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, March 27, 2012

Moving with Caution

  From the Golden Dawn Tarot, the Wheel of Fortune:
In this version of the Wheel, the Sphinx rests above it and Cynocephalus (the dog-faced ape) below it.  Thoth/Hermes was associated with the ibis and the ape - he appeared in ape form when he was associated with equilibrium.  As our lives move in cycles, we can choose to continue the same patterns and make the same mistakes or learn from them and do something new.  The Sphinx and Cynocephalus don't touch the Wheel, implying that they do not interfere but allow our choices to influence our destiny.  These creatures represent the lessons of wisdom and balance we can learn as we travel in these earthly bodies.  We can replay and repeat until we replace our thoughts and behavior, enabling us to experience all the colors of the Wheel instead of just one.

     From The Circle oracle comes "Caution:"
A traffic light changes to yellow, warning drivers to slow down.  This card is an admonition to realize all I know could fit in a thimble in the big scheme of things, and that the more I learn, the more I have to learn.  Intellectual humility will help me survive and succeed much more than being an opinionated know-it-all.

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