From the Anna K Tarot, the King of Wands; from the Meditation Cards, Overly Sensitive:
By the Sycamore Tree
Monday, October 7, 2024
The Closer
Gifts
This week I'll be using the Anna K. Tarot, created and self-published by Anna Klaffinger (though now published by Llewellyn). Along with it, I'll be drawing from the Meditation Cards, a deck created and self-published by Asha Greer. All the keywords and quotes for these cards have been added by me. Today's draws are the Empress and River of Humanity:
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Stepping Forward
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Queen of Wands; from the Diloggun Cards, Irete (16 mouths):
There's no throne for this queen; she's a "go and do, explore and create" kind of gal. She is represented by Oya, the orisha of the wind, lightning and storms. Associated with transformation, she brings change, wanted or not. It's no use blaming things on her when our comfortable life gets turned upside down. Change is as natural as the sun rising and setting. Irete (16 mouths) suggests we not constrict our kindness in reaction to any shifts in our life:
Friday, October 4, 2024
His Own Petard
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Hanged Man; from the Diloggun Cards, Obara (six mouths):
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Accepting Help
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Queen of Coins; from the Diloggun Cards, Osa (nine mouths):
But then it occurred to him that any progress he had made on his quest so far, he had made by accepting the help that had been offered to him. – Neil Gaiman
We'd all like to have a little more stability and financial security for when life pulls the rug out from under our feet. Yet some of our ideas - like playing the lottery - will be unlikely to help. Oshun is an orisha associated with love, fertility, wealthy and prosperity. She was the only female primordial spirit sent with Shango to create the world, but the other male spirits excluded her. When their attempt failed, Shango forced them to respect her, as she was essential to creating not only the world, but all the life on it. Osa (nine mouths) also warns that rigidly following our own narrow ideas is not profitable:
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
From Both Sides
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Ace of Cups; from the Diloggun Cards, Oshe (five mouths):
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Trip to Nowhere
From the Tarot Lukumi, the Five of Swords; from the Diloggun Cards, Okanran (one mouth):
The rooster is the sacrificial animal of warrior Orishas; it is killed quickly and respectfully as an offering. A symbol of one of the three poisons in the Buddhist Wheel of Life, this animal represents greed. Because the Five of Swords deals with conflict and the ego's desire to demean another, the rooster seems an appropriate image. The only way to turn this Pyrrhic victory around is to sacrifice the ego instead of a relationship. The ifa and proverb for Okanran advise: