Spring Equinox: The Flight of the Plumed Serpent (Part II)

I would like to delve more deeply into the reading I did for the Spring Equinox, The Flight of the Plumed Serpent. Here are some additional insights I got from it:

• The majority of the cards are low-numbered. I interpret this as meaning that the coming season will not be about huge changes or accomplishments, but rather about minding the 'little things' and making small chess moves that later on might evolve into bigger, bolder steps.

• The fact that the majority of the cards are also even-numbered reinforces the idea above. With a lot of even cards, one can expect a tendency towards passivity and receptivity, not movement. The satisfaction with the current state of affairs is greater than the pressure to change.

• The elements also move like a stair: we begin with a lot of Hearts (Water) then go through a long Diamonds/Club phase (Fire and Air) and end the season with a Spade card. So, the season will begin with a focus on the emotions, possibly coupled with the desire to retreat in order to deal with these inner tides. Then a spark of fire (appropriately represented by the A♦, Ignita) will generate an increase in vitality, which will help inspire the mind and the spirit. After that, we reach the only Spade (Earth) card, which hints that the visible results of the process will only manifest at the end of the season.

• We have three Deuces (2♥, 2♦, 2♣) in this spread, which is also very meaningful. The number 2 represents the coming together of two individuals, concepts, or things. It seeks harmony and cooperation, and is more about maintaining than about starting. Also, it is a number of indecision. All this helps corroborate the 'signs' previously described, that the season's journey will be more about harmonising and finding one's way than about implementing big changes.