April 17, 2026 • 10 mins
Welcome to our new edition- weekly readings and guidance right here on the pod! This week...What To Ask The Universe For This Week (It's Not What You Think) |April 17–24
That restless feeling that you need to see something differently — but you're not sure what? This week's energy is asking you to pause, go within, and stop crowdsourcing your decisions.
The cards are highlighting:
- Where tunnel vision might be costing you
- Why going within beats polling everyone you know
- Hidden gifts and unexpected abundance hiding inside your choices this week
- A soulmate connection or adventure that could be closer than you think
You already have the wisdom. The question is — will you trust it?
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Unknown (00:00):
Hey, beautiful souls, by popular request, we are
(00:02):
adding something new to spiritspeakeasy, to the pod. Every
Friday, I am going to bereleasing the weekly readings on
the podcast. That is what youhave been overwhelmingly asking
for. Thank you so much to thoseof you that had answered all the
email surveys. I really do readevery one of those and all of
(00:24):
the email responses. So bypopular request, every Friday,
we will have a special editionof the podcast. It'll be just a
short reading, doing the energypotentials checking for the week
ahead. And for those of you thatwant to listen, I will be trying
to describe each of the cards,just so you can get a sense of
(00:45):
any important features in thecards. And if you want to see
the video version that doesexist on my YouTube channel, Joy
Giovanni, psychic medium, or youcan also find it on my website,
joyful medium.com in the blogsection. So let's
get right into this week'sweekly reading, energy and
potentials.
Check for April 17 through 24thI'm so excited to dive right in
(01:11):
with these cards. The first cardthat we have, actually a few of
these cards are what we callMajor Arcana, meaning more
overarching across the themes ofour life, whereas the Minor
Arcana are the day to day cards,those are the numbered cards. So
this first card we're going tobe looking at. Here is the
Hanged one. Now some of you askwhat deck I use. I am not
(01:33):
sponsored by this deck. It isjust my current favorite for
some time now. It is called themodern witch tarot deck. It is
very closely based on thetraditional rider weight tarot
deck, with the symbologyplacement of images. It just has
somemore updated gender roles, and
it is more inclusive with thefigures in the cards. So that is
why I love it. So this firstcard is The Hanged one. Now this
(01:57):
card really has to do withmaking sure that we are not
having tunnel vision and onlylooking from one perspective at
whatever situations are arisingin our own lives and families,
but also as it relates to thecollective to what is happening
in our world this week. Sowhatever is popping up this
(02:17):
week, the invitation here is tomake sure that you're looking
for multiple perspectives.
How is it going to affect you?
How is it going to affect thingsin an overarching way, just lots
of different angles to beconsidered with whatever is
showing up, and also for youpersonally, with whatever
decisions you're looking atmaking this week. But the
(02:38):
general energy with this nextcard combined is the hermit,
which is also a major arcanacard. So really thinking about
our life choices right now,really reevaluating the path
that we're on. These two cardstogether indicate, hey, pause.
Go within. Go to your safesacred place, right? Perhaps
(03:00):
you're spending some more timein meditation or contemplation.
This card can also indicateseeking a wise, neutral mentor
that you can trust, and beingwilling to see from many
different perspectives. Whateverthis energy is that is showing
up this week now, it doesn'tnecessarily have a negative
connotation. So before you getnervous, we don't do fear
(03:21):
mongering here. This really canbe just anything that's showing
up. Maybe it's something thatfeels more tragic in our world
as a whole. Maybe it's somethingthat is globally concerning to a
lot of us, just really goingwithin, which means not getting
sucked into a media frenzy, orto whatever chaos might be
(03:41):
ensuing. But also, if you're notgetting any information, for
example, this could be somethingthat suddenly the powers that be
are wanting to be very tightlipped on In contrast, right?
So, not getting sucked into thatpiece of it, going within for
our information and for ourtruth barometer and being
willing to look for manydifferent perspectives with this
(04:04):
wise mentor, indication too,with this hermit, I just want to
drop in here make sure that withwhatever you're considering this
week, we're not surveyingeveryone that we know and love
and have ever met. We are onlyasking very specific people for
their guidance and input rightnow. So just make sure you're
(04:25):
considering your sources justacross the board. Now these next
two cards are more in our day today world, we've got this seven
of cups, which is a wonderfulcard in the picture. There are
seven cups literally upright,and each cup has a different
symbol inside, and there is afemale figure who is looking at
all these cups floating in theclouds. And really, sevens are
(04:46):
about choices. Often when we seethem pop up like this. So it
does seem like there are goingto be many different choices,
many different options, manydifferent versions for us to
con. Sitter in this week aheadin the energy with the seven of
cups, part of the indicationwith choice is really just
feeling into your own emotions.
