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Card of the Day – Two of Wands Reversed

19 Dec

So, Two of Wands reappears. And again, reversed. If you have gone through my old posts, you’d know that it’s not unusual for me to get the same card again and again. There’s always a reason. Here I feel it’s the waiting. Not by choice. But just the way it is. I was just thinking earlier in the morning how it’s hard to see the bolted wand on the wall on Two of Wands. On the Robin Wood card it’s mostly hidden by the man. I thought it meant that situation is obscured. You can’t see what lies ahead. There’s only waiting. It is very true for my situation. There’s only waiting, and there’s no way of knowing how it will turn out until it’s run its course. And here it is, showing me that message.

I also notice for the first time that the clear crystal on the wand the man is holding has two points. That’s how it looks to me today. It looks like there’s a smaller point growing alongside of the main point. What can this mean?

(Major arcana images grabbed from this Wikipedia page, minor arcana images from this page. I use Robin Wood Tarot which has different imagery. This is just to give you an idea of the card.)

 
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Card of the Day – Nine of Wands Reversed

18 Dec

Yet another reversed card. Nine of Wands. It shows a man leaning on a wand with a clear crystal on the top end. He’s been through battles which wounded him, but also prepared him for what’s to come. Clear crsystal represents clarity. He knows. Eight more wands form a wall that protects him from the gloomy sky. Each has a different crystal on it, showing the different tools that he has, ready to be used for defense. Even though he knows that there are more battles to come, he’s on top of things. It’s a waiting period before the storm. He well-prepared.

Since I was especially drawn to the clear crstal wand that he’s leaning on, the reversed probably means a loss of clarity in the situation. Defenses down. Ill-prepared? Ugh! I don’t like the sound of that.

Note: 12.18.2006, 12:49pm. I am missing a document that I need this afternoon. Well, it’s purpose is to save about $60. It shouldn’t cause any trouble or delay. But I just get nervous when I feel like I am missing something.

(Major arcana images grabbed from this Wikipedia page, minor arcana images from this page. I use Robin Wood Tarot which has different imagery. This is just to give you an idea of the card.)

 
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Card of the Day – Two of Wands Reversed

17 Dec

This is a card that I am not familiar with. It shows a man waiting behind a stone wall, looking out to sea that has no object in visible range. He holds a silver wand in his left hand, and another silver wand is securely bolted on the wall next to him. He holds a globe in his right hand. He’s confident that he has things under control. He’s just waiting for the results to come in.

The card appears reversed like most other cards recently. I must be really off-balanced. That’s to be carefully looked at. I consulted the book for help on this card. The upright meaning was quite easy to get. But the reversed meaning I wasn’t quite confident with. I would naturally think that reversed Two of Wands meant not waiting, being impatient. That can certainly be one of the messages. But the book indicated that it could also mean forced waiting, things not resolved. Lack of energy. This sounds very true for my situation.

I was immediately drawn to the wand bolted on the wall when I looked at the card. The stone wall also felt very important. The bolted wand can feel like a forced waiting period. Without a clear vision of what’s ahead, it can be nerve-wrecking. The wall feels like a separation. I think normally it would give a feeling of security. But in reversed it feels confining. Making you want to break out.

I think I need to exercise my patience today. Or watch it carefully.

Note: 12.18.2006, 12:45pm. Little did I know, my partner played a big part of putting things “on hold”. He’s uncertain where things are with work. It involves the possibility of moving. So, things are up in the air now and without immediate answers.

(Major arcana images grabbed from this Wikipedia page, minor arcana images from this page. I use Robin Wood Tarot which has different imagery. This is just to give you an idea of the card.)

 
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Three-card Saturday

16 Dec

In order, Five of Cups, Eight of Cups Reversed, Four of Swords Reversed. My three-card reading is for the week that follows.

Five of Cups, grieving over what’s loss. The figure in the card sees only what’s lost, and not what’s still available. He’s not looking at the distant castle that offers security. Or the bridge and the stone gate that symbolize transformation for the better. The sky is gloomy, just like his mood. If he just look up, he can see the way out of his grief.

Eight of Cups Reversed. Not moving beyond the present situation. Since it follows the Five of Cups, the situation is probably a negative one. All the cards carry a bit of negative too. This can serve as a warning not to linger in the negative. Sometimes we have a fear of the unknown and would rather get stuck in a bad situation because it is familiar. We need to look around and have a broader view. The card shows a person that has crossed the water to the other side, leaving the cups behind, signifying a disatisfaction of current situation and moving on. In the reversed poisition it can mean not moving forward. It’s not necessary negative, but with the surrounding cards it probably suggests that it’s best to move on this time.

Four of Swords Reversed. The card shows a resting stone figure. Swords hanging on the wall not being used. In its upright position it indicates a period of rest, introspection. A needed silence. Reversed it can mean no time to rest even when situation is stressful. Swords can be quite stressful. There is a star in the distant sky that represents hope, wish fulfilled. Even in the reversed position, a star shows a ray of hope. All the stressful activities are for a brighter future.

The emotional roller coaster is not over. It seems that I may make it worse by wallowing in the negative. But it also seems that I will finally get busy and move beyond the stress. Beyond the gloomy situation.

Note: 12.17.2006, 11:36am. Because of the situation that I am in now, I thought I would get a lot more sword cards than this. Even though I got a couple, but they seemed to indicate more on the actions to be taken than the worries, mental stress. Instead, I got lots of reversed cup cards. So I took a good look at myself. The worries seem to have turned into a troubled feeling that’s burried deep in the chest. Probably from procrastinating too long. I also tend to think things through, but still feel the stress inside. There’s just a feeling in your chest. A feeling that somethng is not done, or something is not correct.

(Major arcana images grabbed from this Wikipedia page, minor arcana images from this page. I use Robin Wood Tarot which has different imagery. This is just to give you an idea of the card.)

 
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Card of the Day – Seven of Swords Reversed

15 Dec

Swords really describe the day. I am a little late on doing the reading and what the card shows had happened. Stressful and incomplete. Not that it is bad, but work is not done.

Seven of Swords shows a man stealthily taking five swords away from a camp ground. To be blunt, stealing. I am drawn to one of the two swords left behind. The one with a perfectly round pommel on the hilt. It looks like a symbol of the sun. I feel like it’s about truth, the correct way. It looks like it’s stuck in the stone, or into the ground. Unmovable truth? No matter what you are trying to get away with, you always have to come back and do it right. A caution maybe? The sky is dark with storm clouds. But there’s a small opening in the sky where the light shines through and the color is bright blue. There’s hope in this shadowy situation.

What is the reversed meaning? I feel like I’ve been running around doing things the wrong way, or putting off dealing with issues for too long. There’s no more time to fool around. Do it correctly and the situation will be much better. The book indicates that it can mean good advise given, which I got from two individuals today. It can also mean incomplete project, which is defnitely where things are right now. All in all, I feel that the card is saying that I can’t escape what needs to be done. I just can’t avoid the stress. Fine. At least there’s bright sunshine in the end. :-)

(Major arcana images grabbed from this Wikipedia page, minor arcana images from this page. I use Robin Wood Tarot which has different imagery. This is just to give you an idea of the card.)

 
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