Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Turn Things Around

Hi there!

Hope your week's started off well -- I had meant to get this done yesterday, but the day just got away from me.

I was in Atlanta last week (meant to get a reading done then, but the week got away from me!); the place sure has changed a lot from when I used to spend a lot of time there. All my favorite places are gone (mainly used bookstores. Atlanta used to have one of the best in the country -- I think the name was "Oxford" -- but it's long gone ... done in by the chains), my light-traffic short cuts are now traffic-clogged parking lots.

On the positive front, my torn tendon issues seem to be okay. I got the walking boot off last week and haven't had any tendon issues yet. 'Course, my ankles hurt from walking funny for two months, but that'll fade away (I hope)!

Many thanks for everyone who offered encouragement on living with disruptive teenage daughters. I'm sure things will be okay once the aliens return her brain!

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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:

Five of Wands

The Hanging Man

This reminds me of a draw we had just a few weeks ago -- see what you think!

The Five of Wands suggests contention and confrontation. Not necessarily "mean" or "hostile" confrontation, but more of a being pulled in many different directions contention. Maybe something like trying to please several different people and just finding it impossible to do so; maybe something like trying to set priorities and discovering you can't possibly do all the important things.

The Hanging Man can help us a little here -- this card suggests looking at things differently. The problem may not be the contention -- it might be that the contention exists because of the way we're dealing with the issues!

Try turning things around -- for instance, instead of trying to please everyone, try to figure out what needs are legitimate and urgent -- and then prioritize from there. Try to use different perspectives when you evaluate vexing issues -- look at it from different viewpoints. Try to reduce the problem from many different variables to just a key few -- and remember that your needs are more key than any of the others!

And that's about it this week; I look forward to seeing 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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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Start Fresh

Hi there!

Hope your week's begun well; I finally started my physical therapy for my foot yesterday. Not much to say other than I fell asleep while they were doing the ultrasound treatment!

We've got an irritating and intermittant problem with the air conditioner in one of our cars. We had it completely replaced about a year and a half ago -- and it made a strange noise as soon as they replaced it. Still, it worked okay and the noise wasn't that objectionable, so we didn't do anything about it. Over time, the noise got louder and louder until we finally took it in -- and found out that our warranty had expired and we had to pay for it all over again!

If we had taken it back right away, they would have fixed it for free -- big lesson learned. Anyway, the new replacement also makes a noise -- but it's intermittent. Might happen once a day or even once a week. It's not objectionable; once it makes the noise, it's okay again -- but I remember the lesson we learned the first time: "Little noises grow into big noises and warranties expire, so get it fixed when they're still little noises and under warranty!"

Took it to the shop yesterday -- and it actually made the noise for them (but only once). When we picked it up this morning (last night about 9:00pm, my daughter said, "Oh yeah, the car place called and said you could pick up the car!"), it made the same noise as we pulled out of the lot ... so we turned around and returned the key for them to try again. Hope they have more success this time!

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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:

Four of Wands

The Empress (Reversed)

The Four of Wands suggests celebration -- perhaps for a successful campaign or endeavor or simply good performance in a task or assignment. I always like to pause and consider those things I have to be thankful for when I see this card. When I identify them, it's good to take a moment and "feel good". This helps recharge me and helps me face other challenges where I haven't been quite so successful.

Let's look at our second card for clues as to what types of challenges we might examine -- and the reversed Empress strongly suggests we look at family or home matters. I think most of us have some family-oriented encounter where we could improve the interaction -- while the Empress suggests we look for this type of matter, the Four of Wands suggests we go into things "fresh". Let's not clutter things with old baggage -- we'll close that door while recharging ourselves with the Four of Wands. This will help us face family matters with a fresh eye and no holdover gripes or preconceptions.

And that's about it this week; I look forward to seeing 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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Monday, March 27, 2006

Confidence means you KNOW you can!

Hope your week's begun well; we just got back from Louisiana last night. My mother-in-law passed away last week -- she was 87, lived a wonderful life, and was loved by everyone who knew her.

She was a member of the "Greatest Generation". She grew up on a farm in the middle of the Depression, won an academic scholarship to LSU (her picture in the yearbook was right next to Hubert Humphrey's), worked, married, managed a business, raised five kids, and was the information center of a massive family and extended family. We didn't need to Google anyone in the family to find out was going on with anyone -- we'd just call her!

I don't wear black that much; I had to run and buy some black clothes for the funeral. The sales clerk was from Nigeria; she said in her culture people wear white to funerals. Rather than concentrate on mourning for the passing, they try more to celebrate the life the person had lived. I like that approach!

Getting back into regular life now -- just shipped off my American Idol pool picks this morning. This is a tough group; there are six people who I think could easily win it!

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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 Swords

Queen of Wands

If you've been receiving these readings for a while, you know that I always consider an Ace to be a little special. I look at the Ace of Swords as suggesting something like a new attitude, a new approach to problems, or perhaps a new scholarly pursuit. It could also mean the end of a troubling mental conflict -- perhaps accepting something that's been vexing you and moving on. Since Swords are the suit of intellect and reason, it could suggest resolving hanging issues. This means being fair, impartial, and honest in your evaluations.

The Queen of Wands is a good assistant for this Ace; this Queen is confident and is ready to accept new challenges or changes. This confident is real -- the Queen knows from past experience that she will prevail. If you potential changes suggested by the Ace of Swords, the Queen can offer you the knowledge that you can be successful. This can be a great source of comfort in challenging situations!

And that's about it this week; I look forward to seeing 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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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Hidden Opportunity!

Hope your week's been going well; just got back from vacation last night! I've got about a zillion things to do today -- answering emails, running errands, doctor's visit, etc -- shouldn't vacations come in pairs? One to relax, then another to rest after you do all the catchup work that piled up while you were relaxing!

Toronto was wonderful -- not too cold and it only rained one day. I'm still trying to decide if I liked "Lord of the Rings -- The Musical" or not. The set design was incredible; most of the songs and the one dance number were enjoyable. The way they portrayed the Balrog was incredible -- way better than the movie!

