I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about for my next entry, and had been contemplating it for the last couple of days.
I thought, at first, that I would probably talk a little bit about my newest Tarot deck acquisition, the Manga Tarot by Selena Lin. I’ve seen it in the bookstores when it was first released, but passed over it, opting for another deck with the same name, by Lo Scarabeo, an Italian Tarot deck publishing company. And then I saw Lin’s deck at my monthly Tarot group meeting. A new person brought the deck with her. Once I saw the entire deck, I had to have it. This phenomena happens quite a bit with me. You see, I’m what’s known as a Tarotholic. Yep, addicted to Tarot.
But I’m digressing. Earlier today, as I said before, I was contemplating what to post next. And then, while folding a load of laundry (I get the most wonderful insights doing mundane housework), it came to me. I realized it is March, and my birthday is right around the corner (it’s the 7th, and I’ll be the Big 4-0). I recalled a dream I had that prominently featured the month of March in 2007. This is the dream, exactly as it appears in my dream journal:
Date of Dream: March 17, 2006
Time: 4:31 AM
Dream Title: Writing on the Clock on the Wall
I am with two other people. We are walking down a wide corridor. We stop at a circular clock on the wall of the left side of the corridor. The face of the clock is white, with black numbers and hands. The frame of the clock is black also. I have a Sharpie permanent marker in my hand. I use it to sign my name on the outer covering of the clock’s face. I write, in script, James Mitchell, with March 2007 beneath it. I write this on the right side of the clock, right at the number 3. The other two people look on, seeming to like what I’ve done.
I remember thinking, when I first woke up from the dream, that it might be significant, since there was a reference to time, and exactly a year later. I was thinking that March 2007 would be my “time,” in some way. In some capacity, the “time” (clock) would be “right” (right side of clock; “write” is a pun for right) for me to make a “name for myself (signing my name on the face of the clock).”
And, I didn’t think any more about it, until it struck me while folding the laundry. Here it is a year later, and I began thinking about what I’m currently working on. As I said in my last post, I just launched my first website, in the hopes of getting what I do out to a wider audience. Thinking along those lines, the hoped-for visibility is like putting my name on the clock for all to see who should happen to pass by (also symbolized by the two companions looking on). Oh, and incidentally, today just happens to be the third day of the month; in the dream, I signed my name and the date by the numeral three of the clock.
I guess, as the saying goes, only time will tell.
And for those of you wondering about my assessment of the Manga Tarot, I’ll save that for another post.
Until then…
Blessings,
James
