Daily Thursday

Today I felt drawn to pull 3 TT cards. Honestly one day I pick a different deck, today I pick 3 cards.. cant keep to my own rules :P The 8 of wands came out first, that strong flying energy (like the pulsating circling booming energy of the World in the New Moon spread). I love that, and the flyer is on them like a broomstick hehe. Witchy wooo

The Elven Knight is another card like the 8 of wands, moving through the forest, of moving, of stuff just keeping you moving onwards.Yet it is taking its time.. theres no sense of rush here whilst the 8 of wands is a card of fast energy. so perhaps I am moving fast and the Elven Knight reflects a need to take a slower road, enjoy the ride. Its about purpose, and cermony.

The King of Pentacles and Queen of Wands were really pulled as 2 clarifyers. 2 energies that seem to be going in opposite directions, yet they are from the same root, the same core... perhaps they are looking in the wrong direction, not realising that all they need to do is TURN AROUND.
Maybe thats the Elven Knight, reflecting that it'll take time, wait till the magic moment before these 2 characters do turn around.. like a movie kiss right when all is thought to be lost. A challange, a chance, a happy ever after :D

Dark Moon reading

Using Eowyn's Dark Moon Spread, and the Tarot of the Sidhe, I ddd a reading about the influences around me at the moment. For easy for scanning I've done the cards side by side, although I read them one on top of another in the column.


1.- What lays on your dark depths. What is unseen. What we stumble against in the dark nights. - The World Connection to that deep radiating, pulsating energy... of what my true essence is.. and its been hidden in the forest, and now its out to shine, to burst into light and to join in its light with everyone else... to meet, mingle, flow, share..
Although its reflecting what is unseen, its that hidden bit of magic that makes someone look fine, to looking awesome, radiating and shiney.
2.- What will begin to show, to arise. Temperance From the pulsating energy arises an angel. So many angels at the moment.. but. well, gotta go with the flow.
And its about that energy of the World being real, solid, able to be manipulated, flow, shaped and made more managable, tangible, measured.
Like a sunrise.. maybe I need to see some more sunrises... by the Gods I love a sunrise, between stones, over hills.. awesome.
3.- What will illuminate the dark path. The key in the night. High Priestess The fire within.. I am soooo drawn to that fire, that little flame hidden in her belly, that spark that is every burning.
My intuition, knowing when things are right or need to wait, brew, see what flows. At the moment Im waiting, brewing, seeing the flow. Its not the time for action yet where one particular thing is concerned. However, that could very much change, because times change :)
0.- Yourself. Shadow card, from the base of the deck. Death
I havent scanned this card, but Death was my base card. How beautiful... the spirit being released from the cairn, the bird wild, free, flying, shaping in the moonlight.

Funky stuff!!!

Magician x 2

Ok, what do you get if you get two magicians for a daily card?!

LOL

I pulled the Magician from the TT this morning, and as I have been playing with the HoF I pulled one from there and got the Magician also! Well blow me down!

The TT Magician is about energy, about getting the flow and expanding with it. I woke up with awful knee pain (again) this morning and when I saw the Magicians I thought OOOOO Reiki, energy, magick! Use that on my knee. From the darkdepths of somewhere in my psyche I remembered what I used to know when I did my Celtic Reiki attunements and even drew a symbol or two from that. And ya know.. its been fairly good!

Went shopping for all this art stuff that is in my head and kept spotting people I know, people shouting at me from across the street saying HIYA and it felt good. Felt nice to be noticed and people wanting to chat with me. Tis nice after kinda not really being with it. Again, the energy is flowing!

Now I just need to keep it flowing and not get daunted or get that 'can't do' attitude back. I just tried to play with the stuff I bought thats all arty and theres the 'ohhhh hmmm' and I have to remember that, Im learning to play with it. Its going to take a while.. no stress!

lol Keep telling myself that LOL.

Sundays draw..

I decided today to just pull a single card. I think I get caught up in the complexity of a CI and lots of cards that I need to go back to just one energy at a time.

Today its the Knight of Wands MI so hes kneeling, looking forward.

