A Fresh Blow

I never tire of looking at this deck. I showed it to the friend who wishes to buy a tarot pack yesterday and she really liked it, saying that it might be the one she chooses to start with. Despite the usual complaints from critics, saying that the images are too small, I think it could be a good set to start with. I find it's meanings very clear to interpret and can see the small details well enough, due to the sharp printing of images. This deck is far more than a pretty face. Some people are just never satisfied.

Swans are beautiful and serene birds. This is probably the reason why Tchaikovsky dedicated a ballet to them. However, on the flip side, they can be very strong and dangerous to be near. I am probably not the only person who has been told that a swan can break your arm with just one swoop of it's wing. Whether that is true or an old wife's tale, I don't know, but I am not willing to test out the theory. The Ace of Swords can be a bit like the swan, since it is double edged. It can bring both beautiful insight to a reading or break an emotional bone.

My father didn't have the operation yesterday. After fasting all day and spending hours waiting at the hospital, the doctors decided that there wasn't enough time. To have the least painful of two possible procedures, he was advised to leave and come back in a couple of weeks, which he did. So it was pretty much a waste of a day for him, as well as a hungry one.

For today, the Ace of Swords is clarity. For some people, it will be about the fog clearing and a fresh blow of insight; they will work something out and see things clearer. For me, it represents a few new ideas. Since being diagnosed with chronic fatigue, I have put a little weight on; nothing dramatic. In fact, for my height, I am probably underweight. But as someone who has always been skinny, it is not something I am used to or comfortable with. I am wondering if it has something to do with the medication the doctor put me on a year ago, since I looked about online and saw that a lot other people have experienced similar on the drug I am taking. This is possibly my moment of clarity for today. I think it might be time to start weening myself off of them.




Illustration from The Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui Mun Law