One of many Baraja Española decks, the Baraja Azteca is a 48 card deck of playing cards used for such games as Brisca, Tute, and Mus. This 48-card variant of the deck contains four suits; Oros (Coins), Bastos (Clubs), Espadas (Swords), and Copas (Cups). While the deck is made primarily for play, it functions well as a divination tool. Each reader uses their own personal understanding and intuition to interpret the cards.

Today’s cards: 5 Espadas, 8 Espadas, & 1 Espada.

This time, don’t kick. Do what you have to do to keep going, but this time, you’re not going to be able to avoid that looming thing expected of you. Seize it, instead. Make it so completely yours that in the end, the thing is unrecognizable compared to what everyone else had expected it to become. As you though the depths of that thing, you will find that it has been your thing all this time. You may have no choice but to do the thing, but how you do it remains up to you. Do it well.

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