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Tree Tarot for Imbolc 2014

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Hedge Druidry, Tarot, Wheel of the Year

You may remember that I did a tarot layout using the Camelot Oracle to help provide a framework for my work last year. I expected to do the same this year, so when i got prepared to do a layout I went seeking the cards. I felt a strong aversion to using the Camelot cards! … Read More “Tree Tarot for Imbolc 2014” »

Tarot for Sword and Shield

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Ancient Sites

My second favourite method of divination, after dowsing, is now tarot card reading. I don’t use much of a methodology – I’ve never “learned” the cards, nor do I have any background in the original tarot card meanings. At one point I was as far as to learn the general characteristics of the “suits”, but then with each changing deck this got re-worked and soon I forgot all about that information. I now just take some keywords from the book that accompanies the cards, read the general meaning, and let my intuition find the meaning for me in the light of the questions I asked. This method has worked very well for me, and has been astonishingly useful. I’m not going to change my ways now, even though I have bought the renowned tarot book “78 Degrees Of Wisdom” on Kal’s recommendation. One day I might even read it.

I wanted to do a tarot reading to fill in some of the gaps from my current quest of “The Sword and The Shield”. Sure, I had gone through two incredible experiences to acquire these energetic symbols, artefacts if you will, but what were they for and how could I access them? These were among some of the many questions that I had about the quest. I gathered my questions, and then pulled out the Wildwood Tarot deck – my favourite deck for druidic forms of answer.

Here are the questions that I came up with to ask:

  1. What is the purpose of me having Galahad’s sword and shield?
  2. To what purpose should I put these energy forms?
  3. How will the sword and shield help me in my spiritual quest?
  4. How will the sword and shield help others?
  5. How can I evoke the sword?
  6. How can I evoke the shield?

Some preliminary dowsing was required to complete my other questions, which I felt weren’t suitable to a tarot form of answer:-

  • Will these energy forms last beyond this year? – yes, for as long as I work magickally
  • Is there anything else I need to know about the energy forms? – this tarot will reveal all
  • Is Ash involved in evoking their powers? – yes, I will always need as Spirit Guide to assist with their use.
  • Do the two energy forms of sword and shield always have to be used together? – no

 So, with some questions answered, and many remaining, I dowsed for the number of cards to draw for each question, and then made an ad-hoc layout on that basis.

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