Lion’s Gate 8/8 Portal Message: A Collective Reading with the Transparent Tarot

Collective Energy Reading 8/8 Portal Message

This morning, I pulled out one of my favorite decks,The Transparent Tarot by Emily Carding, and asked:

“What do we need to know about the energy of the collective in this moment?”

And wouldn’t you know, this reading feels very much like a direct message for the upcoming 8/8 Lion’s Gate Portal and what it takes to let your manifestations actually land and take root.

This portal isn’t just about attracting your desires. It’s about releasing the versions of yourself that are no longer aligned with who you’re becoming. This reading speaks to that sacred threshold. The moment where we:

• Look honestly at what we’ve carried

• Answer the call of our own becoming

• And choose, finally, to stop bleeding for things we’ve long outgrown

The Cards Pulled:

• 3 of Swords

• Judgement

• 8 of Swords (Reversed)

  
  

Let’s look at what each card had to say and what they say together.

The 3 of Swords

This card doesn’t speak of new wounds. It speaks of old ones still lingering, quietly bleeding in the background. Grief that was swallowed. Words never spoken. Truths about ourselves we abandoned in the name of survival.

This is pain that lives in the body, in the subtle thoughts we think when we’re tired, in the stories we replay in the dark.

Judgement

Judgement arrives not as a punishment, but as a summons. It calls us to rise. To wake up. To remember the version of ourselves that existed before the heartbreak, the masking, the shrinking.

This card asks:

Who are you really?And are you ready to choose that version again even if it scares you?

This is not about blame. It's about becoming.

8 of Swords (Reversed)

Now we get to the shift. The liberation moment. The blindfold loosens. The cage begins to dissolve. And for the first time, you see:

The only thing that kept you stuck, was you.

The thoughts. The fears. The inherited lies.

The reversed 8 of Swords shows us not just the awareness of limitation, but the decision to step out from under it.

Even if your knees are shaking.

Even if you're still healing. You're not waiting for permission anymore.

This card is self-liberation, and it’s the moment your manifesting energy becomes magnetic because you're no longer manifesting from fear.

What This Means for the 8/8 Lion's Gate Portal

The 8/8 Lion’s Gate is often talked about in terms of abundance, higher timelines and manifestation. And it is. But this reading reminds us of something deeper, You can’t bring wounded self-concepts into empowered timelines.

To move forward, you must see what’s been holding you back and choose to leave it behind. Not with hate. But with grace.

So as this portal opens, ask yourself:

• What beliefs are still holding me hostage?

• What version of me am I ready to release?

• What truth within me is ready to rise?

  
  

You’re not broken. You’re not stuck. You’re not too late.

You’re already rising. Now, walk forward. Eyes open and heart unbound.

Want to Work with The Transparent Tarot?

This is the deck I used for this reading and honestly, it's one of the most unique and energetically alive tools I’ve worked with. Because the cards are, well, transparent, you can literally layer energies together and read the spread as a living, breathing story.

If you feel called to explore it, you can find it here

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Final Thoughts

Whether you're doing ritual, journaling, meditation or just quietly feeling the energy shift, this is a powerful time to recommit to yourself.

Let the portal open through your heart first. Then let the rest follow.

Feel free to share your thoughts or experiences with the 8/8 portal in the comments. And if you're in my Facebook group, you already know the discussion is happening there too.