An understudy played Aragorn and he kept forgetting or messing up his lines -- but that wasn't too distracting. The only knock is an expected one -- it's really tough to do an epic travelling story on a small stage. They did about as good a job as could be expected.

I was pleased to see they kept the book's ending -- which was missing from the book. Unfortunatly, they decided to do a "peace" message. No problem with peaceful endings -- when they're appropriate. However, when the Hobbits are facing Sharkey (Saruman) after he's taken over the Shire and he says "What are you Hobbits going to do about it?!", the book had it right -- the Hobbits fought (because they had learned during their journeys that appeasement doesn't always work -- remember, this story was conceived and written after the failed appeasement policies of the British towards Adolph Hitler). The play did a "Why don't we just be friends instead?" that was completely unbelievable and ruined the whole point of the story -- the Hobbits DID learn and change because of their travils. Saying "Why don't we just be friends" is what they would have said before the adventure -- not after the adventure. Rather than coming from the book, "The Lord of the Rings", the ending was what you might expect from "Barney the Dinosaur"!

So -- a politically correct, but unsatisfying, ending. Still, at least they replaced the ending the movie left out.

Niagra Falls was fun -- no crowd at all since we were off-season. I had always pictured the Falls as being at the end of an escarpement. I didn't realize that's how the falls began thousands or millions of years ago -- but that they've since eroded and created a many miles long gorge! So -- you have the top of the escarpement, a river flowing across it, the falls when the river empties into a gorge, then many miles of river bottom gorge, and then you finally come to the end of the escarpement.

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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:

The Moon (Reversed)

Ten of Pentacles

The Moon is one of those cards who's meanings can be intuited from the real thing. Look at things under the moonlight -- and they'll look very different than they do during daylight. Thus, The Moon might suggest that things may not really be as they appear -- or it could suggest that it's very difficult to figure out what the true picture is. I generally see the Moon as suggesting a confusing situation -- one that's difficult to evaluate, one that's full of things that might be misinterpreted.

Reversals usually suggest some type of distortion -- but in this case I think it represents a warning. We should be wary of misinterpreting a confusing situation. We may be tempted to key on certain facts that seem significant at first, but really keep us from seeing the true matter.

I see our second card -- The Ten of Pentacles -- as suggesting the reward awaiting us IF we can avoid the misleading temptations of the reversed Moon in order to see the true opportunity. Isn't there a saying that's something like "Look for opporunity in adversity". We may find ourselves facing a confusing and Moon-like situation, but if we work our way through to see the key matters underneath, we may find opportunities that will benefit us!

And that's about it this week; I look forward to seeing 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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Friday, March 10, 2006

Remember Less Fortunate

Hope your week's been going well; I'm sorry I missed the reading last week -- this has been a really hectic couple of weeks for me! I've been spending a lot of time in the hospital; my mother-in-law had a stroke a few weeks back. She has five kids; two live close to her in Louisiana, the other three are scattered in nearby states. They did most of the sitting the first two weeks; my work situation is a little more portable than theirs (I mainly need a phone, an internet connection, and an airport) so I've been doing hospital duty the last week.

To top it off, I broke my foot about the same time all this stuff started. With everything going on, I wasn't able to get to a doctor's till the start of this week -- but I'm leaving on vacation (Toronto!) on Friday, so probably won't be able to get the foot cast done till next week!

All of this has put a serious crimp in my schedule, but I'm hoping to get back to normal (or at least, what passes for normal around here!) pretty soon.

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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:

The World

Six of Pentacles (Reversed)

This reading will be a little briefer than usual -- I've finally found a wifi hotspot, but I can't stay here very long (got to get back to hospital!).

When I see the World, I think of success -- perhaps successfully completing a task, perhaps a day when things seem to go just right, perhaps sucessfully overcoming something difficult. Success comes in many sizes -- there are big ones ... and there are little successes -- but they're all sweet and you should enjoy them when they occur.

The Six of Pentacles can be read a couple of different ways -- what I'm getting with the reversal (and with the first card being The World) is a reminder that when we do achieve success, we should also remember those who may be less fortunate. Perhaps we were one of that group not too long ago! Enjoy your sucess, but maybe not in a manner so as to make others feel diminished. It's nice when we're on the winning side, but remember those who haven't quite made it yet (and who will one day!)

And that's this quick reading -- I've got to run, but I hope to be back next week with a more normal reading! 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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Remember Less Fortunate

Hope your week's been going well; I'm sorry I missed the reading last week -- this has been a really hectic couple of weeks for me! I've been spending a lot of time in the hospital; my mother-in-law had a stroke a few weeks back. She has five kids; two live close to her in Louisiana, the other three are scattered in nearby states. They did most of the sitting the first two weeks; my work situation is a little more portable than theirs (I mainly need a phone, an internet connection, and an airport) so I've been doing hospital duty the last week.

To top it off, I broke my foot about the same time all this stuff started. With everything going on, I wasn't able to get to a doctor's till the start of this week -- but I'm leaving on vacation (Toronto!) on Friday, so probably won't be able to get the foot cast done till next week!

All of this has put a serious crimp in my schedule, but I'm hoping to get back to normal (or at least, what passes for normal around here!) pretty soon.

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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:

The World

Six of Pentacles (Reversed)

This reading will be a little briefer than usual -- I've finally found a wifi hotspot, but I can't stay here very long (got to get back to hospital!).

When I see the World, I think of success -- perhaps successfully completing a task, perhaps a day when things seem to go just right, perhaps sucessfully overcoming something difficult. Success comes in many sizes -- there are big ones ... and there are little successes -- but they're all sweet and you should enjoy them when they occur.

The Six of Pentacles can be read a couple of different ways -- what I'm getting with the reversal (and with the first card being The World) is a reminder that when we do achieve success, we should also remember those who may be less fortunate. Perhaps we were one of that group not too long ago! Enjoy your sucess, but maybe not in a manner so as to make others feel diminished. It's nice when we're on the winning side, but remember those who haven't quite made it yet (and who will one day!)

