Stability or Adventure? Part II

I pulled a second reading on Stability or adventure? when I was feeling more on the "adventure" side.

1: Heart of the Matter: 4 Swords Upright: Recovery period, recuperation after a warring state. Seeker has a secret weapon, but may not know it.

Hubby and I had been constantly bickering about stupid crap; bills, chores, the dog, and I just wanted a break!

2: Immediate Obstacles: High Priestess Upright: Intuition, premonition. Spirituality, psychic energy. Keeping secrets. Mysterious.

I couldn't talk to my family about it because I wasn't supposed to tell them we might sell the house and live out of a van. I felt like I couldn't see the forest for the trees, my gut feelings were obscured.

3: Past Influences: The Devil Reversed: Resistance to negative forces, freedom from bondage. Detachment from unhealthy influence, but feeling defeated.

I got sober a number of years ago and got pretty good at not getting sucked into other people's drama, but it really is a bummer detaching.

4: Answer: 9 of Cups Reversed: Wish will not be fulfilled. Setback from over-indulging in material things. Warning to correct pride and vanity.

While I was considering this huge life shift, I was doing it only for the possibility of financial gain from selling the house rather than all the other reasons. My heart wasn't in it, but I wanted that cash! Like I said on the previous post, we eventually decided not to make the move.

Update: There was, indeed, a setback from over-indulging in material things, but it hadn't yet happened when I posted this. There was more going on behind the scenes financially that I was not privy to, and it put this whole #vanlife idea to bed for good! Thank goodness we still have the house 😣

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