Welcome to What’s in the Cards?, The Monitor’s new weekly tarot segment. I’m Abby, a Marymount sophomore. I’ve been reading tarot cards since I was 14. I’m 20 now, and have learned a lot about the best way to approach card reading. My readings are meant to give you a lens to understand your week. I will aim to never take advantage of your anxiety or your hope. Keep in mind that no card is truly bad, even when it looks evil. I will always give you a balanced interpretation of the card I pull. I hope that my readings help you see your world in a new and beneficial light.

Next week, Leah Lederman will take over with oracle cards. You’ll learn more about those from her.

Tarot isn’t for everyone. I’m not here to tell you magic is real. I’m here to pick a card and tell you what it means. These readings are general. Whether it applies to you is for you to determine. Maybe the card represents an internal situation, maybe an external one. Or maybe none. Tarot is a tool for us to understand ourselves. Decide whether you will use it.

Card of the Week 4/7-13:

The Fool.

Uninhibited, or blind.

The Fool walks to the edge of a cliff, holding only his bindle and a rose, dressed in rags, He has no company besides the small dog who dances along beside him. He does not look at himself or his surroundings, but at the sky. He isn’t afraid of falling, and by that measure he might be able to defy gravity. This week, you are granted freedom through your blindness. In not being able to register your blind spots, you are better able to move with confidence and lightness of foot. Do not be afraid of the tumble. If you never notice your feet walking on air, you might not fall into the rocky waves below.

Maybe you are noticing the ways in which you move without sight. Decide this week whether it is a strength or a vice.

This week’s deck is the Rider-Waite-Smith.