If yesterday's card was my boyfriend, then I see myself in today's. The hawk in this one has a stern face on it. I woke up in a bit of a mood and couldn't see much further than it at the time. Even though I had been going on about needing some quiet weekends, I wanted to do more than stick around at home today. My boyfriend didn't. Of course, I shouldn't be spending money unnecessarily at the moment but it didn't stop me from sitting up on my branch with the pointy and spiky face of this bird. I think this is the face that my boyfriend says I have when I don't get my own way. The card can be about insight, so I guess it has already done it's job by showing me my reflection.I eventually came down off of my branch and began to do some stuff. Doing things often helps fight this kind of hot air from building up inside of me any further and I eventually calm down. I have been meaning to do some examples for a new project proposal, but so far, hadn't got around to it. It is an idea based on the popular Storyworl
d cards by John and Caitlín Matthews, where I thought kids in schools could make A4 collages, based around different elements of a story - things such as 'The Haunted House', 'The Evil Grandmother', or 'The Friend'. It's kind of like an oracle, but is a tool for children to swap about and use as a springboard for storytelling. Taking it a step further, I thought that they might be encouraged to act out their stories in the afternoon session. I made one card today as an example, called 'The Prince of the Many Kittens'. I then spent time cutting out different figures, animals and buildings to put in a paper file. I have noticed that not all kids are good at cutting, so thought it might be good to have collage components prepared for the possibility of running these workshops.Even though I shouldn't be parting with any cash, I did manage to find my way to Amazon this morning. I have been looking at a specific oracle deck for months now and still haven't bought it. I looked for it in London twice, but it wasn't there. I don't know why I have left it so long before ordering it online. It is called the Gods and Titans Oracle. I received an email to say that it has shipped already so hopefully it should be with me in a couple of days.
Illustration from The Wildwood Tarot by Will Worthington
Illustration from The Wildwood Tarot by Will Worthington
Hi PLN,
ReplyDeleteLove your workshop idea, and I think it's great that you are being so proactive getting materials and proposals together. In that I see some of the foresight of the Knight of Arrows, too :)
Looking forward to reading what you make of the Gods and Titans!
By the way, your post appeared suddenly on my radar, despite saying it was posted 12 hours ago. Just wondering whether you alter the "Post Options" to match when you actually finish writing it, rather than starting it? Not that it really matters, but I look at the time stamp on posts to see what's new...
I think that it is because I usually draw them in the morning and begin to write, then I just save as draft sometimes through the day incase I think of anything else interesting to add. Then when I publish, it seems that it was published far earlier. Is that what you mean?
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean about this knight and foresight. I like that idea and it makes me feel more confident. Thank you.
I can't believe that I have left the Gods and Titans for so long!! I kept looking for it in London and wondering about it, when really, I could have got the damnned thing months ago, lol. But as I write, it is hopefully on it's way. Now I have to go through that awful period of waiting for the postman like a 5 year old on his birthday, haha.
Yeah, I think that would do it. Blogger schedules posts "automatically" for when you start writing them. You can change that under Post Options. Though it's probably just me that gets bothered by it :D
ReplyDeleteAnd I certainly know that "waiting on tenterhooks for the postman" feeling. Hope the deck comes soon :)
Still waiting :( I really thought it would come today while I was out. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Isn't it funny how when you are waiting for a deck, it seems that you can't possibly work with any other but the one that is yet to fall through the letter box?!
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