week. And the next card
is kind of a different angle ofthis, which those of you that
(04:31):
know me, I like this card quitea bit. This is this queen of
Pentacles. This has to do withletting us know that if we can
be this most emotionally evolvedversion of ourselves. If we
cannot get stuck on the messymessage, we can use our
emotions, our decisiveness, thatdepth of wisdom within us, to
really create abundance andcreativity and expression. This
(04:56):
week, Queen of Pentacles in thiscard, she's depicted on the
love.
Carved throne holding apentacle. She has this beautiful
orange gown on with this healingenergy around her. There's a
little bunny, and there are somepomegranates and roses that
surround her. This is the queenof abundance. The queen of it's
(05:16):
not just monetary abundance.
Maybe it's, you know, takingsmall amount of ingredients and
making a party for your wholefamily. Maybe it is an abundance
of time, maybe it's an abundanceof wisdom that you have, or
skill or ability to teach, butit is really just the
exponential expansion andexpression of this for you this
week, if you can stay in thehighest and best emotional
(05:39):
version of yourself. No, thatdoesn't mean not dealing with
emotions as they come up. It'squite the contrary. It's making
sure you take that space to begrounded and process your
emotions, so that you are notthe messy messenger this week,
because that energy is availabletoo. It's all what we want to
step into These next two cardsgo together, and I love them so
much. This High Priestess is amajor arcana card. Now this is
(06:04):
more of a life path, rememberingthat this is part of your
journey. This go around type ofa card. This high priestess.
This is an interesting kind ofupdated imagery. The black and
white pillars that are behindher represent balance, ebb and
flow, managing our hopes andexpectations with reality, being
able to see what's happening andalso tap into our guidance or
(06:28):
our higher mind. And that istraditional imagery, as well as
the pomegranates behind her,which are her ability to have
depth of creative, abundance andwisdom and be able to manifest
the things that she wants. Shealso, in this picture, what is a
little bit different is thatshe's holding a laptop, and
there is a crescent moon rightby her knee high boots. This is
(06:52):
remembering the divine femininewithin you, who you are, the way
you can hold this energy, theexpression of it, but also this
deep intuition, this deepability to feel and be an empath
and be a sensitive and have yourown wisdom as part of this. This
week, the High Priestess, if youare not, pretty dedicated in
(07:15):
your own personal spiritualpractice, she could be reminding
you of this as well. That is theway to have access to our
intuition whenever we need it.
It is to be working on ourpersonal development, working on
being in our intuition,receiving signs, receiving those
internal nudges all along theway, so that when we do feel
(07:37):
like we actually need an answer,we can get it rather than not
having a relationship with ourintuition. She is the
embodiment, the manifestation,in human form of this intuition
and light, and she is you. Thisnext card is a reminder for
those of you who are feelinglike joy that is not me, and I
do not feel strong in myintuition. This next card we saw
(07:59):
recently, the star this isreminding you, hey, you have
your own inner guidance, andalso you have a guiding light,
whether it is your spirit guidesthe God of your heart, your
higher self, that divine wisdomof the ancestors and ascended
masters that is all around us.
So spirit is really doublingdown with these two cards
telling you you are divinelyguided. You do know what is in
(08:21):
your highest and best interest.
You do know what is in integritywith you. And again, I want to
say a doubling down of if youare not in some version of your
own personal spiritual practice,please consider tightening that
up and integrating it into yourschedule now. And it doesn't
mean that you have to go be amonk and sit on a hill and
(08:44):
meditate all day. It can meanthat you take a 15 minute
contemplative walk every day. Itcertainly could be meditation,
but it could also be grounding acouple times a day. It could be
any version of spiritualpractice that works for you, and
it can change from season toseason of your life, mine
certainly does, and that's partof what being in relationship
(09:05):
with our internal compass, ourguidance system, our spirit
guides, our soul self, our deepintuition. Part of it is growing
and changing and exploringwithin yourself that is
incredibly important as part ofthis ability to manifest this
abundance and creativity thatyou need and desire, and part of
(09:25):
this ability to stay grounded asthis King of Cups, this wisest,
most evolved emotional versionof you, so that you can support
not just yourself, but thecommunities that you're meant to
support and love. So let me knowwhat is showing up for you this
week. Let me know what yourmessy messenger or messy message
was this week that might havebeen coming in. And again, this
(09:47):
could be about someone else inyour life. So I'm so curious,
because it's fascinating to mehow I do record these a little
bit ahead, because I like to bemore neutral on the energy and
my mind, not coming in withjust.
Judgments of what the currentevents are. So I like to do
these a little ahead, and it'salways so interesting to me the
comments and shares and emailresponses that you guys give
(10:08):
about the nuanced ways thatthese messages are touching your
lives. So thank you for beinghere. Let me know if you are
still loving these weeklyreadings and what else you would
like to see or hear on the pod,and I will see you all for our
next episode of spirit speakeasyon Monday. Big hugs. Lots of
love. Bye for now. You.
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