And that's this quick reading -- I've got to run, but I hope to be back next week with a more normal reading! 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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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Recharge and Review!

Hope your week's begun well; it's Springtime in Texas ... the azaleas are blooming and we're starting to get some really nice weather. I'd say the grass is growing, but it never really stopped growing (winter in South Texas!) Of course, we still have occasional wintery days -- but the good days are really close!

The siding on my house seriously needs repair or replacing; have been talking to siding guys the last few days.

I had the Sears guy over to talk about vinyl siding. He gave me a really high pressure sales pitch, refused to give me any references ("Why do you need references? We're Sears, you can trust us!"), and offered me a $1000 discount if I signed a contract on the spot. "There's no risk; you can cancel the contract at any time, you're just ensuring you'll get the discount!"

I asked to see the cancellation policy; he stalled for awhile, then finally showed it to me. It had an address with no phone or fax numbers and clearly stated that if they didn't receive notice of cancellation within three days of the signed contract, I could not cancel. When I pointed out that even if I mailed notice right away, they wouldn't receive it in three days -- plus this was certainly not "You can cancel at any time", the Sears guy said "Well, that's just a formality, we'd never hold you to it. Besides, we're Sears, you can trust us!"

I refused to sign. He then told me there was no reason for me to be afraid and that I was stupid not to sign.

That's when he got thrown out of the house. I've since reviewed customer complaints about Sears siding jobs and it's a total horror story.

The last guy was a Hardie-Plank guy -- his price was half of Sears (even though Hardie's supposed to cost about 30% to 50% more than vinyl) plus he had loads of local references (including many in my neighborhood) and a clean BBB report. No pressure at all, he invited me to take time to contact his references and evaluate his work.

This guy's probably going to get the job!

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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:

Four of Swords (reversed)

Seven of Pentacles (reversed)

These two cards complement each other -- that kind of emphasizes this message.

The Four of Swords suggests taking a little breather before you move forward -- maybe take a break and try to recharge, especially if you've been feeling stretched or frazzled! Spend some quiet personal time to reorganize and prepare youself by clearing your mind of distrations. You might consider whether or not you need some physical recharging as well as mental relaxation. Once you've refreshed yourself, you'll be much more effective.

Our next card, the Seven of Pentacles, works well with the Four's message. The Seven suggests taking a moment to pause and evaluate your position and plans. When you evaluate things, you might be pleased with the evaluation ... or you might decide a change in tactics is appropriate. In any case, the Seven can help you prepare yourself to be more effective in your efforts.

Do you see how the two cards work together -- the Four suggests you mentally and physically recharge yourself before moving forward, the Seven suggests you evaluate your situation before moving forward. Combine them, and you increase your chances of being effective.

And, of course, they're both reversed ... which puts a twist on everything! Quite often we get so involved in reacting to situations that we're never quite in control -- we act reactively, not proactively. That could very well be the meaning of the reversal. By letting situations control us, we lose effectiveness. If we step back and take a little time to evaluate and plan, to recharge and refresh -- we place ourselves in control and can direct our efforts to ensure the results we most care about.

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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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Focus Through the Clutter!

Hope your week's begun well; I'm hoping things pick up after the Super Bowl. The games are usually so mediocre that I started watching it only for the commercials a few years ago -- now the commercials aren't all that great anymore (although I liked the Fedex one and the Bud Light/Magic Fridge one).

Spent some time playing with a new toy -- a juicer! I've been drinking a lot of fresh-squeezed citrus juice lately; I have an electric juicer that's basically a manual one except the hemispherical ridged top "spins" when you push the fruit on it. I wondered if there were an easier way. Happened to see a Jack LaLanne juicer commercial where they tossed the entire fruit, peels and all, into the machine. That sounded a lot easier!

Ordered one and it came in the other day. Quickly learned three things:

1) The blade spins about 5,000,000,000,000,000 revolutions a minute. When you turn it off, it's going to take some time for the blade to stop. When remove the cover too soon, it splatters grated stuff ALL OVER THE KITCHEN at very high speeds!!!

2) Ever made "zest" -- you know, where you finely grate the colored part of the peel for oranges, lemons, etc. Remember how they say "Be careful not to get any of the bitter-tasting white part of the peel underneath the colored part." Guess what you get when you toss the entire unpeeled fruit in a juicer -- yep, the entire bitter tasting white part of the peel! Made beautiful-looking juice, but was the nastiest tasting stuff ever! Yuck! Tried peeling the fruits first, but that's too much trouble -- am back to the original electric/manual juicer I used at the beginning.

3) Target has the same machine for $60 less. Oh well, live and learn ...

The new juicer wasn't a total waste -- it's made great tomato juice (which I hate, but it helped make great spaghetti sauce and I didn't have to peel tomatoes). Am going to try fruits with better tasting or tasteless peels -- apples, perhaps -- and see what happens.

That, of course, brings up the trivia question of whether a tomatoe is a fruit or a vegatable. This is a trick question -- botanically, it's a fruit, but legally, it's a vegatable. Around the turn of the century, vegatables were taxed when imported, but fruits were not. The importer didn't want to pay taxes on his tomatoes; the state wanted him to (I believe it was New York). Went up to the Supreme Court who sided against botanical science and with politics -- so legally (since 1915 or so), tomatoes are a vegatable in the United States (but presumably a fruit elsewhere!)

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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:

Two of Pentacles

Seven of Cups

I always think of the Two of Pentacles as being those situations where you're trying to do laundry, balance your checkbook, and put things away while the phone is ringing, someone's knocking at the door, the dogs are barking, and the kids are hollering. You're involved in a hectic situations and there's a lot of distraction going on -- it's really hard to stay focused.

(Totally off the subject -- read yesterday where they found office workers lost 10 IQ points when they were distracted by hearing other people talk on the phone and keeping up with emails. Hmmmm ... maybe it's not so off-the-subject, after all!)

Dealing with hectic situations is just part of life -- happens to all of us; to some of us, it seems to happen quite frequently! The trick is figuring out how to handle it without going batty.

