COLLECTIVE TAROT READING - February 2026 🔮

Take what resonates, leave what doesn't, and keep an open heart-mind.

Tarot card deck used is Ethereal Visions Tarot Luna Edition ©2023 by artist Matt Hughes, inspired by his partner and muse Hope Hughes. Oracle deck is Poesis Oracle©2023 by visual artist Andrea Wan.

What is the collective theme for the month of February?



THE WELL

The Well card is specific to this artist's card deck. Interestingly, it’s not included in the traditional tarot decks. So, out of the gate we’re already tapping into the unconventional. Curioussss given the collective moment we’re in. I’ll first share what the deck’s guidebook states: “The Well is the birthplace of ideas, inspiration, and transformation. All things are birthed from this Creatrix whose knowledge flows freely to those who seek it.” It goes on to say that this card signals endings and an opportunity for nurturing.

The tarot is cyclical so, given this is card #22 and end of the tarot journey, it goes back to #0 - The Fool, or the great leap into a new chapter. And, btw Beloveds, the Fool card literally physically leapt out of my hands when I was shuffling for this collective reading. (Tarot always gives me goosies.)

Since I’m still getting acquainted with this card, I felt called to pull a card from another deck of mine to get a wee bit more intuitive insight. The supporting cards that came up were:

1. A person kneeling under the stars in front of a body of water, and they are looking down tenderly at their reflection. The key word displayed on the card is WISH. Well, well, well. A wishing well!

2. A garden of flowers under bright sun being watered abundantly. The key word displayed is NURTURE.
 

What comes up for you, dear reader, when you see these and the Well card altogether?

When I first picked up The Well, the word ‘depth’ came forward for me. A depth that holds truth and possibility.  When I see these helper clarifying cards paired with The Well, there's a watery element that comes right through. For you too? Water is something that holds a lot of duality for me. Especially water in a deep vessel like a well. On one hand, it is a source of water that offers cleansing and nourishment that is vital for the well-being of a town or community. On the other hand, it's also a mysterious subterranean dark and reflective space. Perhaps this month calls us to hold these elements in our hearts as we flow with uncertainty and big changes.
 

The Well 
a poem written by dr.mo

We journey down into the deep
source of truth.
Descending,

we are amongst the shadows,
and the world we came from shrinks into the distance.
With a cold fear and

defiance,
we watch as it disappears. 
We risk it all by venturing into the underground; 

we can hardly see in this darkness,
but we’re certain that is where the nourishment lies.
Boldly into the portal, we go.

There is no turning back now.
Splash splash.

What will February feel like for us?

JUDGEMENT 

Judgement is the Awakening card. Other names that have been used for this card include Revolution, Transformation, Liberation, Accountability, Uprising. Yep.

It's often depicting a group of individuals emerging from a deep slumber in the confines of their tombs and awakening to a trumpet or siren call. This card is near the end of the tarot journey or a story. (Similar to The Well) If we compare it to a movie or book, it’s when the main character has the final ‘Aha!’ moment or climax and has to do one last final thing to bring the plot to its finale. It comes when the main character has gone through quite a long and strenuous learning and unlearning, and has opened their eyes to the truth. The proverbial blinders come off.

They have a significant choice now. They can apply the wisdom they have uncovered on their journey to the present moment, integrating much more awareness into a big transformative step of action. Or, they can cling to the old paradigm. This card after all comes right before The World card (end of one chapter or ‘world’ and beginning of the next…I’m telling you there are THEMES here haha).

I agree with the takes of healers, activists, intuitives, pattern recognizers, highly sensitives who have been feeling and sensing the collapse of this world order. We have been clarifying, “This is not the end of the world. It’s the end of one particular world.”

As I am sharing this with you, I wonder how it's landing? If there’s a feeling of resonance with that perspective?

In the Radical Tarot guidebook authored by Charlie Claire Burgess, the Judgment card is “a call to transcend and a call to action, a call to rise above the systems that have contained and controlled us and into a greater awareness and vision.” They continue on by describing this card as feeling like a crossroads: “This is a momentous juncture, and heeding Judgment’s call is also a great act of faith, because leaving our boxes behind requires believing that other ways of being are possible, even though these ways may not exist yet, or may exist only as a glimmer of a trumpet sound on the wind.”

I’ve also heard the word ‘Excavation’ related to this card. The card in traditional depictions have people in the nude rising up from graves. So, yes, something comes up or is unearthed. Perhaps something that has been hidden for awhile or we have not been able to access suddenly becomes much more evident. Kinda feeling this already with the PeDoFiles (Ugh 😕. If you have been reading them, thank you for staying informed and bearing witness. Please take extra care and breaks as you digest the heinous depravity. If you're a survivor of abuse, I hope you're wrapping yourself with so much love, comfort, and safe community.) The Judgment tarot card is said to historically be associated with planet Pluto. And Pluto in astrology is “The Great Revealer”. It uncovers the concealed and brings about deep structural, generational change.

Remember, this card came up when I asked, “How will February feel for us?”...