A few days now Ive had The Challenge with the Heart of Faery and today I have the Knight of Wands, daring me, asking me to just please do something wild. I keep having this urge to paint, draw, sketch etc and I just think 'your awful at drawing and all that stuff so why bother'. Yet the last 2 times I've sketched or drawn (one I was told to by an angel, another time I was asked to draw an angel I knew by a 6 year old) I have felt really satisfied and like i've achieved something, a barrier gone through.

I have had thoughts about buying some pastels or something to put colour into my sketches or something... but.. well, I always feel there is a but and the Challenge and the Knight of Wands is saying, theres no excuses just bloody do it.

Its just.. im not an artistic person. Im not going to create something beautiful, amazing, spellbinding that makes the world go WOW. It'll be crap..

ARGH. So maybe the challenge isnt just the doing, its removing that mental block of 'cant do' to 'can do'. Like I dont want to accept the challenge the 'i'll be crap' is a whitewash of an excuse to just not even try, thinking i'll save myself the disappointment.. yet Ive been having this urge for days now and I keep pushing it to one side (under the carpet) yet its still here, still in my head, pondering around.

ARGH......
not easy!

saturday daily

ooh looking, what a different spread than I usually get
Ace of Swords, Empress and 7 of Swords

So, communication, new ideas, perspectives today and that will be true (hopefully!).
The Empress with that nurturing energy, something warm and cosy. Perhaps it refers to how a baby idea of mind will grow into something beautiful.
The 7 of swords reflects that there maybe a tendency to take all the glory, need to keep a level head and just enjoy the day for what it is, no thieving anything (not that I would!).

daily again :)

hello..

Daily cards are.. King of Swords, 5 of Wands and 7 of Pents

Its soo good to see the 7 of pents again. I had a really good day with my studying and getting lots of stuff DONE. I havent really been arsed with getting a lot of uni work done until yesterday when I got all inspired to tart up my portfolio and get lots of work done. And Im going to keep doing it :D

5 of Wands I feel reflects how I do feel like OMG I have so much to do over the next week or so and it can be hard to know which thing to pick up and do at any one time. But I will try to stay level headed

and thats where the King is, he is here saying, keep perspective, keep to some sort of plan and be organised. Heres there to override the OMG ness of panic and stress and will help me get all my work done.

Awesome!

stay grounded, but why?

7 of Pentacles, 6 of Pentacles Knight of Pentacles

oooh pentacle city!
The first card reflects how I am growing, tending my own 'crops'. At the moment this is my change in mood, me getting motivated work wise etc. So I need to keep on this theme.

The 6 of Pentacles reflects something I had from my Heart of Faery reading this morning too, the Gift, that I am still learning what it means to recieve a gift, really recieve it with an open heart without thinking how do I pay it back, and that Im not worthy of it, or whats the catch. Open heart, open mind and freedom.

And the Knight is another character. Slow but steady, dependable, gathering in strength daily day by day. Hes the persona of whats happening. And, I have friends that reflect this. Maybe the knight is part of the Faery gift?! ooooh

But I have a feeling that.. hmmm all these pentacles are reminding me to stay grounded and fixed ready for a change. Perhaps something to sweep me off my feet?!

I pulled another card randomly and got the 10 of cups... awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

space and light

Look at those cards. arent they just gorgeous?! I didnt want to do a CI, because it looked wrong, took away the sheer beauty of those simple cards. It almost makes me want to cry. How a deck full of symbolism, full of layers and meanings can, in 3 little symbols lined one after another demonstrate something so profound. Wow.

The Page of Wands is me getting my mojo back. He even reflects a Guide of mine who really likes to play with clubs, running into things head first and bringing such laughter into it all. I have missed this aspect of me, and last night a shadow of him came back, and today it really has helped me.

The 2 of Cups reflects ya know... I could be heading for some actual loving. but if not then thats ok. I made a friend today, someone I had known but not really my friend till today. We shared a moment. and it was funky. 2 people just connecting.

And the Sun, well ALL HAIL THE SUN. I have missed the sunshine from my being, other people have missed this sunshine from my being (and its been commented on more than once). And well, heres hoping the sun lasts.

All in all... I feel bloody good today, I felt good yesterday but I feel a million miles better today. Things are moving, progressing, shifting.

