III of Cups Spell
The wind's a-blowing,
and we're filled with knowing.
Let's confess to this duress.
Let's undress this distress
and take off these clothes, counterfeit,
weaved out of webs of hate and spit.
Let's unzip these skins that stuff us in
and magick up some scales, tails, and fins.
Let's swim!
We're floating and gloating.
We're three hurricanes, contained
in our glass-bottom boating.
The wind's a-howling
and the waves are yowling.
Let's swirl around
in an unbreakable bond
of a compound.
Happiness is telling our old battle stories,
our gories, our gaslit-not-so-many glories.
They make us feel we’re alright...
They make us feel so close, so tight.
Bangs out!
Fangs out!
Sisters with clout!
Hear our screams and shouts.
We're sucking up all the doubt.
We bled out the monsters.
We're no longer victims.
We are the survivors.
We stay true to our dictums.
We changed our history,
made a new mystery,
harnessed our bitchery,
into masterful witchery.
We're cycle-breakers,
soul-shakers,
childhood re-makers,
watch-makers,
time-travel takers,
repressed-emotion-wakers,
nurturers and home-makers,
anything but fakers.
Siren sisters,
abuse resisters,
water twisters.
We hypnotize the old, dirty pirates
and wretched sea witches
with tales of love and healing.
We lure with lullabies, lyrics appealing
until their hearts start once again feeling.
Back they go into their cribs; they’re reeling.
Until their own trauma’s done with dealing.
We forgive you.
Fare thee well…
We’ve built a heaven out of your hell.
We can't let them win
or get under our skin,
our scales, our fins…
Let's just stay together, forever, and swim.
Let’s unzip these skins that stuff us in
and magick up some scales, tails, and fins.
Let’s swim!
CELEBRATION, VILLAGE, CHOSEN FAMILY, HAPPINESS
Three in tarot is all about collaboration and creative energy. Get out of bed, dress up, and find your favorite people! It’s time to party! These are the ones with which you share common interests, who support you, who create and live life wholly with you. Friendsgivings, baking cookies, jambalaya and Hurricanes, tacos and margaritas, board games and poker, movies and dinner…you just love being with each other doing anything, everything, and nothing. You have found your trauma mamas, the ones that get where you’ve been isn’t where you’ll always be but it’s still forever part of you. You chose this card because you want to be enjoying yourself instead of stressing. You need a support system that makes you feel happy and loved or maybe you just still need to find your people. Go do something you love and talk to someone that’s doing that thing. Do the thing! Attract others who do, too!
Eight’s Insight: Sometimes getting together with those who endured similar things can make us feel validated and less broken. When you’re around those who have been through tough times it can feel like nobody understands you more than they do. Alternatively, if you keep sitting around talking only about all the hard times you went through, you might never make new memories. Look for strength in your community but don’t let that community completely define you. Tell those trauma stories but don’t let them be the only tales you tell. It’s important to have strength in your storm but contain it so that it doesn’t blow the whole house down.