In my (mostly) nightly meditations, I pull a card to reflect upon. Sometimes more than one. Earlier this week, I used Tarot of the Sidhe by Emily Carding.
I pulled this card the other day in my own reading. “Winter’s Bite.” Awesome. The “She Who Strives Too Hard When Nothing Is To Be Done.” Is that the workaholic-extraordinare’s card or what? I think so. I get that one all the time and it never fails to piss me off.
I learned a tactic in a class taught by Caitlin Matthews when I attend the Readers Studio in April: ‘Where are the cards looking?’ I used this exercise and asked myself, “What is the panicked little figure looking at?”
The first thing the little tree-person is facing is Warrior Five–Action Frustrated. What is it I’m trying so hard to bust past? Now that I’m looking at this, I see a flyer from my activist endeavors is poised to the right of the reading. Sometimes it’s good to pay attention to things in the reading that aren’t necessarily the cards. Synchronicity, perhaps? I didn’t notice that at the time. Maybe we haven’t banned fracking yet, or opened a wind farm–yet. Does that frustrate me? Yes. Maybe more than I even let on.
Past the Action Frustrated card is The Lovers and a Warrior Seven–A Hero’s Challenge. While my plans may be slow and stifled for now, there is blessed reward at the end of it. I love what I do and will be even more in love with the result. But the work is far from over.
So, now what? I’m stuck in Winter’s Bite & Action Frustrated Land. What could help me out of this jam?
Above my head is the card: Born of Joy. If I can’t actualize all of my plans right now, at least I can work on them in joy. What would make me happy, right now? Re-watching Orange is the New Black before the new season? Cross stitch? Writing a blog? (I chose all of the above, FYI!)
Question for you! When you see this reading, what do you think?
First of all, these cards are really pretty and rad and fun and cute and I love them.
Secondly, you never stop it seems. So busy for a queen bee! But so many people benefit from your need to DO all the time, and thank you by the way for everything you do. If a difference is made in the future of our energy supply everyone on the planet will benefit. No big deal, just all of humanity.
Last of all, I wanted to say that it’s so like a busy body to get angry when it may even be hinted at they should slow down a little which is *so* *cute* but I would say the born of joy is a really great reminder that you started all of your missions from a place of love. I am so guilty of losing track of the original motivation for things. Whenever I can locate those feelings and desires and keep them in mind, its usually seems less stressful to carry out the tasks that go along with it.
Post Script: I really appreciate you sharing “where are the cards looking” concept. I will be incorporating this because this is the kind of stuff I start wondering about in a reading as it is.