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

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!).

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. :)

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 :)

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 :)

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

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!

see through plants

Ok im still inspired by the TT and DPO.

Todays DPO card is Wheat and todays glorius sun shine is just as magnificent as the sunshine on that Wheat card! Love it! Today is a day of rugby, so perhaps the 'community' edge of Wheat will reflect that its a daddy/daughter day infront of the TV shouting at sexy men (although, I dont think my dad would fine them sexy!).
Also.. yesterday I did LOTS of work on some projects, so hopefully I can enjoy a chill day, most of the wheat as been gathered in, so time to kick back and enjoy a day off.
But also to have sacred moments in all that - like this morning just singing to the sun, feeling the waves of light hitting my face and radiating my being, lifting my energy level till i go LAA ITS SPRING!

TT cards are..
King of Cups So theres that nurturing energy. Funnily enough when I was thinking of doing my nurse training the King of Cups followed me everywhere, every reading I did for someone or myself he was there going 'ya know what i'm telling you' LOL. So perhaps he's reminding me that come monday I need to shift my priorities back into my nursing brain.

9 of Pents In the CI the King and the relaxed lady of the 9 of pents are facing eachother, their arms linked it seems in a toast.. so I think this further adds weight to the interpretation of 'school on monday, be relaxed today because its all changing on monday!' and also, I worked hard on my 'paper work' of other projects yesterday so maybe its time for a rugby day :D

6 of Pents MI This is a MI or mirror image that i drew, and in the CI this character is outside of the link of the King and the 9 of pents... So perhaps its reminding me that although I can have a relaxed day, that I have obligations, other projects that need my time too.
Also it could be a hint that I need to get a mothers day present LOL.. If I think of Emilys Gift/Challenge/Goal spread then yes, today my goal is to get a prezzie! And watch the rugger LOL


I'll post up the scans later as Its sooooon to be kick off :D

Daily draw for today, a transparent plant again

well I had such fun yesterday I decided to draw another three TT cards and play with the image of that and the DPO.

So, what do I need to know?

Gift - Queen of Swords
I've had a really nice day to put some thought into some of my intutive stuff, and intuitive stuff into my thoughts and 'book' learning. I had such fun this morning playing with the Elemental herbs of Fire, and really got into it. I moan to myself that I need to learn more about plants and then lots of stuff flows once I start typing.

As, there was an opportunity that open to me yesterday that I need to spend some time on, but my intuition doesnt want to do that today, so Im listening. It might change its mind in the middle of the night (as so happens!).

Also, I think she reflects that sort of 'tough love' aspect that I had to struggle with this morning. We have mice and last night I managed to capture 2 rather humanely. However they either got back in or we have a bigger problem than we anticipated, but I then gave in and had to set down the traps and I found 2 more dead mice in the traps this morning. Now, how druidy ethical is that? BUT, they carry disease, and if we have a big problem we are just circling the mice round and about. So this morning i was a brave girl, warrior womanesque and respectively picked them out the traps, and put them in a hedgerow for some other creatures dinner. Cycle of life.. detached and cruel? Yes I am be, but Im protected my family, my dog and my tarot decks in my room! Gotta bring the 'swords' out when it comes to saving the decks LOL.

Challenge - 8 of pentacles
Trying to find time for everything? LOL to integrate it all and getting everything to harvest at the same time. I have lots of continuing studies but I dont feel overwhelmed by it at all like some people might do. Its like Ive got carrots, potatoes and parsnips in the same field growing.
But I do like to make everything FIT into a box. The shape of the pentacles remind me of the Kabbalah.. maybe its challenging me to fit THAT in with everything else all in one day.
Crazy TT! But I like it!

Goal - King of Wands
Interesting how we have air/water and now fire/fire the reading. Along with the pentacle we have a very balanced set of cards for the day! Intriguing.
So, I dont think the King is reflecting anyone in my particular day today.. so it must just be a card to reflect my happy, relaxed, inspired and confident aspect of me :) OH ive just had a thought about who he could be, but I dont want to say, hehehe OK TT Ive got a hint, I might have to change my plan of action to weave what you think will be good for me today :D
Sorry to sound mysterious, but hehe.

Today I decided to pull the cards together in a filmstrip, but I'll scan them as a composite as well as you can see how a layout might bring a different interpretation.

