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Tarot Reading for Grief & Healing: Ten of Cups, Ten of Swords + Death Reversed (Five-Card Spread)
Welcome in, Witch.
This is a complimentary service reading I did inside a private group I’m part of, and I’m sharing it here for a reason: so you can see how I actually read. The pacing, the process, the way I connect tarot with astrology, numerology, symbolism, and elemental tone. No last names. No invasive details. No pretending a general reading is the same thing as a private session.
The Spread
This is a five-card spread, and I love it for quick reads because it gives us a beginning, a pressure point, and an outcome, with two bridge-cards that show how the story moves.
Melissa’s cards:
Ten of Cups
King of Pentacles (Reversed)
Ten of Swords Death (Reversed)
King of Swords
What this reading explores
When “happiness” becomes nostalgia, and why that matters Depletion, instability, and the King of Pentacles reversed as a drain on the soil Ten of Swords as rock bottom, mental overload, and surviving in small doses Death reversed as resistance, stagnation, and the grief that risks turning into decay King of Swords as the exit strategy: clarity, boundaries, discipline, and practical support
A note on care
This is spiritual work, not medical advice. If you’re dealing with overwhelming grief, trauma, or mental health crisis, get real-world support alongside your spiritual tools. You deserve both.
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• 3/13/26Grief, Nostalgia & New Beginnings: A Tarot Session
In this session, I'm sharing a complimentary five-card tarot reading I did as an act of service, no charge, no filters, just me doing the work I love and letting you see exactly how I read. Today's reading carries a heavy but hopeful energy: we're talking grief, nostalgia, emotional processing, and what it looks like when healing quietly begins even before you realize it.
The cards pulled were the Hermit, the High Priestess, the Six of Cups (our core card), the Ace of Pentacles, and the Five of Cups reversed — and together they tell a really honest story about moving through a season of retreat, trusting your inner knowing, honoring what was, and finally building something stable enough to carry you forward.
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✨ Key Takeaways:
Grief isn't linear, being fine one moment and devastated the next isn't you being dramatic. That's grief being honest with your nervous system.
Solitude is healthy; isolation isn't, the Hermit energy is about intentional retreat to process, not disappearing because the pain feels too heavy to witness.
You already know the answer, the High Priestess is pointing to the truth you're trying to logic your way around. Trust the gut hit that doesn't need proof.
Nostalgia can nourish or trap you, the Six of Cups asks: what are you holding onto that feeds you, and what are you holding onto that keeps you stuck?
Healing starts small and practical, the Ace of Pentacles says: eat, sleep, hydrate, create one grounding anchor this week. Structure is not the enemy of grief.
You're allowed to feel relief without guilt, the Five of Cups reversed says healing has already begun, quietly and imperfectly. You don't have to earn it through more suffering.
Nobody else gets a vote on your life, other people's opinions about your situation don't carry the weight of your lived experience. Plan for yourself, on your timeline.