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(excuse the poor photo of my cards; i took the picture quickly not worried about composition, and i didn’t intend to post it online until now.)

last night, I asked my Secret tarot deck (yes, it really is called Secret tarot) would I actually communicate with my brother as planned on the night of Samhain (October 31st), when the barrier between the spiritual world and ours is quite thin. although not pictured, the six of cups flew out and almost hit me in the face while shuffling. it shows a child on a swing, looking so joyful (see it here). it made me smile though, as that card truly represents his nature: gentle, carefree, kindhearted, etc. his nickname was ‘cream’ because he loved ice cream. he never took the simple pleasures of life for granted. I took that card making its presence known as an emphatic YES to my question. I pulled three extra cards and got the devil, ace of wands, and the high priestess (the cards pictured above). the devil is indicative of all the malicious spirits that will be out to play that night, with some wanting to intercept any well-intended communication with good spirits. he also serves as a mere warning to me: I need to be very careful and make sure I protect myself during the reading that night. I see the devil as trying to be an obstacle for the rabbit in ace of wands. however, the rabbit is fearless - cautious, but fearless. I look at the arms on the tree stump as being arrows of direction, like forks in the road. he could go right, but he is turned toward the devil; he has already decided that this is the direction he will go in because what he wants lies beyond this obstacle, and he is determined to get to it, come hell (ha) or high water. this rabbit is my brother, letting me know that he will make it his business to talk to me. in this realm, he was a highly dependable, decisive person, so I see that hasn’t changed. I knew the rabbit was shown to me for a particular reason; I had a hunch that it was my brother’s Chinese zodiac for this year, and I was absolutely right. this made my heart so warm, I had tears in my eyes. through my spread of cards, he will try to give me the answers I seek (high priestess). he has secret knowledge about some things that led up to his death, and he knows I want him to share it because it’s been on my mind (and my mom’s mind) for 12 years, which is how long he has been gone. I should also note that the ace of wands has the number 1 and the high priestess has the number 2… 12. I went to sleep real peacefully last night because of this reading, knowing that I will achieve what I want with him on the night of Samhain. I had also did a quick reading before this one asking about something concerning the same reading that I plan to do, and the three of wands popped up first (see it here). it symbolizes all the preparation I’m doing for this special night, the thoughtful and meticulous planning. I SO look forward to it.

***I will also be doing Halloween readings throughout the day. I have about 4 slots open, so if you want a reading from me, email me at sugaandgrits AT gmail.com, and I will show you my special Halloween packages. be safe.

note: this isn’t where I’ll be posting the rest of my tarot readings. I just wanted to share this one and really had no other place to do it but here on my writing site. I’m still working on my tarot journal, so stay tuned.