It is Thursday, July 9, 2026 and I've pulled Nauthiz for today's rune. I've pulled this rune before, but today it feels interesting. Because I know that I need to get my legs under me and really push this business. Most of getting sales is going to come from marketing and closing. Yet, I'm limited. Unemployed with a very tight budget makes it difficult to do a whole lot of marketing. However, I'll stay on this path, putting out my daily updates to make sure that I'm putting myself out there. Let's start with what Nauthiz might mean for love, career, or personal life.
For love, need is about the needs of yourself and others. What do you need in a relationship? Maybe it's time together. Maybe it's physical touch. Maybe it's someone doing chores for you. Maybe it's an affirming discussion. Maybe it's being given a gift. Regardless of what you need, it falls to you to communicate your needs. And if a relationship needs it, ask whoever this relationship is with what they need. Give them the opportunity to tell you precisely what you can do for them. Need is more than want. How can you show them you love them? That's a question only they can answer.
For career, need is more along the lines of how the time is spent to provide you with something you need. Many people find themselves working just to live paycheck to paycheck (I was one of them until I lost my job). But life is more than just the relentless responsibilities. Today needs to focus on how what you do fulfills needs. And if it falls short, perhaps it's time to make a change in how you work or where you work. Perspective is important. You need to know what you need from an employer before you can give them what they need from you. Re-evaluate your intentions and whether your career serves you. Determine if you can make a change to the way you do your job and spice it up. Regardless, put yourself first and let the chips fall where they may.
Personally, need goes beyond the basic parts of life that require food, shelter, water, heat, and community. It delves deeper and touches its toe into the well of your core values. More than that, it tugs and taunts at any trauma and will threaten you with your own mortality without attention being paid to it. Today is the day to dive into those needs. What does your trauma need? What are your core values? And how can you fill those needs for yourself? I see this being a problem for working mothers the most. They will put everyone before themselves until the woman she was disappears, utterly spent. If this is you, self-care if your responsibility today. You need to take care of yourself.
On to the tarot reading for the day. The five card spread of past, present, future, obstacle, and solution are as follows:
Past - Eight of Cups
Present - Knight of Pentacles
Future - Queen of Cups
Obstacle - The World
Solution - Five of Pentacles
All of the cards were upright. My past card screams of disappointment and running away from the hurt I held onto because outlets were limited or non-existent. My present speaks to being comfortable now and how I've moved from drowning in my pain to being able to remember it without opening the scar. The future indicates that in my feminine power, I can claim all the healing I need and then some with compassion and love for myself. My obstacle is the success I've been chasing ever since I left my birth home nearly 26 years ago. The solution points to the need of financial security and how I'm unable to provide it for myself. I may need to reach out and find people worth investing in my abilities.
The overall inclination I get from the runes and tarot cards today is that there is still plenty of need that I must attend to handling before success can be mine. I have to realize that the world is my oyster and the work is necessary to harvest. I may be unsure, but the time is now to step out and hope that something catches me. If this resonates with you, please interact with this post.