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

Monday, June 26, 2017

And Now, Begin Again

From the Victoria Regina Tarot, the Nine of Coins; from the Alchemist Oracle, 'Birth:'
          Maybe it is the arc of pocket-watches or simply the woman feeding the birds, but my first thought about this card was 'retirement.' In this illustration there is a sense of being unhurried and relaxed, rather than being 'on the clock.' There is a calm, confident self-reliance about this woman who obviously had done well for herself financially. But what she doesn't have around her is a few solid friends to enjoy this time with. The Birth card suggests that it is time to grow something new in her life, to expand in other areas that may have taken a back seat due to work or simply the duties of daily life. In the words of Anais Nin: "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." Perhaps it's time to courageously seek out and explore some of those new worlds.

6 comments:

  1. combining the clocks and the apron, looks like universal coffee break time.

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  2. First coffee and enjoying my quiet life for while longet and then maybe it's time to venture out of the garden

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    1. It is a balance for this introvert - enjoying time alone and then venturing out. :)

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  3. Marking time until something new comes along. I do a lot of this.

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    1. 'Marking time' is an interesting turn of phrase. I think it came from the military when they marched in place without moving forward.

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