The Last One
I recently read that Llewellyn plans to discontinue publishing their 2008 Tarot Reader (Llewellyn’s Tarot Reader)
I’m sorry to see it go. I have all the previous editions and they have been an invaluable source of information, advice and entertainment. I discovered some good spreads and advice that has been very useful in my own Tarot reading and studies. It’s too bad there will be no more.
I’ll be purchasing the next one when it’s published, of course. It will go in place beside the others on my bookshelf.
Past Present and Future
I recently bought the Vanessa Tarot from Tarot Garden (my goodness, they ship fast).
A couple of days ago I used it for the first time for a three card spread for myself. I used the positions Past Present and Future.
For the Present I drew the Ace of Wands. At this point in my life, when I am attempting to reinvent myself as a Business Owner instead of Employee, this represents the new fresh energy that I feel as I work toward making my own living for a change. But it also represents, for me, that nothing much has been accomplished yet. I’m still in the beginning stages and feeling a bit uncertain and innocent – kinda like a babe in the woods, so to speak.
For the Past I drew the Universe. Deep breath here. I keep getting this card lately in positions for my past, or in things behind. At first I was apprehensive, as though maybe my life was ‘over’. Not that I am dead or dying, but that there is nothing more to be done. Silly, I know. But sometimes I ‘over-dread’ my interpretations when reading for myself. (The challenge to be completely objective is one of the common problems when one reads for oneself. Some of us tend to overcompensate).
I want to believe that I have left a lot of baggage behind me at this point in my life. I moved across the country about six years ago, leaving behind family, friends and everything familiar and comfortable, to start a brand new life in a completely different environment. (From southern California to New England. Talk about your culture shock!) I’m going to read the repeated appearance of the Universe – or World – card as symbolizing my finishing one phase of my life, and needing to ready myself for the next phase.
‘But what can this entail?’, asks the Ace of Wands. Well, obviously opportunity is knocking.
The third and final card, representing the Future, is Judgment. Oh dear, the angel of shopping has stopped by to hand me a stiff drink and tell me to get back to work. If I want to afford to buy shoes every day, I’m going to need to get busy making money.
Seriously though, I know what this is. I have a calling in life. I am a creative, sensitive, thinking soul and I need to stretch out and find ways to use those attributes to earn a living. This will hopefully allow me to not only use my talents, but to better the lives of others. I must look to my passions to find a way to earn my keep in this life. Tarot is one, of course. But I also love to create. The jewelry is just a start. There are also mediums that I enjoy working and creating with. Web design is another way I love to create, working with colors and space on the computer screen. If anything, I have a problem trying to decide where to begin, and determining what needs my attention first. That seems to be my immediate problem.
I look back to the Ace of Wands and see that reflected there. So much energy and enthusiasm. Only I have yet to make any tangible progress.
