The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera

Draw for February 11, 2017
Active Influence: Sinmora/Queen of Wands
Rune: Wunjo/Joy
Hidden Influence: Farbauti/The Tower

When Rome is burning, sometimes all you can do is dance. Events beyond your control are reshaping your reality in ways you wouldn’t have imagined even a week ago. Do what you need to in order to stay safe physically, with the understanding that may be all you can do as the pieces of the Tower fall to the ground.

Wunjo says to take joy in the situation, and, if you are being freed from a difficult or constrictive circumstance, there is much cause for joy, even if the changes are drastic.

Sinmora invites you to dance with Her, to feel the fire in your soul, to take all that no longer serves a positive purpose in your life and cast it into the fire. Channel that creative fire into exultation, into dance, into the sheer joy of being alive in this moment. That energy will carry you forward in a positive as you move along the path to your new way of being.

Sometimes, the poem and the draw, in spite of being randomly done, sync up perfectly. Today is one of those days. Not only does the poem relate to the Gunnlod/Two of Cups card in its subject, but the author herself was a princess kept captive and excluded from society by her own father, just like Gunnlod.

I Drink the Wine
~ Zeb-un-Nisa (also known as Makhfi)
Translated by Paul Whalley

I drink the wine of Thy sweet lips. My star
Mounts to the zenith now that Thou art come.
My heart and eyes are Thine, mine eyes that feed
Upon Thy motions. Sleep is sin to-night.
Thine eyebrow is the Easter moon, Thy face
The lamp of heaven. Rapture fills the sky
And all the erewhile darkness is at once
Illumined, for the Moon of my desire
Gives the full goblet, pledging me,—and all,
Sun, moon and firmament are mine to-night.

The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera

Draw for February 10, 2017
Active Influence: Ymir/ The Fool
Rune: Eihwaz/Protection
Hidden Influence: Gunnlod/Two of Cups

In the beginning, there’s a great deal of excitement, and all kinds of energies rushing around. Take care of your self and your dreams by setting and enforcing firm boundaries. However sweet the words, they may be hiding dishonest intentions. If you choose to trust someone, be very sure of who—and what—they are. And if someone randomly materializes in your mountain hideaway and says his name is Bolverk—well, you know how that story ends. Be careful who you share your dreams with, and take good care to protect what is valuable to you, both material and intangible items.

my poem
~ Lucille Clifton

The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera

Draw for February 9, 2017
Active Influence: Sigyn/Temperance
Rune: Raido/Journey
Hidden Influence: Aegir/King of Cups

Even though a lot is going on right now, keep in mind the importance of kindness. You are dealing with a lot of demands on a number of levels, and you may feel your strength is insufficient for the tasks ahead of you. Whatever is being asked of you, you can do; however difficult or overwhelming it seems, remember that you only have to do one thing at a time.

Set strong boundaries to protect yourself emotionally, and set strong boundaries around your time so other people’s stuff doesn’t become a distraction. It’s important to be kind to everyone you meet, and your kindness must include yourself. You need to focus on your work, and your progress, so today may require several kindly-stated variants of, “I’m sorry, I can’t take on anything else today”, followed by a suggestion of another person or source who may be able to assist.