I dont want to see that 8 of Swords for a while because it was haunting me, reflecting my own captivity in my own ick.

10 of pents MI
Page of Cups SI
King of Cups SI
Base card - Empress

Well, I love how all the courts and the 10 of pents are really working together. Family stuff here (10 of pents) seems to be moving a bit more positive, and the King and Page reflect that, how there is youth and wisdom working together to ease the pains, to make everything gel once again.

And the Empress is so nice to see, how there is love and nurturing energy happening. :)

The Easter Bunny gave me Faeries.

Ok, business first, todays draw

What I know about today - Tower
What I dont know about today - 5 of Cups
Advice - 2 of pents

Ok.. Well I think the Tower is referring to a situation that happened yesterday which folks are still reeling from. And so theres that broken, lost, unknown feeling around the place at the moment.
The 5 of cups, could be about trying to help people find something positive and focus on something healing and useful rather than the cups that have fallen on the floor. Its easy to feel like its the end of the world.

And the 2 of pents, the shape of the arms to me is very womb/chalice like, how to balance, and how sometimes to put your faith in the unknown because thats where fab things grow.



AND....
The easter bunny (ok, maybe a neighbour who had my parcel delivered to them by accident... in a bunny costume lol) put a parcel on my door step that is the Heart of Faerie! Today I pulled The Returning. What a fab card! I dont know what she means but its gorgeous, have a lookie..


And I love the back of the book, so I had to scan it in just so I can look at all the shapes and symbols in it..

full moon spread (a bit late)

OK I know its late, but, well, its been a crazy week. Lots of work, emotional stuff and just not having time! So I hope the Gods can forgive me doing a full moon reading a bit late

***3***
***2***
***1***
***0***

1.- What can be seen with clarity, so bright that can even blind you.
2.- What gets completed. What closes a cycle.
3.- What begins to fade away, to darken, to abandon you... or what needs to be.
0.- Yourself. Shadow card, from the base of the deck.



1.- What can be seen with clarity, so bright that can even blind you. 3 of Swords SISo, a card about heartache. However, this card has someone preparing to stab themselves in the chest. I think this is suggesting, I make my own heartache, make things hurt me and then keep poking the scar. What can I say? I have a catholic history LOL.
And I know this, so Im trying to change my mindset, offer myself some love and take down some of the blocks from self inflicted ICK. It didnt occur to me till yesterday that sometimes I block the good stuff from me. And when I started to let it go, let the ick fade away because I was surrounded by such love, light and healing.. well. Puts it all into perspective. Just gotta keep that perspective

2.- What gets completed. What closes a cycle.6 of Cups SI
I think this is linked.. its about not constantly giving of myself, and learning to accept gracefully the gifts that I am offered. Because that is what will make me strong and healed.
Not receive to panic that Im not worthy, not good enough or that I am should give in return. Recieving the blessings given to me with love.

3.- What begins to fade away, to darken, to abandon you... or what needs to be. 8 of swords SI
I think this can be read in two ways. The Figure isnt obviously bound like the usual RWS figure, so they could be creating their worries and pain into defences, barriers, better the pain you know than another...
OR it could be that feeling of being protected, and yet in that finding strength.
I guess it could depend on the swords. I could be transforming my perspective (swordy stuff) from painful barriers to hide behind and crucify myself with, or I could use a barrier to stop the negativity getting to me, so I'm strong behind my defences.

Or maybe its just hiding behind something, and I need to just STOP doing that. Why hide when you have nothing to hide from? Just be bold and filled with love?

0.- Yourself. Shadow card, from the base of the deck. Lovers SI
Oooh I think this is what the Lovers is hinting to. The Heart and YinYang are the WHOLE of the card, that Love, positivity, balance, Divine and romantic love are what should be my main concern and nothing else. The rest will just fit in, without my worrying about it. Let love guide your way and it will appear in your life.

VERY fluffy, but I need some positivity :)

ETA I ended up deciding that to make sure I got some universal love flowing and set myself up a wee crystal grid flowing with Reiki to myself for some love and healing. And it worked.

