Collective Reading: What are you hiding from?
From The Tarot Diagnosis by Shannon Knight
May 31, 2026 · 38 min
About this episode
In this episode, Shannon Knight explores a collective tarot reading focused on overcoming fears and embracing personal growth as we approach the Summer Solstice.
In this episode of The Tarot Diagnosis , I’m pulling for June’s collective tarot reading where I explore a Summer Solstice inspired spread designed to help us step out of the shadows and into the growth of the sun. As we move toward the longest day of the year, I wanted to create a spread that examines what we've been avoiding, the fears keeping us stuck, and the growth that becomes possible when we're willing to move forward anyway. Pulling the Two of Wands , Eight of Swords , and Seven of Pentacles , I explore the psychology of indecision, analysis paralysis, self-doubt, boundaries, and the often unavoidable and uncomfortable reality that growth sometimes means we need to release expectations. The reading begins with the Two of Wands , a card that challenges us to examine the difference between planning and stagnation. How long have we been researching, preparing, contemplating, and waiting? At what point does preparation stop being helpful and start becoming a means of avoidance, or a false refuge from uncertainty? From there, the Eight of Swords invites a deeper question: what is actually keeping us stuck? Rather than viewing this card solely as self-imposed limitation, I…
People in this episode
Host: Shannon Knight
Topics covered
- tarot reading
- self-discovery
- personal growth
- psychology
- indecision
- Summer Solstice
Keywords
- tarot
- collective reading
- self-doubt
- growth
- Summer Solstice
- indecision
- analysis paralysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Tarot Diagnosis, Two of Wands, Eight of Swords, Seven of Pentacles
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