Remember Remember… November

So… the month of November is here. I was struggling to think of something to write, but then I remembered something I saw around this time a few years ago & I it inspired me.

In November 2020, I was out walking near my home, when I came across a playing card on the ground in front of me. The card was the 5 of Spades. I took a photo.

Now, I’m an “it’s a sign” kind of person, so every little thing - no matter how small or seemingly random - feels like the universe is whispering secrets just for me. If I see the Angel Numbers 11:11 on a clock, it feels like a wink from fate, letting me know everything is perfectly aligned & it will all be ok. I might catch sight of a butterfly, a street sign, or a certain colour or smell that feels too perfectly timed to be coincidental, and I find myself thinking “It has to mean something.” Maybe it’s the idea that the world isn’t just chaos, that there’s some gentle guidance woven into the day-to-day, or simply that it feels like a reminder that you’re not alone in your journey. I’m constantly open to clues from the universe - signs that everything’s unfolding exactly as it should & that everything happens for a reason - even if I don’t yet know what that reason is…

So I googled it.

The spade represents a leaf of the "cosmic" tree, and thus life. Along with its companion suit, clubs, spades represent Autumn and winter and the power of darkness. In the Tarot, they symbolise intellect, action, air, loss and death.

A few weeks later I had the devastating news that someone I was once very close to had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

So was the universe sending me a gentle warning? Are there really signs? I don’t know but I take comfort in the thought that there is something out there trying to guide us as we navigate this life.

As the days get shorter, the nights longer, and everything seems to slow down, take a second to notice the small things. Thank your garden for trying its best. Watch a firework display without losing a finger. And if a leaf lands just so or you spot a “sign” on your evening walk, go ahead - lean into the mysticism.

When I’m out in the garden, pottering about I often pause & look up & wonder…

My song for this month - I was going to go for November Rain. But then i settled on Wind of Change by the Scorpions... ❤️

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