Our second card can help us here -- the Seven of Cups suggests we spend some time thinking about the rewards we'll gain when we work through the distractions and complete our tasks. Maybe it's little rewards, maybe it's something much bigger and more long term. No matter -- if we spend a little time focussing on the reasons why we want to complete our task, the distractions seem to fade to sideline issues; this makes it much easier to stay on task without getting too frazzled!

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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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Opening Up Walls

Hi there!

I feel like I'm in a time machine that's racing forward -- the days don't seem to last as long as they used to and I keep getting behinder and behinder (that's a Southern word -- "Behinder")

Had an interesting moment last week; my company sent a bunch of us to a required "Diversity" training session. It actually wasn't what I expected, but there were some neat points.

They showed us a short "documentary" from the early 1960's. A 3rd grade school teacher in Iowa did an experiment (with the approval of the school and the parents). Take a little Iowa town in 1960ish, and you can guess the racial mix -- none! Anyway, the teacher discussed "racism" with the children; they agreed it was wrong to judge people that way, but didn't really understand the issue.

The experiment was this -- the teacher noted that the class was about half blue-eyed and half brown-eyed. She said "For today, blue-eyed people are "better" than brown-eyed people. Brown eyed people aren't as smart as blue-eyed people, they take too long to do things, they have to stay away from the blue-eyed people and can't play on the playground equipment. They also have to stand in the back of the line." You get the picture.

The next day, the teacher switched it around; "I was wrong yesterday, it's really brown-eyed people that are superior to blue-eyed people" and gave them appropriate instructions.

Without going into detail on the video, it was very touching ... they interviewed the now grown-up children and they all claimed it was a life-changing experience.

That's the good part -- the wierd part came when one of my co-workers -- a Dutch person -- raised his hand and said "I don't understand you Americans -- why are you always so ready to judge people by race. This would never happen in the Netherlands; we are a cosmopolitan and tolerant people."

Another co-worker popped up and replied "Wait a minute, I've been to the Netherlands. There is a sizable Moroccan population and they are treated very badly by the rest of the population."

"Well, that's different," said the Dutch person, "everyone knows Moroccan's are all criminals and should be treated differently!"

The room was silent -- and it was wonderful to watch the expressions on the Dutch person's face as he slowly began to realize what he had said. I wonder if perhaps that might have been the beginning of a life-changing experience for him?

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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:

Four of Pentacles

Two of Wands

The Four of Pentacles typically refers to those times when we erect "walls" around ourselves -- we try to keep ourself safe by shutting away external things. The kicker is that when we do this, we actually lose ground by neglecting educational and fulfilling experiences with the outside world. (Just thinking -- my friend from the Netherlands had erected walls around himself; I wonder if he's peeking outside now?)

The Two of Wands refers to bold actions -- which suggests the necessary confidence to take a risk. Right off, we see the contrast between the two cards. The Four of Pentacles tries to avoid risks -- the Two of Wands sees the positives in risks. Taking risks means you sometimes have to be quick on your feet -- you have to solve unexpected problems that my pop up. This two suggests you'll be able to discover creative or original solutions to the problems you may encounter. There's usually a "naysayer" around when you're embarking on a Two of Wands situation -- so this card also suggests you'll have faith and belief in your own vision and the energy to see it through.

There are a couple of ways we could play these two cards; being almost opposites of each other, we could say the first card suggests a condition to avoid and the second card suggests what should replace it. We could also think that since the two cards represent different extremes, we might "average" the two. Consider risks, but be cautious in doing so -- don't go all out with no fallback position. We might also look for positives in both positions -- there are some good things about the Four of Pentacles, after all. Being safe isn't a bad thing; perhaps we could temper the extremes of this outlook by reducing our walls a bit to let external influences color our outlook. To a Four of Pentacles person, this would almost be "taking a risk"!

Does this make you think of things in your life where it might apply? Are there positions or opinions where you've set yourself in stone and aren't open to other considerations? If so, maybe this is good -- and maybe it isn't. It never hurts to open up a little and "take a risk" to ensure we're taking the proper stance. Things seldom remain static -- generally, remaining fixed means losing ground!

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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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Stay Flexible

Hi there!

I hope your week's been going well so far -- I've had a good one so far. I've been in Chicago this week (going back home tomorrow) and had to give a presentation to a client today that went really well. I haven't had to do presentations for quite a while, but this was a very receptive crowd and it all came back to me quickly.

Had a fine weekend, too. Did the Princess Diana gown exhibit, visited the boat show, and listened to Eileen Ivers at the symphony Saturday night. Ivers is an Irish fiddler (she was the main fiddler for Riverdance and also played on the "Titanic" soundtrack -- the movie, that is!) and really had the crowd jumping. Got me excited about picking up my violin again -- it's been quite a while. She took Pachelbel's Canon in D and turned it into a bluegrass/fiddle tune -- very creative!

Weather's nice here in Chicago -- not cold like last time I was here. I'll be back up in a few weeks; my younger son's going through boot camp at Great Lakes (just north of the city) and will be "graduating" near the end of the month. I'm really glad he's following through so well -- he's finally found something he's serious about! (whew ... It's about time, too!)

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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:

The Knight of Swords

The Nine of Swords (reversed)

First off, all Knights tend to be a little anxious -- they really want to make things happen. Sometimes they jump off before they're quite ready ... well, most of the time they jump off before they're quite ready, but that's just being a knight! Because they're so impatient, they do tend to run into unforseen snags.

The Knight of Swords tries to resolve these issues by reasoning them through. His first impression isn't to do what feels right, but instead to try and analyze things to determine the proper response. Some folks might see this as being inconsiderate; some may see it as taking too much time to solve the problem. In fact, the danger of this card is in being overly cautious -- in not being able to decide on a position because we're not sure if it's the absolute best position.

The next card seems to reinforce this -- this Nine often suggests worry and anxiety. I can easily see the Knight becoming stuck trying to determine the one and only absolutely best position, then things becoming worse as this Knight begins to overly worry about whether or not he's doing the right thing.

