Barleywine
Now that the immediate future has been settled for the moment (I think any remaining hopes to the contrary are pretty much wishful thinking; if any truly damaging cards were left to play, they would have been played since there's really no point in waiting), I did a 9-card square to look at where we go from here, using the Burning Serpent Oracle (but not the revised titles):
Book . . . . . Mountain . . . . . Garden
Heart . . . . . Storks . . . . . . . Stars
Ship . . . . . . Man . . . . . . . . . Mice
The central focus of the reading is "change." The Storks is a "positive-neutral" card, so it doesn't imply dire circumstances in the short term.
The overriding influences (Cards #1, 9, 3, 7) are shown by Book + Mice + Garden + Ship, which suggest that the public will receive an expensive and stressful education as the new "ship of state" gets underway.
The definition for Book + Mountain I like best in this context is "information is hard to gather." This could mean all kinds of stonewalling leading up to the inauguration. Another thought is that the Oath of Office is sworn on a Bible, so administering of the oath could be set back in some manner.
Mountain + Garden is another indicator of a "delayed meeting." This event may not come off on schedule, but I would expect to see the Coffin if it were to be stopped completely. It could also mean that the inauguration ceremony will be swarmed by protesters intent on blocking it. This fact alone could result in delays.
The line Heart + Storks + Stars looks like the "honeymoon" period every new administration gets after an inauguration. However, Heart + Storks can literally mean "a change of heart," although the "evolving relationship" interpretation would be more usual. Storks + Stars suggests "making progress" or "positive change" (which would, of course, depend on whom you ask).
Downplaying its "travel" implications, I would see Ship + Man as an "enterprising man," although a "well-traveled man" isn't out of the question either. Any pledge to unite the American people would obviously involve a good deal of "pounding the pavement." I don't see much golfing in it.
Man + Mice makes me think that the Man's agenda will be diminished in some way, in this context probably through political maneuvering or obstructionism (in other words, "business as usual" in Washington). It suggests that part of what was promised won't be delivered.
Working down the columns, Book + Heart + Ship looks pretty innocuous to me; it suggests the "beginning of the honeymoon," even if it might be based on misinformation or misrepresentation.
Mountain + Storks + Man indicates something that was stalled is moving forward again, enabling a man who is intent on change.
Garden + Stars + Mice implies that public hopes are likely to be undermined.
Diagonally, Book + Storks + Mice could mean that changes made in secret result in anxiety. Since Mice connects to Garden in a couple of ways, my thought is that the public would receive the brunt of stressful change and discouragement.
Garden + Storks + Ship looks like growth in public affairs and change of venue for an enterprise. The literal meaning of Storks + Ship involves "change of residence" or "change of travel plans," but the former will already have happened and the latter doesn't seem to fit the context.
This isn't an encouraging outlook, either for the public at large or the anti-Trump forces who are still holding on to hope. Once the next administration is in place (regardless of who is leading it), I will do a GT to look at this in detail.
Book . . . . . Mountain . . . . . Garden
Heart . . . . . Storks . . . . . . . Stars
Ship . . . . . . Man . . . . . . . . . Mice
The central focus of the reading is "change." The Storks is a "positive-neutral" card, so it doesn't imply dire circumstances in the short term.
The overriding influences (Cards #1, 9, 3, 7) are shown by Book + Mice + Garden + Ship, which suggest that the public will receive an expensive and stressful education as the new "ship of state" gets underway.
The definition for Book + Mountain I like best in this context is "information is hard to gather." This could mean all kinds of stonewalling leading up to the inauguration. Another thought is that the Oath of Office is sworn on a Bible, so administering of the oath could be set back in some manner.
Mountain + Garden is another indicator of a "delayed meeting." This event may not come off on schedule, but I would expect to see the Coffin if it were to be stopped completely. It could also mean that the inauguration ceremony will be swarmed by protesters intent on blocking it. This fact alone could result in delays.
The line Heart + Storks + Stars looks like the "honeymoon" period every new administration gets after an inauguration. However, Heart + Storks can literally mean "a change of heart," although the "evolving relationship" interpretation would be more usual. Storks + Stars suggests "making progress" or "positive change" (which would, of course, depend on whom you ask).
Downplaying its "travel" implications, I would see Ship + Man as an "enterprising man," although a "well-traveled man" isn't out of the question either. Any pledge to unite the American people would obviously involve a good deal of "pounding the pavement." I don't see much golfing in it.
Man + Mice makes me think that the Man's agenda will be diminished in some way, in this context probably through political maneuvering or obstructionism (in other words, "business as usual" in Washington). It suggests that part of what was promised won't be delivered.
Working down the columns, Book + Heart + Ship looks pretty innocuous to me; it suggests the "beginning of the honeymoon," even if it might be based on misinformation or misrepresentation.
Mountain + Storks + Man indicates something that was stalled is moving forward again, enabling a man who is intent on change.
Garden + Stars + Mice implies that public hopes are likely to be undermined.
Diagonally, Book + Storks + Mice could mean that changes made in secret result in anxiety. Since Mice connects to Garden in a couple of ways, my thought is that the public would receive the brunt of stressful change and discouragement.
Garden + Storks + Ship looks like growth in public affairs and change of venue for an enterprise. The literal meaning of Storks + Ship involves "change of residence" or "change of travel plans," but the former will already have happened and the latter doesn't seem to fit the context.
This isn't an encouraging outlook, either for the public at large or the anti-Trump forces who are still holding on to hope. Once the next administration is in place (regardless of who is leading it), I will do a GT to look at this in detail.
) actually had more to do with Trump than the Man card. Not that he is a particular Heart-type of person, but perhaps his 'desire' was coming across to me here; with the Ship following it (and ending the line) it seemed like a longing and a 'coming about' - that is, getting what he wants. I'm not sure how your Book looks/reads, but I tend to read it with the idea that a closed spine is to the left (or closed from above) and the open-side to the right (or that open influence goes below) -that is, if the book is not open at all. If the book is open, then I tend to read it as open/available, or obviously 'known' information.