The Hermit

I cannot believe it has been since October since I last wrote - crazy! I started back to school this Fall, and I have been so busy that unfortunately I have had to put the Tarot aside for more earthly studies..lol. So in a way, I, myself have been the hermit for the last 2 months.

As is very common for me, I find myself reading Tarot more often during times of stress than during times of calm. Thankfully I have not had to rely on the tarot too often this semester regarding school. There have been issues come up where I was reading a bit with Blysse, but aside from those adjustments, my deck has sat on my alter waiting for me..

Which is where it was when my brother was unexpectedly called in to court this week. I am truly beginning to wonder if this divorce he undertook this summer will ever end. The tarot this summer said not anytime soon and spoke of the expense. The question of Do I have Faith in the Tarot from 2007 Readers Studio rang in my ears and still does. In that regard, it has been a long summer and even longer fall and I have a new understanding of the type of expense involved in an upside down Ace of Pentacles.

So we have been through mediation and co-parenting counseling and bankruptcy, and yet after all this he is served with contempt charges that he did not sign the mediation papers. Apparently his lawyer felt them too vague and instead of her attorneys fixing this, they filed a contempt of court charge instead. I give Aaron credit, I am not sure I could sit in co-parenting counseling talking about parenting plans and not choke the person who is all the while suing me, costing me thousands of dollars I do not have which should be going toward raising my children. It is most frustrating.

So I ask the tarot Sunday night, what does Aaron need to know about court tomorrow?
1. What you have: The Queen of Wands reversed.
2. What you need to know: 8 of cups reversed.
3. What you get: The Hermit

So I tell Aaron, watch out, the Queen of Wands is on fire and ready to take prisoners tomorrow. She is a jealous and vengeful witch planning to deliberately undermine you and is making trouble. And Aaron asks.. what can she possibly do - HA! That is the beauty and caution of the Queen of Wands - she can do ANYTHING.

The 8 of cups told me that he was not walking away so easily from this situation, he was about to be drawn in and embroiled, regardless of his desire to avoid this - though I did not understand to what extent. The card talked about resisting spending time alone, and dreams of escape stymied, finding it hard to let go and move on, sticking to a process to ensure success.

But the outcome of the Hermit.. that was a bit mysterious. He is a guide, mentor and role model. His secret is that of Home and the promise of eventual rest, peace and protection, and I felt like he was asking Aaron to follow him down that road...

Of course there was no agreement met in court and they now will be at a hearing tomorrow. While I was not surprised necessarily by this outcome, I felt his pain and frustration.. so I was compelled once again to discuss this with the universe: What does Aaron need to know about Wednesday's court date?
1. What he has: Ace of Swords reversed.
2. What he needs to know: Knight of Swords reversed.
3. Outcome: The World.

I see the reversed ace as the judgment and the anxiety and stress that resulted. Words and logic used to deceive, clashes with authority. The whole suit of air is coming down around him.

The reversed knight is about an out of control, fanatical knight who is seen as ridiculous, inept, full of hot air, arguing theories that are irrelevant. Im hoping this is referring to Jeannie and her attorney and not to Aaron's. Based on the outcome, I would say this would be the case..

The World - I feel things will come full circle and in a good way, victory after struggles. Finding individual freement within inescapable time and space constraints. Involved in challenging experiences and handling it well.

Today he was then served more papers regarding discovery demanding his email, phone bills, hotel receipts and anything else you can imagine that might be personal and none of anyone's business, especially hers.

The readings fit, they work, they gel. I think there is an element that my brother and most people dealing with these types of situations hate acknowledging, and that is that these things take time and we cannot just bounce back or around so easily, even when it is tempting to do so. Inner contemplation i feel is a big message being offered here in the first reading and sometimes it is hard for him to quiet down enough and slow down enough to really listen. I am at a loss as to how to get through in this regard..

After receiving those papers today, gosh i even worry they will be checking out my blog here.. i really ought to give them something really good to read, huh..lol

I know better than to question myself, and the question again reverberated in my head.. Do I have faith in the Tarot?

I do - but I think where i lack faith is not in the universe but in those who seem to run it lately. I do not have faith in the legal system, nor in my fellow man most times, definitely not in lawyers or the psycho soon-to-be-ex-sister-in-laws they represent.