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, March 19, 2017

Sunbathing

This week I'll be using the Animal Totem Tarot, created by Eugene Smith with a companion book by Leeza Robertson; the set was published by Llewellyn. I'll also be using the Organic Oracle, a set of cards created by my friend Carole Beasley as a result of "mindless art" (creating without a preset concept). Today's draws are the Sun and Joyful Peace:
          The ring-tailed lemur is the only lemur active during the day; it begins the morning by warming itself in the sun. I felt this way yesterday when the sun came out and the temperature climbed after several cold, dreary days. The sun offers energy, heat and light that everything on the planet depends upon. One of the questions asked by the book is "Do you keep a list of all the positive things that happen in your daily life?" This query leads seamlessly into the Joyful Peace oracle card. It makes me feel as sunny and content as I imagine this sunbathing lemur does. The white paint spatters remind me of rain drops that threaten that contentment. Why is it that we can remember in great detail a wrong that happened a year ago but have trouble coming up with something that made us smile yesterday? I'm a firm believe in a daily practice of remembering at least one wonderful moment from that fills me with gratitude. It is the umbrella that helps keep my sun shining no matter what the weather.

6 comments:

  1. Didn't know that about the lemur. Love the card on the right. Really excited to see more of this deck. Wow a whole three things to be grateful for on a rainy Sunday :)

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    1. I didn't either; I actually went and fact-checked it because it seemed such an unusual behavior. :)
      My friend made this oracle for herself, but sent me a copy when I kept talking about how great I thought it was!

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  2. I love lemurs. For several seasons on Discovery Chanel watched the documentaries on several families.
    Maybe the lemur is all expressing gratitude for the returning Spring tomorrow.

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    1. Love these amimals. I will be celebrating the return of spring with him!😊

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  3. Can't go wrong with gratitude practice. And sometimes it is practice!

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    1. Yes indeed! There have been days when my gratitude was simply based on the day being over and crawling in bed with a chance to rest body and mind.

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