“EL MUNDO ILUMINADO, Y YO DESPIERTA.”
La Sor Juana—like The Hierophant/El Sacerdote—calls you to reflect on your deepest sources of faith. What are your spiritual beliefs, value systems, and ethical principles? How did those come into being for you? If you are guided by traditions, institutions, or doctrines, how do you integrate their teachings—or disidentify from them—and make them your own?
When you get La Sor Juana in a reading, it’s time to examine the ways you make meaning in your life. What expired notions of yourself and your spirit can you revise? What are you yearning to learn next? It’s a time of deep dives and—if you’re open to it—life-changing revelations. Self-taught from a very young age, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz became a prolific author and protofeminist, satirized the patriarchy, and was openly in love with a woman—all from within the confines of a Catholic convent in 17th-century Mexico.
Call on your inner Juana to examine your deep-held beliefs—and trust yourself, casting off the “qué dirán.”
♫ “Corrido de Sor Juana” by Astrid Hadad
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If you didn’t know… Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-Century Mexican author and nun. A key in the shape of a female sign floats at her skirts. Kneeling behind her, two balding men; the letters “H” and “N” on their heads stand for “Hombres Necios” (Foolish Men).
This is part of our Winter 2022-23 issue featuring Chancletazo for Your Soul by Marlène Ramírez-Cancio, The Tarot Issue.