(05:11):
Now, if you're doing yourpersonal development and working
on yourself, hopefully you'reable to get to a more neutral
space, rather than choosing yourchoices from a place of upset or
from a place of fear. So that'spart of the guidance here. But
on the other side of thisguidance is this six of
pentacles, which this card.
There are six Pentacles right onthe card, and there's a person
(05:32):
holding a couple gifts, lookinglike she's going to be giving
them out. This card reallyindicates that there are gifts
available. Perhaps you're thegiver, perhaps you're the
receiver, or often there can bean exchange. But remember,
pinnacles gifts doesn't alwayshave to be money, like tangible
money. It could be time, itcould be wisdom. It could be a
(05:53):
new opportunity that's going topresent itself or open up in an
unexpected way, perhaps througha friend or through a colleague
or someone that you're looselyconnected to, friend of a
friend, maybe even so as you'remaking these choices and
remembering about this hangedone, and considering from many
perspectives and really lookingfor the and then or and also
(06:16):
options with everything, justknow that there's potential for
some of these choices to havehidden gifts, and maybe even not
so hidden gifts, maybe you'reaware what a certain connection
could potentially do for you, ora way that you already want to
collaborate with someone that'sall on the menu for choosing
this week, even if it doesn'tappear like It's on the menu, it
(06:38):
is and you can go within and seeif you can see the different
perspectives, for example, tomove that forward. Now, this
final card of this week's energycheck is the Lover's card. This
is also a major arcana card.
This card is oftenmisunderstood, while
(06:59):
it can mean soul mates.
Part of what I like to remindpeople
is that soul mates come in lotsof types of relationships in our
life. Soul Mate does not meannecessarily, only romantic
relationships. That's not true.
But what I am so drawn to as oneof the additional meanings with
this card is travel. So justknow, I know I've been talking
(07:21):
about travel a lot in spirit,speakeasy in the pod, and I
really feel like some travelopportunities are going to be
coming up for others as well.
And just checking in withyourself, are you someone that
gets really lit up by travel, orare you
someone that has a lot ofanxiety
around travel, or maybe a littlebit of both. And just
(07:41):
remembering that ArchangelRaphael is the Archangel of this
card, specifically, also oftravel, also of relationships,
also of Soulmate bonds, right?
So maybe this could be youreconnecting or connecting with
someone who is a soulmate foryou in this lifetime, I have
soulmates in several of therelationships in my life. I'm
(08:03):
always saying that my bestfriend is one of my soulmates in
this life. So perhaps for you,this is some adventure, some
deep connection, heart to heartthat doesn't have to be romantic
again, but really leaning onArchangel Raphael this week,
especially, I will say as alittle side note, for those of
(08:23):
you that do get anxious withtraveling, I
sometimes can get a littleanxious during takeoff and
landing of flights and things,and I am always calling in
Archangel Raphael's energy. I'masking him to kind of surround
the aircraft with his beautiful,brilliant green light, to kind
of keep us tethered in a waythat's safe, to kind of usher
(08:47):
the plane. You could do it forany sort of transportation,
train or boat or whatever yougot.
So if you're someone that leansa little anxious at times, don't
be afraid to call him in ask forhis comfort and support. And
also, if you are trying toeither mend fences or work on
new relationships, newconnections that you're bringing
in, Archangel Raphael iswonderful for that. So really,
(09:10):
it seems like this week we havethe potential for adventure,
potential for surprise gifts andabundance and collaboration, but
also this acknowledgement of notasking everyone's opinion and
taking everyone's opinion,really trusting those wise
mentors that we already know,that we can trust, probably, but
(09:30):
you have your own wisdom andinformation, you just sometimes
have to go in to get it andspend some time alone or in
contemplation, in your personalspiritual practices, and being
willing to see from lots ofperspectives this week. So
sometimes this can also indicatea little bit of negotiation. But
as part of all of this choice, Ijust want to also say, don't be
(09:52):
afraid to ask for what you want.
And perhaps in some of thesenegotiations, maybe part of
these choices, there's somenegotiation happening. And you
asking for some off menuoptions, so to speak, don't be
afraid to say, here's what I'dactually like and here's what I
see as a benefit for you if wego that direction, right? So as
part of seeing differentperspectives, don't be afraid to
(10:12):
share your different perspectivein places that it makes sense.
