Since we are in the midst of Lunar New Year, I have done a Mah Jongg oracle reading. (check the bottom of this post for the deck I used). When we lived on the coast, we became fairly involved with Lunar New Year celebrations, and I continued them while homeschooling and in my family daycare. This year is the Year of the Dragon.
My middle daughter was born in 2000, another dragon year so I bought her a commemorative bottle of Soju. My son, myself, and my husband are all year of the monkey so I bought my son a bottle of Monkey Shoulder Whiskey. It was really nice. And my oldest daughter is the year of the rat. I couldn't find a rat or mouse bottle of anything, so I got her a peach and orange blossom vodka (peach in the oracle deck = young girl). She loves it, the vodka is delicious! We went out for Chinese food on Feb. 10th, and I have another surprise for them on Feb. 24th, which is the lantern festival on the full moon. I got them Plum Umeshu - soooo good!! FYI - all my kids are in their 20's, lol.
So my question to the oracle was "What is the best way to help my husband?" He is off on disability right now with a hurt knee and carpal tunnel surgery. He is not a happy camper. Generally, I retreat in the face of his crankiness. I did that last weekend - I avoided him and then left home a day early to go to my Mom's.
I love how this deck is shuffled - almost impossible to not shuffle well and so less chance of getting unshuffled cards. They are then spread into a house with the four directions on each side. They are turned over one at a time. There are 4 of each numbered card, which means repeats are the norm.
The center card is card 0, and I turned over 6 wan, fire. This is one of the worst cards!! It means danger, that there are other sides to this issue that are not being considered and so I should go over all aspects and find out what vital factor is being neglected. It also means intelligence and is good for educational inquiries though.
The 3 cards (1,2,3) on the bottom of the spread are the East cards - the two outside cards are my surface personality, and the middle card is my inner personality. Surface personality Card 1 came up as 1 bamboo, peacock.
This is a middle-aged woman (that's me) and in this position of the spread it is negative - a warning about being overbearing and causing resentment (yup, I can see this). Surface personality Card 3 is turned over next, it is 4 bamboo, carp. It is a positive card, meaning slow and calm (definitely what most people see), and paired with 1 bamboo it means success with researching my goddess project. Inner personality Card 2 is 6 bamboo, water. The worst card I could have had - fire and water together = calamity! The other cards will tell me the timing and circumstances of the terrible event that my inner craziness could cause. Water is also a card for communicating and commuting though, which goes with the educational/researching aspects in 3 of the 4 cards I've turned over so far. It's funny how my two surface personalities are opposites and both spot on - my Scorpio/Libra horoscope to a tee.
The 3 cards on the right (4,5,6) are South, and they go next. South is the near future and the present. Card number 4 is 8 circles, tiger.
This card is a strong, brave and aggressive man - my husband. The 6th card is turned over next - it is the commence card, which means go for it, full steam ahead but success will come in the summer. The middle card 5 is 6 bamboo, water again. Repeat water cards means crossing water during travels. We are planning to do some camping this summer. Hmmm. It also emphasizes the communication and commuting aspects from before so I guess I should keep going back every week even though I was tempted to avoid him and skip some trips home. He does feel more grounded when I am there so I guess that is probably one of the best ways to help him.
The 3 cards on the top (7,8,9) are West, the obstacles and the solution. Card 7 is an obstacle and I turned over 1 bamboo, the peacock again. In this position, it means that the older lady's glory days are done and the negative aspects of old age are coming into play. This is actually my Mom - I have to spend a lot of time with her now because of her cognitive decline. Card 9 goes next, another obstacle. I turned over the North card which means that disputes with my husband must be resolved and I should follow his advice (or my Mom's). The Solution card 8 is 6 circles, peach - which means a young girl is involved. The young girl is both my middle daughter (don't expect to be BFF's all the time and think you are failing if there is any discord) and Persephone, the one who needs to grow up in my goddess project.
The 3 cards on the left (10, 11. 12) are North, which is future outcomes. Card 10 is a difficulty ahead and I turned over 6 wan, fire again - danger ahead. It also represents intelligence though. Card 11 is 7 wan, seven stars.
The seven stars are part of the bear constellation and the seat of the gods, particularly the god of literary excellence. This positive card helps protect against the danger of the fire card and encourages me to continue my work with the goddess project - it personifies imagination and writing. The final card, card 12, is the final outcome. I turned over 8 circles, tiger again which is my husband - in this North grouping it means conflict with my husband. So perfection should not be my end goal, lol.
Lots of bamboo cards came up which focus on family relationships, flexibility, versatility, strength and things will improve over time. It is a knowledge card, and the key takeaways are patience and understanding. Very appropriate for this reading.
Summary
- keep commuting while he is on disability, he needs my support in person.
- watch myself for being pushy and controlling and nit-picking - all things I tend to do
- continue the goddess project as I focus on connections
remember - the goal isn't perfection, there will be ups and downs forever. That is just life.
So, a super reading for me with some insights and some encouragement. Love it.
This is the deck I used:
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