Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Posted on June 5, 2020 by Colleen M. Chesebro
Welcome to Fairy Tarot Friday. Each Friday I’ll share a card from the Fairy Tarot deck by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine, featuring an uplifting message from the fey. I’ll also include a bit of syllabic poetry inspired by the card reading.
The Major Arcana contains 22 cards that describe major events and turning points in our lives (marriage, pregnancy, relationship and career changes, and overcoming personal challenges). The Major Arcana cards also represent the different phases from childhood to old age.
Doreen Virtue numbered the Minor Arcana cards to comprise four suits representing different aspects of human life. They number the Minor Arcana cards 1 (Ace) through 10, plus the four court cards (Princess, Prince, Queen, and King). The Minor Arcana reflects the day-to-day aspects of our lives and the people in them. Court cards represent either a situation or a person during a reading.
The Minor Arcana comprises four suits. In traditional Tarot they are; wands, cups, swords, and coins. In Fairy Tarot, the four suits reflect the seasons: Spring for wands, Summer for cups, Winter for swords, and Autumn for coins. In Angel Tarot, the seasons represent the four elements: fire = spring, water = summer, air = winter, and earth = autumn. Consider these elements in relation to the Fairy Tarot, as well.
The divinatory meanings are given for upright cards only—this tarot is not intended for reversed readings.
Once you get to know the fairies, you’ll see they are strong-willed environmentalists. They get perturbed at people who mistrust animals or the earth. Never lie to a fairy. Instead, help them take care of the planet and other living beings. Do your part. Your actions will richly reward you, and the fairies will encourage you in amazing ways.
Happy Full Strawberry Moon! In the Northern Hemisphere, the Algonquin tribes in New England chose this name for the full moon in June because this was the best time of year to harvest the strawberries that grew wild in the area. (Moongiant.com)
There’s a lot going on in the world right now so if you need to pause and take a break from the chaos, do that. Practice self-love and take care of you and your family.
I feel the energies of the universe swirling around me today, so I gasped in surprise when I selected the Three of Summer card. This card in Fairy Tarot is equivalent to the Three of Cups card.
Notice the three frolicking fairies in the card? They are celebrating their wonderful fortune with a dip in the cool water. It looks like they are having a marvelous time!
Consider the number three and its meaning in this card, as well:
The Meaning of the Number Three
When the universe plays beautiful music, it’s time to dance. When life presents you with joyful news, it’s time to celebrate. The Three of Summer is a card that celebrates friendship, sisterhood, and creative collaborations.
Yesterday, my daughter, Amy, shared that she and her boyfriend, Joe, had decided to get married sometime this summer. Apparently, my delightful news colored today’s card selection!
But, wait… do you have news worth celebrating? Any weddings, graduations, or births in your future?
You know, this is also the perfect time to celebrate the friends you cherish. Embrace this moment as a drop in the ocean of all the blessings the universe holds in store for you.
With some creative social distancing, you can get together with your friends to spend some quality time. Those of us on the blogs do that often through social media: FaceTime, Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger. Be creative.
This together time, when you give and receive love and encouragement to and from your friends, is the most important part of this message. Embrace this full moon energy. You’re here to do important things together!
Remember to tell those around you how much they mean to you. Spend time with family and friends. Your words will be warmly embraced, and your truthful intentions will be honored.
Don’t forget to experience gratitude for all these gifts which bring happiness to your soul. Be thankful for this opportunity.
Additional Meanings of this card: An impending wedding. Becoming pregnant or giving birth. Vibrant health. Becoming part of a close-knit community or “chosen” family. Embrace the love.
