Iris X Reading of the Week/week beginning on 8/25/25
This week's reading was done on The Black Tarot by Victoria Iva. It is a Tarot deck that I bring often to events, though not many people choose it. I like to have a variety of decks to choose from because you learn a lot about a person by the deck that they intuitively choose. It seems to not be an easy thing to pick up an all black deck. I suppose it looks a bit ominous. I find this deck to be stunning and even jarring at times. It seems to speak loudly and doesn't mince words. Maybe that's why people don't often choose it! I shuffled The Black Tarot and asked for a reading for someone who will see this post. Read on and see if it's for you!
The reading begins with the High Priestess, which is the only Major arcana card in the reading. This makes it an influential/character defining card. If this is your reading, you are highly intuitive and know how to pay attention to the influences that come your way. You pay attention to signs around you, and it seems that you are in a bit of an 'in between'. When the High Priestess appears, there is often a door to walk through. You are at a threshold in your life, and it is important to spend time in silence.
You have good instincts, and lately, you have been getting a bit of a 'flight' instinct. The VI of Swords is a card of feeling like you have to get away from something. You may want to travel, escape or run away. Things around you may feel challenging right now, and you are wanting to do something different. It's an instinct more than an organized thought. The feeling of, 'I have to get out of here to a place of safety.' You are ready to run.
The II of Pentacles appears next, showing you juggling a lot in your life right now. You are busy- there's a lot going on. You make it look easy because you are used to doing so much. But it can start to feel overwhelming and like you are torn in a lot of directions at once. It's not easy and you have to just keep moving to make everything happen. If you slow down, you think you will lose your focus.
The key to this reading is the II of Swords. It may be time to pause and take a break. Right now, it is important to keep yourself safe and protected. If you are wishing for a break, it may be a good time to do some meditation and balance your life out a bit so that everything is not so hard. You are struggling and not giving yourself a break. The key is to hit pause. Recover for a bit.
Here's what I see. If this is your reading, you tend to be pretty intuitive about what you need. But lately, you have been feeling so overwhelmed that you just want to escape. You feel like things have been challenging for a long time, and it makes you want to run away to anywhere other than where you are. Yet you may be your own worst enemy. The key is to know when to pause, and it seems like you have been juggling for so long that you don't know when to stop. If you follow your instincts, they may not be telling you to run away but to rest. You can't be on all of the time. Stay calm, peaceful and in balance. Say no when you need to so that you can stay sane and calm. Don't take on so much; and every now and then put down all of the things you are juggling to take some time to yourself. You need time to rest, recover, and figure out how you feel about your life. You can't do that well when you are moving all of the time.
If you need a reading this week, send a message to irisxtarot@gmail.com. Have a great week! There are pending readings available if you have financial challenges.
