The Gang (Reversed)

Misplaced Loyalty * Fear * Survival

The Gang is who we join when we don’t feel safe. When we are indoctrinated, when we follow patterns of others. It is not always a crew with colours, sometimes it’s a friend group, a hustle, a code or a culture. The Gang calls out the contracts we have made in crisis, who we align with when we are afraid. You may be moving in a group or code that has helped you survive, but now it is time to check if this is still serving you? The Gang can reflect loyalty born from shared or generational trauma, but also can be a act of conforming, protecting or retaliating. This card doesn’t judge - it names. Know what you are a part of and know what it is costing you.

Reversed

You may be caught in cycles of behavior that no longer fit the life you are trying to build. Fear-based choices, crowd conformity, or survival instincts on autopilot. You are allowed to step back. You are allowed to change the rules. You do not owe your healing to your past alliances. This card also questions if the beliefs, angers and resentments that you carry are actually yours. There is a big difference between what we learn and what we are told.

In individuals insanity is rare, in radical groups it can become the rule.
— Nietzsche