Earth Day April ‘26
In 1969, amid rising air and water pollution, devastating oil spills in Santa Barbara, California, and a rapidly deteriorating environment across the United States, a group of activists organized what would become the first Earth Day. It was a collective call to attention—an urgent response to the growing impact of human activity on both planetary and personal health.
That first Earth Day, set for April 22, 1970, captured my imagination. I was in high school at the time, just beginning to sense that care for the Earth wasn’t abstract—it was personal, embodied, and immediate. That awareness has stayed with me.
This year, I brought that same awareness to the cards with a simple question:
How do we stay grounded—individually and collectively—while caring for the Earth?
I used a 4-card elemental spread, allowing each placement to speak not only through traditional Tarot meanings, but through the lens of the body and energy systems explored in Tarot and the Chakras.
Earth Day reflection I asked:
How do we stay grounded—while caring for the Earth?
Six of Pentacles/Earth - Fire placement
Give without keeping score
Grounding, in this context, isn’t just about stabilizing ourselves—it’s about participating in a larger exchange. Care for the Earth becomes a relationship, not a task.
Quality: generosity, triumph
Planet: Moon
Attributes: The Six of Earth encourages use to be generous in our giving. Trust that reciprocity is built into the system when we engage with integrity.
Advice: Know that if we take care of the earth it will take care of us. Recycle, Use less. Don’t waste Reduce waste. Recycle. Use only what you need.
10 of Pentacles/Earth - Water Placement
Share what’s already abundant
Completion, fulfillment, and shared joy. The Ten of Earth widens the lens: grounding is not meant to be solitary. It lives in community, in shared resources, in celebrating what we have together.
Quality: abundance
Planet: Mercury
Attributes: The Ten of Earth is completion. The Ten of Earth tells us about sharing and rejoicing with those we love.
Advice: Enjoy what is already here. Share meals, resources, ideas. Let grounding include connection.
Four of Swords/Air - Water placement
Rest is part of the work
The Four of Air reminds us that grounding requires restoration. Without rest, we lose clarity, resilience, and the ability to respond rather than react. There is wisdom in stepping back—not as avoidance, but as renewal.
Quality: grounded
Planet: Jupiter
Attributes: The Four of Air indicates patience and restfulness. It signals a period of retreating and waiting. The Four of Air means slowing down in order to regenerate and organize.
Advice: Create intentional pauses. From that place of restoration, take thoughtful action—write, advocate, lend your voice where it matters.
Five of Wands/Fire - Earth placement
Let challenges strengthen you
The Five of Fire suggests that challenges—especially around differing views or approaches—can sharpen awareness and strengthen conviction. Grounding doesn’t mean avoiding tension; it means staying present within it.
Quality: amusing challenge
Planet: Saturn
Attributes: Five of Fire strives and sustains. It is about mustering the courage to overcome obstacles. The Five of Fire is clever, forceful and strategic. It betokens an amusing challenge.
Advice: Engage without rigidity. Lighten up and don’t take your disputes so seriously. They are there to make you question and strengthen your own convictions. Learn and strategize.