A Cup of Coffee and Dressing Gown Day

I was meant to meet my friend today but her daughter has a high temperature so she called it off. It kind of worries me sometimes that this kind of thing is actually a relief, because it means I don't have to go anywhere and can happily stick around the house. I have things to do, such as some research for the one-off Dickens workshop I am doing in a few weeks, but no plans can often mean a cup of coffee and dressing gown day, with little much else squeezed in between. I feel kind of ashamed to admit that. Even though it has no value to anyone away from this blog, I might work on my creative review after applying to employers and agents who will never have the common decency to reply.

Even though every agent and job I have applied to this year has not born one response yet, the bottom row of today's draw would suggest good things on the work front, wouldn't you say? The 3 of Pentacles always comes up when there is some kind of action in my working life, and as with yesterday, the 3 of Wands and Ace of Wands predict movement and fresh and exciting opportunity. Since there are two '3's' in the bottom row, I'd say there was some kind of growth involved; the retrieval of something I have been waiting for blossoms. I am not sure what to trust; my skill at reading the tarot or my bad experience of employers and the job market. They are at odds today.

If my intuition (or desire) is correct, then hearing some news about work would be connected to the Queen of Swords. She reminds me a bit of one of the women I am working with on the  Dickens project. Cathi is a very strong lady, who speaks her mind. She says those things we all want to, but are often afraid to. She did call me last night to alter a date for a meeting. I suppose there is every chance that the queen could be her, since aside from being a good friend, she is also a part of my working community at the moment.

It's interesting to find two of yesterday's cards in today's spread. This is one of the things that makes tarot interesting when you read regularly. And it also illustrates how different cards can influence the general theme of a reading. Without my dad in there and the inclusion of my personal 'work' card, the story is about something else entirely. I will not hold my breath, but will look out for today's straight-talking queen and see if she doesn't bring me a little news about work.


Illustration from The Radiant Rider Waite, based on the drawings of Pamela Colman Smith and redrawn by Virginijus Poshkus (can you believe that I have been spelling Colman wrong for over twelve years?)