Seven of Spirals and Seven of Scrolls – The power of imagination

Yesterday I drew the Seven of Spirals (Assertion) from the Chrysalis Tarot and which conveyed a strong inner “Yes” in me!  Since my “nurture” plans for Monday (due to all sorts of reasons) didn’t see the light of day, I figured I was entitled to a second chance to pamper myself.

But this card is not only about retreat and setting boundaries but also about going deep within (spirals) and finding your inner strength.  A strength which is so powerful that you will have to find the right balance to assert yourself. It pleases me the bear is sitting quietly in her cave and her gaze is more than enough to keep unwanted visitors at bay. Without growling or showing her claws she protects her sacred space. She knows her strength so she has no need to show it all the time. Only if needed she will react more fiercely. 

So this morning I asked what to do next and I got the Seven of Scrolls (indecision). This card feels very akin to the Two of Swords but it also highlights the need for creative imagination. As humans we are able to decide on so many levels: instinctive first reaction, logical reasoning, intuition, emotional response etc.

It is up to us which of these options we would use to make our decision but now and then it might be helpful not to pick our go-to problem-solving strategy. As a Queen of Swords person, this card tells me to let go of my reasoning abilities for a change and try to tap into my more creative imaginative side. That will help me to ponder what could be behind those two doors? Which one should I open? Where will it lead me? What does it bring me? So many questions, I think I might stay in my cave for another day also because it will be a very hot and humid day. 

Seven of Scrolls – Indecision

As so many cards fromThe Chrysalis Tarot, this card doesn't resemble its counterpart from the Rider Waite tarot, the Seven of Swords, at all. It reminds me more of the Two of Swords.  After the rest and consolation of the six of swords, the young satyr is about to start on a new journey or cycle of learning. He has gathered all the knowledge and information he can find to make a reasonable choice. He is inclined to choose the left door. The right one appears more risky and yet alluring. Why? He doesn't know. The two doors look the exactly the same but somehow there is a difference and he cannot grasp what it is…

Sometimes life is asking us to take a risk; to listen to our gut feeling and to take a leap of faith. To choose for living with all its ups and downs but with such an intense feeling of knowing you are on the right path and you are exactly going to where you need to be.

We all have had to make those kind of choices . This card is helping me to remember when I've chosen for what I knew to be the very best and when I didn't settle for safety but sadly sometimes I “had to" choose just the other way around….