After some going back and forth, I decided to post here after all.
I'll have another go with the
Greenwood for a while, say,
from now until Yule/Midwinter/Dec 21 with an option to then extend this period if it feels right.
A part of me says I'm crazy to even think of signing up for an IDS again when I have just committed to study psychology part-time (for at least one semester and very possibly many more) besides my full-time job. So this IDS may very well result in a spectacular (or not-so-spectacular) failure.
Another part of me, however, says that I miss being committed to one deck only. That I don't need the agony of not being able to decide what deck to read with every single time I feel like getting out my cards. Especially not on top of what will very likely be a very work-intensive period in my life. It says that I didn't hesitate much when it came to picking a deck to take with me on a three-week trip recently, and that I obviously didn't miss any of my other decks while I was away. It says that I've just realized again how little I actually have thought about the Greenwood yet, and how much I could benefit from taking some time to do just that.
Especially in what will very likely be a very work-intensive period in my life.
I know that I want to get back to some form of daily reading (1-3 cards).
I'm still debating morning inspirations vs. evening reflections and may do a bit of both. I will journal these readings with at least some short notes per day/card. I probably won't post any of these anywhere although they may be a starting point for other posts about the deck.
I also know that I want to finally post some of my ideas and questions about some individual cards in the
Greenwood study group. If I do this for even five cards I will consider it a success.
Other than that, I'm not sure at all what shape or form this IDS period will take, and if it will even end up being very intensive or much of a structured study. We'll see.
I know I don't want to write up a whole set of bullet-pointed rules for myself which I'll only feel tempted to break. But I still wanted to publicly commit to another period of deck monogamy with the Greenwood, and this seemed to be the best place to do this.
(Disclaimer: Obviously, I will use one of my erotic decks for any RED exchange I participate in during this period. If any other deck starts calling me strongly, I might also look at it or pull a card. It seems unlikely, however, since none of my many decks has been calling me at all recently. Except the Greenwood, and even that was in a comparatively quiet voice.)
I hope this level of loose commitment is enough to justify my presence in this thread here (if not, feel free to just ignore me
).