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, October 17, 2017

The Feel of Freedom

From the Tarot de St. Croix, the Tower; from the Archetype Cards, the 'Visionary:'
          In this particular Tower, St. Croix has placed the the Hindu deity Shiva inside. Shiva is known as the destroyer, a duty that is meant to liberate rather than punish. When life gets overwhelming or full of fear, it's easy to look for ways to protect ourselves. A behavior or attitude that proves comforting at the time can turn into a habitual pattern; it gives the illusion of safety but actually imprisons us. It's Shiva's job to break down our ignorance and denial by reminding us what freedom feels like. The Visionary is a person who can imagine themselves or a situation in a different place in the future. Most people have hopes for what is to come, but these could be fit inside a thimble because of self-imposed parameters. We want things to turn out a certain way and no other, which if we get attached to that idea will put us right back behind the Tower's walls. Life can't be forced into a small frame, because it will always be larger than our little thimble.
We are called to see each arising of our day not as a threat, but as an opportunity—a chance to open our arms, lay down our weapons, and surrender to this exact moment of our life.
Reginald Ray

6 comments:

  1. If only our imagination was still as limitless as when we we children...

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    1. We'd probably have a lot more options available because our minds would be more open. :)

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  2. habitual patterns of comfort or perceived safety.
    I bought the sun card from Lisa. What's not to love! Lots of orange, my favorite color and sunflowers and an open position.

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    1. I love all the color in this deck, as well as her take on many of the cards. Her Sun card is a beauty. :)

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  3. I saw the Tower and thought 'oh no a tower kind of day' but mostly I was drawn to that human becoming crow. Tower moments can cause that kind of transformation.

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    1. Transformation is the gift of the Tower if we can accept it's wisdom.

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