My Elemental Weekly Draw

Okay so it's time for the Sunday evening draw....and it is

The Fool/Innocence and the Nine of Wands

Air (or Spirit) + Fire

A combination that has air fueling fire...a problem solved or plans working....NOW that would be a good thing at work right now!! I'm a bit concerned that with nothing to hold it in check it might run wild...that parts a little scary!!

Still I think overall a nice combo for the week....we will see how it unfolds along with the daily two card draws. Remember I am proposing that the weekly draw be sort of considered the atmopshere or the "energy" so to speak of the week.

My Week Ahead

This week...I am going to outline here on Once Upon a Time my Weekly/Daily Draw as it occurs along with daily thoughts about the cards...it works like this...tonight (Sunday night) I draw a card for the coming week...this is my weekly card and provides the center or the crucial aspect of the week. Then each day I draw a card for the day...and record it along with how it relates to the week. The goal is to look for patterns and ask questions. It sort of ends up being an eight card spread that takes place over the course of 8 days. You also record how many you get of each suit, any major arcana cards and duplicates of those also. Okay on to the card.

Oh dear...Ten of Wands...honestly I was hoping for something a little more upbeat...but no "draw overs". So I'll go with it.

Ten of Wands: Heavy burdens, over whelmed, overextension (I'm thinking this pertains to work)

Wands=Fire...Things are moving. Things are changing.

Ten = The end, completion....hmmmm

Fairy Tale: Rumplestilskin...we all know the tale...guess my name!!! And boy does this fit...a work project that is constantly changing and NO ONE really knows what is what and it's like shooting in the dark to guess.

Art: The girl is kneeling with the trail of ten wands partially around her and then at her back. They are glowing., lighting the room, while that little Rumplstilskin leers in from the door....Here hands are clutched as she hopes for a miracle to save her.

Tomorrow I will post the next card in the series of draws and how it may relate to the Weekly Card.

My Card for the Week: Ten of Cups

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What a great card for my weekly draw. This week I will draw a card everyday and see how it relates to the Ten of Cups (my weekly card). This allows me to make connections between cards, as well as, see a pattern develop over the week.

Ten of Cups:

Cups: Water, Emotions and Feelings

Water: Things are not moving. Things are staying the same.

Tens: The end

Ten of Cups (general): A happy family, true friendships, lasting happiness

Ten of Cups (Fairy Tale Tarot) Dreams Fulfilled, Peace

Fairy Tale: The Girl Fish, a story of greed and selfishness which turns to adventure and goodness until finally rewarded in the end. The girl, becomes a fish and ventures out to recover a stolen corwn. In the end she is transformed to her lovely adult self and marries the King and they live happily ever after!!!

As a weekly card this one seems good but not sure how it will all transpire...I can see the emotions part...things in life have been a bit of a roller coaster lately...what I don;t get is the Things are not moving...unless it means the things I am worrying about...aren't really going to change...which in this case might very well be a good thing...The Ten as the end...I feel like it is saying...the end of worrying or maybe just HEY listen...things are not moving, they are staying the same..THE END...sort of like an emphasis or exclamation point! I like the words...happy family, dreams fulfilled etc. The story itself, might actually play out in life....someone who is sort of stubborn and wants their own way, spoiled but then discovers what it feels like to be of service to someone else......in the end winning true happiness.....interesting. We shall see.

Daily/Weekly Draw Justice

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The Daily/Weekly Draw is a little activity I have only been doing for a couple weeks. So this week I'm using the Fairy Tale Tarot. It works like this...on Sunday evening I draw a card for the week. Or let's face it Monday morning if I forget. This card is recorded as the Weekly Card and I jot down a few ideas about the card's meanings and impressions. Then each day I draw a daily card and record meanings/impressions and also include how the daily card is related to the weekly one. At the end of the week, you can record if you had any repeating cards and other observations.

So this week, I drew Justice as the Weekly Card....justice, karma, balance. I sort of think the fairy tale message is..."Don't pretend to be someone you're not or you will come to a bad end." In the story, the Princess is betrayed by her maid, who then takes her place and pretends to be the Princess. After discovery, the maid is killed as punishment. There are a lot of "lessons" I suppose could come from the tale. "Loyalty is rewarded, betrayal is punished." "Do not put yourself above your station." "Good triumps over evil."

BUT when I thought about the lesson for the story.
"Don't pretend to be someone you're not or you will come to a bad end." just popped into my head. Its doesn't capture the betrayal aspect of the story...and yet it is a common human folly. This is an interesting card and saga...I only touch on it briefly here. One thing I thought during the story was.."Why, did the Princess do as she was ordered by the maid?" To get her own water and accept the deception so easily. Hmmm....perhaps another lesson to be learned is "Do not meekly accept someone else's reality." Yes this card will need much more exploration. I think I shall find some versions of the story and read them.