Woodsong Reading

Hi there!
Hope your week's been going well and I'm sorry for the delay -- it hasn't been a good month over here.
My dad passed away suddenly on Tuesday, so things have been a little crazy. He came down with something called Guillian-Barre disease last Thursday (my birthday); it's kind of like a Bell's Palsy ... some paralysis of the extremities caused by a nerve inflammation. People used to die from it -- it would paralyze your breathing muscles, but isn't considered a fatal illness anymore because you can just use respirators. There are some treatments, but basically you just have to wait several months until you get over it.
Anyway, Dad was doing fine; they decided to put him on the respirator "just in case" and sedated him because he didn't like the breathing tube. His blood pressure went down after the sedation -- and then just kept on going down until his heart stopped. No one expected it.
The "bad month" part is because my brother-in-law passed away mid-May (cancer -- it was expected). Plus, my next-door neighbor's 19 year old son was shot and killed the next week in a totally random robbery. It's been pretty tough.
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We'll again pull two cards -- the first suggests something we should focus on for the week. The second suggests things we might consider in order to fully benefit from the attributes of the first card.
The cards are:
Ace of Wands (Reversed)
Knight of Cups (Reversed)
Note the two reversals -- I'm going to come back to that in a moment.
Like all Aces, the Ace of Wands suggests something new ... maybe even something exciting or at least very interesting. This might be an opportunity ... perhaps a chance to express yourself creatively. While this Ace suggests you consider areas where you might excel, realize that you also need confidence and courage to do so. This Ace suggests you may expect to be successful -- so it may provide strength if you're feeling tentative.
Let's try to further filter the message of this Ace with the Knight of Cups. I always am a little uncertain with face cards -- are they referring to people, or are they referring to a set of attributes. Different readers feel different ways. I'm somewhere in the middle -- I think sometimes they do refer to people; othertimes, they do suggest attributes to consider.
In any case, the Knight of Cups is strongly affected by emotions ... perhaps to the point of being overly romantic or dreamy. This is a very sensitive card. While these are admirable attributes, you should resist the temptation to look inwards too much. You should be aware of overall balance when considering this Knight (and all Knights tend to go to extremes in one way or the other)
What I'm thinking is what happens when you get really involved in a project -- one that really enthralls you. You may become absorbed in the project to the exclusion of all else. Our first card suggests a new and exciting endeavor; our second card warns about retaining balance in your life. Lets consider our reversals -- I think we're getting a warning here to be wary of short-changing other facets of our life should we become too interested in one single project. While it's great to become involved in new things, we shouldn't let the rest of our life -- or those involved in our life -- suffer from it. Sometimes we have to emphasize one facet of our life over the others ... but be careful not to let it get out of hand!
And that's about it this time! I hope things go well for you this week and look forward to talking to you again next week. As always, if you're interested in a private reading, please try my sponsors above or my list of readers at http://www.woodsongtarot.com/readers.html . I also welcome your comments at http://woodsongtarot.blogspot.com !
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