Renewed Contact

For today, I am using The Oracle of the Sibyl. I fancied taking a breather from the tarot and trying something different.

The first card is Afflizione, which is concerned with sorrow and pain. The woman in the illustration looks close to tears or has already been crying. Her pain might be emotional or mental. In the second card, Riconciliazone, two lovers embrace after a period of time apart.

It took me a little time to grasp what these cards concern. Over a week or two ago, a friend sent me a message, saying that he had hit a slump and was suffering with anxiety and depression. Prior to this, we had been making a few noises about meeting up for a drink, but due to how he was feeling, he had let the arrangement slide. I had written to see how he was last week, but did not hear back from him until today. I guess that the second card shows his renewed contact, and also my compassion, since I'd say the scared and upset person in the first card definitely represents him.

I had been quite concerned about his lack of contact in the last week. Today's cards mirror his message to me this morning, but I wonder if they predict our friendship getting back on track generally and our seeing each other more often. In our twenties, we spent most of our days and nights together, and fretted to some extent if we were apart. But as we have grown older, our lives have moved in different directions. My boyfriend and I visited him and his wife for dinner not so long ago, but with the birth of their second child and my own issues of late, we haven't seen one another since, despite living very near.

After returning from my boyfriend's this morning, I fell into a long sleep. I am a light sleeper and rarely sleep well when I share a bed, so didn't get my full eight hours last night. Even though I am still feeling better than last week, I was pretty tired today, and after chatting with my friend Kate on the phone for half an hour and then popping out to return something to a shop, I found my way back to bed. Sometimes, I have to just give in to tiredness, so very little has been achieved today. As Kate told me, I need to rest and get myself better, and with my doctor's certificate, I have the perfect opportunity to do that.

It was quiet last night at my boyfriend's. Mainly because Lenny is no longer there. His seat at the end of the sofa remained empty and I really missed the tapping of his feet on the wooden floors. When I get up there on a Thursday morning, I would usually go and see him before we'd get our lift to the station. Most often, at that time in the morning, Lenny wouldn't move but he'd look up when I wished him a good morning. I'd sit and stroke him while my boyfriend had his cigarette and I finished my first cuppa of the day.

Illustrations from The Oracle of the Sibyl by Georgio Tavaglione