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, July 17, 2017

Don't Look for a Diploma

From the Tarot of the Master, the Eight of Coins; from the Paracelus Oracle, Albus:
          Ask any of the leaders whose head is engraved on those coins how they came to power, and I bet they would say through careful management and cultivation. People who get things handed to them on a silver platter generally lose it all because they haven't developed the skills or knowledge needed to maintain and operate what they're trying to run. Prudence and patience are the watchwords when trying to turn potential into opportunity. Albus in geomancy literally means 'white,' and refers to purity, clarity and wisdom. The Parcelsus deck adds the additional keyword of justice to this card, something impossible to attain without clear, unbiased thinking. Looking at the dead horse in the illustration, I might jump to the conclusion that the animal was neglected or worked to death. But it could also be a case of old age; the owner may have laid the animal to rest above ground to burn the carcass. As the saying goes, we judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions. Justice in such a situation clearly has the scales weighted on one side. Both these cards remind me that there will always be skills and knowledge I need to acquire; life never hands out diplomas.

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  1. I agree and besides that, working hard and diligently is also so much more rewarding 💕

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    1. Sometimes it is that desire to learn more that gets me up out of the bed in the morning. :)

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  2. and always someone to say you are doing it wrong and are unworthy also. One of the pleasures of being mature is those mouths speak but no sound comes out

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  3. Possibly the horse is resting but it reminded me of the idiom 'don't beat a dead horse.'

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    1. Horses generally don't lie down unless they are unwell. But that saying 'don't beat a dead horse' crossed my mind too!

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  4. Hmm, very odd visual for the Albus card! I see no justice there, nor purity or clarity...
    And yes, you become a master through hard work, no other way. Like the saying that you need 1000 hours to master anything (or more). Innate talent, or that silver platter, will only get you so far. Use it or lose it :D

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    1. I took the visual to mean how we often perceive things in a set, rigid way (often making assumptions), rather than investigating to see what the truth actually is. :)

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