All Change

I didn't feel like doing too much this evening, so decided to throw a few cards. Since there have been small steps forward with the house move, I was a little apprehensive about reading around it, but then thought 'why not?'. I decided on using a fool-proof past, present and future spread with the 'dragons'. I'd say it quite accurately nailed the first two cards, so am hoping that the third is on the money too.

The Past - 8 of Swords

As soon as I turned this card, I could relate to the woman in the window and let out a sigh. Yes, we have felt like she does for over two years now. Her home has become a prison to some degree and she feels bound there. The beautiful vines around her window have since died. My father has always enjoyed this house and the area, but our neighbours have killed that which we once loved. We do not feel 100% comfortable here and with their revolting and disrespectful children, it is difficult to appreciate our own living space. The woman in this card has had to try and free herself from misery by using her own free will. In our case, that was putting the house on the market. Isn't it awful that a lack of consideration from others can encourage people to give up a home they have loved for 24 years? It kind of saddens and sickens me all at the same time.

The Present - The World

Ah, we have movement here. The greys in the first card have been coloured with blues, reds, and energetic lively greens. The woman's clothes are no longer drab and tatty, but pure white and she has her friends around her. She has awoken from her previous slumber, since that part of her life is now closing down. This is a card of cycles, which holds both a beginning and an end. This is interesting, because when I look at the spirals in the picture while squinting my eyes, it reminds me of a washing machine on a spin program. In this trio, it would make sense to see the 8 of Swords as the end of a cycle and the 8 of Wands as the beginning of a new one.

The Future - 8 of Wands

The phrase I thought of when I looked at this card was ' and they're off!'. With small wands in their mouths and claws, the dragons all head in a new direction. I love that one right at the top, who appears to be laughing. The one at the bottom has a lovely look in his eye too. He seems self-assured. It's as if he is thinking to himself 'finally!'. This is a card of movement and speed. It is of great contrast to the first card (also an 8) which is stagnant and dying. This might be one of my favourite 8 of Wands cards ever I think, since it is so uplifting.

Part of me didn't want to write about developments with our house on the blog, thinking it might be better to keep it secret, through fear of jinxing myself by being too confident or complacent. We were so excited when we sold before. We started to pack, booked the removals, paid for the surveys .. and then 'bang!' .. the whole thing fell through. It could happen again, and this time, I think we might like the potential in this house even more than the last. I would like to really believe in these cards because they appear so positive. However, as much as I do, I am kind of afraid to put my trust in them, through fear of another disappointment a little further down the road.


Illustration from The Celtic Dragon Tarot by Lisa Hunt