38. Cardinal Moon

Now is the time to be bold — bossy, even. Take matters into your own hands. Cardinal signs are powerful and self-starting; they're determined and great at organizing. Drawing this card strongly suggests that you're going to need to be all those things to get your ideal resolution or position in the situation you're asking about. This card may challenge you on how strongly you really want something. If you're worrying about a situation, it is a suggestion to be less passive. Instead, take an assertive stance as you steer events where you want them to go. Speak up for what you want. If you're serious about sorting things out, you may need to take the lead in some way, to step up as a leader.

I am taking charge of my destiny!

• Be bold and follow your heart and your emotions. • Avoid recklessness or moving too fast. • Come into your power; the time for action is now! • Ask Ganesha, the Hindu Elephant god, for help.

In astrology, there are three quadruplicities: Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable. The Cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn (remember, we each have all 12 signs in our chart, for different parts of our lives — it's just the way the astrological wheel works). These are the signs that like to get things started and which are the natural leaders. No matter when you draw this card, it's a sign that something new is starting and you quite possibly need to take the lead on it.