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Three Swords of Tarot Many years ago, I was enjoying the cool breeze coming in the window while doing dishes on a warm Saturday afternoon. My thoughts were unsettled -- I was unhappy in my marriage and was contemplating meeting an online friend in a few weeks. My thoughts had been in turmoil for weeks, causing my physical body to reflect my state of mind by hives and fever blisters, mood swings, in short, I was a complete wreck. What to do? My thoughts were interrupted by Sadie, my little dachshund, who decided she wanted to go outside. My sink faces an open window to the north, there was a small counter, then the fridge, then the back door. I dried my hands, and walked around the fridge to let her out. When I turned to go back to the sink, I noticed three 12 inch knives, side by side, sharp sides away from me, their tips facing the sink, on the floor where I had just been standing. Cold chills ran across my back, I had to go sit down. Several things crossed my racing mind -- I hadn't had dirty knives to wash, how did they fall from an inside drawer -- without me hearing them, and how did they land that way? I finally got up, finished doing the dishes, and since I already had so much on my mind - I did a "brain-dump" and life went on. Years later, as I was pulling out my old Tarot cards it finally hit me. What I had been thinking about that day, how the knives had looked on the floor, it had been a sign - the Three of Swords. If you are not familiar with Tarot - my deck's card is gray, there are storm clouds above a big red heart, rain coming down; three swords are stuck into the heart from the top. Everyone who reads Tarot has their own interpretations for each card, mine for the Three of Swords was basically some kind of breakup with relationship between friends, family, co-workers which included extreme sadness. In my case, the number three represented myself, my spouse and the online friend. Don't blow off the signs you receive from dreams, physical manifestations, things you notice as odd, no matter how subtle they are. Take heed, it could change your life. God bless you all. -Mary Adolay
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