Notice the stillness, the ability to hold charged energy, the poised moment of rest before action.
There is an invitation to get clear in your mind, put down any battles happening there (perhaps even by dancing, or moving your body in safe, pleasurable ways). And allow your actions to then come from a different place.
The mind can be a wilderness. The body is our compass. And when we need light, that comes from the wisdom of our hearts.
We have a battle ahead of us, these cards warn. We will need wariness, alertness, discernment. We need swords of clarity to cut through fog. We need the protection of heart wisdom. We need pleasure. And vision. We also need to rest periodically. To stop moving. Stop fighting. Come back to the middle way. Allow flowers to come forth from the mud. Remember what it is we protect. And what it is that makes this all worth while.
There is a strong force working to tug us off center. It could be too much rest/ apathy and the false death of hopelessness. It could be too much mental energy and battles without clarity, groundedness, embodiment. To stay centered we have to find balance and build our resiliency- our ability to hold the charge of potential energy within us without being swept away by it. We must know when to be the calm in the storm... and when to harness our power for action.