@leona. I think you did a really nice job with this. I don't know what deck this is (I see it is not the one I read) but your insights and interpretations are excellent! Now about that death card:
Death as the overall energy means an ending- is about all that we are going to throw out, stop, end because of this pandemic. It is the end of an era. The length of this pandemic and the trauma it will inflict in the U.S. and other countries that have ignored it and scoffed at it will determine how much change is coming from it. If we don't learn lessons from it, them worse will come.
I feel this pandemic is a dress rehearsal for climate change. It's a wake up call that we must respect Mother Nature or she, i.e., the natural world, will back fire on us and end us as a species. It is not personal. Nature is not personal. It is simply the way it is - it is the law of karma or balance. If we live out of balance from nature, then we suffer. And if we can't learn, then we end as a species.
MARCH 26
Cards: Queen of Wands / Emperor / 10 of Wands (Oppression) / 7 of Wands (Valour) / Queen of Cups
My reading: We continue in this period of tremendous change and transformation. This change is great and frightening, so it is not surprising that people would seek order, stability, and security — but a desire for order can easily give way to oppression. Oppression, however, has a positive result, as the courage of many comes to the forefront, especially those (perhaps nurses and doctors?) whose inner wisdom and intuition will be valuable in this time of crisis.
@sistermoon, This is a wonderful reading. So well done. Keep going! I'm going to become addicted to your weekly readings.
@elaineg My mother tried to serve us tongue once at a formal Sunday dinner. I remember when my older sister said in a nasty torturing voice used for younger siblings that I was eating TONGUE. You're eating tongue., she said in my ear. I lstopped eating and looked at it, recognizing it as a big tongue, and immediately became sick.
Does this virus dissipate at some point? Or is it just with us now and how we are living is our new normal?
deetoo, fried Spam, lmao. My son loves that. Sends the rest of us running from the kitchen toward fresh air.
My hubs likes lengua on tacos. I've tried it. It's not too bad but wouldn't want to make it a regular thing.
@Lawrence said this in the Covid-19 thread:
Posted by: @lawrence
@ScottGottliebMD
This is GAME CHANGER. Abbott to market, starting next week, a fast point-of-care #coronavirus test, delivering positive results in 5min and negative results in 13min. Will deliver 50K tests/day to start. Kudos to Abbott and FDA’s Jeff Shuren and team at CDRH who are in the fight.
And, because I was so convinced that the "leap forward" at the end of this week would be a positive one, I'm hoping this could be it. I hate to think the leap forward would be the negative one re: the US having the most CV cases in the world.
And @jeanne-mayell, thank you for your kind words re: my readings. Talk about praise from Caesar!
I want to add that, upon further reflection, the Queen of Cups at the end of my last reading represents all lightworkers whose courage will be necessary to get through these times. Of course, healthcare workers will be the most taxed being on the frontlines, but bravery will be required of all of us, and we are all being called to serve with the gifts that we have.
I am reminded of Milton's Sonnet 19 (When I consider how my light is spent); in it, Milton ponders his service to God in the face of his increasing blindness. Milton's increasing blindness was quickly rendering his one talent -- writing -- useless. He wonders, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" -- ie, how will God judge me when I am no longer able to use my one talent to serve him?
Milton comforts himself with the thought that there are many types of serving the Creator, and the poem ends with the line: "They also serve who only stand and wait." In applying this to our current situation, we must not think that, just because we are only staying inside and waiting, that we are not serving the highest good with valor and courage. Even if we feel anxious and afraid, take heart -- we are exactly what is required of us.
All of that is simply a long way to say we are called to be the Queen of Cups, to rely on our inner, intuitive selves, to use what gifts we have (especially the ones frequently on display in this forum), and, above all, to know that we are brave, even in moments of deep anxiety and frustration. We are all serving, even as we "stand and wait."
Love to you all.
@bluebelle Yes, I get the same. And I think there'll be blowback on more than one front, because many of the released will talk with the media about their treatment and the disappeared children who to went into the American foster care/adoption system that Betsy DeVos has been running. Maybe that's why I keeping seeing her in an orange jumpsuit with her head bowed. I kept seeing Christmas lights when I said that, so next holiday season that may be when it comes to a head.
