This blog is designed to explore the new Fairy Tale Tarot by Lisa Hunt. But since I LOVE to blog....I am sure I'll wander off into some other musings about fairytales!!

"The Fairy Tale Tarot cards are like gazing into that pool. They reflect different aspects of each of us. They illuminate or accentuate those parts of us that we seek, or deny, or just long to understand. The cards and the fairy tales they are based on, provide a framework for understanding self and the human aspects of life. And maybe the "not so human" aspects too....the spiritual. They are the water in the pool. Clear and shimmering, reflecting clearly and yet also bringing forth tiny glimpses of those wings. It is this aspect of the cards that called to me. I feel they have things to reveal to me and I am anxious to hear them "speak."

Friday, October 9, 2009

It's Fairy Tale Friday!!!

Today's fairytale is Urashima and the Turtle. This is a Japanese tale about loss and regret.

Urashima takes pity on a turtle he catches and lets it go, only to be rescued many years later byt this same turtle. It takes him to an underwater kingdom and turns into a beautiful (of course) princess, whom he marries. After several years he wishes to return to shore to visit his home for one last time. Upon doing so he discovers that hundreds of years have passed in what was only a few years beneath the sea. In his grief he opens tha magic box the princess had given him and warned against opening...in doing so he begins to age and dies there on the shore...alone.

Sad....the book states that this card represents sadness and regret. Change has dealt a great blow. Accept loss and move forward. While all of those a very good meanings...what immediately came to mind for me is...."you can nver go back" or pehaps "let go of the past or it will destroy you".

PLEASE be sure and read the comment posted by iceclone for a link to another version of the story.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    I saw this website with that story: http://donnyepp.com/urashima.html

    It's very sad.... I can't believe he lost everything, and when he wanted to come back to his princess, that was lost too. I wish he just stayed in the dragon kingdom...

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  2. GingerOctober 10, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    Thanks for the link to another version of the tale. It is very sad and while I think the card meaning of loss and regret is on target...it also made me think about "not going back" or getting stuck in the past and how that can destroy your life.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 10, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    Lisa thought this card might be a good representation of 'attachment is pain.' That is, that feeling attached to something or having strong feelings about something is the ultimate source of any pain we feel. What do you think?

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  4. GingerOctober 10, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Yes...I can see that also....without attachment or caring about something...you would not experience pain.

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