I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Patterns and Changes

From the Osho Zen Tarot, Change (Wheel of Fortune); from the A'HA Oracle, "Caduceus:"
In the cosmos, a wheel spins; the lightning bolts that crackle around the center represent change. But the Taoist symbol in the middle suggests these revolutions are what keep things in balance: the seasons, sunrise and sunset, the cycles of the moon, life and death. Padma's commentary in her companion book states that if I am alert, I will see patterns that repeat over and over in my life as this wheel turns. Are these habits beneficial or detrimental? If I am mindful and aware, I can discern which are not constructive and choose to change them.
The caduceus was a staff carried by Mercury/Hermes, the god of transitions and boundaries. He was a messenger of the gods and a guide of the dead. Here in North America, his staff is often confused with the Rod of Asclepius, and thus it is sometimes considered a symbol of healing. These two cards combined seem to imply a change in the way I communicate with people. If I want that modification to be a healing, healthy one, I will need to pay attention to how I listen and speak to others.


4 comments:

  1. This is a great advice for me too. This weekend I've let myself be provoked to be to frank and to be honest, sometimes rude. I want to be less emotional and insensitive in my communication, but damn those buttons....everybody seems to know how to push them!

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    1. I think those closest to us know our most tender spots to poke. And I often think that someone who loves me wouldn't do that, but in truth, I do it too (sometimes aware and sometimes unaware).

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  2. Lovely cards: speaking from a place of calm in the centre of chaos, we can both hear and communicate in a healing way. May it be so!

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    1. What a lovely way to put it, and yes, may it be so!

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