Is everything going to be alright?

There is something about the green on the flower cards which I find so appealing. I guess you could look at it as being a bit sickly and pea-green in shade, but it feels calm, sophisticated and very Gothic to me. A lot of people don't like the pips in this deck, but even with Rider Waite translation in the back of my mind, I still see the warmth and beauty of family and emotional fulfillment in this card. It's nicely balanced. I think of those two big roses as a couple, with all of the people that matter to them at their sides. Aside from the 2 of Flowers (where couples and partnerships are born), there isn't another pip with the two big flowers in this same arrangement.

The lady from the Chronic Fatigue service called me this morning. Even though I am still going to my appointment, I wanted to see if there was any way of changing it under these circumstances. She said there was not. She wandered off for a couple of minutes, and then returned to the phone, telling me that my next chance of an appointment would be sometime next year. She also added another half an hour onto how long she thought my assessment would run for. To add another blow, Julie's funeral has been put forward half an hour, so all in all, there is now no chance of my ducking in ten minutes late. I am now slightly concerned that I will miss the second part. I guess it will be how it will be and there's no point in my worrying. When did worrying ever change anything?

It's really interesting to see how people view the suits in this deck. Many mix up the Crosses and Masks. I have linked the former to earth and the latter to fire, but seem to be in the minority there. I was reading some reviews of this set online last night and one person sees the flowers as air. This is what I really like about The Favole. You really have to make it your own, which is why I think it has become such a hit with me. I don't think it is necessary to go and buy the graphic novels that are centered around Favole, Ezequiel, Sacha, and Persephone, but they have fleshed out their characters a lot for me, and at such a cheap price, I find dipping into them both rewarding and exciting. For someone looking at the Judgement card without that knowledge, they would not realise that after plunging a stake through his own heart, this is the pathway that Ezequiel walks with Favole (plus the little boy Sacha from The Fool) at the end of the trilogy. An epic decision for him, as we know from the traditional meaning of this card.


"And with all three holding hands, they crossed a path of angels who didn't stop crying while bidding farewell. And they felt that light, cold like ice ... The stone angels looked up in silence. In that very moment, endless watery pearls started to dampen their bodies. Rivers of tears flowing from heaven ..." - Victoria Frances, Frozen Light


I have drawn the 10 of Flowers (or Cups) quite a bit in the last month. It came up on a few days when I didn't write here and I have been linking it to the house we want to buy (primarily due to the depiction in the Rider Waite, which shows a small house and a family). It brings the support of loved ones and emotional security to the table, which I would say I always have had and still have the luxury of. It's also a card that, through uncertainty, lets me know that everything is going to be alright.


Illustration from The Favole Tarot by Victoria Frances