This week I'll be using the Phantasmagoric Theater Tarot for my daily draws. Thank you so much to those of you who voted in the poll to choose the deck of the week! I knew I wanted something bright and fun, but for the first time, I just couldn't decide on a deck for the week. I thought it'd be fun to post a poll and let others decide for me!Phantasmagoric Theater won 50% of the votes, Housewives Tarot getting 33% and Vanessa trailing in at 16%. So thanks to everyone who participated in the poll and made the decision for me!
This morning I drew the Nine of Swords and Page of Swords. For those of you who have been following my posts, I know you probably can't wait until I move already, so I can stop blogging about it. But I can't help what comes up in the cards!
In the Nine of Swords we have a princess locked up in a room. She looks out at the castle in the distance. This is me trapped where I am, longing to escape to my new home.
The Page of Swords tugs at the stitches on his mouth with his sword. He's been silent long enough, and he's removing the stitches so that he can finally speak up. This was me last night. I had thought about it enough, and I decided to move forward with the temporary interim move. I spoke up and began negotiations.
The LWB that comes with this deck is very interesting, as it gives insight into the characters in each card, including the Minors. Here's what it says about the Nine of Swords: "A Princess stands alone, gazing at a castle through a hole in the wall. The castle and its freedom have become unattainable. The Princess is trapped, and a sense of loneliness and isolation fills her soul. To reach the castle she must talk about what it is that holds her prisoner." This was interesting to me, because it mentions the need to talk, which is exactly what I saw in the Page of Swords card.
I have wanted to move out of here since we moved here just over a year ago now. But it's only been very recently that I've gotten a bee in my bonnet about it. All of a sudden, the desire has reached a new level, and I am starting to do something about it. It has now become a priority that I free myself from a place I don't want to be, and by speaking out about it (to myself, to my kids, on this blog, etc.), the wheels have now been set into motion.
The LWB says of the Page of Swords, "...Sebastian reminds us of the importance of learning all the facts and figures before jumping into a situation." This reminds me of the raven in the Seven of Swords I drew with the Archeon Tarot yesterday, and how I need to be sure I know what I'm getting into before diving into a new setting. I'll be sure to keep in mind the need for me to speak up if there's something about the new transition that doesn't seem quite right. But for now, I feel happy that I have actually "removed my stitches" and took that first step into communicating my desire to work out the plans for the new move.
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I absolutely love this deck. I really pushed it through a study group in a forum many years ago, and it still holds a very personal place in my heart, due to the amount that I used it. Tom Tom was my favourite.
You are not going to believe this, but I also got the Page of Swords today as well - from my own deck. We drew 'one' same card yesterday too.
I very much like how your cards are so literal. How they show you finding a way to be vocal about your move, as a process to achieving it. Very much like what you say about 'being something' that you want to eventually 'be'. You want to move so talking about it brings that reality into the world.
Your interpretation also gave me some food for thought, regarding what you said about the page needing to examine all of the facts before jumping in. In my own draw, I jumped to a few conclusions, so your relaying of the LWB made some sense to my cards as well.
What a neat deck, Kiki! I voted for it in your poll as I've never seen it before.
I'm really hoping all goes as you want it to with your move.
Sammie
Steve...Wow, we keep pulling the same cards, how funny! I'm glad the quote from the PT LWB resonated with your draw for the day. And yes, that's exactly the feeling I got, that as soon as I spoke my desires out loud, it began the manifestation process!
Sammie...I'm glad you voted! I used this deck to blog with several months ago, when I was pulling only one card a day. It's a very bright, unique and quirky deck, I really like it. Hope you enjoy my posts with it this week! :)
I'm looking closely, Kiki, after my Paulina failure (!!), at this draw to see what I can see . . .
Here's what my eyes are telling me:
1) The colors from one card to the next are similar--the ocher color of the Nine's wall echoed in the Page's shirt and sword blade. The Princess's green clothing seen on the Page's table and sword hilt.
2) Also, the black-and-white tiles turned red-and-black from Nine to Page.
3) The distant silhouetted castle echoed on the spade (?) on the Page's shirt.
The Princess is only looking, yearning, but the Page is actually DOING something. That he is in action--and clearly, visually connected to the Princess/Nine--suggests that his action solves her conundrum.
Of course, you said that already. I just wanted to work my way to it using the tools you've shared here so generously.
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