Nikki's Weekly Tarot Reading: July 27-August 2, 2026

Six of Wands and Seven of Disks

This week, we will experience both successes and setbacks. However, our outlook and acceptance of these experiences will enable us to navigate them and recognize them both as valuable teachers. Additionally, we have a Full Moon this week, prompting us to reflect on the past and the future, and to set intentions for how we wish to feel.

The Six of Wands signifies our determination to strive for our desires and emerge triumphant on the other side. It’s about tackling obstacles and ultimately emerging victorious.

You may encounter various challenges, such as a test you need to pass, a milestone you want to reach, a difficult phase in a relationship, or a tough spiritual journey to navigate. Regardless of the hardships you face, you will ultimately succeed. With dedication and enthusiasm, you will come out victorious on the other side.

Let’s take a moment to recognize and celebrate the hard work we’ve put into achieving our goals. It’s important to feel proud of our accomplishments. There has always been a struggle before this card appears, so we need to take a moment to rest and celebrate before moving forward.

Pain and confusion may have been significant factors on our journey to success. We might feel both excited about our victory and exhausted from the struggle. Just remember that you are incredible for all that you have accomplished, and the Universe is cheering you on.

Our second card is the Seven of Disks, also known as Failure. Although this card can evoke fear and resistance, it’s genuinely a positive card.

The Seven of Disks means we are open to taking risks. We are about to learn more than we ever could if it were only blue skies ahead. However, we may still feel wary of its energy.

Failing is a messy business. It is hard, uncomfortable, and scary. Whether it’s a failed relationship, business, or personal goal, we often doubt ourselves when we fail.

We think there’s something wrong with us, and we’re doomed to fail forever. We cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel, and how we feel now is how we think we will always feel.

But failures make us much wiser and stronger than successes ever could. They teach us how to love ourselves regardless of our outside circumstances, and they teach us how to persevere when faced with heartbreak.

Failure happens to everyone, regardless of what you see on the outside. Everyone struggles, relationships end, money is lost, and ventures don’t work out.

However, it’s what we do next with those failures that determines our experience. It hurts to fail, and we have to let ourselves feel that. We need to mourn whatever we lost.

But we should also let ourselves feel proud; we were brave enough to try something. We were vulnerable, and we took a risk; we should feel good about that.

When faced with a failure, we can ask ourselves these questions: How can we grow and change to be more successful next time? How can we be kinder to ourselves when we do fail? And how can we manage our fears so they don’t lead to inaction?

Working with these questions will lead us to more strength and wisdom as we move forward. They will help us build a more loving relationship with ourselves.

The Failure card features seven coins arranged in a pattern that resembles eyes peering toward us. There are also beautiful, dark blue feathers that create a lovely pattern. I have always seen these coins and feathers as the face of an owl.

Owls have long been regarded as symbols of wisdom. And to me, that is what failure is all about. It highlights the distinction between being smart and being wise.

Wisdom is a profound understanding gained through experience and age. When shared, wisdom provides others with insights into their own experiences and helps them avoid painful mistakes. It is through failure that one truly becomes wise.

Mantra for the week: Through challenges, I emerge stronger and wiser. I embrace the risks and failures that come with success.

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