When the Cards Fall: A Week of Balance, Patience, and Strategic Thinking
- Julian x
- Nov 17, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Mar 24
I hope this brings some light to you this week. You know how sometimes Spirit just knows exactly what we need to hear?
A Message from Spirit
On Sunday morning, I shuffled my deck, not thinking about anything in particular. My hands just did what they needed to do. Suddenly, two cards flew out and landed face up on my table: the Temperance card and the Seven of Pentacles. I smiled because I knew immediately these weren't just for me. They were for all of us.
But Spirit wasn't done yet. On Monday morning, as if to confirm the message, I pulled the Seven of Swords. When I saw all three cards together, I felt that familiar warmth in my chest. It was that knowing feeling that something important was being communicated.
So here we are. Three cards for a week that I sense many of you need to hear about. Let's dive in together.
Temperance: The Art of Finding Your Center
The Temperance card showed up first. I think she knew we all needed to hear her message. She's a gentle reminder that we've been pushing too hard. We've been holding on too tight, trying to control outcomes that were never ours to control.
I'll be honest with you. I spent years completely out of balance. When I worked at Cardiff City, I was all action, all hustle, all "go go go." My spiritual side was locked away, only coming out when it felt safe. I was trying to be two different people, and it was exhausting. The Temperance card would have been a blessing back then if I'd been paying attention.
This card asks you to find your middle ground. Not the lukewarm, sitting-on-the-fence kind of middle ground, but that beautiful space where all parts of you can coexist. Where your spiritual self and your everyday self aren't at war with each other. Where work and rest flow together. Where giving and receiving become one continuous breath.
Think about it like this: when you're pouring water from one jug to another, there's a flow to it, isn't there? You don't force it. You let it flow at exactly the right pace. That's what Temperance invites you into this week—a natural flow state.
I want you to try something this week. When you feel yourself getting wound up, when anxiety creeps in, or when you catch yourself trying to force an outcome—stop. Take a breath. Inhale love, exhale fear. In that space between the inhale and the exhale, that's where Temperance lives. That's where your center is.
Seven of Pentacles: The Garden You've Been Tending
The second card that fell was the Seven of Pentacles, and I have to say, this one made me laugh a bit. Spirit has such perfect timing.
Picture this: a farmer stands in their field, leaning on their tool, looking at what they've planted. They're not harvesting yet. They're not planting new seeds. They're just... looking. Assessing. Taking stock.
How many of you are in the middle of something right now? You've put in the work. You've shown up day after day. You've done the meditation practice, made difficult changes, started that project, and worked on your spiritual development. And now you're standing there thinking, "But where are the results? Why isn't this happening faster?"
I get it. When I first started developing my mediumship, I wanted to be brilliant immediately. I wanted every reading to be perfect. But that's not how growth works. That's not how anything worth having works.
The Seven of Pentacles is Spirit's way of saying: pause. Breathe. Look at how far you've actually come. Not how far you think you should be, but how far you've traveled.
This week, give yourself permission to rest in the "in-between." You're not at the starting line anymore, but you're not at the finish line either—and that's perfectly okay. In fact, that's exactly where you're meant to be. The magic doesn't just happen at the destination. It happens in the journey. In the daily showing up. In the small, seemingly insignificant steps that compound over time.
Your garden is growing, even when you can't see it. Trust the process. Trust that the seeds you've planted are doing exactly what seeds do—they're growing roots before they break through the soil.
Seven of Swords: Strategic Thinking Over Knee-Jerk Reactions
And then Monday came, and the Seven of Swords joined the conversation. I know this card gets a bad reputation. People see it and think "deception" or "betrayal." But that's not always what Spirit is trying to tell us.
Sometimes, the Seven of Swords is about being strategic. It's about not showing all your cards at once. It's about thinking before you speak, planning before you leap, and sometimes keeping your own counsel when the world wants you to explain yourself before you're ready.
When this card appeared, I understood immediately what Spirit was saying. After Temperance asks us to find balance, and the Seven of Pentacles reminds us to be patient with our growth, the Seven of Swords says: be smart about it. Be intentional. Not everything needs to be shared. Not every thought needs to be spoken. Not every plan needs to be announced.
I think about my own journey—how I spent years in that spiritual closet because I knew I wasn't ready to come out yet. Was I being deceptive? No. I was being strategic. I was protecting my developing gifts until I was strong enough to stand in them fully. There was wisdom in that.
This week, the Seven of Swords gives you permission to move quietly when you need to. To keep your intentions close to your chest. To develop your plans without broadcasting them to everyone who asks. This isn't about being dishonest—it's about being discerning. There's a big difference.
Maybe you're working on something that isn't ready to be shared yet. Maybe you're making changes that others won't understand until they see the full picture. You don't owe anyone a detailed explanation of your journey while you're still walking it.
Weaving It All Together
So here's what Spirit is saying to us this week through these three cards: Find your balance. Be patient with your process. Move strategically.
Don't rush. Don't force. Don't feel like you need to prove anything to anyone—including yourself. This is a week for tending to what you've already planted, not for frantically planting new seeds. This is a week for internal work, not external performance.
Trust that everything is unfolding exactly as it should, even when—especially when—you can't see the full picture yet.
I want you to breathe into this message. Actually, let's do it together right now: Take a deep breath in. Feel that? That's you, pulling in all the balance, patience, and clarity you need for this week. Now breathe out. Release the need to control, the need to rush, the need to prove yourself.
Inhale trust. Exhale fear. Inhale patience. Exhale urgency. Inhale wisdom. Exhale doubt.
A Practice for This Week
Each morning this week, I invite you to take three deep breaths and remember these three cards:
First breath: Temperance. Where do I need to find balance today?
Second breath: Seven of Pentacles. What growth am I not acknowledging?
Third breath: Seven of Swords. What do I need to keep close and protected today?
These cards fell for a reason. Spirit knew we needed this message. So let's honor that by actually living it this week. Not just reading about it, but embodying it.
You're exactly where you need to be. The universe hasn't forgotten about you. Your growth isn't on pause—it's happening beneath the surface, where the real transformation always takes place first.
Be gentle with yourself. Trust the timing of your life. And remember, you're not walking this path alone. We're all in this together, doing the best we can, one breath at a time.
Be love and give love x
Julian
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