This week I'll be using the
Badger's Forest Tarot, a deck created and self-published by Nakisha VanderHoeven. Along with it, I'll be using my Gemstone Oracle (with actual stones). The meanings for the stones have
loosely been chosen from the book
Crystal and Gemstone Divination by Gail Butler (I added quotations with the keywords). Today's draws are the Queen of Rabbits (Wands) and "Sodalite:"
Instead of the lights of Broadway, this Queen's pulse is quickened by the fireflies of the forest. I never know what I'll see or hear that might inspire and motivate me to action. It's often the simple things that twang my antennae, but like this rabbit, I have to be still long enough to pick up the creative signal. I bet this Queen will be taking leaps and bounds after she zeroes in on what has her attention. Full of confidence, she's not one to let the grass grow under her feet while she worries about details.
The quote and keywords chosen for sodalite are:
Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. ~ Marcus Aurelius
contemplation, reflection, steering clear of old
thought patterns, trusting insights
Unlike the Queen who trusts herself to pull off anything, I have lots of doubts and worries. I might tell myself I don't have enough skill, knowledge, money, support or time to do something new and innovative. Such apprehension and lack of faith in myself is akin to trapping the rabbit's fireflies in a jar. Their lights may twinkle for a short time, but then they'll die. I can replace my old thought patterns with new ones, if I am mindful and work at it. After all, those fireflies deserve to be dancing in the forest.
