Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 8/4/02 "Preparing for the Birth - Part 2" Yesterday we met again with our midwife. She started off by saying that she had some bad news. Apparently, the day before, she had received a phonecall from her assistant who told her that she would not be able to attend the birth, and our midwife had had no luck in finding anyone else to replace her. Because we live so far away from a hospital and because our midwife was still thinking that this baby might be born feet-first, she had gotten quite anxious about it. While her family went out to the movies that night, she had stayed home and lit some candles, taken a long bath, meditated, and then drew a Tarot card for guidance. As she described these events to us, we listened amusedly. To us, it wasn't bad news that her assistant wasn't coming; to us, it was just news. For us, living far from a hospital is just fine, and for us, there is no anxiety about the position of the baby (who, by the way, has been kicking me in the ribs for the past couple of days). When she showed me the Tarot card she had drawn, do you know what it looked like? It had an egg bursting wide open with a little baby coming out, surrounded by huge flames of light. Now I don't know anything about Tarot, but I immediately picked up the card and started to inspect it very closely. Finally, someone asked, "What? What do you see?" I replied, "I am trying to make out if it's a boy or a girl." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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