February might feel …

👀 slightly shocking for some because eyes are now wide the eff open and there’s no looking away from what's being revealed

✨ tingly because our spirit is remembering something important and meaningful that matters to us all

💜 nourishing in moments of interdependence and communal care

⚠️ unnerving because we may need to make some tough decisions

⛓️‍💥 part relief because we’re feeling more ready everyday to break free from what’s not serving us

😬 part anxious because we don’t necessarily know what’s to come next 

❤️‍🩹 validating because our inner knowing has understood that many things must be done differently and now it's quite evident

🔥 potentially motivating to step forward in bold, value aligned action for a collective cause

🌎 world altering

No big deal. Ha. Again I am just a channel, loves. :) But I think you are also feeling it in your bones. Send me a note and let me know!

 
The piece here I want to emphasize is that there will be things happening that call upon us to make some grounded choices and moves. Burgess writes: “Judgement marks a culmination of all the preceding cards, a moment of critical mass where reality ruptures and a new, transformative World breaks through…We can choose to refuse the Judgement’s call….or we can rise to meet a different destiny. The choice is ours.”

If something ‘big’ happens this month, let’s say a sudden door of change opens, what are we going to do with it? I’d like to present a **very hypothetical** example situation that may or may not be informed by what my eyes are plainly seeing and pattern recognition 🙂

Let’s say a certain unsavory person in power of the most “powerful country in the world” gets very very ill and no longer is able to continue in their position of so-called-leadership. That person is removed in some way. What do we do?

Sure, I can imagine there’s celebration. Because, to put it lightly, we truly despise this person. And, I’ll validate as a psychologist, experiencing moments of joy are critical for our collective mental health.

But then what?

There’s this opening. Maybe it's filled with some “promise” of something better, so long as it stays within the conventional paradigm. For example, let’s say, we start hearing news pundits or elected officials (presently in office who are not doing sh!t) talk about how “Now it's our chance to reform and make things right in the future elections!” or something along the lines of “That person isn't in power anymore. Now fascism is all gone! It is our chance to do things peacefully. We are much better now!”

What does your intuition or deeper wisdom say to this? Be honest. Are you a tiny bit hopeful, but wary or critical?

If you’re skeptical, you're paying attention and I love that for you.

I’ll put on my therapist hat and present a scenario. What might I share with a client who has repeatedly gone back to the same abusive paradigm?

As a therapeutic practitioner, I might say: “It makes sense that you’d want to go back or stay in this with them. It is what you have known. I understand it even brought you security at one point. There were times when you needed them. And now you are clearer on the situation. This is a hard choice. And, you’re capable and worthy. You have the tools and the community support to break away if that is what you choose. There can be safety plans in place to make that effort if that is what you choose. Just know, you are not alone in this.”

What would you say to a dear friend who has been gaslit time and again and insists this time will be different?

We’re about to embrace a huge awakening. A reckoning, my friends. But it's ultimately what’s needed to move closer to our collective liberation. And it’s up to us to take the risk to do things differently. To believe in something way better for all of us.

If you’re into astrological historical patterns, here’s a few things that are aligning next month that I find to be incredibly interesting. Before I share, I want to emphasize that I am not saying planets cause events, but rather the study of astrology has documented cyclical patterns. The ancients have long observed patterns and relationships between celestial events and life on earth.  I think a lot of us are starting to question the linear-keep-your-face-down-not-connected-to-the-universe model we’ve been sold in order to profit others. But yeah, here’s some stuff that feels a bit on the nose for me. Take it or leave it. :)

🌒There’s a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse this month. Astro-speaking, eclipse season is associated big time with resets, revelations, endings and beginnings.

🧧At the same time of the solar eclipse (Feb 17), it is Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac calendar, we move from the shedding of a Snake year to the swift movement action of the Fire Horse. You can learn a bit here about this collective energy shift.

🪐If this stuff is peaking your interest, there’s another quite rare astro placement that astrologers have been talking about for yeaarrsss– the Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 0 degrees of Aries (Aries being fiery sign that signals the start of a big cycle). This also takes place between February 13th - February 20th. Now, thats a whole lot of astro-speak that might make you say, What now?? I'll just point out a few things about this astrological transit that rhyme with the times.

The last time the planet Saturn was situated with another planet out in the cosmos in this way was 2020.  👀 And the last time Saturn and Neptune long-term hooked up like this was 1989 with the Berlin Wall falling. And the last time Neptune was fully up in Aries was 1860s-1870s. More specifically, the American Civil War and abolition.

I am in no way sharing this extra cosmic info to promote fear. Rather the opposite. Those of us recognizing the patterns understand that society has been here before. What we are witnessing is not new. Fashism, racīșm, gendered vǐ0l3nce, disappearing children, and g3n0cìd3 is not new. 

It’s in our lineages.
It’s in our herstory.
It's in our DNA, our bones, our deeper well of knowing.

We’re remembering. The pain AND the Resilence.
Now, we are reclaiming our power. 

I personally have been feeling ancestral matriarchal rage channeling through me. Like something has been lit up. Any other femmes, aunties, mamas, highly sensitives, nonbinary family feeling this?

 

What will especially support us this month?


