BrightEye
Will reply very soon! Sorry.
3 cards a day...
Satori
I pulled out my Grimaud last night....must say the blue is very strong....especially in the Moon...not sure I can use it, but I also admit that the Noblet is not doing it for me right now. Searching the house for the Hadar, I do like the cream colors...but....I know it isn't a fave here. I have the mini Jodo/Camoin and I do like it.....love playing this game!!!
le_charior
No stress! Whenever you can is good!
Me too!!!
I don't mind the Hadar at all, I don't know it very well, so please use it here, the more diversity in decks, the more fun! If you can take pics and email them to me, I would be happy to post them.)
le_charior
3 Cards - Nov 8th, 2011
I came home today from a business trip of two weeks. Learnt that an old family friend had to go to hospital with an abscess in his head (not sure of this is the right english word...) and it looks really serious. He is like a second father to me, his wife used to watch us kids when my mom was working.
So I thought about him and all this and what I should do when I shuffled and drew three cards from the Bologna. Here's what's I got:
2 deniers - Cheval de Baston (that's the way the title is!) - 8 épées
My thoughts in the next post to leave anybody the freedom to comment unbiassed.
I came home today from a business trip of two weeks. Learnt that an old family friend had to go to hospital with an abscess in his head (not sure of this is the right english word...) and it looks really serious. He is like a second father to me, his wife used to watch us kids when my mom was working.
So I thought about him and all this and what I should do when I shuffled and drew three cards from the Bologna. Here's what's I got:
2 deniers - Cheval de Baston (that's the way the title is!) - 8 épées
My thoughts in the next post to leave anybody the freedom to comment unbiassed.
le_charior
I must say I am quite lost with these three. First impulse was "this did not work, it does not count, let's take three new ones". Resisted it. I think I expected something bigger, more powerful, trumps, anything easy. Then I stared at the cards for some time. Usually I get an idea then. No revelation so far here for me, but I'll put what i see anyway.
The Chevalier is looking towards the 8 swords, and his horse is as well, while at the same time they are moving away from it. The 2 coins and the band around them look like a machine to me, like a conveyor belt going around two turning thingies who keep in motion. but it's not closed, the 8 that - if turned 90 degrees - would symbolize eternity, is broken, interrupted. So this is death. He will die - no one knows when, but he will. I am turning away from this and looking towards the 8 swords. Is this good? Should I concentrate on something they symbolize instead of being negative and thinking about his death? Or is this a warning to face reality and not be delusional about it?
The interwoven swords make me thing that this might be family - keeping together, supporting each other.
Feels half-baked to me, this reading. So hard sometimes to read for yourself! Any thoughts are very welcome!
The Chevalier is looking towards the 8 swords, and his horse is as well, while at the same time they are moving away from it. The 2 coins and the band around them look like a machine to me, like a conveyor belt going around two turning thingies who keep in motion. but it's not closed, the 8 that - if turned 90 degrees - would symbolize eternity, is broken, interrupted. So this is death. He will die - no one knows when, but he will. I am turning away from this and looking towards the 8 swords. Is this good? Should I concentrate on something they symbolize instead of being negative and thinking about his death? Or is this a warning to face reality and not be delusional about it?
The interwoven swords make me thing that this might be family - keeping together, supporting each other.
Feels half-baked to me, this reading. So hard sometimes to read for yourself! Any thoughts are very welcome!
Lee
I just want to say I feel bad that I haven't had time lately to participate in this thread, but I hope to within a few days!
moonbear
le chariot, sorry to hear about your friend. I've been mulling this over (your cards) and agree, what a rotten draw considering the circumstances. I don't have time right now to post but I'll be back with my take on them.
KateXX
KateXX
moonbear
Have to be honest le charior, I read your take on the cards first, so when I did mine I had to try to forget what you had written. Not easy!
