Slipping Out of Focus

Today is the only day this week where my boyfriend and I had no arrangements. I did originally have something penciled in, but that has been put back, so today pretty much stretched out unfilled before I go to work tomorrow. With some missed calls and a few messages left on my phone, I was not entirely sure how it would be spent.

The second card shows what looks like a storm in the background. I don't actually see this as a bad thing, since there are many dark skies in these cards; I simply see it as action and drama here. The young blonde man in the image is not sleeping as you might first think. He is moulding into the shape of the black rocks around him and is hiding. From down on the beach, he can not be seen, and this is how he likes it.

This is quite a personal card for me, because I often feel the need to slip out of focus. I love the people around me, but I need time to myself as well, where I can recharge. As an example, when I got back from dinner yesterday, I set to making some new covers for my parent's garden furniture. The original ones are a stark green and white and are now very stained and dirty. My parents were considering buying new seats, but these days, there is something very environmentally and economically comforting about recycling and not just chucking things out for replacements. My dad and I went through my fabric box and we found two lots of fabric that would suit. One piece, which we decided to use for the front, is in a fresh blue and white. I made small ties to fit into the seams, so that it can be anchored to the seat, and a handy built-in slip for the top, so that it fits flush over the chair back. I made up a pattern, cut the different fabrics, and sewed up one cover last night. I did the second this morning. The first card in today's duo is about friends and friendship. As much as this is generally a good card, the blonde guy in the second card slips into the rocks to avoid them, so that he can get on with his furniture cover project.


I got my second cover and two small cushions completed. Amidst the messages, we decided to meet one good mate across the road in the local pub garden. I didn't drink, but she and my boyfriend had a couple of glasses of wine in the sunshine. It is such a peaceful place to be. The road which runs next to it creates no more than a quiet hum, so it is always relaxing to spent time there. We only stayed for a few hours, since my friend needed to collect her children from school, which was just enough. My boyfriend bought some crusty bread and other food from the supermarket and is now in the garden with my dad, trying out the new seat covers and reading, while I slip inside my own dark rocks and tie up a few loose ends in the shadows of my bedroom. I need to sort a few things before my first day back at school tomorrow.

I am really enjoying my Dark Beach Oracle. Even though I created the images, they still present new thoughts and ideas with each time used. I wasn't entirely sure what I thought of today's second card (let's call it In the Shadows for now) at first. He could be sleeping, but it seems more likely that he is trying his best to not be seen. Depending on where he turns up in readings, this could also concern a lack of honesty or commitment from others. Even though modern in appearance, there is something about the guy and the way in which he has stretched himself out beneath the storm, that reminds me of an old Renaissance painting.



Illustrations from The Dark Beach Oracle by Prince Le Normand