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

Showing posts with label queen of clubs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label queen of clubs. Show all posts

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Monkey Wrenches

From the Songs for the Journey Home Tarot, the Five of Flame Songs (Wands); from the Magic Neko Deck, the Queen of Clubs:



When there is too much order, too much management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. 
― Tom Robbins

A person sleeps, having strange dreams about earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. Funny how we can go to bed with things on an even keel, then wake up to discord and disruption. The past with its traditions has collided into the present with its innovations. If we're wise, we won't immediately take sides; instead, we can act as a juror who listens to both sides attentively before rendering an opinion. But the Queen of Clubs takes things a little further - this ninja kitty suggests we act more covertly and cautiously. Rather than an opinion, we can ask questions of both sides and dig out more information. The more the parties explain in detail, the more likely they might come to a compromise without us ever having to choose a side. If not, then at least we have enough knowledge to make a wise judgment. 


Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Tough and Tender

From the Tarot of the Masters, the Page/Youth of Cups; from the Key to the Kingdom, the Queen of Clubs:

It occurred to me that this young lass could become the queen in the second card. As she stares at the sphinx on her cup, she likely dreams of what she will become and all the things and people she will love. Her intuition tells her that there are many possible paths in her future. Hopefully she will allow her kind and caring heart to shape her future rather than the opposite, much like the delicious plum pie this Queen (Elizabeth I) has made. Perhaps she will take the advice of Martin Luther King, Jr. as she matures: "life at its best requires the possession of a tough mind and a tender heart."