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Halo Quin

~ Author, storyteller, singer-songwriter, witch

Tag Archives: Tarot

After the Tower, The Star Rises

13 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Haloquin in Enchanted, Magic, Poetry, Reflections

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Bard, dance, Determination, disability, Imperfection, Journalling, Living Life, Magic, musings, Poetry, process, Strangeness of Life, Tarot

Two violet booklets with a butterfly emerging from a crysalis depicted on the cover, on a wooden surface. Title: "Showing My Hand: a Poet's Tarot, by Halo Quin".

XVII: Star

Tell me,
my dreams,
which of you are true?
Which celestial spark points North
and leads me to my cave,
my court,
my stage?
And which is the lighthouse,
warning of the shallows
where sirens live?
Where do the rivers
of sleep lead?

 

 

In the spring of this year, I fell apart.

Some wonderful things happened. Some hard. I railed against the limitations I felt caged by. I explored ways of finding and making space.

The wheel turned, and everything changed. And nothing changed.

A birds-eye view of a lit, large cream candle, lighting a stainless steel pen and a journal page with a quote "the best way to predict the future is to create it." and a purple ribbon bookmark.The trick to magical manifestation, I have always found, is to be clear on what you truly desire. When everything you’re holding together begins to fall apart, struck by lightning perhaps, you can no longer ignore the cracks. When beautiful things appear in your life they highlight the parts you’ve allowed to become stagnant.

 

Under the light of the stars, I find my clarity. I have stories to share, of how I became an accidental published poet, and discovered I’ve always been a Bard. I joined an Order, which makes me chuckle, and I’ve learned that I really am wired differently to the majority of people. And finally, finally, I can see a path ahead for my studies. I’ve wandered for several years without direction, buried under the weight of my thesis despite my gratitude for the opportunity. And now, perhaps, I’ve chosen a destination…

 

An altar lit by a bright lantern-candle in the dark, outside, with apples and drinking cup barely visible.And I’ve found a way to dance again! I can no longer dance for hours every week in ATS Belly Dance, but I can strap my knees and back up (corsetry is surprisingly useful for this!), indulge in some spirits, and relax into freeform dancing as long as I listen to my body.

There is light in the darkness, always, and always more tales to tell.

 

 

Make your Own Oracle

23 Sunday Mar 2014

Posted by Haloquin in Art Craft and Beauty

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how to make your own oracle, Magic, oracle, oracle cards, Tarot

Healing Hearts will be the second oracle deck I’ve published, the third deck I’ve made for myself and the seventh oracle system I’ve created!

When I mention that I make oracles to people they often say “I’ve always wanted to make a deck of my own!” So this time I thought I could share the process I go through and give anyone who has been thinking about making one themselves a peak into how easy it can be! Complete with tips and instructions  for making your own and Interviews with people who have done so…

Read the full post and more here.

Faery Cards – New

01 Tuesday Sep 2009

Posted by Haloquin in Art Craft and Beauty, Faery, Storytelling

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challenge, Devotional, Feyhearted path, Magic, multimedia, oracle cards, project, Stories, Tarot

The next 4 faery cards, only one left to do!!! My Creative Obsession… see all posts on this here!

I am catching up…

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Faery Card 5

07 Sunday Jun 2009

Posted by Haloquin in Art Craft and Beauty, Faery, Magic

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Art Craft and Beauty, beauty, challenge, Craft, Devotional, Faery, Feyhearted path, Magic, musings, oracle cards, process, project, Stories, Tarot

Jumping to card 5 this week, I focussed on the moment when we become fascinated by our own potential, by the power we can harness, and begin to pay more attention to that rather than our connection with other beings. Of course, this power is represented by fire:

Card 5 – Fascination-Distraction

Questions that this brings to mind:

What are you concentrating on to the exclusion of all else?

What are you distracted by when you should eb focussed?

What are your personal strengths, and how can you develop these in rigth relationship to the world?

I’m really enjoying this process, the feeling of satisfaction which comes from seeing the steps come together, from actually following through with a long-term plan, and from being able to share with you all, is delightful! Thanks for sharing in my adventure!

