The rest of the story
My week is over so I'll sum up.
As the week went on, I was still dealing with the aftermath of the ice storm. I began to see the 3 cards as different perspectives on what was occurring, more than being totally divided into PPF.
My actions swung between:
card 1: the bemused, waist-deep Temperance needing to put things back in place--the tree is still on the roof (tree people haven't called back yet), the wall holes still need fixing, but the pipes are insulated and safe in this continuing bitter cold,
card 2: my need to meditate/rest/contemplate my place and purpose in the week's activities, and my need to nest in general winter hibernation (in spite of going out to work), and
card 3: having new ideas about things to change or start.
We've had super cold (-10 F this morning) and all week I made the choice to spend a significant bit of time
Being instead of manically
Doing. For example, I've left the freezer and refrigerator quite empty, having the new idea of not storing so much food (a longtime habit) instead of rushing out to replace and freeze items lost in the power outage.
Part of my first post on the Ace of Swords was that I couldn't tell if the Fey was receiving or releasing the sword, though I tended toward releasing. And indeed, this week I had the following new ideas about releasing things, as a result of having to move stored items away from walls:
1. I made a deal with a spiritual-advisor/therapist friend to give her a lot of my mindfulness/meditation books to share among her clients as a lending library. She said she'd long wanted to offer her clients books; she was thrilled to have mine.
2. I arranged to pass along to an eBay seller-friend a box of 1940s items belonging to my parents. We'll split the sales price.
3. Today I turned down a request to teach a journaling workshop, in the same situation where, a year ago, I had done it and felt exploited and unappreciated by the sponsoring hospital. Something pointed that I released instead of feeling stuck!
It's been a productive week, in spite of the apparently passive 7 Pents approach to doing things
And though those fish are still circling in the air, I expect them to be back in their proper element when this cold eases.