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

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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Quality Control Expert

This week I'll be using the Fey Tarot, a book and deck set created by Riccardo Minetti and Mara Aghem. This set was published by Lo Scarabeo. The oracle deck I'll be using is the I Misteri della Sibilla, created by Ettore Maiotti and published by Dal Negro. Today's draws are the Seven of Pentacles and the "Room:"
          Unlike the RWS version, this Seven of Pentacles has no farmer eyeing his work. Instead, a fey is rests in the roots of a tree and smoking his pipe. It's not that he doesn't care about the results (he is parked under the tree), but he knows that patience is going to be required. This kind of thing can't be rushed, so he might as well get comfortable and settle in for the long haul. The Room card might give the impression of meeting someone for dinner. Yet there is only one chair and one glass of wine, suggesting instead a quiet evening of solitude. Combined with the Seven, I get the feeling that this evaluation should come solely from me. I can become so used to looking for the approval of others, I don't use my own good judgment. And who else is better to assess the fruits of my efforts than me?