Preparing for Yule - Day 38

I've realized over the past few days of posting that the cards are foretelling what's to come the following day as opposed to rehashing that day. Last night's card made complete sense. I did have to be a bit brave and I had a number of interactions where I had to be direct in my communication starting with the email that required me to respond to and take decisive action quickly with regard to a particular business matter and then make subsequent phone calls. I also was pleasantly surprised be seeing someone that is a new acquaintance yet feels like an old friend and wanted to speak very candidly about helping me cut the bullshit and start fresh on some things. It was a very Ace of Swords kinda day. But no Gerard Butler lol.

Now, on with tonight's card. It's from my brand spankin' new, Book of Shadows, So Below deck. I can see it becoming a favorite. I pulled the Emperor IV. We have a woman on the phone taking notes so she can be organized and prepared. I notice the he shirt is blue as opposed to the normal red associated with this Aries card. She remains cool and calm while still creating order for herself and others. She has her cup of coffee so she can stay alert and not turn into a grump. (My coffee maker was broken recently. SO not cool!) In the background she has a calendar with Samhain circled so she won't forget to prepare for the sabbat. Interesting, because I will be attending a misa, a Santeria ritual, where we will be celebrating Yule. Not sure how traditional that is but the misas I've attended are so nice and I always feel so much better, lighter after I attend.

Something made me pull two more cards and they tie in perfectly. The 8 of wands and the Page of Chalices. Together they perfectly illustrate one of the main things that occur at a misa, which is a seance, or communing with everyone's deceased loved ones who choose to come through. Look at the woman in a peacefully altered state drawing down spiritual energy, and the 8ofW is about messages, as is the PofC who is about loving or emotional ones. It is also a card of psychic communication. I think I will bring pen and paper so I can be prepared like the Emperor so I can have any important information at my disposal. And since the Emperor card is based on the patriarchal archetype, I have the distinct impression my daddy may pop in to give me an early birthday message. That would be the best present I could ever get.

 

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Today Was a Good Day

Ok, can't find a quite spot to do my reading LOL! But I can say for sure this is a wonderful reading lol! 8 of Wands, 3 of Wands, and 9 Cups. And the bottom card is the 10 of Cups. First thing that comes to mind is how the wands are coming up out of those dark storm clouds and into the bright sunshine and then you see in the next card how it looks like a the continuation of that scene. The Sag symbol says how lucky I am, and also that I  need to call Jacqui b/c it's been way too long since i have! For some reason the flags on the back of the ship on the 3ofW reminds me of the ones you see on a used car lot LOL. What the hell?? And the top balloon looks like an ice cream cone lol! And the 9ofC is the wish card. All that food makes me think about the fact that H (Helen) and I are going to lunch since the 10ofC in this deck is her animals and house in the picture.

When I look up the meaning of the elemental dignities I really am reminded of how powerful of a tool that can be to give readings more depth and understanding. The sites that Catherine (Tarot Elements.com)  and Doug (taroteon.com) have are so educational! I very strongly suggest if you are interested in expanding your tarot skills no matter how new or how experienced you are at tarot! (link to Catherine's site will be below this post) This is what they say of Fire/Fire/Water or Water/Fire/Fire 3 card spreads:

"These triads are moderately strong.

There’s a real desire and impetus to move forward and get things moving with this combination, but it’s really being dogged by an emotional tug, perhaps a conflict of interests; guilty feelings of putting work before love maybe? However, it’s still action over emotion.

Douglas: The central card will still have a slight influence over the client’s life. This triad brings images to mind of eagerness and enthusiasm for a project just begun but…, resistance to that project. As with most things, despite what we want to happen, things inevitably slow it down; whether that is the client’s inner emotional resistance, or the environments apathy. Overall, things move forward, but expect resistance."

