Inch

		On the morning of the 14th I woke up early, then dozed off again for a little while. I dreamed that Wolfram came walking down the street. He was walking fast, with his head down, as he used to do. He came up the path, then crossed the window from left to right. I ran to the door to let him in. Then I woke up and knew that he was coming with me to Ireland. On Dec 8 he had told me "Now I will take you to Killarney"
		On the morning of the 15th - Thurs - Margaret and I drove to Anascaul, and called at the South Pole Inn. We asked about houses to rent and were directed up behind the church to see some new build. They weren't finished. In the churchyard saw a gravestone with the name "Curtin" - Wolf and I have cause to remember Kirton End - and I used "Curtin End" as a place name in a book we were planning.
		We then drove down to Dingle (left) to see the agent Padraig Lynch. He told us he had three houses, but could not take us to see them that day as he had meetings. We arranged to meet him next day (Fri 16) at the South Pole (right).
		This is the first house he showed us - in Anascaul. This had four bedrooms and was new build. It was amazing and had a huge kitchen. My I would have loved it, but it was far too big for one, it would have been ridiculous. The other house in Anascaul had gone, then he showed us this house (right) at Inch.
		Another view of the house and the view over the bay. This house is absolutely perfect for me, in location and size. Padraig told me he was not paid to let this house, it belonged to a friend, so I would have to deal with him direct. It should have been vacant, but the people had just extended the lease for another month, six weeks at the outside.
I wanted to see inside but was told this was not possible. This was a bit frustrating. However, Padraig told me to go and look through the windows and get some idea. The room to the left at the front is a small bedroom, the rest of the front of the house is one big room - kitchen one end, and an open fire at the other. There are two other bedrooms at the back, one big, one small. The small one would make a nice reading/consulting room and the bedroom at the front would be marvellous for an office, overlooking the sea. There is land in front of the house - just grass.
		I was frustrated at not being able to get in. On one of the windowsills at the back were some tarot cards of an unusual design. One was the Peace card - Ace of Cups - another looked like it might be the World. The agent drove us back to the South Pole. I felt I had not had enough time at the cottage to get the feel of it, so Margaret and I drove back there and I read the cards to see what they thought of it. To do this I use a 9-card spread. First I shuffle the cards and cut into three piles. I decide on the question, then only look at the top 3 cards for the answer. When this has been decided I look at the two cards behind each of the top 3 for more information. The question was, "Is This It?"
The top 3 cards were: Hanged Man, 10 Wands, Ace Cups. That was interesting, that one of the cards seen in the cottage had come up. The meaning of these three was, "You have not been able to go forward until now, you were being delayed for a reason. Now you can finish up with the past, you will have time to wind up all your affairs properly. You will then set them aside and never return to that part of your life again. You will find peace and tranquillity here." I think you will agree this was an answer to the question. Now I could turn up the two cards following each of these three. Taking the first line, the Hanged Man represents a situation where no matter how much effort you put in, you would get nowhere. But when it turns up it signifies that this period is now at an end, and you will move forward. Following this card is the High Priestess, in a sense my card, as this is what I am, but not my personal card, which I did not know at this stage would be the next to come up. Just the fact that these two cards which represent me came up, shows that I am on the right track. If we take them as 'background information' then they are saying that it was the gods who were holding things up, for their own reasons. The magical times were not right until now. My own card coming up, Queen of Pentacles, indicates that, acting as this card does, I was willing to be patient and wait until the time is right, since for this Queen, everything is in balance. Following down from the Ten of Wands, the finishing-up card, beneath that is Victory, the 6 of Wands. This shows me getting exactly what I set out to get, but with just that little bit extra, that makes people say, "Didn't she do well!" It shows a person who gets more than she expected and is very pleased with the result. Behind this card I turned up the 3 of Swords. This card shows sorrow which is short-lived and is connected with the sad parts of change. This is to be expected as there are always things and people to be missed. Following down from the Ace of Cups - I always call this the Peace card. This is the only Ace that does not require effort - it promises peace and tranquillity and an end of searching. I said to Margaret that this card represented the future, and that the cards behind it would show what would be waiting for me here. Then I turned up the next card and it was Wolfram's card! The Prince of Swords was always his card. So he will be there with me. The next card was the Prince of Pentacles. This card does not reveal its meaning to me. It could represent further study and learning which I will do, or it could represent a man I will come to know. If so, he will be a man who is interested in the same things I am, and could be someone who wants to learn from me. This was an amazingly good reading, as four cards out of the nine had personal significance for me.
		Saturday we went to the church to prepare the hole for planting the tree. Fergus wanted to cut the first sod. Johnny is to his left, with Abby in the foreground, and Bertie looking at the camera. After the digging Heidi took me to meet Sid and Tanya, two friends of hers who are selling up and going to back to Australia. Below is their cottage. It reminded me of the gingerbread house in Hansel and Gretel. Sid did not think I should go and live at Inch, like most people he felt it was too isolated, and he thought Milltown was the best place for me.
		There is a big alternative community there, and plenty going on. There is an organic market once a week, and a djembe group. He said Joan's cafe was the centre of all this and that I should pay her a visit. When I went home and told Margaret, she said that she had been at school with Joan! We decided we would go on Monday. (I saw Heidi's new house, it is lovely)