First, pick a card:
The Sun
The happiest card in the major arcana. No other choice radiates with quite such optimism and vivacity as this one; a young child riding a white horse in the foreground shows that you long to connect to your inner spirit and reclaim the innocence and unadulterated joy of youth. Those who choose The Sun are ready to claim the fruits of their labor and align with the abundance they know awaits them. We suggest you take your love to the Youth Poetry Festival, a gem of an event sequestered in the grown-up world of the Summer Fest. Here you’ll be invigorated by your inner energy as you listen to the wisdom of toddlers, teenagers, and everyone in-between. Surrender to the cosmic zeal that awaits you, and realign your energy with youth.
The Moon
With a watery vision of a crayfish that emerges to greet a wolf and dog, the moon represents connection to intuition, dreams, and the subconscious. Its chooser might be voyaging through a time of uncertainty and illusion, and need to attune to a deep divinity or insight in order to move forward. Planting the seeds of the abundant future might require that you listen to your heart, and the underbelly of the human consciousness that runs through your veins. For you we recommend The Typewriter Project, where you’ll get to sit in a typewriter booth outfitted with a vintage typewriter and 100 feet of paper. Inspired by the idea of an Exquisite Corpse, this surrealist writing game allows several authors to contribute to the same poem, adding on ideas to create a single emotionally coherent work. Tap into the city’s subconscious and better yourself in the process.
Temperance
The balance card. An angel stands with one foot in the water and one on land, and mixes water from two chalices, forging a perfect harmony. Reader, have you mastered the art of patience? You probably have a clear vision of what you want to achieve, and strive toward inner peace and moderation. But in order to get there, you’ll need to perfect the alignment between your thinking and feeling minds. Head over to Milk Press Happenings, where you’ll see a collection of works created on-site set in chambers. Each one contains an intentional mix of poetry and visual art, as well as performance and lighting design, climate control and music, fragrances and soundscapes, all unified in their mission to awaken your aesthetic impulse. Couple the registers of your soul and you’ll surely find abundance.
The Hermit
Has isolation provided you with a new path to the mountain? You might be feeling like your lantern only illuminates the next few steps, and long for guidance after this period of introspection. You are masterful at drawing up energy from within, and now it is time to bestow that energy on the world. To find an intimate group with whom to share your wisdom, stop by the Ring of Daisies Open Mic. Stop by the sign-up early in the day, and you’ll be presented with the choice to step into the daisy circle to read a poem in radiant meditation and community with others. Or if you prefer, sit in the waving July grasses and let your fellow hermits pour their energy into your changing heart.
The Tower
Lightning strikes. You take your lover’s arm as the ground below you crumbles, and you begin to fall. Just when you felt at-ease the world slashes all promises, and now you’re chaotically scrambling to climb back up. Dear reader, do not fear: the tower is a card that promises profound enlightenment. Maybe you chose it because you have seen the cracks forming and harbor a deep wish to be spiritually shaken. Who doesn’t feel this way these days? I suggest you head over to The Poetry Brothel, an immersive literary cabaret that mixes activism, vaudeville, burlesque, magic, and mysticism. Do you secretly like it when poetry readings erupt instead of fluttering? Give in to the divine timing of the universe and open yourself up to change, body and soul.