I was just playing today with my new Victorian Romantic deck from Baba Studio (the second edition with even more breathtaking imagery!) and thought about the three of wands card, and Advent, and looking forward to something miraculous.I'll write about the tumultuous year of 2012 later this month; right now,let's focus upon Advent, the time of preparation for moving forward, of looking ahead, of all miracles that are possible.
The three of wands usually depicts a man with three staffs and he's looking toward the horizon, ready to go forth and tackle, travel, and trust that the road ahead is true. In the new version of the Victorian Romantic tarot, this card depicts a man with some sort of horn with a dragon head where the sound comes out. It's almost as if he's signalling whoever's in his way, "Hey! Coming through! Big plans ahead!!!"
And that brought to mind Advent time, one of my most favorite times in the typical Christian calendar year, when we look forward to the birth of the Baby Jesus. But it's more than that: it's the time we renew those feelings of anticipation of wonder and miracles. We anxiously await hearing the retelling of the Christmas story (sometimes the one that Linus recites is the best, if you ask me), about the miracles therein. And I always think, "Hey - if that miracle happened, what kinds of miracles are in store for me?"
They ARE there, just beyond the horizon ...
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