heavenly
energies signal—
revelry,
together,
partnered in friendship and love
from those who matter
©2020 Colleen M. Chesebro
Category: Authors Supporting AuthorsTags: Angel Number Three, Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine, Fairy Tarot Cards, Fairy Tarot Friday, friendship, full moon energy, June Full Strawberry Moon, Meaning of the number three, News Worth Celebrating, Shadorma, Three of Summer
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Colleen M. Chesebro is an American Poet who loves crafting paranormal fantasy and magical realism, cross-genre flash fiction, syllabic poetry, and creative nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called Tanka Tuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, tanka prose, renga, solo-renga, haibun, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma poetry. Colleen's syllabic poetry has appeared in the Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, and in “Hedgerow, a journal of small poems.” She’s won numerous awards from participating in the Carrot Ranch Rodeo, a yearly flash fiction contest sponsored by carrotranch.com. In 2020, she won first place in the Carrot Ranch Folk Tale or Fable category, with her story called “Why Wolf Howls at the Moon.” Colleen is a Sister of the Fey, where she pursues a pagan path through her writing. When she is not writing, she is reading. She also loves gardening and crocheting old-fashioned doilies into works of art.
Congratulations Colleen! What wonderful news. (K)
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Yes, I was excited for Amy. She deserves all the happiness in the world. Thanks so much, Kerfe. ❤
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Congratulations to your daughter on her engagement! How wonderful for your family!!
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Thanks, Liz. 😍❤️
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You”re welcome, Colleen.
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Love this. Yes, I have a birthday fast approaching ❤
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Two days! 😍
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Oye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤
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Oh, forgot to say, yay congrats to Amy! ❤
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I was tickled for her. We’ll be buying a dress soon. 😍
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Wow, are you going to Fla?
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No. We’re going to FaceTime the ceremony. I won’t fly with the virus everywhere. Not sure on a date yet either. ❤️
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Smart move ❤
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Yeah, I think it’s best. ❤️
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Congratulations to your daughter! It’s good to hear good news. I wish them all the best!
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Thanks, Merril. That’s exactly what I said! 😍
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Well yes it is summer now – I know this only because I actually fireflies in the wee hours of June 5th.
Congratulations to you and your family. We have a few birthdays in our family this month. Tempered by the recent death of a friend (not due to Covid 19). We are also happy to now be in the Yellow stage – so we will get to dine (though only outside) at a restaurant with friends this evening.
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Fabulous, Jules. I hope you had a marvelous time dining out. In Arizona, the numbers of infections are exploding, so we’re staying home and being safe. I’d love to see the fireflies again. Such a lovely mind image I have of them flitting through the grasses. ❤
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“They” are thinking of starting schools here early just in case they have to close them again. You stay safe! We are only in Yellow and it could take months before we go Green. Without I hope reverting to Red again.
Mine actually light up my back yard trees! 😀
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I wish I could see the lightning bugs, Jules. Stay safe as well. ❤
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Congrats on your daughter’s upcoming wedding:) Perfect card, then. No upcoming events here other than on vacation this week.
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A vacation is worth celebrating to me, Denise. Woo hoo! 😂🥂
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Best wishes to Amy on her upcoming wedding. The Three of Summer was very good to you, Colleen. your post was so uplifting at a time when the world around us has gone crazy. My family and friends and I have been doing a lot of texting and phone calls. Stay safe, dear friend. ❤️❤️❤️
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It is crazy times, Michelle. No matter what, we’ve got to look for the positive. We’re staying in as well. Glad to hear you’re doing the same. ❤️
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Congratulations on your daughter’s upcoming wedding! My son is also getting married this summer so we get to be a pair of wedding mothers.
Good reading. Repeatedly this message has come up and I can’t help but think that despite this rough human transition we are setting up for better times. Energetically we are there. Physically and emotionally we need to stay the course and practice loving kindness.
Hugs!
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Congratulations to your son! Great news, for sure. I feel that way as well, Charli. It is with love and compassion that we will be able to lift our way out of this mess. It’s always darkest before the dawn. We’ll get there with time and perseverence. ❤
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A wedding! How exciting!! Congrats! This card is amazing to me. I just spent the entire weekend at an outdoor music festival, literally frolicking to the music!!
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Now that’s worth celebrating! Glad to hear you had a fabulous time. ❤
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Just a wee bit off topic, but I think that one fairy on the card is really digging her hat!
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Ha, ha, ha! 😂 I’ve had to laugh at a few of the fair illustrations. At least the artist seems to have a sense of humor. 😂
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