So did watching Dr Who with people I love and love me :D

saturdays daily

4 of cups MI
2 of cups MI
Universe MI

I had a but if a morrisey evening last night, very 4 of cups, and feeling miserable for myself and having an apathy for all the stuff I have and need to do. This morning I feel a bit ARGH wasted time, but hey ho.

2 of cups, how interesting to see 2 cup cards after a week of mostly blooming pentacles its nice to see something different. :)

And Universe, about that within and without feeling, of deep connection. Perhaps with the 2 of cups I'll have a moment of that connectedness with the World.

Interesting cards :)

PDR reading with TT

This is a reading with Onyx's spread to review a PDR and see where its going. Its one I've done before when I working with the DPO, but I havent done it with the TT yet!

Although there is the possibility of drawing more than one card a position, I dont want to confuse the picture. so I'll draw one card each position, and then see what the CI will be (although a bit jumbled as its more cards than my usual 3!).

*2***4*
***3***
*1***5*

Position One: How am I progressing with my PDR?
Position Two: Why do I need to do this PDR?
Position Three: What problem am I facing with my PDR?
Position Four: Where do I need to focus on developing in my PDR?
Position Five: What can I gain from this PDR?


Position One: How am I progressing with my PDR? 4 of wands
Well I feel me and the TT are getting on famously! There is that gateway feeling, an attraction that was so strong that meant even my DPO knew that it couldnt compete. Whilst I love decks like the Deviant Moon, I couldnt read with it every day as its special charm will be gone. The TT however is someone I can talk to everyday, share the mundane and profound together.
Em has in the book about the figures making a house, but I see it as gateway with a roof over, security, foundation and a joining of where we've been to where im going, with the TT at my side :)

Position Two: Why do I need to do this PDR? 4 of pents (mi)
Why does anyone need to do a PDR, to spend time on one deck more than others, to just get a good developing relationship. Its not a selfish gripping on to one deck like an Intensive Deck Study (or what was once known as a One Deck Wonder when I did it years ago with the Druidcraft). Its something that allows for a bit of sharing.
Also, I think it can refer to my deck buying that when through a crazy period not too long ago (4 decks in less than week is going some!) and I feel the 4 of Pents is asking me what exactly do I use tarot for, why do I go made and collect? Why do I see a deck that I know its currently 'hot' and go OH I MUST HAVE. Its just not good for me. Its about the materialistic vs the spiritual.
Also, it could highlight that I started with the TT in preparation for the TO being released, and its making me realise that the TT is a fabulous deck that I have spent time with to learn properly.. for its own sake, not coz of the new deck.

Position Three: What problem am I facing with my PDR? 5 of swords (mi)
hmm this stumps me..the figure here has mostly shattered swords around him, and hes picking at one. Its almost like he's mourning the loss and not happy with the one sword he has left.
Ya know, this might be about me feeling Im rubbish at reading the TT. I really admire Emily Carding, how she created such an inspiring deck and she sees such fabulous things in the CIs that Im only just learning to see. And well, I guess I get a bit self-defeatist about it all. I mean, I'll be crap so why do I bother kinda thing. This is such a stupid perspective to have, but its one thats there deep down, and im slightly embarressed to even put it here on the screen. BUT gotta be honest.

Position Four: Where do I need to focus on developing in my PDR? Ace of Pentacles (mi)
Just being practical, doing readings, working and playing with the deck..letting the symbols speak to me.
It could also reflect a new posession of the TO when it comes out ;)
Also, a relationship with a deck builds over time, of practical application etc. Not just the 'one' you can read instantly from the box and give spellbinding readings with. I know this takes hard work, but its a lesson I seem to need to focus on and relearn. The start of something new if I work at it, nurture it.

Position Five: What can I gain from this PDR? Knight of Pents (mi)
Its about being slow and steady, going forward and keeping using the deck. Learning and exploring through practical application. I feel that sometimes with the DPO, that I was focusing on the magic of the plants that I wasnt reading it, so it made it difficult to read for every day type subjects, yet brilliant for magical/dream ideas.
So this is something more giving, more to do with working...