First thing I noticed, other than the lack of a Major, was the card on the left. It leapt out at me. Mostly orange, curvy, with black coins and decorative vines, it forms a broken eight. Out of it grows two buds, not quite mirror images of each other but almost. There's a feeling of calmness about the card. Everything about it is curved and soft and gentle.
In complete contrast to this is the card to the other side. This too is an eight, an actual eight of swords, but nothing like the two of coins. It is very angular. There's more black, and blue, and overall evokes a much more sombre, heavy feeling.
Caught between these two cards is a figure on horseback. There's a lot of blue on this card too, as well as orange, but no black. He holds a green baton. He was clearly riding away from the swords but he's about to change direction and turn to meet them. He doesn't look worried though. On the contrary, he's calm, serene almost.
There's a lot written about colours and tarot and much of it varies, but colour really does set moods and emotions so I find it very useful in a reading. For me, the green baton is very significant. The horseman carries it very carefully, held aloft with great importance. Green is the colour of spring and new growth, so what are we talking about here? New growth? New beginning?
Eight ofcourse is symbolically the number representing death but the two of coins doesn't form a full eight and where it is broken it is already growing new shoots so again there's new growth. And the eight of swords can just indicate serious difficulties which need dealing with. That's what the central character here is doing, dealing with them. He's going to meet this problem head on. This could be either you or your friend, both of you facing up to a pretty major upset.
We have no idea what life is going to chuck at us next but if you can ride into it as confidently as this guy is doing, carrying hope of a new beginning, then what more can you ask?
First thing I noticed, other than the lack of a Major, was the card on the left. It leapt out at me. Mostly orange, curvy, with black coins and decorative vines, it forms a broken eight. Out of it grows two buds, not quite mirror images of each other but almost. There's a feeling of calmness about the card. Everything about it is curved and soft and gentle.
In complete contrast to this is the card to the other side. This too is an eight, an actual eight of swords, but nothing like the two of coins. It is very angular. There's more black, and blue, and overall evokes a much more sombre, heavy feeling.
Caught between these two cards is a figure on horseback. There's a lot of blue on this card too, as well as orange, but no black. He holds a green baton. He was clearly riding away from the swords but he's about to change direction and turn to meet them. He doesn't look worried though. On the contrary, he's calm, serene almost.
There's a lot written about colours and tarot and much of it varies, but colour really does set moods and emotions so I find it very useful in a reading. For me, the green baton is very significant. The horseman carries it very carefully, held aloft with great importance. Green is the colour of spring and new growth, so what are we talking about here? New growth? New beginning?
Eight ofcourse is symbolically the number representing death but the two of coins doesn't form a full eight and where it is broken it is already growing new shoots so again there's new growth. And the eight of swords can just indicate serious difficulties which need dealing with. That's what the central character here is doing, dealing with them. He's going to meet this problem head on. This could be either you or your friend, both of you facing up to a pretty major upset.
We have no idea what life is going to chuck at us next but if you can ride into it as confidently as this guy is doing, carrying hope of a new beginning, then what more can you ask?
le_charior
Wow moonbear, that is beautiful. I really appreciate your take on my cards a lot. thanks for it!
So well observed that there are two eights actually. I did not see that.
I really like your understanding of color. I did not look at the colors in these three at all, so that is very helpful. And I thought about the baton, too, but couldn't make any sense of it. Now I see that it is the only green thing standing out in all the blues, blacks and oranges. To see it as hope, as the twig that was cut but can be planted to become a new tree, new life, that is an amazing thought. The circle of life and death. "In all truth I tell you, unless a wheat grain falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies it yields a rich harvest." (John 12, 23) This kind of thought comes to my mind. Very rich and fruitful observation.
Oh, so eight is the number representing death? I didn't know that... which system of numerology are you using for this? I must admit I am not very familiar with any system except my own little home-baked system where eight is a number of balance on a high level, order, harmony, justice, receptiveness...
Beautifully said. Very moving and good reading from you, I am deeply thankful for it. Vraiment merci beaucoup!
