{"id":34689,"date":"2011-02-20T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=34689"},"modified":"2011-02-20T12:56:52","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T17:56:52","slug":"the-weekend-tarot-reading-sunday-feb-20-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/reading-tarot\/the-weekend-tarot-reading-sunday-feb-20-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Tarot Reading – Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: If you want to experiment with tarot cards and don’t have any, we provide a free\u00a0tarot spread generator<\/a> using the Celtic Wings spread, which is based on the traditional Celtic Cross spread.\u00a0This article<\/a> tells you how to use the spread. You can\u00a0visit Sarah’s website here<\/a>. –efc<\/em><\/p>\n

By\u00a0Sarah Taylor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This weekend’s reading feels like a significant, if not major, initiation into something, and the caution of what can happen when that initiation is squandered through misuse or abuse.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ace of Swords, Ace of Pentacles, 7 of Swords from the Rider-Waite Smith Tarot deck. Click on the image for a larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wow! Two Aces. What a pairing. An Ace symbolises an offering that is the epitome of the quality of its suit; a gift that, when used effectively, has the power to embody that quality in its purest form. Two Aces is not simply a two-fold offering: it can be substantially more than, because the potential of both Aces can play off each other, creating ‘alchemical reactions’ that they would not be able to do in isolation.<\/p>\n

The Ace of Swords is about initiation into the power of thought. It is an idea, a plan, a moment of cutting insight and clarity. It is divinely inspired, coming as it does from a higher organising principle. (In the Aces, the symbol of each suit is presented to us, held in the palm of a disembodied hand coming out of a cloud. The hand, in its most literal sense, is the hand of God. It is the creator’s gift to its creation.) I wrote this about the Ace of Swords in an earlier article:<\/p>\n

There is the intimation that truth is reached alone, and that it can often rise up from those parts of us that are not altogether knowable. It can be harsh medicine that asks to be treated with the utmost respect (yew), or it can heal (kelp, for instance). Either way, when wielded in service to a higher authority (the crown), its inspiration is empowering and liberating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Ace of Pentacles is the pinnacle of creative force as applied to the physical world. It is the gift of manifestation that works in tune with nature, rather than against it. It seeks expression while also seeking balance within a world where equilibrium is not always easily attained, and which is a process of constant adjustment and readjustment.<\/p>\n

In terms of New Age thought, the Ace of Pentacles might be seen as the initiation into working with the Laws of Attraction. From a more practical viewpoint, it is about the harnessing, rather than the exploitation, of a resource that is available to us in its purest form. It is the ability to create something that prospers, yet remains supportive of the environment that brings it into being and nurtures it.<\/p>\n

Having both Aces side-by-side in a reading implies something even more powerful. If thoughts are precursors to the creative process — if all action stems from thought — then here we have both offered to us. We can create consciously. An idea does not only sit in potential: it has the ability to be put into action. Our environment is not random or accidental, based on the wishes of others: it is driven and shaped by our own clear thinking and powers of reasoning.<\/p>\n

And yet, a caveat in the shape of the 7 of Swords. Here, I see a man with five swords in his arms, creeping away from two swords that remain on the ground behind him. He is on tiptoe, as if he is avoiding being caught out at something. I have a feeling that he is unable to carry all seven, and it is only a matter of time before he returns for the other two.<\/p>\n

It feels like deceit in order to gain the upper hand, whether out of shame or ambition. Whatever the motive, the result is the same: in this situation, we do not give of ourselves fully, and the energy of both Aces is subverted, unable to reach full expression. And both Aces are involved here: the sword in its physical form, and the pentacle implied in the bold yellow that surrounds the figure. The subterfuge does not just affect our thoughts, but also our environment. In short, it affects our experience of the world.<\/p>\n

Which thoughts or beliefs that we are tempted to hold back or steal away for ourselves are we being asked to restore or to keep out in the open? How much more effectively could we put our ideas into action if we felt able to give all of ourselves to the process without fear of losing out or of recrimination? What, if anything, are we ashamed of? What power plays do we involve ourselves in when we are economical with the truth?<\/p>\n

Great things have the potential to come into being if we resist the urge to stem the flow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: If you want to experiment with tarot cards and don’t have any, we provide a free\u00a0tarot spread generator using the Celtic Wings spread, which is based on the traditional Celtic Cross spread.\u00a0This article tells you how to use the spread. You can\u00a0visit Sarah’s website here. –efc By\u00a0Sarah Taylor This weekend’s reading feels like … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":470,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/470"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}