Little Red Cap shows a young girl with long dark hair standing outside a gate leading to a small house. She wears pink dress and has a basket full of apples over her arm. She is looking at a butterfly that rests on her forefinger. Atop her dark hair sits a red cap with a yellow ball at the tip. She stands in front of a group of trees. We see a wolf wrapped around the trunk of one tree and watching Little Red Cap. But she seems unaware of the wolf as she is contemplating the butterfly on her finger.

The Book says: Little Red Cap, also known as Little Red Riding Hood, is a story of childhood innocence, curiosity, excitement at the onset of a journey, temptation, and the primary stages of becoming an individual. Sent to her grandmother's cottage by her mother, Little Red Cap is given a basket of goodies and told to follow the path and avoid the dangers of the woods. As a naive and fearless child, she is curious about the world, open, and has no concept of the dark forces the may be ready to steer her off course and away from her destination. The wolf lurking in the woods stands for the dark, unintegrated aspect of consciousness and the temptation to stray from one's higher path in life. He signifies the antisocial tendencies within ourselves and reappears in various guises - wicked witch, evil queen, fearful giant - throughout the Major Arcana.

When this card appears in your reading, be ready for adventure. Open to the vast horizon of the unknown and be willing to take risks. Step beyond the limits set by cultural standards. Temporarily you may feel lost, in the dark, as if emptiness has beckoned you into the void. Enter and be reborn. See life more as a game of chance, an opportunity to play. Have fun. Let the magic and joy of laughter fill your days. Fell the wonder of life all around you.

Bees Buzz: This card reminds me to never lose the wonder of the fairy tale. To believe in fairies and that wishes come true. Just as Little Red Cap focuses more on the lovely butterfly than the potential dangers around her. She is the wonder of youth and innocence - how we all are before we become aware of the realities around us. Little Red Cap offers us the opportunity to get back in touch with that mindset, even if only for a moment. It's similar to seeing the world through a child's eyes, even if only for a minute. It can be earth shattering and cause us to question things we have taken for granted because we're "grown-ups" now. Little Red Cap encourages us to find that child within ourselves and let her run free, even if it's only for a moment.

Bees Blessings,

Debbie