This week I am working with The Garden of Creation, a Gated Spread book by Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin. The Gated Spreads in this book are designed to unlock " the ability to create stories from images – and our own lives."
The First Gate helps develop the plotline of the Story.
The First Gate helps develop the plotline of the Story.

I walked from the High Priestess gate to the Queen of Wands, to the Six of Cups, To the Page of Wands, to Seven of Swords, to the World to the Tower where the path diverged. I could Either take the path of Death to the Hanged Man or the Path of the Nine of Swords to the Page of Swords.

The Priestess opens the Gate of Wisdom to be disseminated by the Queen of Swords. These intelligent women can be very cold when challenged or very understanding when approached with reason. The Path between them is full of all the possibilities of Universe. The Queen will suffer no fools and quickly cuts away anything that doesn't fit her agenda.

On the Second leg that The Queen travels to the Six of Cups. A synchronicity with the Aquarius horoscope on November 11, 2020 describes the actions of this path: "Your subconscious may bring up long-forgotten memories. You’re able to experience intense emotions and nostalgia during this time in order to heal old grudges or fears. Even if it seems like they’re coming from out of the blue or you don’t understand why you’re feeling the way you’re feeling, respect your emotions and you will be rewarded with a sense of peace."

The resolution of the conflicts in that path opens the next gate to the Page of Wands Now that the lessons have been learned and incorporated, the restoration of harmony allows the devotion to the journey to be reignited. Crossing this path requires taking a fresh look at motivations and actions. What exactly am I trying to accomplish and am I doing everything to make it happen?

After some serious contemplation, I am ready to walk the Path to the Seven of Swords. This is the Moon in the 3. decan of Aquarius. The High Priestess covertly points the way to accepting my fate and learning to work within the boundaries created by it. The purpose of the work that I’m doing now is to remove the illusions that I’ve placed in denial of these barriers in order to move forward to the World.

The Path from the Seven to the World is fraught with deception and deceit, but exactly who is the trickster? Which illusions am I allowing to keep me from finding my destiny? I fear some serious shadow work may be in order before I pass through the Wreathed Gateway to the Tower and shatter any preconceived notions and outdated patterns that may exist.
Once the path is clear again, I will have two choices to move forward.

The First is the Path of Transformation that leads to Acceptance of the circumstances

The Second Path is one of reflection and analysis that could either bring freedom or force me to accept what I cannot change.
Which choice will I make? . I feel it doesn't really matter. the choices are so similar that in my mind the second path will lead to the first anyway. The choice is how fast do I want to get there.
Which choice will I make? . I feel it doesn't really matter. the choices are so similar that in my mind the second path will lead to the first anyway. The choice is how fast do I want to get there.