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

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Discerning Defense

From the Llewellyn Tarot, the Page of Swords; from the Beasts of Albion, the 'Hedgehog:'
          The Page stands still on a foggy hill in the early morning. He's gotten a message that there is a rumor of war between two clans, and so he watches. Rather than seek opinions, he keeps his ears and eyes open to find the truth. The actions of people and their whispered conversations will tell him what he seeks to know. The hedgehog has poor vision and thus relies on its senses of smell and hearing as it hunts among the undergrowth for its meal. It's most known for its coat of sharp, stiff spines; if threatened or asleep, it will roll into a prickly ball. The shield implies the message of the hedgehog: protection. Yet the Page might ask, "Are you defending yourself from an actual threat, or are you simply hiding from what you don't want to face?"

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5 comments:

  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMay 30, 2018 at 10:48 AM

    of the approximately 42 billion people killed off in the Hobbit/Lord of the rings books, the hedgehog Sebastian of Radagast the Brown was the most touching.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 30, 2018 at 11:27 AM

      I had no idea there was a hedgehog character in that series. I always cry for the animals.
      I'm still commenting on your blog, but Blogger continues to eat them.

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  2. Carolyn TindorMay 30, 2018 at 2:14 PM

    I too have commented on Sharyn's blog. Just thought she decided not to post.
    Maybe the Page is hiding out in the fog from the two factions as the hedgehog disappears into his ball.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 30, 2018 at 6:19 PM

      I do not think I've ever had any disappear from your blog though! :)

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  3. Inner WhispersMay 31, 2018 at 1:01 AM

    Opening our senses to check on the messages we receive is a wonderful message for that Page! And the fog a wonderful metaphor for our own thoughts that cloud our judgement. I love the Llewellyn deck, yet I'm not sure I ever truly looked at that Page, thanks for the blast from the past :)

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