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nth i really enjoyed the visits and the comments thank you all i could not visit as much or as often as i usually do pandemic fatigue has been hitting me hard sometimes i can barely get up and i had writing deadlines i m still catching up i really enjoyed following several blogs this year here are some of my favorite themes in no particular order herbal medicine embedded in a science fiction story tea sigh create imaginary places a to z black and white dante s divine comedy my magick theater ludic lexicon deborah weber greek mythology with excellent book recommendations the great raven dc characters and their background stories the confusing middle how to write technobabble for science fiction storytellergirl poetic styles from a to z with original poetry examples the versesmith steampunk mythology alicia hawks wwi sarah zama ichigo ichie my ordinary moments thank you all for visiting commenting and for writing such interesting things you made this month awesome even in the middle of the pandemic fatigue posted by a tarkabarka hölgy at 12 00 am 16 comments labels a to z blogging reflections tarot tarot tales friday april 30 2021 tarot tales z is for zero the fool welcome to the 2021 a to z blogging challenge my theme this year is tarot tales i am making a selection of folktales legends and other traditional stories that correspond to tarot cards storytelling and tarot go well together do other stories come to mind let me know in the comments this is the last day of this year s a to z challenge and fittingly we are closing this theme with the very first card of the major arcana the card the fool meanings if you see the 22 cards of the major arcana as a continuous story the fool is the character who sets out on the quest the fool is about beginnings jumping in with both feet setting out on a journey with no expectations come what may the fool is spontaneous and free full of potential deliberately stepping not falling off a cliff they are still innocent trustful and optimistic and they love having fun they have a lot to learn but they are sure it will all work out in the end selection process i already knew which folk character i would choose for this card before i even started the challenge the story jack seeks his fortune origin appalachia summary jack is the main hero of hundreds of appalachian folktales transported from great britain and ireland over the centuries you probably know him from the beanstalk story but as a trickster fool hero he also appears in many other tales in many ways my personal favorites are lady featherflight where jack takes up service with an evil giant and jack and the varmints the latter has several variants all of which are part of the valiant little tailor tale type atu 1640 jack kills seven flies with one slap and he thinks himself such a great hero that he starts advertising he can kill seven at a whack the king immediately hires him to get rid of various beasts prowling his forests a giant boar a vicious unicorn and a man eating lion jack takes up the job then tries to get out of it gets into all kinds of trouble but his luck always holds out and he manages to defeat the beasts in hilarious ways jack is not a fool because he is dumb although he does dumb things sometimes he is actually fairly clever but also easygoing enough to set out into the world again and again to seek his fortune and the rest is history sources notes read richard chase s classic collection of jack tales here and donald davis jack tales here there are also many other books to pick from we have circled back to the beginning and that s the end of this year s a to z of tarot tales thank you all for visiting commenting and cheering me on see you on monday for reflections posted by a tarkabarka hölgy at 12 00 am 14 comments labels a to z folktales tarot tarot tales trickster thursday april 29 2021 tarot tales y is for youth the pages welcome to the 2021 a to z blogging challenge my theme this year is tarot tales i am making a selection of folktales legends and other traditional stories that correspond to tarot cards storytelling and tarot go well together do other stories come to mind let me know in the comments for the last time this month i am doing court cards four instead of one we have already met the kings queens and knights it is time to meet the pages they are all about youthfulness new beginnings and potential page of cups this page is full on unbridled creativity they are open to new possibilities follow their intuition and their feelings they are curious about everything and they love surprise discoveries this card is about new creative endeavors and seeing the beauty in new things around you windbird and the sun khoi from a very old book but it s a beautiful story thashira daughter of the queen of fountains is in love with colors she collects flowers berries different kinds of dyes and paints her own skin as well as the rocks around her home she admires anything colorful the sun falls in love with her and creates colorful sunsets the wind also falls in love and brings rain to make colorful flowers thashira chooses the sun and as she rises into the sky to meet him she becomes the rainbow page of swords this page is looking for knowledge they want to learn new things come up with new ideas explore new theories and find new ways to express all these since swords are related to intellect and communication this page also has an affinity for wording or explaining things in innovative ways the two brothers and the magistrate korea this story features two very clever brothers who understand the language of birds and are clever at drawing deductions from the smallest signs hmm where have i heard this before they set out to see the world and exercise their skills they solve a mystery about a lost cow get framed for murder and then dazzle a magistrate with all kinds of clever observations and deductions including the one when they tell him who his biological father is page of wands this page is about restless energy they are ready to go starting out on a journey full of inspiration and creativity they want to discover the world find new things and go places the ocean jumping shoes hungarian folktale one of my favorite hungarian tales it s about a girl who wishes for ocean jumping shoes so she can travel the world and see all there is to see when her father finds her the shoes she sets out on all kinds of adventures including a visit to the glass mountains and an encounter with an evil witch the brave and clever girl rescues a prince and his sisters and goes on to many other adventures in her magic shoes page of pentacles this page is about material practical things learning new skills starting new business opportunities finding a new profession a source of income or wealth they are actively beginning to turn ideas into tangible things practicing learning exploring archie s besom scottish traveller tale one of my favorite tales from legendary traveller storyteller duncan williamson archie is a poor boy who makes a living from doing odd jobs with his brother one day they meet an old traveller who makes brooms from heather and archie decides he wants to learn his craft he gets to work with great determination and enthusiasm asking questions and experimenting with making his first broom the end result is a bit strange archie s besom is huge much bigger than any broom should be but archie doesn t despair rather he cheerfully sets out to sell it as luck