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

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Fire Tender

This week I'll be using the Greenwood Tarot, created by Chesca Potter and published by Thorsons. The oracle I'll be using is the Rune Cards, created by Tony Linsell and Brian Partridge and published by Anglo-Saxon Books. Today's draws are the Ace of Wands and Ehwaz:


          Potter illustrates her Ace of Wands with a bow drill, a primitive way to start a fire by using friction to create heat. The heat produces an ember in the sawdust of the drill's small bowl which is then placed into a tinder bundle and coaxed into a flame. The friction of the bow drill is similar to the agitation and restlessness we often feel when inspired by an idea. But like the ember, we must nurture it to build a fire. Ehwaz (literally 'horse') is a rune that represents teamwork with a partner who can aid us in reaching a goal. Such a trusted companion - our 'fire tender' - can help us direct our enthusiasm so we don't get distracted by what is unimportant.

Rowing harder doesn’t help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.
 ~ Keniche Ohmoe


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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzSeptember 6, 2020 at 10:13 AM

    never thought of myself as a bow drill, working. but I am. Sometimes the sawdust is wet...

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 6, 2020 at 10:37 AM

      Probably wet from your sweat - you are a hard worker!

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  2. Carolyn TindorSeptember 6, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    That's a lot of fire energy in those two cards.

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 6, 2020 at 10:38 AM

      That's why it's good to have that companion - to keep those fires in a boundary. :)

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