Chapter 4 – Entry #14

After Ilona placed the basket of flowers on the mantle, Nadia said, “While you’re there, Ilona, pick up the tarot cards and bring them to me, please.”

[Narrator: Nadia unwraps the tarot cards, which are kept in a red silk cloth. She fingers the cards. Then she places the entire deck on top of her hands. She then instructs Meggie to place the palms of her hands on top of the cards. Together they sit silently for a few minutes, with the cards sandwiched between their hands. Ilona is sitting quietly on the sofa, waiting for the reading to begin. Eventually, Nadia hands the cards to Meggie, The Seeker. She tells Meggie to shuffle her thoughts and questions into the cards. Meggie complies. She concentrates while she shuffles the cards. Nadia then motions for her to place the cards in three separate piles on the table. One by one, Nadia picks them up. The reading begins.]