For the second day in a row, I pulled a card that describes what I was thinking about just before going to bed the night before. Last night as I was falling asleep, I was thinking about how I felt limited like the Eight of Swords. I was thinking about all the things I want to do, and how stuck I feel, unable to do them all. I want more freedom and celebration to my days.
Then while I slept, I dreamt about the Devil tarot card (no deck in particular), which represents more self-binding restraints similar to the Eight of Swords. (I'm including the image of the Devil card from this deck also, because it's one of the few cards that I really like the look of in this deck, and I didn't get to display any of my favorites this week.) The Eight of Swords is a yucky place to be. You feel trapped, not knowing how to free yourself. From an outsider’s viewpoint, I can see that the swords don’t completely surround the woman in this card. She can turn around and simply walk away. But she has her eyes closed and can’t see her options. She doesn’t know she is already free.
Similarly, the woman in the Devil card isn't bound by any physical restrictions. The intimidating devilish figure is there next to her, but she may already be free. And with the unicorn's help, it's two against one. She could leap on the unicorn's back and make a safe escape.
I think I need to try to stand back and look at my restrictions and limitations from a different point of view. Yesterday my advice to myself was to imagine I had already achieved what I want, in order to draw it to me. So if I realize that like the women in these cards, I already have all the freedom I desire, then this truth will likely become more prevalent in my practical life.
Additional note on the Devil card: I did a reading for myself a few days ago using my DruidCraft deck, and the Devil appeared in the position of "the soulful work the universe wants me to do now". I'm clearly having freedom issues at the moment.
I asked the faeries to send me someone who would help bring magic back into my life, and The Green Woman chose to be my free-spirited companion for the day. I have a new blog that I'm using to journal my experiences with my Froud's Faeries' Oracle. Like my tarot blog, it's easier to keep my notes organized this way, and it saves paper too: Faeries Journal.
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You must really like the Froud's Faeries' Oracle to devote a whole blog to it. I've never really been interested in oracles, but now you've piqued my interest!
It's kind of ironic, isn't it, that as soon as you let go of the job that you didn't like, you feel limited? It seems like you would feel exactly the opposite. I've always identified with the Eight of Swords card (and it's my older daughter's favorite card, too). There are so many things I'd like to do with my life if I had all the time, money, and ability in the world!
(I've been messing with my username again. Sorry if it causes any confusion!)
Yeah, it's weird. It's like leaving that job made me think about all the other things I want to do with my life, and I got frustrated yesterday at not being able to do them ALL right now!
I just got the Froud's Faeries' Oracle recently, and it's like a whole world of its own. I knew I would want to have a separate journal for this deck alone, and doing it online is just so much easier for me to keep track of stuff, for when I want to look back on a certain card.
It's funny, I had seen images of this deck many, many times and I was never interested. At all. I wasn't even the slightest bit drawn to them, and wondered what their great appeal was. Then one day this overwhelming urge came over me out of the blue, and I *had* to have them. I wasn't even looking at the pictures or reading about it, it just came to me. So I ordered it, and received it the week that all the spiritual stuff started coming together for me. I started the year knowing this would be a year of certain magic for me, and the faeries seemed to be calling to me, related to that feeling.
The Froud's Faeries group on AT will testify that this isn't an ordinary oracle. They seem to come to life for those who regularly use the oracle. I'm really looking forward to having some faery fun this year! :)
Mmmmh-I think: to go on a pathless ground ( or a pathless journey) will release some inner fears.
You are bound by anxiety and maybe have "stage fright".
When you choose the first (maybe little) thing in the row, then the progress will starting and the fears are going.
Just my thoughts...
I do own one oracle deck, and that is the Oracle of the Radiant Sun. I bought it because I was hoping it would familiarize me with astrology (and because I found it in the bargain section of the bookstore). It has sat on my bookshelf for almost two years, but last night I picked it up and took a closer look at it.
First of all, I discovered that the astrology aspect of it doesn't seem quite so overwhelming anymore, and that I could actually use the cards with little knowledge of astrology. And second, I really like the artwork! There are a lot of positive comments about it on Aeclectic, too.
So I'm looking forward to using this deck as a daily draw deck sometime soon, but I may have to do what you did and create an oracle blog. It will be a little more complicated to keep track of the cards!
Thanks for pointing me in the oracle direction. :)
sylke... I've been on a pathless journey for too long, and I think that's my problem. It's been a restless journey, rather than a relaxed one, so I am now yearning for a path!
But you're right...choosing the first step, and just getting started...that's great advice, thank you!
I passed that deck up awhile ago, because I know nothing about astrology. Literally almost nothing. I figured it would sit around collecting dust because I don't have the time to learn a new system. But astrology is one of those things I do want to eventually learn.
You'll have to let me know how you get on with the deck. They look really interesting! I'll look forward to your daily draws with it! :)
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