Your Tarot Card Reading for the Week of July 13th, 2026!

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Hello, hello, and welcome back to the show. I'm Sarah. I'm your host, and this is Stop Start Continue, your weekly tarot card reading. I have your reading for the week of July 13th. I keep wanting to say 14th, but it is July 13th. And I'm so excited to share this message with you this week. This message is quite specific, and we love that. We love when it's direct. I will say that I use the same spread week after week. I use a very simple tarot spread called Stop, Start, Continue, hence the name of the show. And it is as literal as it sounds, it is quite frankly saying to you, stop doing this, start doing this, continue doing this, which I love a direct message. So my go-to spread. I'm excited to share this with you. If you have never listened to the show before, welcome. I'm excited to have you here. If you've been listening to the show, welcome back. I took a little hiatus. I'm excited to be back. I love doing this. And that's it. I'm just, I'm excited to be back. So thank you for being here. Um, if you haven't subscribed yet, please subscribe. I'm getting back on my regular episodes. Super excited about that. And yeah, I'm just I'm excited to be here. So thank you so much for listening. Let's get into the reading this week. Again, I'm really loving this reading. It feels very, it's giving mature. It's it's giving like I don't do that anymore. I have outgrown this thing, which we love outgrowing stuff because that means that we're, you know, progressing and we're we're getting into kind of um just different levels of life where I would say that we're more satisfied, more fulfilled, um, just kind of in a better place, right? Because when we're maybe not as confident, when we haven't really fully found the confidence to say, you know, I'm not getting involved with this, or I'm not, you know, um, gonna concern myself with this, it adds more stress to our life when we are still trying to figure out our boundaries, when we're trying to figure out, you know, what we get ourselves involved with, what we don't get ourselves involved with, what we concern ourselves with. And so this reading again very much speaks to this more selective way of living, meaning being selective in, you know, who you're talking to, what you're talking about, um, what you're engaging in, what you are again concerning yourself with, worrying about. So this feels like a really big um just change in the way that you approach life and more importantly, approach relationships with other people. And it's a very, very refreshing up level, I will say. So, all right, let's get into it. I always just like to start with the stop card. So the first card that I pull, and in this case, and by the way, um, I will put these cards uh on my website and I will put the link in the show notes of this episode. So if you want to see the physical cards, if you want to see the imagery, I know for for a lot of people, imagery actually really just enhances the message. So please go take a look at them. Obviously, if you're driving or something like that, do it later. Don't do it now. Um, but definitely take a peek at these cards. It just enhances the the message for the week. Okay, so we're gonna start with the stop card. And for the stop this week, we have stop six of pentacles, which whenever I get a card like this in the stop position, it's always really interesting to me because this is a card that is very much a yes card. It is very much like a, it's kind of just a weird card to get in the position of stop because it's such a positive, um it has such a positive connotation with it that it's kind of interesting to have this perspective of the spread telling you to stop doing this thing. The Six of Pentacles talks about at its very base level of an even give and take. So, you know, a reciprocal relationship, a relationship where you are giving and equally receiving, and there is um just a fairness, an abundance. Um, you do not feel like there's no fear of um, am I gonna be drained by this person? Are they gonna pay me back? Like that's that's kind of a phrase that actually came to mind, whether that is like truly paying you back with money or even just paying you back, you know, in other ways, right? So maybe you paid for something for them, but you know that they'll come over and bring you a casserole or something like that. Just just this reciprocity that is really in the most fulfilling relationships. And this being in the stop position, immediately where I went, and specifically with the other cards that show up, it all just kind of lined up for me. The Six of Pentacles in the stop position, to me, it's it's actually knowing when you are on an even playing field and knowing when you are not. So not trying to play fair in a place where it's not a fair playing field. Now, this doesn't mean that you abandon who you are, right? And you become something that you're not, and you become, you know, just just something that you want to be proud of. Meaning you're not giving, you're not loving, you're not understanding, you're not, you know, showing up in the way that you like to show up. It's more about kind of just starting to um preserve that energy for the things that you know um are places that that that energy will amplify. Does that make sense? So if you actually look at this card, if you go look at the imagery of this card on this specific deck, every image on here is different dried herbs. So this is about truly preserving, right? It's preserving things for a season where you will need something that is preserved, right? You're not gonna have fresh herbs in the middle of winter, so you are drying and preserving these herbs for later. And so this this week, right, is very much saying, you know, you might have kind of a flux of energy in the coming weeks. And I think a lot of that, especially if you are in the Western hemisphere, can be attributed to the fact that it's summertime. We have more sunlight, we are getting more energy