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

Saturday, May 14, 2016

All Thought and No Play

From the Waking the Wild Spirit Tarot, the Fairy Queen (Queen of Air/Swords); from the MentorSpirit Cards, Play:
          If I had to describe my personality based on the tarot queens, I would choose the always practical Queen of Earth and this lady - the truth seeking Queen of Air. I hate playing mind games and like matters out on the table where an objective conclusion can be reached. Honesty in relationships is of utmost importance to me. Though straight-forward, I am gradually learning to be more tactful. I prefer to deal with facts rather than circumstantial evidence, and I believe knowledge is powerful. Now there's nothing wrong with an airy personality when it is in balance, but the MentorSpirit card suggests a fix for when life becomes too serious. Play can be like a pressure release valve, a way to bring some color and passion back into the gray world of the Fairy Queen. It makes life juicy and reconnects us to others; it can be a reminder of the physicality of this world and our bodies. Let that sword rest against the stone Queen of Air; you're past due for some fun.
A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who does not play has lost forever the child who lived in him. ~ Pablo Neruda

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  1. EllenMay 14, 2016 at 6:30 AM

    Being a perfect example of this queen too I thank you for the reminder to play and have some fun this weekend. M advised me to take up crochet again: not to make something but just to enjoy crochet. stitch by stitch and row by row.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 14, 2016 at 7:26 AM

      It's been years since I crocheted (never was very good at it, but it was fun!). I'm going to have to dig out my instructions and yarn. :)

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    2. EllenMay 14, 2016 at 8:46 AM

      I have freshened up my memory by watching YouTube instruction video's.

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    3. thesycamoretreeMay 14, 2016 at 9:37 AM

      Great idea!!

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMay 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM

    I'd far rather have a forthright friend than one who pats my head and says It's Ok, It's Ok.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 14, 2016 at 10:32 AM

      Me too, because I bet that friend that agrees "this sucks" will be the one who makes sure you don't have to go through it alone.

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