Oh how dearly, dearly I can relate to and love this post. Sisters holding hands in our circles upon spiraling circles under the moon light are we all among so many of us here now. Serving and chanting and singing and praising with joy and gratitude. We were all called to serve and we are doing it with such great power and force and endless energies of grace .
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I've been trying to do so with the tarot, as my emotions were too unbalanced to make an accurate intitive reading at the time, I had some pretty difficult events I've been reeling at the time.
I wanted to know what is going to happen to Australia in the next couple of months. I've chose the celtic spread because everyone is affected by it. I had some strange readings from the results. I wouldn't mind a second opinion on this.
These are the results:
Significant: Wheel of Fortune (Inverted)
I chose that card because many lives have changed dramatically when the virus was hitting through our community.
Cover: X Cups
I guess that means despite the horrid situation with the pandemic sweaping across the country, the domestic situation seems under control so far. A calm before the storm perhaps? There are signs promising signs that we have a chance of not being in the same situation as Italy. Also Australians are probably on the fortunate side compare to say India for instances.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/30/india/india-coronavirus-social-distancing-intl-hnk/index.html
Challenge: Emperor
Unfortuately when this card shows up, this means our biggest challenges is how the govenment is dealing with the crisis, where made some bad choices in the past in dealing with the virus. Such as not closing all in coming traffic in sooner, letting the passengers disembark from the Ruby Princess which later on played a massive part in causing the virus to sweap through the country, etc. Seeing that the card that represents the Morrison government seems fitting in hindsight.
Foundation: X Wands
Thinking back, there's been a lot of anxiety within the country as of late, due to the bushfires that occured months ago, putting our collective with a massive weight of wariness on their shoulders.
Past: Pages of Cups
I guess this card represents the bygone times, where we felt lucky, mateship and such. Even during the bushfires, people were working in unison to help over come it. The said bushfires did not stop our former way of life, as I've noticed a lot of people were trying to flock to the Delgraves street cafes during those troubled times with the fires. Not so much now with the virus going around sadly.
Crowning: Lovers (Inverted)
Again, bad choices have lead to Australia dealing with the virus ravaging our community like a psychological and physical wildfire. Because of this, there were massive lockdown laws being put in place, as both the state and federal governments are trying to make up for their blunders.
Near Future: IV Coins (Inverted)
There will be something significant relating to money, mostly losses and opening wallets. Already I saw the news that the Government were adding funds to deal with the ecconmic fallout of the virus, including welfare benefits.
About me Card: IX Swords (Inverted)
I guess this card is saying that I'm not in the right place, but there's still some hope to recover from it. My mental health has been poor as of late, the failure to apply to a graduate program has send me over the edge, but I guess it's trying to say that there's some light at the end of the tunnel I suppose. Alternatively, it warns me not to fall into dispair.
Near Environment: I Wands (Inverted)
Everyone's hopes and dreams were put on hold at best or at worse shattered, causing everyone to moody and unmotivated to go through the day. Collective wise.
Hopes and dreams: I Swords.
People were hoping that the virus will be done and over with, so they can get on with their lives. The collective is very on edge at the moment. Probably catty. If some of the members of the government's response to some people faunting from the guidelines, regional citizens very unhappy reaction with the influx of tourists and city dwellers despite being told to stay home and rasing numbers of people dobbing on others who did the wrong thing to police; the card from the sword deck indicated there's conflict within it.
Outcome: Queen of Coins.
(To be honest. I'm not sure about that last part. Can someone help me out with this one?)
@goldstone I find that the Queen of Coins may suggest that a female benefactor will step up and offer funding and/or knowledge to heal the situation.
Regarding the stay at home orders. Many parts of the world have reported less pollution and water and air quality improving. We may have a slight reprieve from climate shift because of less consumption and travel. Plant more trees where they will thrive and we may have a solution. Also worth considering is alcohol fueled cars and solar energy. The technology is already there.