Armed

I am starting to dislike this card of tears. Especially after Thursday's draw. Looking at the illustration, it seems quite apt for that day. The stairs leading to the beach could be those which took the woman in the accident out of life and onto the next part of her journey. Like the 10 of Swords in tarot, which also depicts a painful ending of some kind, there is a sun in the sky. In some readings, I might see it as setting, as it was for the victim, but when looking at it from a more positive angle, it could be rising and ringing in the end of problems or emotional difficulties. Despite the sadness of the woman dying, she did have extremely serious head injuries. Her pain is now over. It is a an exact week since she was hit by the bus behind my garden.

I consciously made the second card in today's draw when I put this deck together. I wanted one that suggested speed, to show that something was coming into our lives quickly. It seemed a good idea to source a picture of someone running and fit him into The Dark Beach. With one side of the picture in darkness, it would appear that he has come very quickly from nowhere. In today's reading, he could represent a very sudden surge of emotion or an unexpected outpouring of tears. Oh joy!

My boyfriend and I were up early this morning to go and pick up my friend, Clare. We popped into hers for a quick cup of coffee and a study of the map, and then the three of us were off, all armed with our cameras, to go and take pictures. It is the first time that my boyfriend has used his new camera and he really enjoyed the day. We started off in some woods, photographing the plants and flowers, and then drove to a really peaceful location by the river. We stopped off at a pub on the way and had lunch. All three of us really enjoyed doing something different together and have decided to do it again soon. My boyfriend's new camera takes really good photographs and out of the 400 he has taken, there are some really good ones. Take his photograph of the small pink flower. We took a lot together, with the intention of using them in my Dark Beach Oracle. I think that a small and dark wood off of the beach will add an interesting dimension to the cards.

We had the first new viewing of our house today. Our new estate agents came and photographed the property yesterday and even though it is not yet on their site, they called up and brought a woman round this afternoon. My mum said she was very friendly and said we have a nice home. I am not holding my breath, but it is nice to have this kind of response from the first viewing. Maybe the recent decorating and adjustments have made a difference, since most of the people who visited before moaned about the tree in the garden and the hallways being too dark.

It has been warm all day, but now the sun has abandoned us and I have felt the odd drop of rain. My boyfriend and I are resting off our very long walk through the countryside this afternoon so that we can pop across the road with friends for a drink this evening. I am not entirely sure where today's cards sit in my day, but I made sure that my boyfriend didn't drive too quickly this morning. Looking at them together, I was concerned that speed could bring tears. I am hoping that our evening with friends will not bring about any unwanted outpouring of tears or emotion.



Illustrations from The Dark Beach Oracle by Prince Le Normand