Yesterday I read the first half of the Sakki-Sakki book (Playing with Symbols: The Essential Companion Book to The Sakki-Sakki Tarot & to Your Creative Journey), including the introductions and all the Majors. I bookmarked my place between the two pages discussing the Ace and Two of Rods. Then I drew both of these cards today! It always makes my day to start the morning with a little synchronicity.The book is so great, as the artist gives detailed explanations on the meanings of the art designs, symbols and coloring in each card. The Majors also each include the artist's "personal reflections" section, and it feels as though you are reading through parts of her personal diary. For me, those precious peeks into her mind and soul are alone worth the price of the book.
In the Two of Rods, there is a design in the background that I am drawn to, the pattern and coloring reminding me of a cheetah. The cheetah is the fastest land animal on the planet. Since I was drawn to this aspect of the card more than any other, it made me feel that something is going to be happening really fast. In the foreground, there is a woman holding a rod in one hand and a globe in another. She looks a little surprised. Entering the card on the left side is the leg and arm of another woman, also holding a rod. I get the feeling that this woman entering has just given the globe to the woman in the card, which she wasn't expecting to receive. The fact that the second woman's identity isn't shown to us in the card further brings home the feeling that it was something the first woman couldn't have seen coming.
Here's where my mind went, in a quick visual flash, when I saw these two cards together. The woman entering the card hands the globe over to the other woman, who isn't quite sure what to do with it. It all happens so quickly (cheetah figure). The two rods come together and are magically fused as one, creating a much larger, more colorful, more beautiful, flowering rod that is seen in the Ace of Rods card. The flowering of this mutation lights up the sky and earth in celebratory colors and whimsical patterns. I saw the woman "off stage" disappear, while the one left holding the globe now has this new and improved rod. Everything happened so fast and so unexpectedly, and now she has this beautiful tool (rod) with which she can beautify her world (represented by globe in her hands).
That's what came to me. I didn't attempt to analyze these cards, the image just involuntarily flashed before my eyes like a movie. So if I were to apply this to my life, I'd guess that there will be something coming into my life very quickly and suddenly, perhaps even magically, definitely something I wasn't expecting, but it will be a beautiful thing that will enrich my life. ...Sounds good to me!
I also wanted to mention that this Ace of Rods is my favorite Ace of Rods/Wands of any deck. I love it so much that while I was awaiting this deck in the mail last year, I saved the image of this card onto my desktop to look at every day. When my deck/book set arrived, I was amazed to find that the artist had included a bookmark featuring the image on the Ace of Rods! That was a delightfully synchronous surprise!
Note: Playing with Symbols: Written and illustrated by Monicka Clio Sakki (with wordsmith Carol Anne Buckley).
Deck: Sakki-Sakki Tarot
This week I'll be using my Sakki-Sakki deck for my daily draws. This is one of my favorite decks. I love the funky artwork and vibrant colors!
This morning I drew the Four of Swords and The World, which basically confirms the reading I did 
Today I drew the King of Cups and the Nine of Cups. When I cut the cards, another card leaped down onto the other two. It was the Hermit. I put him above the other two cards... he's standing on a high rock looking down, and it looks like he's shining his light over the other two from above. I took this to mean that he is emphasizing the importance of these cards today. He really wants me to see and understand them.
The King of Cups is my ultimate goal realized, living out my dreams every day. The Nine of Cups indicates that a wish of mine will come true, causing a landmark breakthrough on the path to become this King. I don't have the greatest memory, so if it's something that I will actually remember and reflect on later in life, then it's got to be something significant... a distinct turning point in my life.
This morning I woke up feeling a heavy but completely mysterious sense of significance about the day ahead. The first thing I did after getting out of bed was grab my deck. I wanted my cards to reflect this feeling, so I felt the need to draw the cards while I was still experiencing it.
Today I drew the Page of Pentacles (again) and The Chariot. When I think of the Page of Pentacles, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a love of learning. The Chariot is making its way toward the Page. I feel this Charioteer will be bringing the Page something today, possibly gifts in the mail for my daughter's birthday, maybe delivering something educational, to fuel the Page's love of learning.
Today was one of those amazing WOW readings with the cards. This morning I drew the Page of Pentacles and The Tower. These two cards refer to my eight year old son's prediction of the Florida wildfires. The Page can represent a child or a messenger. In this case it's both. The flames in the Tower card represent the message itself.
This week I'll be using my Morgan-Greer Tarot for my daily draws. I've gone through all of my tarot decks on the blog now, and I'm looking for a way to keep things fresh so I'm going to start drawing two cards a day now.
There has been age-old speculation that the Tarot was handed down by wandering Middle Eastern mystics and alchemists. The speculation is well-founded, in that the imagery of Sufi lore is reflected in Tarot iconography. For thousands of years, Sufi masters have used dervish folktales as tools to unlock insights in would-be illuminates. Like the cards of the Tarot, esoteric dervish parables shine light upon hidden trends in the events of life, revealing the significance of seemingly unimportant details. The allegorical stories are meant to constructively affect the inner consciousness of the seeker, develop higher mental functions, raise awareness, and ultimately foster self realization.
Today as I was nearing the end of my shuffling, two cards dropped out of the deck, one landing on my lap and the other fell to the ground. I set the deck aside and took it as a sign that these were intended to be my cards today. I drew a Queen and a Page, and as today is Mother's Day, I immediately saw this duo as representing me and my children.
When I woke up this morning, I had this strange sense of feeling incredibly free. There was no reason for it, my dreams didn't have that element to them. It was just this bizarre feeling that swept over me when I woke up. The first thing I did was pull my card for the day. I half expected to see the Tower appear, because I was feeling all the good things about the Tower, that feeling of release and being suddenly free. But what came up was The Sun, which of course is also fitting. Oddly enough, below the sun is a man with wings, getting ready to fly...free as a bird. So that fit perfectly. But what still didn't make sense was the reason behind this feeling.
Today I drew the Ace of Gems (Pentacles). The "good news" Gems keep appearing for me this week. I've drawn the Nine, Ten and now the Ace. I'm beginning to get the feeling I should have played the lotto this week! One of the things this card means to me is the ability to easily (and often effortlessly) attract resources.
This morning I drew the Ten of Gems (Pentacles). As I sat contemplating it, something told me to take a sneak peek at the card on the bottom of the deck, and as soon as I did, the Ten of Gems suddenly made more sense. The bottom card was The Fool.
Today I had another occasion where I cut to my card, and more cards dropped from my hand revealing another "top" card. This happened 
This week I’ll be using my True Love Tarot deck. This deck is unique in that every card has a yes, no or maybe answer designated for both the upright and reversed meanings. What I absolutely love about the accompanying book is that the pages are color coded, with the Majors and each suit having its own color pages. So before even opening the book, you can look along the side and know what section to open to. Flipping to your card has never been easier! Also, the Majors and Courts each get a full page color photo of the card, which is lovely (Minors have a half-page color image).