Random Reading - #84

Gayan Sylvie Winter, author of the Vision Quest Tarot and Oracle of the Goddess, also produced a darling little – and I do mean little, only 4.2 x 6.8 cm – oracle deck called Das Glückskäfer-Orakel, "The Ladybird Oracle", described as Große Weisheit im Kleinen Format – Great wisdom in a small format.

There are 40 cards, all featuring ladybirds or "luck beetles" as their known in Germany. Each card represents a way of thinking or behaving that can bring luck into your life. For example –

8  Ast mit Apfel
Glück bringt, wenn du dich beizeiten darauf besinnst, dass du in jeder Gemeinschaft neue Kontakte und Freunde finden kannst, die dich dazu ermuntern und dir helfen, die fruchtbaren Seiten des Lebens wieder mehr zu genießen.
8  Branch with Apples
It brings luck if you remember in good time that you can find, in any community, new contacts and friends who encourage you and help you to enjoy the fruitful side of life more again.

(Cheers, Google Translate 👍; I should be able to read German, but no 😕)

13  Cheese with Bread - 24  Spaghetti

21  Thistle Flower - 7  Purple Poppy Flower - 15  Pair of Cherries

Seeing as the first two cards I pulled show food, and the next three all show plants, I'll read them as separate statements.

⁛ 13, 24 - Be thankful for what you receive this week, even if it's not quite what you wanted or expected. Keep an open mind and you may discover you actually quite like it.

21, 7, 15 - You may experience a setback this week but don't be discouraged. Join forces with a friend and try something different. It's all part of your journey.

These two statements seem to tie into each other in a way. Whatever "goes down" this week, just accept it as an opportunity to take a different, and potentially more fruitful, path. ⁛


Das Glückskäfer-Orakel, by Gayan Sylvie Winter, illustrated by Lynn Aman, published by AGM AGMüller Urania (2005), printed by CartaMundi.