Dripping With Alchemy

A Collective Tarot Reading | Week of June 24th-30th

The song looping in my head this morning is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Heads Will Roll… the line that goes, “I’m dripping with alchemy… shivers stop shivering.” Random? Never.

While pulling cards for us this morning, my third eye was on fiyaaaa, like a warning or a download pressing in.

Funny how Spirit speaks when we’re listening. And I think this message is exactly that: alchemy. Transformation. But not the polished, graceful kind — the messy, raw, cracked-open kind that starts when we finally sit with the weight of the world… and decide to turn it into something new.

Here’s what came through for us:

1. Energy Supporting Us - 6 of Pentacles

This week is about energetic balance but it runs deeper than just give and take in our everyday lives. There’s an invitation here to look to the past, to the wisdom of our ancestors and those who walked before us. Their strength, their lessons, their endurance - it flows through us!

We’re being asked to honor that lineage by choosing balance: in how we give, in how we receive, and in how we show up for ourselves and others. If you’ve been overextending, pulling from an empty cup, it’s time to realign. If you’ve been closed off, guarding your energy out of fear, soften.

Your ancestors didn’t walk through fire for you to stay stuck in cycles of depletion or fear. This is your reminder: receiving is your birthright. Healing is your inheritance. Balance is your responsibility, AND your gift.

2. The Challenge - 5 of Cups

Grief. Collective heaviness. The sadness of the world feels thick in the air, and if you’ve been carrying it, you’re not alone. But here’s the reminder: we’re not meant to drown in it. We’re meant to alchemize it. To transmute the loss, the fear, the frustration - into action, into hope, into something more. That’s the invitation this week.

3. What Needs to be Released - The Emperor

Control. That iron grip we try to keep on life, when everything around us feels unstable. But clinging only blocks the magic. The invitation here is to loosen your grip. The Universe isn’t asking you to have all the answers, just the courage to stay open.

4. What’s Aligning - The Fool

Your journey is aligning, baby! The leap. The unknown. The spark of something new. But you won’t find it clinging to the old (let go of that control). Step outside the lines, follow curiosity, trust the nudge. It’s uncomfortable, but aligned nonetheless.

5. Guidance for Moving Forward - 9 of Wands

You’re tired and it shows. Shit, me too. But we’re also resilient. We’ve been here before, and have gotten back up every time. I mean, look at history repeating ourselves all around us! Don’t quit before the breakthrough. Protect your energy, but keep walking.

Bottom of the Deck - The World

We’re on the edge of a whole new chapter. Full-circle moments. Endings that birth beginnings. You’ve graduated one version of yourself. Now what will you do with all that hard-earned wisdom?

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New Moon in Cancer + Substack Update

With the New Moon in Cancer arriving on June 25th, the energy is ripe for alchemy. For shedding the old, planting new seeds, and nurturing the version of ourselves that chooses hope, softness, and new beginnings — even when the world feels heavy.

To help us anchor into that, I’ll be offering subscriber-only paid posts twice a month right here on Substack. These will drop around each New and Full Moon — filled with rituals, tarot spreads, and intuitive reflections to help you navigate these potent cosmic portals.

I’d love your input…

What would you love to see in these paid posts? More spells? Journal prompts? Deeper energy work? Comment below! I’d love to hear from you.

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This is the week we stop shivering and start alchemizing.

<3 Amanda