Draw for November 27, 2016
The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera
Draw for November 27, 2016:
Active Influence: Bestla/Ten of Coins
Rune: Gebo/Gift
Hidden Influence: Loki/The Magician
This is the second time this week Bestla has appeared, and the third time Gebo has turned up. Material matters are on your mind, and perhaps too much on your mind.
Bestla reminds you that you have what you need, even if you don’t realize it. Is there a Bestla figure in your life you could speak with to help you find some perspective? Or is it your turn to provide that role to someone, paying forward what someone has done for you on a prior occasion?
Gebo once again connects a Major Arcana card and a Minor Arcana card, reminding you to balance the practical and spiritual. Your practical work permits you to take space and time to do spiritual work; your spiritual work gives you the tools to return to your practical work with new energy and enthusiasm. Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s, and render unto your Gods that which belongs to Them.
I’m amused by Loki as the Hidden Influence, because He is so often the star of the show, rather than running things from backstage. Loki brings you a creative jump start (or maybe a kick to get you out of your chair), new ideas (perhaps far-fetched, but within them is a kernel of a workable idea—talk it over with Him to refine it to something you can do), and the enthusiasm that accompanies a new project.
It’s your job to sort through His suggestions (maybe selling saunas in Hawaii isn’t quite the idea yo want to pursue), and to take the idea and do something with it. The Magician has all the tools of creation—but they remain disparate elements and mere symbols until they are combined through effort to create something new.
