Return. Return.
Your master is far too weak.
Know your source cannot find
the suffering that it seeks.
Sickly sweet candle spell,
distressed and full of rage,
we return you to your master's hand,
weak and full of shame.
Waxing Crescent.
39% Illumination.
Description: A craftsman, artisan, or perhaps laborer sits on a wooden bench, crafting an eighth pentacle. Six pentacles are lined, end-to-end, on a wooden wall. There is a space between the first and second pentacle (toward the bottom of the stack) where, presumably, the pentacle he is crafting will be mounted. A seventh pentacle lays on the ground slightly under and behind him. Perhaps he has set it aside for repairs or to improve. Perhaps he is saving it for another occasion. It is obviously intentionally displaced.
Intuitive Reading: This card feels practical. An individual applying their talent, or perhaps sharpening their skill through practice, in a way that improves their external world. Perhaps it is putting into action the work that will improve themselves or their relationships--they are making the effort to be a better person. Maybe the individual is working towards a goal. Here, they are not rushing in haphazardly. Instead, they take appropriate steps to seize their prize.
This card seems to say, "Do the work the right way to achieve mastery or a goal." Struggling with self-image? Do the work to accept yourself as you are or do the work to improve areas you want improved. Sitting still or rushing in are not going to work here. It takes effort, practice, and action.
Waxing Crescent.
28% Illumination.
Description: A valiant armored knight, sword raised to the sky, a look of determination on his face charges forward on a white horse. The horse is driven forward, but its eye looks back at the rider with an almost uncertain expression, still it charges at the knight's command. The knight's helm is topped with a bright red feather, matching both the cloak and tabard the figure wears. The tabard is adorned with a blue bird a shade darker than the adornment of the white horse which depicts yellow butterflies and red birds.
The clouds and trees blur in the background, and the horses mane trails behind it, giving the illusion of a fast-paced full gallop leading forward.
Intuitive Reading: The figure has made a decision, and it seems that there is no turning back. Urgency and swiftness drive the knight forward. The expression on the horse, however, begs the question: "Are you sure?" The horse is willing to follow its rider's command, but suggests that the action might be brash or shortsighted, as if the long term costs and consequences have not been fully considered. Despite doubts, the rider has made a clear and decisive choice that must be seized upon.
Waxing Crescent.
13% Illumination.
Description: A young male figure stands tall, examining the wand in hand. He wears regal yellow and red garments appropriate for a member of the court. On his head rests a white hat with a bright red feather at the fore of the hat. From his wand, five small leaf-bearing branches grow from the wand. They appear young and new.
The sky is cloudless and blue. Simple, barren mountains and land rise to meet the sky.
Intuitive Reading: The posture of the figure suggest both confidence and thoughtfulness. New growth, opportunity, has presented itself before him. This new opportunity appears promising, but the figure tempers his ambition to consider the costs demanded by the road ahead. He has not come into his position by rash and reckless action. He is driven, but his eyes gaze upon the road ahead and the long term actions he must commit to.