This card is from a series of cards illustrating this story. Find the first 2 cards here, and the sketches here. The larger project of which this is a part is to be found at www.feyhearted.wordpress.com, and the post announcing this project is here. Thank you CollageDiva for getting me kick started!

Creative Goal

17 Sunday May 2009

Posted by Haloquin in Art Craft and Beauty, Faery

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beauty, challenge, Craft, Devotional, Faery, Feyhearted path, goal, inspirations, life, multimedia, musings, Stories, Tarot

Inspired by this post on Collage Diva I am setting myself a goal.

Tomorrow is my final exam, and this week is full of very important things* so I plan to start next week.

In this case… next week, I will be finally getting round to making that deck of cards based on the Fey that has been playing in my mind for the past few years. It will be created using a story as guidance. This is part of my FeyHearted project, and the cards are intended to be beautiful, an act of devotion and oracular. I also intend to write around each topic the cards are about, leading to much musing!

Step 1. Re-write story.

Step 2. Sketch designs.

Step 3. Start drawing/painting/collaging and writing.

Step 4. Scan and Print each card onto ATC size.

Step 5. Put cards into sleeves and play!

Step 6. Celebrate!!!

And, to keep me on track, I plan to share the process, stage by stage, here.

This is a Challenge for me… will you join me in choosing a creative challenge for yourself? Let me know in a comment so we can do this together!

*Like a job interview, birthday parties, end of degree tea parties, actually spending some time with my neglected sweetheart, organising graduation and living over the summer… and so on.

Tarot: King of Wands

15 Wednesday Apr 2009

Posted by Haloquin in Magic

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Magic, musings, Tarot

Today I am editing many essays. I’m in my final push at the end of a four year undergrad degree in philosophy… so it stands to reason that I’d procrastinate with musing on tarot cards. Especially since todays seems so relevent…

Wands always seem to imply words to me… probably stemming from the notion of the ‘talking stick’ and such like, but also, the wind blowing through the branches, reaching up to the sky, that become the wand we wield… air-breath-speech-words.

Plus I’ve words on the brain with a Philosophy degree (my art keeps me sane).

On the other hand, the deck I’ve used today (The Dragon Tarot illustrated by Peter Pracownik, which I have had for a long time…) has wands-as-fire. Which also has a certain degree of sense given that wood burns… I guess… (there is a bit more to it than this… but I digress…)

So yes, the King of Wands asked me this today…

“Are you using your words with sovereignty today? Are you directing your passions where they should be going?”

Lets unpack it a bit…

How would you use words with sovereignty? What is sovereignty anyway? If we’re looking at that royal ruling force of the King, and lets get a little away from actual kings and concentrate on the idea of kinghood, then I have thoughts like protection, right (correct), rights (to), the one who holds the land, the one who protects the kingdom, Justice, Fairness, regality, responsibility. Like the sun who watches over the land the Archetypal King contains both the qualities of Father and Ruler, acting and responsible, and about action, application of power, not just holding it.

Do you apply your words in a way that is right and fair and just and with the elegence of royalty?

Are you graceful and careful, but not cautious, too sure to be cautious?

Are you sure of yourself? Of that which you stand up for? What do you stand up for?

How well do you weild your words? Not as weapons, but as a sceptor of Sovereignty over your own life?

This is my life, and I try to use my words with compassion and strength, in the right way. My downfall is my stubborness when I know I got something wrong… in both daily life and my philosophical writings, if I think I’m right I don’t like to back down, and can often weave my words round and about until you think I’m right too. This ios not the way of the King, this is the way of the Jester-Trickster-Philosopher. And the question there is, which way do I want to go? Do I want to succeed in my goal of honesty with myself and others, or do I want to be right more than I want to be true? Here is where my Pride passes into Arrogance… I like Pride, Pride is good, a good healthy respect for one’s self and one’s place. Arrogance doesn’t help. Arrogance is inflated and weak because it is not true, and so is prone to breaking.

Be Proud of yourself, use your words in a way you can be proud of by taking responsibility for them, and know you do not need to be right all the time…

(Now to put this into practice!)

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