Blood Bone & Heart Tarot Spread
Position 1 is blood. What inherited trait, gift, or challenge do my ancestors want me to be aware of right now? I pulled the 10 of Wands and Dream. Some of the keywords and phrases for the 10 of Wands are heavy burden, ending, and death of a dream. It is about how you choose to define yourself and how you interpret the events in your life. Dream means vision, imagination, and the subconscious. It is about symbolic messages that serve as a catalyst for personal growth and insight. So, this pull made me think that my ancestors want me to know about a challenge, the destruction of a visionary goal and the burden of survival, that is in need of healing. It can be hard especially in times of strife to see the new opportunity just beyond the horizon. We can become weighed down by responsibilities and guilt that can drain your motivation and passion.
Position 2 is bone. What foundation or structure is this inherited ancestral trait, gift, or challenge built upon from the past? I pulled the 10 of Swords and Water. Some keywords for the 10 of Swords are ruin, victim mentality, and scandal. It is about the never ending cycle of creation and destruction, of life and death, of beginnings and endings. Some keywords for Water are cleansing, restoration, and intuition. It is about purification and blessings like a much needed rain that brings life to the desert. I found it interesting that water showed up in the 10 of Wands and in the oracle card. This led me to consider that the death of a dream may have been caused by some disaster with water, such as a flood that ruined a home or business. Or maybe it was more along the the lines of needing to move to a new place in search of fresh water. Either way, perspective is once again important. Life is full of ups and downs. It's okay to be upset when things end, but it is also important to remember that there is a new opportunity around the corner. So you can either see yourself as a victim to the whims of fate and wallow in self-pity or as a person with some control over your actions and work to improve your circumstances.
Position 3 is heart. How can I love and accept this inherited trait, gift, or challenge? How can I embrace my full potential with this connection to my ancestors? I pulled 2 of Coins and Omen. Some keywords for the 2 of Coins are balancing, trickster, and complex. It is about choices and finding a balance between opposing ideas. Some keywords for Omen are message, signs, and synchronicity. It is about awareness and paying attention to the symbolism and meaning of omens that show up in your life. For me personally, this is a message about balancing the two conflicting aspects of myself, my practical realist mind and my witchy spiritual side. Overall, I see this pull as a need for authenticity and to appreciate the freedoms we have today that our ancestors did not. Finding harmony within ourselves can help us to better weather the storms of life and still be able to find that sense of hope, that spark, to keep going in the darkest of times. We are worthy of fulfilling our dreams.
Recently, a sign that popped up on three separate occasions is a roadrunner. First, it showed up in a tarot card from the Animal Totem Tarot deck. Second, a roadrunner showed up in our backyard. Third, a cloud shaped like a roadrunner caught my attention. I usually go by the rule of three which I heard about on That Witch Life podcast. I don't usually consider something a sign unless it occurs three times. So it felt like the animal spirit of a roadrunner had a message for me. Roadrunners are about direction. They trust their instincts and quickly run to follow them. They trust that they will find what they need. Roadrunners are courageous and will even sometimes hunt rattlesnakes. They are agile and always thinking. Now, anyone who knows me is probably aware that I am indecisive and constantly overthink things. I saw this roadrunner omen as a sign from the ancestors to trust my creative ideas, and not long after I began this ancestor blog . . . but only after lots of thought and consideration of how people may dislike my decision to incorporate both genealogical family history and spiritual ancestor veneration.
With love,
Autumn Rose Surratt
The Ancestor Witch
Sources
- the American Renaissance tarot deck guidebook
- the Ancestral Magick oracle deck guidebook
- Animal Speak by Ted Andrews
- The Book of Beasties by Sarah Bamford Seidelmann
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