March punched us in the gut on its way out the door. Monday morning, my Lenormand pair was the Rider and the Tower. Roughly, the combination means news from a large institution like the government or a corporation. I kid you not, less than two hours later my husband’s company laid him off. They say Lenormand leans toward practical, literal interpretations but this was more than I expected.
I’ve been doing the witchy thing for maybe fifteen years now pretty consistently but honestly, I’m pretty agnostic about it most days. I keep a consistent practice and honor a couple of deities regularly but I tend to treat divination, especially, as a psychological and emotional thing. A way to clear my thoughts and see things from a different perspective. Then I have days like Monday. In the last few weeks I’ve had several wicked accurate readings that make me believe a little harder in cartomancy.
The Tower in Lenormand, by the way, is not a card of disaster the way it is in Tarot. This combination could have been a tax refund or news about the job my daughter applied for or any of a dozen perfectly pleasant bits of news. Even in our case, it’s not a complete disaster. Not yet, anyway. My dude gets two months severance pay and we have some savings in the bank, so he has a few months to find a new job before the lay-off really starts to ruin our lives. For now, we’re trying to stay positive and not panic.
Anyway, the rest of the week couldn’t help but be better than Monday. April brought us some soothing rain to make up for March’s bad behavior. I love the way rain deepens the colors of everything. I love being cozy inside, listening to the rain patter down.
I also made progress on that Alchemist slipover I’ve been knitting. Now, instead of looking like a big test swatch, it looks like an enormous test swatch with a large raindrop-shaped hole in it. Progress! But seriously, I’m maybe three quarters of the way through now and pleased with how it’s going. It’s a really easy knit that’s been soothing to work on. It’s also using way less of this yarn than I was expecting so I’ll have to find a small project for what’s left. Maybe some arm warmers or a little neckerchief. We’ll see.
I’d like to say I’ll be done soon but I’ll be pretty busy with other things. We’re actually going out of town for a few days to attend the Bluegrass Meltdown in Durango, Colorado. Not the best financial timing but we paid for the tickets and hotel months ago so we’ll only need to spend on gas and food. But I’ll tell you all about that next week. Until then, I hope April is treating you right. I wish you spring flowers and magical moments.
Cauldron Comforts 