Welcome to the forty-first card pull for the Mundane Magic project!
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Every Monday, I pull a card from an old Rider Waite tarot card deck I purchased years ago in Salem, Massachusetts. Once a card is chosen, it will not return to the deck. The goal: 78 cards, 78 stories.
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On to today’s tarot card pull!
The card pulled today was The Sun!
For my initial reaction to the card, check out the podcast, Episode 41.
First impressions from the image: The card was pulled reversed this morning, meaning it was upside down in relation to myself, the reader. It is a beautiful illustration this morning, though quite unusual.
There is a baby riding on the back of a white horse. There is no saddle, no clothing, both beings are completely unadorned except for a crown of yellow flowers and a red feather on the head of the babe. The baby, or small child, is holding its arms wide open, welcoming, and in one hand, it is carrying the pole of an extremely long, flowing, red flag, or banner, perhaps, as it’s longer than any normal, regular flag.
Behind the horse and child, there is a gray, brick wall with sunflowers growing behind it. The sunflowers are huge, taller than the wall, taller than the horse, with heads as large as the child’s. Above, in the sky, there is a big, beautiful sun with a serene face in the middle of it. Artistic beams are drawn coming out from the sun. The Roman numeral 19 sits above the sun.
The Rider Waite interpretation of The Sun is as follows: Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment. Reversed: The same in a lesser sense.
Overall, this sounds like a really happy card—not something I’m used to writing about, in particular. I do love the struggle.:) I do like the illustration, and I think there is a lot that can be pulled from it.
I’m excited to get started!
Now what?
Our forty-first card has now been drawn! I’ll be working on an original story during the week. I can’t wait to see what develops!
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Until next time, let’s make some magic!