The Wander returns

I am so horrible attending to my blog.  I just roam away to look at shiny objects.  I really do feel horrid being away so long.

I have been active on Instagram with my tarot.  I have also started with my weekly reading.  Every other week I even read in PUBLIC!  No, I am not taking clients, I just actually read my cards in a local tea shop. This is a huge step for me since there is a huge stigma with tarot and fortune telling in my area.  It is actually forbidden to read for money in the city limits.  I am always careful because some people will call the police and I would get a ticket.  But if I read for myself or my friends I am fine.  As long as no money is involved I can read in public locations.

Currently, my goal is to broaden my spreads.  Every few weeks I will try a new spread either from one of my books or from Instagram.   For the next few weeks, I will be learning the Horoscope Spread.  I have seen this spread in my books for ages but was always wary to try.  The weekend reading was all too confusing.  Just everything a jumble.  I will be trying again after researching the layout a bit more.

Horoscope spread with the Shadowscape Tarot

NEW Deck Time

Yesterday I bit the bullet and ordered my first new deck in ages.  I use to love collecting decks but just stopped for some reason.  But I think I will restart collecting with getting a deck a year or so.

So yesterday (with my bonus) I ordered the Shadowscape deck.  You have seen it shown in many of my card posts cause I am love with the artwork. I just had to have it.  It should be in tomorrow.

This brings up a good question.  Do people read multiple decks?  I do not mean at once but have multiple decks to chose for readings.  I imagine it would be quite nice to set out like three decks in front of your client and ask which deck calls/appeals to them.  I wonder if it would make for a more connected reading.

Moon Cycle Spread

I am following more and more tarot people on Instagram.  Ethony caught my eye with her moon in Scorpio spread.  I will be honest I rarely pay attention to the moon in what house.  This will be push for my boundaries.

The spread is a simple 5 card layout.

1. What needs transforming at this time? (gain additional insight from the suit of the Tarot card)
2. What do I need to let go of?
3. How can I best cultivate inner peace?
4. How can I best heal old pain?
5. What do my guides want to tell me going into this moon cycle?

To my knowledge the new moon in Scorpio is a time for evaluation and cleaning your ambition list.  Taking a good look at your present state and letting go (no singing...well ok sing away) of outdated mental baggage.

I have posted my spread on my Instagram but without any explanation to the cards.  (Italic cards are reversed)

1. Five of Cups - 
2. Seven Of Shields -  
3. Five of Swords - 
4. Eight of Swords - 
5. King of Swords -

After doing the reading intuitively, I decided not to post the meanings.  Sorry it ended up being far more personal than I wanted to post.

Best made plans and all that

Well I had planned to write this up yesterday and upload but I was struck down with a migraine.  So I will be almost a full day off my planned schedule.  Well lets go on with it.

Weekly Spread:

Card 1:  The Empress (R)

Guenevere: Insecurity, may be trying to hard.  Being too rigid.

Card 2: Ace of Spears

The Grail Lance:  The aces are to me harder cards.  There is just so little for my brain to lock onto.  To me I see this as looking for new directions, thinking outside the box for solutions.

Card 3: Four of Shields

The Homespun Tunic:  I love this card just because I love sewing and crafting items.  So I always this as rewarding creative and hard work.  Taking ones time to do something correctly.

My take away is that what is happening is not working.  Stop look again and find a better more stable way to do things.  Be more willing to look at the situation from all angles.

Moved again

We are becoming professional rolling stones.  This makes the third time this year we have moved!  I have been on a self imposed hiatus while my life has been shifting.   We are still setting up our new home but we should be here for a while I hope.

I am going to shift from a daily tarot card to a weekly 3 card reading.  I will try to do my reading on Sunday but post it and the reflection later in the week.  This should be a more manageable goal for me to accomplish. 

Weekly Spread

3 Cards

Mind/Body/Spirit

Since today is Labor day and I am off work I have done a simple 3 card spread to start off the week.  Friday I did a large spiritual based based reading for my birthday.  Today I will continue that string with a Mind/Body/Spirit spread.  Again I will not be delving into a solution as I am not really asking a question but just looking into myself for guidance.