The good thing here is that the Nine is reversed -- so we should take this as a warning and try to avoid this stumbling block! Let's not become overly fixated -- to the point of stagnation -- on choosing the absolutely best position. Instead, we might be better off at choosing a good solution ... and then making that solution work by adjusting it as necessary to meet our goals.

I think it's rare that a person can plan a goal and have every single step occur just as planned. I think most plans should be a guideline -- and we then let our creativity adjust things as we learn more while trying to reach our goal. (In fact, since we learn as we progress, our "goal" probably should be progressing as well. People who don't vary from their plan often find that the goal they ultimately reach isn't the one they now desire!)

So ... stay flexible! Don't be turned off by having to make decisions -- make the best call you can, and then work to make that decision right. Don't worry if you have to change streams or tactics as you progress -- that's normal. Trust in your creativity -- you don't need all the answers right away ... especially since you probably won't know all the questions at first, either!

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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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Look to Goals in the New Year

Hi there!

I hope your week's been going well so far -- I'm about buzzed out over the last few days of football bowl games. I'm very excited about Texas and the Rose Bowl results.

After all the hype about the three-time national champion USC Trojans, I find it interesting that they really only won one of those trophies. LSU, of course, won the first, USC the second, and now the Longhorns have the third. I suppose it only illustrates that if you keep repeating something that's not true, everyone will start to believe it!

I hope this New Year has begun well for you -- things have been hectic in Houston. My in-laws are visiting this weekend; we're going to the Lady Diana gown exhibition, a Boat Show, and an evening of Celtic music at the symphony. It's going to be a very busy weekend.

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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:

Nine of Pentacles

King Of Cups

Interesting -- we've "progressed" from our last reading; last time we had the Eight of Pentacles and Knight of Cups -- this time we have the Nine of Pentacles and King of Cups!

The Nine of Pentacles suggests the ability to attain a desirable position -- to reach a goal. To attain goals, we usually need certain attributes -- confidence, discipline, competence, focus, energy -- and this Nine suggests we are able to use those attributes. This Nine really suggests relying on yourself and your abilities -- and not counting on others to do things for you.

Let's see how our second card, the King of Cups, can help us implement the positive features of the Nine of Pentacles. This King is a tolerant and broad-minded card -- it truly cares about and respects other people. This card is confident and in control -- both of which obviously help us with the promise of our Nine. Note that since this is an open-minded card, it can help us see across boundaries to spot promise and opportunity where we might not ordinarily look. This helps us add a certain amount of originality and creativity to our mix.

Also, Kings are finishers -- they tend to complete things. If the Nine seeks a goal, the King can help ensure we attain it. Bottom line, this draw suggests we can attain the goals that are important to us -- and also suggests that the tools we'll need lie within ourselves.

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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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Merry Christmas!

I hope your week's been going well so far -- the shopping frenzy is wild up here in Chicago, but I'm trying to stay out of stores.

Was in the Post Office a few days ago -- and I'd like to pass along one of my Post Office pet peeves. It goes like this -- someone wants to mail a package, the postal clerk asks "Priority Mail or Express Mail"? When asked the difference, the clerk says "Well, we'll deliver Priority in two or three days, but Express Mail will be THERE tomorrow!" They usually close the deal for the three times pricier Express Mail.

It bugs me because Priority Mail will most always be in your recipient's hands before -- quite often, DAYS before -- Express Mail would be there!

The key is what the clerk means by "will be THERE tomorrow". Note he doesn't say it will be delivered tomorrow -- just that it will be "there". When you read the fine print, you find out that all they guarantee is that the package will be at the recipient's post office tomorrow -- that's the "there" they're talking about.

Once at the post office, it's now up to the mail carrier to grab the package and deliver it. Maybe he'll get it the same day -- but maybe he won't. Assume he does pick up the package and attempts to deliver. Express Mail requires that the recipient sign for the package. If no one's there to sign in the middle of the day, the carrier leaves one of those yellow notes directing the recipient to come by the post office -- no sooner than the next day -- to pick up the package. If the carrier is like mine, they won't even bother to get out of the truck to ring the bell -- they'll automatically leave the yellow note even if I'm at home.

So, now the recipient has to go to the post office for the package. That may take a few days before they have time to do so. Add up the hassle and the long lines at the post office, and you'll see why the Priority Mail package (which does not have to be signed for) usually gets to the recipient long before Express Mail -- plus it usually costs a third of Express Mail prices!

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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:

Knight of Cups

Eight of Pentacles

No reversals this week! Maybe we're moving forward now!

When we see the Knight of Cups, we're usually talking about emotions and feelings. This knight is driven by his strong sense of emotion. One problem with being too involved with emotions is that we may look inwards too much -- we may become overly concerned with how things make us feel. This is in general a good card -- but we should try to remain balanced. Remember that most Knights tend to over-react -- we may find ourselves in situations when it is easy to do so, but best if we do not! I'm thinking that the holidays tend to be a very emotional time -- let's enjoy those feelings, but not let them drive us out of whack! Keep one foot in the real world!

Lets see how our next card, the Eight of Pentacles, can help us. I've mentioned before that this eight is a "joy of work" card -- it recognizes that making an effort to attain a goal can itself be a source of enjoyment and comfort. In particular, this eight likes to do a job extremely well -- this means taking the time to check out all the details and reviewing all the important -- and not so important points.

Note that while the Knight of Cups tends to overemphasize the emotional aspects, the Eight of Pentacles helps us look at all facets of a situation. When we put them together, we find that we are able to comfort ourselves with a warm blanket of emotional feelings -- but that we don't have to be overwhelmed by those feelings. While important, they're just part of the story. Enjoy them, but remember that the Eight can help us see the entire -- and truer -- picture.

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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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Close Tough Decisions

I hope your week's been going well. My Microsoft Office decided to quit working -- had to go through hoops to uninstall and reinstall it. Finally got it working again late last night! I can't wait till Linux takes over the Microsoft world (probably won't happen -- but I can hope!)

