Pull (at least) three cards and use them to respond to this prompt: You’re walking through the forest and you come across a door. It doesn’t look like it goes anywhere, but the key is in the lock. What do you do? And what do you find?
I amble among the towering trees of craggy bark and drooping fronds blended with the drape of lace like moss, the scent of evergreen and wet in the air as soft moss and pine needles act as a spongy carpet beneath my feet. Each step is a childhood memory as scents of fern and cedar mix with fir and pine, the air holding a cool dampness that soothes the sinuses and fills the senses with breath after breath of fresh air. (Six of Cups)
In this place of memories I seek to find grace in the face of change, and it is as I wander that I come upon a door nestled among the trees. It stands straight and tall, and when I circle around behind the trees it seems there is nothing on the other side, and yet energy in the air says different and speaks of mysteries and secrets. Drawn in, I reach for the knob and turn it, opening the door with a sense of inevitability and curiosity, as if every step I have ever taken has lead me here. Here to this door and this moment… and I step through. (Death)
On the other side, the world appears the same as before, and yet it is I that have changed, not the world around me. In crossing the threshold I acknowledge it is time to begin again… to begin anew. It is time to take all that I have learned and be reborn on a new quest to learn more and continue to grow. (Page of Swords)
Within myself the spark of eager anticipation bursts into action. I hear laughter on the breeze and rustling among the trees, and I am inspired to dart forward into this new world that is me. Dart forward and dash among the ferns and the fronds, chase that soft tinkle of laughter among the leaves and the tree trunks, and become lost, once more, in the wonder of life around me. (Knight of Wands)
Now lost among the trees in a forest both familiar and also brand new, I wander, experience, and explore. There is so much to see and experience, and I’m prepared for the journey and to guide others that I meet along the path the way forward into the forest as well. (Queen of Swords)
Twisting the Leaf 