Suit 2: Power
15 ~ Sword in the Earth
Claiming your place in the world.
There comes a moment when you must place your sword firmly in the earth. Not to fight, but to stand.
This is about claiming your place, your belonging, your right to exist fully as yourself.
The sword in the earth is both anchor and declaration: I am here. I matter. This is my ground. Too often we drift, trying to fit, or waiting for permission.
This card asks you to root your strength into the soil of your life, where it can nourish you and ripple outward. Standing your ground doesn’t mean being rigid; it means knowing your ground so you can stand steady and true. This card carries a reminder that your life is not something you have to earn, it is already yours to inhabit.
Place your sword. Breathe deeply. Know the world is ready to meet you here.
Note for today
Embracing the Sword in the Earth's wisdom
Gift yourself that what you are.
Today, let yourself feel into the quiet courage of claiming your space. Notice where you may still be asking silently for permission to exist as you are. Instead, drop into your own belonging, it is already given, not earned. Even a small act of saying “yes, this is me” can change how the world responds to you. Stand where you are, and let your presence ripple.
Ancient wisdom
The Roots
Your root is belonging. Just as a tree roots into the soil without asking if it is allowed, so too are you invited to rest in your right to be here.
This root is not loud or forceful – it is steady, deep, and undeniable.
Claiming your root means letting go of the belief that your worth must be proven.
It is remembering that you were born enough, and that your place in the world is not conditional.
From this rootedness, your strength grows naturally.
Present wisdom
The Spark
The spark here is clarity of identity.
It arises when you let yourself claim what is true for you – not what pleases others, not what hides you, but what feels aligned with your true you.
This spark may flicker first as a whisper: I know who I am, and I choose to stand in it.
And then comes the fire from self-recognition, and it lights when you place your sword in the ground of your own truth. This spark asks you to ignite courage through presence, not through force. Shine your light, steady and clear, into the world.
Future wisdom
The Horizon
When you stand in your ground, the horizon shifts.
Life opens in new ways because you are no longer moving from apology, but from presence. The horizon here is not about conquering more, but about walking into life with wholeness. As you claim your place, doors that were invisible begin to appear. People feel your steadiness and are drawn to meet you there. The horizon expands because your being expands, rooted and visible.
This is the quiet power of claiming your place.
Embracing the wisdom
Your next steps
Be where you are
Place a hand on your chest today and simply say: I am here.
You belong here
Do one small thing that affirms that you belong. Wear what feels true, speak what feels real, take up your space.
Use your breath
Notice where you shrink, and gently breathe yourself back into standing tall.
Stop waiting, start living
Write down one thing you are ready to claim as yours. What is rightfully yours?
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For the women in my line who stood firm in familiar and foreign soils,
who claimed their place wherever life carried them. Your steadiness, your energy, runs in me.
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Take this with you:
“You do not need permission to belong. Your place is already yours - claim it, root into it, and let it steady you."
Discover the Oneness Oracle deck
The Oneness Deck is slowly coming to life, a collection of oracle cards born from years of gathered wisdom, the love I shared with Rose, and the quiet truths that continue to guide me.
Each card is designed to help you return to connection, with yourself, with life,
and with the unseen support that surrounds you.
The journey begins with the Heart Stone, a reminder to let love be the ground beneath your feet.
More to come!
