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, December 8, 2015

More than an Idea

From the Dark Goddess Tarot, the Amazon of Earth (Page of Pentacles); from the Tattwa Cards, "Air: Seed of Earth:"
          Artemis is the Greek goddess of the woodlands and its inhabitants. As a protector, I'm sure she observed and learned from every square foot of forest under her care. She's a walking encyclopedia of the wild lands. This goddess reminded me of  a book (I remember neither title nor author) about caring for the environment. It stated that trying to use shame or fear to make people ecologically responsible would never work. Instead, it's inception begins with paying attention. What we notice, we become curious about; what we learn about, we come to appreciate. And what we enjoy, we will want to love and protect.
          Earth of Air from the Tattwa Cards represents adding a chunk of down-to-earth practicality to the intellectual realm. Nothing is more frustrating than a roomful of gasbags who love to hear themselves talk but take no action in regard to their philosophical topic. As Abigail Adams said, “We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.” Time to move something other than my mouth.

7 comments:

  1. Ha ha, your post reminds me of all the good intentions I have for the coming year. Writing lists will not make it happen. I have to act, to do something in order to change :D

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    1. I know just what you mean! My planner/intellectual side likes all those lists better than the "doing" sometimes. :)

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  2. Our posts commingle today. My stomach hurts because I can't think how to help, even if I think about it as not I but all.

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    1. I think if we just paid attention to who or what is in front of us, really give them undivided attention, that might be a start.

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  3. What you say about the environment is so true. It makes me think of the approach Jamie Oliver has taken to trying to improve the diet of school children - getting cooking classes going so they pay attention to what goes into food, how it's made, and how it tastes. I can imagine a similar program, taking kids out into nature to explore - seeing the changes with the seasons, trying to spot particular plants and animals. I wish I'd had more of that as a child. And it reminds me that my Dear One and I haven't been out for a nature walk for a few weeks, what with the boys being at home sick...

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    1. Oliver is brilliant to take that approach! Hope the young ones get better soon so you can enjoy the outdoors!

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    2. They are better, so this inspired me to suggest a walk this afternoon. It was lovely: beautiful, moody skies! :)

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