The world whirls as if in a wild cauldron and who exactly is stirring the pot? Is anyone in particular manipulating the energy responsibly right now or did we just assume that someone ‘in charge’ must be doing that? Maybe it’s up to the Collective to grab hold of the cosmic wooden spoon and see what we can create together.
I have enlisted the help of the Major Arcana of Leonora Carrington. This tarot deck was created from surrealist artist Leonora Carrington’s Major Arcana paintings that were discovered in 2017, one hundred years after her birth, by curator Tere Arcq and scholar Susan L. Aberth.
Her tarot paintings were designed for private magical practice, and were shared publicly as a tarot deck for the first time in 2020. And so, with the help of these visionary tarot cards, I bring you a Tarot Reading for the Collective for the moment you are reading this right now:
What’s up, Star?
Me and my ibis friend here have been watching you all for a while, and I’ve got to say, you humans are into some heavy shit. There is a way through this, and you can find that way through, but my goodness you are not going to find it by carrying on with the same old stuff you keep getting bogged down in.
The attachment to ego is next level. You need to bring your boldness in. By boldness I mean wildness and by wildness I mean world creation, by world creation I mean how Ursula Le Guin does it and by Ursula Le Guin I mean read more books and less click bait articles in news outlets that sold their souls to the colonising patriarchy decades ago and cannot be trusted.
I really really want more of you to be able to find yourself in a similar way to me right now, nude, outdoors, an awesome sacred ibis for company and accountability, a sky full of stars and an abundance of water in ergonomic drinking vessels. But I know the reality of accessing that level of self care in a world that spins with billions of intersecting human lives, animals and insects navigating rapidly changing climactic conditions with world leaders that seem to love hurtling themselves into amoral activities in a way that could be described as peculiar if it wasn’t so downright freaking destructive, is not easy to do.
Handy hints?
Beyond staying as hydrated as you can, and as rested where you can, please stop thinking that the dystopian future is the only accessible reality. Listen to the scientists, listen to the mystics, and listen to your own beating heart, feel your blood moving through your veins, and when you find moments of calmness and safety, lean in, you will know what to do next.
What next, Strength?
Moments where you shift thoughts that have previously stifled you or whipped you out of your present bodily self. Observances of strange synchronicities that keep you whole, energised and potent. Change is afoot. And perhaps this change can occur more magically because you are learning how to lean into emotional bravery and lean away from the notion that, ‘that’s just the way things are’.
Handy hint?
Question your fear(s). Maybe the fear(s) aren’t yours, and never were. Maybe there’s some nervousness that remains at times, but that will let you know you’re on track to connection, so stay present and stay with the process.
And you, Hierophant, do we need to listen to you?
Watch what I represent, rather than what I say. I build a structure, but it only stays afloat because others fill the space with their wisdom, energy and belief in my structure. Far be it for me to suggest you don’t listen to me, but in this moment in time, it is the community that holds the way forward, not charismatic leaders of any kind. Watch the community flow. Watch how folks show up for each other. Kindness interwoven with curiosity keeps this ship moving forward, not the hierarchical power structures we have been fed for so long.
Do you mean that?
Don’t ask me that again.
Handy hints?
The Hierophant is your own higher wisdom and it does not exist outside of yourself.
Wheel of Fortune, will you take this reading out?
Hell yes. There will always be unknown factors in every decision that is made, but if you find yourself in good company with the visible or invisible and the vibe is one of solidarity, then you are riding the wheel well. Keep weaving little miracles every day, and if there’s enough little miracles occurring regularly through clear communication, healthy discomfort, crafternoons, making tea, sniffing the air, moving through nature where and when you can, agitation for collective restoration, growing vegetables, making and sharing food, honouring your most beautifully wild self, then maybe we’ll have the opportunity to be here as a species, in good company and in progressive loving ways for longer than the next couple of decades. Ride this wheel of fortune, not just for yourself but for your community and for your future self.
Handy hints?
I’ve already said it. But do remember to keep company with The Strange, rather than The Polite.
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After I wrote this Tarot Reading for the Collective, I picked up the companion booklet that comes with this tarot deck. In the intro it says: ‘Deeply concerned with contemporary events, Carrington, like Oupensky, believed the power of the Tarot lay in its potential to contribute to a change in consciousness.’ I’m glad I followed my intuition to connect with Leonora’s beautiful tarot deck at this time.
© Sarah Barry ~ Tarot Readings with Psychic Sarah 2025
This Tarot Reading for the Collective was done with The Major Arcana of Leonora Carrington.
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