Thank you very much, EE, for inviting me to post my list too
.
This exercise gave me a lot to think about...
Every time I imagined a card and had an association connected to a special domain, and the following cards were influenced by that. For example: The Ace of coins seemed to represent a drain one day, every following card was associated to the realm of household... :-/
So I decided to look at the cards answering a certain question. I did it a first time in chronological order of the suits - a second one after shuffling the deck has to be done later on. I wrote down whatever came to my mind.
My question to be answered:
„What am I to
find in the card?“
Coins:
Ace - my centre; the heart of something; the crux of the matter
2 - the antithesis; the other extreme
3 - the linking element; combination element; the centerpiece; the mediator
4 - protection; being kept together; a castle; a dungeon; density
5 - liberation; being laid off; being held tenderly; inividualist; concealment
6 - amplification; consciousness
7 - secession; separation; to offer resistance
8 - synthesis of the arts; machinery; every thing at its place; one for all - all for one
9 - fruit of teamwork; reaching of a goal; creating a new center; a new project
10 - denouement; cleavage; duplication; increase
Wands:
Ace - manifestation; to increase influence; claim to power
2 - crossing; inaction; barrage; St. Andrew´s cross
3 - the happy medium; awaiting; attempt to break through
4 - integration; tremendous effort of repelling; second denial
5 - headiness; dourness; strength of will; troublemaker
6 - solid; netting - without loophole; solid union; elastic
7 - daredevil; single-minded headiness; egoism; disregarding a „no“
8 - texture; confirmed alliance
9 - last attempt to break through
10 - impenetrability even by brutal force; unshakable „no“
Swords:
Ace - cutting-tool; sharpness; ability to differentiate and to cut off
2 - guarded space; frame
3 - invader who might use violence
4 - armament; extended shield
5 - bulling
6 - fortress; security force
7 - aggression; wound
8 - safe; strong room; the adytum which is closely guarded
9 - destruction
10 - capitualtion; giving up
Now that I´ve done this and reread my list I´m almost disappointed because it looks like the boring keywords I just wanted to get rid off...
But they are mine this time
- I took a very close look to the cards and found so many details!!!
The next list will be done by random - let´s give it a try! I´m curious how my associations will differ by changing the context.
I really love these exercises you give to us
!
It´s like reading the tarot with my "inner eyes" - can´t explain it any better...
With love,
Phine