It doesn't mean you've got totry to convert the masses,
right? But it's okay to do it inyour own choices and
negotiations. So let me knowwhat is showing up for you this
week. I always love checking theenergy ahead. It really helps
me. I'm so happy it really helpsyou. And we will be adding this
(10:32):
to spirit speakeasy as a weeklyoccurrence. Now every Friday, if
you love it, please drop me aline and let me know. I would
love if you would like or followthe podcast wherever you are
listening, Big hugs. Bye fornow, see you on Monday
for our regularly scheduledepisode of spirit. Speak Easy.
Bye, for now, you.
Hey, beautiful souls, by popular request, we are
(00:02):
adding something new to spiritspeakeasy, to the pod. Every
Friday, I am going to bereleasing the weekly readings on
the podcast. That is what youhave been overwhelmingly asking
for. Thank you so much to thoseof you that had answered all the
email surveys. I really do readevery one of those and all of
(00:24):
the email responses. So bypopular request, every Friday,
we will have a special editionof the podcast. It'll be just a
short reading, doing the energypotentials checking for the week
ahead. And for those of you thatwant to listen, I will be trying
to describe each of the cards,just so you can get a sense of
(00:45):
any important features in thecards. And if you want to see
the video version that doesexist on my YouTube channel, Joy
Giovanni, psychic medium, or youcan also find it on my website,
joyful medium.com in the blogsection. So let's
get right into this week'sweekly reading, energy and
potentials.
Check for April 17 through 24thI'm so excited to dive right in
(01:11):
with these cards. The first cardthat we have, actually a few of
these cards are what we callMajor Arcana, meaning more
overarching across the themes ofour life, whereas the Minor
Arcana are the day to day cards,those are the numbered cards. So
this first card we're going tobe looking at. Here is the
Hanged one. Now some of you askwhat deck I use. I am not
(01:33):
sponsored by this deck. It isjust my current favorite for
some time now. It is called themodern witch tarot deck. It is
very closely based on thetraditional rider weight tarot
deck, with the symbologyplacement of images. It just has
somemore updated gender roles, and
it is more inclusive with thefigures in the cards. So that is
why I love it. So this firstcard is The Hanged one. Now this
(01:57):
card really has to do withmaking sure that we are not
having tunnel vision and onlylooking from one perspective at
whatever situations are arisingin our own lives and families,
but also as it relates to thecollective to what is happening
in our world this week. Sowhatever is popping up this
(02:17):
week, the invitation here is tomake sure that you're looking
for multiple perspectives.
How is it going to affect you?
How is it going to affect thingsin an overarching way, just lots
of different angles to beconsidered with whatever is
showing up, and also for youpersonally, with whatever
decisions you're looking atmaking this week. But the
(02:38):
general energy with this nextcard combined is the hermit,
which is also a major arcanacard. So really thinking about
our life choices right now,really reevaluating the path
that we're on. These two cardstogether indicate, hey, pause.
Go within. Go to your safesacred place, right? Perhaps
(03:00):
you're spending some more timein meditation or contemplation.
This card can also indicateseeking a wise, neutral mentor
that you can trust, and beingwilling to see from many
different perspectives. Whateverthis energy is that is showing
up this week now, it doesn'tnecessarily have a negative
connotation. So before you getnervous, we don't do fear
(03:21):
mongering here. This really canbe just anything that's showing
up. Maybe it's something thatfeels more tragic in our world
as a whole. Maybe it's somethingthat is globally concerning to a
lot of us, just really goingwithin, which means not getting
sucked into a media frenzy, orto whatever chaos might be
(03:41):
ensuing. But also, if you're notgetting any information, for
example, this could be somethingthat suddenly the powers that be
are wanting to be very tightlipped on In contrast, right?
So, not getting sucked into thatpiece of it, going within for
our information and for ourtruth barometer and being
willing to look for manydifferent perspectives with this
(04:04):
wise mentor, indication too,with this hermit, I just want to
drop in here make sure that withwhatever you're considering this
week, we're not surveyingeveryone that we know and love
and have ever met. We are onlyasking very specific people for
their guidance and input rightnow. So just make sure you're
(04:25):
considering your sources justacross the board. Now these next
two cards are more in our day today world, we've got this seven
of cups, which is a wonderfulcard in the picture. There are
seven cups literally upright,and each cup has a different
symbol inside, and there is afemale figure who is looking at
all these cups floating in theclouds. And really, sevens are
(04:46):
about choices. Often when we seethem pop up like this. So it
does seem like there are goingto be many different choices,
many different options, manydifferent versions for us to
con. Sitter in this week aheadin the energy with the seven of
cups, part of the indicationwith choice is really just
feeling into your own emotions.
(05:11):
Now, if you're doing yourpersonal development and working
on yourself, hopefully you'reable to get to a more neutral
space, rather than choosing yourchoices from a place of upset or
from a place of fear. So that'spart of the guidance here. But
on the other side of thisguidance is this six of
pentacles, which this card.