from the sun, we are just a lot of us, right, are feeling better. We're kind of out of that seasonal depression slump. And so it's really easy to just get maybe a little ahead of ourselves and feel like we just want to say yes to everything. And this is kind of what I was talking about when I was saying we're now kind of going into a different realm where we've outgrown things. I think sometimes there is a um a belief, especially if you are trying to grow in your life, whether it be if you're trying to grow friendships, if you're trying to grow in your career, if you're trying to grow a business, oftentimes the advice that you are given is say yes to everything. Say yes to every opportunity. And I really do think there's a reason and a season for that. I don't think that that's necessarily bad advice, but I think this reading for you, specifically this week, and I would say in the coming weeks and months, is that you have done that, and it is time to get a little bit more honed in on exactly what you need to be saying yes to, what you need to pre-preserving your energy for and giving equally to, versus what is just not, you know, worth it, for lack of a better phrase. Where, you know, there are certain scenarios and certain things where you know how it's gonna play out. And it doesn't mean, right, that you can't go participate in these things or connect with these people or, you know, interact with these people. It just means that you maybe interact differently, that you maybe approach it differently, um, that you put it in your schedule differently, that you that you prioritize these things maybe a little bit lower on the list. So again, this stop Six of Pentacles is at the end of the day, you know, there are only so many hours in the day. You do, you know, only have so much room in your house for all of these things that you're preserving, and you have to be really aware of what am I actually going to want and more importantly, need in the future. This really actually comes down to, you know, based off of my needs and and the needs of my future, so my future goals, wants, and desires, what are the things that um I need to be focusing on in this moment? And so moving into the start position, we have the lover's card, which I think a lot of people see this card and they immediately think romance. Um, I actually very often don't think romance with this card. I think pretty much everything but romance, and and it can mean uh romantic partnership, but really to me, the lovers is actually about finding things that click, finding things and people and situations where you go, oh, this is it. This is what I'm supposed to be doing. This is who I'm supposed to be connected to, this is who I'm supposed to be interacting with, this is who I'm supposed to be focusing on, this is what I'm supposed to be focusing on. And I have a sense that up into this reading, up into this week, you've you've been having this clarity. You've had this clarity of what is the thing that you need to do, and and what are the things that maybe, you know, maybe in a different life, right? That you would put energy into this, or that as much as you would love to put energy into something, it just isn't what you want it to be, and it probably never will be. Like the the stage is just not set for it. And so this is a little bit of acceptance, but again, this is also about preserving your own energy, your own output and refocusing. And also, I just want to go back to that initial message when I pulled all of these cards. What really came through is this idea of kind of maturing into a next level where you go, yes, in the past I was open to everything. I said yes to everything, I took every opportunity, but I have really started to take on some discernment. This message, I think, like if it could be really boiled down to one word for this week, it's it's discernment, the art of discernment. Is this a distraction? Is this something that I've gotten caught up in in the past? And I know how this story goes, I know how this unfolds, and I'm never happy with it, right? Or I'm never this always leads me off track. I always stay too late at this place, or I never get enough sleep, or this person always drains me, right? It's the discernment. And I do want to be clear again, this doesn't mean you never talk to the person again. It doesn't mean that you don't go to the event, but you're just very, very clear about and honest about the outcome of whatever that thing might be. And so again, going back to our stop card, the Six of Pentacles, like when we're talking about the stop, the give and take, I think, you know, the the past thoughts you may have had of, well, this person has given to me and I need to give back equally to them. There is a way to just and I think this is like a big kind of like put a big gold star next to this part of the message. Um there is such a thing as just receiving from somebody and saying thank you and receiving it and accepting it and being grateful for it, but it doesn't mean you have to give back. You are not forever indebted to all of these people and all of these situations and all of these things. And you it is okay to just receive with no strings attached. And you might hear that and just your whole body might shudder. This is something that I've really had to work through because we have been taught that that is selfish. That you always, always have to then, you know, kind of bounce back and give back. We we haven't really been taught this idea of just receiving, just saying yes, just saying thank you. A big thing that I've practiced in the past couple years is if somebody offers to pay for me, so if I'm out and we're at dinner, we're getting coffee and they offer to pay, I just say, that would be lovely. