There have been lots of special events at my house this week (hence my absence for the last few days) which has inspired me to revisit the difference between two Tarot cards that represent celebrations taking place: the Three Of Cups versus the Four Of Wands.
Ten Of Cups: A man and woman wrap their arms around one another while children cavort happily at their feet. In the distance you can see a well-appointed home. The grass is green, water flows through the meadow and a rainbow in the sky promises a pot of gold.
This is the ultimate cups card. Cups are about feelings and you can feel the love oozing out of this picture. The Ten Of Cups represents a happy family, in whatever form it may take. Maybe it’s your immediate family or your work family or the family you’ve made with friends. Whatever type of family it may be, it’s a blessing in your life.
I feel the love in my classroom everyday, my grade is a happy family (ya know, most of the time.) Do you have a Ten Of Cups style family you are part of? Please share…
Insomnia Tip: Don’t eat a tub of Ben & Jerry’s Triple Caramel Crunch, that your daughter has left in your line-of-sight in the freezer, before you go to bed at night. Otherwise you might find yourself unable to sleep properly!
I had another go at intermittent fasting today. You can tell that I’m keen to make this a regular part of my eating plan. As I said the science behind it is solid. And I drink a LOT of milky tea each day so I just want to give my body a break a couple of times a week. Also, I went clothes shopping last night and it was depressing being forced to buy size 14 instead of size 12 and large instead of medium. Not that I’m panicking about weight or anything but I do want to be healthy.
Instead of starting my fast after breakfast I timed it from my last cup of tea last night. I also had some green tea to help me through the day. I’ve always enjoyed drinking green tea at Asian restaurants but never found a brand I liked to drink at home before. Yesterday I brought one from a tea store I trust and the women who sold it to me said the key was not to pour boiling water onto the tea but to add some cold water to the pot first. And voila, for the first time ever I made drinkable green tea.
I didn’t make it to the 24 hour mark but I did hold out till 6 o’clock which is about 20 hours. And as far as I’m concerned that’s winning. I’m not a masochist or anything. It’s important to cherish the small victories in life, don’t you think? Have you had any recently?
Yeah yeah I know I shouldn’t but one of my guilty pleasures is watching the television show Big Brother. I find it fascinating. It’s like observing a science experiment. Seeing how people react when locked up in a cage together. Usually the producers choose the same demographic, i.e. good looking people in their 20s, and the kissing games and conversations about the opposite sex start to get old really quickly. But still, I watch.
Big Brother Australia 2013 started tonight and I was pleasantly surprised by Continue reading
I’ve just finished reading Dan Brown’s latest blockbuster ‘Inferno’. I loved ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and have read several of his other novels. Some of my friends look down their noses at his writing and when I started reading ‘Inferno’ I was determined to pay closer attention to the text. And what a shock it was. Either his writing has deteriorated or I’ve been blind. Large slabs of the story were basically travelogue slash history lesson. But I read on because there were still things for me to enjoy in the story.
This to me is a Two Of Pentacles situation. I was prepared to put up with the tedious writing to enjoy the benefits of a good plot. In life you have to juggle the good with the bad.
Have you read ‘Inferno’? Did you enjoy it?
Shame, shame on me. I’ve been writing this blog for almost a year and you’d think I’d have covered all the cards in the deck by now but I haven’t mentioned this one once.
Nine Of Cups: A well-fed well-dressed middle-aged man sits in front of nine golden cups arranged in an orderly fashion on a fancy tablecloth. His face wears an expression of satisfaction and his arms are crossed as if to say, ‘Don’t touch. They’re mine.’ Here is someone who’s satisfied with their lot and doesn’t want to change a thing.
This is the wishes-come-true card. The accomplishment of one’s deepest desires. Partner, job, children, house…all sorted. This is the cat who’s got the cream.
So you might have heard about this…
The Queen Of Pentacles: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William’s wife, future Queen Of England… Continue reading
The Eight Of Pentacles. A boy hammers away at a task, doing the same thing over and over again. Presumably getting better each time round. This is the apprentice card of the Tarot. The card of carpenters. electricians and plumbers as they learn their trade. The card of writers struggling in their garrets to get that first novel up to scratch (or maybe just on the lounge in front of the heater?) It’s the celebrities on Celebrity Apprentice completing tasks to raise money for charity, hoping they won’t get fired by Donald Trump at the end of the day. Total focus. Working hard. Paying your dues. With the promise that it will all be worth it in the end.
Any other examples you can think of?
Wow! A sign just came up saying that the last post I did was my 250th on this blog. That seems quite an achievement. If there was a Tarot card that showed a bottle of champagne being popped and fireworks going off I’d use that to illustrate this news but as there’s not I’ll settle for the Ace Of Pentacles instead. I have a wealth of posts. And followers as well. Even though it actually took a lot of hard work it feels like a gift. Thanks you dear readers for making it all so worthwhile xx
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