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\"vic014\"Welcome to the Yule Tarot Blog Hop. The theme du jour<\/em> is “Christmas Present” – a topic that I have no doubt has yielded diverse and interesting posts from our wonderful collection of bloggers. You can find links at the bottom of the page back to the lovely (and prolific) Chloe’s Lenormand Blog forward to Joanne’s Tarot blog or back to Alison’s master list of all the hoppers.<\/p>\n

Life is short and at this time of year the days make it seem even shorter. As we hurtle towards the outbreak of festivities with joy, dread, mild panic or all three, perhaps it is time to take a moment to reflect. Alternatively, if you have no time, no time, no time (oops, mild panic creeping out there), and the world has not, in fact, ended as predicted today, you can always wait until the main event is over and you are quietly thanking providence for surviving the food, family and festivities in a warm, overfed and alcoholic glow.<\/p>\n

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So, to the reflective part:<\/p>\n

We all live in a house of cards, some of us literally more than others*, but all things are transient so it behoves us to make the best of the gifts we have and will receive while we can (and you know I don’t mean the iPods and whatever, right?).<\/p>\n

*at last count I had nearly 100 decks, but some people actually have their walls lined with them<\/p>\n

You can probably guess that I’ve used Corinne Kenner’s Christmas Tarot (which I gifted myself a few years ago) for this one, though I did cheat and draw the cards from a RWS deck as I haven’t printed it out yet <looks shamefacedly at the floor>. Here’s the spread, I came up with for your Yule reflections and the cards that I drew:<\/p>\n

What gift has life given me? \u00a0Temperance<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"14-Temperance\"<\/p>\n

From Corrine’s accompanying booklet:<\/p>\n

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Just before Christmas, we note the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The date marks the rebirth of the sun, when days start to grow longer, and light and dark swing back into balance.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Temperance card depicts that moment of transition, as Father Christmas steps through a darkened forest doorway and the sun\u2019s light follows him. As he makes his way through the darkness, winter\u2019s touch will melt away, because he has the sun at his back.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I *swear* that this is the card I drew and I had no idea of the meaning for this deck until I just looked it up! OK, so it’s Yule and Santa is en route with my nicely balanced gifts. Don’cha just love it when the Tarot is so literal? \ud83d\ude00 I’ll be tracking his progress on the NORAD app with eager anticipation to see what gifts he brings !<\/p>\n

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How\u00a0can I utilise and develop my gift?\u00a0The World<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"21-World\"<\/p>\n

The World is a card of completion and success. In a tarot reading, the World card usually indicates that you have attained a state of wholeness, balance, and unity. Your body, mind, and spirit are one. Like the joyful young woman in the center of the card, you can celebrate the successful completion of one journey, and the beginning of the next.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeaaaah – I’m not really using my full potential, am I? I seem to be missing the success part. On the other hand<\/p>\n

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She\u2019s surrounded by four wreaths \u2014 one each for body, mind, spirit, and will. The wreaths all symbolize the cyclical, infinite nature of existence, and the never-ending spiral dance of life….The fourth wreath is a garland of flowers around her head.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I do sell garlands made by a friend, so perhaps the secret of my success lies therein. We shall see \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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What gift do I have to give?\u00a0The Wheel of Fortune<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"10-Wheel\"<\/p>\n

The anticipation has been building for hours, and now the time is finally here: the New Year has arrived. The clock is striking twelve, and it\u2019s time to celebrate.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh yeah, that’s something I do know how to do, as anyone who has been at a TABI Conference with me can tell you…and I’m a great enabler \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

This midnight hour is filled with tantalizing promise, as well as a measure of fear. Who knows what the coming twelve months will hold? It may bring new love, or stir old hatreds. New lives will begin, while others will pass away. The year is certain to be marked by its own series of beginnings and endings \u2014 much like this one, as we note the passing of the old year and the start of the new.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I give you as my gift….an uncertain future, but I can promise to add fun… if you’ll let me \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Have a very happy Yule, Christmas, New Year and Life. The fun starts here.<\/p>\n

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For more festive Tarot Blog Hop\u00a0fun, click on the links below :<\/p>\n

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Or check out the Blog Hop Master List<\/a><\/p>\n

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