Animal Tarot - Four of Wands
by Paula Gibby
Self-published
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Description: An enormous birthday cake in bright colors takes the front of the card. The artwork may be Laurel Burch (although there aren't very many examples of her art at her site). There are 13 candles. On the cake are decorative figures...one cat, two dogs (?), a set of 3 distelfink birds. Behind them, a large orange tabby cat is poised to blow out the candles and then attack the cake! It has a cupcake with another candle perched upon its head!

My take: This card makes me sing...

Upright: Celebrate, good times, c'mon!
Reversed: It's my party, and I'll cry if I wanna!

With that said, the "Par-TAY " spirit of this card reminds me more of a 3 of Cups feel than a four of wands. There is no solemnity, no formality, no feeling of "contract fulfilled", partnership, that one frequently associates with the 4W.

But ya gotta love the spirit of expectation on this cat's face..."I'm about to get something GOOOOOOOOD!"

Janet Selman