jenessa
I like the "format" you used, because listing the elements on one line with the corresponding cards below, makes it easy to see the connection between the elements and the cards drawn.I don't have much time, so I will just concentrate on the first triad.
Air - Water - Earth
4 Swords - Death - 2 Pentacles
The 4 of Swords and the 2 of Pentacles are in conflict with one another, perhaps suggesting to me that the resting period and subsequent transformation may in fact be forced by a lack of balance in the querent's life.
I also like your take on how the modifiers are interacting, and how this interaction/(conflict)/(lack of balance) may be responsible for the transformation as seen in the cards.