Tyldwick Tarot

Two of Staves: In this image, two spikes of a red hot poker (aka torch lily) stand against a bare background. This plant is a native of Africa, so it likes lots of sun and heat. Hummingbirds love these flowers. Here, one inflorescence (cluster of flowers) is in full bloom while another is just beginning; hummingbirds could enjoy the fully opened flowers on the one spike, but would have to wait a while for the other spike's flowers to completely open. In the same way, we often find ourselves enjoying some part of life, but wondering, "Is this all there is?" What we have is good, but there might be something even better out there. We begin to feel restless. Should we mainta…

Two of Swords A friend recently heard lots of birds making a racket outside and went to see what all the fuss was about. She found a terrified cockatiel, obviously an escaped pet. She got her cat’s pet carrier and placed it inside, and immediately it calmed down. She turned it in to the local shelter in hopes it would be reunited with its owner. The terror that bird must have felt is what I see in this card. The dove has been locked out of its comfort zone where it felt protected and secure. Isn’t that how it feels when we have to make a hard decision, one that will cause pain no matter what we choose? Though we may want to force the responsibility on someone else, it …

In the four of coins of Tyldwick, there is a matrix with 16 cells, and there are numbers in these cells. There is a circle outside the matrix with 16 cells,too, and there are celestial bodies and elemental symbols in them. The numbers in this matrix are: (the first row) 8, 9, 6, 4, (the second row) blank, 9, blank, 2, (the third row )8, 9, 5, 9, (the fourth row) 9, 3, 13, 0. It is clear that the numbers in each row, column, and in the forward and backward main diagonals, add up to different numbers, so the matrix is not a Jupiter Square. I also found that the colors of each cell in the matrix squares correspond in order to the cells in the circle. The first cel…

Wheel of Fortune What I notice in the Wheel of Fortune: Outdoor garden with roses and ivy Water fountain with wheel below Four stone figures/faces The garden has two types of plants - annuals that die each year (some of the flowers and herbs), perennials that will come back for several years before dying (such as the roses and ivy). In the perennial group there is also evergreens (like the ivy) and deciduous plants that lose their leaves each winter. The garden is a perfect analogy for the changes that occur over time. Some changes seem quick (annuals), some a little slower (perennials), and some we hardly notice (evergreen perennials). The water drips downward to…

World What I notice in the World card: fixed sign symbols in crown molding dancing Shiva dogwood flowers three geometric solids : tetrahedron, sphere, cube The fixed astrological symbols (Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius and Taurus) in the crown molding suggest the grounding qualities of stabilization, determination, depth and persistence. They remind me even though things are constantly changing in the physical world, there is a center within where there is peace. In Hinduism, the Supreme Being is seen as having three tasks: creation, preservation and dissolution and recreation. Shiva (seen in this card) represents the destruction and regeneration stage. In this particula…