Of New Decks and Spirit Guides

Yesterday at NBS Clark, I bought a book about discovering your spirit guide. I wouldn't have bought it normally, but the discounted price of 120-something from 500+ was too good of a bargain. Anyway, I had some interest in Spirit Guides. The author's account of her experience with her spirit guide, Guildas, was quite fantastical to say the least, so I took the text with a grain of salt. It made me feel a bit more aware, though, as demonstrated in my experience today.

I went to FB at Bonifacio High Street (commuting, no less! :D) to see the new tarot cards they had in stock. I found them almost immediately. There were lots of decks, which was a good thing. The bad thing was that none of the decks were in my wish list (too bad I removed The Fey Tarot from my list - it was there). But I wanted to get one and was debating with myself which deck to get. The Crystal Tarot was there- a gorgeous deck but unillustrated pips might prove too much for me. As I ran my hands through the rows of decks, I was instantly drawn to the Tarot of Origins. I know from looking at the cards online that it was a muted deck with dark undertones that isn't my type at all, but for some reason I was considering getting it. But of course I had to look at the others - there was a pretty looking Chinese deck, a Celtic Deck, Tarot of the Imagination which looked mysteriously gorgeous, theDante Tarot and the Intuitive Tarot. I badly wanted to check Aeclectic so that I could make the best decision! Good thing I passed by A Different Bookstore on my way there so I knew that they had an internet cafe. So I went there, just across the street. The cost per hour was 120 (!!!) but I had no choice - at least the chairs were big and comfy and the screen was really BIG AND WIDE. There I quickly found out that the deck that really appealed to me most from my "debate list" was the Tarot of Origins all along! I find it strange, really. A very primeval deck with none of the fluffiness of my "want" decks. I mused that it probably was my Spirit Guide who wanted the deck after all :) Until now, I've never felt that sensation of a deck calling out to me... (I'm drawn to my other decks mainly because of the pretty art. Tarot of Origins is has good art, but it's not in my definition of "pretty.")

Then I received a text message from Francis of the Tarot MSN Group that Mystic Faeries was availabe at NBS Rockwell for about 1200. Whoa! Finally a deck on my wish list! Thanks so much for the info, Francis! I hurriedly went to Rockwell (by taxi this time). I didn't even know NBS existed in Rockwell, but there it was. I had no trouble finding it at all. What was strange, though, was that I couldn't find the New Age section even though I went round and round the store 3 times! I thought, "...maybe something doesn't want me to spend more than I have to?" But I'm the stubborn type and not one to give up once I set my heart on it. I went to Customer Service and asked them to point me out to the New Age section. It was behind the Religion section (I passed by there multiple times!) and quite extensive - why did I miss it? For a moment, I thought Mystic Faeries wasn't there, but then I caught a glimpse of the box behind some other boxes (another scheme?). It was there! I can't believe the deck I've been dreaming of owning was in my hands. Good thing that because of the sale, the 1200 price was lowerd to 800-something :D I can now (temporarily!) relieve my itch of acquiring tarot decks.

After exiting the store, the Crystal Deck (not tarot) that I saw at NBS kept bugging me because I realized that it was quite cheap at P340 because of the 20% discount. I needed more money for it, though (money that I have short supply of!) so I withdrew from the ATM machine. As I went back to NBS, I couldn't find my way at all! I went round and round and went up and down multiple floors but to no avail. My feet were aching already. I found NBS soon after I first entered the mall, why can't I find it now? I had to give up in defeat. This, definitely, is a sign from my Spirit Guide that he/she doesn't want me to spend more money than I have too. With a sigh of defeat, I went out the exit, thinking of ways to get back home to Mandaluyong. I didn't know where the jeepneys were. Taxis were an option, but expensive. I asked directions for the taxi stand and as I walked towards it, I noticed other people going a certan direction. Maybe they were going to where the jeeps were? Piqued, I followed them. Sure enough, there was a jeepney station right down the road! Okay, I got it. Spirit Guide wanted me to be economical, to take the jeepney and the MRT back home.

I hope to communicate and 'talk' to my new decks soon. I also hope to know more about my Spirit Guide and catch glimpses of his/her presence (not necessarily in the literal sense). Thinking about it, so many good things that happened to me in the past were probably because of Spirit Guide's assistance. Thank you for always watching over me.

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This seems to be a good resource for Tarot of the Origins: http://tarot.strangejournal.com/index.html