There are six Pentacles right onthe card, and there's a person
(05:32):
holding a couple gifts, lookinglike she's going to be giving
them out. This card reallyindicates that there are gifts
available. Perhaps you're thegiver, perhaps you're the
receiver, or often there can bean exchange. But remember,
pinnacles gifts doesn't alwayshave to be money, like tangible
money. It could be time, itcould be wisdom. It could be a
(05:53):
new opportunity that's going topresent itself or open up in an
unexpected way, perhaps througha friend or through a colleague
or someone that you're looselyconnected to, friend of a
friend, maybe even so as you'remaking these choices and
remembering about this hangedone, and considering from many
perspectives and really lookingfor the and then or and also
(06:16):
options with everything, justknow that there's potential for
some of these choices to havehidden gifts, and maybe even not
so hidden gifts, maybe you'reaware what a certain connection
could potentially do for you, ora way that you already want to
collaborate with someone that'sall on the menu for choosing
this week, even if it doesn'tappear like It's on the menu, it
(06:38):
is and you can go within and seeif you can see the different
perspectives, for example, tomove that forward. Now, this
final card of this week's energycheck is the Lover's card. This
is also a major arcana card.
This card is oftenmisunderstood, while
(06:59):
it can mean soul mates.
Part of what I like to remindpeople
is that soul mates come in lotsof types of relationships in our
life. Soul Mate does not meannecessarily, only romantic
relationships. That's not true.
But what I am so drawn to as oneof the additional meanings with
this card is travel. So justknow, I know I've been talking
(07:21):
about travel a lot in spirit,speakeasy in the pod, and I
really feel like some travelopportunities are going to be
coming up for others as well.
And just checking in withyourself, are you someone that
gets really lit up by travel, orare you
someone that has a lot ofanxiety
around travel, or maybe a littlebit of both. And just
(07:41):
remembering that ArchangelRaphael is the Archangel of this
card, specifically, also oftravel, also of relationships,
also of Soulmate bonds, right?
So maybe this could be youreconnecting or connecting with
someone who is a soulmate foryou in this lifetime, I have
soulmates in several of therelationships in my life. I'm
(08:03):
always saying that my bestfriend is one of my soulmates in
this life. So perhaps for you,this is some adventure, some
deep connection, heart to heartthat doesn't have to be romantic
again, but really leaning onArchangel Raphael this week,
especially, I will say as alittle side note, for those of
(08:23):
you that do get anxious withtraveling, I
sometimes can get a littleanxious during takeoff and
landing of flights and things,and I am always calling in
Archangel Raphael's energy. I'masking him to kind of surround
the aircraft with his beautiful,brilliant green light, to kind
of keep us tethered in a waythat's safe, to kind of usher
(08:47):
the plane. You could do it forany sort of transportation,
train or boat or whatever yougot.
So if you're someone that leansa little anxious at times, don't
be afraid to call him in ask forhis comfort and support. And
also, if you are trying toeither mend fences or work on
new relationships, newconnections that you're bringing
in, Archangel Raphael iswonderful for that. So really,
(09:10):
it seems like this week we havethe potential for adventure,
potential for surprise gifts andabundance and collaboration, but
also this acknowledgement of notasking everyone's opinion and
taking everyone's opinion,really trusting those wise
mentors that we already know,that we can trust, probably, but
(09:30):
you have your own wisdom andinformation, you just sometimes
have to go in to get it andspend some time alone or in
contemplation, in your personalspiritual practices, and being
willing to see from lots ofperspectives this week. So
sometimes this can also indicatea little bit of negotiation. But
as part of all of this choice, Ijust want to also say, don't be
(09:52):
afraid to ask for what you want.
And perhaps in some of thesenegotiations, maybe part of
these choices, there's somenegotiation happening. And you
asking for some off menuoptions, so to speak, don't be
afraid to say, here's what I'dactually like and here's what I
see as a benefit for you if wego that direction, right? So as
part of seeing differentperspectives, don't be afraid to
(10:12):
share your different perspectivein places that it makes sense.
It doesn't mean you've got totry to convert the masses,
right? But it's okay to do it inyour own choices and
negotiations. So let me knowwhat is showing up for you this
week. I always love checking theenergy ahead. It really helps
me. I'm so happy it really helpsyou. And we will be adding this
(10:32):
to spirit speakeasy as a weeklyoccurrence. Now every Friday, if
you love it, please drop me aline and let me know. I would
love if you would like or followthe podcast wherever you are
listening, Big hugs. Bye fornow, see you on Monday
for our regularly scheduledepisode of spirit. Speak Easy.
Bye, for now, you.
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