Cards of The Weekend: November 12-14, 2021

Above, Mountain from Mystical Lenormand

by Regula Elizabeth Fiechter and illustrator Urban Trösch

Below, Mountain from Labyrinthos' Golden Thread Lenormand

 

November 12, 2021: This weekend, I'm giving you two Lenormand oracle cards (Mountain) for the sweet price of one--free!

Mountain looms large in one's mind--majestic, alluring, formidable, even terrifying. How will you respond? Go up? Go around? Or just stand there, frozen, and gawk at it in awe?

For Lenormand experts, this card indicates significant obstacles or enemies in one's path, resistance of all kinds. Momentum slows or slams to a halt; progress hits a snag.

The challenge here is to identify any conflicting energies and blockages (outer or inner) and face them with clear analysis, resolve, and persistence. Or with your own supple craftiness which--when at its most effective, most apt--might safely take you around rather than through or over. 

Should you move ahead and upward, you will eventually enjoy a refreshing, unobstructed view. And, certainly, you will have earned it.

CARD OF THE DAY: November 11, 2021

 

 The Moon

from Oak, Ash & Thorn Tarot (Volume 1)

by Stephanie Burrows and illustrator Adam Oehlers

 

November 11, 2021

The Moon: Dear Moon, we rest in your embrace and care. We rest in the space you have made for our tender selves. We feel whole, loved, and nourished. You notice our wounds and offer healing repair. You encourage our growth and celebrate even our smallest steps. We thank you, dearest Moon!

CARD OF THE DAY: November 10, 2021

 Nine of Fire

from Tarot of The Elements

by Isha Lerner and illustrator Amy Ericksen

 

November 10, 2021

Nine of Fire: A transformative experience is at hand. Let the vibrant rainbow colors of Tarot of The Elements feed you with powerful, elemental energy. The Nine of Fire (Nine of Wands) sets before you the crucial challenge while also gifting you with the knowledge and fortitude you need to face and master it. Inner change meets outer change with courage and integrity. You've been prepped for this, even if you did not know it at the time or all along. You're more than ready. This is a moment to prove yourself, a moment of renewal and new status in life.

CARD OF THE DAY: November 9, 2021

 

 The Fool

from Elizabeth Josephine Gill's The Gill Tarot

 

November 9, 2021:

The Fool: As depicted by Elizabeth Josephine Gill in The Gill Tarot, this Fool is a happy-go-lucky charmer with a spry little, bushy-tailed ride-or-die dog on the alert. Both are energetic and adorable, and it's hard to not want to dance right off that ledge with The Fool.

So energetic is this particular Fool, that they (let me not gender this figure out of assumptions) were ready for me when I opened this deck after many, many years of not consulting it. It's one of my earliest decks, used frequently--and, then, not at all. I think I own in excess of 100 divination decks, not all strictly Tarot.

When I went to shuffle the Gill, I discovered that The Fool card was already turned outward, facing me, unlike all the other cards. It was kind of a Hello!

When I shuffled the deck and drew a card at random...well, you can guess. It was my friend, again right there, popping up to greet me. Tarot can be way amusing.

Or maybe it was more like, "Hey, lady! You're not getting rid of me that easily!" 

Considering that The Fool is, literally, the first card of 78 in a standard Tarot deck, it's kind of the ambassador, you know? I think this deck missed me.

For today, consider releasing into Play mode and allowing yourself to just be. Moving with The Fool means trust--primarily trusting yourself--and going with the flow of bodymindspirit. The Fool knows when the time is right to trust yourself and the underlying purpose of the playfulness of Spirit. Many good things can come of this, but it's not the time to think about what it can produce. Just be with it!

CARD OF THE DAY: November 8, 2021

 

 Queen of Wands

from Barbara Moore's Mystic Faerie Tarot, art by Linda Ravenscroft

 

November 8, 2021

Queen of Wands: The Queen of Fire Energy returns! (See her earlier message for you here.)

This time, as depicted by artist Linda Ravenscroft, she brings you deep knowledge of the genius of the forest, how it sustains and renews itself and communicates within a brilliantly-evolved system.

How can you recognize and honor the same interdependent ecosystem that is your physical body as well as your expanded self beyond this body and its current time and place?

How might that acknowledgement and awareness of this more of you--including the more of all that you are intimately connected to--transform your frame of mind, your choices, your actions, your relationships? Are you in rightful relation and communication with all that you are and all that is there for you?

CARD OF THE WEEKEND: November 6-7, 2021

NOVEMBER 6-7, 2021

 

Ace of Swords

from Robert M. Place's Alchemical Tarot

 

Ace of Swords: The Aces are spirit gifts of power, entering this realm of physical manifestation in subtle ways--so subtle, in fact, you might not notice something has shifted, something has entered and begun a process, unless you are very sensitive, very watchful, able to read the signs.

I'm gazing at the Ace of Swords in Robert M. Place's Alchemical Tarot deck, and one part of the overall image shows a dove in flight. "A little bird told me...."

While you've been anxious, upset, or distracted, a change has been initiated. Can you feel that tiny ripple in the air? Is it from the swish of a wing? Or from of an invisible blade?

Ace of Swords portals of entry are primarily through thoughts, words, sounds--often quietly delivered. A single question can be a portal in. So, this weekend, pay very close attention. Spirit has something for you.

CARD OF THE DAY: November 5, 2021

 

Six of Wands, above: Universal Waite Tarot by Pamela Colman Smith with coloring by Mary Hanson-Roberts; below: Modern Witch Tarot by Lisa Sterle
 

 

November 5, 2021

Six of Wands: A moment of satisfaction and pride! You're steady and uplifted, buoyed by the support of those who deeply care about you, some of whom may have made a challenging journey with you. Who else deserves a piece of your success? Recognize and celebrate them, in turn, as you are recognized and celebrated. The radiant energy is multiplied in warm exchange and feels marvelous all around.