THE RÊVERIE ORACLE DECK IS MY WHIMSICAL CAJUN BELLE VERSION OF LE PETIT JEU.
THIS MYSTICAL GAME OF HOPE IS AS OLD AS THE TRADITIONAL DECK
OF NUMBERED PLAYING CARDS FROM THE 14TH CENTURY.
THESE ILLUSTRIOUS ORACLE CARDS WERE ORIGINALLY NAMED AFTER
THE FAMOUS 18TH CENTURY PARISIAN SALON CARTOMANCER,
MARIE-ANNE ADELAIDE LENORMAND
OR MADAME LENORMAND.
THEY CAN BE USED FOR LIGHT-HEARTED GUIDANCE
WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER ANY LITTLE MYSTERY IN LIFE.
IN THIS POST, DISCOVER MY INSPIRATION BEHIND CARDS 13-18.
CARD 13
CHILD/ENFANT
THE CHILD SIGNIFIES NEWNESS.
A FRESH EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL START.
THE BEGINNING STAGES OF ANY PROCESS YET TO BE EXPERIENCED.
A YOUTHFUL NAIVETY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYMBOL.
I HAVE MORE PHOTOS OF MY THREE CHILDREN
THAN I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH,
BUT THIS ONE OF MY DAUGHTER RUBY
HOLDING A FADED RED BALLOON IN HER MUD BOOTS
AND A YELLOW DRESS SPOKE TO ME.
I USE MANY SYMBOLS IN MY WORK
AND EYEBALLS HAVE ALWAYS REPRESENTED
THE PRESENCE OF OUR ANCESTORS
LOVINGLY WATCHING.
I FOUND SOME FROM A PAINTING
THAT LOOKED AS IF THEY WERE GROWING
ON A VINE
TO COMPLIMENT THE YOUTHFUL THEME
OF THIS CARD.
HERE ARE SOME RUNNER UP
PHOTOS OF MY KIDS IMMERSED IN CHILDHOOD:
CARD 14
FOX/RENARD
THE FOX SIGNIFIES A CUNNING TRICKSTER ENERGY.
AN ADAPTABILITY IS NEEDED TO SURVIVE.
A FOCUS ON SELF IS CALLED FOR.
THIS CHARACTER CALLS FOR AN ALERTNESS
TO ANY SITUATION.
I CHOSE TO USE A DEEP SOUTH FOXY CHARACTER
THE COYOTE.
THEY LOOK LIKE FOXES ON STEROIDS
BUT AREN'T AS BIG AS WOLVES.
EITHER WAY THEY ARE STRANGE LOOKING
AND ARE HAUNTING TO HEAR
LATE NIGHT WITHT THE OWLS.
CARD 15
BEAR/OURS
THE BEAR SIGNIFIES STRENGTH IN ANY FORM.
PHYSICAL POWER, A DOMINANT PERSONALITY, OR OFFICIAL.
IT CALLS TO MIND INFLUENCE AND ASSERTION.
LOUISIANA IS HOME TO ABOUT 1500 BLACK BEARS.
THEY ARE SMALLER AND LESS AGGRESSIVE THAN THEIR
GRIZZLY COUSINS, THANK GOODNESS.
THEY ONLY STAND FROM 4 - 7 FEET TALL.
NO MATTER THEIR SIZE,
I HAVE NO DESIRE TO MEET ONE
IN THE WILD !
CARD 16
STARS/ÉTOILES
THE STARS SIGNIFIES GOAL PROGRESSION
AND FULFILLMENT OF ONE'S DREAMS.
IT IS A SIGN OF HIGH ASPIRATIONS
CONCERNING OUR HIGHEST IDEALS.
A REMINDER TO TRUST AND HOPE.
THE STARS PICTURED ON THE CARD
ARE CUT OUT OF DRUM CYMBALS.
I USED A BAND SAW.
VERY CAREFULLY.
I WAS SO SCARED OF THAT POWER TOOL
THAT ULTIMATELY CHANGED MY LIFE
BUT BY THE TIME I RETIRED FROM THE ACCESSORY BUSINESS
I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.
I WAS PRETTY GOOD AT CUTTING SHAPES OUT,
STILL HAD ALL MY FINGERS
AND HAD MADE JEWELRY FOR STARS.
I AM SATISFIED WITH MY EFFORTS ON THAT JOURNEY
AND AM NOW SHOOTING FOR THE STARS
ON A NEW PATH.
JIM ENO OF SPOON
CARD 17
STORK/CIGOGNE
THE STORK SIGNIFIES TRANSFORMATION.
A TRANSIENCE OR MIGRATORY FEELING IS AT PLAY.
PHYSICAL OR FIGURATIVE PROCESS IS HAPPENING
THAT MAY BE CYCLICAL.
LOUISIANA IS FULL OF EGRETS.
THEY ARE RELATED TO STORKS, PELICANS AND PENGUINS.
THEY HANG OUT IN SHALLOW WATER AND IN FIELDS WITH CATTLE.
THEY THRIVE IN AIR, ON WATER AND SOLID GROUND.
I COMBINED LAND AND WATER IN THE CARD
BY USING LINES FROM A PAINTING THAT RESEMBLE
ROWS OF SUGARCANE AGAINST THE SHIMMERING REFLECTION.
NOW WHEN I SEE EGRETS I AM REMINDED TO
STAY VERSATILE AS CHANGE CONSTANTLY FLOWS
THROUGH LIFE.
CARD 18
DOG/CHIEN
THE DOG SIGNIFIES A DEEP LOYALTY.
A SUPPORT OR FOLLOWING IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THIS CARD.
THIS CAN BE AN INNER DEVOTION
OR EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE.
AN ATTENTIVENESS IS THE UNDERCURRENT.
THIS IS COTEAUX.
HE WAS A CATAHOULA RIDGEBACK MIX.
THE CATAHOULA IS THE STATE DOG OF LOUISIANA.
HE HAD A PERMANENT 2 INCH MOHAWK.
HE WAS SO PUNK ROCK AND FRIGHTENING TO STRANGERS.
BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY THE KINDEST SOUL ON EARTH.
HE HAD 3 WHITE PAWS AND LOVED TO SHAKE HANDS.
WE ADOPTED AND NAMED HIM WHEN HE WAS BORN AROUND 2007
THEN ENDED UP BUYING AN ACRE IN A PLACE CALLED
THE COTEAU RIDGE IN 2012,
WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE.
IT WAS LIKE HE WAS MADE FOR THAT PLACE.
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