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

Friday, September 11, 2015

Needed: One Bucket of Water

From the Alchemical Renewed Tarot, the Five of Staffs; from the Oracle of the Radiant Sun, "Friendship:"
          This hand has so much creative energy and enthusiasm running through it, all the fingers are on fire. Just as King Midas had the golden touch, this fellow has a fiery one. Without the moderating influence of the water in the background though, he's going to burn everything and everyone with whom he comes in contact. Simple decisions about how and when to do things will become contentious issues. A bucket of water is needed pronto to prevent conflict from taking center stage.
          In the Radiant Sun card, two young people appear to have made a secret hiding place to talk. I can remember making numerous forts as a kid - some outside with scrap pieces of wood and some inside with sheets and blankets thrown over a table. There's just something special about having a cozy retreat for hanging out with a friend. The Moon in Cancer suggests the need for security connecting with a natural sense of nurturing. The two cards paired together suggest an anam cara, or soul friend, who cares deeply enough about the other to tell him when he's gone off the deep end. I'm sure she'll have a bucket handy.

7 comments:

  1. The title of your post gave me a smile, the specifics of your request. Another succinct and insightful interpretation here, Bev. I've enjoyed your week with these decks.

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    1. Thanks Rose. :) Place has different takes on some of the cards, which makes it fun.

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  2. I can remember those forts well enough, There we would found "secret societies" with lots of rules which were sealed with nail polish and signed with red ink (we didn't dare to draw blood) Now I still like my own little room as a retreat of the daily hustle and where I can put down the raging fires
    Although I am personally not drawn too these decks I do enjoy your posts with them. :)

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    1. "sealed with nail polish and signed with red ink" - that made me smile! (I was too much of a tomboy back then to do nail polish, I just thought it was for chigger bites. :D)

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    2. I snatched it from my moms stash :D

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    1. I still wouldn't mind having an adult-sized one on some days... :)

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