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. And then I'll typically say that to them again before we leave, hey, thank you so much. That was really kind of you. I really appreciate it. And all of that's very genuine. Um, but I do not fight them on it. Because I I just want to play with this idea of what is it like to, if somebody, you know, uses their free will to offer something to me, how does it feel to just accept it? And so I think whether this is taking, you know, monetary or or gifts from somebody, monetary, you know, exchange or gifts, or this is just somebody helping you out, or somebody listening to you when you're having a bad day, or you know, somebody helping you at work, it's okay to just actually receive it and and it end there. And this is where your discernment has to come in. This might make you really uncomfortable. Be okay with feeling awkward and uncomfortable and kind of like a fish out of water this week. Because this is where you start to recalibrate a little bit as far as that overgiving, that overextending, um, and really more refocusing on that start card, the lovers card. And this is, and it's funny because the lovers is actually also the number six in the tarot. So we have the six of pentacles, and then the lovers card is the sixth major arcana card. So, and six represents give and take. So it's really just more about looking at give and take in a different way. So, one other thing that I'll throw out to you is let's say your friend pays for dinner, and you, you know, don't necessarily ever get to repay them. You just say thank you in the moment. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. You can still be reciprocal somewhere else. You can still go, that was really nice that I didn't have to pay for my $50 dinner. So when I'm walking down the street and I see somebody that needs some money, I'm able to give them some money because I have the $50 in my pocket still. And you don't even have to give the person on the street that entire amount. Uh, you know, if you're someone that thinks about everything very black and white, which I can be, as much as I can so be in the gray all the time, I also very much feel kind of this guilt and this feeling indebted to people and things. Um, I think that's being a woman in this world. Um, but I want you to maybe play with being a little bit more fluid. Like again, if if a friend pays for you and is generous with that, okay, you might not be generous directly back to them, but you're able to continue that reciprocity in other ways. Or it might simply mean that like your friend asks you to go to dinner so you don't have to cook dinner one night, and the next day you feel more refreshed and you're able to just be a nicer person at your job. And so again, it it's just it's looking at give and take a little bit differently, and it's it's playing with this idea of I don't always have to directly give and take with the person that is giving to me, and I also don't have to continue to give or feel reciprocal in situations where I know that, you know, I might have a certain overextension, or this might take a lot out of me. I can, you know, receive from that person or I can interact with this thing, or I can be a part of this thing, but I can also know that I've reached my limit so that I can can continue to be reciprocal and show up in a way that is beneficial in the places that I want to and that I need to, right? This is also, I mean, this is truly about needs. Like, what what are the needs that are maybe falling by the wayside because of this guilt or this, you know, feeling like you have to show up or be a certain person? Um, you know, is your relationship with your children suffering, or is your home life suffering, or is your own personal health suffering? Are you not able to do the things that you know that you need to do for yourself to be happy, to be taken care of, because you are so much occupied in another part of life that doesn't really seem to have um an actual benefit to your greater purpose, right? And again, I'm I'm not I I think you guys understand now we're 18 minutes into this podcast. I'm not talking about just being a selfish jerk, right? I'm I'm talking about kind of looking at things again with that discernment and going, well, what is this really doing in my life? Is this kind of just a black hole, a distraction that isn't really leading anywhere? And do I need to set some parameters around that? All right, so our last card when I pulled for the continue position of this spread, I actually just ended up pulling out two cards. They kind of were just stuck together, so I went with it. We have the ace of pentacles reversed, and then we have the seven of wands, which I find really interesting. The ace of pentacles reversed is to me saying, I mean, this is very literally because the ace of pentacles is an opportunity. The ace of pentacles reversed is you don't have to say yes to every single opportunity. You are at a point now where you have been very open, you've done the exploration, you've been generous, you've been involved, you've been engaged, you now have learned and you have wisdom, and you don't always have to say yes. Um, you're not missing out on anything, you're not going to, you know, lose out on whatever you think you might be losing out on because you say no to certain things. And in fact, what you say no to allows you to say yes to something else. This is very much like budgeting, and this could actually be talking about money. You know, this very much can actually be a money reading as well, because we have the six of pentacles. Pentacles deeply relate to finance, and the six of pentacles is is talking about, you know, the things that you are spending your money on, the things that you are investing into, do they matter to you? Are you putting your money into places that are really significant to you, or are you kind of just being willy-nilly with your money? Um, in the lovers speaks about that more like spending money in a way that is purposeful and and on things that truly matter to you. So the Ace of Pentacles can just very simply be, as far as money goes, especially reversed, um just just being a little bit pickier about where your money goes. And if you say no to one thing, you're able to potentially say yes to something else. When I was learning about