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

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Take a Break from the Battle

From the Morgan Greer Tarot, the Four of Pentacles; from the Goddesses and Sirens Oracle, "Sekhmet:"
          Normally I would read this card as possessiveness, but because I spent nine hours cleaning out yesterday, I don't think this applies. I filled up two and a half large trash bags to put out with the garbage, and filled up the back of my card with stuff for Goodwill. None of it was clothes (I don't have much of those). So besides material things, the Four of Pentacles can represent time, energy and health. As I am sore from head to toe, I'm guessing this fellow would encourage me to stop my cleaning insanity and take a break.
          Sekhmet was a protector, and she fueled her energy for battle by tapping into the nature of the lioness. After one hard-won battle, her bloodlust was still high. The people were shaking in their shoes, waiting for her to pounce on them. To placate her, Ra turned the Nile into blood and told her to drink from it. The water wasn't blood but beer, which took the fight and fury out of Sekhmet and kept the people safe. I can get highly motivated when I start clearing out (my family will groan and say, "Uh oh, mom's in cleaning mode again."). And though I'll bypass the beer, I think I will relax and enjoy some iced chamomile and citrus tea today. That other stuff I want to get rid of isn't going anywhere.

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  1. EllenJune 16, 2015 at 8:55 AM

    Ha ha I picture you now like a raging roaring lioness running through your house getting rid off everything in her way.You've inspired me to do some clearing myself too. I always find it difficult to dispose of something which isn't worn or broken but just obsolete but I am trying....
    Enjoy your iced tea. You deserve it! :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeJune 16, 2015 at 9:03 AM

      I've been trying to ask myself as I clean: Have I used this in the last year? Does it have deep sentimental value? If I answer yes, I keep it; if no, then I toss it!
      My family would say that lioness image is pretty accurate when I'm in clean out mode, lol.

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJune 16, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Ah, but is it SO nice when what was set and left is now gone.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJune 16, 2015 at 9:59 AM

      Yes, it is a wonderful feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment!

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  3. RoseJune 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    I don't think I'll ever be beginning any blog posts with phrases that contain the words 'cleaning' 'nine hours' and 'spent' lol. Though I could see this happening in the parallel universe I tend to visit frequently. I think you probably know which one I'm referring to, the one where the house is always clean, you have endless amounts of energy and mothering is as effortless as breathing. Ha! At any rate I think a slice of pie or cake is in order to go along with that very modest reward of iced lemonade and rest.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJune 16, 2015 at 3:44 PM

      Heehee, you remind me of the quote by Phyllis Diller: “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.”
      No cake, but I did go see the new Jurassic Park movie (I was more into Chris Pratt than the dinosaurs :D).

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