Deck of The Week: Sign-up Thread: Week 188 : February 13 - February 19

[VGimlet]

This thread is for those who would like to work through their collection of decks.  Each week we will be picking a deck (or decks) to work with for the week.

 

All are welcome. Please join us!      The only rules we have are the Tarot Tea & Me rules; be respectful to each other.    

 

You can drop in and out,  time and real life permitting.   New to tarot?  Long time reader?   Come on in.  

 

1. Please post with your chosen deck for the week.

 

2. Chat away about your deck, how you're finding it etc., or NOT - it's all up to you.  

 

Participants:

 

1.  VGimlet - Prairie Tarot

2.  vulprix -  Joie de Vivre Tarot.

3.  Amberjune - Brady Tarot 2nd edition and the Magic of Flowers Oracle

4.  Bodhiseed - Anna K Tarot paired with Meditation Cards

5.  AJ-ish/Sharyn -Greenwood Tarot

6.  Mi-Shell - Light Seer's  Tarot

 

 

 

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Edited February 13, 2021 by VGimlet

[VGimlet]

Hanging  with the Prairie again this week.  

 

Coldest week of winter so far, the possibility of lots of snow in the forecast and guess what happens?  The furnace dies.   AND when the guy takes out the old furnace, he discovered the company that re-did our water pipes this summer cut a 12" hole in the heating duct right under the furnace, so the furnace was heating underneath the house, before it was heating the house.  It still needed replacing, it did actually quit working, and it was so old the furnace guy didn't even want to repair it because of the corroded wires, LOL.   So now we have to wait for the water pipe guys to come and look and fix the pipes (and repair the giant hole, please and thanks) before we can get the new furnace.  Murphy's law, right???  HAH.   I have a feeling THAT'S what the Prairie meant about the three of hearts (ed. SWORDS!  It was SWORDS!)  for the week ahead....   Luckily we have space heaters, lots and lots of blankets, and big furry dogs. We were both laughing, because REALLY???     The good news is we are getting a heat pump, so we will actually have both heat AND AC in the summer, and it will be way more efficient than the 40 year old furnace.  

 

Edited February 13, 2021 by VGimlet

[vulprix]

1 hour ago, VGimlet said:

Hanging  with the Prairie again this week.  

 

Coldest week of winter so far, the possibility of lots of snow in the forecast and guess what happens?  The furnace dies.   AND when the guy takes out the old furnace, he discovered the company that re-did our water pipes this summer cut a 12" hole in the heating duct right under the furnace, so the furnace was heating underneath the house, before it was heating the house.  (It still needed replacing, it did actually quit working, and it was so old the furnace guy didn't even want to repair it because of the corroded wires, LOL.)   So now we have to wait for the water pipe guys to come and look and fix the pipes (and repair the giant hole, please and thanks) before we can get the new furnace.  Murphy's law, right???  LOL.   I have a feeling THAT'S what the Prairie meant about the three of hearts for the week ahead....   Luckily we have space heaters, lots and lots of blankets, and big furry dogs. We were both laughing, because REALLY???     The good news is we are getting a heat pump, so we will actually have both heat AND AC in the summer, and it will be way more efficient than the 40 year old furnace.  

 

Hang in there, V!! I hope things get done quickly!

 

This week I plan on working with the Joie de Vivre Tarot.

[Amberjune]

sounds like you are having a quite the Mercury Retrograde experience, @VGimlet, but it's great that everything is coming into order, glad you have plenty of blankets and space warmers!! It is below freezing were I live as well, with a biting cold wind, the sun is out and I enjoy being cozy at home.

 

My decks are the Brady Tarot 2nd edition and the Magic of Flowers Oracle, a deck I love and have completely forgotten about!

[Bodhiseed]

@VGimlet - I'm so sorry to hear about the furnace and pipes. But your ability to look at life lightly (a sense of humor) will certainly help you 'weather' this unexpected situation. Every time our unit has gone out, it seems to pick the hottest weeks of summer or the coldest weeks of winter! Glad you all will get to enjoy both heat and AC though. ❤️

 

I'm in this week with the Anna K Tarot paired with Meditation Cards.

[AJ-ish/Sharyn]

a 40 year old furnace needs replaced anyway (but never as an emergency!) They are SO much more efficient now. 

I have a wonderful infrared space heater I bought for the 5th wheel, keeps all the condensation down, but use it here at the desk in the winter. 

We have about 3 inches of snow down here, but the easy to shovel kind. No ice on it 😉 

 

haven't decided on a deck yet 

[Mi-Shell]

We do have about 3 feet of snow in the ground and it currently - 9.30 pm is - 26 centigrade - luckily outside. It is supposed - 34 with the wind chill factor.... 

This week I will keep warm with the Light Seer's  Tarot, which seems to have become my "pandemic deck"!?!

I will have to think about, why this is......

[VGimlet]

So, the heat is back on, which is good because we're getting a lot of snow at the moment.   But  the third sword  (it was the three of swords not hearts - obviously the cold was getting to me...lol)  ....my computer died yesterday.   Hopefully not dead - as in all my files - but maybe. 😱  I am supposed to work from home Sunday, luckily I'm off Monday for the holiday.   So I have a day to get it fixed and then another day to try and fix it, and I don't have to work from home again until Thursday.    

 

On the good side,  my husband's non-work computer is available,  and I have all my work log ins saved  where I can get to them.   So, I won't be without a computer, and I'll be warm.  I am hoping this is the end of the cycle that started on March 13th last year, and this will be the last of it.  

 

My cards today said I needed to be patient, and not freak.   This is not easy. 

 

Stay warm all of you DOTW folks - and our lurkers too.   🙂   Or cool, depending on your hemisphere.

Edited February 13, 2021 by VGimlet

[AJ-ish/Sharyn]

Greenwood for me this week, thank you VG, glad the heat was sorted out. 

[Bodhiseed]

This week I'll be using the Anna K. Tarot, created and self-published by Anna Klaffinger (though now published by Llewellyn). Along with it, I'll be drawing from the Meditation Cards, a deck created and self-published by Asha Greer. All the keywords and quotes for these cards have been added by me. Today's draws are the Ace of Pentacles and Harried Mind:

          The thrill of an unexpected gift or opportunity is nearly always welcome, whether it's a bonus check, a paid vacation, or an addition to one's family (pet or person). How will we spend our time, energy or money with its arrival? It often brings more questions and quandaries rather than answers. The quote for Harried Mind might provide a guide post:

 

Peace and clarity arrive through understanding patterns and the underlying nature of our minds, rather than through stopping our thoughts, achieving some special state, or having a particular experience. 

—Oren Jay Sofer

 

Pausing, finding stillness and quiet, can help slow the busyness of the mind long enough to sort the wheat from the chaff. And it gives us a chance to take the advice of Guillaume Apollinaire: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."