🎴 Bear Bones Tarot: July 11, 2025
Ten of Wands – The Day I Put the Backpack Down
Some cards don’t whisper.
They groan.
Under the weight.
Under the burden.
Under the invisible load no one else sees you carrying.
Today’s card is the Ten of Wands.
And it hit different—because yesterday’s pull was the Five of Swords.
The message then? Lay the sword down.
The message now?
And drop the damn backpack too.
🪶 Part 1: For the Writers
The Ten of Wands shows up when you’re doing too much—especially emotionally.
It’s the card of creative burnout, perfectionism paralysis, and “doing it all yourself because who else is going to?”
Sound familiar?
It’s for the writers who:
Are still designing their own covers, building their own websites, and emotionally babysitting their inner critics
Feel like if they stop hustling, the whole dream will collapse
Can’t enjoy the writing because the business part feels like a never-ending avalanche of overwhelm
But here’s what the Ten reminds us:
🪵 Just because you can carry it… doesn’t mean you should.
🪵 Just because it’s always been heavy… doesn’t mean it always has to be.
🪵 You don’t owe your creativity to hustle. You owe it to healing.
Today’s Practical Magick:
Write down the 3 things in your writing or author business that are weighing you down the most.
Now circle just one to put down or pause this weekend.
That’s not quitting. That’s spellwork. That’s sovereignty.
