An email popped into my inbox this afternoon, asking whether I (and everyone else it was addressed to) was interested in a freelance job, lasting for just 12 days. It would be once a week, leading up to Christmas. Needing work, I looked at the attachment and realised that it is in a pupil referral unit. This means that all of the kids I would work with would have been excluded from school and are probably pretty challenging. I decided to pull a couple of cards to see what they said. I received The Lovers and the Ace of Wands.
The Lovers is no surprise, for it blatantly suggests a decision which needs to be made. See the guy in the centre? Well, he's scratching his chin and deciding whether to either go for the safe options only or apply to the job in the pupil referral unit. The girl on the left tells him to play it safe, since it's not worth putting himself through the stress of it all, where as the woman on the right is that little bit more experienced and feels that he can handle himself in a place like that. She reminds him that he needs the work and money. While this is all going on, out of nowhere, a wand of opportunity is thrust in their direction. The man in the centre affords it a glance and notices the building in the distance. This represents a goal. In this case, the seed offered might mean earning some good money, a little security, and could add another diverse and interesting line to the experience on his CV. What does a guy do?
I pulled the card from the bottom of the deck and noticed that it was the 3 of Pentacles. As I said the other day when it turned up in my daily draw, this card is all about painting my future. Is this a colour I wish to add to my palette? Having this card shadow the reading feels like a good sign. I can't help but notice that the older woman in The Lovers card looks very much like the woman in the background of the 3 of Pentacles. I am wondering if it hints at my asking the advice of someone with more experience than I have, who has done this kind of thing before. I think it is sugges
ting I fire off an email to my colleague and friend Cathi, and ask her what she thinks.
After the positive two cards pulled before bed last night, our estate agent called and booked a viewing with me. A woman and her daughter have just left. They were polite and friendly and were looking for somewhere to rent out. They liked the kitchen and fireplace, but I guess you can never really tell if people are interested or not. I looked out at our garden just now and tried to work out what there is to dislike about it. We never really get too excited after people come and look round, but due to drawing such positive cards last night, I wondered if they were the rays of The Sun who are about to change our luck.
Illustrations from The Sharman Caselli Tarot by Giovanni Caselli
This is a beautiful post. I loved you post before... Land of Limbo... i feel like I am lost there all the time lol. I may be a permanent resident there actually. But its okay. I like that these cards seem gentle and promising. I think that something good is in the works for you.
ReplyDeleteYou should def contact your friend and see what her advice is. In the Lovers I often see the idea of two paths that can be taken... so maybe another opportunity is coming shortly as well and you may have to make a decision. I hope all sorts of good things fall into your lap :)
Is that your garden? Its spectacular!!! I would love to sit there and drink tea.
I think I will email her in a bit and see what she thinks. There is no need to rush into it.
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas about the two paths and that something else might be coming along soon to balance out this offer. I guess it could also be the decision between being active (and grabbing the wand) or passive (letting someone else take the work from under my nose).
Yes, that's our garden. It is really relaxing out there and we get the sun in the morning. I sometimes sit at the table at the end and read the cards with a cup of tea :)