Matka
Matka
Matka represents liberty, movement, and travel. In the image, we see a woman on the back of a wild creature. There is no saddle. There are no reins. Below the feet of the creature, we see chains that have been broken, representing freedom. We see a dandelion full of seeds blowing in the wind. If Matka has arrived in your life today, prepare for new horizons and adventure. Just as the woman in the card travels with no luggage, be willing to leave behind the stories, patterns, and baggage of the past. Cast away the values, political constraints, gender requirements, and traditions of convention and judgment. Go boldly where no one has gone before. Go into the wild.
If this card was pulled with the intent to provide advice:
Break the chains of the past and go boldly in the direction of new people, new places, and new opportunities without attachment to outcome. You are free to choose. Every great journey begins with the first step. Light the spark of fire towards your next great adventure.
Key descriptors:
Travel, escape, adventure in the wild, openness, metamorphosis, liberty, change, inspired action, quest, Hero/ Heroine, The Hero’s Journey, flash of insight, spark, renewal, curiosity, fearlessness.
Introspection:
Where before me am I being called to adventure?
What are my perceived limitations and what am I being called to leave in the past?
Advanced play:
Native Dimension: Matka has no native dimension; it operates outside of logical order.
Incompatible: Matka has no incompatible and is always played upright.