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

Friday, August 15, 2014

Segregation

From the Tarot of the Crone, the Six of Disks; from Transforming Dragons, "Esberfonc:"
My first reaction upon seeing this card was that it was an image of His and Her bathrooms. Well, probably not, but it is about segregation between people depending on physical characteristics or what they have or don't have. And though sixes are generally about restoring harmony, in real life this is one tough nut to crack. There is a heightened sense of protection and defense instead, with a child-like attitude of "you stay on your side - we don't want your cooties." Neither rival wants to bend, because it feels like they are submitting to the other side. If it were only possible to live as "the other," to experience his or her life, then maybe peace and balance might be reached.
Esberfonc the dragon has been given the keyword "emotionalism," and I can't imagine a better explanation for segregation. Watching the news about Gaza and Israel or the protests and fighting in Missouri, most of what I see is rage and anger, but underneath there is fear and ignorance. Conceivably, an objective third party - a mediator - might help, but first emotions are going to have to cool.

5 comments:

  1. People often identify their selves with their possessions or with what distinguish them form others. They do this rigorously because they have to be better than others. Wars, riots etc are the result of this human trait
    I hope some day we will discover as a people, there is enough to share equally and we are all one in heart and soul

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    1. I hope you're right; it just seems to impossible now. But I suppose I'm only looking at a small fragment of time. If I look at a larger timeline, I will see that there have been SOME good changes!

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  2. Had to laugh at your "his and her bathrooms" comment. Makes me think of Dr. Seuss' book about Sneetches with and without stars :) This one is so tough, we seem to have some kind of built in thing about defining ourselves in contrast to others. Even if it is in contrast to the people who are full of fear, anger and ignorance - it's a difficult one to overcome!

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    1. I'm sure it did start out as some sort of survival mechanism, but boy has it caused problems along the way. I remember Dr. Seuss fondly! :D

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    2. My elder boy loves those books, as does my DH, who had never read them before :)

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