Greetings, gremlins, and welcome to our first card pull for the month of November! Halloween may be over, but it's still spooky season in my heart. It's also my birthday this month, so that makes it especially exciting (at least for me).

Because it's the month of my birthday, I decided this was justification enough to use one of my favorite decks, the Believe in Your Own Magic Oracle. I know we've been seeing a lot of this deck lately, but it's honestly a favorite, especially for vibe checks. Besides, I know some folks regard November as the start of the holiday season, which is when things can get incredibly stressful for a lot of people, and I feel like we could all benefit from vibe checks this month, just to get an idea of where we are.

As always, before we get to this week's reading, please make sure you are all nice and cozy before you continue reading this post. This is not necessarily a reflection of what card will be drawn. In fact, I'm typing this bit before I've even drawn a card. However, I find that coziness helps put me in a better space to receive whatever message the cards may have for me.

Also, please remember that this is a general reading for the collective. It might resonate with you or it might not, and that's fine. Take what you need from this or don't. It's entirely your choice.

Now that we've gone through our reading preamble, let's get into our card for the week and answer our usual question: "What do my followers need to keep in mind to live their best lives this week?"

Our answer this week comes in the form of Red, reminding us to forgive.

In life, we tend to hold grudges against people for various reasons. Does not matter why or who it's being held against. Maybe it's a loved one. Maybe whatever you're holding on to is because of something you yourself did. And sometimes, we need to let those things go.

Now, before you start thinking that this card is encouraging us to practice forgiveness for those we're holding grudges against, please understand that this is not at all what's happening here. Forgiveness, after all, must be done on our own terms, and only if and when we feel ready to do that.

What this card is encouraging, though, is for you to consider whether or not you might be ready to forgive now. If you're not, that's okay, but at least take the time to sit with it and see.

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