June 21st,
the longest day and shortest night of the year in the northern hemisphere, is
known as the Summer Solstice, Midsummer, and Litha. While some celebrate the
day with a traditional bonfire, others celebrate with offerings of gifts and
altars to the faerie world.
During
this time we, participants of the Tarot Blog Hop, wish to share with each other
and you our abundance in creative and playful ways (perhaps we could say in the
way of faeries.) Through dance, song, tales, and feasts, we bring together
tarot and talent. Enjoy!
My gifts,
my talent, reveal through the written word - storytelling, sharing/gaining knowledge, tarot reading, and expression.
To
celebrate Litha, I offer a Tarot inspired poem delivered through
divinity.
Deck –
Crystal Visions Tarot
Bottom
Card (used to determine number of cards) - 3
Cards
Selected – 9 of Swords, 14 Temperance, 5 of Wands
The
Journey
Rest
your head, child,
For it’s
not as seems,
Discard
your worries.
No need
for fear.
Dream
of rainbows,
Butterflies,
peace,
Rivers
and love.
You’re
not at war.
Life is
a challenge.
No wins
or defeats,
Only
lessons learned.
Awaken each
day,
To
tests and trials,
Feats for
your soul.
Thrive
to teach, to learn,
With
each new breath,
Till you
arrive home,
From
your journey.
The
Tarot Blog Hop is a chain of blogs where each blogger touches upon the
suggested topic. The blog before this stop is at Alison Cross' This Game of Thrones, and the blog stop after
is JordanHoggard’s Land of Mystereum. If you've managed to arrive here without a
map, here is the masterlist of participating bloggers.
18 comments:
I love the colors in that deck :)
This blog hop seems to have brought out the poet in so many people - well done Cher!
Ali x
Wow! Love your poem!
Lovely poem :)
Love those lions on the 5 of wands. Thanks for the encouragement.
Liking the look of that deck and I love the poem, thank you! :)
I love this deck. It's really evocative. Nice poem. You really captured a valuable life lesson there.
It would seem both of our poems had a similar tone and conclusion, huzzah to poets and to the bright sun, fairyland and playful meanderings that support poetry so. well done!
Thank you all for stopping by. This deck is one of my favorites. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
Rock on, Cher! Love the embrace of the perpetual present in your poem. A wonderfully heartening expression of the Sun.
Thanks, Jordan.
Yes, lovely deck imagery. I thought the lions as part of the five of wands was really interesting. And a very flowing and connected interpretation in your poem of the messages in the cards. Thanks!
Joanne, Glad you liked the poem. Thanks for stopping by.
Love the way you used tarot to inspire your writing. Great poem! :)
Sharon,
Thanks. Glad you could stop by.
Thanks for sharing a wonderful poem. I also loved your process for creating it - bottom card for the number of cards to draw. Will have to give that a go!
What a magical deck to take your inspiration from! Fabulous poem, too :)
Inner Whispers/Neopagan Priestess,
Thank you both for stopping by.
Determining the number of cards from the bottom card is an intriguing method. Another is taking the same card to reflect the overall them of the reading itself.
Magical Deck indeed. :)
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