CARD OF THE WEEKEND: January 14-15, 2023

 

The Hanging Cat

Tarot for Cats

by Regen Dennis with art by Kipling West

 

January 14-15, 2023: Well, at least illustrator Kipling West did not turn this "Hanging Cat" head down like Tarot's traditional Hanged Man!

Author Regen Dennis seems to think West's tuxedo cat has voluntarily submitted to its human's grasp. But anyone who has ever lived with a cat--and especially a tuxedo cat--knows holding a cat that way will only lead to furious hisses and wriggles. Kitty will soon jump free and, since West's scene is clearly outdoors, scoot off in hot pursuit of the nearest sparrow.

The usual Hanged Man's upended suspension offers a radically different way to look at things, sometimes completely out of this world. West's hanging cat might have a temporarily heightened level from which to view its surroundings, but this position will be uncomfortable, unacceptable, and brief. The cat did not choose it. And, for cats, choice is everything.

So, here are a couple of different ways to view and work with this weekend's card:

Consider the way I normally interpret The Hanged Man. This card comes as advice to take time out and perform an unusual, even extreme, action or practice that would help you explore a question or issue from a quite new, potentially transformative angle. How might this insightful breakthrough help you resolve your concern or situation?

Or...you can be a tuxedo cat. Don't let someone force you into a view or position that you do not choose. You're perfectly capable of leaping to your own perch from which to observe and understand things. You have a right to autonomy over your own body, mind, and spirit, and that right is worth fighting for.

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: September 3-4, 2022

 

La Temperanza

I Gatti

by Osvaldo Menegazzi

September 3-4, 2022: "You humans always like to laugh at TikTok videos showing us cats knocking over glasses of water! Well, what if that cat were knocking it over just to pour that water into another glass? Clever! Okay, I know that sounds silly to you, but what if?"

Indeed, Osvaldo Menegazzi's La Temperanza puts a different spin on our familiar Temperance archetype.

As I see it, Menegazzi's drawing introduces the possibility that a little bit of mischief, or something you consider to be a petty nuisance, might turn out to have a different impetus and a different outcome--a better or, at least, acceptable one--than first expected. 

So, have patience and a sense of humor. Things are not out of control. They're really in order--or will be--if you just give them a minute to reveal their true nature.

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CARDS OF THE WEEKEND: June 18-19, 2022

 

Il Bagatto and Gli Amanti

I Gatti

by Osvaldo Menegazzi

June 18-19, 2022: I Gatti ("the cats") is Osvaldo Menegazzi's sweet, Major Arcana Tarot deck, a long-ago holiday gift from a friend who knows how much I adore cats!

I had to share these two images with you today for your weekend:

Il Bagatto ("The Magician"): Look at the insouciance of that kitten and the dip of that feathered cap! Menegazzi's Magician has already done some mischief--see the overturned cup!--and looks ready to reach out a paw and sweep everything else to the floor!

Gli Amanti (The Lovers"): Well, maybe you have an equally adventurous sidekick--someone to share the joy--and, if necessary, the consequences?

Don't hesitate to be playful and a little mischievous. Be reasonably careful and attentive, but be confident like The Magician and have some fun this weekend. 

And for all celebrating, Happy Juneteenth!

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CARDS OF THE DAY: January 5, 2022

The Chariot, Justice, and The Star

from Tarot for Cats

by Regen Dennis with art by Kipling West

 

January 5, 2022: Card of the day? Here, again, are three! Why not take your choice this time?

Pick your Card of the Day from Tarot for Cats, an absolutely charming Majors-only deck by Regen Dennis and artist Kipling West.

Will it be the supremely confident and focused Chariot Top Cat who knows where it's going and precisely how to get there?

Will it be the crafty tuxedo of The Star, slinking out of a star-filled night, taking its time while it feels out just the right moment to make its next move?

Or will it be our jaunty, well-balanced Justice cat whose sure paws can make it around the narrow rim of that tub without danger of a slip?

Oh, to have the moxie of a cat!

Card back, Tarot for Cats deck

CARDS OF THE DAY: January 2, 2022

 

L'Empereur (The Emperor) and Letoille (The Star)

from Chat du Marseille: A Major Arcana Deck

by Elaine Moertl (based on the Conver Marseille)

 

January 2, 2022: Elaine Moertl's precious Majors-only deck, Chat du Marseille, based on the historic Conver Marseille, brings charm to a dramatic encounter between two cards: L'Empereur and Letoille, Tarot's Emperor and Star. 

Gazing into the past with a determined will to maintain its glory, The Emperor holds onto a realm and secures a system that has long kept that realm in strict order. The Star, on the other hand, facing The Emperor's back, brings the power of creative experimentation and integration of energies from many different sources, each greatly powerful in and of themselves.

While the expression "speaking truth to power" comes to mind as we look at these paired cards, our delightful Star is doing more than speaking to the heedless Emperor. There's a strong sense of manifestation here (as well as insistence that The Emperor turn around and look). So, another imperative expression is in order: "Show. Don't tell," as in: "Look, dude, I'll show you this works."

And work, it will. 

The demonstration of a new source (or sources) of genuine and positive power is indicated by this narrative. There's also the possibility of actual fruitful collaboration with the earthly power of the Emperor, but it will require the Star's utmost clarity and resourcefulness in all matters. The Star brings wonderful surprises, too, and it's really to everyone's benefit to pay attention.

How do these two archetypes show up in your own life? And don't be so sure that they are not two different parts of yourself. You can usefully view this pairing from that perspective, too.

CARDS OF THE WEEKEND: November 27, 2021

 

Queen of Cups and Knight of Cups

from Tarot of The Cat People

by Karen Kuykendall

 

November 27, 2021: I adore cats and have always loved Karen Kuykendall's Tarot of The Cat People. As you might have guessed from my earlier remarks about The Diamond Tarot, I always do what I can to help my Tarot clients get past fear of strange, potentially alarming Tarot images, and cats--even big jungle felines, like in this weekend's two cards--can certainly help with that. I used to read with this deck a lot. It's not the most serious, esoteric deck, for sure. But it's just lovable and beautifully designed.

The royal and noble tigers here in this weekend's cards help deliver a world of love to you. The Queen of Cups and the queen's Knight of Cups, teaming up here, could not be more alert, buoyant, generous, and active in your life right now. They are on the case, and you're going to feel their energy infusing, warming, and lifting your own.

Spirit is bathing you in the sweet waters of grace and dissolving the hard boundaries around issues and problems so these irritations and troubles soften and morph into something more workable. This alchemy begins in your ability and willingness to let go of your own tightly-held beliefs about what ails or hampers you and to allow change to happen to your ultimate benefit.

Listen for a (possibly subtle) change in the atmosphere around you and/or around the thing with which you are concerned. Stay alert to an idea floating up from the subconscious--or out of the blue--and opening up a new way to approach an issue.

And be sure to catch up with all of the cards you might have missed since I began this series on November 2. Here's a link to a handy list!

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