CARD OF THE WEEK: March 13-19, 2023

 

Page of Cups

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

 

March 13-19, 2023: There are times to boldly strike out on your own and other times to stick together. With this Page of Cups, Ambi Sun shows a school of sardines in perfect, instinctual coordination. They make a sinuous swirl in the water near a beautiful golden goblet. Rather than showing us a single figure for this court card, we've given a group, and that can suggest that its numerous individuals contribute build the dynamism of the whole, revving up one another in their journey through the sea.

Recognize when it's useful--or imperative--to move in this way, especially, though not exclusively, if you're young, inexperienced, and untried. Tarot's Pages have much to learn, with fresh energy and heart for the task of steadily developing themselves or something of importance.

This week, you might make plans to gather with peers or potential collaborators and see what newly emerges or gets a good boost forward.

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CARD OF THE WEEK: November 14-18, 2022

 

Knight of Pentacles

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

November 14-18, 2022: Busy as a bee, you are. May the honey be sweet. May you find the results of your labor delicious and nutritious. And they can be, if you choose where you wish to dedicate your energy, and you choose wisely.

As we know, Tarot's Knights are active, assertive forces. Once set in motion, they focus on getting the job done. The Knight of Pentacles moves at a slower, more deliberate pace than the other knights, each step carefully considered before taken. They are methodical, stable, sturdy, reliable.

 

Notice the neat geometrics of the honeycomb in Ambi Sun's Knight of Pentacles card from Oriens Animal Tarot. This image perfectly symbolizes the idea of a perfectly-shaped single piece interlocking with others to make a perfect whole.

Not everything we humans do will--or should--be perfect. But we can give serious attention to developing focus, skill, and rigor of thought and action. Give some thought this week to who and what does--or does not deserve--this careful attention and design.

 

 

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: September 24-25, 2022

 

Ten of Pentacles

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

September 24-25, 2022: We see pentacles dropping to the seabed like stones, the element of Earth (Pentacles) meeting the element of Water. The whale, a powerful creature of water, dives deep, deep, deep.

So often in conventional Tarot, we've been encouraged to think of Ten of Pentacles as a sign of stodgy, inflexible convention. It's the highest number in the Earth cards, sometimes representing powerful, rigidly-structured institutions, individuals, laws and the like. But what if, like the whale in Ambi Sun's painting, we dived deep within the emotional and creative realms within to find resources to manifest all that we want to bring into existence?

As I've noted before, when you get to know Tarot well, you can see how it offers a wide, complex range of applicable, useful interpretations.

For this weekend, think about how you might dig deep beneath the surface of things and find the good stuff, the really good, durable building material for your future.

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CARD OF THE WEEK: August 1-5, 2022

 

Five of Pentacles

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

August 1-5, 2022: Hey, do you feel like the polar bear at the center of Ambi Sun's Five of Pentacles? The mound of ice beneath you shrinking, making you increasingly isolated and surrounded by deep water?

That pentacle/sun radiates ice-killing heat but, as I see it, the bear holds on with determination, proudly, continuing to be a bear. And that's what I want to share with you, my people, this week.

Shit happens. Continue to be who you are.

Hold on. Dig in. Take a sense of firmness from the four other pentacles that form a kind of forcefield in this scene. That's the strength of the earth element.

Yes, you might be up against difficult and even dire conditions but maintain your sense of self and personal sovereignty. Don't let external circumstances make you give up on yourself and what matters most to you. If anything, represent harder!

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CARD OF THE WEEK: May 9-13, 2022

 

Knight of Swords

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

Vermilion Flycatcher, adult male (photo: Greg Lavaty)

May 9-13, 2022: With inspiration from Ambi Sun (creator of Oriens Animal Tarot), I am imagining this bright flycatcher zipping through the night sky on a mission to deliver a critical message. Tarot's Knight of Swords is fast, direct, able to get the job done in no time. But you have to be fast and pay close attention, too, so you don't miss what he's bringing.

