Hello sweetheart, and welcome to the weekly tarot readings for May 12th – 18th. This full moon in Scorpio week, truth and fear are intimately connected—one often conceals the other.
In tarot, confronting fear is not about banishing it, but about understanding its origins and messages. This tarot reading invites you to explore the truths that fear may be masking. By examining the roots of your fears and the truths they obscure, you can gain clarity and empowerment.
Approach this reading with openness and courage. The cards serve as a mirror, reflecting both your challenges and your strengths. Through this process, you can transform fear into a catalyst for personal growth and self-discovery.
Remember, facing the truth within your fears can lead to profound liberation and a deeper understanding of yourself.
Here’s Your Weekly Tarot Readings for May 12th– 18th, 2025
Aries: Eight of Swords
The Eight of Swords is the card of self-imposed limitations—mental prisons built from fear, self-doubt, or outdated beliefs. But its power lies in its invitation to awaken. The figure is blindfolded, surrounded by swords, but the bonds are loose. The truth is this: you are not as trapped as you think.
This card often arrives when you’re ready to confront the inner narrative that’s holding you back, especially in relationships. Maybe you believe you’re unworthy of love, or that you’re destined to repeat painful patterns. You might feel stuck in a connection that’s no longer aligned, but fear the consequences of leaving—or staying.
The Eight of Swords forces the question: what truths are you avoiding? What fears are you mistaking for facts? The awakening comes when you realize the exit has always been there—but first, you must believe you deserve freedom.
This is a call to courage and self-honesty. Look clearly at the limiting beliefs you’ve accepted. Question them. Challenge them. You don’t need someone else to rescue you—only your own willingness to see things differently.
Once the mental fog lifts, the path forward reveals itself. The first step is releasing the lie that you are powerless.
Taurus: Page of Swords
The Page of Swords is a youthful seeker of truth—curious, vigilant, and unafraid to ask the hard questions. When this card appears, it heralds a mental awakening, a sharp clarity that slices through emotional fog or denial.
You are being invited to observe more keenly, to challenge narratives that no longer serve you, and to approach relationships and life with a more inquisitive, less assumptive mindset.
In romance or close connections, this card often shows up when there is a need for direct, honest communication. Perhaps you’ve been hesitant to voice your suspicions or ask a partner what’s really going on.
The Page of Swords pushes you to face the truth, not to accuse or argue, but to learn. This is the energy of researching, reading between the lines, and refusing to settle for superficial explanations.
The awakening here is intellectual: you are sharpening your insight and seeing patterns clearly. But the caution is to temper your insight with emotional maturity. Truth-seeking must not become spying or cynicism.
Instead, this Page invites you to become a truth-teller, a student of emotional honesty. Your curiosity is sacred. Trust what your mind uncovers—but let your heart translate it into wisdom.
Gemini: Eight of Swords
The 8 of Swords speaks to a powerful awakening that arises from realizing how much of your current entrapment is self-inflicted. In relationships, this card often indicates that you’ve been feeling stuck or silenced—perhaps due to fear of rejection, conflict, or vulnerability.
The truth here is that you’re not as powerless as you think. The swords surrounding you are not fencing you in; rather, they reflect limiting beliefs or past wounds you’ve internalized.
This card is a call to recognize the mental prisons we construct when we avoid difficult truths or fail to express ourselves. The awakening comes when you admit what you’ve been avoiding: your needs, your boundaries, your desires. Perhaps you’ve been denying your partner’s emotional distance, or your own discontent. The blindfold must come off.
The path to liberation starts with acknowledging the role your own mind plays in maintaining your sense of paralysis. Communication is key now. Speak with honesty and clarity, even if your voice shakes. Break the silence. Each word of truth becomes a key to unlock a chain. Once you confront the truth, even if painful, you reclaim your agency. You’re not trapped—you’re on the brink of a breakthrough.
Cancer: Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune marks a time when life’s rhythms shift rapidly—upturns, downturns, and moments of total unpredictability.
This card reveals a deeper cosmic truth: you are part of a larger pattern, and trying to control every outcome can lead to disillusionment. Your awakening is rooted in surrender—not resignation, but recognition of life’s ever-turning cycles.
In relationships, this card may show that a fated meeting, separation, or return is part of your soul’s growth. You may be awakening to a deeper understanding of timing—why things didn’t work before, and why the moment now is ripe for clarity. Events unfold that reveal hidden motives, past life connections, or unspoken feelings. Pay attention to synchronicities—they are truth’s breadcrumbs.
The Wheel also teaches that change is the only constant. If you’re clinging to certainty, let go. Truth often comes when you’re least prepared—when the ground shifts and reveals what was buried. Trust the spiral of your growth, not the straight line.
This card invites you to stop resisting change and awaken to the wisdom it offers. When you align with the wheel rather than fight it, you find your power not in control, but in courage.
