Weekly thingy and the Ace of Pentacles/The Tinder Box
Do people mostly know this one? It’s honestly a little icky, the ‘hero’ uses his access to magical dogs to steal a sleeping princess from her bedroom several times and … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the King of Swords/Myrtha
I’m back to a ballet source, although the Wilis in Giselle are absolutely based in a variety of traditional folktales about vilis/vilas (and of course you may be familiar with … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Page of Swords/Katie Crackernuts
I LOVE Katie Crackernuts, it’s in that group of stories like East of the Sun, West of the Moon and The Snow Queen where the heroine is a girl on … Continue reading
Not so weekly thingy and the 10 of swords/Twa Sisters
If you don’t know this ballad/set of ballads, the basic story in the variation I know best is: Two sisters are in love with the same man; the older dark-haired … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Nine of Swords/Kay
Someone is going to have to beg me to stop doing Snow Queen cards – it won’t work, though. I was a little stumped on this till a friend suggested … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Eight of Swords/The Wild Swans
I already went through this story pretty thoroughly back in the Major Arcana, so no recap tonight. I was casting around for a character trapped between terrible choices and remembered … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Seven of Swords/Rumpelstiltskin
I’m pretty tired, so not going to write a lot here – luckily I can safely assume you all know Rumplestiltskin. I had my gall bladder out Thursday, so honestly … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Six of Swords/Death of Arthur
It’s kind of wild that I waited till swords to bring in Arthurian legend and now I’m already on my second card referencing it, but the imagery felt just perfect. … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Five of Swords/The Robber Bridegroom
I was casting around for what to do with this one and sort of thinking about whether it would fit for Bluebeard, which led to me rereading variants and then … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Four of Swords/Sleeping Beauty
Y’all know this story plus I’ve already been through the basics at least once, so I don’t feel like I need to provide a synopsis. Don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll … Continue reading
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