The Bath
A moment’s peace
stretched long
and sweet
in silence
with eyes closed
and the faint
drip drip of faucet
causing ripples
on the water
the only sound
to brush ears
and a deep breath
is pulled to lungs
then let out
nice and slow
as muscles ease
and tension releases
for just a moment
one moment
peace
Prompt: “Grab the nearest book (or your favorite) and fan through the pages. Randomly stop somewhere along the way. Close your eyes and let your finger land on the page the book is open to. Whatever sentence is under your finger, keep it in mind while you then pull a card. Consider how the sentence from the book and the tarot card may relate to each other, and what message the two together may be trying to say.”
We can enthusiastically engage without putting any human filter of cynicism, fear, or expectation on the proceedings, and this our experiences will be fresh and dynamic, enabling us to quickly grow in confidence. – Spiritwalking by Poppy Palin
Quote combined with The Hermit – Close your eyes and trust what you feel guiding you from within. Outside influences are not as important as that inner guidance, and the more you listen to your intuition, the stronger your intuition will become. It’s only through reaching within ourselves and truly getting to know ourselves that we can grow into a greater sense of self-confidence.
Prompt: “Pull the Death card from your deck(s). Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?”
Modern Love Tarot – When I look at the imagery in this card, I see vanity, and how very fleeting beauty can be. That, in turn, speaks to me of the need to cherish the beauty in our lives while it is there, for it will not last forever… just as everything is temporary, so too is that. The advice I see in this card is about cherishing the good so that you can hold onto memories of these good things once things change.
Healing Waves Tarot – A brand new eco-system using the skull of the dead as its foundations is what I see in this card, and it speaks to me about what comes after loss. Change and loss create a void, and in time that void is filled with something new. We cannot have that something new that is to come until we have gone through the loss that precedes it. I would read this card as a reminder of what to look forward to, and a reassurance that something more is to come to fill the void left by what has been lost.
Dive To You Tarot – With change comes loss, and with loss often comes the painful feelings of grief. This card focuses on one’s grief, and encourages us to not shut it out but to experience it and process it. It’s okay to cry, or even rail at the universe for those things we have lost. It’s a part of letting go and processing what has been taken away and/or left behind by change that is upon us . It speaks of healthy processing rather than burying one’s feelings in the face of change.
Seasonal Fox Tarot Day Deck – A fox looks back and considers the shadows of the past and what is lost. In lingering too long, the fox is also then cast in shadow. Although, after change has happened, it is okay to look back now and then, make sure you do not linger in the past. Doing so keeps us from embracing the future and making the most of what is to come. When you consider living in the past instead of seeking the future, a part of your future dies along with what you’re already leaving behind.
Letting Go
Hours ebb
into minutes
and then seconds
as light fades
slowly
and summer sun
sinks low
and the restlessness
stirring deep
in my bones
takes a breath
and releases
like a sigh
In a Mood
I miss you when it’s quiet
I miss you when it’s loud
I miss you with
the first breath pulled
through my mouth
and with the exhale
that slides past lips
when eyes close
in the evening
and with every moment
that ticks by
in the measure of a day
I miss you
I need you always.
The Slow Crawl
Summer heat comes
and I’m not ready
to deal
with the dripping
of sweat
and cling
of cotton cloth
to skin gone wet
with the exertion
of simply
breathing in
stale air
as windows stay closed
and the AC hums
Twisting the Leaf 