Card Choice for March

Card Reading from The Hobbit Tarot by Terry Donaldson with artwork by Peter Pracownik: 

The Sun: Growth, harmony, self worth, recognition, benefits. Good luck. The road of life leads through Wilderlands when Mirkwood is close by or in the distance. In the forest, companions receive their initiations, spiritual teachings and become heroes by confronting their fears, addressing their limitations and learning new skills. Though things look peaceful and happy on the surface, there needs to be an awareness of potential contradictions and challenges! King of Cups: Bilbo is deep in thought as he returns to his home in the middle of an auction where he had to buy back his treasures that had been sold off. His sword, Sting, hangs over the mantelpiece, his coat of mail on the hall stand, his magic ring is his greatest secret. He writes his memoir and poetry. He gives and receives love, secure and emotionally centred, he keeps his head in a crisis and is therefore a positive influence and gets things done. The World: The Dragon Samug sits atop treasure mountain keeping it safe from sticky fingers and prying eyes. How has this vast hoard been amassed? Achievements, attainments, abilities appreciated. Hold onto the valuables that you have. Apply what you have learned, follow the way forward. 

What is Oneiromancy?

The study of dreams and their divinatory interpretation. From ‘oneiros’ a Greek word meaning dreams and ‘mancy’ meaning divination. The Oneiroi were winged spirits of the realms of sleep. They lived in Erebos, Land of Darkness, and contacted sleepers through one of two gates. One gate was made of horn, the other of ivory. Prophecy and prediction came through the horn gate, fantasy and delusion through the ivory gate.

Quote: I do not hesitate to affirm at the outset that occurrence of dreams foretelling a future event with accuracy must be accepted as certain. Camille Flammarion. Premonitory Dreams and Divination of the Future. 

Quote: Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than in the imagination while awake? Leonardo da Vinci.

Quote: Man is a genius while he is dreaming. Akira Kurosawa.