#MonthofSpreads Day Four: The Intuitive Reading

When I saw the prompt, I thought this one would be really interesting to do with a deck that’s all about intuition and spirit and creativity in a very brilliant and unconventional way, so I chose to use my copy of Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Oracle. I just took out the deck, drew, and formed some vague thoughts about the cards. I did peek at the book afterwards, but what I wrote up reflected what I thought initially.

Keyword: Serenity

14 – The Maiden (Reversed)
The Maiden or infant represents innocence and unknowing, the time before learning and wisdom. Inverted directly would imply that I need to seek out the aspects of the crone, that serentity comes from growing and learning, not from remaining stagnated in a prewisdom state.

62 – The Glanconer
This card at first glance seems very dark at first to me. The figure has a raw power, but that allure seems like it is laced with hidden thorns. I take it that this means that serenity comes from trusting our instincts in situations and around people who have the potential to be dangerous, despite their surface charm.

0 – Faery Guide
This card is blank, and by its very blankness it suggests the unknown and unknowable. Serenity comes from learning and discovery but also from the wisdom to discern what is unable to be known. Otherwise we may strive fruitlessly towards the unreachable, like Ahab for his white whale.

Thoughts
Seek knowledge and learning, but do not neglect wisdom. Use this wisdom to guard against dangerous thoughts, people or situations. Find peace in the fact that some things are just unknowable, and experience is the key to accepting this and finding a measure of serenity.