Nine of Wands Goes on Vacation

I thought I'd share one of the more mundane experiences in our psychic-everyday family-life.  Maybe we're weird, maybe not... It's likely not profound.  But, in the moment, those small ways when things just kind of make enough sense for you to relax in the flow... yeah, this was one of those born of chaos rather than one of those uppity-life-is-great days.  This was one of the pure "life is chaos AND perfect" days.

Nine of Wands jumped out while sitting in the car heading down for a family fun day south of Orlando in Lake Buena Vista. We had wanted to head out earlier in the morning but everyone slept a bit late and we weren’t even ready until after 11:30am. Then my husband’s calendar *dinged* with an appointment reminder - he had an in-office session at 2:30 in the afternoon. So we waited and had lunch. At least I got all my chores done easily before leaving and our dog-sitter managed to arrive before we left. The kids were restless and anxious waiting, but they helped me out, had a good lunch, and a tasty treat.

Although my husband was driving and would share a different opinion, the traffic through Orlando couldn’t dim anyone’s excitement. There was no major fan-fare or complications, no outrageous incidents.

So, early on in our trek when the Nine of Wands popped out of my deck while I was shuffling and settled in a tight spot under my seat, my husband asked what card it was, intent on the meaning. I told him that the Nine of Wands is a pause in activity before the close of a creative or action-packed cycle. It’s a moment of patiently waiting or taking a breather, possibly a rest period after recuperating from an illness (I had been suffering swollen gland & pain for a couple days and finally felt better). The Nine of Wands was telling us to slow down and take a break because, given the hectic energy of July (New & Full Moon Eclipses, with retrogrades & hard transits, ending with a second New Moon) and the coming forward motion of August and September, we need this!

It was a pleasant reminder that even though it seemed one inconvenient delay after another or expected plans changing in one fashion or another, the Universe conspires to get us to move slowly when we need to, let go of expectations or take one step at a time when we have to. There is no sense in getting uptight about things when preparing to relax.... just relax and ease into the moment one moment at a time.