From the Spiral Tarot, the Page of Pentacles:
In
this lovely card, a young girl surrounded by flowers stares intently at
a pentacle she holds. This Page is often associated with study - a
pursuit that has the same effect on me as Brer Rabbit being told he's
being thrown into the briar patch. But this girl is primarily
interested in examining things that have practical uses. She
might learn how to meditate, but she will immediately test it out to see
if it has any benefits in her day-to-day life. She doesn't just learn,
she will do an investigation as well. On her blog 78 Notes to Self, Ginny associates this court card with a quote from Will Rogers that sums the Page of Pentacles up nicely:
There
are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin'. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves.
From the Sacred Journey Cards comes "Integrity:"
Integrity
often gets lumped in with honesty, and though they are cousins, they
are not the same thing. Honesty deals more with people and situations
outside of myself. For instance, if my doctor asks me if I've been
eating healthy, my answer may be honest or dishonest. But if a friend
comes to me and asks me if I would mind helping her with a garage sale
(and I am obligated to be somewhere else that day), yet I tell her "no
problem," that deals with integrity. It deals with inner
honesty, and has to do with being authentic to myself and my
principles. People-pleasing is its biggest enemy, convincing me to
shelve my truth for another person's opinion or idea.
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