New Moon, New Musing

Laura Smith Writer

New Moon, New Musing

May 17, 2026

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I have been pulling a series of cards each night, simply asking for advice for the remainder of my day and each evening I write about what I think my intuition is trying to relay. Last night I tried a new tactic. The moon was new; it was a supermoon, when the moon is closest to earth, and I found a tarot spread for the new moon by Joy Vernon.

The spread is as follows: My goal; my obstacle; the tactic; and my expectation. I drew, consequently: 2 of Swords, 3 of Cups, the Hermit (my life path card) and the King of Pentacles.

This visual puzzle of the interpretation of interacting symbology and iconography, is synthesized into an interpretational narrative.

In order, the individual cards tell me to get through a stalemate and make a decision. My obstacle: balancing commitments within my friend and family circles. The tactic would be to revert to my natural introverted self, to take time and be alone in reflection. To support myself, I need to be firm and authoritative.

The interpretational narrative: So many daily chores, how do I spend my time? My goal is to make a solid decision, and come into balance. When I ponder all I want and need to do, my available time dwindles; husband, family, friends, writing, reading, working, exercising, sleeping. My obstacle is the inability to balance my life. It is in quiet contemplation, in meditation and time writing, that I will finally be able to stand in my power, to know that I can do life.

This new moon symbolizes new cycles of growth, beginnings, a time to reset, and the new moon in Taurus specifically (like my King of Pentacles) represents “grounding, self worth, and long term abundance.” As I broaden a practice of gratitude and self-reflection, I allow for myself to engage in the process of opening up to abundance and joy. With the gorgeous images below, I can tap into advice for the next few weeks, finding comfort within myself and my intuition.

Decks:

“Mermaid Tarot” by Dame Darcy

“Anima Mundi Tarot” by Megan Wyreweden

“Midnight Magic: A Tarot Deck of Mushrooms” by Sara Richard

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● About Me

I wrote and published my first blog post on May 26, 2009. I was about to turn 36 and had been accepted to Mount Holyoke College as a non-traditional student, on my way to completing a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Medieval Studies. I had managed, finally, to know what general direction I was traveling. As a self proclaimed voracious reader I knew that I needed a vocation that would allow me to engage daily with words: reading words, writing words, and hearing words. I also needed to eat, so I navigated my way to a teaching position and I began to fine tune my craft. I love to teach and I love my students, but I also needed to continue to hone my own literary technique, voice, and style. I continued my education in order to delve deeper into literature, making connections, and most definitely, writing. I gained more confidence as a reader as well as a writer of both creative and analytical text. That first blog post in 2009 is short, the writing average, and the topic mundane, but as I continued to learn from other writers I began to understand that to become a better writer I needed to write more. Each time I write and release a poem, a post, or a story, I hone my skills. I invite you along for the ride, for this journey of mine as I attempt to wrangle a wealth of ideas and competing directions into an organized freshly paved path to publication. I might get distracted along the way, but sometimes those detours lead us to amazing views and new friends.