For today's daily draw I've used my Original Rider Waite Tarot and I wasn’t surprised at all to have drawn the Two of Swords. The woman is sitting blindfolded with two swords crossed for her chest. She doesn’t want to know, to feel or to deal with the situation at hand. There is delay and uncertainty, there is doubt and probable a touch of anxiety. I can relate to those feelings but like this woman I don’t want to deal with them now. So what to do? I pull another card.
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| The Original Rider Waite Tarot |
And there he is, my brave Page of Swords. With his
brand new sword swaying above his head. He isn’t even watching what he is doing. He
is just moving it back and forth. He has a lot of sparkling idea’s which are circling around in his mind. He is the one who will clear away my premature
worries and who will open my mental windows to air my mind. At this very moment
I am sitting near my open kitchen door and a Spring breeze is blowing some blossom
leaves in my kitchen. It is good to breath the fresh air as it is also wise to allow
freshness and bright thoughts to enter my mind. This page is my perfect hero for today J
The Two of Swords does seem to speak of you having to wait while trying not to let your emotions take control. I wish I could be as fearless as the Page of Swords!
ReplyDeleteWhen you are not as fearless as this page try taking him as example and try to act like he would do.,
DeleteI remember how hard it was sometimes to stand in front of a group of people and learn them something,
I am sure you will be okay :)
Some people see the Page of Swords very negatively - as a gossip and a spy. I much prefer what you say, the idea of seeking "beginner's mind": being open to the new, and finding the excitement in possibility :)
ReplyDeleteI can't see any page as being negative. For me they are like children; full of potential and so eager to learn but sometimes to enthousiatic and clumsy :)
DeleteI'm not sure. Like Marge Simpson says: "Kids can be so cruel" Being young doesn't stop people being mean sometimes, or doing things for the wrong reasons. There's an interesting book called Nurture Shock that talks about how we encourage children to lie when we ask them questions in a disapproving tone - these things are "natural" too...
DeleteI know. I've been a teacher for years and I've seen a lot of bullying and other cruelties. Perhaps I am inclined to emphasize the more positive childlike attributes because of that and keep the rest for reversed meanings.
DeleteI rarely use reversals, but may see the darker side of a card given the context of the reading or spread position. It's good to emphasise the positives, too, but I also like to see the shadow, it's always there, after all :)
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