Human Road Maps

From the Hezicos Tarot, the Queen of Cups; from the Way of the Horses, "Attraction:"

This queen wears what appears to be an alphabet cone shell on her head for a a crown. The brown deposits made by the snail on the outside often resemble letters of the alphabet, hence the name. She likewise spells out exactly how she feels - there is no guessing needed in her relationships. But not everyone is like her in this respect, which is where those moon snail shells dangling from her earlobes come in handy. This particular snail drills down into the shells of other sea creatures to get at what is hidden inside. If you've ever found a shell with a small round hole (ready to string on a necklace), you've just found the work of a moon snail. Her empathy and intuition make it hard to hide any feelings from her.
The Attraction card deals with relationships, and how we often resonate with certain people. While it might simply be one person feels connected to another because they are like-minded, it may also be because they share similar experiences. If one person has gone through emotional trauma or challenges and come out whole on the other side, she can counsel the other in how she managed to muddle through it. Many of my women friends are a bit older than I am, and I think on some level I see them as mentors. They've already made many journeys and have helpful suggestions about what to do and what not to do when I find myself on the same road.

Final Fantasy

This week I'll be using the Hezicos Tarot, created and published by Mary Griffin.  Today's draw is the Ten of Swords:

The mushrooms on this card remind me of the bouquets of ringless honey mushrooms I found in a park nearby my home.  I discovered about ten groups of these fungi growing between several dahoon holly trees.  The ringless honey mushrooms are pathogens that grow on the roots; they are evidence of a tree's imminent death.  The Ten of Swords shows the end of a set of beliefs or ideas; while it may come as a surprise to some, for those who pay attention the terminal signs are everywhere.  Like the diseased trees, these thoughts must be rooted out before something healthy can be planted and grown.

The oracle deck and book set I'll be using this week is the Way of the Horse, written by Linda Kohanov with illustrations by Kim McElroy (published by New World Library).  This morning's card is "Attraction:"

This card speaks to the way many of us are attracted to what is new and exciting because it is different.  Whether a group or a partnership, I can sometimes become enraptured with what I think will "fix" me - what will make me feel better and help me enjoy life more.  Yet if I am the root of the problem, no amount of the unique and unusual will change me; the change must come from within.  The message here encourages me to separate fantasy from reality.