Leo: The Emperor Reversed
The Emperor reversed signals a profound awakening that comes when the structures you’ve depended on begin to crumble—be they mental, emotional, or relational. This card reveals the truth behind false authority: control that stems from fear, ego, or insecurity rather than wisdom.
In relationships, it often points to a dynamic where one or both partners are overly rigid, dominant, or emotionally detached. Perhaps rules, roles, or expectations have become more important than connection, leading to power struggles or a cold silence.
The reversed Emperor asks: what structures in your life are suppressing your truth? You may be awakening to the realization that control does not equal safety. Sometimes, in trying to feel secure, you sacrifice your authenticity—or allow someone else to dictate your emotional reality.
The Emperor reversed is the breakdown of that illusion. You’re being urged to question who holds the power in your relationships, and why.
This card is also a call to reclaim inner authority. True power lies not in dominance, but in aligned action. The awakening here is that leadership begins within. When you stop clinging to outdated rules or trying to micromanage the heart, you open space for real trust to form. Let the walls fall. What remains will be true.
Virgo: Eight of Wands
The Eight of Wands is a card of rapid movement, it suggests revelations that arrive like lightning. You may find yourself inundated with signs, synchronicities, or messages that force clarity where once there was confusion. This card reminds you that truth, when ready, does not trickle—it rushes in.
In relationships, this card can indicate sudden conversations that cut to the core. Truths long suppressed may erupt in ways that leave no room for denial. It can also reflect a spiritual or emotional awakening that dramatically shifts your trajectory. There’s no time to stall or hide; the truth accelerates change and demands response.
The awakening brought by the Eight of Wands is one of surrender to momentum. The universe is orchestrating events to push you out of inertia. Whether it’s clarity about a partner, a long-standing emotional pattern, or your own soul path, this card says: listen. The truth has been trying to reach you for some time, and now, it finally breaks through. Let it move you—toward integrity, action, and alignment.
Libra: Ten of Wands Reversed
The Ten of Wands reversed is a powerful message about release, liberation, and finally confronting the burdens you’ve carried for too long. The awakening here is not about doing more—it’s about realizing you’ve done enough. In the context of truth, this card peels back the illusion that self-worth comes from constant striving or martyrdom.
In a long term relationship, this card can signal the moment when you finally admit what’s been weighing you down. Are you carrying the emotional weight for two people? Have responsibilities and unspoken expectations crushed the joy from your connection? The reversal here is an opportunity—perhaps even a desperate need—to let go, to delegate, to say “no more.”
This awakening isn’t always graceful; it can come after burnout, disappointment, or exhaustion. But it’s transformative. It teaches that love is not about burden, and connection shouldn’t be synonymous with sacrifice.
In terms of dating you may also realize you’ve been taking on other people’s emotional loads—perhaps to feel needed or loved. The truth now is that real love doesn’t require self-erasure.
This card invites you to put down the baggage, reassess your commitments, and lighten your load. In that space, freedom returns and with it, the possibility of a more authentic, balanced love.
Scorpio: Four of Wands
Often associated with harmony, celebration, and homecoming, the Four of Wands reveals a deeper truth: that safety and joy can be sacred awakenings in themselves. While much of the tarot’s transformative energy involves crisis or upheaval, this card whispers that profound awakening also occurs when we realize we are safe—when we’ve built a stable emotional foundation.
In love relationships, this card asks: do you trust the happiness that’s unfolding? Are you allowing yourself to truly celebrate love, connection, and commitment? Or are you waiting for the other shoe to drop? The Four of Wands can be a wake-up call to stop living in survival mode. Your truth may be that peace is possible—but you must allow it in.
The awakening here is the recognition that joy is not frivolous. Shared laughter, milestones, and the feeling of being “home” in another’s presence are deep spiritual experiences. This card invites you to reflect on what stability really means to you, not just externally but emotionally. What rituals, connections, or values are anchoring your truth?
The truth is, you don’t have to earn peace—it’s already within you. Celebrate it. You’ve built something real, and it’s time to honor it.
Sagittarius: Page of Pentacles
The Page of Pentacles symbolizes a grounded, earnest seeker—someone awakening to deeper truths through study, dedication, and small, deliberate steps. This card suggests that now is the time for practical awakenings, especially in matters of love and self-worth.
You may be realizing that your emotional investments, like seeds, require patience and care to grow. This is not about drama or grand gestures, but about learning to value consistency, honesty, and effort.
In your love life, the Page of Pentacles asks: are you building something real? Are you learning from your past? This card brings truth through observation—perhaps you’re noticing where your needs aren’t being met, or where you haven’t honored your own value. It may also indicate a partner or romantic prospect who is sincere but inexperienced—someone who is willing to grow if given the chance.
The awakening here is humbling and empowering. You’re realizing that real love, like real success, is cultivated through mindful intention. This card invites you to set goals, speak your truth about what you truly want, and commit to that truth with integrity. You’re laying a new foundation—and that begins with aligning your actions with your values. Small steps now lead to great awakenings later.