My blessed DPO card of the days is Comfrey, and the first thought I had when I saw it was my friend wanting the dead mouse bones to add to her collection of DEAD THINGS!! Bloody ovates eh? ;) Theres an essence of doing whats necessary with Comfrey, like to fix broken bones you have to cause more pain to get the brake to align properly so the bone fuses in the right place.
Hmmmm heres an idea in the reversed bit of comfrey it talks about something interesting "To live happily and effectively in the world we need to somehow tread the path if both surrending to something greater than ourselves.... [whilst] sensing ourselves as unique, seperate and responsible individuals."
Now is that the DPO telling me to get a life?! LOL But Im so inspired and loving all my current 'workings' plus its the last proper day of my holidays. Tomorrow I will be in my revelry watching /shouting at the Rugby :P

So heres looking at the TT on its own as a filmstrip

Now see, its like the 8 of pents is nestling in between the two.. that the Gift and the Goal are all part of the Challenge. Although the figures are facing away from eachother, theres a sense of working together, like they have 'got my back' as im busy doing the 8 of pents thang..

Now the composite image, which I didnt feel drawn to day looks like this...

Now that to me says the same sort of thing as the filmstrip, but its really clogged up and busy and it could almost show that the Queen and King are actually overwhelming the worker in the 8 of pents. And that isnt how I feel at all.
Also, comparing the filmstrip to the composite, and theres a very different flow of energy. In the filmstrip its like the 8 of pents is in the protective energy, in the womb ready to be born, the fusion of ideas and action into something physical and productive.
Whilst the Composite looks like its trapped, stuck inbetween the two, like a prisoner... and not going in the right direction at all.

Hmm pondering..

So what happens when we add the filmstrip and Comfrey together...

how fab is that! That the comfrey plant seems to be like the 8 of pentacles, that the fusion of the Queen of Swords and the King of Swords will happen.Now that is funky!
What really stands out for me in this, is a fusion of Above and Below, of intellect and the mind and deep instinct and energy, of the Queens upward sword, ready to fight and the Kings Wand that he uses casually, but you know his weapon isnt to be sneered at ;) (Too much beltane energy LOL)
Theres a Sacred Marriage type feeling looking at it like this.

Ive been having a few God and Goddess type encounters recently, and looking at this I can see that Goddess and God energy supporting, nurturing, and then Comfrey showing that Im fixing something that was lot 'fractured' and needing to be put right. It means my brain fries at the moment but there is a feeling of union and unity that is flowing
I did an overlay of the composite and Comfrey, but it looks crap, in comparison to that wee piccy there.

And to think I'll get the TO in on the act as well soon!

Squeeeeee

Transparent Plants

OK, no maybe not quite transparent plants.. but the DPO with the Transparent Tarot (TT).

As Im so EAGERLY awaiting the new Transparent Oracle to come out (oh when oh when will that be!) I thought I'd get used to playing with cards transparently with the TT. Its been ages since Ive used it for reading, and its been neglected and only gets brought out to show people how Tarot is a very exciting world, i mean, see through cards! Thats revolutionary!

When I was shuffling I was hopeing to keep the cards all in one order, so that I could turn the cards and have them all facing their proper ways, no flipping or whatever, but that didnt happen. The cards went ping out of my hands, they wanted to be mixed around so they are. I wont go into detail of the MI or the flipped images or not, but let the composite speak for itself.

OK so 3 card draw with the TT and a Plant Guide from the DPO..

Mind (mental) 6 of swords
Hmm looking at that boated figure, and I guess so far today my mind has been drifting like a boat on some still water. Just floating. I got really inspired by a friend of mine who asked me about tarot and Jesus, and that started a whole new train of thought from what I have been previously thinking.
A floaty day isnt a bad thing though, because Ive let ideas come forward that I havent really let forward, like using the TT and spending all day cleaning it lol.

Body (physical)High Priestess
Maybe its the doing what I feel inspired to do. This morning I had no inkling to open up my TT and play with it, but I felt the urge to go cleaning, to find my TT and think 'it could do with a clean' and from that sparked a very interesting conversation.

I suppose the floating free mind and listening to what my intuition just said to do has really given me surprises and new insights that I thought of before.

Spiritual -5 of swords
Hmm this I dont understand. I feel very positive and upbeat about my spirituality. I do my bits and pieces that are important to me, rituals, observances etc.
Theres an idea in the TT book that Em wrote 'it is a reminder that there is no need to fight those who do not understand or agree. The only person who needs to acknowledge and embrace your beliefs is you'(p161 TT book).
Now, that is an interesting idea, as even doing the TT in a reading today has made me wobble about what my DPO PDR is really about? Can I blog about it? Should I do it secretly on the forum and hope no one notices?
Ya know - Sod em.. its my blog LOL. And, I still have my DPO for reflection :)

Together the composite image of my TT draw today is interesting. The figure of the 5 of swords is lost in the words of a book, does it matter if Im inspired by books that I 'shouldnt' be? Or do I have to do things 'by the book' but who wrote the damn book in the first place? Me I think LOL. I do worry a lot about being a hypocrit, but if its my own rules I break it means Ive outgrown the ones I originally made.
Hey, why am I justifying myself? I only need to acknowledge and embrace this! But its nice to share :D
The 6 of swords is like its just on the edge of the cave entrance made by the cresent moon of the HPS. Is it going in or out? Sometimes I think I think too much lol

Its a nice composite.