 

4 OF PENTACLES 
 

To understand the 4 of Pentacles, we need to know that in the tarot, 4s signify a stability of some kind. Think of a table or a desk with its four legs to hold it up. The 4 in this case is in the suit of pentacles which is the domain of Earth, often referencing the material realm, our body, tangible work or labor, and resources (e.g. money, aid, anything that you or your community value). The 4 of pentacles is this gentle reminder to: 

1. remember and intentionally tap into what keeps us truly grounded
and
2. collaborate with the flowing abundance of resources within our local community.

We are in a moment of polycrisis. There are multiple ways in which this world (remember not THE world, but this particular way of things) is crumbling. When a collective crisis hits, it is natural to feel overwhelmed, frozen, or scared. This card is a suggestion to pause, come back to your body, and remind it that it’s safe.
 

Let's consider a trauma sensitive approach for our nervous system. Here are some ideas:

✦ Listen to your body’s cues, and approach its communication to you with gentleness, curiosity, and compassion. So, when there’s tension, fatigue, or an upset stomach, take the time to tune into that. Give it the space to let you know what it needs. Then, give an offering to your body that may address that need. (example: Let’s drink more water and take it easier today.)

✦ Lie on the floor and allow the Earth to hold you.

✦ Listen to this very nourishing song , give your body a hug, and maybe cry a little.

✦ Listen to this cacophany that gives me chills every time.

✦ Dance to this fire one if you're feeling extra spicy. If you do not speak Spanish, search the english lyrics online. It’s satisfying to understand the truths they're dropping. Warning that there is mild explicit language and imagery, but in the empowered ragey femme/nonbinary we don't want patriarchal constraints on our appearance & voice kind of way. 

✦ Make an actual fort with your kids (human or animal) and spend some nourishing time there.

✦ Find a tree. Ask for their consent to place a hand on the trunk. Find a seashell. Ask for their consent to caress them in your palm. Find a source of water, such as the river or sea, and ask for their consent to dip your toe or finger. 

✦ Read or listen to the book Braiding Sweetgrass.

✦ Return to the companionship of your breath. Recite to yourself on an inhale, “May I be safe and protected” and on exhale, “May all beings be safe and protected”.

 ✦ In addition to your breath, what can ground you when you’re feeling anxious? This can be a certain activity in nature, noticing your feet connected to the floor, a gem or a stone in your hand for a weighted sensation of grounding.

✦ Reassure your being that you have support. Write down who is in your circle of protection. Are they family, neighbors, a friend, ancestors, a community network? Consider creating a pod map. Have their contact info visible and accessible.

✦ Create a safety plan. Go over it with your loved ones. Identify what steps and resources may help you feel more secure in the event of an emergency. Sharing this comprehensive preparedness video again if you need some ideas.

✦ Schedule social media/news time to stay informed and then honor the boundary of turning it off when needed.

This 4 of pentacles card also has a tiny word of caution for us. Stay aware and careful of when there’s a tendency to constrict, overcontrol, or go rigid. This is a common response in a state of fight/flight. Following a trauma, it’s natural to think: “If I can just control this, I can prevent harm”. Overcontrol patterns following trauma can look like tightening up boundaries or expectations, clinging to strict routines, shutting down, avoiding certain places altogether, compulsively rehearsing or planning, strong desires to immediately fix or a sense of urgency.  

Some of the above in certain doses and scenarios make absolute sense! In many ways, it’s an intelligent survival strategy to be on guard following a threat. And, let’s be honest, there is a lot to be on guard about right now, rightfully so. There is an ongoing threat; it’s not a distinct event in the past. In fact, it’s a chronic trauma for many in our communities. For example, if you're a person of the global majority with brown skin in the so-called USA it may make sense to avoid a place if it has an 🧊threat, right? 

Discernment discernment discernment is key. Discernment is the ability to recognize, judge, understand the nuances of a situation and what may be needed. Sometimes the situation requires heightened urgent action, and other times your body simply needs a moment to re-center and be reminded it's safe. This card says this is the time to finesse how and when we channel our protective, vigilant energy. 

Do you remember what happened to the stores early on in the pandemic? People started hoarding toilet paper for their homes! It was an example of the shadowy side of 4 of pentacles. Scarcity, fear, an arbitrary act to perceive external control, and a disconnection from community all drove that action.

This coming month we are being invited to step outside of how we’ve been conditioned to manage resources or to respond to crisis. We are being asked to learn about how mutual aid is different from charity, to be in collaborative conversation and organization with our neighbors, to volunteer our labor or donate items in need, to uplift the work of activists, to read about topics like abolition. It’s even asking us to be a tiny bit risky, especially if we have more stability in privilege. And it invites us to get more comfortable asking for help when we are in the delicate space of insecurity or instability.

Stay tuned on my newsletter for more resources in the future such as book recommendations, organizations fighting the good fight, trauma-responsive strategies that are centered in liberation, and community offerings. Let me know if there's a workshop that you'd like to see happen.

I hope that this reading has been supportive to your heart. Please take extra care of yourself and your community!

With so much care and appreciation,

💜Dr. Mo

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