It’s time to start getting things back in the swing for 2010, so we’re going to start off with bringing back the weekend tarot forecast. Here is your look at what is headed your way this weekend, Friday night January 8th through Sunday night, January 10th.
For this week’s reading we’re going to using The Fairy Tale Tarot from Lisa Hunt. I’ll give a little background on each card as well as it’s interpretation for this week.
Friday – Three of Cups – “Little Ida’s Flowers”
The story “Little Ida’s Flowers” is a Danish tale that revolves around a young girl who has a love of flowers. After picking a lovely bouquet of flower from the garden and seeing the next day they they are wilted and tired looked she is told by someone that this is because at night they are dancing and playing so they are tired the next day. Ida places the flowers in the bed of one of her dolls and so they can rest up for their dance and that night, as she sleeps, she is awakened by the sound of music from another room. When she goes to look she finds the flowers she picked, along with other flowers and plants from the home, and her doll, dancing together and having a good time. She overhears the flowers tell her doll that they will not need her bed again since they will have passed by the morning. When Ida awakes the next day the flowers have indeed passed, and she makes a beautiful coffin out of a shoe box for them and buries them in the yard and bids farewell. However, the joy and happiness that the flowers brought her and the magickal moment of theirs that she witnessed keeps her from being sad.
Some of our deepest desires manifest first as dreams and then find ways to manifest in the real world. Some of those can be short lived experiences as well. Friday night you may find yourself looking to have an “in the moment” sort of experience in order to fulfill a dream or desire or to reconnect with people, places or events that have brought you moments of special joy and pleasure in the past. Remember that when the time together ends and the moment passes not to be sad or mourn it’s ending, as all things must end, but instead hold the memories and the magick it brings you in your heart and use it as a touch stone for the days to come.
Saturday – Two of Wands – “City Mouse, Country Mouse”
With the Two of Wands and the Romanian tale of two mice who are friends, one living in the country and one in the city. When the country mouse invites her city mouse friend for a visit he travels far only to arrive at her door complaining about the distance and how boring the country seems. As the country mouse attempts to show her hospitality to the city mouse he complains at every turn and compares his life in the city to her life in the country. In his mind his way of life is more exciting and fulfilling than her life of peace and solitude. He suggests she return with him to the city to see what she’s missing. Thinking this an exciting opportunity, she agrees and the next day they venture off to city mouse’s home. Country mouse is dazzled by the lights, sounds and smells of the city. When back indoors at city mouse’s home, they begin a big feast of a dinner with foods unlike anything country mouse has ever seen but as they begin to settle in they hear loud, earth-shaking footsteps heading toward them. They run and hide, holding their breath, and waiting for when it will be safe again. After several of these interruptions country mouse gets up to leave and declares that she would rather live a life of simplicity in the country than a life of danger in the city.
Today you might find yourself tempted by something that seems better than what you already have. It’s easy, especially when tempted by those around us, to think that something else will be better than what we have now; the idea that the grass is greener on the other side can be a seductress. Don’t make any rash decisions to go somewhere or do something because you feel that it might be better than what you have going on now without spending a little time looking into it first. Your temptations may very well be founded and just, but don’t do anything blindly whether it’s packing up and moving suddenly, ending a relationship, or quitting a job. Today might be a day or temptation, possible brought on by current frustrations, but take your time in any decision making you might need to do. As the saying goes, “all that glitters isn’t gold”.
Sunday – Five of Wands – “The Snow Queen”
The European tale of “The Snow Queen” brings us the energy of the Five of Wands with it’s tale of two friends, Gerda and Kay. The two friends, who were poor peasant children, lived in adjacent attics which shared a roof space. They decided to plant a rose bush between their homes to share together and bring some beauty into their lives. One evening as Kay looked out his window a large snowflake fell on the planter box where the rose bush grew. The snowflake got bigger and bigger until a woman made of ice and snow stood before his window, beckoning him outside. Kay recoiled and remained inside, fearful of the woman outside. In the spring while working on their small garden something stung Kay in the eye. The more he rubbed the worse it hurt. Gerda came to comfort Kay but he snapped at her and ended up kicked over the flower box. Through the seasons into winter, Kay’s bad attitude became even worse. One snowy day Kay went to the hill where other children where sledding and beautiful white sleigh pulled up beside him with the Snow Queen sitting inside. Kay tied his sled to her sleigh and went with her, snow and ice stinging his face and he was pulled behind. They stopped and she brought him into the sleigh with her and calmed him, releasing his fears. She kissed him once, causing him to become very cold, then she kissed him a second time and he forgot all about who he was and why he was there. Gerda waiting for his return, but it never happened. She went to the river and offered her best shoes if the river would take her to where Kay was. The river carried her to a magickal shore with trees and flowers. A woman in a large flower hat saw Gerda and pulled her boat to shore. The woman invited Gerda into her home and quickly erased all memories from Gerda as she brushed her hair, causing Gerda to forget about Kay. Meanwhile Kay remained locked in an icy prison with the Snow Queen where he would surely stay until Gerda came to his rescue.
Conflict, both within ourselves and the issues of others who we may care about, can cause us to become preoccupied and cause us to quickly loose sight of what we need to do for ourselves. If you’re finding yourself preoccupied with a specific situation today, take the time to separate yourself from it before it completely consumes you. If you find that the issue isn’t yours and it is something that you are being pulled into because of a friend, take your time to remember that, for as much as you love and care for those around you, their problems are only your problems in as much as you allow them to be. If your loved one doesn’t want your help and is resistant, you may find that forcing yourself and your help on them can only lead to your own problems and conflicts. Take the time today to keep yourself from being easily distracted by things happening around you, especially if it doesn’t directly involve you, and keep your focus on what you need to do for yourself.
What does this all boil down to…
If you find yourself reconnecting with old friends or friends you haven’t seen in awhile over the course of the weekend, don’t be surprised if they happen to come with some sort of drama in their current lives that they want to gain your help with. Helping is certainly not a bad thing but know that you can only help so much and that at some point you have to stop and say no if you stand to lose yourself in the process of trying to be a good friend. Things aren’t necessarily greener on the other side, either. So if you find yourself in the reverse situation, and you’re seeking help from a friend, don’t assume that they have all the answers because things on the surface look shiny and new to you. This is not a weekend for taking any sudden risks or making any sudden movements. If there is something that you really feel drawn to doing or a situation you feel you need to lend a hand in, make sure that you take the time to think things through and keep yourself somewhat separated from things so that you can keep your clarity and sanity in tact.
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