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This week I'll be using the Tarot of the Crone, a book and deck set created and self-published by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince. I'll be pairing it with Transforming Dragons, a set created by Sonia Cafe and published by Weiser. Today's cards are the Beast of Swords and Cerbeu:

There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.

― Douglas Adams

What traditionally is called the Page of Swords, Lorenzi-Prince instead gives the name 'Beast' to describe the primal, wild expression of this element. The crow makes me think of the saying, "as the crow flies," meaning taking the shortest route rather than longer, well-traveled roads. Yet the quick and impatient way means missing out on a lot of knowledge and experience that could lead to wisdom. Worse still, we might assume that what we've learned is completely accurate, without realizing it's just one facet of the whole. Cerbeu represents ignorance, meaning the true nature of things is hidden through denial, delusion or a lack of information. But if we perceive ourselves as holding only one grain of knowledge compared to all that is available, we might become willing to listen and learn in order to add to our inventory.

 

Seeking or Running from Truth?

  The card drawn from the Tarot of the Crone this morning is the Priestess:

I speak only Truth.  I speak only Silence.  I speak in a language few understand.

Among a group of standing stones a figure rests, looking much like a stone herself.  Yet the glowing eyes reveal the life within.  As the moon above her wanes, she tells me it is time to be still, to be receptive, and to look within.  The truth is hidden with my Higher Self, and waits patiently for me to put down my demands and my opinions, and just listen.

     From the Transforming Dragons deck today comes the card "Cerbeu:"

This dragon represents ignorance, because she firmly refuses to open her heart or mind to anything new.  Lessons that come her way are ignored; she continues to suffer while blaming her problems on other people.  Sticking my head in the sand (or keeping myself "busy"), may keep me from dealing with situations, but it comes with a high price.  Like Cerbeu in the image above, I miss out on all that is good and beautiful around me.