Posts Tagged ‘Tarot’Tarot: SwordsThursday, February 11th, 2010Just need to slam this down somwhere while my brain buzzes… Swords: Air aligned. Intellect, communication, double edged, reason. Problems, difficulties, resolutions, blocks and hard decisions. Weapons – cut away at blocks and problems, cause harm, protect, destroy. Mid-Year Goal ReduxThursday, July 23rd, 2009In early January I posted this This is the mid year redux post in which I laugh at myself for not having even remotely done what I was planning.Lemme see… Before e start, in my defence, this year has been a complete write off so far. Monthly Tarot - Complete fail however I have been using my decks more and more so I am getting more familiar with it and thanks to Alan Moore’s Promethea I’m enthused to really get in and study them. Inner Temple of Witchcraft – FAIL Meditation - Still with the leg problems but have been doing the dd bit of yoga Devotions - Were going quite well to my little crisis of faith So what have I been doing? Well other than a minor melt down, my own fault now that I think about it, I did call upon Violet Grimm, I’ve been… having a minor melt down.  Someone might want to grab that there leash of mine... At the moment I’m delving further into the tarot, looking at some healing stuff for my minor melt down (not so minor really) and am doing some aromatherapy study. I’m still daydreaming about the personal divination deck and focussing mostly on my art. That’s it really, nothing much to see here. Divinitory SystemsMonday, June 8th, 2009Picking the conversations with Frater Victatio back up after failing at the Destruction topic. Wander of to Melbournostika to see his brain meats on display. So the question being addressed in this installment of our conversation is “If you could create an alternative divination deck what would it be like?” Oookay, mean question to ask an artist. My brain goes CREATIVE ACTIVITY SQUEEEEEEE!!! at the very idea of getting to create a divination deck that is entirely personal, then it starts thinking about the possibilities and then 5 minutes later it over heats, dribbles out my ears and I crave sugar something shocking. If I could create a completely personal deck what would it be like… I’d use cards about the same size as Tarot cards as I find these a nice easy size to handle and the cardstock is usually good to work with. The number of cards I think would start off quite small and grow as I felt it needed to. I think he important aspect to me would be personal symbolism and fluidity. I’d want each card to be able to stand on it’s own as a symbol of something (death, life, sex, lust etc) and be workable as a meditation focus as much as I’d like to have them work as a traditionl divination deck. I know I’d want to add cards and remove tham as time went by, or even change the individual card to soemthign more meaningful etc. I tink it would evolve from something quite simple into something quite complex over time. The symbology would be personal to me. I see them as a combination of images created by me and text. Sometimes entirely symbological (Is that a word?) and other times character or situation driven images. They’d have to have colour. I like colour a lot. I don’t think a deck I’d created would be useable by anyone else in any way because of the way I think, but I think I’d like hat i create to be able to be used ina similar manner to my tarot decks. *Sigh* Ambiguous MUCH!Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Asked the Deviant Moon deck about Sean getting a job and I get ….  Death So after a bit of frigging around because while my first thought was that it was the death card it’s the only un-titled major arcana card in the fucking deck, I am assured that yes I have pulled out Death. In many ways I like the Death card. Death is change. The sloughing off of the old and to reveal the new, the important, that which was hidden beneath. But seriously… Change, metamporphosis, loss, end of ways… Helpful much *Sigh* Two other questions later and i’m still stumped. The cards just aren’t playing tonight.
Monthly Tarot – King of WandsSunday, January 4th, 2009 King Of Wands Excuse the slightly washed out image, it was the only one I could find. The original colours are much darker and call to mind the deep forest. I like this card, doesn’t matter how often I pull it. There is just something about it. He has a quiet, serene strength about him. Commanding without being over bearing.He represents those that over see and watch over others, not to control them but to see to their well being. He is strong and capable of enforcing his will should he so choose but does so rarely, he is wild but tamed by experience, he is knowing but still able to learn even as he imparts his wisdom. Their is almost a melancholy about him though, as if he yearns for the wildness of his youth, a time when he was not tied to his responsibilities. According to my little flip book (Yes, one day I will memorise all this) the King of Wands represents love for life and his people. He maintains self control at all times and often represents a trusted cohort in your work environment, family harmony and happiness. Having a look through some of the history of the card and it’s more traditional form as seen in decks like the Rider-Waite the King of Wands is often seen as an active king. Seated in a position of power yet leaning forward as if ready to leap off to an adventure. Responsible yet holding the memories of days of a wandering and adventurous youth. I find the wands suite in general to be an active suite in my deck, or perhaps more appropriate, a dynamic force. A force of conflict for the sake of it, whether for enjoyment of crossing arms (physically or mentally with another), sometimes revellign in it, soetimes handled with balance and joy and sometimes tamed and perhaps the cause of melancholy as with the King card. 2009 – Magical GoalsSunday, January 4th, 2009Monthly Tarot - Basic premise is simple, each month I will draw a tarot card for the month as I used to do in the past. Over the month, or until such point as I am called to draw another one but not more than a month, I will meditate on the card and it’s meaning. The meditation bit I’ve never bothered with before. *Shrugs* I feel like tuning into my deck a little more. I’m working with my Vampire Tarot as it’s the deck I’m most comfortable with. Inner Temple of Witchcraft - I bought this so I figure I should probably actually get off my arse and work through it. It was good up till the point I moved and it got lost int eh mass of books. I relocated it late last year and no have the cd’s to go with it. Meditation - Work in progress as always. Made somewhat mroe difficult by my inability to sit still for an extended period with my hip in it’s current, annoying, condition. Devotions - Trying to develop a better devotional practice with Quan Yin. I feel like I neglect her, though I have an alter for her now! Only took living here for 6 months. Currently delving further into Chinese myth and traditional holidays, as well as Quan Yin’s personal myths and associations. Tarot Reading: Interpretations?Saturday, November 29th, 2008I did a reading tonight and I’ll give you a run down of the spread below but, before I do I would just like to say WTF!!! The Magician, Strength, The Star and TWO Knights in one spread… I’ve used the Celtic draw but I’m not putting the interpretation down right now because I’d like to hear someone else’s take on this draw if anyone is bored enough to be bothered. 1. Questioners current situation – Two of Swords I don’t really ask specific questions of the deck. I tend to go with a general “how’s my life looking?” A random extra. When I was shuffling my deck The Hermit fell out into my lap.
 The Hermit Isolation, wisdom, patience, restraint, sensibility, secrecy, hidden protection, spirituality and good advice. Seeking quiet, going within, soul searching and being at one with ones own ideals. |