The base card was Judgement the phoenix from the flames. And the TT is a deck resurrection for me. I bought this deck when it was published, and was EAGER to play with it, but I got distracted by other decks that appeared. I did my usual flash in the pan kinda NEW DECK glee and then it got put at the bottom of the pile when another new deck appeared and appeared. Which is something I am curbing right now because I know my addiction is getting too far.




Looking at the CI I can see all the figures in the right of the card, apart from that 5 of Swords, and I feel thats just my regret really I couldnt have done more with my DPO when I was PDRing with it. I wanted to do loads of meditations with the plants etc. But I need to let that go, or put that idea on a shelf for another day if its important.

The CI makes me look positive at all the lessons and learnings coming to me. I feel perhaps the TT will be a PDR for a while, with or without the TO! And thats surprising to me.

Daily today :)

Today I have drawn King of Pents (mi), Knight of Pents (mi) and Ace of Pentacles (mi) 3 pents in one day :)

I have decided to sell a few of my decks (those that know me have well justified gasps as this is never a decision I make lightly and often put it off and off some more until even I think I have too many decks in my collection). So its about being careful with money. The King could reflect the sensible side of this decision, the Knight if he represents a challenge is to not spend it instantly on another deck (every though I really REALLY want to!).
The Ace of Pentacles is saying, ya know, that money could be important for a rainy day. Just, put it in your pocket and see what occurs. So the goal is the Ace saying, your selling decks to save money, so damn well save it woman

Even though the Heart of Faery is singing its siren song to me (must resist.. for a while longer anyways).


All the pents seem to keep saying GO OUTSIDE to me.. so I think I'll go for a wander later on, or at least just take in the air and breath in the trees :)

its thursday and Im still doing dailys

arent I a good girl!

Todays cards are Star, 6 of Pents (si) and 9 of Pents (mi) and I did shuffle the cards thinking about Gift/Challenge/Goal as in the TT book.

The Star to me is about a continuation of energy. Its about feeling the divine spark within and from that, just letting all of the usual 'ick' that we bog ourselves down with in life just float away coz its just not important. It was a true gift that I have received and I hope I can pass that on in some way.

6 of Pents could reflect the challenge in giving it.. to really offer those pentacles that we keep so close to us (the 4 of Pents yesterday). But, I havent had anything so far today to suggest a sharing.. but we'll see :)

Seeing the 9 of pents tho makes me wonder if I just need to accept the gift I have received and enjoy it? I've got a wonderful thing called an afternoon off, and Im stuck with what to do with it. Yes I could do uni work, but I havent anything pressing to do, and I could just sit back with a book and chill...But I think I might do something creative, earthy with all these pentacles around.

Pretty cards tho! That Star really brings me close to tears at what it represents, this feeling I have inside that is of light and love (yes pass the fluffy bunny sick bucket) lol.

filmstrip daily

Day 3 of the daily challenge.Nearly slipped up!

This evening I have pulled Page of Pentacles, 4 of Pentacles, Queen of swords all in SI


In the filmstrip the Page and the 4 of pents are covering eachother. Its like a childhood storing away of 'treasure'... I sometimes have an issue with letting go of stuff, getting bogged down with it all and too scared to just RELEASE. I like to hold on to stuff, even if it makes me miserable. Im odd lol. Yesterdays cards i feel reflect that, and tonight I had thought about doing a reading and going deeper into that icky black pool, plunging deeper into its self loathing and selfobession...

But the Queen of Swords, has her sword in her hand, and its like a golfclub.. she is ready to swing and just knock them way out of the sunset. LOL Letting go, just fly away.. and laugh madly at it :D Cut the crap, get on with it. Theres love it in, theres knowing its all for the good, but why not be mad as well?

Awesome stuff.

I think I heard someone today call me an insufferable know it all.. well, today I smile at that and go 'thank you' rather than getting all caught up in the insult and then clinging on to it and getting upset... I just let it slide lol.
The Page of Cups from yesterday I think is related here.. that feeling of insecurity etc that I get, needing a bit of awwww your love kinda treatment.. tonight I can smile and go 'im loved, I know it' and laugh about it:)

That Queen is a manic queen of laughter :D

Plants and Dreams

I had a dream the other night that I needed some advice on.. I drew two transparent cards and they just didnt get me anywhere.

