A TAROT HAIKU (Four of Swords)

I recently had Ginny, of 78 Notes to Self Tarot blog, do a reading for me. (I recommend her thorough, insightful readings.) And one of the cards was the Four of Swords in the Rider/Waite/Smith deck:



One of the things Ginny mentioned was that a hurdle might present before I could experience the "peace" the Four of Swords can be said to presage. That started me wondering. I came up with a lot of thoughts about hurdles. (There will almost certainly be a few during this last 19 days I have left to finish up my preparation to move to California.) As I pondered, I recalled that I read somewhere, ages ago, that one of the interpretations of this card is as a sort of Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. And that prompted this Four of Swords/Tarot haiku:

this enervating
wish for rescue
a small death

Yes, I've been yearning for someone to take care of me during this push to move cross country. Feeling as sorry as I do for myself since I am doing it virtually alone. Of course, I would not have it any other way. But at some level, there's a wish to be taken out of this turbulent suspension and just whisked magically to California, without any further ado at all! And that sort of wishing, for me, can disempower me...therefore that closing image of "a small death."

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‘til next time, keep enjoying The Tarot,

Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)**** SEE ALSO: Roswila’s Dream & Poetry Realm for Tarot poetry and Roswila’s Taiga Tarot for taiga (illustrated tanka).****

THE FOUR OF PENTACLES in The Tarot of the Cat People

The Four of Pentacles in The Tarot of the Cat People

OK, this is exactly how I've been feeling at each step along the way as I prepare to move to California on February 6th. As I accomplish a huge task -- each of which requires a great deal of letting go both literally and figuratively -- I cling to what is coming next. Right now I'm dreading the final big packing push. I know I can't take all with me that I'd like to (even after already weeding it out tremendously), but ....

LOL! I just recalled another meaning for this card: good management. And, yes, I'd say I have been a rather good manager so far. There are so many details, each of which has to dovetail (coming and going) with others that even my basically organized Capricornian nature has felt very taxed by it all. Then there's that intriguing version in The Thoth Tarot, that is called "Power." So I can take heart that it's not all about my clinging (well, more accurately wanting to cling) to what I must let go of. That is, I am managing things competently and I have the power to do whatever I must.

Sigh, it's still hard. But I have no doubt at all, well worth it.

(By the way, The Tarot of the Cat People is one of my favorite decks, one I refer to regularly. And this card in it, one of my favorites in the deck. I love the science/fantasy aspect to the deck -- it's set on another world whose cultures have developed around cats -- plus the colorful art, and unusual outfits and jewelry designs. And oh my goodness, I just realized today was my beloved Grandmother Hill's birthday. This card is often attributed to Sun in Capricorn, so it is a card in both my family of Tarot cards and hers.)

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‘til next time, keep enjoying The Tarot,

Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)**** SEE ALSO: Roswila’s Dream & Poetry Realm for Tarot poetry and Roswila’s Taiga Tarot for taiga (illustrated tanka).****