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, May 11, 2025

Focused Target

This week I'll be using the Tarot of the Hidden Realm, created by Julia Jeffrey with Barbara Moore, and published by Llewellyn. I'll also be drawing from the Heart of Faerie Oracle created by Brian and Wendy Froud and published by Abrams. Today's cards are the Ace of Wands and the Hidden One:


Alertness is a wide scan of all possible incoming stimuli while focus is the narrowing of this scan on a very focused target. ―Kevin McGrew

With bright energy and whiskers quivering with anticipation, the red fox is a fitting symbol of the Ace of Wands. Shakespeare's words describe her well: "‘Though she be but little she is fierce." As she hunts for her supper, she reminds us to stay alert, wait for the right moment, then act with decisiveness. The Hidden One is sent by the faeries to those who aren't paying attention to their surroundings. Too often we're in our heads, fantasizing about how things are going to turn out before we even get started. Then we trip over the curb and land flat on our face. The fox would recommend staying connected to our senses even as we move towards our objective.

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