tarot for the cyclist

[LBTC]

kitsune,

my book on the tarot has a long description of the 9 of swords, that isn't all bad....

first it focusses on our own worry that we've done something wrong, not necessarily that we have, but that we feel we have...

it suggests using the card as a caution by trying to ensure that you are making the best choices.

The last line says "Even a small change can make all the difference"

And yes, it could only be noting a vulnerable spot in your life, or it could be a warning that the path you are on may be a difficult one.

My own experiences remind me that difficult times have helped me to expand my gift (photography), pay more attention to my intuition about people I meet, take better care of my own needs, and to reach out to people I trust...and I think they have made me a better and more compassionate person, even while still being more cautious in new circumstances.

whew.

Okay, that was a bit too wordy, I hope you don't mind!

Namaste,
~T~

[Kitsune06]

Wordy's fine. (I'm moreso than is good for me!) I think it has to do with my financial situation. Hopefully that changes with this new job... I'm managing things pretty well, but every once in awhile I look back on something I bought and go "Why?!!"

Thanks for the input LBTC, that makes me feel better. =)

[mary9761]

I LOVE the Robin Wood deck. I have the Wheel of Fortune actually signed BY Robin Wood. A friend of mine was at a function where Robin was and had her sign it for me.

[KnottedYet]

Smith is the dike I was referring to. Glad the group was calling it the Waite Smith deck.

Kit - My book talks about the 9 of Swords as referring to "the tortures we put ourselves through when our fears and doubts overwhelm us." (BTW, I have the same book as LBTC, get it if you can"

[Kitsune06]

How ironic. Me. Fears and doubts! Gotta be about money!

[LBTC]

yup, knotted, my book said that too.

I downloaded the whole thing and printed it. I'll find the link tomorrow and post it.

Namaste,
~T~

[KnottedYet]

the book is "Learning the Tarot" by Joan Bunning

[Kitsune06]

I'll pick that book up. My card today (only drawing one) 6 of Pentacles. Sounds like today.

[KnottedYet]

Mine: Nine of Cups.

Oh, puh-lease! Can I have chosen a more appropos card?

Last Word card: Ace of Cups

AAAAAAAAAG! <Knot runs off, convinced the Tarot is speaking directly to her>

[pooks]

Have any of you ever used this one? I loved the first edition.

http://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Your-Sel...e=UTF8&s=books

[margo49]

I started out with the Classic Rider-Waite and then progressed to a "modern "deck (Mary Hanson Roberts) Which I am not completely happy with either but I like the colours and the pencilling
I pay *a lot* of attention to reversed cards and see them as more personal and emotional and "hidden" ( from my own self ie unrecognised by my conscious mind) than uprights.
I use the classic Celtic spread but just as often one called Diana's Arch that I read about in a feminist spirituality journal way back in the 80's which I find useful because with it I have to take my intellect off the hook.

[pooks]

Hanson-Roberts did the coloring on the Universal Waite Smith, which is one reason I love it. The Hanson Roberts desk seemed a bit too "twee" for me, although I did have it at one time. But I loved her use of color. Another one:

[Kitsune06]

daily reading for me... doing Knots reading...
six of swords.
last word- nine of pentangles.

certainly better than yesterday!

[Trek420]

I don't know what any of this means and prefer Dove chocolate readings.

This is lower cals though.

[KnottedYet]

Tarot for Trek: (in one paragraph)

Each card has a description that refers to some aspect of your life. You are meant to "change gears" in your head and look at that aspect if you pull that card. Gets you out of a thinking-rut.

My pulling the 9 of Cups and the Ace of Cups would be like getting "When two hearts race both win" and "Trust your instincts in love" in Dove chocolates.