Nevermore

The other day I had a black bird fly in front of my card.  A crow most likely since in this area I don't think we have Ravens.  Similar birds, though the Raven is a bit larger.  Then yesterday on the show Sunday Morning, they had a feature on the Raven. So today being All Hallows Eve I thought it appropriate to read more on the Raven.

Healing, Initiation, and Protection are the descriptive words use in the accompanied book of The Druid Animal Oracle.
Possibly the ending of one thing and the beginning of another is also a prophecy of the Raven.  With that interpretation many believe the Raven is an omen of death, especially since the bird feeds on dead things.
 Maybe a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's THE RAVEN is in order today, although I remember it long and tedious; the loss of a loved one, nevermore to return.  Maybe that is why so many associate the raven to death. 

Today I will remember those that have moved on and left the Planet.  I am grateful for the time I got to get to know them and love them. 

THE DRUID ANIMAL ORACLE
Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm

New Moon

Dark of the Moon

Yesterday I had several rising tides of frustration and anger.  I lashed out at another on the phone even though I knew it wouldn't solve the issue.  I had a conversation with one of my sisters that made me feel a bit uneasy and then frustrated then unhappy with myself.  And several other instances when my anger just about got the best of me.  Where did it come from?  How can I go along all peaceable like and then have those 'tower' moments? 
Healing work can be done during this moon phase.  I think I will write it all down today and then burn the pages and release my anger and frustration.
Hope springs eternal.

Flights of fancy/fantasy

Dreamland Express

There are times I awaken from a dream that is so vivid and full of action that I wonder is it a fantasy, a remembrance, or a bit of hodgepodge mixed up from my subconscious.  What feeds our dreams - our imaginations; books, films, Facebook, billboards, tv, self indulgence, or our own narcissism?
We read so many articles and accounts of how the subconscious does not distinguish from what is real or imagined, to it, it is all real.  If we tell ourselves it is real, it does become real.  I read accounts of the placebo effect all the time these days.  I do lots of affirmations to help me shore myself up, physically, mentally, spiritually.
I am not sure,  but there are times I want to stay in that dreamland state and become sadly disappointed when I have to get up to pee and re-enter the now.

I am grateful for my imagination, long may it serve me.

The Marco Polo Tarot - LoScarabeo  ~ artwork by Severino Baraldi

Apprenticeship

No pressure no diamonds.

What looks like a hunk of rock to one, another knows with a bit of time and pressure, transformation can occur.  I said the other day and this hints at it again.  "When the student is ready the teacher appears."
It makes me think of the show on NOVA the other evening which featured sink holes.  How much can our lovely Planet Earth endure when we keep mining and digging out her insides.  Earth I am sure is on the verge of some major transformation.  I hope and pray for the best. Maybe we (human race) need to face some massive pressure to change.
Which spins me to microcosms/macrocosm.  Individuals facing pressures to change them which in turn can save our Planet.
I made a comment the other day to another that I wonder if God will ask us when we meet up after we leave the Planet, " how did you take care of and appreciate My wonderful gift that I gave you with the lovely Planet Earth?"


The Marco Polo Tarot

Port of Call

Responsibility before self expression.

I wonder.  Often, I give up my time to be my most authentic self to make sure the job is done.  Making sure that I keep a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on the table.  When the client and customers call I put my own needs to the side and take care of theirs.  I don't do it 24/7 like I did when I got started.  I still work with the premise of 'strike while the iron is hot.'  Which now that I think of it is my center card in my Autumnal reading.
Work, work, work, has been instilled in me and it is true of my Capricorn nature.  But I wonder if I had been encouraged to continue with my poetry when I was a teenager what a different woman I would be.  Both life's are worth tipping my cup to, still         I wonder.

I am grateful for all that is well in my world.



The Marco Polo Tarot

Don't throw caution to the wind

Again something just doesn't feel right.  This Two of Cups has a touch of malevolence to it.  The agreement just made is precarious at best since the man looks to be stepping off into what appears to be a reflection pool and what is up with that broken picture frame?

This reminds me of a song by the Temptations, Smiling Faces.

"Smiling faces, Smiling Faces, Sometimes they don't tell the truth.
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof.
Your enemy won't do you no harm, 'cause you'll know where he's comin' from; don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya.
Take my advice I'm only tryin' to school ya."




Sometimes we have to work and deal with people that are just not playing fair.  It is part of Life.  Just need to be a bit cautious sometimes.  Be a bit careful of who we trust with what and where we place our next step.


Intuition will help; thankfully for the most part mine is usually spot on.


The Marco Polo Tarot

Everybody turn to page nine

Teacher/Student
When the student is ready the teacher will arrive.
I wonder who  is the teacher and who is the student? The booklet says one is The Hermit and the other is a monk.

I think of the Monk and the Hermit as interchangeable titles for a person that has withdrawn to study, to tune into the subtle energies of the Universe.  To seek to know the unknown.  I guess we can give a variety of meanings to those that take the inner path of enlightenment.  I am drawn to the donkey in the picture, with the red fringed adornment. Quite and steady and follows a path only known to the donkey.  Also with the three they are definitely placed in a downward triangle notating the unconscious mind.  Not sure about the symbolism on the Hermits lantern.  Three Hermits, three trees, and the triangle all notating the Trinity.  Mind, body, spirit...and other such interpretations of three's, including this, that, and the other.
Guess I may hear from a teacher today in whatever guise the the Hermit may be in.  Pay attention Carolyn

Thank goodness for teachers.  They take us from the home of childhood and give us a strong foundation of the possibilities of learning.

The Marco Polo Tarot - Lo Scarabeo