This post continues the reading started in Part 1: The setup.
The reading is one using “traditional” meanings (gleaned from authors such as Arthur Edward Waite, Eden Gray, and Leanna Greenaway), in a “predictive” (or fortunetelling) reading. The purpose of this reading is not fortunetelling, but to demonstrate how a predictive reading can be used to stimulate the creative imagination and as an aid in problem solving. (See Part 1 of this series for the reasoning behind the exercise.)
This is behind you (Recent past): Page of Swords
Another card to remind me that I am a beginner when it comes to writing books!
This card immediately makes me think that I have not been acting rationally lately, which is perfectly true.
The Swords suit is the suit of the mind, of rational, logical thinking, and of cutting through the waffle to the heart of the matter. Swords also represent communication (in particular when Swords are linked to Air: we need air to make, transmit and hear sounds).
Pages, on the other hand, are about beginnings, enthusiasm, optimism, curiosity … and a-ha, here is something I can use! I have recently lost my enthusiasm for this specific piece of communication! The project began to seem a chore, something I have to do, not something that (as in the past), I approached with enthusiasm and energy.
Another thought about the upside-down Page of Swords: in losing my sense of adventure about this project, I have also “lost my voice” as writer. Instead of sounding as enthusiastic as I (used to) feel, my writing became stilted, forced, and artificial.
So, not only have the Page-energy been reversed, but also my (Swords) ability to communicate efficiently and entertainingly.
The really really really nice thing about doing this series of posts is that I am regaining the enthusiasm that I have mislaid. As I am working on this post, I can feel that old, familiar sense of … what shall I call it? … a mixture of adventure, creativity, amusement, fun, the sparks in my stomach and in my brain … !
Here is an additional layer to the reading of this card: The Page of Swords in the Universal Rider-Waite deck looks like he (or she?) is ready for action; attentive, on guard, prepared. Reversed, the card could be interpreted as “letting your guard down.” In some ways, I have done exactly that. In any big undertaking, it is vital that you take care of yourself; that you keep your need for rest and relaxation in mind. When I am truly enthusiastic about something (which happens very often!), I can work like a maniac, until I collapse.
Now it looks as if I am getting to the heart of the problem! Remember the tentative problem statement about the need for balance?
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