Knight of Wands, Ace of Swords, Judgement

I can’t escape the idea that this is related to my last reading. The Knight of Wands appears again. The odds of any card in a three card spread appearing in the next three card spread is around 11% for a normal 78-card deck, and 7.5% for my 120-card deck. The odds of a particular card appearing is slightly under 4% for a standard tarot deck, and about 2.5% for my 120-card deck.

The Knight of Wands (by Anita Inverarity) is upright now. Knights are passionate people with wand energy, regardless of their suits. The Knight of Wands is a special case because they double reinforce that passion. While passion is a great motivator, it can become stifled by decision-making (who wants to make decisions when there are things to do?). Without execution, passions become mere daydreams, and the Knight is looking away from the reversed Ace of Swords.

That's what the reversed Ace of Swords (by Ayolland) is telling us. You have a problem beginning and even thinking about beginnings. How do you start? How can you go on when there is so much to decide, and any wrong decision might lead you astray?

The answer comes in Judgement (Kamille & Kevin Areopagita). Yes, it has religious overtones, but in this setting, the card really asks you to have faith in yourself. Artists and crafters of all types will tell you that every great adventure and passion projection starts in a different place than it ends. Part of the journey is the learning you do along the way, and that ultimately changes you and your passions. You will fuck up, of course. You will be angry for all the things you “wish you knew,” but you can’t know them until you start.

So just start. Start practicing and doing, and worry less about a theoretical concept. Start that religion, write that book, paint those lonely Warhammer models.

I’ve been watching Game Changer as a salve for the terrible world, and Sam’s opening line is apt: “The only way to learn is by playing, the only way to win is by learning, and the only way to begin is by beginning”