budgeting, um, because budgeting was really not a skill that I had until I was in my early 30s, to be completely real with you. Um, the person that I learned from about money and about budgeting really explained to me that, you know, there's there's not more than one dollar and a dollar. And what she means by that is credit cards, right? So I I used credit cards all the time. And uh ultimately, you know, that's still money that you owe, right? So I was I was spending above what I had. I was I was truly spending above my means. I was spending above what was in my bank account or what was going to be available to me. So again, there's not more of a dollar in a dollar. A dollar is a dollar. And so if you just keep saying yes to everything, right? That that full dollar, then that's when we go into the negative. That's when we go into credit cards. But if you're very aware of what you have, and then you make decisions from that place of, well, this is what I have. So if I say yes to this, then I'm gonna have to say no to this. So maybe I actually say no to this because I don't really care about this that much, and I really care about this, and I want to be able to make this thing happen. So, but again, that this is a this is a metaphor for anything in life. This can be you only have so much time, you only have so much energy, you only have Just just there's just so much of you, and the more I realize this every single day, I feel like I I learned this more and more and more in my life is that energy and time and money is limited, and and not not to have that in a limiting way, but to actually empower you to go, you know, where do I really want to spend my time and money and energy? Because I want to make sure that when I do, you know, show up to whatever I'm doing, I'm making it count. The things that I really care about, I want to fully, fully enjoy them, not just squeeze it all in because I overcommitted myself, right? And then the seven of wands, this is really interesting because the seven of wands is this idea of um, you know, it's it's kind of like endurance and it's continuing even when um people have opinions, right, on on how you're doing things or what you're doing. And to me, this is like this is this is moving in silence. This is not telling every single person about your plans because you understand what your plans are, you understand why you're making the decisions that you're making. Other people might be upset that you don't go on that family vacation one year, or you don't, you know, and in like involve yourself, or I can't think of the word, you don't participate. There we go, in the you know, yearly $200 Christmas gift exchange, or you don't, you know, do birthday gifts or whatever, right? Like whatever your thing is. Um, yeah, you might get some judgment, some snup snarkiness and whatever. Um, I often think that sometimes when you do something kind of bold, like making a boundary around, hey, like we don't feel like spending our money on this family vacation. Like we actually would rather do this. Or, hey, you know, we we just do not have the budget, or we don't want to spend the money on the $200 gift exchange. Like we have other things that we want to spend that on. Um, I think sometimes when you're very clear about what you want, it it holds up a mirror again in this society where we've all been taught to do things again, like I was talking about at the beginning, out of obligation, out of guilt, like giving people things and and always being in this reciprocity out of guilt. So when you kind of stop that cycle, it makes people feel really uncomfortable. Keep going though. That's what this card is saying. Continue. Seven of Wands is like you're gonna get, you know, some opinions and you might feel bad and you might feel guilty and you might question yourself. But a lot of that is the conditioning of, again, the guilt of this very black and white I give to you, you give to me. And we're not talking about generosity, we're not talking about grace, we're not talking about, you know, being grateful for when people help us or give us things. No, we're talking about making decisions that are the healthiest and the best for us and our family and the people that we have influence over and the things that truly matter. And so if being in a gift exchange where Aunt Sally buys you another tacky thing for $50 is not really what you need or want, it is okay to back away. And it doesn't make you a terrible person. But the thing that you need to do is get very clear, right? I think where the guilt starts to fade and the discernment starts to come in is when you get really, really clear on why you're saying no to it. We're saying no to this not out of spite, not out of just being jerks. We're saying no to this because we are saying yes to this other thing. So I love this message. I think this is a gorgeous, gorgeous message for this week. And I think that this is a message that's gonna stick around for a long time. So I don't think, you know, even if you heard this in a year from now, it is still totally applicable. Um, this is a beautiful message, especially again, if you're learning to budget, if you're learning to prioritize, if you're learning to set boundaries, and you're feeling like things are starting to change. This is just a really, I think like this is kind of just solidifying these ideas that you might already have in your head, these things that you're already contemplating. I hope that this really just sealed it up a little bit more for you. I mean, I know everything's a process, everything's a journey, and I'm just happy to be here with you on that journey. So thank you so much again for listening. I hope you have an absolutely beautiful, beautiful week. If you've been enjoying the show, please feel free to send or send us. You can send us a little note via my website if you'd like. Um, but if you're able to just give a review, um, however you're listening to this, it helps the show grow. I really appreciate it. Again, have an absolutely gorgeous week, and I will talk to you soon.