The Work Station

Around this Empress, eggs hatch, and from them, crawl baby dragons. There is one which is yet to burst open on her lap. This woman is all about growth. Something grows from nothing, and like a bird keeping her eggs warm in a nest, the Empress nurtures her environment and the people in it that she loves.

The Page of Pentacles is also about growth and the beginning of something new. He sits at his desk and writes. It's his work station. A large green dragon sits over him and encourages every line he writes.

I completed another card from my own tarot deck today, so these cards make sense, in terms of growth and creativity. I started it last night, and like the eggs here, it soon hatched and began to grow. My friend's father commented on how nice it is to see the deck emerge. Even though it is me who is designing it, it is the same for me. I have ideas and photograph my models before I draw, but the finished results are still a surprise to some degree.

Today's cards are about care, and do not only regard my work. My father is feeling better since coming home from hospital, but after finally returning to play bowls the other day, he indulged in a little further DIY afterwards, and paid for it later. He was in pain and had to rest. He is still decorating, but I am keeping an eye on him, like the dragon in the first card. This might mean preparing him something to eat or making him a hot drink, which forces him to take a break and rest out for five minutes.

Illustrations from The Dragon Tarot by Roger & Linda Garland