I
walk every morning, just as the sun comes up. My body aches at first,
and is stubborn about not wanting to keep the pace I set. But as my
body gradually warms up, muscles and joints loosen and move freely. My
mind can be just as rigid - believing situations should be a certain way
and people must behave in a particular fashion. Such thinking makes me
feel like my body does before it loosens up - heavy, sluggish and
painful. The woman in the Temperance card has dropped all the "shoulds"
and "musts" and has become light as a feather. She blends both sides
so that there is no longer any duality (right or wrong, good or bad) but
only a continuum. As a result, she is like the liquid that flows
effortlessly from one bowl to the other. Time to loosen up my thoughts
and ideas today...
From the Master Tarot comes the "Devotee:"
From the Master Tarot comes the "Devotee:"
This
woman clasps her hands in prayer, and I wonder if she is fervently
wishing for something to be different or just being grateful for what
she has. Prayer is a concept I struggle with, as I do not believe in an
intercessory creator. But a woman in the book club I attend created an
interesting twist in my views about it. She said her priest
(Episcopal) believes prayer is not to get God to take action, but to
remind the people praying that there are folks who need us to do
something for them - a card, a casserole, a care package, or maybe just
some compassion. This card prompts me not to automatically discard
ideas because I can logically slash them to bits, as there might just be
something hidden there that will be useful to me on my spiritual
journey.
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