Queen of Diamonds, Ace of Hearts, Alice, Toast

 

Today's cards are the Queen of Diamonds and Ace of Hearts, from a new to me deck of Alice in wonderland playing cards. They are quite lovely!  The Queen of Diamonds can represent several different things, as they all can. Diamonds are the earth sign, and this queen (teapot?) is pointing backwards, to the past. This one is going to be a bit complicated. She is feminine energy, and can represent the fulfillment of dreams. But! (And she has a big but...) You have made a mistake, somewhere, put faith in the wrong person, you have perhaps taken the wrong turn at a crossroads. Choice is sacred, after all, it's the most important thing of all. This is a hard path, with obstacles put in front of you intentionally, and perhaps you've been feeling like the path you chose would be smoother, but you are finding it strewn with rocks, big rocks. Everyone can make a mistake, this queen wants to help you learn what's really important, what has true value, and lead you to fulfillment. She can also, depending on where she shows up, be a bad omen, warning you of toxic relationships and a woman who seemed genuine, but is shallow and gossipy, catty even. The kind of woman who tears others down, to make herself look better.  She could be her own warning, this path looked sunny, but it isn't, perhaps you were lured with deceit. She is overbearing in this sense. 

Hearts are water, and aces are beginnings or sources. This one can be the beginning of love, a period of emotional stability and contentment. This is a happy card, a love note, troubles dissipating, a return to something or the rebirth of happiness.

Together, with the imagery of this deck, maybe someone you dismissed is still thinking of you. Maybe you believed something untrue of them, or were led to believe something bad about them. Without them, the path has been different than you were led to believe. Maybe you were pressured by subtle manipulation, maybe you believed on your own something untrue. The good queen, she wants to make it easier, she wants to be there for you, this feels very much like a triangle, in love or close emotional friendship. Perhaps you were "led astray," either by a person or a mindset. Whichever, it isn't going as well as you thought. 

Water is beautiful, to me, in all forms. I'm a moving fresh water kind of girl, I love rivers and streams, and waterfalls. Both fast flowing, and gently lapping rivers are among my favorite sounds. Maybe you heard a waterfall, and were intimidated by the force of nature, and were distracted by an oil slick on asphalt. The colors are beautiful, that swirly, shifting midnight rainbow. It's also very shallow. And toxic. And easily washed away.

Take care of yourself, and practice random kindness, you never know how much it might mean to someone.

Also, I got that amazing toast stuffy as a gift. It's huge! My friends are awesome. Talk to you in 2021!