Will I be back? Yyyup | A Card Reading and An Announcement

Will my blog be back? 

So, will the blog be back, though in this new form that I have called "The Cartomancer's Corner"? I decided to pull an answer spread with my trusty playing cards*

     This spreads serves as practice for myself just as for making the announcement that the blog -as the cards suggest- WILL be back.

     Let's have a look at the spread. The first thing I notice is the huge predominance of Clubs, four out of six. The Clubs are the cards of toil: God won't be handing out free blogs from his heavenly abode. 

      This is perfectly consistent with my project for the new blog: go to the Vera Sibilla page. See all those titles for blog articles? I am not going to update this blog until I have completed at least all of those articles -or, let's be reasonable, a good number of them. Because there are more black than red cards, I can expect this process to require some self-discipline in writing. However, black cards often make for more durable results, so it looks like it's all going to pay off, especially considering that there are no Spades. It's going to take quite some time, but it's going to be worthwhile. 

     On to the cards. The first pair of cards, 8♡ + 6♣, shows the concept of sharing knowledge and insight, which is what my project is about. Also, the 8♡ shows optimism, and the 6♣ is the action card par excellence**. Basically, because the first two cards usually show something that has just past, or is happening now, or that the querent already knows, the cards are telling me "You have already made up your mind now, haven't you, you silly you?". And it's true: the fact that this blog is already up and (somewhat) running means that I have taken on the new task. 

     The middle column usually shows the answer, but it is actually somewhat vague. This is not surprising: the first column already showed that my decision had already been made. The 5♣ is a card of reorganization and courage, and it is generally a great card of good luck for any accomplishment that requires planned action. That is, unless it is followed by some nasty card. 

     In this case it is followed by the J♣, which is me. How do I know it is me? First of all, because it makes sense. Who else should it be? The Pope? I don't think so. Secondly, because it has always represented me in my personal readings. So this column is showing that I will need to reorganize my notes in order to shape them into clear articles, but it also shows good luck in this matter. 

     The last column generally shows additional information that the querent hasn't thought about yet. In this case, the 4♢ is a clear significator for the web page, which is being shared socially (8♣), but this I already know. We can read further into this pair: the Four is a card of material concern and, as an extension, it shows short range planning, while the 8♣ is the card of the daily round. With these two it is best to keep a low profile and put my nose to the grindstone on a limited number of subjects (The Sibilla, Playing Cards and THAT'S IT FOR NOW) before expanding on the project. Finally, they show that my job could get the precedence over this project at times, but it still gives realization. 

     So I guess I'll be back after all, but not in the next couple of weeks. 

-CC-

* Answer spreads are typical of most cartomantic traditions. I have been taught a cartomancy spread in the past, but as I studied Regina Russell's system, which is very similar to the one I had been taught, I started using her version of the Answer Spread, which may be found in her Playing Card Reader's Notebook. The version I knew was slightly different, but hers makes more sense to me. 

** 5♣, 6♣, 7♣ were called by my teacher "the three cards of toil", with the 5♣ showing resolution and courage, the 6♣ the taking of concrete action and the 7♣ the unpleasantness of going on and on and on (and on).