wyld_dandelyon | Dandelyon's New Year One Card Draw

Well, yesterday was frustrating. It took the cable guy a lot longer than expected to change things out, and then we ended up with a new router too, so I had to figure out how to reset the password and tell all the devices in our world how to connect to the new internet source. But enough of that.

It's been too long, and I want to do readings for people!

As always, new friends and old are very welcome.

About the readings,

You can simply ask for a single card (with the usual option, for people who tip, to ask for a clarifying card if something isn't clear). The guitar case below is my personal PayPal link, featuring my own artwork, which still inspires me even though it isn't Tarot-related.

I am also offering a five-card reading for $25, or if you want a larger reading we can discuss costs. A signal boost for readings or for the Patereon will allow you to ask for a clarification card on some part of this reading, if you have a question after reading the reading.

Regardless of the length of the reading, you may ask about real life or a creative project, even for a character you play in a game. I can draw a card for you to meditate on, one to represent the Guide you need right now, or to get you unstuck. I can draw a card for your protagonist or villain, can draw a card or cards for you to use as writing or art prompts, and I can modify a more-traditional five-card spread into a prompt for a story focusing on plot or characters or a little of both. Let me know if you have any particular request.

For free one card readings, you can pick from my decks, including the Brian Froud's Faeries Oracle, the Daughters of the Moon Tarot (one of the round decks), or the Shapeshifter Tarot. If you want a Guide to companion you in the new year or the holidays, the Susan Seddon Boulet or Fairies Oracle both work well. If you don't pick a deck, I might pick from any of the decks available to me. I do have a lot of other decks, so any deck I've read from before is available if you tip.

The first card is free (though tips are always appreciated, and especially right now as buying a new boiler broke my budget). However, I understand all too well that when people don't have cash or spoons that is generally when they most need inspiration. Don't be afraid to ask for a card if you can't tip.

When you tip, it's helpful to me for you to mention it here so I can connect your Paypal information with your request. Tips should be at least $2 (Paypal charges fees). If Paypal doesn't work for you, drop me a message and we'll work something out. (Hopefully the Guitar Case below will still properly link to Paypal.)

I will reply to all requests here unless a request arrives after I edit the post to declare the draw closed. I intend to leave it open for several days at least, but in the unlikely event that I get more requests than I can easily handle, I will officially close it.

Thank you, Blessed Be, and may the new year be low-stress, productive, healthy, and joyful!

Status: Open!

As always, while I work hard to offer insight and inspiration, all I can legally promise is entertainment. See my "Dandelyon's Readings" page if you have questions.

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For you I drew the One of the water element, titled The Well, reversed (Shapeshifter Tarot. Upside down, the image almost looks abstract, mostly flowy blues, greys, and whites. The thing that draws my attention is the dolphin in the middle of the card. Interestingly, the image has a lot of threes in it. There are three people--or at least three human heads--pictured at the top, male, female, and indeterminate, each one with the image of a bird at their forehead. Below that is a jellyfish, whale, and dolphin. With the dolphin are two sets of three fish, along with a single fish and a lovely seahorse. At the bottom of the card are three seals. The dolphin has a human face, as does one of the seals, so there is an abundance of shape-shifting elements here.

The first thought that came to me after drawing this card is that a well has gone dry, but while that could very well be a part of the message of this card, there's a lot more to think about here. For instance, it's pretty awkward trying to walk on one's wings. Are you using your skills and resources appropriately?

Something important is blocked, or at least is not flowing as it ought to. I get the sense that this is an internal issue more than an external one. Listen to your feelings, pay attention to your hunches, and remember that playing is not just goofing off. Indeed, it might not be goofing off at all, but a way to relax, de-stress, and learn new skills.

Consider, what wells are you (metaphorically) drawing from this year? Are there things you can do to replenish them or unblock them? If one or more of them is a shared resource, are you doing what you can to ensure that both you and the others using the resource can share it appropriately?

The one of any suit generally symbolizes an abundance in that area or aspect of life. Reversed might mean a shortage, but the feel I get is more that access to it is impeded or that it is not being distributed fairly and with kindness, and that, in this case, the issue can be substantially improved, if you choose to do the work.

Something important is blocked, or at least is not flowing as it ought to. I get the sense that this is an internal issue more than an external one.

This makes the most sense to me. I've definitely felt it for the past month or so. Problem is, I don't know what it is!

Interestingly, the image has a lot of threes in it.

Hmmm... 3 has never been one of "my" numbers. Will have to ponder on this. But since Sept, there are 3 adults in my home: me, my partner (who would probably fill the "male" part), and my mom.

the feel I get is more that access to it is impeded or that it is not being distributed fairly and with kindness

The "kindness" part resonates more with me too. Again, if I can figure out WHAT is blocked (mentally, emotionally, physically) then maybe I can figure out how to fix it.

Thanks! Paypal and I are having an argument. I will definitely send you something shortly.

Edited 2022-01-11 20:54 (UTC)

You are very welcome.

You can send a direct message to work out details if you want to try a different way of tipping instead of paypal. :)

If you tip, you're entitled to a clarification card, to try to help you identify exactly what is being blocked (or how to fix it, if now that you're watching for it, you can see where the problem is). Let me know.

I finally got Paypal to work, so I would like to ask for a clarifying card: specifically asking to identify the thing that is blocked.

Thanks!!!!

For you I drew the One of the Fire Element (Swords), titled The Sacred Flame. The image is a tree-woman, arms upraised like branches or in joy or shock). Her hair is blowing or growing upward and her tree continues above her head, with brown branches and leaves. She is being struck by lightning, which flows down her bark-like dress and pools in a glowing pond? (Well?) at her feet. She stands (or is growing) on a pebbled beach, with water a few inches from the edge of the well at her feet. There is an animal, a cow I think, standing next to her, completely unconcerned about the lightning.

She is lit very brightly by the lightning, and her tree is outlined as well, so the trunk, branches, and twigs glow like the are a web of tiny lightning strikes. I think this card represents whatever thing(s) you hold most sacred, be it deity or honor or kindness, the connection to your loved ones, or art or doing good in the world. A cow could represent homey things, or could be a connection to food or even to the outdoor world.

You should listen to your intuition on how to interpret this card, more than my words, because this is about your most essential, sacred self. Perhaps spend some time in meditation, reconnecting with your own true, best center. Or perhaps you need time connecting with the people in your life that's not filled with exterior distractions, so you can hear and see each other clearly.

Given how striking and powerful an image I drew for you, it might be that this is a thing that you have been avoiding looking at, fearing it heralds some disaster, but the image is not at all an image of destruction, it is more an affirmation and perhaps a transformation. Living is changing, slow or fast, and change is always harder when you fight it and easier when you prepare for it with kindness aforethought.

I still have no idea what is blocked in your life, but the details are really none of my business, so that feels OK to me. Hopefully after reading this, or after grounding and centering and opening yourself to seeing what's sacred to you, you will see it as clear and vivid as a lightning strike.

Dandelyon's New Year One Card Draw

The Well

Re: The Well

Re: The Well

Re: The Well

Re: The Well: The Sacred Flame