Be the Queen, so he can Rise!

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

This moon phase represents a time of new beginnigs taking shapae, growing intentions and early momentum.

Significator Card(s): Three actually jumped out, so we went with it this time around. I usually pick one for myself, but this time, it was three and I went with it. There are three possible reasons why this happens:

1. You are in a transitional phase

   One card may represent

   • Who you were

   • Who you are

   • Who you are becoming

2. You are carrying different roles

   You could read for

   • Yourself

   • Your partner

   • Your children

   • Your "higher self"

   Three significators can show:

   • The ego self

   • The emotional self

   • The spiritual self

   Or

   • You

   • The Other person

   • The dynamic between you

3. The deck is emphasizing complexity

   When multiple cards insist on being the significator, it usually means:

   • The story isn't simple

   • The energy is layered

   • The lesson is multi-dimensional

     (Not chaotic, but nuanced)

4. You asked a broad question

   If the question was something like "Who am I becoming?", then the cards might be trhe answer.

Before attaching meaning, it is important to ask if you selected the cards, or if the cards jumped out. If the cards jumped out this is intentional energy. According to the research I have done, when someone's identity is shifting, the deck rarely speaks in singles, so I have experienced the multiple card jumping quite often.

Significator cards were:

Initial Reaction:

I immediately thought this was about me, my husband and our relationship at the moment. We have been working on too much, dealing with too much for too long. From the pandemic, to daughter drama, to dislocated knee, family deaths, surgeries, health scares and the recent passing of his mom, things have been stressful for a while. We have been between two states dealing with multiple households and a toxic work environment. We resigned from teaching and focused on building new careers after securing the estate and finalizing probate. Needless to say, we both have been stressed for far too long and these significator cards gave me "tired" energy. One carries too much (structure), the other carries too much and holds on to too much (emotions) and we are stuck.

Interpretation:

Currently, I am practical, showing up daily, carrying responsibility, trying to do the "right" thing even when I am tired. The knight of pentacles doesn't quit, but he can't become emotionally restrained. This is the "I will keep building even if my heart is exhausted", but it is also "All of my hard work will be worth it in the end" energy. This is truly steady, responsible, enduring energy. This card was for me.

Then, there is grief energy. The Five of Cups is regret, loss, "I messed something up", focusing on what went wrong, emotional heaviness. This is my husband's card. He has been struggling with some feelings of regret as we transition into this new phase of our lives, and he continues to deal with the passing of his mother last year. What I noticed in this card if that even if there are 2 cups still upright, he is focused on the three that spilled/broke. It made me feel such sadness, but he is missing the two that are still upright because he is focused on what he no longer can have. This is energy of having to identify the grief and accept the loss. This is where he is at. I knew this was his card as soon as I saw it.

Then, there is the reversed Wheel. We are stuck. Can't move forward bringing old habits, focusing on what was and not embracing the new beginnings. Reverse wheel is resistance. I am resistant to these changes. I think we are both tired and in a season of strain and don't know how to shift. We seem to be caught in a loop of me having to continue to do what needs to be done, and him continuing to think about what went wrong, what could have been different and this cannot be. He mourns, I stabilize and the Wheel doesn't turn. I can't force optimism on him and he can't force rest on me. Right now we have been stuck on me carrying the structure and him carrying the emotional wound. We have both truly been through war-level stress.

I was sharing this with him and decided to let him ask his question about discussing the cards to see if I could help him gain some clarity.

Question: What can he do to move from the grief? (What does he need to let go of?)

First, 2 cards slipped out together, and then the last 2 jumped out.

Card 1: Ten of Cups (Upright)	Card 2: Page of Swords (Upright)
Card 3: Nine of Cups (Reversed)	Card 4: Ten of Swords (Reversed)

The Combined Message

To move on from grief about “what could have been,” he must:

1. Choose the love that exists now (Ten of Cups).

2. Talk and stay curious instead of stuck (Page of Swords).

3. Release the fantasy script (Nine of Cups reversed).

4. Stop identifying with the wound (Ten of Swords reversed).

This is not a man doomed by sorrow.

This is a man who:

• Needs to shift from regret to engagement.

• Needs to move from fantasy to reality.

• Needs to communicate instead of internally spiral.

The question I wanted to end with was:

Where are we right now? and where do we go from here?

Next, I shuffled to get my cards, and these three came out:

This is a spread about emotional maturity meeting emotional inconsistency, under the direction of strong will or leadership energy.

It is not chaotic.

It is hierarchical.

Queen → Page → King

There is an emotional axis and a fire axis.

1️⃣ Queen of Cups (Upright)

Emotional intelligence.

Compassion.

Stability in feeling.

This represents grounded emotional awareness — someone capable of holding space, staying calm, and responding rather than reacting.

2️⃣ Page of Cups (Reversed)

Emotional immaturity.

Moodiness.

Avoidance.

Creative or emotional block.

Reversed, this Page struggles to express feelings clearly. There can be sensitivity without articulation — emotions are present but not structured.

3️⃣ King of Wands (Upright)

Vision.

Leadership.

Action-oriented authority.

Big-picture thinking.

This is decisive, forward-moving fire energy. It wants direction, growth, and momentum.

The Combined Meaning

This trio suggests:

• Emotional maturity is present (Queen).

• Emotional inconsistency or underdevelopment is also present (Page reversed).

• A strong will or directive force wants to move things forward (King).

In simple terms:

There is emotional depth available.

There is emotional immaturity interfering.

There is strong drive pushing toward growth.

Psychological Pattern

This could indicate a dynamic where:

• One energy is emotionally grounded.

• Another is emotionally reactive or blocked.

• A dominant or visionary force is attempting to steer the situation forward.

The key tension is between:

Feeling deeply (Queen)

Expressing immaturely (Page reversed)

Acting decisively (King)

Evolutionary Message

The Page reversed must mature.

The Queen must not over-parent.

The King must lead without overpowering.

When balanced, this trio becomes:

Compassion + Emotional growth + Visionary action.

Unbalanced, it becomes:

Emotional caretaking + Emotional immaturity + Dominant control.

There is no destructive card here.

No collapse.

No betrayal.

No ending.

This is about emotional development under strong directional energy.

If you’d like, I can also explain:

• The shadow version of this trio

• Or the highest potential version of this trio

Final Message: Embrace Queen energy. Let the Page find his way to becoming King.

Original Art. Do not duplicate. (2026)