Tarot's Swords represent the element of Air and symbolize speed, speech, and specificity. They can also symbolize thought, decisions, and differences or conflicts. How do one or more of these keywords fit with your objectives or overall situation for this week?

I'll use myself as an example. As a writer, I'm heartened to see Knight of Swords because he's a great ally for any communicator--so energizing and motivating.

How might this Knight of Swords inform, inspire, and support you this week?

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CARD OF THE DAY: March 29, 2022

 

Six of Wands

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

March 29, 2022: Your most familiar Six of Wands might show a victorious hero riding high amid cheering supporters--externally validated success and reward. Artist Ambi Sun, on the other hand, underscores confidence and radiance that rise from within, just from being who one truly is. The peacock struts its natural, if outlandish, splendor. Of course, everything is a matter of degree, and the guidebook for Sun's wonderful Oriens Animal Tarot cautions against a reversed Six of Wands' overbearing peacockiness!

But where are those six wands?

See the long feathers curving up from each side of the peacock? We tend to think of Tarot's wands as hefty, rigid staffs of wood or metal. In this case, though, Sun makes them silky, delicate, and vulnerable-looking. Still, draped behind the bird like the long train of a ball gown or held aloft like milady's fan, they are beautiful implements of high magick.

So, just for today, think of the softness and crafty subtlety of your powers. Sometimes, magickal power is as natural as breathing in and breathing out.

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CARD OF THE DAY: January 19, 2022

 

Five of Cups

(above) Universal Waite Tarot (Pamela Colman Smith, recolored by Mary Hanson-Roberts)

(below) Oriens Animal Tarot (Ambi Sun)

 

January 19, 2022: Periods of disappointment, regret, emptiness, and grieving come as natural parts of life.

Against a featureless, colorless, joyless sky, Pamela Colman Smith's classic Five of Cups offers an image of sorrowful resignation and reflection after loss. Though three goblets have tumbled, spilling precious contents, the river--life--though seemingly distant, flows on. Two shining goblets stand ready behind the shrouded figure. A future, though not initially recognized as such, is already within reach.

For the modern Oriens Animal Tarot, Ambi Sun's art re-imagines an ongoing, dynamic process that unites past, present and future. A small but representative "plague" of locusts munches on intertwined stems of ivy, this plant a symbol of forever-ness. A pair of crystal goblets has been turned upside down. Another goblet is now in the process of toppling. The final two--for now, at least--rest upright on their bases.

Tarot's Five of Cups offers us space to contemplate impermanence, release our clinging attachment to that which changes, and come to terms with the natural ebb and flow of all life and our place within it.

Even in times of plenty and satisfaction, practicing letting go can relieve the pain of expectations that things will always stay just the way we want and demand them to be.

Give the grief you're carrying its time, and know that joy will surely have its time as well.

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CARD OF THE DAY: November 29, 2021: I could not resist!

 

Ten of Cups

from Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

 

November 29, 2021: Today's card--Ten of Cups--comes from a deck I do not yet own. But, I mean, c'mon! Look at this card with its adorable fennec foxes!

Then look at this video survey of Oriens Animal Tarot, a beauty created by Ambi Sun. I cannot wait to get my hands on this deck!

With the highest number in Tarot's Minor Arcana, a Ten packs a wallop of energy. So expect feelings (cups=water=the emotions) to be running high today and, if applicable, sensitivity and/or creativity to be at peak levels.

For some of you, that will mean paying extra attention to boundaries--yours and others--to make safe space in which to express and care for the sometimes unpredictable ebb and flow of feelings.

For others, it might mean taking time out to channel these high energies in some useful way--through an artistic medium, for instance. One way to use this day, if you have time, might be to begin creating homemade gifts for this gift-giving season. Or start looking for that perfect gift you'll give yourself. And, yes, I certainly have mine on the way!

In any case, be especially understanding with and gentle with yourself today. Luxuriate in the abundance of human feelings and spiritual inspiration the Ten of Cups can offer you.