RWS - 5 of Swords and 9 of Pentacles
I did the first part of this Study with the 5 of Swords and the later part with the 9 of Pentacles and I thought that summing up on both of them would be a good idea.
The 5 of Swords is generally considered to be a difficult card. Both from this Study and from making posts about this card, including posts about it being a positive, I've learned some things:
The conflict shown in the card is over.
There are 5 swords but only 3 people in the card. Two of the people involved has already left the field.
There are multiple ways to react after a conflict, and one of them is to just walk away and get on with your life. I believe that is the major positive lesson in this card.
The 9 of Pentacles is generally considered to be an easy card, but like all the cards there is a range of meanings. After all, one can be alone and enjoy one's solitude or one can be lonely. The lesson here is that one can choose to enjoy solitude, and one can choose to invite other people into one's life and situation, and it is possible to do both of those things.
AFFIRMATIONS
I choose to let go of my anger or grief and go forward.
I choose to love my moments alone, and fill them with joy.
I choose to open my heart and fill my life with the people I love.
My goal was to finish this Study before the year ended. The beginning of the Study was very easy for me. I'd done things like it before. The middle was harder. There was one step I just could not figure out how to do with the card that I had, so I skipped it. And so, it looks like I have attained my goal.