I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Dream, Design, Build

From the Fey Tarot, the Queen of Wands:
The Queen of Wands for the Fey Tarot has a saucy, fun-loving and mischievous personality. Part of that fun looks like it has produced a new life growing in her. She may not wear her emotions on her sleeve, but she has her creative spirit tattooed on her body. Though my child-bearing days are long since past, the drive to dream, design and build is still quite strong. I think it is an urge that will bring us joy if we follow it passionately. Yet while I may take my craft seriously, it doesn't have to be all work and no play. As this queen would advise, if you want drudgery, you might as well clean house.

From the I Misteri della Sibilla deck comes the card "Surprise / Six of Clubs:"
While this man was digging a hole to plant some seeds, he unearthed a bag of gold. Now that's what I call a nice surprise! He wasn't running around looking for treasure, he was just doing his job. It is the "doing" that often brings unexpected rewards, not happenstance. A woman who is a professional photographer usually asks me to do a reading for her each new year. Yesterday I got an email from her with such a request. She is a friend, so I don't charge her, but she has offered to give me one of her photographs of a full moon with rings of rainbow-colored light around it. Sometimes what is unanticipated can be a wonderful thing.
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6 comments:

  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJanuary 14, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    The sybilla is lovely! I'm giving the blog a pass this week because the Fey deck totally creeps me out. I sent mine to Argentia on my dime to get it far away from me...

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 14, 2014 at 8:52 AM

      I understand - I feel that way about Egyptian decks, though I'm not sure why. The Misteri is a beauty - that's for sure. :)

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  2. EllenJanuary 14, 2014 at 8:14 AM

    What a lovely generous gift. Much more valuable than a payment :D
    When you leave enough room for play and experiment, also during work, there is more chance something extraordinary might happen. Sometimes we have to stretch our habits, by doing a daily chores just a little bit different. This might give us some unexpected smiles

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 14, 2014 at 8:54 AM

      Now that's a good idea, to experiment or change things up, especially the day to day stuff. Thanks for that!

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  3. Neopagan PriestessJanuary 14, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    I'm the opposite to Sharyn on this one - I adore this deck! For a while, I had this queen as my on-line avatar :) I love how her passionate joy in life helps her bring forth creative projects, and wish you the same. After all, "success in an enterprise - riuscita di un'impresa" most often comes from putting our energy into it.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 14, 2014 at 4:00 PM

      I'm with you; I've had the Fey Tarot for a long while now, and I enjoy it more and more as the years pass.

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