Rose

Decks Used: The Herbal Tarot by Micahel Tierra, The Cosmic Tarot by Norbert Loesche, The Kawaii Tarot by Diana Lopez, The Tarot Del Toro by Tomas Hijo, The Movie Tarot by Diana McMahon Collis, the Angel Tarot by Travis McHenry

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Research credits go to FTD

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And now for one of my favorite flowers, we are looking at the rose today. The rose is said to have its origins in Greek mythology, specifically from the myth of Adonis, the deity of plants, and rebirth. As the story goes, Adonis was born of an illicit affair between King Theias and his daughter. When the deception was discovered, The king chased his daughter with a sword and Aphrodite protected the daughter by turning her into a tree. The king shot into the tree, splitting it in two, and thus Adonis was born. Aphrodite raised this child as her son, and as he grew, he became an avid hunter. One day while hurting Adonis was attacked by Ares (disguised as a wild boar.) As Adonis lay dying, the blood from his wounds fell to the ground and turned into roses. While this flower is commonly associated with love and romance, the flower can also mean secrecy and confidentiality. The phrase “sub rosa” comes from the idea that during Roman times, people would hang roses from the ceilings to indicate that anything said beneath them was to be kept in confidence. This extended into the Middle Ages as well. Interestingly enough the rose has four tarot cards associated with it, those being The Fool for purity, The Magician for wisdom, Strength for balance, and Death for transparency and clarity of intent. Historically, roses were an important symbol in the 15th century as they represented the two families involved in the War of the Roses. These families were the Yorks (white) and the Lancasters (red) and they were locked in competition to rule England from 1455 to 1487.

There are over 150 species of roses and thousands of hybrid types. All of them fall into different groups, the basic ones being Old Roses, Modern roses, and Species roses. Commonly, the petals of these flowers can be eaten (though please do your research on this). For example, rosehips can be eaten as a high source of Vitamin C. They can be used cosmetically in perfumes and beauty products, an example being rose water

So once again, I didn’t develop any questions for this reading so I am going to be working from intuition to develop this reading. Roses are one of my favorite flowers as I’ve said before so I hope this resonates with you. Here we go friends, let’s see what the cards have to say.

The Cards

cards pulled from various sources

• Iehuiah: submission, identifies traitors and destroys their plans

• Sealiah: Motivation, uplifting those who are fallen

• Poyel: fortune, fame fulfills any request

• 7 of wands: defending your right to stand in your power and be who you are.

• 5 of swords: Victory that comes with a high cost

• 10 of coins: satisfaction, stability, home, and family is stable

• 3 of cups: celebration, unity, happiness, community, light, and laughter

• King of cups: Someone in touch with their emotions and is able to feel them without being overwhelmed by them.

• King of pentacles: Someone who is in authority over their energetic and tangible resources

• Pan (the devil): bonded, addicted, what is holding you back

Here, I’m seeing that I’ve come through a lot of hardships and realizations of toxic energies. I have done this by learning to understand my own power. This has motivated me, helped me through, and brought me to a sense of peace and joy, blessed be.