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I was just musing here about how the phone hasn't been ringing today--except one time when the neighbor wanted to come over and pick up the package that FedEx had me take for her earlier in the day--and I decided to try a Tarot reading ("Tator," huh? That's what I originally typoed; "Read the spuds! See eye to eye with the apples of earth!") to see whether it (or my subconscious, or random chance, or whatever you believe it is that picks the cards) would give advice. I asked, "Should I call the agent, or should I just shut up and wait?"
I'll put the reading itself and tentative interpretation behind the cut to spare those who (1) feel this is just TOO pagan or (2) who feel this is NOT pagan enough or (3) subscribe solely to science and not mysticism. I don't know where the advice comes from, but it seems sensible enough. I think it's saying, "Shut up and dance."
I used a Six-Card Spread.
How you feel about yourself now: The Chariot
You feel everything is a constant battle at the moment, but persevere and you will triumph in the end. Expect some good news that will help you to keep going until you achieve your goals. This is a time of movement and change and of conflicts ending in victory. You may well consider a journey that relates to work.
What you most want at this moment: Justice (*GRIN*)
What you most want at this time is a fair and right outcome. You feel that you are in the right and that any decision or agreement to be made should be in your favor.
Your fears: The Hanged Man
You fear letting go, yet this place of limbo and indecision is not a good place to be. Are you being emotionally blackmailed so you don’t go? Don’t be the victim. Sometimes we have to have the strength to let go to attract new positive possibilities in our life.
What is going for you: The Lovers
New love and commitment will enter your life, even if there’s no one on the horizon. Be prepared for a surprise. Throw caution to the wind and expect joyous and happy times ahead.
What is going against you: The Hermit
You are at risk of doing something hasty out of impatience and rage. This is not a time for irrational and impulsive behaviour; don’t be cantankerous, arrogant, or resentful. Remain calm and let the irritations go. Take time to make a cool and collected decision. The Hermit signals a warning not to make hasty decisions.
The outcome: Temperance
A period of peace and harmony is beginning. Life will flow and you will find a way of handling any difficult circumstances with calm confidence. This is also a time for patience, so if you are not sure quite what decision to make about any key issue, take your time: you’ll know what to do when the time is right.
So . . . isn't it weird that it really does seem to answer the specific question and tell me to shut up and wait? I think I won't call, at least not until Friday at the earliest. Hubby seemed to think that's what HE would do, but then he's in a different business entirely.
My entire friendslist has been talking about the Crocodile Hunter fellow's accidental death this weekend. How unfortunate. And really weird, to boot. You've gotta watch what you are about to step on Under The Sea like that, which you'd know if you watched "Sealab 2020" regularly. But seriously, folks, that's the third celebrity. Glenn Ford, the queen of the Maori, and now this. It does seem to go by threes, confirming what Mema always said.
It's the transparent underwater critters who scare me. When I was six, I stepped on a jellyfish at Galveston Island . . . or it could have been the end of a tentacle from a Portuguese Man-O-War . . . whichever it was, I screamed and freaked out and ruined the family outing. The bottom of my foot burned unbearably, and got a barbed-wire-style red line across it. We went to a doctor's office that was open (in the Olden Days, you could do that) and there wasn't anything to be done but treat for pain and avoid infection, so it must not have been one of the Killer Underwater Lurking Things, but man, that smarts.
Okay, time to go read through and critique the submissions for tomorrow's critique group meeting.
I was just musing here about how the phone hasn't been ringing today--except one time when the neighbor wanted to come over and pick up the package that FedEx had me take for her earlier in the day--and I decided to try a Tarot reading ("Tator," huh? That's what I originally typoed; "Read the spuds! See eye to eye with the apples of earth!") to see whether it (or my subconscious, or random chance, or whatever you believe it is that picks the cards) would give advice. I asked, "Should I call the agent, or should I just shut up and wait?"
I'll put the reading itself and tentative interpretation behind the cut to spare those who (1) feel this is just TOO pagan or (2) who feel this is NOT pagan enough or (3) subscribe solely to science and not mysticism. I don't know where the advice comes from, but it seems sensible enough. I think it's saying, "Shut up and dance."
I used a Six-Card Spread.
How you feel about yourself now: The Chariot
You feel everything is a constant battle at the moment, but persevere and you will triumph in the end. Expect some good news that will help you to keep going until you achieve your goals. This is a time of movement and change and of conflicts ending in victory. You may well consider a journey that relates to work.
What you most want at this moment: Justice (*GRIN*)
What you most want at this time is a fair and right outcome. You feel that you are in the right and that any decision or agreement to be made should be in your favor.
Your fears: The Hanged Man
You fear letting go, yet this place of limbo and indecision is not a good place to be. Are you being emotionally blackmailed so you don’t go? Don’t be the victim. Sometimes we have to have the strength to let go to attract new positive possibilities in our life.
What is going for you: The Lovers
New love and commitment will enter your life, even if there’s no one on the horizon. Be prepared for a surprise. Throw caution to the wind and expect joyous and happy times ahead.
What is going against you: The Hermit
You are at risk of doing something hasty out of impatience and rage. This is not a time for irrational and impulsive behaviour; don’t be cantankerous, arrogant, or resentful. Remain calm and let the irritations go. Take time to make a cool and collected decision. The Hermit signals a warning not to make hasty decisions.
The outcome: Temperance
A period of peace and harmony is beginning. Life will flow and you will find a way of handling any difficult circumstances with calm confidence. This is also a time for patience, so if you are not sure quite what decision to make about any key issue, take your time: you’ll know what to do when the time is right.
So . . . isn't it weird that it really does seem to answer the specific question and tell me to shut up and wait? I think I won't call, at least not until Friday at the earliest. Hubby seemed to think that's what HE would do, but then he's in a different business entirely.
My entire friendslist has been talking about the Crocodile Hunter fellow's accidental death this weekend. How unfortunate. And really weird, to boot. You've gotta watch what you are about to step on Under The Sea like that, which you'd know if you watched "Sealab 2020" regularly. But seriously, folks, that's the third celebrity. Glenn Ford, the queen of the Maori, and now this. It does seem to go by threes, confirming what Mema always said.
It's the transparent underwater critters who scare me. When I was six, I stepped on a jellyfish at Galveston Island . . . or it could have been the end of a tentacle from a Portuguese Man-O-War . . . whichever it was, I screamed and freaked out and ruined the family outing. The bottom of my foot burned unbearably, and got a barbed-wire-style red line across it. We went to a doctor's office that was open (in the Olden Days, you could do that) and there wasn't anything to be done but treat for pain and avoid infection, so it must not have been one of the Killer Underwater Lurking Things, but man, that smarts.
Okay, time to go read through and critique the submissions for tomorrow's critique group meeting.