And the dream was still bugging me.. So i decided to draw on my DPO, as they were always so reliable when it came to helping out dream interpretation. I got Primose and Fir Club Moss. Now, these 2 both speak of new beginnings, initiation etc.. and I thought 'well this dream had nothing like that in it' But, there was a refusal in the dream, a wanting to step away.

And it occured to me, that even in stepping away from something, a previous phase overtly is a way of demonstrating that Im ready to accept something new. As if the Gods were trying, in my sleepy dream like state, were testing me on what my true feelings were about a previous phase, and I made them known. So maybe this means something new and exciting will come?

Gotta love the DPO for dream interpretations.

day 2 of the weekly challenge..

Yes see here I am with day two

i've drawn three cards today again. 9 of swords, 2 of swords and Page of cups all three in SI.

9 of swords reflects a current bit of a phase for me, and its driving me nuts.

2 of swords seems really interesting. If it was in a 'normal' spread it would highlight to me as a reader that on way of dealing with the 9 of swords is to just sit, reflect and feel. See what is really going on and if things really are as bad as they seem or if im making mountains out of molehills (ok, thats obvious that I am because its the 9 of swords!)

The Page is interesting too. Shes running off with the cup, as though she has 'caught' that moment of intuition from the 2 of swords and has decided to run with it, and running far far away from the 9 of swords. To a place of peace and reflection. Hmmm

Looking at the CI, and its as though the two ideas of the 2 swords are the Page and the 9 of swords. I have 2 ways to deal with today, either go 'ARGH THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME' or I can just go with my intuition and run with it. Or even, the Page could reflect that I am being hypersensitive, which is causing the 9 of swords moments and so I need to just sit, find calm and see what I truly FEEL about something, rather than be paranoid or overemotional. Like Obi Wan says 'trust your feelings young luke' only, Im not a luke lol.

Hmmm yes, peace rather than paranoid or overemotional - yep.

Monday daily..

OK objective of this week is to do a daily reading every day.. just 7 days do a daily reading.. coz I get lazy and go 'ah i'll do it tomorrow' and tomorrow never comes.

Tonight to reflect on this day I have drawn with my TT

10 of swords MI,
High Priestess SI
4 of Wands SI

I love this card, this reflects my mood. Over the last few days I've been very 10 of swords. I cant describe way, but I have. Real fit of the Morriseys. First week back at uni, and other energy shifts have made me feel a bit clouded over.

However this is the last of it!

The High Priestess reflects that something I deep down KNEW was happening, really was happening. One of those moments when you just couldnt convince yourself of the depths of humanity and then you get confirmation. So its a message, a challenge to listen to my intuition that I work so hard to improve. Coz it was right

The 4 of Wands reflects how i've managed to put things back on a better keel. Dealing with the problem, listening to my intuition on a few things means that Im now in a better mindset. 'marriage' of things has happened and like the Gateway of Spring I am now dancing through the gateway in the wands card to all sorts of positivity! Its like the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.. yes, lots of wee soldiers defending me.. hengwah!

The CI of these 3 really reflects this. The 10 of swords is in the far left corner, as if its heading into the past.. and now High Priestess and 4 of wands are key energies now, bringing intuition, strength, vitality and laughter into the mix :D

Funky stuff..
Love this deck!

And I feel like I'm stalking the Transparent Oracle facebook pages to see if theres any news on the TO's release!

Druid Plant Moon - 15th March to 14th April

well I know Im being Transparent, but I felt like I should pull a card for the lunar month we are currently in.

So to recap the moons this year have been
Madder
Chamomile
Vervain
And now we are in Lady's Mantle moon :)

Now this is unusual as its a very gentle plant. But it could be a way remaining grounded with the surge of energy that comes with Ostara and as we start to move closer and closer to Beltane. It reminds us to be open, to be receptive and be watchful of what happens, to balance out that raging spring energy that can be overwhelming, were we forget to just be still and watch, feel and absorb.
The time over the equinoxes are my favourite times in the year, and they are so quickly gone, like a child that all too quickly becomes an adult. So Im going to treasure it. And indeed I have been by getting a few sunrises under my belt already this year :D