"Looking for Peace" May Find It

Another AW member has found their way to Miss Michele’s Tarot Blog and wants to know what path their career should take…

Looking for Peace writes: I have a HUGE decision to make and it's wearing me down. I want to leave my soul-sucking (but well compensated) corporate communications job and try my hand at freelance writing, but I worry if this is the right move for me/my family. Financially we'll be ok for a year, but frankly, I'm scared/worried that I'll fail miserably and end up looking for another corporate job - and I won't find one that pays as well as the one I'm thinking of leaving. Staying part-time isn't an option - it's all or nothing. I'll be more at peace once my decision's made. What do the cards show?

As a writer, Miss Michele would recommend testing the freelance waters while working full-time. Put in a few hours a week after work or on weekends and try to line up some clients.
As a corporate communications writer, you have experience and presumably, some clips, so you’ll have a leg up on others just getting started.
Before you consider working from home, ask yourself: are you self-motivated, disciplined, or are you overly social (ie, will working from home, with a lot less person-to-person interaction, drive you crazy, or do you thrive in a quiet environment?)

But that’s just Miss Michele’s two cents. Let’s see what the tarot have to say about your chances of success in freelance writing…

Two deception cards came up in this reading, however, with two Knights present, a new career opportunity is certainly in the off-ing. I want to say that those at your current job will “connive” or bribe or promise you things to get you to stay.

Card by Card:

The Seven of Swords is the card of stealth and deception. Showing a man slinking away with five swords, while the other two are firmly embedded in the ground, it indicates using cunning to get what you want—or that someone is using this against you. You’ve admitted that your current company is soul-sucking… they are, quite literally, slinking away with the best of you!

The Knight of Wands in the Near Future shows an escape from difficulty. Change is in the air and things will work out well. Even if you do wind up taking a lower paying job after trying freelancing (which I don’t think will be the case), you’ll be happier in the long run.

The Knight of Cups in the outcome came out, but reversed. While upright it symbolizes a new relationship or career, it shows deception when it is reversed. Don’t be passive—follow your heart and stand up for yourself, regardless of what your current employers offer. If you want to leave, do it. But don't let this company keep getting the best of you. Things will work out whatever your choice.