My son's up in Great Lakes, IL (basically north Chicago); I've been teasing him about the weather up there. Just found out I've got to go to Chicago for all of next week -- I guess he'll be getting payback. I figure I'll get snowed in at the airport and will spend Xmas in Chicago.

Two airports I try to avoid in the winter -- Chicago and Cleveland. When your ticket says you're connecting in Cleveland, you'd best plan on spending the night there because your flight will either be delayed many, many hours or simply cancelled.

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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:

Judgement (Reversed)

Chariot (Reversed)

That's two weeks in a row we've drawn two Major Arcana cards. When I see an excess or a sequence of Trumps, I always figure the deck is telling me to "Pay attention, this is important!"

Judgement suggests making decisions -- probably those tough ones that you've been putting off. You should be straight and honest, but you should also make a stand. This is usually tough to do (after all, that's probably why you've put it off!), but there are benefits. One major benefit is that it frees you -- you no longer have an unfinished matter hanging over you. Judgement is good about closing issues -- it can often suggest forgiving others for past transgressions; maybe it's time to leave the past behind and move on.

The reversal recognizes how easy it is to say this, but how difficult it is to do. Perhaps this is a good time to examine your situation and see if there are any areas where a tough, but honest, application of Judgement might benefit you?

Our next card might help us a bit. The Chariot is a "Win" card -- it suggests prevailing over an obstacle by virtue of your will. This is a nice way of saying "being just too stubborn to give up". You can prepare all you want, but if you don't have the will to pull it off, you're not going to. The Chariot acknowledges that you CAN overcome problems -- all you have to do is stick it out.

Again, we have a reversal -- again recognizing how easy it is to say, but difficult to do! Perhaps realizing that success is possible -- if you're willing to stay the course -- might make it easier to get through those tough spots?

Bottom line, consider those tough decisions that vex you. If you're willing to ride it out, you can address those issues honestly and fairly -- and close them out so you can move on to better things!

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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Thursday, December 08, 2005

Hi there!

I hope your week's been going well. I'm sorry for missing last week -- the holiday's have just been getting more and more hectic. Seems like I'm spending all of my time on the road -- but I am staying out of stores!

Don't know if I mentioned it or not, but my son visited New Orleans a week or so ago. He said the stories you've seen on the new don't even come close to depicting how bad it is. At one point, they were driving through a fairly ritzy, but deserted neighborhood. They had to stop because there was a house in the middle of the street. As they were driving around the house, they realized there was no empty slab anywhere nearby. The house had floated there from another subdivision!

He described New Orleans as "grey" -- no color, just drab. I don't think they're going to be able to rebuild New Orleans; I think it'll form an inner city on the high ground of about 75,000 people, then it'll just have to grow on it's own from there, just like any other town.
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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:

Strength

Death

Strength doesn't necessarily refer to physical strength, but to inner strength. For example, it could suggest the strength to resist temptation, or the strength to persevere during hard times. Strength is a patient card - it is used to dealing with frustration. It’s also a compassionate card - it recognizes the weaknesses in others, but doesn’t hold it against them. Finally, Strength represents the ability to control others - not by dominant force of will, but by influencing them through example. To get an idea of how we might try to apply this sort of strength, let's look at our next card -- Death!

It’s okay - Death doesn’t really mean Death! Actually, Death means something new, or change. Remember the expression "The King is dead, long live the King!" - that’s kind or what Death means. It says life goes on - the end of one thing is the beginning of something new. Because of this, Death often suggests a period of transition. Death often suggests eliminating less meaningful factors and concentrating on the basic, key points that concern you.

When we put these together, we could see a suggestion of change. Perhaps we've been trying to solve difficult matters the wrong way -- perhaps we're misapplying our inner strength? Death suggests a change -- and the change should be the positive attributes suggested by Strength. When we're frustrated, simply be patient ... things like likely clear up. Don't get distracted by side issues -- concentrate on what really matters.

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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Monday, November 21, 2005

New Project?

Hi there!

I hope your week's begun well; I've been over in Tallahassee, Florida for the past few days. It's a pretty neat town -- I highly recommend you eat at Cool Beanz if you're ever over here. The building looks like a converted laundromat -- but the menu reads like Iron Chef American! I had seared scallops, fried spinach (!), and lobster mashed potatoes! Really a nice experience!

I've driven through Tallahassee on I-10 dozens of times, but never really saw the town. Discovered that's because the town doesn't really lie along I-10 -- the bulk of the town is a couple of miles south of I-10. Found a nice used bookstore along Timberlane Lane just off of Thomasville Road (one of the exits off I-10) -- can't recall the name offhand.

They have a real small airport -- but free wireless internet, so that's a plus. They claim to have free wireless throughout downtown, but I didn't have a chance to give it a try.

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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:

Three of Pentacles

The World

Our first card, The Three of Pentacles, is a practical card -- it's solidly situated in the material world. It's not suggesting planning or thinking or dreaming -- it's suggesting DOING something! It represents the comfortable feeling you get when you've been creative and productive. Perhaps part of this comfort is because this Three also suggests success -- and therefore implies things necessary for success.

The next card suggests the logical conclusion of this Three. "The World" suggests that things have reached a satisfactory conclusion. In particular, it suggests being personally involved in this process - in guiding the matter to it’s successful conclusion.

I believe this draw suggests this might be a good time to consider a new project -- the Three suggests that you will be able to find the focus and energy to enjoy the process. The World suggests we'll receive satisfaction after engaging in the project. Note that satisfaction can come from a successful outcome -- or it can come from an enjoyable experience!

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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Monday, October 31, 2005

Be patient -- you can reach your goal!

I hope your week's begun well; I hope you didn't stumble on the Daylight Savings thing, either! I never can remember "Spring Ahead, Fall Back", because "Spring Back, Fall Ahead" sounds right to me as well. I always have trouble picking between "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue" and "In 1493, Columbus sailed the deep blue sea", too!

I've started my holiday shopping -- I refuse to enter a store between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I used to buy a lot at festivals and fairs; I tend to do Internet shopping nowadays. Hope to be finished with all of it by the end of the month.

