In alchemy, Earth symbolises grounding and regeneration, and a return to the roots from which your vitality springs. This card suggests that your healing journey will involve some digging. You need to break up the rigidity with which you are running your life. It’s time to shake things up, aerating the compacted areas of your life a bit, to allow some new growth and a feeling of expansiveness rather than compression.
Doing this is about embracing practices that foster flexibility and rejuvenation, like connecting with nature or engaging in activities that ground you and bring joy.
Grounding is a great exercise. And the element of Earth is closely related to the Root Chakra, so balancing your energy there will help things along nicely.
You need to cultivate a balance between structure and spontaneity. In doing so, you’ll let the steady, nurturing qualities of Earth to guide you back to a place where stability supports you, rather than stifling your life force.