would have it he meets a very strong boned witch who has been looking for a broom big enough to carry her she happily buys the broom and pays archie with a magic coin which page do you feel closest to have you started any new things lately posted by a tarkabarka hölgy at 12 00 am 9 comments labels a to z folktales hungarian scottish tarot tarot tales travellers wednesday april 28 2021 tarot tales x is for x of welcome to the 2021 a to z blogging challenge my theme this year is tarot tales i am making a selection of folktales legends and other traditional stories that correspond to tarot cards storytelling and tarot go well together do other stories come to mind let me know in the comments today i once again post about four cards instead of one the tens x s of the minor arcana tens are the highest non court cards and thus they represent the completion or fulfillment of the symbolism of their entire suit ten of cups this one is a lovely card although i struggle to differentiate if from the nine of cups it is about joy happiness love living a whole and harmonious life filled with nurturing and meaningful relationships cups represent water and emotion therefore this is all about nice warm and fuzzy emotions the bird of happiness tibet a young man sets our from a cold and desolate village to bring the bird of happiness to his people as he climbs higher and higher in the mountains he encounters various monsters that threaten him and demand payment for letting him pass the payment is always killing or hurting someone else from the village so the young man repeatedly refuses and suffers the consequences instead finally blinded starved and bruised he finds the bird of happiness the bird heals him and carries him down to the village singing a beautiful song that makes the sun shine the fields bloom and everyone s heart fill up with joy ten of swords this is a baaad card it is about deep pain grief loss and despair it is about hitting rock bottom going through your darkest hour being betrayed hurt abandoned lots of hard painful feelings the silver lining of this card is the proverbial nowhere to go from here but up the nameless son of urizhmag ossetian nart saga one of the most heartbreaking stories i know the great hero urizhmag kills his own child in a freak household accident the child s spirit begs the ruler of the underworld to let him return to the land of the living to go on one adventure with his grieving father he receives permission and returns to his father s village urizhmag does not recognize him but he decides to go on an adventure with the brave young warrior anyway when they return the boy has to go back to the underworld his mother realizes too late who he was she runs after him begging the sun to stand still on the horizon giving her a few precious moments to catch a glimpse of her child before he disappears again ten of wands as an overachiever i relate to this card a lot it is about taking on too much and struggling to carry all the responsibility it is about things weighing you down this card usually signals that you have to learn to say no and choose your battles carefully the workload is too much and something s gotta give the magic hen hungary there are many legends in hungary about a creature called a lidérc a kind of spirit that can be both helpful and dangerous in one story the lidérc takes the shape of a black hen that never stops working it brings its owner whatever she desires gold silver diamonds food etc and keeps bringing more and more of it until it is told to stop or until the house fills up if it doesn t get a new task it takes the owner s soul to hell it is very hard to get rid of the only way to kill a lidérc is to give it a task it cannot fulfill ten of pentacles another nice card it is about long term wealth success and financial security basically it represents achieving a place in life where you can provide safety and comfort to your own family whether they are blood relations or otherwise it is about an abundance of material resources that create a secure and nurturing environment the pasha s only daughter arab folktale a version of the king thrushbeard tale but with a better outcome a pasha s wise and clever daughter refuses to marry anyone she doesn t love when she rejects a very high ranking suitor her father grows furious and orders her to be married to the most wretched man in the city such a man a fire stoker from a public bath is selected and married to the girl then they are both kicked out of the palace to fend for themselves however the young woman uns ul juloos does not panic she starts befriending her new husband little by little and he turns out to be a kind trustworthy man she sells her jewelry and begins renovating the small hovel they live in she also helps her husband find a new job and slowly but surely their lives turn for the better by the end of the tale with the help of a friendly jinn they become a wealthy and respected couple they live in their own palace comfortably and even manage to make peace with the girl s parents and family these cards all represent great highs and lows how are you feeling about them posted by a tarkabarka hölgy at 12 00 am 7 comments labels a to z arabs folktales hungarian narts ossetian tarot tarot tales tibet tuesday april 27 2021 tarot tales w is for the wheel of fortune welcome to the 2021 a to z blogging challenge my theme this year is tarot tales i am making a selection of folktales legends and other traditional stories that correspond to tarot cards storytelling and tarot go well together do other stories come to mind let me know in the comments the card the wheel of fortune meanings this one is pretty self explanatory the card stands for good luck or a turn of luck the constant changing of things destiny karma and moving from one phase of life into another it is a card of turning points and the acceptance of the impermanence of everything selection process i have recently been working on a book of trickster tales and came across this story which i found both enchanting and very wise the story the hedley kow origin england summary a good natured old woman finds a pot full of gold coins by the road she starts happily dragging it home she is too weak to lift it when she glances back after a while she notices the pot of gold has turned into a chunk of silver she decides silver is just as good in fact less trouble than gold and happily walks on when she glances back again she notes the silver has transformed into iron mulling it over she concludes iron is just as good because she doesn t have to fear thieves and she can sell it to the blacksmith the next time she glances back the iron has turned into a rock she decides it s a rather pretty rock and she needs one to prop the door open anyway however when she arrives home the rock suddenly sprouts legs and ears and turns into a strange fairy creature running away with a mischievous laugh the old woman concludes she was rather lucky to meet the hedley kow a famous shapeshifting trickster and she settles for getting a good story out of the whole thing whatever happens she just goes with the flow never losing her optimistic view on the world sources notes read the story in joseph jacobs more english fairy tales here runner ups honestly the jewish folktale known as this too shall pass would have been the prefect candidate for this card but it has been written about a lot and i wanted to pick something less obvious have 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