Capricorn: Six of Cups
The Six of Cups beckons us into the tender, nostalgic realm of the past—where forgotten truths wait to be reclaimed. This card often brings a soulful awakening through memories, past relationships, or childhood themes.
It’s not just about longing or sentimentality—it’s about remembering the emotional truths you may have buried: who you were before the world asked you to change, before pain built defenses around your heart.
This card can signal reconnection with someone from the past or revisiting an old emotional pattern. There may be truths surfacing about a relationship dynamic that has roots in your early life. Are you replaying childhood wounds in your adult love life? Or perhaps you’re being reminded of the joy and openness that love can still hold when fear is set aside.
This awakening is deeply emotional—it brings clarity through feeling, not logic. It may ask you to forgive, to let go, or to embrace the beauty of emotional vulnerability again. The Six of Cups says: truth is not always hard-edged. Sometimes it is gentle, scented with nostalgia, carried on the breeze of a memory. Open your heart to what your past is trying to teach you—there’s gold in those roots.
Aquarius: Six of Pentacles
The Six of Pentacles is a card of giving and receiving, and the truth it awakens is simple but often avoided: balance is essential. In relationships, this card often shines a light on inequity. Are you always the giver, overextending yourself without reciprocation? Or are you on the receiving end, perhaps unaware of how that imbalance affects the dynamic?
This card asks you to reflect honestly on the flow of emotional and practical energy in your relationships. Are your needs met? Are you communicating your expectations clearly? Truth, in this case, lies in accounting—an honest review of what you give and what you receive, not just materially, but emotionally, spiritually, and mentally.
The awakening comes when you recognize that charity in love doesn’t mean sacrifice. Healthy love is a loop, a current of mutual respect and support. If that loop is broken, this card brings the clarity needed to restore it, or the courage to walk away.
You may also be awakening to your own capacity to give or help others now, but be discerning. Not all generosity is wise. The truth here lies in intention—give where it empowers, not enables. Receive with gratitude, but also with self-awareness.
Aquarius: Queen of Cups
The Queen of Cups is a serene force of emotional truth, representing intuitive knowing, compassion, and a profound inner life. When she appears, she signals an awakening through the heart—a deep realization that emotional intelligence is as vital as logic. This queen teaches that understanding your own feelings and responding to others with empathy is not weakness, but wisdom.
In your marriage or love life, she brings truth gently, yet powerfully. She encourages you to listen not just to words, but to tone, silence, and energy. If there has been denial or avoidance of emotional truth—yours or someone else’s—the Queen of Cups now reveals what’s hidden beneath the surface. You may become suddenly aware of where you’ve neglected your emotional needs, or where you’ve poured too much into someone who couldn’t reciprocate.
This awakening asks you to create sacred space within—through meditation, journaling, or heartfelt conversation. Emotional boundaries may also be illuminated: are you absorbing others’ feelings at the expense of your own stability?
The Queen of Cups invites you to heal, to trust your inner compass, and to express your emotional truths with grace. Through her, you rediscover that love, when nurtured with honesty and compassion, is your greatest strength.
Pisces: Ace of Swords
The Ace of Swords is like a sharp, electric flash of mental awakening—the moment when fog lifts and the truth slices through illusion. It arrives when you’re ready to face reality with boldness, clarity, and conviction. This card is a breakthrough, an epiphany, a moment of crystal-clear understanding that changes your trajectory.
In relationships, the Ace of Swords speaks to the power of honest communication. It may mark a conversation where everything becomes clear, or the realization that you can no longer ignore a core truth—about yourself, your needs, or the direction your relationship is taking. It’s not always easy: the sword can sever as well as illuminate. But the liberation it brings is priceless.
This card challenges you to speak your truth. It awakens you to the weight and impact of your words and your silence. Have you been biting your tongue for too long? Have you cloaked your needs in politeness? Now is the time to be direct and brave.
The Ace of Swords assures you: truth is cleansing. It may cut, but it heals. Once clarity is embraced, confusion falls away, and decisions become possible. This is your invitation to claim your voice and let your highest truth guide you forward.
Wondering What the Cards Didn’t Say?
If this week’s cards stirred something in your heart…
And you’re still wondering what’s really going on with him…
What he’s feeling… what he’s hiding…
Or if the connection you feel is truly meant to go somewhere deeper—
Then you’ll want to take a moment to look at this.
Click here for a love tarot reading that reveals what’s really happening in your connection.
It’s like sitting down with the cards and asking…
“Does he really care?”
“Is there a future here?”
“What’s holding us back?”
This reading may offer the clarity and confirmation your heart’s been waiting for.
And sometimes… that one insight can shift everything.
You deserve honesty, connection, and love that meets you fully.
Sending you love and truth,
Your sister and relationship astrologer,
Anna Kovach
P.S. This reading can help you understand if your current connection has what it takes, or if it’s time to lovingly let go.