Mind  - 9 of Shields ⤓ -Ragnell - looking too much at myself and centering my views as such

Body - 8 of Spears - The White Stag - youth, adventure

Spirit - 14 Temperance - The Cauldron of Annwn - Peace, renewal and balance.

Birthday Spread

Tree of Life 

It is my BIRTHDAY! To start my day and my year off right I am doing a larger spread. I have done a 10 card Tree of Life spread.

The spread is laid out from right to left starting at the top.

1. Highest Ideal -

La Cote Male Tale & Maledisant - The court celebrates the marriage of the valiant La Cote Male Tail and the damsel Maledisant.

2. Creative power-

Camelot - With the arrival of winter, halls fill and hearts lift.

3. Wisdom -

Bors - Cousin of Lancelot, Bars was one of three to achieve the Holy Grail, after which he was dubbed 'The Messenger' and entrusted to carry the news of the completed Quest t to the world.

4. Virtues -

Igraine- Mother of Arthur, Igraine became the much-loved queen of Uther Pendragon, with whom she ruled the Kingdom as an equal partner.

5. Discipline -

The Salmon - Having eaten the Nuts of Knowledge, the salmon was thought to be the wisest of living things, and it represents the high mystic knowledge appreciated by the intuitive, emotional self.

6. Health -

Wind Harps of War - Giant wind harps are erected upon the cliffs, where their fearful drone will greet the enemy.

7. Love -

The Cauldron of Annwn - The Cauldron of Annwn: Nine priestesses attend the Cauldron of Annwn, source of inspiration and mantic talent. Many peoples have attributed the powers of prophecy, inspiration, and art to the three motifs depicted in the painting-the omnipotent spring, the cauldron, and the head. The bards of Arthur's time believed the Cauldron of Annwn was the source of their inspiration and unearthly talents. The early Welsh poem The Spoils of Annwfn tells of Arthur's daring raid on the Other world in search of its cauldron. Three ships ventured to the Twilight Land, passing many uncharted isles where the Forever Young mixed their sparkling wines. On reaching the cauldron, the raiders found the forces of the fay awaiting them. A battle more dreadful than words ensued. Though Arthur succeeded in stealing the Cauldron, the terror and tragedy of the venture led the King to forbid the seven soul survivors to speak of it again.

8. Creation -

In Ector's Keeping - Under the fosterage of Sir Ector, a young, unknown Arthur enjoyed days of play.

9. Imagination -

The Firedrake- The Firedrake: The dragon of comets heralds the new era. Having returned to Britain, Aurelius Ambrosius dealt with the usurper Vortigern and took his rightful place as High King. Together with his younger brother Uther, Ambrosius rallied the Britons in an effort to reclaim the lands Vortigern had lost to the Saxons and curtail the terror they unleashed upon the people. For the most part, the Britons were successful, but still the struggle continued. On the death of Ambrosius, the traumatized people of Britain braced themselves, fearing a return to dark days. At this precarious time a beautiful dragon shaped comet traced the skies, which Merlin claimed portended the coming reign of Uther and the glory of his yet unborn son. The people took heart at the beautiful sight and turned to their courageous new King. Thereafter, Uther was known as the Pendragon ("Head Dragon"), a title he later passed on to his son.

10. Earthly home -

Camlann - The dark day cometh when brother turns against brother upon the battlefield of Camlann.As you may have noticed I have dome something different this time. Instead of the meanings of the cards I have given you their stories. These are the stories that are given with each card per the booklet that came with the deck. Quite often I draw my meanings from the stories than from the suit, number, or traditional meaning.

As you can see I have done something a little different.  I have not given you the card meanings.  I have decided instead to show you the stories.  That is in fact why I love this deck so much.  Each card is linked to aspect of a story.  I will often pull the meanings from the stories more than from the suit, the number or whatever else.