For you, I drew Calafia, Maiden of Flames, who is associated with Aries.
The card shows five women. The center woman, Calafia, is the mythological leader of a band of amazons who ruled the island of California more than 600 years ago, according to the tale. Her followers are holding torches so that they make a visual crown over her head. The fire aspect of the card indicates that people feel passionately about whatever is going on. I drew the card almost perfectly reversed, which rarely happens in a round deck where there has been no effort made to keep the cards in any orientation. This makes me think that things are not going well. Perhaps people are too emotional to think logically about what's happening, or are sufficiently upset that they are not taking appropriate caution to keep themselves and each other from getting hurt.
Whether you move forward or try to change directions, it is important to ground and center, temper your energy, and let yourself be sensitive to the people and issues involved, to try to find a creative way to get people working together, or to make a positive change. It may be that you need to take a leadership position, or that you need to support someone else to do so. Fire is powerful and transformative, and when it is used carefully and with intent, it is useful, but it is also dangerous. Whether it is a bonfire to dance around, a cookfire to make dinner with, or a tiny candle, carelessness can lead to burns. It might be that the people involved need something as simple as a clear vision of what to do with all that fire to bring them together, so they can use that passion in productive ways, or it might be more complicated, but I think this card indicates that a new clarity and cohesion won't just happen if you ignore what's going on.
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Calafia, Maiden of Flames, reversed
Date: 2024-05-09 02:31 am (UTC)For you, I drew Calafia, Maiden of Flames, who is associated with Aries.
The card shows five women. The center woman, Calafia, is the mythological leader of a band of amazons who ruled the island of California more than 600 years ago, according to the tale. Her followers are holding torches so that they make a visual crown over her head. The fire aspect of the card indicates that people feel passionately about whatever is going on. I drew the card almost perfectly reversed, which rarely happens in a round deck where there has been no effort made to keep the cards in any orientation. This makes me think that things are not going well. Perhaps people are too emotional to think logically about what's happening, or are sufficiently upset that they are not taking appropriate caution to keep themselves and each other from getting hurt.
Whether you move forward or try to change directions, it is important to ground and center, temper your energy, and let yourself be sensitive to the people and issues involved, to try to find a creative way to get people working together, or to make a positive change. It may be that you need to take a leadership position, or that you need to support someone else to do so. Fire is powerful and transformative, and when it is used carefully and with intent, it is useful, but it is also dangerous. Whether it is a bonfire to dance around, a cookfire to make dinner with, or a tiny candle, carelessness can lead to burns. It might be that the people involved need something as simple as a clear vision of what to do with all that fire to bring them together, so they can use that passion in productive ways, or it might be more complicated, but I think this card indicates that a new clarity and cohesion won't just happen if you ignore what's going on.
Whatever it is, good luck!
You can see an image of the card here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BjIfRelgdb8/?hl=en