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I pull a card...if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it was meant for you? How to Read the Tarot Begin by brewing a cup of tea, a nervine, lemon balm or chamomile, this is after all, your future. A reading at the dark of the moon is best, before the night creatures crawl and bad humours fill the air. Pick a circular deck, with a fairy-tale motif, and no reversals. Hold a question in your heart, shuffle the cards and place them on the table. Choose only two. Like the ancient Israelites, these are your seer stones, Urim and Thumimm, black and white, yes or no. Isn't that all you were asking? |
Dialing it In God pocket dialed Joan of Arc. She was canonized. I am robo called only to be scammed and choused. 24 syllables Prompt: choused Tarot of the Saints--St. Joan--Queen of Swords--Believe in your own convictions. |
Wildlife There is not much wildlife in a condo community, rabbits, squirrels, and once a bear. On my square of spikey Florida grass I daydream of the elements below me. An inch wide and a mile deep there are roots, worms, fungal threads. Bacteria live in ancient basalt. Earth's stony core breathes in and out. All the wildlife I need. 10 lines, 60 words, Prompt: Wild about Wildlife Gaian Tarot: Guardian of Earth--Live intimately aligned with Earth. |
"Shrooms Foraged mushrooms a secret spot a fungal feast earthy aromatic archaic umami. 24 syllables prompt: archaic Cook's Tarot--Page of Pentacles---Pay attention to what your senses are telling you. |
Call and Response Prayer flags are breathing. You are the eye of the storm. You suspire with fire. Silent temple bells you are an ear for the wind etching grooves upon my heart Pholarchos Tarot--Four of Wings--Chant a message through your lips. |
Quantum When you choose between two things the gratuitous universe cracks into parallel worlds. Choose well. 24 syllables prompt: gratuitous Pholarchos Tarot--Queen of Wings--The path is full of scattered poems. |