Today's a tough day for me -- I've been trying to avoid sugar and candy. I waited until the last minute to buy Halloween candy (I normally buy it early, eat it all, buy it again, eat it all, buy it again, eat it all, etc). Now I'm hoping we have anough kids coming by so I can give it all away. We used to have big crowds several years back, but lately we've only been getting a handful of kids passing by. I think my subdivision is growing up.

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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:

Ten of Wands

The Hierophant

Seems like we've been seeing a lot of cards like the Ten of Wands lately. Looking for a quick fix -- the Ten of Wands suggests you'll be disappointed! This card reminds us that sometimes you have to work hard to gain what you want. This might even feel like an ongoing struggle -- you might feel like you never get ahead. When you feel this way, you should objectively and fairly ask, 1) have I really tried? And 2) If I have tried, then have I at least made some small progress? If you can honestly say you’ve tried and that you’ve made even a teensy bit of progress, then you know you can succeed.

It’d be nice to win the game in a single play - but the important thing is winning the game! Doesn’t matter if it’s a last-minute strike or a long, time-consuming grind - the end result is all that matters. So don’t be discouraged by something just because it looks like it might be hard - instead, decide if the end product is something or someplace you’d like to be. If so, then don’t fear the encounter because it seems difficult. The Ten suggests not quitting when times seem tough - be honest in evaluating, but be confident in your abilities.

Our next card helps build on this message. Last week, we saw The Emperor -- a rule giver. This week, we have the Hierophant -- a rule follower. This card likes to do things the traditional and established way. He doesn't call for originality to solve problems; he instead prefers to draw on tradition and do things “by the book”. Remember the old Smith-Barney commercial, "Smith-Barney makes money the old-fashioned way ... they EARN it!" That's the Hierophant. He knows that he will be successful if he simply follows the established path. Might not be the quickest -- but it will get you there.

See the similarity with the Ten of Wands. Neither of these cards suggest looking for quick fixes -- but both emphasize that slow, steady, and honest progress will gain your destination. Don't be discouraged if you don't see your goal right away -- that doesn't mean you're failing! If you just confirm that you are following the proper path, you know you'll eventually successfully reach your goal.

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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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Woodsong Tarot Reading

Hi there!
I hope your week's been going well; I'm looking forward to the weekend. This is our makeup weekend for the Renaissance Festival.
We're all in costume this year; I actually sewed a costume for my daughter this year! I don't sew, but I had bought a nice Bernina sewing machine about 8 years ago as a present. It never got used, so I thought "Why not? I can follow woodworking directions, I can follow auto mechanic manual directions, so I should be able to follow sewing directions!"
Well, I discovered that sewing directions often leave a lot that you've got to fill in on your own. Still, it wasn't a total disaster (althought I got real good at using a seam ripper!) and I managed to come up with a nice vest, chemise, and skirt so my daughter can be a "wench" this year! Talked her out of the mini-skirt thing, too. I'll try and get her to stay still for a moment this weekend so I can take a picture; I'll try to post it on the website.
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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:
Queen of Swords
Eight of Swords (Reversed)
Note that both of these cards are Swords. Swords suggests matters of intellect and analysis -- perhaps we won't really so much on feelings and intuition, but instead more on thinking about the issues!
The Queen of Swords suggests both book smarts and street smarts tempered with experience. This lady has been around the block -- she's seen a lot and has learned a lot. She can generally think her way out of tough spots because she can step back and analyze a situation. She keeps a cool head and keeps her emotions in check.
This Queen is an awesome resource to rely on when we're facing troubling situations. She's not afraid of facing issues. Let's look at out second card to see how we might be able to use this Queen.
The Eight of Swords suggests those times when we feel "trapped" by circumstances. For whatever reason, we may feel hemmed in; we may feel that we have little free choice and that our courses are already dictated to use by the situation. In fact, the reversal seems to emphasize this aspect of the card.
The truth is very different. What this Eight also reveals is that if we only examine our situation a little more clearly, we'll see there are many avenues of escape available to us. Rather than having limited choice, we actually have a great deal of choice and control over the situation. We'll only realize this if we take the time to critically and objectively examine our situation. And what tool could be better for such analysis than the Queen of Swords!
So, if you feel like you have little control over events in your life, take a little more time to fairly review things. Use what you know and what you've learned to help you spot the choices that are really available to you. You can take control if you want.
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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Monday, October 03, 2005

Woodsong Reading

Hi there!

I hope your week's begun well; I'm up just north of Philadelphia this week. I was hoping for some cool weather, but it's not going to turn cool till this weekend.

I found out I did suffer a little bit from Hurricane Rita last week -- while we were gone, someone broke into our house and began stealing guitars again!

You may remember that I had about 30 guitars stolen about a year and a half ago. When we returned from our Hurricane Rita refugee experience, I realized several of my newer guitars were missing!

The screwy thing is that we caught the culprit when he returned for another load! My son was alone at home, eating breakfast. The doorbell rang; he ignored it. It rang again; he ignored it again and continued eating. He then heard a strange noise from upstairs, then footsteps on the stairs, then heard someone rooting around in the guitar closet.

He got up to check and surprised the thief as he was removing guitars from the closet! It was one of my younger son's friends; in fact, it was the same person we suspected of the original theft. He claimed he was looking for one of his guitars; my sone threw him out of the house. It seems this kid rang the bell to check if anyone was home, then climbed into an upstairs window to enter the house.

We called the police; they took our story and checked with the kid. The kid said my son had answered the door and invited him in. Since it was his word against my son's, the cops said there was nothing they could do. The DA said that since the boy wasn't actually carrying the guitars out of the house when we caught him (although he was stacking them up to prepare to carry them out), they couldn't actually arrest him for theft.

After the cops spoke to the boy and decided not to arrest him, someone came by the house and broke our upstairs window (I wonder who would have done that!). We've since put a lock on the closet and are going to burglar-proof the windows (and the fence he climbed to reach the upstairs window)

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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:

Ten of Pentacles (reversed)

Three of Swords (reversed)

We've seen the Ten of Pentacles several times in the last month or so -- I think the repetition is meaningful. This is a message we might want to strongly consider.

