Card #56 — Release
“Drop the damned baggage.”
The Release card is about letting go of what weighs you down. Old pain, grudges, guilt, and fear cannot come with you into the next chapter—it’s time to set them down.
Message
This card calls you to take an honest look at what you’re carrying. Some of it was never yours to hold. Some of it once served you but now only drains your energy. Release is not weakness—it’s wisdom. You cannot rise while clinging to dead weight.
The Release card may show up when you’re gripping too tightly to the past, to expectations, or to relationships that no longer support your growth. Letting go makes space for healing, freedom, and possibility. The new cannot enter if your hands are still full of the old.
Forgive. Detach. Move on. Drop the damned baggage and travel light into the life waiting for you.
Affirmation
I let go of what no longer serves me. Release is my doorway to freedom.
Astrology & Symbolism
Element: Water (emotional cleansing). Planetary ties: Pluto (release, transformation) and Neptune (dissolving attachments). Sign affinities: Scorpio (letting go), Pisces (release into flow), and Sagittarius (freedom).