And the DPO card? Meadowsweet again..
Hmm that same message is echoing around the place. Interesting... And I wanted to share the message that I got from last night, but you wouldnt believe me if I did tell you ;)

And if I overlay the TT composite with Meadowsweet I get a very interesting image. The cards seem to follow the plants stem in the card, from bottom right to top left, and theres the HPS moon that seems to sever the plant and the 2 minor cards. Its like theres a message - I need to march to the beat of my own drum.. not to worry about other people, to have an open mind to get the odd whisper from the Gods.




Funky stuff!

quick draw

Im off to the pub later, meet some friends I havent seen in a while. Where does the time go?!


Anyways, todays quick draw is Meadowsweet . I always have Damh's song, Oak Broom and Meadowsweet in my head when I think of this card. Infact, I'll put it on as I type !

SO... Meadowsweet, in the book it talks about celebration, of mead and enjoying shifts and transitions. And indeed we will, as the Moot will be at a different pub, first moot of the new year (coz of all that damn snow we kept getting) etc. So it will be very funky to see people :D

However I feel there is more here than the obvious. Those bees are looking at me as if there is a hidden message, but I cant see to work it out. Maybe there will be a 'message' of some sort that will be revealed tonight?

Hmmm, I'll get back this one.

Card of the Day - madder

I thought I'd pull a card to see what I need to know today and pulled Madder
A really interesting card as my body is starting to go into my bleeding time. I dont mind my bleeding, but boy I know when they are coming.
So I feel Madder is asking me to just embrace the monthly changes that happen to me :)

Also, I had a lovely day today seeing some friends, and that gave me some great advice. With lots of things pushing me here and there I have felt a bit torn, but today I feel like I've had the message to not doubt things and go with where Ive been told to go.. embrace the journey.

And that I wont be doing it alone.

ETA - Ive just been out to have a ponder and a think.. and as I felt the moons rays spread across the sky and on to the snow, the grass, the trees and then me.. I had a phrase come into mind.. Everything she changes she touches, everything she touches she changes
Aint it the truth

Friday's 2 card draw

Todays cards that i've just pulled are Primose and the base card was Meadowsweet. (reversals shuffled in but didnt come up)

Primrose has that wonderful winter glow with the snow covered the ground. My house is covered in snow and its even frozen up my car (so lost without my car!). But I keep drawing primrose and Im always at a loss for what it means to me. Maybe I keep drawing it on days when I just get a burst of creativity and awen?
On the Primrose card there is Cowslip which is such a wonderful delicate flower. I have yet to see one in the wild (although its so small I could miss it!) but I have grown it in pots. Part of the lore around cowslip is to find out what has been revealed - reminding me of the Awen from Ceridwen's brew, of a radiant brow :) Not saying mine is radient, but maybe the odd lightbulb is on lol.

The base card is Meadowsweet, asking us to mark transitions with celebration. Often linked with Beltane and handfastenings. Some of the lore also refers to how Meadownsweet may well be sacred to the druids because of its ability to flavour mead and its pain relieving qualities.
Well Im not drinking mead tonight, but it'll be interesting to see what may be revealed and how it will be celebrated!

coz so far, i aint got a clue!

end of tuesday's card

So I've drawn a card to reflect how I am at the moment - apres la wobble, after good chats with fabulous friends (who I love, thank you!) and just in general.
I got Lady's Mantle

Now this a tough card, because the imagery on the card itself isn't great. You have the plant, with the perfect dew drop in the plant, and then a Sheila Na Gig.
OK so maybe we have LOTS of imagery really lol.

The book suggests meanings of connecting deeper with the Goddess, the more intuitive and emotional aspects of our beings. Well I've definitely done that. I have looked into the bubble and found truth and hopefully a bit of wisdom. I also have sore eyes lol.

What I do think though is that Lady's Mantle may be offering a way forward. Rather than looking for ways of feeling underwhelmed with myself, look for small things that make me feel better about myself and what I have in my life. Its so easy to look in the mirror of the Dewdrop and see negativity. Sometimes we need to be kinder to ourselves and see the good - because that is also true!

Well thats my thought, and I am keeping to it. Its a very nourishing thought for me at the moment.

Base card was Heather so perhaps tomorrow I'll be able to make better use of my improving mood post-processing hurhurhur;)