This makes so much sense! (checking elemental dignities E.D. almost always  does) I do have to be mindful not to let my emotions of anger and sadness get the best of me given my current situation (water) and keep my ass in gear and moving, stay motivated and energetic (fire) NOT apathetic  about my life and the fact that this is really a whole new opportunity with a lot of possibilities!
------So not that I'm home and it os like 6 hrs later, I can see even more how the cards were talking to me. The 8ofW was because we were zipping all over today. Helen is a very zippy one lol. That card also means messages, letters, phone calls ect. often from a romantic interest. I got a really cool email from a certain someone how still makes my heart skip a beat and makes me very tingle-y in naughty places ;-D

 The 3ofW was to show how well we do get along,  I did have several moments were I truly felt so much gratitude for my life and the things I DO have. Like when I saw the man crossing a very busy street in his wheel chair. Or the homeless man on the Blvd. Or how generous H is!!! She got me the coolest, schnazy new slippers that are made like boots, furry, black and with silver sequins!! HA!! How freakin' cool are they!!!

And the 9ofC is to remind me of how my wishes actually have come true from all of this crap. I SO did NOT want to have to go back "home" and see my roomate's b/f!! We got along so well (or so I thought...) with the exception of him!!! I have been wishing to have pets, and now I live with 3 (2 of whom look like the ones on the 10ofC) and possibly 2 more yet to come LOL! I wished for a non-smoking house and always felt so guilty that my old roomate tried so hard not to smoke around me (the b/f so did not!) and H hates smoke as much as I do, so that is perfect!

I'm a very lucky girl and today was just as wonderful as these cards said it would be!

Like Night and Day

I am really trying to go more with an intuitive approach to my readings as opposed to the standard book meanings. So the cards today instantly made me think of the situation with my room mate. The 2 of Pentacles instantly said to me "like night and day" which is what I have been saying about her actions. This is SOOO not like the person I've known so well, lived with and shared so much with!! I see the balancing act going on in her going back and forth inside to make this decision and the back and forth that she has been going through with the "who" that I know is at the root of this decision. Her head is spinning. And that mutha fucker's card is the other one I pulled, so that confirms my though process. The King of Cups. It's like the king on the card is sitting on a pedestal, which she puts him on, the cup raised like he is expecting her to fill it. If I still did reversals, I know this would have come up reversed! The K of C at his negative aspects is a very moody, emotionally manipulative, selfish, controlling, vindictive person. (Ask me how I know!! Only mine was a Scorpio not a Cancer! Yikes!) The look on her face is somber, and God knows his ass is always so miserable and grumpy! Which sux because she is so vivacious and full of love and life, but he sucks that right our her her, and that's what the waterfall looks like to me. Her energy just being sucked and drained. The bottom card is the 8 of Wands, which explains how fast this all jumped off. It confirms that I have to be a very big person and get over my hurt feelings and stay in communication with her, that it's not about me right now, crazy as that sounds. I don't like this shit. Not one bit. I think that oddly enough, this is all gonna be a good thing for me, but a very bad thing for her. Hell, maybe the butterflies even mean that it will transform both of us to something even better. 

Daily Reading 2/7/11

The first thing I think of as I see these cards is about this blog; emotional communication. The Moon XVIII is such a powerful card for me. I've never understood why a lot of readers don't see all the wonderful positive things I feel with it.  For me it does hold the traditional meanings: hidden situations and issues not yet seen or about to come to light, emotions, karmic patterns, hidden agendas, even the deception. But for me I feel so much more! Romance and sensuality, and mysticism! I think of New Orleans and how seductive she is, of deep emotional connections, of passion, be it with regard to a person or something else that moves you deeply. I love how peaceful and at ease with confidence the goddess Selene is pictured here and the almost irridescent glow of the moonlight on her skin and dress.

Being next to the 8 of Wands I  feel the positive sides of the Moon confirmed. And especially so as Tisa and I sit here watching True Blood lol! Or maybe it's for another reason from today ;) lol.... I'm still in a state of pleasant surprise.