The full moon came as something of a surprise to me this month \u2026 again.\u00a0 But the good news is that I saw the mark on the calendar before it had passed, and everything sort of fell into place after that.<\/p>\n
Pasiphae and Aidan joined Aradia and I on Sunday night.\u00a0 We played the whole thing by ear and it turned out wonderfully.\u00a0 Well, it all turned out wonderfully except for the reading I did.\u00a0 The tarot doesn\u2019t often give me bad news.\u00a0 This month I had a lot of it.<\/p>\n
Now, my annual reading promised me an Ace of Wands April and a Prince of Wands May (or perhaps an AW Aries and an PrW Taurus \u2026 next Samhain I\u2019ll be more specific when I do that reading).<\/p>\n
| HOUSE<\/td>\n | CARD<\/td>\n | GENERAL<\/td>\n | SPECIFIC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 1st \u2013 Self, Viewpoint<\/td>\n | XVIII the Moon<\/td>\n | Unconscious forces, self-deception.\u00a0 Facing the conflict between\u00a0 internal forces<\/td>\n | Fear of the threshold.\u00a0 Refusal to face something.\u00a0 Self-deception. Why, yes, I am pretty freaked out about this whole transition thing.\u00a0 Why do you ask?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2nd \u2013 Finances, Income<\/td>\n | XVI the Tower<\/td>\n | Swift, shocking, and dramatic change.<\/td>\n | Radical change, but for better or worse?\u00a0 The Tower is almost always for worse.\u00a0 This worries me greatly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 3rd \u2013 Daily Experiences immediate influence<\/td>\n | X the Wheel of Fortune<\/td>\n | Rise or fall of fortune.\u00a0 Transition to new phase. Fate.<\/td>\n | Transition via montage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 4th \u2013 Home family, land, roots<\/td>\n | 6 Cups<\/td>\n | Childhood.\u00a0 Nostalgia. The Past.<\/td>\n | Emo nostalgia whining.\u00a0 Perhaps Aradia and I will be dwelling overmuch on the end of things.\u00a0 Or perhaps I will simply be dwelling overmuch on the parallels between this situation and my previous departures from KC and St.L.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 5th \u2013 Fun & Pleasure children, hobbies<\/td>\n | Ace of Swords<\/td>\n | Sense of power.\u00a0 Strength.\u00a0 Matters of intellect.\u00a0 Decisions.<\/td>\n | School = fun? Decision making.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 6th \u2013 Work illness, duty, routine<\/td>\n | 10 Cups<\/td>\n | Joy, emotional fulfillment, harmony, prosperity.<\/td>\n | Retirement?\u00a0 Conclusion of business deal? Graduation?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 7th \u2013 Partnership<\/td>\n | XXI Justice<\/td>\n | Being judged.\u00a0 A fair outcome.\u00a0 Equilibrium, restoration of balance, strategy.<\/td>\n | Fair agreements, balanced life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 8th \u2013 Taboo \/ Crisis sex, death, taxes, loans<\/td>\n | 5 Swords<\/td>\n | Defeat.\u00a0 Kicking ass and taking names (but theirs or mine?).\u00a0 One-ups-manship.\u00a0 Embarrassment.<\/td>\n | MOHELA screws me?\u00a0 I have to borrow more money from somewhere?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 9th \u2013 Higher Perception<\/td>\n | 5 Pentacles<\/td>\n | Illness, misery, poverty.<\/td>\n | Disappointment,trouble.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 10th \u2013 Recognition career, status, ambition<\/td>\n | 5 Cups<\/td>\n | Decision regretted.\u00a0 Loss.\u00a0 Mourning.<\/td>\n | This does not bode well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 11th \u2013 Friendships<\/td>\n | Page of Pentacles<\/td>\n | Education.\u00a0 Students.<\/td>\n | I suspect this means someone from my classes will be important this month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 12th \u2013 Secret Hopes & Fears hopes, ambitions<\/td>\n | Queen of Swords<\/td>\n | A cold, calculating person.<\/td>\n | Am I going to need to cut someone\u2019s head off this month?\u00a0 Or is this about my need to make my school decisions as rationally as possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| +2 \u2013 Current \/ Outside Influences<\/td>\n | Queen of Wands \/ XXI the World<\/td>\n | Balance of life and work.\u00a0 Competence, energy, drive.\u00a0 \/\/ Natural conclusion, End of a journey.\u00a0 <\/td>\n | Although phrased dramatically, this is no news.\u00a0 This appears to be very much about the end of my career at my junior college.\u00a0 My concern is that I\u2019m missing something here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n THEMES<\/p>\n Me & You \u2013 1st & 7th \u2013 Moon, Justice<\/u><\/p>\n In many instances, the major arcana are the clearest symbols.\u00a0 In their places, above, they are not incomprehensible \u2013 though \u201cJustice\u201d does confuse me a little as a relationship card \u2013 but as a progression \u2026 I must admit myself to be a little bit lost.<\/p>\n From Where to Where \u2013 4th & 10th \u2013 6 Cups, 5 Cups<\/u><\/p>\n This progression \u2013 or regression \u2013 appears straightforward.\u00a0 I am going to spend a lot of time this moon second-guessing myself, looking at the path I\u2019ve taken and the choices I\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n Fire \u2013 1, 5, 9 \u2013 Moon, 10 Cups, 5 Pentacles<\/u><\/p>\n There are no fire cards in my fire trine.\u00a0 I have a watery major arcana, a water card, and an earth card.\u00a0 This is a fairly serious imbalance.<\/p>\n Banzhaf\u2019s Keywords<\/em> says that this trine speaks to temperament and self-development, from which perspective these cards are a particularly mixed bag.\u00a0 The facing of fears and delusions; emotional pinnacle and contentment; physical (or psychic?) illness.\u00a0 I really need to keep my head straight this month.<\/p>\n Earth \u2013 2, 6, 10 \u2013 the Tower, Ace of Swords, 5 Cups<\/u><\/p>\n There are no earth cards in my earth trine.\u00a0 I have the Tower, a card that defies categorization, an air card, and a water card.\u00a0 My material situation looks \u2026 well, I don\u2019t think the word \u201cdire\u201d is entirely out of line.\u00a0 <\/p>\n It\u2019s no surprise that the Ace of Swords \u2013 ideas \u2013 will consume a great deal of my time.\u00a0 I am still taking classes, after all.\u00a0 The others, though \u2026 <\/p>\n Air \u2013 3, 7, 11 \u2013 Wheel of Fortune, Justice, Page of Pentacles<\/u><\/p>\n Though Justice is an airy card, it is still of the major arcana, and the Wheel of Fortune defies categorization in the same way the Tower does.<\/p>\n Two major arcana cards in my air trine indicates that this is going to be a big issue.\u00a0 Fortunately all of these cards are fairly fortuitous.\u00a0 Things look good for my intellectual and artistic life.<\/p>\n Water \u2013 4, 8, 12 \u2013 6 Cups, 5 Swords, Queen of Swords<\/u><\/p>\n Only in my water trine do I have any cards of the associated element.\u00a0 Here, it is the 6 of Cups \u2013 childhood memories and nostalgia.\u00a0 The other two cards are air, demonstrating the primacy of my intellectual\/rational life over my emotional needs and concerns.<\/p>\n Interestingly, this is the only trine without a major arcana card.\u00a0 Whatever troubles I may have here, they will likely be less significant than those related to the other three elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The full moon came as something of a surprise to me this month \u2026 again.\u00a0 But the good news is that I saw the mark on the calendar before it had passed, and everything sort of fell into place after that. 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