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, November 7, 2014

Weeding Time

From the Le Veritable Tarot de Marseille, the Three of Swords; from the Greek Alphabet Runes, "Phi:"
       "Defending" and "making a plan" are Bursten's labels for this card. Hadar's booklet that comes with the deck speaks of fruitful research. We often make a plan and set goals for what we want to achieve, but how often do we set boundaries for what we need to protect? The flowers/cones on this card have been cut off from the plant so they will not reproduce. They make me think of the poison oak and ivy that grow in abundance here; books have taught me how to identify these plants so I can rid my yard of them. Ideas and words can invade like these vines, casting doubt and fear where there should be none. Once planted in my mind, they can grow rampantly. Time to find my gardening gloves and do some weeding.
       Phi in mathematics represents the golden mean, a ratio that occurs in nature and has been incorporated into art and architecture. It was used in creations to make them more pleasing to the eye, such as in Da Vinci's paintings or the construction of the Parthenon. Like the Three of Swords, it symbolizes planning and acting with intention. To stay mentally and emotionally balanced, I need to investigate what I hear and read (especially on the internet). If there are no facts to back up these "truths," they need to be dumped in a spam folder.


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  1. It is hard to shift information nowadays. We could also use a filter for those sabotaging idea's. My main problem is my own insecurity which makes me doubt too easily. Writing and recently meditation is for me a good way to reveal what is truth and what is rubbish.
    I do hope the weeding is successful for you. It is time to make a large bonfire of those nasty,tenacious weeds! :D
    Hugs

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    1. And sometimes I don't even realize they're there until I see the effects! I need to be more discriminating about what I read, listen to and allow inside my head.

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  2. Lol to dumping stuff in your spam folder. So much comes in, and even if we had time for it all, it's not all worth it. Hope you found your Golden Mean and weeded out the dross! :)

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    1. Heehee, I've got lots of weeds - this will be an ongoing job!

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    2. Ha, I leave the garden to my DH, but metaphorically… yeah, an ongoing job :)

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