So as we assemble and get ready for our readings Le Fanu and I decided we'd like to post some warm-ups for all of us to try. These are just fun getting to know your deck exercises, nothing earth shattering.
I like to sift through the deck and create two piles. One pile is the cards I love. The other is of cards that confuse me or that I dislike.
Well happy to report that my like pile was much, much bigger than my dislike
Sort through the piles and find your favorite card and your least favorite card. Imagine these two Fae face to face.
It was tough decision on the favorite part but
The Pan won! For my least favorite it's
The Sorcerer easily. The Pan is about newness and adventure, taking that joyous leap into the unknown, about having more curiosity than fear, the desire for more fun than a "what if?". I love this card
As for mr scrouge of the fae deck I don't like his big nose, his nasty frown or the way he is hiding in the shadows. He seems up to no good for sure! A big ole stubborn mule of a grouch. Eh....
What would they have to say to each other? Are they friends?
The Pan is jumping around playfully, and The Sorcerer looks more than annoyed. LOL This pair almost reminds me of Dennis the Menace and his neighbor Mr. Wilson.
Interesting...
Are they enemies? Do they get along or do they fight?
They are definitely not friends. The Sorcerer doesn't have any, and The Pan is too much of a free spirit for most, so in a sense they are both loners. However they don't fight. The Sorcerer might have some choice words about being bothered by the Pan. And the Pan might pout and shake his fist at the old fae but they are not ready to kill each other.
What secrets do they know about each other?
The Pan doesn't really know much about the Sorcerer. He may have played a few pranks, or "borrowed" random things from him but mostly he stays out of his way. The Pan sees him as a grouchy old man, one who grew up and doesn't know how to have any fun. The Sorcerer sees the pan as an immature brat. Someone who doesn't have a lick of common sense about the worlds and how they really work. He seems like one with a lot of wisdom from experience but he has let him harden him. The Sorcerer values silence, acquired knowledge, and power. Things he knows the pan has no interested in.
The Pan does! I'm a fellow adventurer, and I admire his spontaneity! The Sorcerer doesn't dislike me per say. But he is untrusting, he looks suspicious of humans to say the least.
If they mention other fae from the pack, pull out that card and add it to the conversation...
The Pan liked my second favorite choice The faerie of Naughtiness, but he doesn't say much about her. I have the sense that they might be secret partners in crime.
If the fae that you dislike were to disappear and never again be seen or heard from again, how would that change the community/readings you might do with the deck?
Mmmm even though I can't say I like the Sorcerer he does have his place in the deck. I wouldn't want him to not be there. Everyone we encounter the positive and the negative have things to teach us.
Talk about how the exercise helped you, changed your mind about either fae, and if you would do this again with all the cards in the deck?
This was very neat to say the least. Seeing them paired up like that seemed like two different parts of myself. The things I like, the things I don't like. Thanks for this exersize! I liked it a lot
