Have you noticed that when i do these I normally pull one card? A simple pull, to ask for guidance and a general theme.

But when I read for myself, or for others, I use a 3-card spread.

The extra cards can add clarity, (or confusion) to deliver a longer message.

It's the progression here that matters, not the individual cards themselves.

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Today, when I went to pull a card for us, 3 cards popped out.

Only, here's the weird thing, they were the same (almost) 3 cards I had pulled for myself last week.

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The World. 10 of Swords (it was 8 of swords last time) and 3 of Pentacles.

So, I guess this message is pretty important, and wants me (and us, if you're still reading this) to spend a bit more time here.

The progression here is one from careless joy and isolation, through suffering, to collaboration.

This spread asks an important (but annoying) question:

In what ways have you been keeping your true self hidden?

You're trying to avoid the hurt that can come when you interact with others, who may not want to hear what you have to say & might react badly. But moving bravely into Being Seen (even if it is, in fact, dangerous) is the way to finding the people you most want to be working with, collaborating with, and having conversations with.

Your people, for lack of a better term, are on the other side of being seen.

It makes all the sense in the world but also, for me, it feels really scary. Still.

Last week I went viral (in the bad way) on the internet because of a throw-away post on my Threads account. I legitimately thought almost no one was seeing these posts, as normally I got maybe one like and one comment on anything I posted.

So I was understandably shaken when I ended up with thousands of comments, most of which were telling me to shut up, and that I was an example of everything that was wrong with white women today.

(Google "protest bouncy castle" if you'd like to dive deep, though I've deleted my original posts because I just didn't want to deal with the comments anymore).

I'm currently in a marketing challenge/coaching group that's challenging its members to be more authentic and brave in the way they show up in the world.

In the facebook group one woman just shared how a cult she had fled years ago found her (and her sibling) through her business marketing.

I think the hardest part about showing up, and taking up space, and using your voice as a woman in this world is that it is, still, inherently unsafe.

There is no real way to show up fully, bravely, and loudly without the risk that other people will see you and decide to hurt you.

(i.e. there is a good reason why Taylor Swift has so many body-guards all the time)

The question the cards want to ask us today is, whether we feel it is worth the risk?

Today. Right now. Is it worth it to risk getting hurt, getting seen by the wrong people, pissing off a few strangers (and maybe even a few friends) in order to find the path you are meant to be on and the people you are meant to walk it with?

Also, it's ok if it isn't.

But if it is, and you're looking for a safe and supportive container to move through this tricky transformation? That's what Good Girl Deprogramming is.

Set up a call with me today if you even think this witchy/neurospicy/literary/life coaching is what you want.

<3 Megan

P.S. - If you want one, I also offer Tarot Readings at variable pricing. You can get your *very own* message from the universe! Want one?