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Shuffling the Deck of Life: Tarot Card of the Day – 7 of Wands

2009 July 9

by aurarcana

I did not do the free association exercise last night. I got home at 8 p.m.; I normally get home at 7 p.m., but had a staff meeting at work. Dinner followed and I tackled a freelancing project. By the time I made it to my bedroom post shower, it was nearly 10:30 p.m.

I propped myself up in bed with two pillows, grabbed my Universal Waite Tarot deck, which is wrapped up in a scarf, and took it out. I had previously been looking at the cards in order. It seemed to be a logical progression at the time, and I will still follow the order to see how it develops. The story as told through the cards is an essential one and should not be overlooked. However, Tarot readings do not occur in an orderly fashion. Life too, occurs in steps, and has its ups and downs. We shuffle the deck called life everyday.

I shuffled the Tarot deck. I’ll admit, it was a bit difficult at first. The cards are still stiff. Breaking them in will take time. I focused. Considering that this was my first time, I think I did a good job blocking the outside world out. I was ready to draw my first Tarot card, my first daily card, my first card for mediation purposes in many ways.

I pulled the 7 of Wands.

A week ago, I decided to stop reading meanings about each card before I wrote down my interpretation. This method has worked out better than I thought it would. It’s a great skill to trust your own intuition.

I was relaxed and focused on the 7 of Wands Tarot card. I tried to pull myself into the story being told by the cards, making mental notes of the colors, imagery, scenery, the person and their facial expression, the background, and the color and type of clothes and shoes they were wearing.

I closed my eyes. I let my mind enter the scene in the card. My intention was to do the free association writing exercise after I was ready to exit the scene. However, after conjuring up my own story, I fell asleep!

It wasn’t for long, only five minutes. But, I was too relaxed to sit up and write my thoughts down. It was time to call it a night. The whole falling asleep experience seemed sort of cliche. I mean, I could have just been tired.

I went to sleep. And, it was quite pleasant. I didn’t carry any of the stress of the day with me.

Tarot Card of the Day – July 9, 2009: 7 of Wands

Deck: Universal Waite Tarot

7-wands-universal-waite

Element: Fire
Associations: Passions; urge; creativity; growth

The Fool appears to be protecting himself from something. He is throwing his wand down in a battle with a bunch of other wands. But, we can’t see the people or things that are the source of anger from the other six wands. He is on edge, literally, like he was in card 0, The Fool. He isn’t plunging off the cliff here, though. Instead, he is currently winning this battle, for now. He is still healthy, as shown in the colors of his clothing. And, the cliff he is standing on is lush with grass and small stream of water–full of life. But, there are no trees in the background, so this is still just the start of something.

I may be able to win the battle now, but it may be short lived. The sky isn’t a clear blue, but isn’t cloudy either. Or, I am just being paranoid; I can’t see the source of the battle, so it may be an inner one as opposed to actual. I need to continue steer ahead and stay on track, or possibly change the direction of things so that the path is clear if any disturbances. Right now, everything is under control, so I need to be aware of my surroundings.

That’s great advice for the day.

I will check the meaning later on. Intuition leads me to believe I did okay.

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