Dreaming Way Tarot - still
Activity 2:2
(Yes I described the card in the book, yes I got all of the objective/subjective sentences correct, etc.)
My daughter as querant (because she's available and did step 1)
the card is The Chariot
I had her describe the card to me and watched her body language and facial expressions closely (but hopefully not *obviously*) and then wrote after she was done and not in the room anymore.
The whole time she was standing, leaning on the back of a chair, with the card in front of her on the table. She was fidgety and did not sit down. In a "hurry." Standing doesn't gain you much time in moving from point A to point B but she's 14 so whatev's.
The first thing she mentions is the castle in the background, and that it's covered in moss (upon close inspection it's - from what I can see - other forms of greenery, ivy, bushes, trees, really overgrown, is it still live able?). Then she states that there "is a black and white horse." (Singular, not plural, and there are definitely 2 horses, one black, one white.). I mention that I do see two horses thinking that she's just in a hurry and not paying attention to grammar and she says "there are black and white horses." (Hmmmm.)
She tells me the rider looks "festive." Then tells me that the castle is not on a clif, but at the edge of a lake, with rocks in front of it. Her next comment is that the rider and horses appear to be riding on water, or at the very edge of the water, since no solid ground can be seen in the foreground.
My daughter finishes by saying that the rider is wearing read, white and blue.
I KNOW she was trying to do this exercise quickly. It's Friday, she's in high school, and ready for doing something she wants to do. However, this also makes it quite apparent what is most prominent for her in the image.
- The Castle: the castle itself, the *moss* on the castle, the rocks in front of the castle, the lake in front of the rocks.
-the "festivity" of the rider (including the colors of his outfit)
-the lack of land in the foreground.
Things not mentioned At All
- The sky
- The roofs on the castle buildings
- Her perception of the gender of the rider
- The "calmness" of the water (and the green beneath it or reflected on it)
- The position of the rider or the expression or the pattern of the clothing
- The fact that the white horse is wearing a riding "cloth" and not a saddle.
Things that I Know are important about this card and who she is right now.
1) Rider is "gender-less" (she's questioning the gender she relates to more)
2) Things don't have to be black or white, or in-between, they can be black and white.
3) I've drawn this card before as one of the cards of "why she is able to see 'the orbs'" (we have orbs I never catch but she and her dad do, he has a couple of photos). So it's a prominent "being" card for her.
She's gone to her grandmother's house on a bike (we basically live in the county, within city limits) so grandma's is a 2-mile bike ride down a country road not traveled very much. She wears a helmet and has a cell and has common sense and knows road rules so all is good.
Hopefully I can pin her down later to put her perspective in first person. I hope I'm able to gain insight on some of the features she didn't mention.