The Ten of Pentacles refers to fiscal or physical success and contentment. This is a goal we probably all seek. Some folks get lucky and reach this goal early in life; most of us have to work much harder and much longer. We don't always reach our goals -- but that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying. Sometimes it's more important that we're heading in the right direction, even if we don't make it to the final destination.

Our second car -- the Three of Swords -- adds a little to this message. It reminds us that we're likely to have disappointments along the way as we seek our ultimate goal. This is a normal occurrence -- it's going to happen to almost all of us. More than once, too. Maybe even over and over again. That doesn't mean we should abandon our goal -- it just means we can expect to encounter some rocky roads along our journey and we'll just have to work our way through them.

The reversals on both of these cards likely refer to scale and delay. We're not talking about things that will happen today or tomorrow, but are talking about what we might expect while seeking our life goals. Over a long period of time, we'll encounter some reversals -- but we'll also have successes along the way.

Don't get discouraged by short-term setbacks; it's the long-term goals and successes that matter!

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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Thursday, September 29, 2005

Woodsong Reading - Post Hurricane Rita

Hi there!

I hope your week's been going well -- we've had a little bit of a hurricane adventure over here. Things aren't quite settled yet, but they are looking better.

We had decided to weather the hurricane at home in Katy; about 1:30 last Thursday morning, we saw the revised hurricane Rita path was going to pass directly over our house, so we decided to evacuate instead. By that time, all the roads north and west out of Houston were already totally clogged, so we went east instead to Baton Rouge.

We escaped the terrible traffic problems the other 3 million suffered, but it still took 9 hours to make a 5 hour trip. Of course, Hurricane Rita shifted course again to miss Houston and clobber the Texas/Louisiana border instead. We had some strong winds in Baton Rouge, lost some trees, and were without power for four days.

We finally headed back home late Tuesday night -- stacked 15 gas cans on top of the car and made the trip. For about 45 miles each side of the border, it looked like a black hole. No power, no lights, empty cities, no gas, no nothing. Lake Charles and Beaumont were completely empty and closed. Much of the developed land south of Interstate 10 just wasn't there anymore -- it was a very scary sight.

Got back home for a few hours, then had to jump on a flight to Ohio for work reasons. Still haven't caught up on missed sleep.

I think the lesson here is that you simply can't evacuate a large city in a couple of days. If it happens again, we're staying home. Most of the people in Texas who died from the hurricane died on the highways in the traffic jams -- scary.

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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:

King of Swords (reversed)

Strength (reversed)

The King of Swords suggest competence, capability, and knowledge. The King of Swords always knows the right thing to do. Problem is, he's also a little impatient -- the right course is obvious to him and he feels it should be obvious to everyone else. When you ask him a question, his answer is usually "What a dumb question -- you should know the answer!"

The thing is, he's usually right -- we normally do know the answer, we just don't want to admit or accept it. It might not be the answer we'd like, but we still know what's right. Since our King is reversed, I think this is really emphasized -- if something is troubling us, we probably know the best way to address it, but we might not want to accept that answer.

Our next card, Strength, can help us pin this down. The Strength card doesn't really mean physical strength, it speaks more of inner strength of conviction and purpose. Strength would accept a course of action if it felt it was the right thing to do -- but a reversed Strength might have difficulty accepting what we really know is right ... just like our reversed King.

I think these two cards simply emphasize the same message -- if something is troubling us, we probably already know the best course of action to address the problem. But ... we may find it difficult to accept the answer -- perhaps it would force us to look in places we'd rather ignore. Perhaps we feel we might fail; perhaps we feel it would be too difficult. These may all be true -- but that doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do. Sometimes there is no easy way out ... just the right way out. We need to be prepared to take the hard road at times -- and the payoff is usually worth it.

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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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Woodsong Reading

Hi there!

I hope your week's begun well -- we're watching Hurricane Rita very closely. When you look at the five-day forecast, Houston's right in the middle of the bullseye!

My part of town (west side, on the prairie) is pretty safe from rising water. Houston itself is about 40 miles from the Gulf, so storm surge shouldn't be a problem. Our main concern is high winds. However, as we found out in Tropical Storm Allison a few years back, when you drop 36 inches of rain in four hours on one spot, it's going to flood!

I was actually supposed to be in Columbus, Ohio Friday, returning late Friday night. If the storm continues, though, the airport will likely be closed. I'm hoping to push my visit back to next week instead.

On a brighter note, we're getting ready for the Texas Renaissance festival; planning on going in a couple of weeks. My daughter's sewing her own costume this year; I'm trying to convince her that serving wenches didn't wear miniskirts back then. It's not getting through, though.

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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:

Ten of Pentacles

Five of Wands

We've seen the Ten of Pentacles just a week or so ago. I mentioned then that Tens usually suggest the logical culmination of the aspects of a suit. Since Pentacles refer to financial and physical matters, this Ten suggests the achievement and enjoyment of financial or physical well-being.

This is a nice place to be -- and a nice goal to have! The real attraction is the feeling that you've arrived at a successfuly completion and can now enjoy the stress-free rewards of that condition.

The Five of Wands does add a bit to this message, though. It's really a reminder -- while the Ten of Pentacles is a wonderful goal, you'd better expect to work if you want to achieve it -- it's not going to be given to you!

Still, we shouldn't get distracted or dismayed at the struggle necessary to achieve success. Struggle is ... well, they call it "struggle" for a reason, don't they! That doesn't mean there aren't benefits and payoffs. Struggle makes us stronger, struggle makes us enjoy and respect our accomplishments, struggle makes us respect and believe in ourselves. Struggle is the normal condition -- it's not the universe picking on us, it's the way things are supposed to be!

And it does yield ultimate rewards -- like the Ten of Pentacles. If the goal is worthwhile, then the work necessary to achieve that goal is just as worthwhile!

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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