Insights for Monday, August 17, 2026

|Solace
Insights for Monday, August 17, 2026

The rune I pulled today was Kenaz.  It is the symbol for torch, but is more commonly understood as illumination.  Let's look at this through the lens of love, career, and personal life.

For love, this is either learning something new about the person you are interested in or something is going to be illuminated.  This could be bad, but it also could be good.  It depends on how the knowledge is gained.  If they share it, good.  If someone else makes you aware, bad.

For career, this is opportunity in the form of education.  This is expanding your abilities or understanding.  Be open to opportunities to go to conferences or specialized training.  This will lead to things you need to be successful.

For personal, this is pushing for you to dig deeper and understand yourself better.  There is rarely a greater knowledge that what you can learn about yourself.  Epiphanies often take us to places of greater healing.  Follow that thread and see where it takes you.

The tarot spread for today is as follows:
Past - Nine of Swords
Present - Five of Swords
Future - Ten of Pentacles
Obstacle - Page of Swords
Solution - Inverted Ten of Swords

Of note, four sword cards around a pentacle.  The focus being the future as determined by the ten of pentacles, then financial security may be on the horizon.  With the swords bracketing it, however, there is a message that when paired with the rune of the day that makes a lot of sense.  Things need to be illuminated.  The past, the present, obstacle, and solution seem to indicate that the past is fraught with hardship and the present is giving the same feeling.  However, the obstacle to overcome is mental energy to which the solution indicates lessons learned from past hardships.

All in all, the insight today seems to say that financial stability is possible when the truths you've avoided come into light, released, and allowed to push you into an improved state of being.

I think I need to sit with this a while longer and perhaps grab one of my other decks to dig deeper into this reading.  Until tomorrow, I hope for light, love, and gratitude in your life today and always! ~ Solace

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