#affirmation Today’s card is from a deck that is making a bit of a stir due to the unorthodox suits and courts and Majors. I happen to really like this deck. Not sure about reading with it in public just yet but I do like the inspiration I get from it.
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I think it would be an excellent deck to work with doing my #NaNoWriMo based workshop that I’ve turned into an eCourse. That’s because it has very evocative images.
Here is the Knight of swords re-imagined as the Visionary, the Knight of Scrolls. The pen may be mightier than the sword here in this Air suit. Our Knight is no young man on a moving animal. Instead, he is a mature man who sits on what looks like a cushion atop a stone pedestal. If I am not mistaken, that’s a cuckoo on his shoulder staring at the peacock feathers.
And it hits me. The cuckoo is not an attractive bird per se. The peacock is admired far and wide for its beauty. Could the cuckoo be longingly dreaming of being a peacock? Or maybe just seen as worthy by the peacock?
The Visionary sits in a position of readiness. You will see this particular pose in many portraits of rulers and leaders. It indicates that he can get up at any time. I think that feeds into the movement part of the Knights that I like.
So we have a man at the ready while he holds a symbol of beauty and a symbol of, what?, less-than?
I think the message that is loudest for me here is that the cuckoo needs to enjoy its own beauty. There is a simplicity to the snow white feathers that the peacock can never achieve. Perhaps we can also point out to the cuckoo that it is alive here while the peacock is only represented by feathers–removed or shed.
When we dream, when we envision our lives, maybe we need to focus on what we have rather than what we lack.
Today’s affirmation:
I have what I need. I am enough. I am beautiful and strong. I desire myself. I dream gorgeous dreams because I am the star of them. I breathe in joy. I exhale gratitude. Loved and loving, I love each of you.
Seek joy, y’all. Pass it on.
Knight of Scrolls, Chrysalis Tarot , U.S. Games Systems, INC
I love this deck too. It deviates from the standard meanings and I like how you’ve interpreted this card a lot. When we focus on what we have we are living an abundant life 🙂
Ellen, yes! It’s a good reminder on how to live that abundant life. 😀
I just purchased this deck and am enjoying exploring it. I certainly like your take on this card and look forward to more of your insights Arwen.
It’s a visually stunning deck so that appeals to me. 😀
Beautiful affirmations, Arwen! I see clearly that who I am is enough 🙂